Forcible Abduction

Suddenly, Edolas Lucy, forcefully pushed Calvin away in anger and swung her whip at him without mercy. However, the power gap between the two was too great. With a simple wave of his hand, Calvin created an invisible ripple between them, causing Lucy's attack to miss. Calvin continued to smile at Lucy, his expression infuriating.

Suddenly, a monstrous creature appeared behind him—a Minotaur with cow-like patterns and a golden axe in hand. The creature was incredibly muscular and swung its axe fiercely at Calvin. Calvin glanced backward, calmly pressing his hand backward. A silver-white magical shield appeared out of thin air, blocking the monster's attack.

"Is that Edolas magic? I've never seen it before!" Calvin raised an eyebrow, looking at Lucy, who was holding a peculiar key and glaring at him fiercely.

"Seeing 'myself' being insulted like this, I can't bear it anymore. You bastard!" Lucy gritted her teeth and spoke through her anger. Apart from being unable to tolerate how Calvin treated the other version of herself, being treated inappropriately by him earlier was also a reason. Upon hearing Lucy's angry words, Calvin chuckled but remained silent. He knew well enough how his behavior was despised by women, and such things no longer surprised him.

"At this point, what do you still want to do? Let me tell you, I will never abandon my comrades to follow you!" Lucy wiped her lips forcefully, her cheeks flushed, but her determination in refusing him was unquestionable.

"I already anticipated that you would say that. However, I'm sorry to inform you that I'm not asking for your opinion. I'm just notifying you," Calvin sighed lightly. Then, his figure moved like a ghost, instantly appearing before a somewhat stunned Cana. He reached out and grabbed her waist, and in the blink of an eye, his figure blurred once again, reappearing next to Lucy. His other hand also wrapped around her. The entire sequence, from Calvin's movement to capturing both girls, took only a short breath of time. No one could react in time.

"You bastard! What do you think you're doing?!" The first to react was Natsu. He charged at Calvin, throwing punches and shouting, "Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" However, his beloved flames failed to appear.

"Such weak punches. Do you really think you can stop me like this?" Calvin shook his head with a smile upon seeing Natsu's attempt. He let go of Cana's hand and pushed her toward Natsu. In an instant, several lightning bolts flashed out with tremendous force, striking Natsu hard.

After defeating Natsu, Calvin's gaze turned to Lucy. Lucy immediately felt a dangerous presence fixed on her, but before she could react, Calvin had already appeared in front of her. With a flick of his cape, Lucy disappeared from her original spot, unconscious and draped over Calvin's shoulder. At the same time, Taurus, the Golden Bull Celestial Spirit, returned to the Celestial Spirit World along with Lucy's unconscious body.

"Lisanna, Mira, Levy, Erza, Wendy, and all you beauties, one day, I will come to fetch you too!" Calvin laughed maniacally, then left arrogantly. Surprisingly, no one from Fairy Tail could stop him in time, or perhaps they were powerless to do so. However, all of their faces wore a grim expression.

"Calvin is indeed Calvin. No matter where he goes, he's always so formidable..." Happy nodded, looking at the charred Natsu with lingering fear.

Suddenly, Natsu, who had been taunted by Happy, raised his head abruptly and shouted loudly, "You bastard, Calvin! We haven't settled our score yet!!" 

"Natsu, Calvin has already left, and he took three people with him," Happy sighed and reminded him as he watched Natsu's excited expression.

"What?! Happy, let's go after him! Come on, Wendy!" Natsu immediately wanted to chase after them and retrieve their comrades upon hearing this.

"Earth Land Natsu, calm down a bit." However, at this moment, Gray of Edolas stopped him and said softly.

"What do you mean? Do you want me to abandon my comrades? Are you still Fairy Tail mages?!" Natsu pushed Gray away angrily, shouting loudly.

"Natsu! Calm down for a moment!" At this time, Lisanna, Mira's sister, approached the two of them and gently pushed Natsu away. She looked into his eyes and spoke seriously.

If it were someone else saying this to him, Natsu might not pay attention, but the person speaking was Lisanna, who had already passed away in Earth Land. Natsu saw her familiar yet distant face and involuntarily let go of his grip.

"Actually, Gray is right. You are no match for Calvin. Despite his appearance, he is genuinely the strongest force in the Kingdom. Even the Fairy Queen, Erza, is not his match. If you recklessly go after him, you will only suffer a terrible defeat." As Natsu listened to Lisanna's words, his sense of frustration grew. He understood that Lisanna's words were not empty, especially since he couldn't even use his magic earlier. It seemed that even a random soldier could defeat him, let alone Calvin.

"Besides, Lucy and Cana's safety can be ensured. Despite being a playboy, Calvin genuinely cares for them. In his hands, they will not be harmed." Lisanna gently touched Natsu's heart, soothing his agitated emotions, and it seemed to work. Natsu's breathing gradually calmed down.

"In fact, it may not be a bad thing that Lucy and Cana were taken." Suddenly, Gray spoke unexpectedly, and his words ignited the anger that had just subsided within Natsu.

"What are you saying?!"

"I'm not saying that we should be satisfied, but considering that our guild is being pursued by the Kingdom's forces, it is already extremely difficult for us to have reached this point. We don't know how long we can continue to hide. We could lose our lives at any moment. If Calvin took them, at least their lives would be spared..." Gray lowered his head, his expression indiscernible, but Natsu could tell that he was deeply dissatisfied.

"Do you think that after losing their comrades, they would accept this way of survival?! No matter what, even if I'm far inferior to Calvin, I will rescue Lucy and the others, and our other comrades!" Surprisingly, upon hearing Gray's words, Natsu did not explode with the expected rage. Instead, he spoke calmly and firmly, as if making a declaration or a final statement.

After saying that, Natsu left the guild without looking back, and Happy and Wendy quickly followed. Carla paused for a moment and said, "Although I recently joined Fairy Tail, as far as I know about Fairy Tail, we never abandon any comrade."

The last member of the Guild to enter Edolas, Gajeel, randomly grabbed a person in a village and, with a fierce expression, asked him, "Hey! How far is it to the capital of the Kingdom from here?"

"Spare... spare me... If you go in that direction, it will take about a day's journey..." The person was terrified by Gajeel's intimidating expression and answered tremblingly.

"A day? Mystogan really threw me far away..." Gajeel furrowed his brow and muttered impatiently.