Chapter 96: Jumping through time

-7 years later (in Fairytail dimension)-

"... How peaceful"

A man with short golden hair and eyes muttered while basking in the warm sunlight. Leaning against a tall tree behind him as he continuously stared at the bright sky with a lazy expression on his face.

"... I wonder how Mordred and Erza are doing?"

He said as the day where he sent both of them back to the original dimension flashed inside his mind. He wanted to know the time ratio between this dimension and his original one, so he sent both of them back and requested them to come back after 1 day has passed inside their original dimension. But to his surprise, they haven't returned for an entire 7 years, meaning that 1 days hasn't passed back at their dimension.

"Your dimension has become one of the most dangerous ones after the declaration of war, so the time ratio will also change in comparison with other dimensions"

He remembered the words of the 'creator' back then at his 5th year inside this dimension. Because of the Great War that is about to occur between 2 powerhouse in the entire omniverse, the level of danger in their direction significantly increased by several folds, so unlike before. The time in their dimension has become comparably slow compared to other dimension. 

In fact, according to the 'creator'. His dimension become as dangerous as Disboard in the past. So, to control the balance and order in the omniverse. The primordial being of balance had no choice but to alter the flow of time in each dimension.

The only reason why the flow of time is significantly different in each dimension is to balance the power of each dimension. It was made to give the weaker dimension time to undergo various breakthroughs and evolutions to catch up with the stronger dimensions who had their own flow time slower compared to weaker dimensions.

"Master"

A cute young girl with very long, wavy, pastel yellow-blonde hair that reaches down to her feet with a small ahoge; large green eyes with no pupils; peachy skin and a slight child-like build, called with a sweet smile on her face. Arriving beside the young man who had his eyes closed, enjoying the peaceful scenery of the island.

"Mavis, I thought you were cleaning the house with Zera. Why are you here?"

The man, called Lucias who just reached the age of 25 without a single change in his appearance asked, with a slightly more mature vibe.

"I was worried since you suddenly dissapeared, Master"

Mavis Vermilion, the young 15 year old girl that he has been teaching for the past 7 years about everything that he knows about magic, said before sitting beside him with a bright smile on her face.

(N/A: She is suppose to be 13 years of age in the manga (?), but I increased her age for a bit)

"You know yourself that there's nothing in this island that can harm me... if I did dissapear, then that only mean-"

He said with a casual expression on his face but was cut off when Mavis suddenly covered his mouth with a slight frown on her face.

"Don't talk... about that anymore"

She said with a slightly saddened tone, since she knew herself that Lucias would eventually part ways with her. Just like what happened with Erza and Mordred, who took care of her 7 years ago. She was happy that Lucias stayed with them, but her anxiousness and worry of him dissapear from them, increased each day that passed.

"Mavis... We already talked about this"

Lucias said as he patted her soft wavy hair, causing the sadness in her eyes to deepen, causing her to unconsciously hold his arm. Afraid to let him go.

"I can't always be by yourside"

He said as he removed her soft hands from his mouth, looking at the young girl in front of him with a serious expression on his face.

"B-But I still have so much to learn from you!"

"I already taught you everything I know about magic, Mavis. Even without me, you and Zera can properly take care of yourselves"

Lucias said as he gently placed her head on his chest to calm her down.

"Mavis... I will have to leave for a while after this... So take care of yourselves while I'm gone"

Lucias said causing Mavis to look at him in shock before suddenly tightly hugging his body.

"N-No"

"It's not that I'll be gone forever, Mavis. We'll meet each other in the future"

"No!"

Mavis said as her shoulders trembled, showing her fear and anxiety to Lucias who could only sigh in response.

"Mavis, look at me"

Lucias said but recieved no reply from the young girl in his arms, causing him to helplessly smile before placing his hand on top of her head.

"I promise that I'll come back to find you in the future. You know yourself that I don't break my promises. Can't you trust your teacher one last time?"

Lucias said as he placed her sitting on top of his lap, facing his direction since she still haven't let go of his body.

"I'll meet you again in the future, together with Erza and Mordred"

"For how long?"

"... I don't know"

Lucias truthfully answered since he knew himself that when they meet again, it is very likely that she is already dead at that time. He plans to revive her when that happens but he still wished to meet her alive and well in the future. 

He needed to leave her alone since she'll play an important role of founding a powerful guild. His presence would only limit her growth, that's why he planned to just jump through time after the guild has properly established itself, and has already created a strong foundation.

"Will you really come back?"

She asked as she looked up, causing her to see his gentle expression while he caressed her long wavy hair.

"I promise"

Lucias assured with a light smile on his face, causing Mavis to close her eyes before burying her head on his chest.

"Ok... I'll wait for you... No matter how long it is"

"... You might be already dead after I return"

"Then, visit my grave... I'll be waiting for you even after my death. I just you to return and see me one more time"

Mavis said with a serious expression on her face, causing Lucias to smile before pulling her small body into a hug.

"You're immortal unlike me, so... I know that I'm just another insignificant person that you met in your long lifespan"

Mavis said as she looked up at Lucias with a pout.

"Insignificant, huh? I don't think I'll ever forget my first official disciple"

He said before taking out a [Dimensional Ring] from his inventory, a ring of simple design and a single mithril ore attached at the base of the ring. 

"This ring contains 5% of everything I own. Use it as you see fit in the future while I'm gone... I want to see how much our little girl has grown after I come back, so... shock the world with your talent, and remember that I'll always be by your side"

He said as he tried to insert the ring at her middle finger, but was stopped by Mavis who took her hand back from Lucias.

"I want to wear it... at my ring finger"

She said, causing Lucias to look at her in confusion before placing the ring on her ring finger.

"That reminds me... If you ever married someone in the future. Introduce me to him, I'll give you two my dowr-"

He said with a playful expression on his face, but was stopped as Mavis suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a short peck on his lips, causing him to widen his eyes in shock as Mavis slowly seperated herself from their kiss.

"... There's no need for that... master"

Mavis lowered her head with slightly flushed cheeks while Lucias looked at her with wide eyes.

"You... I'm older than you by 10 years"

"You have a fiancée that is older than you by centuries..."

Mavis retorted, remembering the stories that Erza told her about his father years ago. Giving her the courage that she needed to chase after him despite their large age gap. 

"*Sigh*... Give me some time to introduce you to them"

Lucias said with a helpless smile on his face, causing Mavis to smile brightly as Lucias suddenly placed both of his hands on her cheeks.

"..."

Mavis remained silent while staring at his golden eyes before getting kissed by Lucias.

"Nmmm"

-with Mordred-

"What's wrong with you?"

Erza asked as she looked at Mordred who nervously held a pregnancy test kit on her hands with a pale expression on her face.

"T-That scoundrel!!!"

Mordred shouted in anger as she saw the two red lines in the pregnancy test in her hands, causing Erza to look at her with a weird expression on her face.

"Who is the father?"

"T-That is.."

Mordred stuttered as she tried to come up a story in her mind to answer her questions, since it might ruin the brother and sister relationship that they currently have. Erza was the daughter of Irene, while she was the son (?) of Artoria. Both are the fiancées of Lucias, which makes him their current step-father.

"Mordred"

A mature and androgynous voice suddenly called out from behind, causing Mordred to jolt while Erza ran towards the woman with a light smile on her face.

"Mom!"

She said as she walked towards Ria (Artoria (Lancer)), who suddenly came inside the room with the rest of the Artorias following her from behind. All looking at her with a weird expression on their faces.

"Follow me"

Ria said with a voice full of authority, causing Mordred to obediently follow them outside of the room.

"Little Erza, stay here and wait for your father, alright?"

She said towards Erza with a stiff yet gentle expression on her face, causing Erza to obediently nod her head with a confused expression on her face.

"Let's go"

Ria said before dragging Mordred out of the room, leaving Erza alone as a dimensional rift suddenly opened behind her.

"Dad!!"

Erza shouted as Lucias quickly hugged her in his embrace with a nostalgic and joyful expression on his face, causing Erza to look at him with a strange expression on her face, as she couldn't understand why would he react like that when he saw her.

"What's wrong, Dad?"

Erza asked in worry as she held both of his cheeks with her small hands, causing Lucias to look at her with a warm expression on his face before placing her back down to the ground.

"Erza, let's go"

Lucias said before looking around to find the figure of the tomboyish girl.

"Where's Mordred?"

"My moms took her away. Did something happen, Dad?"

Erza asked causing Lucias to show an awkward expression on his face.

"... L-Let's go, we're currently running out of time. I'll just bring back a souvenir for Mordred for leaving her behind"

Lucias suddenly said as he tried to divert the topic, finding it hard to explain to Erza how her step-sister suddenly became one of his mothers.

"..."

Erza, who noticed the nervousness in his voice, looked at him in suspicion as she followed him inside the rift without taking her eyes off his body.

"... Suspicious"

"..."

Timeskip

"Hmm... Where are we?"

Lucias asked as he looked around the unfamiliar environment with a confused expression on his face.

"... Did I mess up the rift? How come we aren't at the right destination?"

Lucias muttered in confusion while Erza, who was by his side looked around them with a curious expression on her face. They were at a small, simple, rural village that gave off a peaceful vibe.

"Dad"

Erza called out as she pulled his sleeve while pointing at the red-haired girl who suddenly appeared in the village, holding a toddler in her arms while nervously looking around her location.

"Hmm?"

Lucias hummed as he felt a thug on his sleeves, causing him to follow Erza's line of sight.

"Irene?"

Lucias muttered in surprise as he watched her placed the child in her arms on the ground, before hurriedly running away from the village.

"Dad, let's go"

Erza said as held his hand and pulled him towards the direction of the child, causing Lucias to follow her towards the direction of the baby.

"Why did mom leave this baby here?"

Erza asked out in curiosity as both of them arrived in front of the child who was loudly crying due to the absence of the warmth of its mother.

"..."

Lucias remained silent as he carried the child in his arms with a gentle expression on his face while Erza looked at them in curiosity.

"..."

The toddler, who felt Lucias' warmth, suddenly stopped crying before staring straight directly at his gentle, golden eyes, causing her to stretch out her arms towards Lucias like she was trying to reach for his face.

"ah"

The toddler muttered as a bright smile appeared on her face while stretching out her hands to Lucias, causing him to smile before letting her small hands grab his finger.

"Dad, who's that baby?"

Erza asked as she levitated her body to get a glimpse of the baby in her father's arm.

"... It's you Erza"

Lucias said causing Erza to look at him in confusion.

"In this reality, your mother's mind was unstable and could potentially harm you. We didn't save your mother in this dimension, that's why there was no one was around her to help her stabilize her mentality. So to protect you, she left you in this village"

Lucias explained as he glanced at Erza, expecting a large reaction from her but to his surprise, she only had a neutral expression on her face like she didn't care even if her mother left her behind in this dimension.

"... Can I hold her?"

Erza asked, causing Lucias to nod her head before giving her the baby versions of herself, creating a weird scene of a 6 year old little girl, taking care of her a few month old self.

"Dad, can we take her with us?"

She asked while the baby Erza touched her face with a playful smile, causing Lucias to shake his head in regret.

"We can't... It would significantly alter the future if we did... but we can give her something to protect her in the future"

Lucias said in regret before he placed his hand on top of the toddler's head.

"[Blessing]"

He casted causing his hand to shine above the child's head as a symbol of a golden cross suddenly appeared at the back of her right hand.

"There... I'm sorry, Erza, but forgive my selfishness just this once"

Lucias said as he glanced at Erza who had her usual neutral expression.

"It's ok... I know dad will not do anything that will harm her"

She said as she gave Lucias the child back, causing the toddler to smile brightly once more as she playfully reach out her hands at Lucias.

"She likes you more than me?"

"... I guess so, when you were a baby. You acted like this when I first carried you in my arms. You would always cry when I leave you behind"

Lucias said with a nostalgic smile on his face causing Erza to blush from embarrassment before both of them noticed someone walking towards their direction.

"..."

Lucias hesitated as he stared at the joyful child in his arms, causing him to close his eyes as he steeled his heart to leave the child behind before pulling Erza out of the scene.

"Dad, are we just going to leave her?"

"We have no choice... That person will be the one to take care of her in this village... but the blessing that I gave her would summon a [Guardian Knight] if the situation is deemed as too dangerous for her to handle"

Lucias said causing Erza to look at him with a weird expression on her face, as he couldn't understand why would Lucias give her such a dangerous summon, a [Guardian Knight], one of the most powerful golems at their faction that could face a Satan-Class devil at ease.

"I would leave someone I care for without ensuring their safety"

-with Asia-

"... I see that everyone is here"

Asia, who just came back from his previous dimension, said with a serious expression on her face as she glanced around the 100 women around with Mordred, Akeno, Koneko, Serafall, and Sona standing in the middle with a nervous expression on their faces.

"Let us now commence the trial. We shall now vote and discuss whether or not to allow this 4 women into the harem"

Asia said before taking out piles of documents from her drawer containing all of the information about the 4 girls in the court room.

"Let's begin, we shall start with... Mordred"

Asia said causing Mordred to jolt before looking around the entire room as she was showered with dozens of eyes.

"Name: Modred Pendragon

Status: A homunculus clone of Artoria Pendragon, created from her sperm from the time that the d*ck wizard, Merlin, gave her a p*nis to impregnate her wife, Guinevere.

Currently pregnant with Lucias' child

Strength: Comparable to a Tier V Gastrea.

Recommendation: Justice, and... Lucias Frey"

She read, causing some of the harem members to gasp, since if Lucias himself recommended for them to join the harem, then it was very likely that they'll be accepted into the harem.

"You already fulfilled all of our conditions without any problem. Does anyone have any objections?"

Asia asked, causing the entire venue to quite down as none of them objected Mordred joining the harem, mainly because she was already pregnant with Lucias' child. So, even if some of them wanted to object, they couldn't because of her current condition.

"Good... Mordred-san, please join the Artorias in there seat, and welcome to the harem!"

Asia said while Modred held a complicated expression on her face.

"Can't they ask for my opinion?"

Mordred whispered with an annoyed expression on her face, as the image of her and Lucias' deeds suddenly resurfaced on her mind, causing her face to flush as she felt a stinging pain from her hips. 

"I swear I'm gonna get my revenge in the future"

She whispered before she was guided to the seats where the Artorias were currently sitting at, causing an awkward atmosphere to spread in their location.

"Next is... Akeno Himejima"

Asia called out as she placed Mordred's information to the side.

"Name: Akeno Himejima

Status: Shuri Himejima's only daughter.

Strength: High-Class Devil

Recommendation: Shuri Himejima, Kuroka Toujo, Maria Naruse, and... Modeus?"

Asia read as she glanced at Modeus' direction with a weird expression on her face, since this is maybe the first time that she met Akeno.

The only reason that she could think of on why she recommended her is because they're personality are kind of alike.

"Since we have already discussed on our decision about Akeno in the past, when Shuri-san recommended her. So she'll pass even without the test. Please lead her to an empty seat"

She said, causing the crowd to clap their hands as Akeno smiled while holding her cheek, before bowing her head in an elegant manner to the official harem members.

"Thank you for this opportunity, I won't dissapoint your expectations~"

She said causing Modeus and Kuroka, two of the most active in terms of sexual interactions with Lucias, to smile in response.

"Now... Koneko Toujo"

She said causing both Koneko and Kuroka to nervously fidget at their place while Asia calmly looked at her direction.

"Name: Koneko Toujo

Status: Kuroka Toujo's precious little sister.

Strength: Mid-Class Devil

Recommendation: Kuroka Toujo, Asia Argento, and Lucias Frey?

I don't remember Lucias ever recommending her for the harem?"

Asia asked in confusion, causing Kuroka to guiltily lower her head in response.

"Busted nya"

Kuroka whispered as she avoided the gaze of Asia who looked at her in suspicion, before sighing helplessly from her mischievousness.

"Kuroka has been pestering us about you for the past few days to the point that even Lucias conceded to her. You have already fulfilled 2 of our conditions... Then, can you handle it?"

Asia asked, causing Koneko to look at her in confusion.

"Can you handle having sex until you pass out from pleasure? You will experience that more than once every month. Lucias can handle all of us in bed without breaking a sweat, that's why we're open to recruit more girls to satisfy his buttomless lust. Are you sure you can handle that responsibility, Koneko Toujo?"

Asia asked while some of the girls in the harem blushed in response from her words, while the other, who still haven't done it with Lucias only looked at them with envy.

"... Is that how it is, Onee-chan?"

Koneko asked Kuroka who gave her a bright smile since she can now enjoy being in Lucias embrace together with her little sister.

"I can"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes"

Koneko answered plainly, causing Asia to nod her head in satisfaction.

"Then, welcome to the harem!"

Asia said with a light smile on her face, causing Koneko to shyly lower her head while Kuroka immediately pounced at her.

"Congratulations Shirone!"

Kuroka said as she tightly hugged the white haired nekoshou in her embrace before bringing her back with her to her seat.

"Now then... This is a bit difficult..."

Asia said as she started to read Sona's profile with a conflicted expression on her face.

"Sona Sitri

Status: The youngest daughter of the Sitri Clan. Recognized by Lucias' as one of his fiancée.

Strength: Low-class devil

Recommendation: Lucias Frey, and Serafall Leviathan"

She said causing Sona to look at her older sister in shock, since she didn't know that she was already part of Lucias' harem before her.

"Hehehe, I only joined a few days ago, So-tan. They are all nice girls and we hanged out a lot in the past. I'm amazing aren't I, So-tan? ☆"

Serafall said as she winked at her little sister, causing Sona to look at her in both shock and bewilderment.

"You fulfill... only one condition, and your existence has been hidden from us for quite a while, so we haven't been able to properly get to know you better... Your physique is a bit weak so you'll probably last for about 1-2 rounds with Lucias..."

Asia said before putting down the documents in her hands before looking at Sona's direction with a serious expression on her face.

"Answer my questions, and I'll decide whether or not you'll be applicable to join the harem"

Asia said causing Sona to look up at her with a serious expression on her face while Serafall looked at her with a nervous expression on her face.

"If you were given a choice... Will you sacrifice your family for Lucias or not?"

Asia asked with a serious expression on her face, causing Sona to frown from hearing the extremely difficult question asked by Asia. She was asked whether to choose Lucias or her own family, which are both extremely important for her, causing her to glance at Serafall's direction, who only looked at her with a calm expression on her face like she knew that Sona would say the correct answer.

"Your answer?"

Asia asked causing Sona to choke on her words as she couldn't pick between the two.

"Trust your heart, So-tan ♡"

Serafall said beside her, causing her to sigh before looking at Asia with a serious expression on her face.

"I am not willing to sacrifice my family for Lucias, but I'll try my best to come up with an outcome to satisfy them both"

Sona truthfully answered, causing Asia to smile as she placed her document at the side.

"You pass"

"Eh?"

Sona muttered in surprise, since she expected herself to fail due to her lack of absolute devotion to Lucias.

"Lucias doesn't need mindless girls who follow his beck and call. He needs girls who have priorities and goals, and could distinguish what is right and wrong. A mindless puppet for cardinal desires will not benefit Lucias at all, so we will eliminate them as soon as we can. I'm glad that you're not one of those kinds of girls, Sona-san"

Asia explained with a soft smile on her face, causing Serafall to hug her little sister with an excited expression on her face.

"How about you?"

She unconsciously asked, but immediately covered her mouth since it was basically telling her that she was a hypocrite, causing Asia and the rest of the girls who solely lived their lives for Lucias to smile on response.

"Unlike you, we only have Lucias. Most of us here don't have any parents or a family. That's why our priorities are always centered at Lucias"

She said without a sign of being offended by Sona's words who guiltily lowered her head.

"Sorry... That was very rude of me"

"It's alright, but next time, don't judge unless you truly know them by heart, alright?"

"I will, and... I'm really sorry about my words"

Sona said in an apologetic tone, causing Asia to kindly smile in response.

"Remember, you are now the fiancée of a powerful True God. Never lower your head to anybody else. Raise your head with pride, and show them your authority as Lucias' fiancée"

Asia said causing Sona to nod her head in response as the harem members all left the room one by one, leaving Sona and Serafall inside the room.

"So-tan, let's immediately start your training!"

"Huh? What training?"

Sona asked in confusion as she was pulled by Sona out of the room.

"Stamina training"

-with Lucias-

"... Don't tell me I messed up the rift again?"

Lucias muttered as they arrived on top of a small cliff at the middle of the night. This was the 20th time that they were transported at the wrong point in time.

"Is someone interfering with my magic?"

Lucias said before noticing three figures at the buttom of the cliff while Erza ate a cake that they bought when they continuously jumped through time at different era.

"Hmm? Why is he?"

Lucias muttered as he noticed that one of them was not a human, but a large beast that slowly came closer to the two white-haired young girls, causing Lucias to frown. 

"I can feel that that beast is a human... don't tell me he lost control of his own transformation?"

Lucias said as Erza suddenly pulled his sleeve.

"Aren't you going to help them, Dad?"

"... Do you want me to help them?"

Lucias asked as he watched the short-haired young girl was smacked away by the large beast at great force, causing her petite body to launch away at a great distance.

"Mn"

Erza said causing Lucias to pat her head before teleporting in front of the beast, ignoring the desperate girl behind him who run towards the short-haired girl with a pale complexion.

*ROAR!!!!*

The beast shouted as it swung its paw at Lucias, causing the grow to crack as his paw connected with his body, but to his surprise, Lucias didn't budge an inch from his place.

"Calm down"

Lucias said as he grabbed the beast by its paw and smashed him to the ground at full force, causing it spat out blood.

"Opps... I forgot to use my skill. [Go to sleep]"

Lucias said causing the beast, who was struggling to break free from his grip, to slowly weaken as his eyelids slowly closed.

"So you are human"

Lucias muttered as he watched his body transform back into a naked man, with a large bruise on his back and wrist due to Lucias' attack.

"Lisanna! Lisanna!"

The girl from before shouted causing Lucias to look at their direction as he grabbed the naked man and carried him like a sack, before carrying him towards the crying girl from before.

"Lisanna! P-Please open your eyes! Lisanna!"

She said shouted as Lucias arrived at their location before dropping the unconscious body of the man to the side.

"Lisanna please!"

The girl said with a desperate expression on her face as Lisanna's body started to shine while the tatoo on her shoulder started to dissapear.

"W-What going on? s-stop it!!"

She shouted as she held her body which slowly floated to the sky, but froze as a magic circle suddenly appeared below them.

"W-What-"

"Calm down, I can save her but you need to let go of her"

Lucias who was standing behind her said, causing the girl to look at him with caution, not letting go of the girl in her arms.

"Who are you?"

"Someone who can save her, so hurry up and let go of her before its too late"

He said causing the girl to hesitate but feeling Lisanna's body started to dissapear, she quickly moved away as Lucias immediately injected his mana inside her body.

"You're not going anywhere"

He said as he forcefully closed the small rift in space around Lisanna that was sucking her into another parallel dimension, causing the light around her body to slowly dissipate.

"... Done"

He said with a sigh as the girl from before quickly ran towards Lisanna's body as her tears ran down her cheeks.

"Lisanna... you're *hic*..."

She said as she tightly hugged her body in her embrace while Lucias casted a weak healing spell to cure the injuries on their bodies.

"..."

Seeing that everything was already solved, he silently casted a teleportation spell to teleport himself back to Erza but was caught in surprise as the girl suddenly hugged his body, causing him to quickly break the spell he was casting.

"Thank you... Thank you so much... for saving her"

She said while her tears drenched his shirt, causing him to awkwardly look at the girl's direction. Not knowing what to do next.

"... You're welcome..."

Lucias said as he placed his hand on her back and hugged her in his arms to try and calm her emotions down.

"Thank you... Thank you..."

She kept repeating while tightly wrapping her arms around his body.

"..."

Lucias didn't say anything while gently patting the back of her head, causing her to slowly relax in his embrace.

"..."

"... Have you calmed down?"

Lucias asked causing the girl in his arms to nod her head in response before seperating herself from their embrace.

"Thank you for saving my sister"

The girl said as she looked at him straight in the eye, only to get caught by surprise when she took a properly look at the man in front of her.

"Don't mention it... but next time... don't do anything reckless, alright?"

Lucias said with a light smile on his face, causing the girl to slightly blush as Lisanna, who was laying down on the ground woke up.

"Eh? I-I'm fine?"

Lisanna said as she checked her entire body before getting hugged by the girl who had a mix of anger and worry in her eyes.

"Don't do anything reckless like that again!! Do you know how worried I was!?"

She scolded causing Lisanna to guiltily look down on the ground, letting the girl vent out her anger at her.

"Mira-nee... I'm sorry..."

"Just don't do anything like that again..."

The girl said as she tightened her hug around Lisanna while Lucias stood behind them with an awkward expression on his face.

"Mira-nee... Who's he?"

Lisanna pointed at Lucias who was standing behind them with a casual expression on his face.

"He is the one who saved us... He is... um..."

The girl said as she glanced at Lucias who kindly smiled in response.

"Lucias Frey, you can just call me Lucias of you like. I don't really like formalities that much"

Lucias introduced as he walked closer to the two sisters kneeling on the ground.

"May I know your name?"

"Mirajane Strauss, and this is my little sister, Lisanna Strauss"

Mirajane introduced causing Lisanna to bow her head down in front of Lucias to show her gratitude.

"Thank you for helping us, Lucias-san... I-I don't know what would happen to us if it weren't for you"

Lisanna said in gratitude, causing Lucias to smile as he placed his hand on top of her head.

"You're sister has already thanked me enough so no need to bow your head in front of me"

He said before he stood up from the ground.

"You three should go back home, you all drained your magic in this fight. So it's best if the three of you get some rest"

He said as Mirajane suddenly grabbed his hand, looking at him with a nervous expression on her face.

"C-Can you come with us? I-I want to show you my-"

"No need for that. You've already shown me enough gratitude"

He said as he placed his hand on both of their heads before showing a bright smile on his face, causing both of them blush, while the effects of his immeasurable charm stats started to affect the two innocent girls in front of him, just like what happened with Mavis.

"We'll also probably see each other in the future, so... show me around the town when that time comes. I'll greatly appreciate it"

He said as he removed his hand from their heads, before creating a teleportation circle below him, illuminating their entire location as his body started to disintegrate into particles of mana.

"I hope we meet each other again in the future, Mirajane, Lisanna"

He said before completely dissapearing from their sights and arriving next to Erza who was sitting next to a large pile of empty cake boxes.

"You shouldn't eat too much sugar, that's bad for your health"

Lucias said as he took the last piece of cake from her hands, causing Erza to look at him with a weird expression on her face.

"Dad, you should start wearing a mask"

"Huh? Why?"

Lucias asked in confusion, causing Erza to sigh in response.

"Nothing... It looks like it's inevitable for me to have new moms every once in a while"

"???"