Ben finds himself in a foreign place that has some floating islands after being pulled by that mysterious force. There are even some floating rivers around the floating islands. He is also currently standing on one of these floating islands.
"Wait! Where's everyone? They should have getting pulled too," says Ben as he looks around.
There's no one around him, he is alone on this small floating island that only has rocks on it. He thinks that they might be on the other islands, so he takes his binocular from his spatial storage mark. But he feels something strange when activating the storage mark.
"What's that uneasiness when I use my magic power?" ponders Ben.
Ben has high sensitive about Magic Power. So he can't ignore that strange feeling because it might be something dangerous.
"AI Chip, did something happen to my body?" asks Ben.
[Checking.... No problem is found in your body. However, your Magic Power is recovering at a very slow rate right now. The Magic Power that you used to activate the mark hasn't been recovered yet.]
"What?! That mark only used a few MP points to be activated, you know? And you say that it hasn't been recovered? It should be recovered almost instantly," says Ben.
[That's what happen currently.]
Ben frowns and gets very confused. But then he widens his eyes before closing them again. He tries to sense the magic around him and he is shocked by the result.
"What happened here? There's almost no Ethernano in the surrounding. I never find such a place in my 1-year journey," says Ben with a very shocked expression.
Now he knows why his MP recovered at a very slow rate. It's because the Ethernano in this place is very thin. So his body can't absorb it as fast as usual. That also means that he can't use his magic however he wants.
"I need to save my MP and use magic carefully. It will be bad if I run out of MP in dangerous situations. That means I can only rely on my body and Magic Items," says Ben as he takes out Pendragon.
Ben looks at Pendragon and places it on his back. This sword is very sharp and strong even without being infused with Magic. So he should be able to save his magic by just using his physical power & swordsmanship.
Then he looks around using his binoculars to search for his friends. He looks at every floating island in the vicinity and also the main island below him. But he still doesn't see anyone he knows, so he decides to go somewhere else.
"I hope my sisters & Mira are fine. Elfman & the others should be able to take care of themselves," says Ben as he takes out his Light Runner.
Light Runner is powered by Lacrima, so it won't drain his MP. The lacrima itself can also be used to run the car at high speed for a full day without being recharged. And if it runs out of fuel, he just needs to replace the lacrima, he has 3 spares, so there's nothing to worry about.
Ben then uses the car's flying mode to get down from the floating island. The car has its wheels turning 90 degrees down, so the wheels become propellers. Light Runner has become like a drone now.
After getting down from the floating island, Ben drives away from there. He has seen a small town when he looks around before, so he will go there to get information. That's what he really needs right now in this foreign place.
After driving for 15 minutes, Ben finally reaches the town. He stores Light Runner before entering the town to not attract attention. Then he wears a white-furred jacket with a hoodie and he covers his face with a cloth mask.
Ben walks around the town while trying to find every piece of information. Then finally after an hour, he learns a very surprising thing. This place is not Fiore, not Ishgar, it's not even Earth Land, this is Edolas, another world.
'What the hell? Did I die and got sent to another world again? But I still look the same as my current self, so I shouldn't have died right?' ponders Ben.
[No, you haven't died, don't worry.]
'Phew, that's a relief. I've just lived my 2nd life for 7 years. I don't want to die again that soon,' thinks Ben.
Ben then resumes his information gathering while also gathering money. He pickpockets people and takes their money because he really needs it now. This is a different world and they don't use Jewels here.
After getting a lot of money, Ben enters a bar and gives money to the bartender. It is clear that he wants to buy information, so the bartender tells him to enter a room in the back. Ben does it and meets with a middle-aged man who will give him the information.
He asks some questions and finally finds out that using magic is forbidden in this Kingdom and Magic Guild is outlawed by the Kingdom. Almost all Magic Guild has been disbanded except for one, Fairy Tail. Ben is very surprised to hear that there is Fairy Tail too in here.
'Is this some kind of parallel universe? Hmm, that means the people in this universe's Fairy Tail are not the ones that I know. So it will be useless to search for this Fairy Tail because it's not my guild. I need to focus on searching my sisters and friends,' ponders Ben.
Ben then asks about this universe's magic because it really bugs him. Magic can be used in this universe even though it's not easy, but they forbid its usage, so it's quite strange. The man is confused about why Ben asks about it but still explains it because he has been paid.
The man explained all about magic in this universe. In this universe, humans can't store magic, so they need to use tools powered by lacrima. The only creatures that can use magic are Exceeds.
Ben is really surprised when he sees these Exceeds' pictures that look similar to Bella, Carla, & Happy. He gets even more surprised when he knows the magic that these Exceeds can use.
'So Bella, Carla, & Happy are Exceeds, huh? They should be the Exceeds from Earth Land. I haven't read about it in Magic Library. I should have learned more about Magical Creatures, not just Magic types,' ponders Ben.
Ben thinks that the 3 Exceeds are originated from Earth Land. Well, humans exist on both universes, so Exceeds must exist on both universes too. It never crosses his mind that the 3 Exceeds were from Edolas.
The man then resumes his explanation and says that Exceeds are seen as Gods here. It's because they can store Magic Power in their bodies, just like people in Earth Land. The humans here can't store magic power naturally in their bodies, so they need to use tools.
'Hmm, that's interesting information, but I don't get what I want. It seems I need to go to the Royal Capital. It must be easier to get information there,' ponders Ben before he leaves the town.
Ben still doesn't know how they could get pulled into a different universe. But he knows he needs to find his sisters, girlfriend, and guildmates. Then he also needs to find a way back to Earth Land. There are many things to do for him.
"I hope everyone is fine," says Ben as he set off from the town.
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