Calvin stood alone in the wilderness. The veins on his forehead could be seen protruding. He was cursing someone in his mouth. He looked extremely angry.
"Mystogan... you bastard... you only said half of your bad habits. If you don't change it, I will kill you!" Listening carefully, the person that Calvin cursed was Fairy Tail's most mysterious sorcerer, Mystogan. Although the two of them were not close friends, they were still friends of life and death. Their relationship was not bad. He did not know what Mystogan had done to make him so angry.
At that time, it was a little back.
"Wait, another world?! And Magnolia was completely absorbed by that 'Anima' entity, consuming all the magic?!" Lucy exclaimed in disbelief, raising her voice. Gajeel, standing behind her, remained relatively calm, but his shocked expression couldn't be concealed.
"Yes, that's right. So I'm going to send you to Edolas. Our guild members are currently alive in the form of Lacrima. Before their magic is drained completely, there is still a way to rescue them," Mystogan calmly explained to Lucy and the others. Meanwhile, Calvin, who already knew certain information, seemed a bit absent-minded as he looked up at the sky, lost in his thoughts.
"But... Do we have the means to accomplish it? Our enemies are the entire world... Although Calvin and Gajeel are formidable, the enemy is also... Hmm? What is this?" Lucy frowned upon hearing Mystogan's words. She was aware of her limitations and feared that she might become a burden to others. However, Mistgun suddenly placed a pill into Lucy's mouth, leaving her a bit bewildered.
"I can only send one person to Edolas at a time. Lucy, you go first." Mystogan ignored Lucy's anger and gently pushed Lucy into the magic array he had prepared. Then, Lucy disappeared without a trace.
"Hey, hey, hey... You haven't told Lucy how to restore the Lacrima, right?" At this time, Calvin, who had been looking up at the sky, suddenly said.
Hearing this, Mystogan was silent for a while. Then, he pulled Calvin to the magic array and stuffed him with a pill. After that, he directly teleported him away. Then, he turned his eyes to Gajeel.
"Wait! Let's talk about how to solve the problem of the Lacrima first! And what exactly is the pill you gave them to eat? If you don't tell me clearly, I won't go in!" Gajeel immediately roared and put on a defensive posture. He finally understood that Mystogan was an extremely self-centered person.
"Oh! Right, as long as you use Dragon Slayer Magic to attack the Lacrima, it will restore the person trapped inside. And this thing is called an X-Balls. If you don't consume it, you won't be able to use magic in Edolas," explained Mystogan to Gajeel. However, Gajeel couldn't shake the feeling that Mystogan was disregarding Calvin and Lucy because Gajeel himself was a Dragon Slayer Mage.
As the focus shifts to Calvin, who has already arrived in Edolas, he realizes that he was thrown into this world without obtaining all the information from Mystogan. It's no wonder Calvin is angry. Additionally, he notices that Lucy is missing, indicating that the teleportation through the same magic circle is random. This is something that Mystogan did not disclose to anyone.
"As expected of a Prince, that self-conceited character..." Calvin took a deep breath. He was disappointed with the guy who blocked the communication.
"Sigh... Where is this place? How can I find the Lacrima that everyone has transformed into?"
Just as Calvin was feeling remorseful, a large number of unknown flying objects in the sky quickly approached. After they discovered it, Calvin immediately prepared for battle.
"Calvin! Weren't you in the capital? Why are you here?!" Suddenly, a familiar voice filled with anger comes from one of the unidentified flying objects. Calvin looks up and sees a crimson figure floating in the air. It's none other than Erza, who is scolding him for his sudden appearance in Edolas.
"Erza?" On the unknown flying object, Erza's expression and clothes were very different from before.
In an instant, Calvin confirmed that they were the native inhabitants of Edolas and not his companions. Moreover, it seemed that they mistook him for Edolas' version of Calvin.
"Not much, just taking a stroll. But what about you guys? What are you doing here?" Calvin chuckled, trying to play it off casually. However, the people in front of him were clearly not fools. Upon hearing Calvin's response, Erza's expression turned cold, and a look of suspicion appeared on her face.
Erza's flying creature slowly descended and she gracefully leaped off it. She approached Calvin with measured steps until they were within arm's reach. Calvin dared not make any sudden movements, but beads of cold sweat started forming on his forehead.
Erza continued to stare at Calvin in silence for a while before suddenly slapping him across the face. Due to the proximity, Calvin had no room to dodge and was caught completely off guard.
"Wh-what's going on?! Did she figure it out? But if she did, wouldn't her reaction be more severe?" Calvin thought to himself, trying to maintain a look of apprehension.
"What are we doing here? I'm pursuing Fairy Tail! Don't play dumb, you definitely know about our mission and deliberately came here to find your old lover, right? I knew it! Even though you told me you wanted to sever all ties with past women, clearly I overestimated you. Is it that noble lady Cana this time, or Lucy Ashley? But it's a pity, they've already slipped away!" Erza looked at Calvin with a sidelong glance, her voice icy and filled with accusation. But no matter how Calvin listened, something felt off.
"Old lovers include both Cana and Lucy, and it seems like there's some unclear connection between you and Erza. How much of a scoundrel can you be in this world of mine..." Hearing Erza's jealous-like words, Calvin didn't know what to say and could only awkwardly remain silent in response.
Calvin's indifference only angered Erza further. Suddenly, she stomped forcefully, hitting Calvin's five toes with great force. Then, she grabbed his collar and ignored his struggles as she threw him onto another flying monster. Without hesitation, she leaped onto her own flying monster and with a wave of her hand, signaled everyone to head in a certain direction.
"Well, regardless of how it happened, I managed to infiltrate them successfully. But it seems that the other version of me is working with them. How did the other me, who is against Fairy Tail, manage to track down Cana and Lucy?" Calvin sat on the monster's back, looking at everyone with a sense of resignation. Although he maintained a facade of embarrassment on his face, he was thinking about the next course of action.
Suddenly, the original owner of the monster lightly rested his hand on Calvin's shoulder and spoke in a tone that suggested "men understand each other": "Well played, using a feigned retreat as a means to advance. Just a gentle probe was enough to reveal that Erza does have feelings for you! But on another note, you truly dared to approach both Cana and Lucy at the same time. As a man, I must say I truly admire you, Lord Calvin."
"Haha... no, I just came out for a stroll," Calvin replied expressionlessly, but in his heart, there were thousands of galloping horses.
"The other me seems to be more scum than I thought..."