Alex and the others finally return to Earthland through the Reverse Anima. They arrive outside of Magnolia that also has returned to normal along with everyone there. It's not just them, the Exceeds are also sent to Earthland through the Reverse Anima.
"Where are Happy and Carla?" Natsu looks around to find both of them.
Many Exceeds suddenly fly from above Magnolia and approach them. Happy and Carla are among these Exceeds. They quickly fly to Natsu and Wendy while the other Exceeds land around the group.
"Thank you for everything you've done. This is the first time we meet each other, but I've heard and seen everything you've done to help us." Queen Shaggot bows to them, followed by the other Exceeds.
"Hmm? I understand if you have heard our plan from Happy and Carla. But what do you mean you've seen everything?" Alex asks with a very confused expression, making the others realize that it indeed is quite strange.
"Actually, when we were crystalized, we could still see what happened outside. Maybe it's because the energy used to crystallize us wasn't powerful enough or there was a problem that made us able to still sense what happened outside. It was more like we were trapped in crystals than being turned into crystals. Anyway, we saw your battle and we have heard everything from Happy and Carla, so we are very grateful to you."
"Wait! Does that mean the people in Magnolia could also see what happened in Edolas?" Alex asks curiously.
"I am not sure about that, but I believe they couldn't see anything because their crystallization was perfect. Still, I hope I can also express my gratitude to the other you."
"The Edolas me?" Alex asks while tilting his head because he hasn't had a real talk with his Edolas self, so he doesn't know anything.
"Yes. Thanks to him, we could save everyone and he gave us the courage to reveal the truth." Queen Shaggot and her aides have gathered the Exceeds after Happy and Carla gave her Edolas Alex's letter.
They explained everything briefly to all the Exceeds. About the Queen's future sights where she saw their doom that made them decide to send the eggs to Earthland with a fake excuse to save the children, about the human Kingdom's scheme, about the incoming war, everything.
Obviously, the Exceeds who always thought of themselves as higher beings than Humans couldn't accept everything she said immediately. But then they got crystallized by the Human Kingdom's weapon not long after hearing her explanations.
She explains everything again for the 2nd time now. It's for the Fairy Tail Mages here and also for the Exceeds who might miss some details from her previous explanations. Also, she uses this chance to apologize to all the parents who got their eggs sent to Earthland for that fake mission.
Carla already knows about her visions now because the Queen explained it when she delivered Edolas Alex's letter. The Queen explained about Carla's ability truthfully instead of trying to hide it like in the series.
She also told Carla the truth about those visions while explaining her ability. But she still doesn't tell Carla the truth that they are mother and daughter. She still feels very guilty and doesn't dare to tell it to Carla now.
Anyway, the Exceeds now know the truth and just like in the series, they plan to find the children they sent to Earthland some years ago. Their ego as "Gods" or "Angels" has been shattered by how easily they got defeated by the Humans they looked down upon.
It shatters even more when they arrive on Earthland, a world where there are many beings with internal magic power like them and many of those beings are very powerful. They are just average magical creatures in this world.
"Well, should we head back now?" Alex asks after the Exceeds leave.
"Wait!" Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice is heard from the bushes. A small black Exceed comes out of the bush, carrying a small sword on his back.
"An Exceed? Why are you still here?" Lucy asks while tilting her head.
"My name is Panther Lily. I was the one who fought him before." Lily points at Gajeel, making everyone surprised.
"Huh? But you were really big before. Was that really you?" Lucy asks in surprise.
"There's no doubt, it's him. He smells the same." Gajeel says while sniffing Lily's head.
"Okay, so what are you doing here?" Alex asks as if he doesn't know anything.
"I've been secretly communicating with the Prince since he returned to Edolas. He sent me a long letter that he had prepared even before going back to Edolas. His letter included the Magic Guild he joined and he called the Guild his home here. So I want to join the Guild that became the Prince's home on Earthland." Lily explains his reason to everyone.
"REALLY?! YOU'RE NOT JOKING, RIGHT?" Gajeel is the one who asks vigorously.
"Of course. It's allowed, right? Both of them are also members, after all." Lily points at Happy and Carla.
"UWOH! OF COURSE, IT'S ALLOWED, PARTNER!" Gajeel hugs Lily while crying just like in the series, surprising the others.
"P-partner?" Lily is confused though.
"W-well, we often work as teams to do jobs. Seems like he is recruiting you as his partner. Happy and Carla are partnered with Dragon Slayers, so it just feels right if you also partnered up with a Dragon Slayer, and Gajeel doesn't have a permanent team yet. Unless you want to choose another Dragon Slayer." Alex points at Laxus, making Gajeel's face look creepily sad.
"I already have enough team members." Laxus refuses and Lily also refuses.
"No, it's okay. I've fought with Gajeel before and it seems like we have good chemistry, so I'll join his team." Lily's answer makes Gajeel cry again, which only creeps the others because he really doesn't look good when crying.
So now, the problem with Edolas is over already. They've lost all their magic power completely now. But it won't be the end because they'll still be able to thrive even without magic power, just like Earth.
Mystogan has returned to his Kingdom and will take over the throne from King Faust. Just like in the series, he exiles his father but doesn't exile or imprison the subordinates because he needs them to help him run the Kingdom.
Fortunately, they aren't simply King Faust's dogs and are loyal to the Kingdom. Even Faust was actually doing all of that for his Kingdom's future and prosperity. But his method was wrong because he disregarded people's lives.
His subordinates also want the best for Edolas and believed what their King did was correct. They all thought that only magic could make them prosper and became obsessed with it. That's why they did everything to get more magic power.
Now they've lost it all, but their lives still go on no matter what. So they need to make do with what they have and this is where Edolas Alex becomes very important. After all, he has the knowledge of Modern Earth's technologies that don't use magic at all, so he's ahead of anyone in this world now.
That's why Edolas Jellal as the new King appoints Edolas Alex as the Head of Edolas Research Department with some of the Edolas Fairy Tail members joining him. The others join the Royal Army because they are good fighters.
They have their own Squad, with Edolas Lucy replacing Lily as a Commander. She has the best leadership among Edolas Fairy Tail members after Edolas Alex, after all, so he told the King to make her the Commander and no one disagrees.
Edolas Alex has been preparing for this time since a long time ago. He knew that Edolas Magic Power would disappear, so he had prepared for it by making notes and blueprints of Modern Earth technologies that he knew.
But he didn't have time to really do research and make them before. He could only apply some of his knowledge to the Magic Weapons he made because they kept being hunted by the Kingdom, so he needed to make usable stuff.
Also, the research and creation of those modern techs are expensive here because things like oil for fuel and the chemicals for gunpowder are not easy to find. He didn't plan to make dangerous weapons so early, but they'll eventually go in that direction, so he still needs to think about it.
From now on, his knowledge about the Fairy Tail story won't be useful anymore though. So he doesn't know what will happen in the future. But he isn't worried because for him, this is where everything really starts, and he is excited for this.
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Ch. 176. 1st Day's Battle Round