They took their seats.
Lisanna kept staring at Edward with her large, sea-blue eyes.
At first, Edward didn’t mind, but as time passed, he eventually felt a bit uncomfortable.
“What are you looking at?”
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“I’m not looking.”
Edward:…
“I just want to ask you a question.”
“Go ahead and ask, though I might not necessarily answer.”
Edward took the menu from the waiter.
He spoke while scanning the menu line by line.
“Why couldn’t I find you when I went back to the same place as yesterday?”
“Uh, that’s because…”
Edward’s expression instantly froze.
He really hadn’t expected this brat to ask such a sharp question right off the bat.
Mainly, he hadn’t expected her to come looking for him again today.
No wonder those people in the guild were so impulsive.
So the source of the news that he was eaten by a magical beast was right here!
“And another thing, why did all those cute magical beasts I saw for the first time yesterday disappear as well?”
“Is it possible that you just went to the wrong place?”
“Ab-so-lute-ly im-pos-si-ble~”
Lisanna emphasized each word.
“W-why?”
Edward was a bit stiff.
“Do you think I only follow my sister on missions because of sisterly love?”
“Then what else could it be?”
Edward asked in surprise.
“Because I’m very good at directions!”
“Sister Mira gets lost very easily!”
“I-is that so…”
Does that Mirajane also have a terrible sense of direction?
“Sister Mira isn’t bad with directions; she just can’t really read maps.”
As if hearing Edward’s thoughts, Lisanna defended her sister.
It’s just…
she might as well have not explained!
Being an idiot is even worse than having no sense of direction.
Edward gave an awkward smile.
“So, why is that? Why are you lying? Why are you sweating…”
Edward:…
Why does it feel like this kid is even more of a demon than Mirajane!
“So that place I stumbled into that day was another world, right!”
“And your Pokémon are creatures from that other world too!”
“And finally, you hid the entrance…”
Edward:…
Was Lisanna always this clever?!
In his memory, wasn’t she just a cheerleader who cheered from the sidelines and served as a sacrifice to trigger Mirajane or Elfman’s power-ups?
Wasn’t her presence so low that she couldn’t even make the cut for fan service?
To the point where even her character traits were eventually stolen.
The romance line belonged to Lucy.
And her cat-girl image couldn’t compare to Carla after she learned magic…
“You’re so mysterious, but don’t worry, everyone in Fairy Tail doesn’t mind that.”
“But if you still want to keep it a secret…”
“What do you want?”
Edward was already prepared for Lisanna’s Japanese-style coercion.
“Take me inside to play again! I love, love, love cute little animals!”
“Uh, I guess that’s not impossible.”
Edward thought for a moment.
It didn’t seem like there was anything wrong with it.
Not just Lisanna.
Even the others in the guild…
Never mind for now.
He didn’t want too many people intruding upon that paradise.
Especially since most of them were like unleashed huskies.
Even if their magic power is still weak now.
Their potential for causing trouble is immense.
Just thinking about it makes me break out in a cold sweat.
“You can go, but it must be an absolute secret. You can’t even tell your brother or sister.”
“Mhm… okay!”
After a moment’s hesitation, the little girl nodded solemnly.
“Then let’s eat first, and I’ll take you there afterward.”
“Mhm!”
“By the way, I can’t really read this menu. Help me translate it.”
…
[Secret Realm Steward, grant access permissions to Lisanna Strauss.]
[Command Confirmation: Confirm granting access permissions to Lisanna Strauss?]
[Yes.]
[Command confirmed, permissions granted. Current privileged personnel: 1/2.]
Huh?
Is there a limit on the number of people?
Edward was a bit surprised, but he remained calm on the surface.
“Let’s go.”
“Oh!”
Seeing Edward suddenly pause, Lisanna, who was following behind, quickly braked.
But it was only for a split second; as soon as she heard Edward call out, she hurriedly moved her short legs to keep up.
And her minor confusion was pushed out of her mind in the next second by the sight before her.
Wow—
Although she had been here once before.
But knowing about it beforehand made the feeling completely different.
Although the forest on the outskirts of Magnolia also had many towering century-old trees.
However, the sky here was indeed bluer.
The air also seemed fresher.
Even the sunlight was perfectly warm.
Taillow was showing off its superb flying skills in the sky.
Occasionally tracing a large arc.
Furret was lying in the grass.
Upon seeing Edward and Lisanna, it instantly propped itself up, its two black-bean-like eyes curiously watching the two strange Pokémon it had never seen before.
Two Seedot, pretending to be Berries, were rubbing against each other to clean their bodies.
They believed that only by being polished and bright would a bird Pokémon carry them off to a distant place.
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The world is so big, what’s wrong with going to see it.
Well, actually, just like dandelions, it was simply to expand their habitat.
…
After the map expanded, the Pokémon from the Hoenn Region seemed to suddenly increase in number.
Or was this just a natural phenomenon caused by the passage of time?
No one gave Edward an answer.
Of course, he didn’t care about that; he was more concerned with…
[Ding! Completion of follow-up quest—Join a faction, detection complete.]
[Evaluating faction.]
[Faction Strength: A, Faction Potential: S, Faction Destiny: SSS.]
[Detection: Quest completion rate: 1000%.]
[Quest rewards have been over-distributed, please check.]
[Check.]
[Ding! Congratulations, you have unlocked the terrain—Wetlands.]
[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained two Poké Balls.]
[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the permission to set a second Secret Realm entrance/exit.]
[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained 100 Potential Points.]
[Ding! Analyzing the faction you joined, you have specially obtained one portion of Fairy-type Bait.]
Bait: Has an extremely strong attraction to Pokémon of the corresponding type.
The higher the potential of the Pokémon, the stronger the attraction, and the Pokémon will develop a high level of affection for the host after use.
…
The focus of this reward was different from the Newbie Gift Pack.
Previously, the Potential Points were clearly the focus of the Newbie Gift Pack, and the expansion of the Secret Realm area was also a huge gain.
This time, although the Poké Balls had doubled.
But the Potential Points had been reduced to one-tenth.
This once again convinced Edward of the value of Potential Points.
Even with SSS.
And with a tenfold completion rate and a tenfold critical hit, he only got 100 points.
Does that mean he would normally only get ten?
That’s ridiculous!
Could it be that purple Pokémon are already extremely rare?
Edward had originally planned to catch a Pseudo-legendary or even a Mythical Pokémon to see what criteria this potential was based on.
However, with this bait.
It saved a lot of trouble.
“Don’t run around recklessly. Although Pokémon are generally friendly, there are some that are ferocious.”
“And even Pokémon that look cute can be very powerful and dangerous.”
“And they might attack you for some inexplicable reason.”
“Mhm.”
A Skitty ran past them at just the right moment.
Lisanna’s eyes instantly lit up as she nodded repeatedly.
He didn’t know if she was actually listening.
Fortunately, along the way, she didn’t run wild like a brat.
Nor did she recklessly reach out to grab the Pokémon napping by the roadside.
Edward’s heart settled back into place.
“Anyway, let’s go to my house first.”
“I’ll introduce my friends to you first.”
“Mhm!”