"Thana-chan, can you claim my check-in reward today?" Yuuki felt too lazy to even bother opening his System interface. Yesterday, he also just obtained another 5,000 gold coins, so he wasn't particularly that optimistic about what today's reward would be.
[...Alright, alright.] Thana-chan had already given up on her lazy Host, so she opened his check-in rewards for him.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have obtained the Quirk: Copy.]
Yuuki, who had been staring blankly at the sky, suddenly stood up, catching Bisca and the others off guard.
"What's wrong, Yuuki? Did you sense something?" Bisca hurriedly asked, startled by his sudden movement.
"Ah. No, no. I was just completely awake all of a sudden, so I suddenly stood up. Sorry for surpising you." Yuuki coughed and quickly explained himself and trying to remain calm.
"Is that so?" Bisca still felt that something was off, but since Yuuki said it was nothing, she decided not to press him further. Max, Warren, and the others also returned to their search.
As of this moment, Yuuki and a few members of Fairy Tail were currently sailing across the sea. After Blue Pegasus delivered the news the previous day, they immediately prepared their supplies and set out the following morning to search for Tenrou Jima once again.
Now that Yuuki had explained himself, he went back to check the new power he had obtained today.
The Quirk: Copy that Yuuki had obtained came from the anime My Hero Academia, and its original user was Neito Monoma. It was an incredibly useful and powerful Quirk that allowed its user to copy the abilities of anyone they came into contact with.
However, Monoma himself was unable to fully demonstrate the Quirk's true potential since he was bound by his body's limits.
Yet, things were different for Yuuki. Thanks to his Infinity, any ability he copied would remain permanent.
"I wonder who I should test it on first?" Yuuki rubbed his chin as he pondered whose ability to copy.
Now that he had obtained this Quirk, Yuuki had no intention of copying just anyone's ability. Instead, he planned to target abilities that were both powerful and useful for him.
As Yuuki continued thinking to himself, the rest of his guildmates began discussing the situation.
"Is Tenrou Jima really not destroyed?" Alzack asked while scanning the surrounding sea.
"Where do we even start searching? And what the heck is that Ethernano Hibiki was talking about?" Max asked, clearly confused, though he continued searching the sea.
"I don't really know, but he said it's some kind of magic particle thingy." Warren extended his telepathy to widen the scope of their search, but they still hadn't found anything.
As they continued discussing Ethernano and Tenrou Jima, Jet and Droy grew increasingly excited and started singing.
"Levy-chan!"
"We get to see Levy-chan!"
Seeing their overly excited expressions, Bisca could only let out a dry laugh. "So much for not getting our hopes up."
"Team Shadow Gear, back in action!" Jet and Droy cheered together excitedly.
Like Bisca, Alzack also had dark lines across his forehead. "I do understand the feeling, though."
As for Warren, he could no longer put up with their loud voices and finally yelled at them, causing the two to slump their shoulders.
However, Warren was more realistic as he continued.
"We haven't heard from them in seven years. You gotta consider the worst-case scenario too!"
"Y-Yeah."
"Sorry about that."
Jet and Droy apologized to Warren, but their mood quickly sank, and their gloomy expressions affected everyone around them.
Yuuki saw this and shook his head and said "You don't need to worry too much. Hibiki's Archive Magic is much more powerful than you guys think. We should be able to come back with good news this time."
Hearing Yuuki's words of encouragement, Jet and Droy became optimistic again, though they wisely refrained from cheering this time.
Warren also nodded, thinking that their chances of finding Tenrou Island were much higher with Hibiki's Archive Magic.
Just as everyone had gotten back on track, the wind carrying their boat suddenly stopped which caused everyone to be confused.
"Weird… the wind stopped." Bisca glanced around, noticing that the sea had suddenly become eerily quiet.
Alzack and Max also felt uneasy about the sudden change.
"What's going on?" Warren asked with a perplexed expression as he looked up at the sky.
Just then, they noticed Yuuki walking toward the deck. A moment later, they heard his voice. "She's here."
Yuuki had a thrilled expression on his face as he gazed out at the sea. Bisca and the others had only ever seen his calm and cold side, so seeing him this excited made them surprised.
They couldn't help but wonder who the 'she' Yuuki was talking about.
As everyone remained bewildered by Yuuki's words, Max happened to look in the same direction Yuuki was staring. His eyes widened as he suddenly shouted to the others.
"What is that?"
"A person?" Droy answered, but Warren quickly cut him off.
"Get real. This is the middle of the sea."
However, Max had sharper eyes than the others.
"Wait! Look closely!"
Far from their position, there really was a figure standing on the surface of the sea.
Unlike the others, Yuuki already knew who it was. A smile appeared on his face as he really wanted to rush over to her immediately, but he decided to wait and let Tenrou Jima resurface first.
"I-It really is a person! And they're standing on the water!"
Max and the others could finally see the figure standing on the surface of the sea more clearly, what surprised them even more was that it was actually a young girl. But they were also confused about her identity and why she is at their guild's holy ground.
"Who exactly is she?"
As they were wondering, they heard Yuuki's voice rang beside them.
"She's the First Master of Fairy Tail."
"What?" everyone exclaimed in confusion.
Bisca and the others were baffled by Yuuki's words, but before they could question him further, they noticed the girl suddenly make a move, drawing their attention back to the sea.
Yuuki also watched the girl standing on the surface of the water with great interest.
The girl extended her arms, and pillars of light suddenly appeared around her. The sky grew dark, while the sea became turbulent, causing their boat to shake violently.
Then, the next moment, a massive sphere suddenly resurfaced from beneath the sea, leaving everyone staring in shock.
"That's—!" Bisca exclaimed as she hugged Alzack, the two of them holding onto each other to keep from falling.
"Tenrou Jima!" Max exclaimed.
When the sphere finally resurfaced, they realized that it was none other than Tenrou Jima, enclosed within a massive barrier bearing the Fairy Tail emblem.
The chaos in the sea didn't last long. As the barrier surrounding Tenrou Jima disappeared, the waves also gradually settled, and the sea returned to its calm state.
With Tenrou Jima now fully resurfaced, everyone could also see the girl standing on the surface of the sea much more clearly.
However, without saying a word, she suddenly turned toward Tenrou Jima and floated into the island.
"Ah, that girl went inside Tenrou Jima!"
"Let's go after her! Hurry!"
As they prepared to jump onto the island, Yuuki, who had remained silent the entire time, finally spoke.
He patted Max and Warren on the shoulders, winked, and said, "I'll go ahead first."
The next moment, Yuuki had already disappeared.
"Eh? Did Yuuki just teleport?" Droy was so stunned that he dropped his drumstick.
As for Warren and Max, the two could only stare in disbelief before wearing wry smiles as they felt like crying right now.
"Dammit, If you know how to teleport, then take us with you!" 2x