Fairy Tail: Collapsing Stars

Chapter 506: Evan: Sorry, Lucy! You Really Are Just the Comic Relief!

”Iʼm sorry, but please allow me to refuse!”

”Please allow me to refuse!”

”I refuse...”

”Eh?!”

At this moment, Lucyʼs mind was filled entirely with the sounds of Evan refusing her request.

To be honest, Lucy had never thought that Evan would refuse her request. This matter had already gone beyond the scope of what Lucyʼs brain had imagined...

After all, in Lucyʼs eyes, Evan was the only normal person in Fairy Tail, as well as the only super nice guy in the Fairy Tail Guild.

Under normal circumstances, when Evan faced requests from his companions in the Fairy Tail Guild, he would help if he could. So why had he suddenly changed his attitude when it came to her?! In response, Lucy fell into deep thought...

”So troublesome! Right now, I only have two choices left, but how exactly should I choose?!”

The dilemma Lucy was facing at this moment involved two choices, and the reason Lucy was facing such a difficult dilemma happened to be because of two people.

One was the Lucy from another world, whom Lucy herself had promised to help become stronger. The other was Evan, who had just refused to help her.

What Lucy was having a headache over now was whether she should bravely admit in front of the Lucy from this world that she actually had no ability to help this worldʼs Lucy become stronger?! Or should she continue thinking of ways to make Evan, who had already refused her, agree to help her and grant the Lucy of this world enough power to change her fate!

Lucy had to make the absolutely correct choice between these two options! However, regarding which of these two choices was actually the correct one, Lucy from Evanʼs world fell into a period of hesitation. Yet, as time passed second by second, Lucy finally made an extremely difficult decision!

In the end, Lucy chose option two. She intended to properly plead with Evan once more and ask Evan to grant the Lucy of this world powerful strength.

After all, to be honest, Lucy really could not bring herself to tell this worldʼs Lucy, that alternate-world Lucy who was filled with expectations toward her: ”Iʼm sorry! Lucy from another timeline! Although every Mage in the Fairy Tail Mage Guild in the world I live in is extremely powerful, you, Lucy, are the only exception. Youʼre still exactly the same as the Lucy from this world. In the Fairy Tail Guild, youʼre still a little burden who canʼt do anything~ So give up as soon as possible! Lucy! Looking across the entire multiverse, the fate of us Lucys is to be the comic relief! We canʼt do anything except make complaints~”

Thinking of this, a look of struggle flashed across Lucyʼs face. In order to make this worldʼs self continue to have some expectations of her, to continue having some expectations of herself, and to let the Lucys of the multiverse continue to have some expectations, Lucy decided that she should beg Evan again.

In response, Lucy decided to use her ultimate move!

”Kind Brother Evan~”

”Please help me~”

”After all, Iʼm also a member of the Fairy Tail Guild~”

Lucy revealed a coquettish smile on her face and deliberately puffed out her impressive figure. Her voice was so soft and seductive that it seemed she intended to use her charm to move Evan.

”All right, all right, Iʼve decided to help you this once. On the condition that you hurry up and stop that performance, Lucy! Itʼs too painful to look at!”

In response, Evan looked at Lucy with disgust as he spoke.

”Uh...” Lucy looked at Evan with an incredulous gaze. At this moment, Lucyʼs eyes seemed to be asking Evan: ”What do you mean by that? Do you look down on my powerful feminine charm? I, Lucy, am an extremely cute beautiful girl!”

With his ability to read minds, Evan naturally heard Lucyʼs thoughts clearly...

After hearing Lucyʼs inner thoughts, the corners of Evanʼs lips rose slightly, while a trace of disdain flashed through his eyes.

”Lucy, do you really have no idea how charming you are? Your charm, if you put it in a magic item shop, could only sell for 1,000 J...”

Evan stood up, patted Lucy on the head, and told Lucy the extremely cruel truth in a cold tone.

”Uh...”

After hearing Evanʼs words, Lucy felt as if someone had pierced her heart with a sharp sword. Her entire body was completely devoid of strength.

It was only because Evanʼs words reminded Lucy of the time when she had arrived at the port city of Hargeon. She had gone to a magic item shop and encountered the Celestial Spirit Key of Canis Minor, and then decided to buy it...

Because that unscrupulous shopkeeper had seen that she was determined to obtain the Celestial Spirit Key of Canis Minor, he had quoted a price that Lucy considered absolutely unreasonable! Thus, Lucy had used her ultimate move against that kind-hearted shopkeeper uncle, Lucyʼs Charm Battle. Unfortunately, in the end, Lucyʼs charm had only been worth 1,000 J in the shopkeeperʼs eyes...

This matter had always remained a thorn in Lucyʼs side. In order to prove that her charm was extraordinary, even now Lucy had still not given up on using her charm to repel enemies...

Unfortunately, after so many years, Lucyʼs invincible charm had failed once again!

”Consider this my advice to you, Lucy! Listen to me, you should give up on taking the sexy route!”

”After all, something like sexiness is completely unrelated to you, Lucy! Based on what I know about you, this route simply wonʼt work for you.”

”To be honest, you canʼt compare with Irene in terms of temperament, you canʼt compare with Selene in terms of feminine charm, and even Erza and Mirajane completely crush you. If you take this route, youʼll ultimately lose yourself in your own character setting.”

”As for you, in this lifetime, you can only rely on making complaints to maintain your character setting. However, you absolutely must not underestimate making complaints because of this. In my eyes, the comic-relief role has enormous potential! Moreover, even making complaints requires a certain level of skill. If weʼre only talking about making complaints, then throughout the entire Fairy Tail, I, Evan Belserion, am willing to call you, Lucy, the strongest!”

Just as Lucyʼs body trembled slightly from being wounded by Evanʼs words, Evan continued speaking.

Every word Evan spoke was like a pearl, and every sentence was like a sharp sword stabbing directly into Lucyʼs heart.

”Uh...”

After Lucy finished listening to everything Evan said, her body was already swaying constantly, looking as if she might collapse at any moment.

”Lucy, keep going! I believe in you... In terms of making complaints, you really are a genius.”

Seeing that Lucy seemed to have been deeply wounded by his words, Evan spoke to comfort her.

”Although I know youʼre trying to comfort me, you might as well not say anything to me! Right now, I just feel like my chest hurts so much...”

Lucy held her heart with both hands. Her face was pale, having already been drained of color by Evanʼs words.

Although, in Lucyʼs opinion, everything Evan had said was the truth. The Fairy Tail Guild really did not lack beauties who took the sexy route. Whether it was Irene, Selene, Erza, Mirajane, or Ur and Ultear, all of them were existences that she, with her meager skills, could not possibly compete with!

Among them, Irene and Selene could even be called the two women standing at the ceiling of sexiness in the Earth-land world...

”Sigh...”

Thinking of this, Lucy let out a long sigh.

Just as Evan had said, apart from making complaints, she really was useless at everything.

”Letʼs go! Just as you said, Iʼll go help the Lucy of this world a little~”

Just as Lucy was sighing sadly, Evanʼs voice sounded once again.

”Huh? Okay, okay!”

After hearing this, Lucy was stunned at first, and then nodded excitedly.

”Mm...”

In response, Evan merely casually nodded his chin.

At this moment, Evanʼs thoughts were not on Lucy at all, but rather on the system in his mind.

[Sudden Quest: Help Lucy recognize the fact that she is a comic-relief character. Quest Reward: One Ten-Year Quest Medal!]

Evan looked at the quest before him and fell into thought.

This quest said to help Lucy recognize the fact that she was a comic-relief character, but it did not say which Lucy he had to help recognize the fact that she was a comic-relief character...

Most importantly, after Evan helped the Lucy from his world adjust her way of thinking, his quest did not show that it was completed. He still could not claim the Ten-Year Quest Medal.

In response, if Evan had not guessed incorrectly, he probably had to help both Lucys from the two worlds recognize the fact that they were comic-relief characters before he could claim the reward for this quest. Otherwise, this Ten-Year Quest Medal would be far too easy to obtain...

”Letʼs go, Lucy! The Lucy of this world is still waiting for us to save her~”

After Evan looked at his system quest and analyzed his quest to a certain extent, the corners of his lips slightly curled up. At the same time, he led the Lucy from his world toward the place where the Lucy of this world was.

”Uh...”

Lucy from Evanʼs world was somewhat confused at this moment. She had absolutely no idea why Evan, who had still looked listless just moments ago, had suddenly become so enthusiastic and eager about her matter...

Just as Lucy could not understand Evanʼs behavior, Evan had already walked straight down the stairs and headed toward the direction where the Lucy of this world was.

”Evan, wait for me!”

In response, Lucy followed closely behind Evan. While calling Evanʼs name, she headed downstairs.

Before long, Lucy and Evan arrived in front of the Lucy from this world.

”You are?!”

When Lucy from this world saw Evan, her expression immediately froze.

She still remembered the exaggerated strength Evan had displayed when dealing with the ten thousand dragons that had emerged from the Eclipse Gate! To be honest, when Lucy from this world saw Evanʼs body that had blotted out the sky and covered the earth after he transformed into a dragon, she suddenly felt a little sorry for the dragons that had emerged from the Eclipse Gate! Compared with those dragons that had emerged from the Eclipse Gate, Evan was clearly the true monster...

And when this monster, powerful enough to instantly destroy ten thousand dragons, stood before her!

Lucy from this world admitted that she was a little flustered. Her heart began to race...

At this moment, Lucy only felt as if there were a little deer continuously running wild inside her chest!

Her heart was beating rapidly at this moment, ”thump,” ”thump,” as if it were beating out a rhythm on a drum.

Of course, Lucy had not fallen in love with Evan at first sight. She was purely frightened by the strength Evan had displayed earlier!

”Lu-lu-lu, Lucy! Who is this?!”

In response, Lucy from this world immediately sent out a distress signal to Lucy from Evanʼs world, hoping that Lucy from Evanʼs world could take the opportunity to help her. Ideally, she could take Evan away from in front of her so that she could calm down.

”Right, I havenʼt introduced you yet...”

”This is Evan, Evan Belserion. He is the strongest Mage in the Fairy Tail Guild of the world we live in!”

”As long as you have Brother Evanʼs help, Lucy, youʼll definitely be able to become as powerful as me~”

After receiving the distress signal from her counterpart, Lucy from Evanʼs world immediately spoke to her with a grin. Lucy from Evanʼs world not only introduced Evanʼs identity to Lucy from this world, but also emphasized Evanʼs role...

”Uh...”

After hearing Lucyʼs words, Lucy from this world was slightly stunned. To be honest, she did not really want to become stronger anymore. As long as she could get this man who could tear dragons apart with his bare hands away from in front of her, then it seemed like it would be fine even if she continued to become weaker and weaker...

”No! Lucy, do you intend to hide behind other people for the rest of your life?!”

”Do you intend to spend your entire life under the protection of other people?!”

”Youʼre also one of the Mages of the Fairy Tail Guild!”

”Youʼre a Celestial Spirit Mage of the Heartfilia family! You canʼt retreat anymore. You have to move forward. You have to change yourself...”

However, just when Lucy from this world was about to give up, a voice suddenly rang out in her heart. It was the unwillingness in her heart. She, Lucy, did not want to run away anymore. She, Lucy, also wanted to fight enemies head-on like the other Mages in the Fairy Tail Guild. For this, Lucy needed to obtain powerful strength.

”Brother Evan! I hope you can train me and make me stronger than I am now!”

Lucy took a deep breath. She suppressed the fear in her heart and seriously requested this from Evan before her.

”I see. I can feel your resolve, Lucy!”

”Leave becoming stronger to me!”

Evan lightly nodded after hearing Lucyʼs words.

Evan could see the fear of him in Lucyʼs beautiful eyes.

Evan could also see that, in order to obtain enough strength to help her companions, Lucy had suppressed all the fear in her heart, as well as her determination to pay any price in order to become stronger.

In response, Evan intended to do everything he could to help Lucy...

”Huh?!”

When Lucy from this world heard Evanʼs words, she was stunned at first, and then felt an overwhelming burst of joy.

It was also at this moment that Lucy finally gained a preliminary understanding of Evan. Although Evan was incredibly powerful, he was unexpectedly easy to talk to and kind-hearted...

”Thank you!”

In response, Lucy did not know how she should repay Evan and could only repeatedly thank him.

”No need to thank me! After all, youʼre also a member of our Fairy Tail Guild!”

”You and I are members of the same guild. Although we may come from different worlds, we have the same goal. We both want to make Fairy Tail better and stronger!”

”So helping you is my duty. You donʼt need to thank me.”

After hearing Lucyʼs words, Evan smiled lightly at first, then seriously looked at Lucy and spoke.

”This...”

After hearing Evanʼs words, Lucy from this world immediately felt a pang of emotion in her heart.

Yes, although she, Lucy, and Evan before her did not come from the same world, they were both from Fairy Tail, the Mage Guild of their respective worlds! They were both members of the big Fairy Tail family! The Fairy Tail Guilds of their multiverse were all of one heart! They had the same dream, all for the sake of making Fairy Tail even greater~

”Hehe...”

”What same heart in the Fairy Tail Guild? Brother Evan, thatʼs not what you said to me at the time!”

”You flat-out rejected my request! You should know that Iʼm also a member of the Fairy Tail Guild!”

”And in the end, youʼre willing to put in enormous effort to help a Lucy from a different world! I see through you now...”

At this moment, while Evan and the Lucy from this world were passionately speaking about the same dream and the same heart across different worlds, Lucy from Evanʼs world was frantically making complaints about Evanʼs behavior in her heart. She simply did not say them aloud, because she did not dare to make these complaints in front of Evan.

However, what Lucy did not know was that Evanʼs Observation Haki could directly hear what other people were thinking. Therefore, Evan heard every single word Lucy said.

Thus, Evan silently glanced at Lucy beside him, then withdrew his gaze. He, Evan, would remember this grudge for now.

”All right, since youʼve already decided, Lucy, Iʼll give you the power you need...”

Just as Lucy from Evanʼs world was constantly making complaints about Evan deep inside her heart, and Lucy from this world was extremely moved by Evanʼs words, Evanʼs voice suddenly slowly sounded beside the ears of the two Lucys.

”Huh?!”

As Evanʼs voice fell, both Lucys were stunned.

”So soon?!”

Lucy from this world asked Evan after hearing this.

”Of course~”

”Then get ready~”

”Separation, Enchantment!”

Evan lightly nodded, then directly used Enchantment Magic on Lucy from this world.

Evan directly bestowed the ability of Observation Haki upon Lucy from this world...

Of course, it was only a seed of Observation Haki!

After Evan planted the seed of Observation Haki within Lucy, from today onward, Lucy could improve her Observation Haki through cultivation! Observation Haki could be said to be the ability Evan had thought about for a long time and ultimately decided was the most suitable ability for Lucy...

”Huh?!”

Accompanied by a flash of white light that filled Lucyʼs entire body, Lucy from this world immediately felt more comfortable than she ever had before.

However, when the white light in Evanʼs hand dissipated, Lucy directly froze on the spot. After Lucy waited for a moment, she blankly looked at Evan and asked, ”Brother Evan, may I ask, about what you just said about giving me strength, when exactly do you intend to grant me that strength?!”

”Didnʼt I already give you the strength?”

Evan smiled lightly after hearing this.

”You said you already gave me the strength?”

Lucy thought she had heard wrong, so she suspiciously looked at Evan and asked.

”Of course~”

”Iʼve already attached all of my strength to your body. If you want to become strong, then train your body diligently!”

In response, Evan lightly nodded, indicating that he was serious.

”But I donʼt feel anything at all!”

Lucy could not help saying this after hearing Evanʼs words.

”Lucy, listen carefully. Now close your eyes and use your heart to feel your surroundings. Then you should be able to sense that power.”

In response, Evan remained unhurried and continued guiding Lucy.

”Okay!”

Lucy immediately closed her eyes after hearing this.

”Huh?!”

When Lucy closed her eyes, she discovered that her vision had not disappeared. Instead, it had become even clearer!

It was actually clearer than when she had her eyes open.

”What is this?!”

For a moment, Lucy was both surprised and delighted.

What delighted Lucy was that she had indeed obtained power. What surprised her was that Lucy did not know exactly what to do with this power! It seemed that this power did not have any offensive ability...

”Lucy, do you feel that this power is useless?!”

”Actually, thatʼs not the case! This power has enormous potential! When you cultivate this power to a certain level, youʼll be able to peer into other peopleʼs hearts, foresee the future, and so on and so forth...”

Evan introduced the powerful aspects of Observation Haki to Lucy.

”Itʼs that powerful? Indeed, if I could foresee the future, then by using my Celestial Spirit Magic, I would definitely be able to defeat many opponents I canʼt even imagine defeating right now!”

After hearing Evanʼs words, Lucyʼs expression shook, and she spoke with a hint of excitement.

”No! Lucy, I gave you Observation Haki not so that you could fight...”

However, after hearing Lucyʼs words, Evan vigorously shook his head.

”Huh? If itʼs not for fighting, then what is it for?”

Lucy was slightly stunned in response.

”Of course itʼs for you to run away!”

Evan helplessly spoke after hearing Lucyʼs words.

”Run away?!”

Lucy was directly dumbfounded on the spot, not knowing what Evan meant.

”Lucy, once you possess Observation Haki powerful enough to foresee the future, youʼll be able to foresee the arrival of any danger in advance! This way, before the danger arrives, Lucy, you can use the Eclipse Gate to come to the world where I am, as well as the Fairy Tail Guild in the world where I am...”

”After that, weʼll take care of all the trouble for you~”

Evan explained why he wanted to teach Lucy Observation Haki.

”Eh?!”

”Then what about my mission?”

Lucy from this world asked unwillingly after hearing Evanʼs words.

”You?!”

”After you summoned us here through the Eclipse Gate, your mission was already over!”

”By then, you can make complaints together with the Lucy from our world or something~”

In response, Evan calmly spoke to Lucy from this world.

”So in the end, Iʼm still just a comic-relief character!”

After hearing Evanʼs words, Lucy from this world immediately felt as if she were collapsing and shouted unwillingly.

”Hehe...”

In response, Evan merely smiled lightly.

Of course, Evan was not laughing at Lucy. After all, Evan had received professional training and generally would not laugh.

Of course, unless he could not hold it in...

The reason Evan was laughing so happily at this moment was because the quest in his mind had finally displayed that he had completed it.