The scene zooms in on a huge palace resembling a castle.
At this moment, Kenichi, Erza, Mirajane, Wendy, Kagura, and a group of other mages were all gathered in this splendid, crystal-walled hall.
"So big!!"
"It's my first time inside a castle, it feels like a dream!"
Levy and Wendy looked at the enormous palace before them, exclaiming in amazement.
"The organizers invited us here specifically to celebrate the successful conclusion of the Grand Magic Games. We don't usually get the chance to enter here!"
Just as Wendy and Levy finished speaking, Erza stepped forward, a crescent-moon curve at the corner of her mouth.
Seeing Erza, Lucy, and the others so happy, Mirajane, dressed in a red evening gown, also clasped her hands together, a gentle smile on her face.
Suddenly, Mirajane noticed that Future Lucy's face didn't show much happiness, so she asked: "Future Lucy, you don't seem very happy. Did something happen?"
Hearing Mirajane's question, Future Lucy shook her head and said with a smile, "Thinking about returning to the future soon, I just feel a bit..."
"Since the dragon horde has been eliminated, the future should have changed too. You don't need to think so much!"
Lucy comforted Future Lucy.
Hearing the conversation between Lucy and Future Lucy, Kenichi's expression shifted slightly.
Perhaps both Lucy and Future Lucy believed that changing the past would also change the timeline Future Lucy came from, but Kenichi didn't think so.
After all, he knew that the timeline Future Lucy came from and the current timeline were not the same.
Kenichi looked at Future Lucy and said, "No, the future Lucy comes from probably hasn't changed."
Hearing Kenichi's words, Erza, Mirajane, Wendy, and both Lucys all turned their attention to him.
"Kenichi-nii, what do you mean the future hasn't changed?"
Wendy asked, puzzled.
Hearing Wendy's question, Kenichi glanced at her but didn't answer immediately.
After all, issues involving concepts of time and space are difficult to explain clearly in just a few words.
However, Kenichi had a way to make everyone understand that Future Lucy and Lucy were not in the same timeline.
"Hold out your hands!"
Kenichi said to Lucy and Future Lucy.
Lucy and Future Lucy looked at each other, then raised their arms as instructed.
Then, under everyone's puzzled expressions, Kenichi raised his palm and held it above the back of Lucy's hand.
Immediately after, a light flowed, and the Fairy Tail's mark on the back of Lucy's hand vanished into thin air.
"Kenichi-nii, what are you doing?"
Seeing Kenichi remove Lucy's guild mark, Wendy asked, confused.
But at that moment, Future Lucy was as if she had seen a ghost, her face pale, filled with horror.
"It didn't disappear... Why?"
"My mark didn't disappear!"
Future Lucy looked at the clearly visible Fairy Tail's mark on the back of her own hand and cried out.
Hearing Future Lucy's words, Lucy, Erza, Wendy, and the others all looked towards the back of Future Lucy's hand.
When they saw the Fairy Tail's mark on Future Lucy's hand, everyone's faces changed.
"How could…"
Previously, Future Lucy, Lucy, and the others all thought that if this era changed, then the future Future Lucy came from would also change accordingly.
Similarly, if Lucy's guild mark from this era was removed, then Future Lucy's mark should also disappear.
But now, the mark on the back of Future Lucy's hand still existed.
This was enough to prove that while this timeline had changed, the timeline Future Lucy came from would not be affected in any way.
If the future timeline hadn't changed, then it was still in a state of being destroyed by 10,000 dragons.
Those who died would not come back to life.
Thinking of this, Future Lucy despaired.
She had traveled through time to this era with great difficulty, hoping to change this era and save the future.
But now, learning that everything she did was in vain, how could Future Lucy not despair?
Understanding this point, Wendy, Lucy, and the others also felt extremely heavy-hearted.
"Don't worry, there is still a way to save the future world."
Just as Future Lucy was in despair, Kenichi continued.
"Really?"
Hearing Kenichi, Future Lucy immediately looked up at him.
Erza didn't doubt the truth of Kenichi's words at all and directly asked: "What method?"
"Simple. I'll go to the future with Future Lucy and kill all those dragons!"
As soon as Kenichi finished speaking, Wendy, Happy, and the others were overjoyed.
"So that's the solution!"
"As expected of Kenichi-nii!"
"Then we should go now without delay!"
Erza said.
"We?"
Kenichi looked at Erza, raising an eyebrow. "You want to go too?"
"After all, it's Lucy's world. I want to help too!"
Erza looked at Kenichi, speaking with a serious expression.
"Kenichi-nii, I'll go too!"
"Then I'll go as well!"
Wendy and Mirajane spoke up one after the other.
Looking at the determined expressions on Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy's faces, Kenichi could only say helplessly, "Then let's all go!"
Future Lucy over there, hearing Kenichi, Erza, and the others' words, couldn't stop the tears from flowing: "Thank you, everyone!"
"Lucy, please tell Master for us that we're going to the future for a bit and will be back soon!"
Kenichi called out to Lucy, then left the palace directly with Erza, Mirajane, Wendy, and Future Lucy.
"I want to go too!"
Looking at the departing figures of Kenichi and the others, Happy said.
"The opponents are genuine dragons. With your level of strength, it would be good if you didn't cause trouble!"
Carla first said somewhat impatiently, then continued, "This kind of thing should be left to Kenichi, Wendy, and the others."
"Although it's a bit frustrating... the future... is in your hands!"
Gray looked at the retreating figures of Kenichi and the others and spoke.