Fairy Tail: This Healing Mage's hits hurt so much!

Chapter 336 Lucy's Meeting

Makarov sat on the edge of the bed, his short legs dangling over the edge.

"So, this is the future Lucy?!"

Sunrise nodded.

Makarov looked at Lucy with a serious expression, his brows furrowed and his eyes sharpening.

This made her nervously swallow, a gurgling sound coming from her throat.

"So, what year are you from? How old are you this year? How's your relationship with Natsu going? Do you have any children?"

Future Lucy froze, her mouth slightly agape, her mind completely blank.

What did the president just ask? Why does that sound so familiar? Is this correct? Am I actually the abnormal one? Is there something wrong with my brain?

Riyao gave Makarov a thumbs-up, the thumbs-up standing straight up.

Makarov raised an eyebrow, flicked it upwards, and slightly curled the corners of his mouth.

Future Lucy loudly complained, her voice bursting from her throat.

"You two planned this together, didn't you?! You're the real grandfather and grandson, aren't you?!"

Laxus, alone in the empty room, sneezed, the sound echoing through the desolate space.

"Who's cricketing at me from behind? It must be that bastard Riyao."

Sunshine patted Lucy's shoulder and pressed her shoulder twice with his palm.

"You don't understand. We're more interested in gossip about the future than dragons."

Makarov patted Lucy's other shoulder, but his hand couldn't reach it, so he had to stand on tiptoe to do so.

"Has my grandson Laxus found a wife? Has he had children yet?"

Lucy covered her face with her hands, her voice muffled as it came through her fingers.

Let the world just end.

"Alright, I'm done teasing you. You look so lifeless, it's no fun at all."

Riyao plopped down on the edge of Makarov's bed, causing the mattress to sag.

He took out some sunflower seeds, twirled them in his pocket, grabbed a handful, and started cracking them open.

Lucy then realized that Sunlight was teasing her on purpose to keep her from being too upset.

She paused for a moment, her lips twitched, then she suppressed her urge to speak.

However, judging from Riyao's unreliable behavior, it just doesn't seem right.

No! These two guys are just gossiping.

Makarov coughed twice and cleared his throat.

"We only did this to lighten the mood because you seemed really upset."

Lucy squinted at them, her eyes narrowed into slits, her gaze sweeping back and forth across their faces.

Riyao cracked sunflower seeds faster, and the cracking sound became more frequent.

Makarov glanced away, turned his head toward the window, and pretended to look at the scenery.

"You guys are just after gossip, aren't you?"

"We're not those kinds of people..."

Sunrise and Makarov spoke in unison, their voices overlapping perfectly.

They glanced at each other, then awkwardly looked away, one looking at the ceiling and the other at the floor.

"Well, let's find you a place to settle down for now."

Riyao switched to a serious demeanor, his expression changed, and he stopped eating sunflower seeds.

Makarov chimed in, rubbing his chin with his fingers.

"Aren't you quite familiar with Princess Emerald? Why don't you take a look..."

"No. Another person from the future has seen Princess Emerald, and this person may also have connections with other ministers in the palace. That would put Lucy in danger in the palace."

That makes sense.

Riyao clapped his hands together, bringing them together with a snap.

"Why don't you go home, Lucy?"

"go home?"

Lucy didn't react for a moment and blinked.

"Yes, go home. Judging from the current situation, Princess Emerald hasn't mentioned your existence, so that person from the future probably doesn't know you exist. It's best to send you home directly, away from the capital."

Riyao spoke eloquently, gesturing with his fingers in the air.

Makarov touched his chin, rubbing his fingers around it twice.

"But what if that person from the future finds out? Lucy will be in danger. Let's stay here."

Sunlight forgot many details from the anime, and he couldn't remember whether Future Rogue knew about Future Lucy's existence.

He scratched the back of his head, his hair a mess.

Future Lucy hesitated for a moment, twisting her fingers on the hem of her clothes.

"I think I'll stay here. I'm afraid if I go back and see my mom, she'll recognize me."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Leila will definitely recognize you as being from the future if she sees you."

Riyao rolled his eyes, his eyeballs rolling upwards.

"So here's the question: what role should we assign you?"

The three began a brainstorming session.

Makarov crossed his arms, Sunrise rested his chin on his hand, and Lucy lowered her head. The room remained quiet for a long while.

I thought about it for a long time.

Riyao managed to utter a sentence, pointing his finger at Lucy, the tip almost poking her nose.

"Serves you right for not studying properly; you can't even do a transformation spell!"

Lucy hugged her head, covering it with her hands, and curled up into a ball.

"Stop cursing, stop cursing."

"Fine, you just wait!"

Riyao climbed out of the window, braced himself against the windowsill, and with a push of his feet, flipped himself out.

His movements were so practiced that one might suspect he was climbing through windows every day.

"Go through the door, you brat!"

Makarov stomped his foot, making two loud thuds on the floor.

After a while, there was a noise outside the window.

Riyao climbed in through the window again, the corner of his clothes being blown up by the wind.

He also had a burlap sack slung over his shoulder; the sack was bulging and creaking.

"Who is it?! Let me go! I'm a Fairy Tail mage."

Makarov and Lucy in the future were both stunned when they heard that familiar voice.

The two of them froze on the spot, their expressions frozen.

Riyao put down the sack, which landed on the floor with a thud.

A blond head popped out of the sack, its hair a messy, sticky mess, its face filled with terror and anger.

Lucy is inside (now).

"Sunrise! What are you doing here? Why are you putting a sack on me?"

"I saw a burlap sack by the roadside and couldn't help myself, hehe."

Riyao tilted his head, revealing an innocent expression.

Lucy crawled out of the sack, using both hands and feet, and stood on the ground, patting her chest with her palms making a loud thud.

"You scared me to death! I thought it was someone else."

She turned her head and saw Lucy (Future), but stopped halfway through turning her neck.

"Gemini, what are you doing out here?!"

The two Lucys met eyes, stared at each other, and both were stunned.

Lucy's mouth is slightly open now, while Lucy's eyes are still red in the future. The two of them are staring at each other like this.

Riyao waved his hand, waving it between the two of them.

"Let me introduce you. This is Lucy Heartfilia, and this is also Lucy Heartfilia. One is the present one, and the other is the future one."

Lucy asked blankly, her voice a little unsteady.

Which one represents the future?

"I'm fine now."

Riyao was speechless, rolled his eyes so hard they almost wouldn't come back up.

He then explained the situation to Lucy, giving a brief recount of the whole story.

Lucy's mouth was wide open, and her jaw almost fell to the ground.

"My future self? How is that possible?"

"Oh ho, it seems Leila didn't tell you about the Heartfilia family history."

Riyao pursed his lips, pulling the corners of his mouth down.

The two Lucys lowered their heads at the same time, their movements synchronized, even the angles at which they lowered their heads were almost identical.

Makarov asked, puzzled, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two Lucys.

"Why did you kidnap Lucy?"

"Let's disguise the future Lucy as Gemini, so she can stand openly beside us. Hiding will always attract attention, right?"

"Great idea!"

When they heard Riyao's explanation, their eyes lit up, and a glint flashed in their pupils.

The four continued to discuss what to do next, huddled together, and whispered.

Natsu's voice and the voices of others rang out from outside the door, a chaotic mix of footsteps and shouts.

"Lucy is right here!"

"Huh, isn't this the student council president's room?"

"Could the bad guy be the student council president?!"

"Could it be that the president has lost his bestial nature?!"

"What a tragedy!"