Shirou's clones number 30 million

"If that person from the future who called himself Rogge wasn't lying, he must be from another parallel world."

"At the very least, I can be sure that in his future, the Black Dragon King definitely did not join Fairy Tail."

"Where is he?" Shirou looked at Princess Emerald again.

Stared at by those black eyes, Princess Emerald trembled involuntarily, and a great fear rose in her heart.

I grew up listening to stories about dragons, and my ancestors warned me countless times never to be enemies with dragons. Why did I listen to that guy's nonsense?

If the Black Dragon King wants to rule the world, let him rule. Why do we have to think about defeating the Demon Dragon?

“I…don’t know. Mr. Rogge suddenly disappeared during the march.”

"Really," Mavis sighed helplessly, "Since we discovered something was wrong during the march, why did we insist on going our own way?"

"I'm sorry."

Princess Emerald bowed again and said softly:

"I heard that Fairy Tail was destroyed. I thought at the time that Fairy Tail might have had a conflict with Black Dragon and was completely wiped out by Black Dragon."

"With Fairy Tail, the number one guild in the kingdom, as an enemy, even Black Dragon would not be able to escape unscathed."

"With such an army, plus the mages from other guilds across the country, we should have a good chance of winning."

Mebius was speechless, then couldn't help but smile:

“I see. I can understand your feelings. However, you underestimate the Black Dragon. It is a legend that can destroy the world.”

"Yes, I regret it now," Princess Emerald muttered softly, her head bowed.

“I just checked, and everyone else is alright, just seriously injured.” Mabiston paused, deliberately reminding her, “Even those who are seriously injured, missing an arm or a leg, can recover quickly by drinking Fairy Tail’s recovery medicine.”

"I understand, thank you."

Princess Emerald breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she was still alive; at least that gave her some peace of mind back home.

"After this, the kingdom's finances will be in some difficulty. Is it possible to pay in installments?"

“No problem,” Mavis replied without hesitation.

"Thank you."

Princess Emerald relaxed slightly, shifted her gaze to Shirou, and asked hesitantly:

"Mr. Acnologia, may I ask you a question?"

"Ask away."

"Um, why did you join Fairy Tail? When I first found out about this, I thought it was just a fake news."

"I have always been a member of Fairy Tail. However, more than four hundred years ago, I killed too many dragons and was bathed in a lot of dragon blood, which gradually made me lose my mind. I only recently regained my senses."

"So that means you won't... arbitrarily destroy countries like you did in the past?"

Princess Emerald carefully chose her words as she asked.

"I guess so." Shirou paused, then continued, "I'm just an ordinary mage belonging to Fairy Tail right now, and normally I wouldn't go around massacring cities and destroying countries."

Princess Emerald was completely relieved. Compared to the irrational dragon, it was much easier to get along with a mage who could communicate.

Even the most powerful archmage wouldn't kill someone without a reason, so there's no need to be particularly vigilant.

Knowing this, at least we didn't end up with nothing, but the price we paid was just too high.

"I heard that Fairy Tail guild was destroyed. Are Mr. Makarov and the others still alive?"

“Of course. They went to the parallel world Edolas, and they’ll be back soon,” Mavis said with a smile.

As they were talking, one of Shirou's shadow clones flew over from a distance.

Noticing the commotion, he immediately landed and casually threw the person he was carrying onto the ground.

"What's going on? Has someone broken in? My lord, my newly built house should be safe, right?"

"The house is fine." Shirou glanced at the person at his feet, a look of surprise on his face. "Who is this?"

"See for yourself, Shadow Clone Technique, dispel!"

The shadow clone dispelled the technique on its own, and the memories instantly flowed into Shirou's mind.

A few minutes earlier, Shirou, the shadow clone, went hunting in the forest to hunt some game, but he encountered a person standing on a treetop in the forest.

At that moment, he shouted, "Acunorokia, no, just looks like one," and suddenly launched an attack.

Then, he got a good beating.

At this moment, his face was swollen with several large bumps, and he remained unconscious.

"Mr. Roger?"

Princess Emerald stared at him for a long while before calling out uncertainly.

Judging from his clothes and hairstyle, he should be Roger, but his face is so swollen that it's impossible to recognize him.

"Oh...? Is he the future Rogge?"

Shirou slowly walked over and kicked him in the weak spot below the abdomen.

"Wake up."

"what……!!"

With a scream, Future Rogge suddenly opened his eyes.

"you you……"

Their eyes met, and in the future, Roger's gaze instantly became blank and helpless, completely losing its original sinister look.

"Who are you?" Shirou asked slowly.

"Rog Cheney".

"From several years in the future?"

Fourteen years later.

Do you know Lucy who's next to me?

“She is also from the future, but she arrived earlier than me, and she is my target.”

"Let's talk about the future."

"Seven years later, during the Magic Games, because Lucy closed the Gate of Eclipse, the entire world was ruled by the Black Dragon King Acnologia, and everyone I knew was gone..."

Lucy lowered her head and remained silent, filled with frustration.

The gates of the solar eclipse have opened, and tens of thousands of dragons will emerge from the past; everyone will die.

Even with the gates of the eclipse closed and the Black Dragon King ruling the world, everyone will still die.

It seems that staying is the best option.

Although this world is not quite the same as the original world, at least everyone is alive.

In that instant, she suddenly realized a problem.

Could this world be the same world I live in?

There aren't actually that many parallel worlds. The only reason for the differences is that Shirou changed history earlier than he did.

That's why he and Roger both returned to this point in time.

Chapter 377 Limited to Myself

Section 378, Chapter 377: Limited to Myself

"Then why did you instigate the Kingdom of Fiore to fight against me?"

"In order to rule the world."

"Oh...? Tell me more."

"If we kill Lucy who traveled back in time from the future and reopen the Eclipse Gate, we can bring the dragon from four hundred years ago over."

When he spoke, Future Roger's eyes were blank, and his tone was flat and emotionless.

"Is this your plan?" Black Dragon Shirou couldn't help but ask.

"Yes."

In the future, Roger nodded slightly and said again:

"After I killed Sting, I gained the White Shadow Dragon Mode. Based on this, I invented Dragon Taming Magic, which allows me to control dragons."

"But my dragon-taming magic is ineffective against the black dragon, so for my ambition, I must kill the black dragon."

"Once the black dragon dies, I can use my dragon-taming magic to control all the dragons that have traveled from four hundred years ago and easily conquer the world."

"How boring." Black Dragon Shirou glanced at him and said indifferently, "I thought you had some kind of scheme, but it turns out it's just this level."

"Even if you open the gate of the eclipse and bring the dragon from four hundred years ago, what good will it do? It will just mean killing it all over again."

At this point, Black Dragon Shiro completely lost the desire to ask for more information, and clenched his right hand.

In that instant, Future Rogge was subjected to immense pressure from all directions and exploded into a bloody mist with a bang.

Mavis opened her mouth, intending to say something to stop him, but the words died in the end.

"Why did you suddenly take action? I have a lot of questions to ask you too."

"We've got the most important information. We don't need to worry too much about the remaining details. He doesn't know much more than Lucy does."

Even if you say that... never mind, let's treat the others first.

Noticing that the cries of pain around her were gradually subsiding, Mavis quickly ran to the nearest mage to check on his injuries.

"So all four of your limbs are broken. No wonder you couldn't stand up."

"I remember you, the archmage from the second-ranked guild, skilled in healing magic. Why aren't you healing yourself? Huh...? Can't you cast spells?"

During his constant travels, Mavis discovered that most people were still alive, with only a very small number having lost their breath due to severe injuries or being struck in the head by sharp rocks during their fall from the sky.

Of course, this only applies to those who are still alive now.

With limbs severed, blood flowing uncontrollably, and magic rendered useless, the combination of these conditions, coupled with the sheer number of people involved, meant that death was only a matter of time if left unchecked.