"W-What?" "!" "Legion?" "!" "Then the ones that attacked us are from Zentopia?" "Yeah." "I'm positive." "Why would Fiore's largest religious organization attack us?" "but he said some crap about a crusade..." "Who gives a damn about all that?" "!" "I swear we'll get that memento back for you!" "Yeah." "Don't be so glum." "You were being controlled by magic..." "I'm sorry." "I couldn't do anything to help..." "Michelle." "It's because..." "It's because..." "I was weak..." "The church attacks that happened soon before Zentopia's anniversary event..." "A mysterious clock hand and a sinister line..." "That Legion was after and some crusade..." "I don't like it. an' I hope we don't let it just end with our asses gettin' kicked..." "What happened with the members that were sent in pursuit?" "all of the teams lost track of them." "But it's not over." "It's just begun I suppose you could say." "100 times over!" "Right?" "!" "Yeah!" "Key of the Starry Heavens!" "The crusade they mentioned..." "Legion is trying to accomplish something big... the clock hand was necessary." "And the words that were inscribed on it..." "Time is etched... and then chaos descends..." "Carla?" "Nothing." "Never mind." "That clock actually exists somewhere..." "Do they mean to use it for their crusade?" "Chaos descends..." My guess it's a reference to that crusade." "are you okay?" "Are you following the conversation?" "shut up!" "Then rules are unnecessary here." "That's right up my alley!" "right?" "they're a thief?" "lock your door whenever you go out?" "All of our freedoms were built upon the foundations of certain rules." "everything would be pure lawlessness." "Is that what they're trying to achieve with their crusade?" "Sounds like things are gettin' crazy again... you can't call robbing someone of their property an act of holiness." "A clue..." "Maybe Legion is looking for another part of the clock now... the meaning of the memento will also become clear." "All we can do is investigate." "And maybe that'll tell us where they are..." "Or maybe they'll notice us sniffing around and come for us." "I like that thinking'!" "Let's go!" "But where should we start investigating?" "I'll try doing a divination." "That should narrow it down at least." "Did you hear that?" "!" "That's my daughter!" "yeah... sir!" "Nothing out of the ordinary at the two other parishes." "Good work." "Is it possible that another place besides the three that we supposed will come under attack?" "I cannot say for sure." "But from the results of our investigation of the incidents up to now and the latest divination three possibilities have been derived." "I have faith in that." "Who's inside?" "no one is here at this hour." "Excited!" "Hot!" "Rich!" "So you're the one...?" "monster!" "Please sit quietly and let me do you in!" "A scream?" "!" "How can that be?" "!" "no!" "Hurry!" "well..." "The Detention Corps is working hard in the wee hours of the morning..." "Are you the one responsible for the string of attacks?" "!" "What is that?" "!" "It's huge!" "What the devil are you?" "!" "my name is Jackpot and so... there we go!" "Washtubs it is!" "Hot!" "Totally hot!" "Rushing Down the Path of Evil!" "yeah!" "Lightning bonus!" "Who is this clown?" "Let's go again!" "Here it is!" "Oni Flash!" "This is totally hot." "He disappeared!" "What was that?" "!" "Was that the serial attacker?" "!" "So it would seem..." "And his jocular manner makes him all the more fearsome... but... can we ask you to do it?" "I don't mind..." "We couldn't ask anyone but you to do somethin' this dangerous." "We'll partner you up with just the right person." "Look at him sneaking around again in the middle of the night... don't be so hard on him." "did you hear that?" "A little bit." "How about going with Papa?" "right?" "Why don't you go by yourself?" "Cana-chan..." "Get going!" "See you later!" "Why don't you try being a little nicer to him?" "You've got to be kidding!" "but... too?" "It seems his nightmares become worse by the night..." "And sedatives don't work either?" "Are you awake?" "How do you feel?" "Mmm..." "It was that dream again.." "Tonight as well?" "Yes..." "It's a terribly ill-omened dream..." "But what is it trying to tell me?" "I am afraid to sleep." "it will affect your health." "The anniversary event is also near... just in case something happens to me." "Don't talk like that!" "it sometimes becomes necessary to make difficult choices." "And that is the duty of the Archbishop of Zentopia." "I kind of remember seeing this before..." "It's the Heartfilia mansion." "Was it put up for sale?" "considering seven years have passed." "huh?" "The administrator of the estate says they haven't been able to find a buyer..." "Probably because it's too luxurious..." "This brings back memories..." "I used to think of this as a castle back then..." "And it hasn't changed... you've been here before?" "We used to play a lot together..." "Oh..." "That's... right...?" "you used to make clothes for me... right..." "I may have..." "Clothes?" "She must be better with her hands than I thought." "That's cute." "Although the clothes were made with colored construction paper and flowers... jeez..." "How do you make clothes with construction paper and flowers?" "!" "think..." "Go home!" "I'd like to get to the reason we're here." "Do you mind?" "No objections!" "Um..." "Where should we start?" "And what are we supposed to be looking for?" "That's the reason I had so many of us come here." "We'll spread out in groups of two and thoroughly search every room. anything..." "How about this?" "huh?" "Yeah." "I was told that some of it is priceless and some of it is just junk..." "What's this?" "I think this was done shortly before my mom passed." "I just remember being told to sit like that..." "It was hard on me to think about her afterwards..." "And I took it out on other people and things..." "I think I made everyone worry about me..." "Oh..." "I'm gonna buy this house back!" "as much as possible!" "Back to... the way it was?" "Yeah!" "Is something wrong?" "No." "It's a lovely idea." "I think Uncle Jude would be pleased." "I see..." "My dad..." "It's like a library!" "This is my father's study." "He collected more books than me." "Maybe there's a book in here that'll give us a clue!" "Hmm..." "Easier said than done." "With this many books..." "To My Daughter"...?" "look at this!" "This is a strange book..." "All of the pages are blank." "The title is "To My Daughter"..." "and there's no publication data." "Then there's some magic at work on the book..." "Nee-san..." "Is he sleeping?" "he's tuning in." "Old Master Crux should be able to learn something." "Diao!" "Well?" "this is decidedly nothing more than an old bundle of paper." "let alone characters written in invisible ink." "your father bound these pages together himself." "I see..." "Did you learn anything else?" "There is one more thing." "there have been certain "rules when it comes to this particular type of riddle." "this title..." "What if it's an anagram?" "I see!" "right?" "I wouldn't know a potential clue if it bit me in the ass!" "I'm hungry..." "What are you guys playin' a game for?" "Natsu-san!" "Keep your silence." "We're thinking!" "What's that?" "A puzzle?" "We're trying to decipher an anagram." "that." "it is like a puzzle." "that looks like fun!" "Let me..." "What do you think you're doing?" "!" "We were trying to think!" "Oops." "We were on the verge of getting a flash of inspiration!" "Erza-san is serious..." "She's the type that really focuses on this kind of thing." "Jeez!" "You scattered the cards all over the place..." "Ah..." "Is this..." "Diao!" "correct?" "Myth"?" "Indeed." "Like an old legend..." "I think we're gettin' there." "What can we do with the remaining letters?" "Duo..." "Great..." "Myth..." "That's it!" "There are two books referred to as "The Two Great Myths"!" "The author is Will Neville." "One book is titled "Life of the Clockwork" and it's got those words in it!" "Nee-san?" "Uh-huh." "What a coincidence!" "As for the other myth..." "Ta-daa!" "It's called "Key of the Starry Heavens"!" "Isn't that a picture book?" "It's not just any old picture book!" "It's really magical... doesn't the word "key" strike you?" "Yeah." "Maybe there's some kind of hint inside the book." "Like another anagram?" "I guess it wouldn't be that easy... we may be able to learn something..." "No..." "Carla?" "I don't know if it has to do with that clock hand but maybe there's a message from my father in this book!" "And what is that kitty-cat over there holding?" "A book about a rabbit and a turtle." "too." "Would you give me that book?" "You're after this book?" "!" "That's not really a funny joke." "W-What the hell is that?" "!" "The door handle expanded!" "it seems." "which broke down the door?" "I don't believe it!" "He's...?" "!" "You mean..." "An Exceed!" "But was this guy in Extalia?" "Happy!" "you..." "Who the hell are you?" "!" "I am the head of Legion..." "Samuel." "huh?" "Then give us back the clock hand!" "Never." "What?" "!" "you've done exactly as I predicted." "I knew you would come here." "And that you would find a clue." "you have." "I'm a genius." "That guy's gettin' on my nerves..." "We'll have to attack before he gets the chance..." "Erza-san!" "Right." "Ice Make:" "Lance!" "Victory goes to the one who makes the first move!" "Roar of the Fire Dragon!" "Wait a..." "No!" "What are you doing?" "!" "I just decided to buy this house back!" "Hold it!" "That guy repelled our magic!" "I'm the spearhead of Legion..." "Dan Straight is here!" "Another weirdo..." "Did you get a good look at the power of my shield?" "Magic shield "Ricochet"!" "then scatters them about!" "Ricochet..." "So everything bounces off of it..." "Then we can't just attack willy-nilly..." "One false move and Lucy will be buying back a mountain of debris!" "We got one pain in the ass comin' in after another!" "They're going to attack." "nothing will change!" "I'll destroy that thing before it can repel my attack!" "I told you to stop it!" "that girl has the book." "Lucy-san!" "I'll lure that guy outside!" "Nee-san!" "Here's the book!" "Steal it if you can!" "Th-Throb!" "You're beautiful!" "Throb!" "Beautiful!" "This wizard is too beautiful!" "She's shot me right through the heart!" "I can't stand it!" "I can't stand it!" "She's crushed me!" "what's your name?" "Lucy..." "Lucy!" "I can't stand it!" "Lu!" "Cy!" "You've touched me to the quick!" "Can I call you Lu-tan?" "Lu-chan?" "Lu-pi?" "Lun-lun?" "Whatever..." "It's begun..." "Whatever"!" "That voice!" "Those eyes!" "That mouth!" "That hair!" "That chest!" "That waist!" "Those legs!" "All of it makes my Fibonacci sequence chirp!" "It spells out..." "L!" "O!" "V!" "E!" "That's love!" "W-What are you talking about?" "!" "Love!" "Lucy!" "Lucy!" "Cut it out!" "Don't butt in!" "Lucy and Michelle." "We can't let them take that book!" "R-Right!" "I need you on support." "Leave this to me!" "I-I think we were overwhelmed by that..." "Our brains were at a standstill..." "Huh." "You've got a lot of confidence in yourself." "You'd do well not to underestimate us." "too!" "You protect Lucy!" "Lucy!" "Let's go!" "Right!" "I'm not done talking to you!" "Don't destroy the house!" "Hmph." "the framework of this building..." "I'll leave Titania to you." "Okay." "then!" "Even physical attacks bounce off?" "!" "Alrighty!" "What?" "!" "What kind of magic is this?" "!" "I heard you scream." "but the difference between you and Lu-tan is greater than the width of an ocean!" "jackass?" "!" "Titania!" "Hey!" "Wait a second!" "What was that?" "!" "It was from the study!" "Erza!" "we have to hurry!" "R-Right..." "When did he...?" "! based on your mental state and the structure of this abode." "No one wants to hear your mumbling!" "Natsu!" "Natsu-san!" "Bastard!" "How dare you do that to Natsu-san?" "!" "Exactly as planned..." "Natsu!" "Are you okay?" "!" "Son of a bitch!" "Wait a second!" "Happy!" "Where's Natsu?" "!" "Is he alright?" "!" "I stepped on him." "He's tiny!" "why don't you stop running around?" "What did you do to Natsu?" "!" "I'm able to change the size of anything I touch with my magic spear!" "That's the power of "Happy Lucky"!" "would you hand over that book without any more fuss?" "I don't like to do things Mary's way." "I would prefer to avoid having to get even rougher on you." "What?" "!" "Happy!" "Get the book and escape!" "sir!" "Hey!" "Get back here!" "Go!" "Go!" "Not clever by half..." "The book is right here." "Hey!" "He figured it out right away!" "How?" "!" "Everything is cause and effect." "I can read the calculations." "That's why I can see through everything that you people do." "You can have the book back." "I memorized its contents." "Hey..." "Lu-tan!" "just the two of us!" "Dan..." "Have you gained weight again?" "He left the book here..." "Meaning he doesn't see us as any kind of threat." "Condescending bastard..." "I swear I'll get them back..." "Turn me back to normal!" "Turn him back!" "Dad..." "What are you trying to tell me?" "What am I gonna do about this body?" "!" "you're gonna be dead weight this time around." "What's that?" "!" "right?" "I can even barbecue underwater!" "it just comes off as cute!" "you're gonna get it..." "Next time:" "Traveling Companions!" "are you angry?" "Of course I am!" "Even an angry Natsu is cute..."