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"I'm sorry, what?" Louise exclaimed.

"I'm from another world," Lucy clarified.

Louise stared at her with a dumbstruck expression. And after an eternity of silence.

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"I'm sorry, what?" Louise repeated still wondering if she had misheard her or imagined it.

Lucy had honestly expected this sort of reaction. It wasn't every day someone told you they were from a different world. Frankly, it would have been weirder if they didn't react this way.

"I'm not from Tristain, or any place you would know of," Lucy explained slowly. "I come from a land, no, a world where magic and traditions are different to yours called Earthland. I was brought here by your summoning spell."

Louise stared at her for another long period of time before finally speaking.

"If you are going to lie, you could at least make it convincing. I mean seriously, another world! You honestly expect me to believe something as bizarre as that?" she said incredulously.

"I'm not lying," Lucy argued.

Her claim fell on deaf ears.

"And there you go again. If you keep this up you won't be getting any supper," Louise ranted. "Do you have any idea of the severity of what you are claiming? Without any proof I might add?"

"My magic is different!" Lucy exclaimed, causing Louise to halt. "You saw it yourself during the duel. Is summoning multiple… familiars something anyone can do?" Lucy didn't like referring to her friends as familiars, but she needed to get her point across. "I dress differently to everyone, and I use a special whip. Have you ever seen or heard of anyone like that before?"

Louise bit her lip in contemplation. Her familiar wasn't wrong, but… what she was suggesting went against the teachings of the church. It was blasphemy.

Even still, she could not deny the proof presented. She could say Lucy lived near the elves or was related to one, but she bore no physical characteristics, nor did she believe they were capable of such magic. Oh, she knew they possessed powerful magic, but having access to multiple familiars at a time was not one.

Lucy eyed her with careful eyes. She was not expecting Louise to believe her right away. However, at the very least, she could get her to consider the possibility and let her believe it over time.

"Let's say for a moment I believe you, sort of," she added. "That doesn't explain how you can use magic."

Lucy blinked. "What do you mean by that?"

"What I mean is that a commoner such as yourself should not be able to use magic," Louise stated. "Unless of course, you are a fallen noble, which by the way are you?"

"I'm not a noble at all, nor have I ever been one," Lucy clarified. "My father ran a successful business, and I lived a privileged life, but I was never a noble. As for how I can use magic, where I'm from anyone can use it. Noble or commoner. Albeit it's only ten per cent of the total population."

Louise stared at her bewildered. That couldn't be true.

"Stop lying! Only the Great Founder Brimir can bestow magic upon someone! Not just anyone can have it," she argued. "And even then, it's more than ten per cent who can use magic."

Nobles were fewer than commoners but not that few. There were also the elves, but Louise did not want to include them.

"I wasn't bestowed it by anyone. I learnt how to use it growing up," Lucy calmly explained. "I've never heard of this Brimir person either. To my knowledge, magic came about on its own, not because someone granted it to us."

That struck something in Louise. This girl, she had never heard of the founder! That should not have been possible. Brimir was such a widely known figure that the entire world (regardless of class or species) knew his name. It wasn't possible for anyone to not have heard of him. And yet, this girl, from the way she spoke to the look in her eyes, was not lying.

That, and the fact that not knowing Brimir would have been an incredibly stupid lie, one nobody would believe. And if her analysis of the summoning was anything to go by, Lucy had proven she was far from stupid.

That did not mean Louise believed her (at least not fully), however, she would acknowledge the possibility of her claims.

"I still don't believe you, but I don't think you are a liar either," Louise admitted (much to Lucy's relief). "That said, I still have some questions."

She was eager to move on to a different topic.

"What would you like to know?" she asked.

"How many familiars do you have?" Louise started. "I noticed that when you summoned them you were holding keys."

This brought a smile to Lucy's face. She was more than happy to explain her magic. Taking out her keys she held them up for Louise to see.

"Fif-actually no, sixteen," she said. "I received another one just before coming here. Each one allows me to summon a spirit I'm contracted to."

It had been part of the reward she received upon completing the job. The employer was so grateful that when he heard she was a Celestial Wizard he gave it to her as a bonus.

As grateful as she had been, Lucy was surprised to see this particular one since there were said to be none after… the Incident.

Louise for her part was utterly baffled by the information.

"S-Sixteen," Louise stuttered. "You have sixteen familiars."

"Celestial Spirit," Lucy corrected. "Where I'm from, they are called Celestial Spirits."

Louise frowned. That was a strange name. Then again, she was not from this country, so it made sense.

"Why do you have different coloured keys? Is it a sort of ranking system?" Louise asked.

Lucy smiled at that question.

"Ah, you just noticed something important. The silver keys come in a wide variety and can be bought in shops. The gold keys are super rare and one of a kind, they're known as the Zodiac Spirits. There are thirteen in total, and I've got ten of them," she said proudly.

Louise couldn't deny she was impressed. This girl had ten rare famil- spirits, ten rare spirits. She also had six regular spirits. She practically had an army at her waist.

"You mentioned you were contracted to them. Is there a limit to how many you can have?"

"Not really," Lucy admitted. "There is a limit to how many I can keep out at once. Right now, it's two."

Louise didn't see a reason to ponder any further, however, she did have one more question.

"Is that whip you used magical? I've never seen anything like it before," Louise asked. 'Nor heard of it for that matter.'

Lucy nodded. "It was given to me by Virgo. It can extend very far but it has its limits." And then she remembered. "That reminds me, during the duel when I was using it the runes on my hand started to glow and my body suddenly felt lighter. Is that normal for a familiar?"

Louise's eyes narrowed. She hadn't heard about runes glowing before, but she had heard about the other thing.

"Glowing, no. However, I have heard cases of familiars gaining abilities upon their contracts being forged. Like a cat gaining the ability to talk, or a bird being able to change its size at will," she explained.

"But I already knew how to use a whip," Lucy pointed out. "Could it be related to physical abilities?"

"I honestly don't know," Louise shrugged. "It's different for each familiar. And in your case, you are both human and a mage. Neither of which…"

"…have ever been summoned," Lucy finished.

"Exactly," Louise stated. "It could be anything. We just don't know what."

Lucy let out a groan. This was just becoming more frustrating by the minute. Every time she unlocked one mystery, a new one appeared.

"Do you think Professor Colbert might know?" she suggested. "He was very interested in the runes when they first appeared. Maybe he recognized them from somewhere."

It was a long shot, but right now she couldn't think of any other leads.

Louise raised an eyebrow. It wasn't the worst idea. At the very least, they could ask him and see if he knew anything. And if not, no harm done. Louise was also in favour of the idea because out of all the teachers, Professor Colbert was the one she trusted most. He was the one who treated her fairly and always doubled down on any bullying. Not that other teachers didn't do the same or anything, just that he was more proactive about it.

"We can ask him tomorrow when class ends," Louise noticed the surprised look on Lucy's face. "What? Did you think I would leave you here alone? You will be there to guard me, of course. Normally a familiar would not be allowed to attend class alongside their master, but since you're a human there should be no issue."

Lucy still did not like the way Louise spoke about her, however, at that moment she chose to let it slide. Because she knew virtually nothing about this world, attending classes would be a good way to learn.

"And another thing," Louise continued. "Do not tell anyone about what you said today unless absolutely necessary. It's not that I don't believe you, well I don't, but certain people would not take kindly to it."

The church would quickly condemn it as blasphemy which would lead to a number of problems. She might be able to get away from them through her own connections (one of which being her mother) or shrugging it off as her familiar's attempts to get attention. Regardless, getting on their bad side was a very bad idea, one that would bring more problems than they were worth, and Louise was not going to risk that.

Fortunately for her, Lucy didn't argue.

"I understand," she said simply, taking note of the way Louise looked. 'I don't know who these people are, but if she's worried they'll do something then I don't mind keeping quiet.'

Lucy did not want any trouble herself and this wasn't something she would just tell anyone. Perhaps a person she trusted, but other than that.

Following this, Louise decided that they had shared enough information for the day and that they would discuss more later. Now she needed to get ready for dinner.

Library

Colbert was reading through every book he could find on familiar runes. The ones that had appeared on Ms Valliere's familiar, Lucy, there was something unique about them. At first, he thought it was because she was human, but then he witnessed her duel against Mr Gramont and realized it was something more. In addition to summoning a human, Ms Valliere had called forth a mage with unusual magic as her familiar (something that was unheard of).

As such, it was possible the runes were directly linked to that.

He searched through every book on summonings and familiars he could find until he came across an image that resembled the runes on Lucy's hand.

"Gandalf," he murmured. "The Left Hand of God."

His eyes widened as he read even further.

"Brimir's left hand."

The next day

Much the surprise of both girls, Mr Colbert was absent from classes. According to Ms Chevreuse, he was away on an errand for the headmaster.

Still, the day wasn't a waste, at least not for Lucy.

Because the school year had only recently begun, teachers were going back over the basics with students which worked out just fine for her.

From the classes, Lucy learned that magic was divided into four elements: fire, water, wind, and earth. Each person had a natural affinity for one element though it was possible to learn from others. There were a variety of spells such as levitation and healing, but others like the alchemy spell or controlling the weather required a combination of elements.

That led her to the ranking system of mages. There were four classes based on the number of elements you could use: Dot (one), Line (two), Triangle (three), and Square (four). The more a mage could use, the stronger they were. Lucy could somewhat identify with this since there was the S-Class wizard ranking in Earthland.

She also learned a bit about neighbouring countries such as Germania, Gallia, Romalia, and even the country she was in now, Tristain. She learned some of their history and past conflicts. Not a lot, but enough.

Needless to say, Lucy was glad Louise had allowed her to attend classes. The lessons provided her with much-needed information.

She didn't learn anything about Louise's classmates, which were now technically her classmates. She saw some of the students from yesterday, Tabitha, Kirche, and Guiche included but didn't get the chance to talk with them.

Then came lunch break which students had in the hall. Lucy was concerned because she did not want to eat on the ground.

"Psst, Lucy," Siesta signalled to her. "Follow me."

Curious, Lucy excused herself and followed Siesta to the kitchen where she was greeted by several chefs and maids.

"Ah, you're Siesta's friend and the Valliere girl's familiar," one chef greeted.

"Yes, my name is Lucy," she responded. "Lucy Heartfilia."

"Marteau," the man returned. "I've heard a lot about you, we all have."

"Nothing bad I hope," Lucy said softly. "Just so there are no misunderstandings, I'm not a princess, that's just something Virgo calls me. I'm not a noble either. I have magic, yes, but I'm not a noble."

That sent a wave of murmurs across the kitchen.

"Very different magic though," Marteau admitted. "I've never seen anyone who can summon familiars before."

"Magic is a bit different where I'm from, which is quite far away," Lucy answered vaguely. "That aside, Siesta why did you bring me here?"

"Ah, that," Siesta replied with a sad smile on her face. "I couldn't help but notice your eating arrangements in the Great Hall and… well, familiar or not you are still a person so, I asked Marteau to prepare something."

Siesta gestured to the small table behind Marteau. It was a stew similar to what the students were eating outside, though a little smaller. Lucy caught the drift of the heated scent and started drooling.

'Wow, that smells amazing,' she thought awed. Her stomach grumbled, much to her own embarrassment and everyone else's amusement.

"Here, dig in," Marteau offered to which Lucy graciously accepted.

As she ate the stew, the feeling she had before increased. 'This is so good! My friends would love this!'

Natsu would be especially ecstatic over it. Even Happy would probably drop the fish for a second just to sample.

Siesta smiled as Lucy feasted on Marteau's cooking. She was glad she asked him to cook it. Truthfully, she had been disturbed at Lucy being made sit down on the ground eating like an animal, familiar or not. Commoners like her weren't treated much better by nobles but they weren't dehumanized to that point (most of the time). Then again, if Lucy was a commoner like them (tied with a familiar's status), then it would explain why she was treated that way. Still, she didn't agree with it, and it gave her even more reason to help her. After all, they commoners needed to look out for each other.

"Thank you so much," Lucy exclaimed. "You're an amazing chef."

"Sorry it's just leftovers," Marteau said. "Most of what's here is for the nobles."

"Don't apologize!" Lucy interrupted. "Leftovers or not it's still delicious, so don't discredit yourself so quickly. If anything, this school is lucky to have you as a chef."

And just like that, the opinion of Lucy skyrocketed and placed her directly in Marteau's good books.

"Just for that, feel free to stop by here whenever you're hungry," the head chef beamed. "It's just us here most of the time so you don't have to worry about any nobles bothering you."

Lucy was elated to hear that. Not that she hated the nobles or anything if anything she was mixed on some of them: Guiche (for obvious reasons), Kirche (she didn't like her attitude from the other day), Louise (treatment and views, though they were still getting to know each other), and Tabitha (she genuinely liked). However, thinking about them brought another person to mind.

"What about Katie? Doesn't she come in here?" she asked.

"Katie?" Marteau repeated quizzically. "Oh! You mean Ms Lotta. Yeah, she's come in here to bake before, much like her sisters before. Nice girl. Her family is one of the few good nobles."

There was a murmur of agreement amongst the staff, much to Lucy's confusion.

"Good nobles? What does that mean?" Lucy asked.

On any other day, the staff would have questioned where she had been for the past few centuries. However, since the girl clarified that she lived very far away from Halkeginia it was highly probable that things worked very differently where she was from.

"Most nobles in this country and others are haughty, arrogant, and act as if they are above everyone else," one chef explained.

"Because they have magic, they're Brimir's chosen ones or something like that and we don't," a maid said.

"And because of their authority and powers they rule over us commoners and can mistreat us as they see fit," another waiter explained.

Lucy frowned. That didn't sound right at all. There were a few nobles back in Magnolia, but they weren't as bad as what they were describing.

"Some of them go much worse than that," one maid started.

"Which we won't be going into while she's eating," Siesta warned.

Not that she didn't think Lucy shouldn't know, but now wasn't the time to tell her.

"There are good ones though," Marteau admitted. "Old Osmond, Colbert, Ms Lotta, Ms Zerbst, though that maybe because she's from Germania."

Katie's was really tied to her family situation, but still, the staff liked and respected the girl. She made a good souffle as well.

"Why would Kirche being from Germania matter?" Lucy asked.

Marteau shrugged. "Their ways are a bit different to here, along with their standards for nobility and relationship with commoners. Heck, even magic isn't as big a deal over there as it is here."

Now she was definitely curious. For a moment she considered asking Kirche but given Louise's relationship with the girl, it probably wasn't a smart idea. She could always ask Tabitha since she was less likely to arouse suspicion.

One of the maids informed them that the lunch break was almost over causing Lucy to finish her meal quickly.

She thanked Marteau and the staff once more before she left to find Louise. There were still classes to attend and more to learn.

And also, chores to do.

The following day: Day of the Void

"You don't need to hold on so tight you know," Louise chastised.

"Sorry, it's been a while since I've ridden on horseback and I really don't want to fall off," Lucy apologized as they rode towards the town.

It may have seemed a bit trivial compared to the damage she had been dealt in her previous battles, but Lucy didn't want to risk it.

"You've done this before?" Louise asked sounding surprised.

"I had a few lessons as a kid, but if I was travelling far, it would be by carriage so it became unnecessary," she explained. "Especially since I take the train most days to get to job locations."

Louise was somewhat curious as to what a train was but decided to focus on the journey instead. The mention of taking a carriage frequently gave an idea of how wealthy Lucy was. There was also her behaviour and manners which showed she did have a high upbringing. Even if Louise did not fully believe her about her homeland, she did believe what she said about her family. Like all nobles, she was biased towards commoners, however, even she knew it was possible for them to become wealthy through business or other accomplishments to the point where they were more successful than nobles. Perhaps Lucy's father had been one of them.

At the very least, Lucy was not an ordinary commoner. Of that she was certain.

"Hey, why are we going into town exactly?" Lucy asked.

Earlier this morning on what she assumed was this world's version of the weekend, Louise suddenly announced that they were going into town with no explanation. The horse they were on now was property of the school and Lucy, being both a commoner and a familiar, was not allowed one.

"To get a book," Louise said simply. "It's one I need for history."

"Couldn't you just have it brought to the academy?" Lucy pondered confused.

"That was the original idea yes," Louise admitted. "However, due to staff and security issues, delivery will not be possible for another few weeks. I need the book now which is why we're travelling there."

Nothing more was exchanged between the pair as they rose to town.

When they finally arrived, they left the horse at a stable and walked through the streets towards the bookstore. Many shops were open as customers scrambled to buy different goods. From Lucy's perspective, it resembled a typical marketplace.

Because Louise knew where to go, Lucy trailed behind her steadily while quietly taking in everything she saw.

Technologically speaking, Halkeginia (or at least Tristain), was not as developed as Magnolia. If anything, it looked as though everything was set back a couple of centuries, even magic. However, because she had only been at the school for a few days she wouldn't discount everything. Tristain might have some unique magical items that not even Magnolia had.

When they arrived, Louise ordered Lucy to remain outside much to the latter's disappointment.

'I really wanted to see what books they had,' she lamented as the populace moved about. 'Perhaps the school has a library. Given how long I've been here, I should be able to read it now.'

She didn't know if she could read the language here or not. She had not looked at any texts and most of the lectures had been verbal. The voice had not specified when it would kick in only that she would be able to read it given time.

As she contemplated over her situation, Lucy took mild notice of several individuals moving about. They were all cloaked to cover their faces and they were coming from different directions (with some even chatting to appear normal), but they were heading to the same location. Due to the large crowd gathered, the rest of the population was completely oblivious to their presence, all except Lucy.

Maybe it was wrong for her to be suspicious. Maybe she was just being paranoid. But in the back of her mind, something told her to follow them.

So she did.

Lucy walked up to the corner of the street only to see them turn at another one and disappear. She trailed after them as quickly as she could. The area was more deserted than the last so there were fewer people out and about. As they rounded another corner, Lucy briefly considered letting the issue go and returning to Louise who was probably finished and wondering where she was.

Then she heard a scream.

Dropping all pretence, Lucy rounded the corner just in time to see a shop door slam shut.

"NO PLEASE! I BEG YOU!"

Slap!

"Shut up! Men, gag him and tie him up," the leader ordered. "Then take whatever you can."

"These weapons are amazing. Much too good for a loser like this to own."

"Hence, why we're confiscating them."

"Right."

Lucy heard all she needed to. She didn't know if there were any law enforcement in this town, but even if there were she didn't know where to look nor did she have the time. She had to do something or else that man might die.

"Open, Gate of the Maiden, Virgo!" she whispered.

"Is it time for punishment princess?" the spirit asked.

"No Virgo. I need you to tunnel into that shop over there, quietly," Lucy requested. "There are some bad men in there and I don't want to alert them."

"Understood, princess," Virgo acknowledged before facing the building. "Diver!"

Inside the shop

The weapons shop owner was not having a good day.

To start, a client of his cancelled an order out of bloom. Shortly afterwards, these bandits break into his shop, take him hostage, and begin to steal his merchandise. It might not have been top quality, but it was still his livelihood.

"Woah, check out this one," a bandit held up a golden sword in awe.

The shop owner inwardly smirked. That sword was junk, a forgery he'd gotten his hands on to fool any arrogant noble who came here.

While the idiots fawned over it, the shop owner heard a small sound at the back and then felt a hand on his shoulder, causing him to jump.

"Shh," Lucy whispered. "I'm here to help, so please remain quiet."

The shop owner was surprised at the sudden appearance of his rescuer. Where did she come from? And how did she get in undetected? The bandits had covered all exits.

He then got a better look at his rescuer… and her chest, and suddenly his heart soared. He was being rescued by a beautiful maiden with an amazing chest. Oh, this was his lucky day indeed.

Lucy undid his bindings and gagged and quietly dragged him over to the hole Virgo dug.

"How did you? Are you an earth mage perhaps?" the shop owner asked without thinking.

"Not exactly," Lucy answered in a hushed tone.

Virgo chose that exact moment to pop out. "Princess, are you and the owner ready?"

The shop owner's mind went blank as he processed several important things that transpired. The first being that another beautiful maiden was rescuing him, and the second was what she said. He tried, he really did, but sometimes, even in the direst of circumstances, he did things that defied the very nature of common sense.

"P-P-P-P-Princess!" he yelped.

The volume of his voice alerted the bandits who raced into the room. When they saw the situation their first instinct was to attack. Virgo threw both of them to the sides just as the bandit's weapons came close. The attack sent her back to the spirit world.

"Apologies, princess," she said before disappearing.

Lucy collided with the wall causing several weapons to fall down. One of them was a black and white sword with a gold hilt that crashed down onto Lucy's hand, causing her to grip it out of pain.

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Then the runes on her hand began to glow.

Outside

Louise was very irritated. Her familiar had disobeyed her instructions to wait outside and wandered off. She didn't know why yet, but when she found out there would be consequences. So here she was wandering around aimlessly with a book in hand trying to find her.

The business exchange had gone rather well. The shopkeeper (whom she had dealings with before) didn't overcharge her and apologized for the inconvenience over the delivery process which she accepted. She knew the situation here was not ideal thanks to recent bandit attacks, so she understood why. He then offered her to browse some new books that came in recently, which was really tempting but Louise then noticed that Lucy was not outside.

Thus, leading to this.

"Where could she have?" Louise started.

BOOM!

A loud explosion from the next street startled her and caused her to drop her book. After picking it up, she took off running towards the source fearing that her familiar may be there.

When she arrived she saw several men on the ground, the entrance to a weapons shop damaged but not destroyed, and her familiar at the centre with a sword in hand. Unlike with the duel, Louise could perfectly see the runes glowing on Lucy's hand this time.

'What? Why are they?' she wondered as the men got back to their feet.

"Okay, that does it! Fellas kill this bitch!" the leader commanded. "Then the shopkeeper. Can't have any witnesses."

They were completely oblivious to Louise's presence which suited her just fine.

Lucy stood with the sword at her side unintimidated. She wasn't quite sure what happened. One second, she was being attacked, and then the second she got the sword she was the one winning. Just like before, her body felt lighter, and instinct took over.

An image of her friend appeared in her mind.

'Erza does it like this I think,' she thought as she got into a stance.

When the men attacked, Lucy retaliated with full force.

The first was one in front who took a swing at her with his sword. She brought hers up and parried quite easily. The bandit pressed but Lucy didn't budge. A second bandit came from behind and tried to stab her but Lucy sidestepped and allowed his blade to collide with his ally's instead. Holding them both in place Lucy used all her strength to push them back and then slash at them and leave them on the ground.

Surprised at this, one bandit shot from the crossbow only for Lucy to slice the bolt in half. She then pulled him to her using her whip and knocked him out with a kick to the face.

Realizing this wasn't working, the bandits made a full-frontal charge on her. However, Lucy remained calm and dashed forward, holding the sword in a similar manner to Erza, and passed the bandits while slashing them non-fatally. Their faces were on the ground in seconds.

The final bandit, clutching the golden sword panicked and screamed as he tried to take her from behind. Lucy swung her sword at the same time he did. The result was the golden sword breaking apart, much to the man's shock. Not wasting this chance Lucy pivoted on her feet and thrust the hilt of the blade into the man's abdomen, knocking him out instantly.

Louise and the weapon shop owner stared at the scene in shock. She took down all those people by herself, and she hadn't used any magic.

Lucy herself was stunned by her actions. She stared down at the runes on her hand.

"What are you?" she muttered.

Louise's room later

As soon as they had alerted the local law enforcement, Louise and Lucy hurried back to the Academy.

As a gift for saving him, the shop owner allowed Lucy to keep the sword saying she needed it more than he did. As they left, he thanked Lucy and wished her well.

"Disregarding you wandering off, what was that?" Louise demanded. "You beat those bandits like they were nothing."

"I'm as surprised as you are," Lucy defended. She bit down on her lip and held up her hand. "I think it was these."

"The runes?" Louise said puzzled.

"I don't know how but when that sword fell into my hand they started glowing and… and… I stopped thinking and let instinct take over," Lucy said flatly. "I've never wielded a sword before. A friend of mine specializes in them but I've always relied on my whip and spirits. I don't understand how I could use one like that without undergoing any training. The only thing I do know is that these were responsible for it. Louise, didn't you say familiar runes could grant abilities?"

"In general, yes," Louise agreed. "Then again, you being a human complicates things."

There was silence between the two girls. With every mystery that was solved a new one popped up. It was starting to get frustrating.

"Geez, are all humans as depressing as you two?"

The girls were taken aback by the new voice.

"Oi, blondie, pinkie, down here."

"Pinkie?!" Louise yelped. "My name is Louise. Have some respect for- wait." They both looked down at the sword. "Did that sword just?"

"Took ya long enough," the sword answered. "The name's Derfflinger, Derf for short. Nice to meet ya, partner."

Hi there! I'm surprised it's been nearly two years since I updated. College was the main issue at first but then my job took priority. I am trying to write again though, which involves updating all my fics.

Since Louise took Saito to get a sword because she saw his skill with it, in Lucy's case she didn't so I needed a different scenario for her to obtain Derf.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review.