IZ*ONE, sans Wonyoung, Sakura, Yujin, and Chaewon, arrived in the middle of a park. No one seemed to mind that a group of eight women suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"This universe must be familiar to magic as nobody seemed surprised when we teleported in," Hitomi noticed.
"The more important thing to know is which universe are we in," Chaeyeon said.
As they looked around, they concluded that the place was a large port town, as evidenced by its large marina. There was also a train station on the other side of the town. Unable to establish their location, IZ*ONE entered the restaurant that caught their attention, 8-Island.
"Welcome to 8-Island! How can I serve you?" the person inside greeted in a language familiar to Nako and Hitomi.
"Good morning," Yena glanced around. "This is a nice restaurant."
"Thank you for that compliment. It's nice to hear that as the owner," the owner was appreciative. "You can call me Yajima."
"Can we ask you something, Yajima-san?" Nako was looking for permission.
"Sure. How can I help?"
"What is the name of this location? We seem to be lost," Nako inquired.
"Oh, you are in Hargeon Town," Yajima kindly supplied. "What brings you here to our town?"
"Please keep this a secret, but we are actually on a mission right now," Yuri whispered.
"On a mission? From which local magic guild are you?" Yajima probed.
When IZ*ONE heard "local magic guild", they immediately knew which universe they were in. Having established that fact, they can now find their destination using the correct keywords.
"We are on a mission to go to Magnolia. We wanted to join a guild there," Hyewon lied as a cover-up.
"Magnolia? Are you planning to join Fairy Tail?" Yajima sounded enthusiastic.
"Yes! Fairy Tail! We wanted to try our luck there," Minjoo went with the flow.
Yajima chuckled, "Fairy Tail is very welcoming. You will have no problem as new mages there."
"How do we get to Magnolia? Do you have a map we could refer to?" Hitomi pleaded.
"Sure. I have a map right here," Yajima walked away to get a map.
Helpful as he was, Yajima showed IZ*ONE where Magnolia was with Hargeon Town as a reference point. He also explained how Magnolia could be reached by train via the Hargeon Town Train Station. But none actually mattered as Hitomi, IZ*ONE's resident teleporter, just needed the general idea of where Magnolia was to teleport there.
"Thank you so much for your help," Eunbi extended her gratitude. "We're off to the train station then."
"Good luck in Fairy Tail!" Yajima waved as IZ*ONE left.
IZ*ONE returned to the park where they first arrived. When the coast was clear, IZ*ONE disappeared in a pink tornado.
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When IZ*ONE rematerialized, they were standing in front of a cathedral. Just like before, no one batted an eye when IZ*ONE suddenly came into view. The next order of business was to find Fairy Tail.
"Sorry to interrupt but how can we get to Fairy Tail?" Yena asked politely.
"Ah, Fairy Tail?" the woman recognized. "Just turn right as you reach Central Path. Their guild can be found at the end of that road."
"Thank you very much."
As per instructions, they turned right when they reached the Central Path and went straight from there. Along the way, they saw magic being used in various ways; it definitely opened a new perspective in the eyes of Hallyu's third rulers. It wasn't very long before IZ*ONE arrived at the threshold of the ─ raucous ─ Fairy Tail Guild. IZ*ONE was intimidated to enter the headquarters of one of the Four Founders of the Arcanus Alliance.
"Hello. Are you looking for someone?" a lady with long, white hair approached the eight.
"Uhm, is Lucy Heartfilia-sama around? May we talk to her?" Eunbi tried her luck.
"Oh, Lucy? Please wait for a while. Let me call her," the lady obliged.
A moment passed before a lady with long, blonde hair emerged from the guild building's entrance.
"Were you the ones looking for me?" Lucy scanned IZ*ONE and noticed their capelets. "Wait... those symbols... are you from the Kingdom of Hallyu?"
IZ*ONE was able to release a sigh of relief, "Eyes on me! Hello, we are IZ*ONE!"
"It's a huge honor for us to meet the Honorable Lucy Heartfilia, one of the Four Founders of the Arcanus Alliance," Yena was more relaxed than earlier.
"IZ*ONE? The third rulers of Hallyu?" Lucy seemed taken aback as well. "Why are the rulers of Hallyu in our parallel universe?"
"A Premier Ten emergency," Eunbi went straight to the point.
"Do you want to discuss it with our guild master?" Lucy offered, understanding the situation.
"That would be nice. We also would like you to join the discussion," Hyewon requested.
"Certainly. Please come in. I'll lead you to Master Makarov," Lucy ushered them inside.
"Makarov-sama?" Chaeyeon was confused as they were walking through the interior of the guild building. "We were informed that the current guild mistress was Erza Scarlet-sama."
"Oh, that was only for a short time. Erza returned the position to Master Makarov," Lucy explained.
As they were walking through the large hall, IZ*ONE saw the other members of the guild in a huge unruly commotion.
"Lucy, who's our visitors?" another female with scarlet hair approached the group.
"Oh, Erza! Let me introduce you to IZ*ONE, the third rulers of the Hallyu Kingdom. IZ*ONE, this is the Erza Scarlet whom you were informed about," Lucy made the introductions.
"What's the purpose of their visit?" Erza asked.
"A Premier Ten emergency," Lucy replied, and Erza's face turned serious.
But before Erza could ask another question, a loud voice echoed through the halls, "Lucy! Erza! Who are those people with you and why are they here?"
"Quiet down, Natsu!" Erza glared at the source of the voice.
"What are you angry about? We are just curious!" another male joined in the argument.
"Stay out of this, Gray!" Erza snapped back.
"Eh! Just tell us!" Natsu insisted.
"They are IZ*ONE, the third rulers of the Kingdom of Hallyu!" Erza angrily screamed for the whole guild to hear. "They are here because of a Premier Ten Emergency and Fairy Tail, as one of the founders of the Arcanus Alliance, should be prepared to help. So, get a hold of yourselves!"
Erza's screaming calmed down the whole guild; commotion died down and people seemed to have an idea of the current situation.
"A Premier Ten Emergency? Fairy Tail is always ready to assist," an old man sitting in a wheelchair was being pushed by the lady with the long, white hair from earlier. "Please, tell me the details."
"Master Makarov," Lucy and Erza muttered.