Chapter 505: Codename ETD
They were back. Every single one of them was back.
Swallowing that golden elixir felt like reclaiming control over fate itself. Maybe it wasn’t as dramatic as defying the heavens, but the feeling of recovering lost magic was beyond words.
Gray formed ice blades between his fingers, testing their sharpness. Natsu spun fire around his arms like playful ribbons of flame. Erza cycled through multiple armors and weapons in rapid succession, her body glowing with power.
Even Rhodes tested out his magic. With a spark of thought, he reached toward the Rift, and felt it answer. His connection to Summoner’s Rift had returned.
The first thing he did, however, was not to summon monsters or flex his power, it was to summon the Blue Sentinel.
Blue runes lit the ground, and the colossal golem emerged, pulsing with ancient energy. It silently walked over to Mira and the others, placing its stone hand on the ground as a surge of mana flowed into their bodies, gently restoring their magic.
"Lucy... you’re an idiot."
"I’m sorry—" Lucy quickly bowed.
Even Happy didn’t hold back: "You really are an idiot this time."
For once, Lucy didn’t argue. She looked like she was about to cry.
Because it was her fault. She had forgotten something so important it left everyone vulnerable in this unfamiliar world for two whole days.
All this time, they had been forced to "reconnect with nature," in other words, struggle without their magic.