High in the sky, the magic airship that Kenichi had seized from Grimoire Heart was advancing at full speed.
Focusing closer on the magic airship, Erza could be seen standing anxiously at the bow, gazing at the distant sky.
At this moment, her mind was replaying the conversation she had with Anna back in the guild.
"Wendy, who is this?"
"Just call me Anna. You're Erza, right?"
"Yes! You said earlier that Kenichi is in the Space Between Time. Can you take us to that place?"
"I can, but... Kenichi and Zeref might be sealed in the Space Between Time forever, never to come out again..."
'Sealed in the Space Between Time forever, never to come out again...'
Remembering Anna's words, Erza's hands gripping the railing tightened.
'Kenichi, I will definitely find a way to save you!'
Just as Erza was thinking this, Wendy nearby was also looking somewhat dejected at the teacup in front of her.
"Kenichi-nii..." Wendy's voice wasn't loud, but it happened to reach Erza's ears.
Erza turned to look at Wendy.
Seeing the lonely and dim look in Wendy's eyes, Erza walked over to comfort her. "Wendy, don't worry. My Nakagami Armor can cut through space. With my sword combined with your power, we will definitely be able to save Kenichi!"
Hearing Erza's words, Wendy looked up at her.
But the dejection on her face didn't improve because of Erza's comfort.
"But Anna-sensei said that Space Between Time isn't an ordinary different dimension. It's simply..." Before Wendy could finish, Erza interrupted her.
"Kenichi will definitely return!" When Erza said this, both her expression and tone were extremely firm.
Wendy, seeing the resolute expression on Erza's face, felt moved inside. "Erza-san..."
Wendy gazed into Erza's faith-filled eyes. After a long time, the dejection on her face disappeared, replaced by a radiant smile. "Yes! We will definitely save Kenichi-nii!"
With that, Erza and Wendy turned again to look at the sea appearing at the edge of their vision.
In the cabin, Anna, sitting at the leisure table, heard this conversation between Wendy and Erza and couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
Although Anna knew Kenichi was very powerful, to the extent that he could even kill the Dragon King Acnologia, even if Kenichi was that strong, it was impossible for him to come out of the Space Between Time.
After all, the Space Between Time was not something a human mage could contend with.
But seeing the firm belief on the faces of Erza and Wendy, she didn't feel it was right to say much to dampen their enthusiasm.
Crack-
Just as Anna was looking at Wendy's back, feeling somewhat heartache for her, a faint sound came through the air.
The sound was like that of glass cracking.
"Hmm?"
Hearing the sound, Anna subconsciously looked at the glass on the table in front of her.
But the glasses before her showed no cracks.
However, Wendy noticed something and exclaimed in surprise, "Erza-san, look! The sky is cracking!"
Hearing Wendy, Anna and Erza almost simultaneously looked towards a specific point ahead.
Sure enough, they saw a straight crack had appeared in the space above a certain point on the sea ahead, as if it were glass.
Rip-
Just as Erza, Wendy, and the others were staring in shock and doubt, a massive golden dragon claw burst through the spatial rift, reaching out.
"That is..." Seeing the golden dragon claw, Erza and Wendy were both startled.
"Kenichi-nii!"
"It's Kenichi!" Wendy and Erza looked at each other, then Wendy cheered excitedly.
Soon, under the watchful eyes of Wendy and Erza, the golden dragon claw that had broken through the spatial rift tore fiercely, instantly widening the crack.
Soon, an exceptionally massive Golden Dragon struggled free from the void.
"He actually came out of the Space Between Time... How is this possible?" Anna stood up, looking at the Golden Dragon coiled in the sky, radiating golden light, and muttered to herself in astonishment.
But soon, she shifted her gaze from the Golden Dragon to Wendy.
Seeing the joyful expression on Wendy's face, the disbelief on her own face instantly vanished, replaced by a smile.
"Kenichi!"
"Kenichi!" Kenichi, having struggled free from the void, heard the calls of Erza and Wendy and immediately looked towards the sound.
When he saw the incredibly joyful Wendy and Erza at the front of the magic airship, Kenichi also smiled knowingly.
Soon, his colossal body shrank at a visible rate.
Under the watchful eyes of Erza and Wendy, Kenichi reverted from his Golden Dragon form back to his human form.
"What are you all doing here?" Kenichi didn't know that Erza and Wendy had learned from Anna that he had entered the Space Between Time.
Naturally, he also didn't know how worried Erza, Wendy, and the others had been.
After landing in front of Erza and Wendy, he casually asked.
But no sooner had Kenichi spoken than Wendy rushed forward and hugged him.
"Kenichi-nii..." Seeing that Wendy's joyful eyes actually held tears, Kenichi grew even more puzzled.
"What happened?"