"Do you think it was a good idea?" - Lucoa asked as she looked at her husband.
"Yes, we needed some time alone" - nodded Kurama as he shrugged his shoulders.
It had been four days since Wendy had reported to the guild, a time that Kurama and the others had returned to the hotel and casino, so they could spend a little time alone.
"Well, he does have a point," Tohru nodded as she stretched.
"Too bad the girls couldn't come with us though" - muttered Ultear, though at the same time, she was happy that they were able to spend a little vacation with her lover, all thanks to Meredy saying that she wanted to take care of her little sisters, of which, Wendy had joined after Lucoa decided to take care of her along with her grumpy cat.
The group was returning to [Magnolia] after a well-deserved vacation, but when they did, they watched as the sky seemed to open up.
"A dimensional rift?" - Kurama asked in surprise as he watched as the city they inhabited, returned to normal, and as a group of people slowly fell from the sky - "Ok, this is fucking weird."
"I know, interdimensional travel is a hard thing to do, more so when you don't have the necessary power" - Lucoa replied with a frown - "That makes me think that the guys went to a parallel dimension, one that's just a cut away from this world"
"That makes sense, and I honestly don't want to argue when you're the one with the most experience in interdimensional travel" - Tohru replied while shaking her head - "Anyway, we'd better go check on the girls."
"Right, the girls!" - Ultear exclaimed as she ran home after exiting the train.
Kurama shook his head before teleporting directly to the house.
When they arrived, they saw how Kanna was sitting on a furious red-haired woman who was wearing some sort of black bikini and a strange small set of armor that covered almost nothing of her body.
"You are going to pay for this humiliation!" - roared the strange woman, who was very similar to Erza.
"Bad Erza" - said Kanna as she continued to sit on her - "You must not threaten the others."
The strange Erza, began to scream in fury as she began to move erratically.
"This is interesting, she's not our Erza, but she is Erza" - muttered Tohru as she walked to where the girl was.
The woman who looked like Erza, looked at the newcomers, only to frown because she didn't recognize any of them - "Who are you?"
"The owners of this house" - Kurama answered calmly as he looked at the girl - "Erza I don't know what."
"Knightwalker" - Erza replied with a frown - "My name is Erza Knightwalker".
"I guess you're from another dimension" - Kurama continued as he stroked his chin.
"Edolas" - Erza replied with annoyance - "I come from Edolas".
She quickly began to tell him about her life there, as well as what she had done to end up in this situation.
"I see you guys had a nice adventure" - Kurama smiled as he stroked his daughter's hair.
"Now that you know who I am, I command you to release me!" - Knightwalker exclaimed angrily as she continued to squirm.
"Ok, I'll handle this" - replied Kurama as he grabbed the woman by the shoulder and walked towards his room.
"Will he do what I think he'll do?" - Tohru asked with a frown.
"I don't think so, or at least I hope not" - Ultear replied, though the more she thought about it, the less confident she became.
"Meh, worst case scenario we have a new member in the family, it's not like one more will make much of a difference" - Lucoa added as she shrugged.
* * * * *
The next day, Kurama was returning to the guild to make sure everyone was okay, only to see how Mirajane was talking to a girl who looked a lot like her.
"Oh, hello, Kurama-san" - smiled Mirajane, though the white-haired man could tell that she still had puffy eyes, possibly from being reunited with the girl in front of him.
"Hello, Mirajane" - nodded Kurama as he looked around and noticed how everyone was going about their business.
"Right, I haven't introduced you yet" - said Mirajane as she pointed at the girl who was an exact copy of her, only younger - "This is my younger sister, Lissana."
"Lissana? You mean?" - Kurama asked in surprise.
"Yes, she wasn't dead, she was swallowed by a portal and sent to Edolas, the place we were trapped while you were on a journey" - replied Mirajane happily.
"I understand" - nodded Kurama calmly as he noticed how Mira's younger sister was looking at him curiously - "Do you need anything?"
"Oh, it's nothing, I'm just a little surprised because you are just as I imagined" - replied Lissana with a smile - "My sister has told me a lot about you, not to mention that I was curious to know about who was responsible for taking care of someone like Kanna-chan"
"Yes, she told me that she befriended someone during her trip to Edolas, I didn't think it was you" - nodded Kurama as he called the little girl.
"Hello, Lissana" - said Kanna as she greeted her with her little hand.
"Hello, Kanna-chan, thank you for helping us in Edolas" - smiled Lissana as she took the little girl in her arms and gave her a little hug.
Kanna didn't seem to be bothered by this, in fact, she seemed to enjoy Lissana's company.
"My sister always had a talent with children" - Mirajane smiled as she watched Happy fly around her "mother" and greet her.
"I still can't believe how some things have changed, though others remain the same" - said Lissana as she watched how Natsu and Gray were fighting, how Kana was drinking without concern, and finally, how Erza was looking seriously at the white-haired man.
"Just ignore her" - replied Kurama, who could feel how Erza was drilling his back with her gaze.
"Okay?" - Lissana decided to nod without further ado as she looked around, though her expression changed when she saw how someone entered through the door.
Everyone present looked with surprise at the exact copy of Erza, only she was wearing a maid outfit much like Virgo, Lucy's [Celestial Spirit].
"Knightwalker!" - Erza exclaimed in surprise and fury when she saw her, after all, she had been one of the many villains of the other world.
Knightwalker gave her counterpart a glance before ignoring her and walking over to the white-haired man - "I have already accomplished my mission, master."
"Good job" - Kurama nodded calmly.
The words of the two participants of the conversation, shocked everyone, especially those who had managed to meet this sadistic woman.
Erza quickly walked to her counterpart and looked at her with hostility because she was the opposite of her personality.
If Erza was compassionate and kind, Knightwalker was cold and sadistic.
"Do you need anything?" - Knightwalker asked with irritation because she still wasn't very happy with her new identity as a [Battle Maid].
"What are you doing here?" - Erza asked with a frown because she hadn't seen her after she defeated her.
"I was accidentally brought to this world because of Kanna-sama, and since there is no way to return to my dimension anymore, I have no choice but to stay here" - replied Knightwalker neutrally - "Now, if you don't need anything from me, then don't talk to me, oh, and I was forgetting, I plan to pay you back for everything you did to me after I finish my training with Kurama-sama, so I hope you are prepared for the beating of your life, we will soon see who is the strongest Erza, Scarlet"
That said, Knightwalker walked behind Kurama and stood still, as if waiting for his further instructions.
"How?" - Lissana asked because she couldn't believe her eyes.
Knightwalker was known for only showing loyalty to the emperor, but now she was acting as a simple servant, and what made it more fantastic was that this drastic change only took a few hours.
"I have my ways" - Kurama replied calmly.
Knightwalker's eyebrow began to twitch as he noticed the gaze of everyone present - "Permission to leave, Kurama-sama."
"Permission granted, oh, and you may use our home training ground" - Kurama replied calmly.
"I thank you, Kurama-sama" - nodded Knightwalker before retreating quietly.
If there was one good thing about all the shit that was happening to her, it was that she could use her new master's training ground, which was not only equipped with artifacts she didn't understand, but there was also the room that had a temporary seal, so she could train for longer hours.
Erza frowned when she heard this, but there was no way she could ask the white-haired man about this training room, not when they still didn't have a good discussion about Jellal's situation.
"Erza was wearing a maiden outfit?" - Natsu asked after finishing his fight with his friend Gray, though his expression changed when he saw Erza off to the side - "Uh, I think I'm seeing doubles."
"That wasn't our Erza, that was Knightwalker" - Gray replied with a frown - "What is she doing here?"