The Master of Metals and the magic Seamstress Arrive

Metal and Threads Universe, Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Tully Village. 

"Seriously, can't Natsu go anywhere and not destroy everything in the area?" Alfonzo, a tall, athletically built man standing at 6'6" tall with long hair styled into dreadlocks than reached past his shoulder blades, grey eyes, and a light brown skin tone, asked as he and Elicia walked through the village after killing an S-Class Magical Beast known as a Mugen Liger. "I mean, he hasn't taken a quest here since x784, right? But they're still rebuilding after he destroyed the clock tower and those houses." 

"Well, would you expect anything less from Natsu?" Elicia, a beautiful brown-skinned woman standing at 5'8" tall with brown skin, short black hair, brown eyes, wide hips and thick thighs, asked in return with a smile while walking alongside Alfonzo. "I mean, at least it was only him. Just how bad do you think this village would look if he had teamed up with Gray and Erza back then?" 

"*Sigh* There probably wouldn't be a village here right now." Alfonzo said in an exasperated toen. 

"Right." Elicia said with a nod. "Anyway, let's just get our reward and leave. We have places to be, after all." 

When she mentioned having places to be, Elicia was bouncing excitedly with every word. 

"Well, I gotta admit it..." Alfonzo said as he started combing his fingers through Elicia's hair. "I'm pretty excited to see another world, too. I wonder if we'll be able to enter the Dungeon, too." 

"Maybe." Elicia replied. "If Sherifina invites us, that is." Elicia replied. "But I doubt anyone would give up their appointments for us." 

"True." Alfonzo replied with a nod. 

Not long after that, Alfonzo and Elicia reached the village chief's house. When they did, they showed the man one of the Mugen Liger's ears as proof of subjugation. Then, they waited until the chief filled out the completion form and stamped it with his seal before they accepted the money and left the house. 

A few minutes later, Alfonzo and Elicia were on the road. However, they did not drive very far. In fact, they only drove far enough so that they could not be seen from the village. Then, they stopped their magic vehicle, a replica of a Cadillac Escalade, on the side of the road. 

""Alright, no one should be able to see it now." Elicia said as she started navigating through the [Dimensional Chat] on her lPhone. "Now, can we get going already?" 

"Okay, we're going, we're going." Alfonzo said with a fond smile on his face. "We just gotta---" 

However, before either Alfonzo or Elicia could buy their [Dimensional Travel Tickets], an alert caught their attention. So, they both navigated to the [Chat] to see what was happening. 

{[Dimensional Chat] 

James: Yo, @Tatsuo, are you there? 

James: Seriously, I really need to talk to you, @Tatsuo 

Akatsuki: Uh oh, this sounds bad 

Akatsuki: Sounds like someone is backing out at the last minute 

Akatsuki: Or even worse, borrowing money 

Akatsuki: Lol 

James: ... 

Akatsuki: Wait, seriously? 

Akatsuki: Which is it? 

Akatsuki: Not going or borrowing money? 

Alfonzo: What happened, James? 

Elicia: Yeah, don't tell me you're not coming 

James: Oh, I'm definitely coming 

James: But I have a few people who wanna tag along 

James: The only saving grace is that my mom, who really wanted to come, has to stay at home 

James: No world... other than mine... is ready for her 

Tatsuo (Admin): I'm here 

Tatsuo (Admin): What's up? 

Tatsuo (Admin): I'm almost finish creating the identities 

Tatsuo (Admin): And now, it sounds like you're about to drop some more work in my lap 

James: Yeah... About that 

James: Well... Ri Ri, Sona, and Master want to come with me 

James: And if I bring them, they'll probably stop looking at me like I should be in a room with padded walls whenever I talk about the chat 

Alfonzo: Lol 

Elicia: Lol 

Akatsuki: Lol 

Sumire: Lol 

Aletia: Heh 

Tatsuo (Admin): And to make that happen, you need a loan from me, right? 

Tatsuo (Admin): You already owe me 5,000 

Tatsuo (Admin): How much more do you need to borrow? 

James: I would have been able to pay you off in about 20 days or so, too 

James: But it's back to the drawing board now 

James: I need about 600 {A/N: I forgot about the 2,000 Coin reward when I was writing the last chapter. So, the calculations have changed. I fixed it in Chapter 124, though.} 

Tatsuo (Admin): Well, that's not so bad 

Tatsuo (Admin): Alright, I'm sending it now 

Tatsuo (Admin) has sent 600 Coins to James 

Sumire: I should be able to pay you back in about ten days, Tatsuo-Kun 

Tatsuo (Admin): I'm not really worried about it all that much 

Tatsuo (Admin): Just pay it back when you can} 

At that point, both Alfonzo and Elicia were laughing. Even so, they both navigated through the [Shop] and bought their [Dimensional Travel Tickets], each spending 700 Coins for a seven day trip. 

"You ready?" Alfonzo asked as he glanced over at his first wife. 

"Yeah, I'm ready." Elicia replied. "Too bad we couldn't bring Mar'e with us. I wanna show him off to everyone." 

"I'm sure they'll get to see him sooner or later." Alfonzo said with a smile. "For now, let's just enjoy the trip to another world." 

"Yeah, let's hunt wyverns." Elicia said with a strong nod. "Maybe I can make something new with them." 

"We'll see soon." Alfonzo said with a smile. "Now, let's go." 

With that, Alfonzo activated his [Dimensional Travel Ticket] and disappeared from the driver's seat of the Escalade. And when Elicia saw that, she frowned as she started activating her own [Dimensional Travel Ticket]. 

"Stupid Fonzie." Elicia said with a playful pout on her face. "We were supposed to do it at the same time. Then, I'd do it just a little bit before you, completely on accident, of course." 

As soon as Elicia finished speaking, she, too, disappeared from the Escalade in a flash of light, leaving the magic vehicle to wait for them while under Elicia's [Camouflage Magic]. 

ICDS Universe, Earth, Japan, Tokyo. 

Meanwhile, Tatsuo, Sumire, Aletia, Shea, and Tio were all seated in the living room of Tatsuo's apartment in Sumire's world. And while the ladies were chatting amongst themselves and Aletia was having a bite to drink directly from the source, as she had only been drinking Tatsuo's blood out of bottles ever since the group rescued Myu, Tatsuo was continuing to work on creating identifications for all the people visiting this world. 

"Seriously, it's like he doesn't want me to ever finish work." Tatsuo grumbled. "I mean, I wanted to speed run a few floors in the Dungeon today. But no~~~~~~... I gotta spend all my damn time making IDs for everyone else." 

Hearing Tatsuo grumble like a hacker his own age, Sumire, Shea, and Tio giggled at his expense. Aletia, on the other hand, was too high on the blood she was drinking to even care. 

*Flash!* 

Then, just at that moment, a bright light flashed behind the couch Sumire was sitting on, drawing everyone, except Aletia's attention. Shea and Tio went on guard for a moment when they saw the tall man standing behind the couch. However, when they noticed that neither Tatsuo nor Sumire seemed too bothered, they relaxed. 

"Yo, Alfonzo." Tatsuo said casually without looking up from his laptop. "What's up?" 

"You know, I was expecting a little more..." Alfonzo said while looking around the living room. "But you said that like we see each other every day. I'm kinda fuckin' disappointed by the lack of energy in that greeting. " 

"I'll get you all the energy you need when I'm done with this damn work." Tatsuo shot back, still not looking up from the laptop. "And now that James is bringing three more people, I'll be working for a while. *Sigh*" 

*Flash!* 

At that moment, another flash brightened the living room. And when the light dimmed, A woman even taller than Tio appeared next to Alfonzo with a pout on her face. 

"How could you just leave without me, Fonzie?" Elicia asked. 

"It's not my fault I was faster than you." Alfonzo replied with a chuckle. "Besides, you would have had no problem leaving me behind, would you?" 

"That's not the point." Elicia said in a tone filled with mock anger. "Haven't you ever heard of the saying, 'Ladies first'?" 

"Lici, what's up?" Tatsuo said, cutting into the conversation without a care. 

"Huh?" Elicia exclaimed, pulled out of her playful anger. She then turned to look at everyone in the room. "Oh, Tatsuo, hey! Sumire', too. It's good to finally meet you in person. Come here, give me a hug!" 

Then, without waiting for Tatsuo and Sumire's consent, Elicia ejected magical threads made with her innate magic, [Thread Magic], from her fingertips and pulled Tatsuo, with Aletia still drinking from his neck, and Sumire to her after wrapping them both up with her threads. 

"Damn it, Lici." Tatsuo muttered as he was pulled away from his laptop. "I've still got work to do. Can't this wait?" 

"Don't mind him, Lici-San." Sumire said with a smile. "He's just as happy to see you, too." 

With that said, Elicia wrapped her arms around Tatsuo, Sumire, and Aletia with a big smile on her face. At the same time, Alfonzo raised a fist and pointed it in Tatsuo's direction. And Tatsuo, despite the fact that he was still grumbling, raised his own fist to bump it with Alfonzo's. 

"So, other than waiting for James to get here, what's the plan for the rest of the day?" Alfonzo asked while watching Elicia hug the life out of Tatsuo and Sumire. He then noticed Shea and Tio, who were just watching the members of the [Dimensional Chat]. "OH, hey, I'm Alfonzo Marcus, and this is my wife, Elicia." 

"Hi!" Shea replied energetically. "I'm Shea Haulia. It's nice to meet you." 

"It's a pleasure." Tio added in a much more subdued and regal tone than usual. 

"So, it's true." Alfonzo muttered. "She's a lot colder to any man than the one she chooses. Oh well, I'm not looking to get in good with anyone that prone to losing their shit... I'll just give her and Tatsuo my blessing. Everyone deserves a little happiness, after all." 

Having overheard Alfonzo's muttering thanks to their racial traits, both Shea and Tio reacted differently. While Tio's expression blossomed into a smile, thinking that Alfonzo was not so bad, Shea's expression dropped a little bit since Alfonzo did not offer her his blessings with Tatsuo, as well. 

Seeing how Shea's expression dropped, Alfonzo smiled at her and gestured for her not to worry. 

"You don't have to worry, Shea... It's alright if I call you that, right?" Alfonzo asked. 

In response, Shea nodded her head, interested to know where Alfonzo was going with this. 

"You see, Tio's... proclivities... are a lot for someone to handle." Alfonzo continued with a smile while glancing at Tatsuo, who was trying to free himself from Elicia. "So, she needs my blessing. But you, you're just a little perverted according to what Tatsuo said. So, you'll probably be fine. You just have to keep letting him know how much you like him. And with his dragon bloodline, he'll probably be unwilling to let you go." 

Hearing that, Shea's eyes it up. She then turned to look at Tatsuo with excitement. 

Tio, on the other hand, was unbothered by Alfonzo's analysis. She already knew that Tatsuo was resistant to her interests. However, since he had never rejected her outright, she was sure that he would come around eventually. And since she was only interested in becoming something like a toy for Tatsuo to vent his more primal urges, at the moment, she did not mind. 

At that moment, Tatsuo finally managed to free himself from Elicia's excited clutches. And when Tatsuo managed to get free, Elicia also let go of Sumire while Aletia finally ended her snack time, as well. 

Then, once Elicia was done greeting the members of the [Dimensional Chat] she was meeting in person for the first time, her eyes narrowed, an unprecedented light of solemnity in her eyes as she let her gaze shift over everyone in the room other than Alfonzo. 

"Ah... And it begins." Alfonzo said while shaking his head. "Well, I guess I know what she'll be doing for the rest of the afternoon." 

Alfonzo then turned his attention to a digital clock hanging on the wall. 

"Well, it's about lunch time." Alfonzo said as he turned towards the kitchen. "Maybe I should make something for lunch." 

"Ah! You don't have to, Alfonzo-San." Sumire, having heard Alfonzo muttering to himself, said quickly. 

"No, cooking is something I love to do." Alfonzo said as he started moving towards the kitchen. "Just let me handle the meals while I'm here, okay?" 

"But... You're a guest..." Sumire said, wanting to protest more. 

"Just let him." Elicia said in a serious tone. "Fonzie's cooking is the best. I've always believed that his cooking would bring world peace one day. Besides, I'll be needing you for something. So, you won't be able to cook, Sumire." 

"By the way, do you mind if I call you Violet-San instead of Sumire-San?" Tatsuo asked, while thinking back to the last time he spoke to his mother. "It still feels a little weird calling you by name when my mom's name is the same as yours." 

"Sure." Sumire, or Violet, replied with a smile. "You can call me whatever you want, Tatsuo-Kun. I'll change my name in the [Chat], too." 

"Thanks." Tatsuo replied with a smile of his own. 

"Good, now that you two have settled that." Elicia said, still speaking in her solemn tone. "Tatsuo, can you show Alfonzo where he can go to get some groceries. I'm sure he'd like to see what he has to work with." 

"No problem." Tatsuo said, feeling a bit confused. "I don't mind. But what are you going to be doing, Lici?" 

"I need to get the girls' measurements." Elicia replied. 

"You don't have to send Tatsuo away for that, though." Shea said. She then lowered her head shyly as her cheeks were tinted red and continued. "I don't mind if Tatsuo sees me, after all." 

"Neither do I." Tio added. 

"Hnn." Aletia hummed with a nod. 

"Besides, there are plenty of rooms for us to do that in." Violet said, knowing that denying Elicia when she was interested in making clothes was useless after chatting with her for a month in the [Dimensional Chat]. 

"Well, I actually do want to go to a grocery store, though." Alfonzo said while casually looking through everything in the refrigerator. "There's just not enough here for me to make what I was thinking for lunch. Especially since there are seven of us here. I'll need to get enough for dinner, too. James and his group should be here around then." 

"Ah! That makes sense." Violet said, understanding Alfonzo's thought process. "Well then, I guess that's how things will be." 

"Oh, I just thought of this." Tatsuo muttered while gesturing for Alfonzo to follow him to the elevator after seeing the older man close the refrigerator door. "But how are we getting to America tomorrow?" 

"Yes, Hwaya-Neesan is sending one of her private jets to get us." Sumire replied as Elicia reached into her luggage for a measuring tape. "We just have to be at Narita by eleven in the morning." 

"Then, we should leave around nine." Tatsuo said. "I guess there will be a private passage for us then?" 

"That's right." Violet replied. "We won't need to show our passports, either. Especially since I told Hwaya-Neesan that most of us won't have one. Even though there will be a record of them." 

"Got it." Tatsuo replied while shaking his head at Elicia, who was showing a level of unmatched fervor. "Well then, we'll get going. Come on, Alfonzo, let's go." 

"Yeah, let's go." Alfonzo said with a nod. "Well then, we'll be back in a little while. Don't traumatize them, Lici." 

"Yeah, yeah, just go." Elicia said, completely in work mode. "don't interrupt me while I'm working. I've got so many ideas right now after seeing all of them. That includes Tatsuo, too. Don't make me lose any of them." 

In response, both Tatsuo and Alfonzo shook their heads, exchanged glances, then made their way into the elevator before pressing the button for the ground floor. And just before the doors closed, Elicia could not help but chuckle whenshe heard Tatsuo grumble.

"And she has the nerve to talk about not interrupting her?"