The key glowed brightly, revealing a man and a woman among the Star Spirits appearing through a door.
The man had dark skin and white hair, with a strong build, while the woman had fair skin and black hair, with a commanding presence.
"Just like Gemini Constellation, Pisces Constellation is also a twin-body Star Spirit."
"Isn't the main point that she opened two doors at once?"
"Didn't Rhode open many doors?"
"That guy's an exception, think about ordinary Star Spirit Mages."
"So, you're saying that Lucy couldn't do it... does that mean she's several times stronger than Lucy?"
Yukino tilted her head slightly, the Lucy they mentioned... seems familiar, like someone seen in a magazine a few days ago, also a Star Spirit Mage?
At this moment, the man from the Pisces Constellation spoke: "Mom, Yukino summoned us in this form, does that mean..."
The woman's eyes showed a hint of malice: "Yes, son, perhaps it's to eliminate enemies?"
Lepre from Libra Constellation, who appeared earlier, looked around and asked succinctly: "These, enemies?"
"No, this mission isn't about fighting." Yukino quickly stopped them.
Everyone tacitly ignored the hostility of the three Star Spirits just now and focused on them instead.
Mira curiously said, "So the Pisces Constellation are mother and son, I thought they'd be more like Gemini Constellation or like Aquarius and Scorpio..."
Macao's eyes flickered back and forth between the two female Star Spirits, unsure where to look. Finally, he rubbed his hands and stared at the open neckline of Pisces Constellation's Bis: "Amazing, this young girl's Star Spirit."
Wakaba, on the other hand, fixated on Lepre, who stood wobbling on one foot: "A woman with a child is scary, but this one's the best, especially the veil, makes you want to tear it off..."
Laki raised both hands and gave the two old men a solid punch in the face: "Stop looking so lecherous, they're here to help, that's really disrespectful!"
Several gentlemen ready to join the discussion sheepishly averted their gaze, softly whistling.
Kais asked Yukino: "Since it's not for combat, what did you summon us for, mom?"
"I'm not your mom," Yukino corrected flatly and then said, "Our client needs you to go to the Star Spirit Realm to ask some questions, are you familiar with the other Zodiac Star Spirits?"
"You shouldn't call others mom, son," Bis said a little unhappily but still answered Yukino's question. "Asking a few questions is easy, but since we have different holders, they may not always answer."
Lepre nodded slightly, familiar with the Twelve Zodiac Gates, but won't say anything unnecessary.
Yukino looked at Rhode, seeming to seek his opinion.
Rhode said: "It's okay, just go ahead."
Aside from these two, the rest are our own people; they wouldn't ignore questions concerning Lucy's safety.
Yukino nodded slightly, addressing the Star Spirits: "That's it, report back to us after asking, okay?"
Bis said: "No problem, so who should we find?"
Yukino replied: "Lord Balrog of Virgo Constellation and Lord Leo of Leo Constellation."
Rhode had said 'or' earlier, but Yukino directly changed it to 'and.' For the Guild's honor, she needed to complete the task efficiently.
This was the main reason she displayed the Two-Body Opening technique.
—The second reason was to showcase her abilities to Fairy Tail, which seemed to have worked, though they didn't seem particularly impressed.
This made her Guild seem a bit...
Yukino shook her head, dismissing negative thoughts: "So which part would you like to handle?"
All three Star Spirits almost said in unison: "Balrog."
Afterward, they exchanged glances, and the atmosphere became slightly awkward.
Yukino frowned slightly; having mutual understanding among her Star Spirits was good, but it wasn't as required. She asked: "Is it difficult to communicate with Lord Leo?"
Lepre turned her head silently, balancing the trays hanging from both hands seriously.
Bis explained: "Leo of the Leo Constellation is the leader of the Twelve Zodiac Gates. He used to be very imposing and handsome, but recently..."
Kais bluntly said: "That guy looks at mom in a strange way, I dislike him, mom."
Bis laughed: "Haha, since my son dislikes him, I don't want to go either."
Yukino, not quite understanding the situation, observed the members of Fairy Tail already laughing heartily; they knew very well who Leo was.
"Loki is just the same in the Star Spirit Realm as well!"
"That's him for you!"
"Didn't they say he wasn't like that before? Can't even imagine him being imposing!"
Yukino isn't the kind of Star Spirit Mage who forces her Spirits; since Pisces Constellation didn't want to go, she turned to Libra Constellation: "How about you, Lepre?"
Lepre struggled to look at Yukino, hesitated, then sighed deeply and nodded: "Understood."
This was an agreement, and Yukino became increasingly curious about what kind of person Leo was.
But away from home, she couldn't lose Sabertooth's dignity; random gossip would damage her reputation, so she refrained from asking more.
So she returned to the task matter: "How long will this take? I'll summon you after that."
Bis calculated the time and answered: "Summon us at the same time tomorrow."
Lisana curiously asked: "Eh, do you live far away? It takes a day just to reach someone's place?"
"No, because the time flow in the Star Spirit Realm is different from the Human Realm. A day here is just over ten minutes there."
"Oh, I see..." Everyone thought they just learned something new without realizing the issue's seriousness.
And Kais reminded, "Mom, according to the contract, you shouldn't summon us for the next two days."
Yukino was startled, almost forgetting the fixed summoning times of Star Spirits, but with the time proportion just mentioned, two days here would only be a thirty-minute break for them... seems a bit unfair.
No, as long as Star Spirits are in the Star Spirit Realm, they can recover from injuries, stamina, or Magic Power very quickly. The time concepts there seem different here, too.
Bis kindly said: "Don't say that, son. Since it's during Yukino's task, making slight adjustments is fine."
"You seem a bit anxious," Yukino asked Rhode, "Is receiving the result by tomorrow acceptable?"
"Yes," Rhode said, "different time flow is something we can't help."
Yukino nodded to the Star Spirits: "Well, I'll leave it to you then."
The three Star Spirits disappeared from the spot, returning to the Star Spirit Realm.