Lucy’s POV
I saw Yoko resting on the bed, her eyes closed and the blanket on her chest being heaved up and down. We all crowded around her as I placed my finger near her nose.
“Her breathing seems really faint… are you sure she’s alright?” I asked Balzack as he nodded.
“I think these are simply the side effects of the flower’s transformation.” he simply replied.
“Seems like the flower’s powers are working though, she doesn’t look any different from when we last met her.” said Erza as Balzack nodded.
“Yes, the young Mistress was starting to gain a few, slight wrinkles…” he murmured
“WHAT?!” I screamed as he jumped, “SHE’S ONLY BEEN GONE FOR 11 MONTHS AND SHE’S ALREADY GETTING WRINKLES? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?!?”
“… Please Miss, calm down, you might wake the young Mistress. I’ll explain.” said Balzack as he gestured for us to get out of the room.
I took one last look at Yoko, as I followed the others out of the room and into another room just beside Yoko’s. We all took a seat inside as Balzack sat down last and started talking.
“One thing you must understand now is that we are no longer on Earth, we are now in a different vortex, this vortex is called Corqual vortex. This is where the young Mistress was born.” he said slowly as jaws dropped and shocked faces emerged.
“My former masters’, the young Mistress Mother and Father, were a cruel couple. We were treated like nothing, pieces of trash, being kicked around and threatened were something all of us servants had to go through 24/7. Until one day, my former master was expecting to have a baby. Of course, we rejoiced of the birth of the new Mistress. However, 2 months after being raised in the care of her parent’s arms, a slave killed them and ran off with their baby to the world that was out of our reach.” said Balzack as he sniffled a bit.
“The slave, who used a ring to teleport himself out of there came to the world where he thought no one could reach the new Mistress. However, he died due to the change in the environment. The young Mistress miraculously survived and was picked up by her step-father. Back here in Corqual, the young Mistress’s grandfather was then crowned King. He sent many soldiers to search for his lost granddaughter, but found nothing. Until a few years ago, the young Mistress suddenly fell from the sky and landed in our hands. We rejoiced, for the lost heir has returned once again back to us.” said Balzack as he wiped away a few tears.
“Wait, Yoko only disappeared a few months ago, how is it that you found her a few years back?” asked Natsu as our eyes widened at that fact.
“… You are from Earth I assume?”
“Yea…”
“Then that makes sense. One month on Earth equals one year here.”
“Wait, so Yoko was gone for 11 months so that means…”
“SHE’S ELEVEN YEARS OLDER THAN BEFORE?!” screamed Gray
“OH MY GOD, THAT MEANS SHE’S 29 THEN!!” yelled Gajeel
“SHE DOESN’T EVEN LOOK LIKE AN OLD GRANNY!!” hollered Natsu
The rest of us simply sat there, with our souls about to leave our body. We were so shocked at the news that we forgot that she was in the room right next to ours. Everything seemed so, unrealistic, like everything Balzack just said now was all made up and just a dream.
“SHHHH!! You will wake the young Mistress!!” whispered Balzack
We took some time to calm down, but when we did, Natsu and Gray were still pinching their cheeks just to see if this was all true.
