Fairy Tail: I'm Not the Most Terrifying Mage

Yefried took a step back to avoid being bumped.

Nine Ghost Gates?

The Gates of the Underworld?

demon?

He only speaks out at times like this.

Sorry, Yevlit almost laughed.

The entire world is now occupied by the demons he created. The demons of the Book of Zeref are only now showing up to make their presence known. Isn't that a bit slow to react?

Even the concept of a demon has been reinterpreted by Yefrit.

What are these useless idiots doing out here now?

"Master," Asa said, "should I deal with them?"

Asahi definitely has that ability now.

Yefrit laughed, "There are quite a few experience packs. You want some? Will you be able to fight the Black Dragon if you eat them?"

"..." Aza fell silent for a moment, and after a few seconds, he said, "I might not be incapable either."

“You don’t need this much.” Yefrit waved her hand. “Keep an eye on him for now. He’s finally showing up, you can’t lose him.”

“That will absolutely not happen!” Asa quickly said.

“Alright, I’m leaving the rest to you. Take me back now,” Yefrit said.

After he finished speaking, he raised his head.

"Hahaha—drink!"

Natsu is having a drinking contest with the giants.

"Cheers, young man!" Just then, a giant approached with a wine bowl in his hand.

"No!" Gray shouted immediately.

But it's too late.

'puff'

The giants were dumbfounded.

"Sorry... he's probably just too sleepy." Erza got up with a sigh, sat down next to Yefrit, placed his head on her lap, then took off Yefrit's glasses and casually covered his eyes with her hand.

"Even purple-haired people can be unreliable sometimes," Freya said in surprise.

"Mm," Lucy nodded.

"Lucy, about joining your guild," Freya was conflicted.

"How about we ask everyone's opinion?" Lucy suggested with a smile.

"Mm," Freya nodded.

'twitter'

The sound of birds chirping.

"Hmm—" Lucy made a strange sound, then slowly opened her eyes.

My head hurts so much. I don't know how long I drank last night.

Ok?

scarf?

Lucy turned her head to look and immediately laughed in exasperation.

She was lying on a tablecloth, while Natsu lay on his side beside her, his mouth slightly open, drool dripping out and wetting the tablecloth.

Lucy's hair was being pressed down by Natsu's face.

Lucy wanted to get angry, but she held back, since Natsu was asleep and didn't know what she had done wrong.

She sat up.

Only then did I realize what had happened last night.

Everyone got drunk, so they fell asleep immediately, including the giants, who were all sleeping on the ground.

She and Natsu were lying on a tablecloth.

On the other side, Happy knew how to find a place; he and Xia Lulu were lying on a dog's belly, fast asleep.

Gray lay on his back on the grass with a bottle stuffed in his mouth, and he actually managed to sleep in that position.

Erza was asleep against a big tree, her legs spread wide, with one person on each thigh—Yefrit and Wendy.

Lucy carefully freed her hair from Natsu's drool waterfall, intending to find some water to wash it.

But then I heard faint chatter.

One voice belonged to Freya, and the other to the village chief.

"Freya, what are your thoughts?" the village chief asked.

"Um," Freya hesitated.

“Actually, I think you already know the answer, don’t you?” the village chief said. “You are still young. You should see the outside world, instead of living with a group of giants like us who live in isolation.”

“But I just got back,” Freya said.

"So what?" the village chief said. "We will always be here waiting for you."

Freya fell silent.

Lucy didn't go over to say anything, and silently went to wash her hair.

"Lucy." At that moment, Freya came over and said with a sickly sweet expression, "Let me help you wash your hair."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Lucy nodded.

Freya ultimately decided to join Fairy Tail and return home with everyone.

After saying goodbye to the giants, everyone left.

"The journey here was easy, but the return trip is so far!" Happy was starting to break down.

“There’s nothing we can do about it,” Erza said. “This place is too remote; there’s not even a train.”

When they arrived, it was Warold who brought them here, but now they have to trek back through mountains and rivers.

"He's still not awake?" Freya looked at Erza's back.

Erza carried Yefrit on her back the whole way, wading through rivers and climbing mountains, without even changing her.

"Erza, if you're tired, why don't you switch with us?" Lucy said.

“It’s okay, I’m not tired.” Erza shook her head and said, “Doesn’t Yefrit always complain that I don’t carry him enough? This time, I’ll make up for it all.”

Erza turned around and looked at Yefrit, who was sleeping soundly, with a doting smile on her face.

"This guy—he works so hard behind the scenes. But he's also very strong and doesn't like people paying attention to him. It's only in these moments that he shows his vulnerability—"

“Obviously——”

"Sometimes you should act like a younger brother so that your older sister has a chance to care about you."

“Miss Erza is such a good older sister,” Wendy couldn’t help but say.

“However, there is another very important point,” Erza said, “We must not entrust Yefrit to those two unreliable individuals.”

Lucy looked at Natsu and Gray, speechless.

Natsu and Gray, these two guys are subtly at odds again.

Lucy discovered a pattern: when there were no external enemies, the two of them mainly focused on fighting each other, and they only became extremely coordinated when an external enemy appeared.

Lucy couldn't help but put herself in Erza's shoes, then shook her head: These two younger brothers are really hard to manage.

It's no wonder Erza carried Efrit so far herself; it wasn't just out of love for Efrit, but also because she was worried about these two unreliable girls.

If those two were to carry Yefrit, they might just throw him to the ground in a fit of anger at any moment.

Just as Lucy was thinking this, Natsu and Gray had already escalated their verbal argument into a physical fight.

"Lucy, go, give them a punch each and make them behave," Erza said, frowning.

"Got it." Lucy put on her mecha and walked over, punching Natsu and Gray on the head, giving them two big bumps. The two energetic guys instantly became obedient when they saw Erza's gloomy face.

Yefried didn't wake up until the afternoon, but he was too lazy to get downstairs.

After all—Erza recalled that the reason Yefrit wouldn't let her carry her last time was because she was wearing armor, so this time Erza was only wearing casual clothes, and sure enough—Yefrit didn't refuse again.

“You’re such a spoiled brat, Yefrit,” Natsu and Gray teased.

Yefrit completely ignored the two guys' taunts.

After a long journey.

The group finally returned to Warlord's residence.

When Warlord saw that everyone had returned exhausted from their journey, he first arranged for them to soak in the hot springs to wash away their fatigue.

Then they started talking about serious matters, though there were plenty of the old man's "humorous" jokes along the way.

Then, Natsu asked the question he most wanted to ask: "Grandpa Warlord, do you know about END the Devil?"

This demon implicated his father, Ignir, and Kuangyan warned them to be careful of it.

In Natsu's eyes, Igneel is the greatest and most powerful demon, one that even he cannot defeat. If he were to appear in this era, would he bring a great catastrophe to the world, like Zeref and Acnologia?

“END? I don’t know.” Warlord shook his head.

"What do you know about the Gates of the Underworld?" Erza asked.

The Eye of the Nightmare is a subordinate of Tartaros, but Fairy Tail has defeated two of the Balam Alliance—Oración Seis and Devil Heart—but Tartaros remains a mystery, and they have never encountered it before.

Erza had a feeling that they would soon have to deal with this guild.

Chapter 274, Infiltration, Gates of the Underworld