Fairy Tail: Starting with Fairy Queen Erza

After all, if we include Ian's simulator...

If we're talking about the simulated timeline of Gray, then this is Ian's second time setting foot in this icy world.

Therefore, Ian had made preparations before arriving, carrying cotton-padded coats for everyone.

Yes, this is Gray's hometown.

Compared to the anxiety and unease Ian felt when he came here last time to save the Grey family, he appeared incredibly calm and composed as he stepped into this place again.

"Have we gone back to the east?"

Unlike Ian and the others, who were wearing padded coats, Gray was still dressed in rather thin clothes...

However, his expression showed a hint of emotion.

For Gray, an ice and snow mage, this bit of cold was nothing at all.

Moreover, this was originally his hometown...

Deep down, he was already familiar with the frosty temperature here.

Stepping onto his homeland once more, Gray felt not a trace of cold; on the contrary, he felt warm all over…

"I wonder how the villagers are doing?"

Gray muttered to himself, his brow furrowing slightly.

"Although time is tight, as long as we act quickly enough..."

"I think we can probably still set aside about a day to go back to the village and take a look..."

"To be honest, after all these years, I miss those villagers a little."

Ian seemed to notice the homesickness in Gray's eyes...

So, being quite understanding, he suddenly changed the subject and spoke for Gray.

"Ian, can we really go back?"

As Gray spoke, he raised his little head, a hint of joy in his eyes.

Who doesn't miss their hometown?!

To be honest, Gray had wanted to go back and see it for a long time...

It's just that I've never had the chance!

What Ian just said was an incredible surprise for Gray.

"Um……"

"But the premise is that we have to act quickly."

"We must hurry and complete the task..."

As Ian spoke, he pulled out the map that Makarov had given him, which marked the locations where wyverns were found, and began to examine it closely…

To enter these vast snow-capped mountains and search for the two-legged dragon, you must first determine your route. Otherwise, it's easy to get lost.

“Ian, leave the guiding job to me. No one knows the snow mountain better than me.”

"After all, I grew up here!"

Gray was somewhat eager to try.

After Ian said that if there was enough time after completing the mission, they could go back to the village, Gray's mind was no longer on the mission. He just wanted to finish the mission as soon as possible, eliminate those annoying wyverns, and then go back to the village to take a look.

"Alright, then it's up to you..."

After thinking for a while, Ian concluded that Gray's words made sense.

This is, after all, Gray's hometown; no one knows this place better than Gray...

So Ian handed the map to Gray.

"The marked location isn't far from here."

"If we hurry and start traveling now, it will only take about six hours to get there..."

After glancing at the map in his hand, Gray had already roughly figured out the location.

"Now that you've decided on the location, let's not delay and set off now."

Ian smiled slightly, confidently handing the opportunity over to Gray.

"Let's go! Let's go..."

Having been revived, Natsu was no longer the dejected person he was on the train; he was now shouting energetically...

In particular, the thought of being able to compete with a top-tier magical beast like a wyvern filled him with excitement.

Finally, I can properly demonstrate the power of the Dragon Slayer Mage.

All the dragons in this world are defeated by Natsu.

Although wyverns and dragons are practically unrelated, they only share some resemblance in appearance to dragons...

They are simply magical beasts forcibly given the name of dragons in the land of Ishgar, a place where dragons are hidden.

"Let's go~"

Erza raised her pink little fist and waved it excitedly.

She wasn't excited because she was about to see wyverns.

She was simply happy because she would soon be able to go and fight monsters with Ian.

For Erza, it never mattered who she was fighting.

As long as I can be with Ian, that's enough.

It's too late to say it, but it will be soon...

After making their decision, the group headed straight for the snow-covered mountains.

Although some kind-hearted people tried to stop Ian and his group from entering the mountains and warned them of the dangers ahead...

But this situation ended when Ian revealed the 'Fairy Tail' mark on his arm.

As everyone knows, mages are a group that courts death!

Ian wondered if it was just his imagination, but he saw a hint of fear in the eyes of those who were trying to dissuade him, a fear of the 'Fairy Tail' mark on his arm.

"call……"

The wind was howling, and the snow was heavy...

But with Ian around, the snowstorm couldn't get close to them.

However, the snow on the ground was very thick, and the group was walking in shallow and deep water, which seriously affected their progress.

Do you know how to ski?

After leading the group for about a kilometer, Gray finally couldn't stand the slow, uneven pace anymore. He turned to Ian and the others and asked them a question.

"Simple!"

Ian nodded slightly; he had formally studied skiing.

“My mother taught me.”

Erza said that Erin had taught her to ski.

In fact, Erza herself has a strong learning ability. Even if Irene did not teach her, she learned how to skate after watching Gray and the others skate a few times.

Skiing? What's that?

Only Natsu looked at everyone with a blank expression.

However, that doesn't matter.

"Since everyone knows how to ski, that makes things much easier."

Gray ignored Natsu and used Ice Shape Magic to create a set of ski equipment.

"Wait, what's skiing?!"

Natsu continued to question the others.

"Change up!"

Erza ignored Natsu and used her transformation magic to put on a professional ski suit.

So what is skiing?

Natsu, still puzzled, looked at everyone and asked.

"boom!!"

Ian didn't say much. He looked to his side, used gravity magic to uproot a large tree, and whittled it into his own custom skis.

Of course, Ian also made a set for Natsu.

"So, what exactly is skiing?"

Just as everyone was fully geared up and ready to ski...

Natsu, still looking completely bewildered, asked.

"set off!"

As soon as Ian finished speaking, he immediately activated his gravity magic, using it as propulsion for everyone to move forward...

A purple magic circle suddenly lit up with a dazzling light behind Ian and the others.

Ian, Erza, and Gray, like swans dancing on a frozen lake, or eagles soaring among snow-capped mountains, moved with remarkable grace...

"what!!"

Only Natsu let out a piercing scream...

He accidentally fell to the ground and, with the help of gravity magic, gradually rolled into a huge snowball, crashing and lurching forward at high speed across the snow.

"father……"

On the 'waves' of ice and snow, Erza turned her head slightly, looking at Natsu rolling larger and larger in the snow behind her. She couldn't help but look at Ian and asked softly, "Ian, aren't we being a little too cruel to treat Natsu like this?!"

"No! Natsu was the first Dragon Slayer Mage."