Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start.

"Clang!"

The 'Western Beast King' growled, its face displaying a human-like, ingratiating expression; a beast king of this level already possessed considerable intelligence.

"Ah."

After Ig knew that he had completely tamed the 'King of the West', he took a black and gold feather from its head.

This is proof that he defeated the 'West Beast King' of the Warcraft Forest.

In this way, he had gathered all the beasts: the indestructible broken horn of the 'Northern Beast King', the sharp claws of the 'Eastern Beast King' that could cut through iron like mud, the indestructible scales of the 'Southern Beast King', and the iridescent feathers of the 'Western Beast King' that could radiate light under the sun.

"System panel open."

Igor stood outside Bird Valley, silently reciting to himself.

Character Panel:

Name: Igor

Age: 18

Affiliated Guild: None

Magic: SS-(+)

Magic Particle: SS-(+)

Magic Sources: First Magic Source, Second Magic Source.

(There are still ten years until magic power and magic barrier particles reach the next level. Battles can accelerate level progression.)

The demons currently under contract: Bomb Demon, Crusher Demon, and Gun Demon.

The included magic books are: "Advanced Magic and Magic Particle Refining Method" and "Elementary Magic and Magic Particle Refining Method".

Yes, ever since Igor's attributes were upgraded to 'S+' level a year ago and he successfully defeated the 'Northern Beast King'...

After another year of arduous training, the 'magic' and 'demonic barrier' particle attributes within his body finally both reached SS level.

In layman's terms, this refers to the realm in which the 'Ten Saints' reside.

Of course, this "Ten Holy Ones" refers to the 50th to 10th Holy Ones below the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar, and does not include the four who have stepped into the "non-human realm".

According to Iger's own deduction:

The system's 'SS-' level corresponds to the ninth to tenth place in the 'Holy Ten' rankings.

The system's 'SS' level is equivalent to the sixth to eighth place in the middle of the 'Holy Ten'.

The system's 'SS+' level is equivalent to the fifth place of the 'Ten Saints', which is the 'human limit'.

At the same time, because Igor has a dual core of 'magic' and 'magic barrier' particles, Igor's true strength is now comparable to the middle level of the 'Ten Saints', which is equivalent to being one level higher than other mages of the same level.

Moreover, after Igor's strength reached the 'Ten Saints' level, he opened his second magic source on his own.

It was only after activating the 'Second Magic Source' that Igor realized how big the gap was between the 'Ten Saints' and ordinary 'S-rank'.

Unless it's a senior 'S-rank' mage who chooses to launch a surprise attack on a 'Holy Ten' mage, they have absolutely no chance of winning against a 'Holy Ten' mage in a head-on confrontation.

This is understandable, given that Aria, as the head of the "Four Elements" within the mage guild "Phantom Lords," possesses the strength of a seasoned "S-rank" mage...

Aria, relying on the unique nature of her magic, was even able to launch a successful sneak attack when Old Ma's attention was completely focused on Joseph Bora.

However, in a direct confrontation, Aria would be instantly killed by Erza, who was already severely injured.

Finally, there was the system notification: "Ten years remain until your magic power and magic barrier particles reach the next level. Combat can accelerate level progression."

Because the so-called level advancement in the system is a major stage of level advancement, which means that the so-called level advancement in the system actually means entering the 'non-human realm'.

Furthermore, the time given by the system is the time it takes to reach the next level by passively absorbing 'magic' and 'demonic barrier' particles in the atmosphere through the 'Advanced Refining Method' without engaging in any active cultivation.

In other words, even if Igor does nothing now, he can successfully enter the 'inhuman realm' simply by lying in a place for ten years.

Combat can greatly shorten this time.

Based on the nearly one and a half years it took Igor to successfully advance from 'S-level' to 'SS-level', if the training is adequate, Igor could shorten the time given by the system by at least half.

In other words, it took Igor about four or five years to truly enter the 'non-human realm'.

"This timing is acceptable."

After stretching his limbs, Igor headed towards Master Ulfheim's stronghold and said with a smile, "Alright, now that I've defeated the final 'Western Beast King,' it's time to go back and report to Master Ulfheim."

Chapter 39 Ulfheim's Unannounced Departure!

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

After Igor returned to his territory in Ulfheim, he saw Mirajane, wearing a sports vest, swinging his fists at a sandbag as he carried out his daily training.

At sixteen years old (by Chinese reckoning), Mirajane exudes youthful beauty, her long, snow-white hair tied in a ponytail fluttering in the wind behind her with every punch she throws.

Perhaps because Mirajane exercises regularly, she has no excess fat on her body. Her smooth abdomen is covered with sweat and marks left by exercise, but the fuller parts have not shrunk at all, but have become even more voluptuous.

"Truly worthy of the Strauss family's powerful genes."

Iger attributed this to the great genes of the Strauss family.

After all, in Iger's memory, all three members of the Strauss family were 'large-breasted'~

Elfman: "Yes, me too."

cough cough.

Besides, Elfman has already grown to 1.8 meters tall, and he's about to surpass Igor, who is 1.85 meters tall.

As for Lisana, she is now over 1.5 meters tall.

"Oh?"

"It's Igor, you're back."

Mirajane stopped her training as soon as she saw Igor return to the camp. She turned to Igor and smiled, "So, you've already defeated the 'Western Beast King'?"

"Ah."

With a smile, Igor nodded slightly: "Just as you said, the problem of the 'Western Beast King' has been solved by me."

"Ugh."

Mirajane sighed deeply upon hearing this, a hint of helplessness in her eyes, and shook her head, saying, "I had always wanted to surpass you, but the gap between us has only widened. It's really hurting my pride."

About six months ago, Mirajane learned from Ulfheim that Igor was practicing asceticism.

Meanwhile, Mirajane, behind Ig and Ulfheim's back, went and challenged the 'Beast King of the North' without permission.

The final outcome was naturally that Mirajane was instantly killed by the 'Northern Beast King'.

After Mirajane was instantly killed by the 'Northern Beast King', she exclaimed in surprise, "So Igor actually fought against such a monster and won?!"

It was after Mirajane lost to the 'Northern Beast King' that she put aside her competitive spirit with Ig and focused all her attention on her cultivation.

After Mirajane became humble and diligent, as the saying goes, hard work pays off. After a year of secluded training, she finally raised both the 'magic' and 'demonic barrier' particles in her body to the 'S-' level as rated by the Ig system.

On the other hand, Elfman and Lisanna's magic power has also reached the level of 'B+' and 'B-' respectively, which can be described as rapid progress.

"Yo~"

"You guys are all here!"

Just after Igor, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisana had all gathered at Ulfheim's camp in the Monster Forest, Ulfheim, their mentor, finally arrived late.

"Master."

Upon seeing the newcomer, Igor, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisana all bowed respectfully and greeted him.

"Ah."

After giving a slight nod to Igor and the other three, Ulfheim stood on a huge stone wall and said softly, "Igor, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisana, how long have you been here?"

"It's been a year and a half."

Igor replied.

"Ah."

Ulfheim nodded slightly. He opened his mouth several times as if he wanted to say something, but the words seemed to be stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them. In the end, he just nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

"Alright, Master, stop with the nonsense."

"Hurry up and arrange our next training session and tasks."

Mirajah put one hand on his hip and said hurriedly.

"Training courses?"

After taking a deep breath, Ulfheim laughed and said, "Today's training lesson has only one thing: have fun!"

"Huh?"

Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisana were all taken aback upon hearing this. They looked at Ulfheim blankly, their eyes filled with confusion.

"Haha, Master Ulfheim, what's wrong with you today? Why are you suddenly so easy to talk to? Could it be... that you've found love again? But Master, you can't stay single forever, your disciples understand."

Mirajane looked at Ulfheim with a smile, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"Uh."