Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

Igor turned around and said something with a smile.

"Uh."

Mirajane was stunned into silence by Igor's incredibly strong reason, which was indeed the best explanation.

"Sister Mary, I've come to see you!"

At this moment, Igor walked to the front of the pharmacy. He put on an innocent expression and, in a childlike, healing voice, pushed open the door and politely greeted Aunt Mary, who ran the pharmacy.

"Oh my, isn't this little Ig?"

"You're here to buy medicine for your family, right?"

"I'm giving you a discount today!"

Aunt Mary smiled as little Ig pushed open the door and entered.

"Igor is just too strong."

Mirajane stood behind Igor, watching him greet and haggle with the various shop owners in the village with a natural and familiar expression, and muttered to herself.

In the evening, Igor bought everything he needed and led the Strauss family back to the villa.

Chapter 13 Leaving Home Like a Hero!

night.

In the Strauss family's villa.

"Let's celebrate taking another big step towards becoming professional mages! Cheers!"

Before leaving, Igor prepared a sumptuous feast, including French, Chinese, and Japanese dishes. Holding a juice, he stood in front of Mirajane, Elfman, Lisanna, and Gildarts and spoke loudly.

"Cheers!"

The next second, Mirajane, Elfman, Lisanna, and Gildarts raised their glasses of juice and beer, clinking them together with Igor's glass of juice. They downed their drinks in one gulp, letting out satisfied sounds: "Ah, refreshing!"

"Start! Start!"

Then, Gildarts was the first to put down his wine glass. He looked at the dazzling array of dishes on the table, wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, and couldn't wait to start eating heartily.

Gildass usually travels alone, and while he might not exactly be living a life of luxury, he's pretty much doing it anyway.

According to Gildarts, all he needed in his life was 'women' and 'beer'.

cough cough.

"Gildas, that piece of cake you ate was mine!"

When Mirajane saw Gildarts eat her favorite strawberry cake without permission, she immediately started hissing wildly like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"Aren't there still three pieces left?"

After quickly finishing the cake in his hand, Gildarts's gaze fell on the three remaining pastries on his plate.

“Those belong to Igor, Elfman, and Lisanna.”

Mirajane answered Gildarts's question with uncontrollable rage.

"Sorry, I've already eaten it..."

Gildarts said, a smug smile on his face.

"You smug kid who stole a child's snacks, are you really the strongest mage on the continent of Ishgar?!"

Mirajane's brow twitched incessantly.

If the strongest mage in the magical world of Ishgard looks like this, then the magical world is probably doomed!

"Speaking of which, is the Fairy Tail guild really legitimate?"

Mirajane let out a long breath, expelling all the bitterness from her chest, and then looked at Igor with a questioning look in her eyes.

"Uh."

Hard to say...

Igor stiffened slightly. Mirajane's question was very good, so much so that he found it difficult to answer for a moment.

"Of course it's serious."

"Our Fairy Tail guild is the strongest mage guild on the continent of Ishgard... without a doubt."

Gildarts put down his beer glass. As the strongest mage in the Fairy Tail guild, he naturally had to defend his guild.

Of course, at least in his view, their Fairy Tail guild was legitimate. As for what the council members of the Magic Council thought, that was another matter entirely.

"The strongest?"

Upon hearing the word 'strongest,' Mirajane seemed to have her deepest code triggered, and she laughed, "Since it's the strongest mage guild, it's definitely worth a visit."

"call."

After watching Gildarts use the word 'strongest' to fool Mirajane, Igor breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Well, if Mirajane insists that Ig explain the Fairy Tail guild's style of doing things, it would be quite difficult for Ig himself.

Igor: "In short, Fairy Tail is a very 'friendly,' very 'lively,' and very 'kind' guild."

cough cough.

Incidentally, in the end, it was Igor who gave up his piece of cake to Mirajane, who was drooling over it, which finally calmed the situation down.

late at night.

"Kildas, go to the warehouse."

Mirajane began assigning rooms.

"Huh? Why do you want me to live in the warehouse?"

"Wow, what a huge warehouse, bigger than my house..."

Gildarts said this, but when he discovered that the Strauss family's warehouse was larger than his own cabin in the town of Magnolia, he said nothing more.

So, after Mirajane assigned the rooms, everyone went to their respective rooms to rest.

Nothing happened that night.

The next morning.

Eight o'clock in the morning.

Igor and his group had already packed their luggage. He, Mirajane, and Elfman each carried a huge backpack that was half a person's height as they walked out of the Strauss family's villa.

Starting today, they will be saying goodbye to their life in this small village.

"Have you finished packing?"

As Igor and his companions emerged from the villa, the white-haired village elder was already waiting quietly outside the gate with his men.

When the village chief saw Igor and the others come out of the villa, he greeted them softly and instructed them, "You all need to check carefully to make sure you have everything you need. This journey is very long, so please don't let anything go wrong."

"Don't worry, Grandpa Village Chief."

Upon hearing this, Igor, Lisanna, and Elfman answered the village chief's question in unison.

"Don't worry, old man."

Mirajane pouted; she hated these kinds of sad farewells the most.

"Ah."

The village chief nodded and continued, "You kids must remember to eat on time on the road! Also, make sure to keep warm and don't catch a cold, and..."

"...If I have the chance, I must come back and visit."

After a long silence, the village chief finally gave instructions to Igor and his group.

"Don't worry, old man, I'm very powerful..."

"Alright, then let me show you what the power of magic is."

Mirajane smiled smugly at the village chief. Without hesitation, she used a receiving spell to completely absorb the 'demon soul' within her, transforming into a demon with scales covering its limbs and demon wings sprouting from its back. She said earnestly, "Old man, remember to read the newspapers often! My journey will surely make me famous throughout the world!"

"Uh."

When the villagers who had come to collect their houses saw Mirajane's 'demon' form, covered in scales, a look of fear immediately flashed in their eyes, and they whispered, "Old man village chief, is Mirajane really not possessed by a demon?"

I don't think so.

"After all, the mage we spent a lot of money to invite from the city hasn't said anything."

Among them, some villagers saw that Gildarts, who was standing behind Mirajane and the others, was still dozing off and had not yet adapted to being an early riser, and they looked relieved.

"There are no more demons in our village."

The village chief glanced at the villagers behind him and said with a slightly serious tone, "Only the hero who saved you, and the villagers who are preparing to embark on their journey, can save you."

"Yes, yes, Chief Villager."

The villagers, who were somewhat 'feudal', immediately stopped whispering after being warned by the enlightened village chief, and dared not discuss whether Mirajane was possessed by a demon.

"Haha."

"Well then, let's set off. Goodbye, everyone."

Seeing this, Mirajane did not explain anything. She simply put away the 'demon soul' that she had fully absorbed into her body, transformed into an ordinary human, waved to the village chief, and then walked westward with Igor and the others towards Magnolia City.

"Goodbye, Mirajane! Thank you for saving us!"

"Elfman, Lisanna, we will miss you..."

"Igor, you must remember to come back and see us!"

After Igor, Mirajane and his group arrived at the edge of the village, they were greeted by heartfelt cheers from hundreds of villagers.

"That's good..."

Igor smiled.

Yes, that's it.

Let the Mirajane sisters leave their hometown like heroes, because they deserve it.

"Igor, you're really working hard!"

As someone who travels all over the continent, Gildarts knows how people in some remote areas treat magic awakeners, and their attitudes are far from friendly.

It's extremely rare for a village to send off magical awakeners like Mirajane as heroes, so it's easy to imagine that Igor must have made a great effort.

Chapter 14 Gildarts never disappoints when it comes to causing trouble!

Three days passed after Igor, Mirajane, and the others bid farewell to the village.

After a three-day hiking trip, Igor and his group finally arrived at Viola, a city in the Kingdom of Fiore.

Viola City, also known as Violet City or Pansy City.

Yes, like Magnolia, it is a city named after a flower.

In fact, the entire Kingdom of Fiore is like a giant garden, and every city in the kingdom is named after a flower...

These cities are like colorful flowers blooming in a garden, each one different, yet each uniquely beautiful.

"Igor, is this the right route?"

Upon arriving in Viola, Gildarts finally noticed something amiss. He raised an eyebrow and questioned Igor's chosen route of travel.

"That's right."

Igor nodded slightly, unfolded the map in his hand, placed it in front of Gildarts, and pointed to the route he had chosen, saying, "This is the closest city to the village. If we don't choose this route, we will have to cross a no-man's land and more than a hundred kilometers of desert, which is too dangerous."

"Uh."

"Igor, whether it's a desert or a wasteland, it shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

Gildarts was truly speechless.

Judging from the formidable strength that Igor displayed in his previous battle with him, as long as Igor doesn't happen to be one of those adventurers or mages who have suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck and accidentally stumble into the territory of a 'Holy Ten' level Beast King, then he can probably roam freely throughout the entire 'Fiore' Kingdom.

Besides, he's also in the team this time!

With his fighting prowess, what if he were to invade the territory of the Beast Kings?!