Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

Upon hearing Mirajane's words, Igor grimaced. On the continent of Ishgard today, Mirajane was probably the only one who dared to openly mock Ulfheim, the third seat of the "Ten Wizard Saints."

"Cough cough cough."

What is a second spring?

"What nonsense are you spouting, Mirajane?!"

"I'm just in a good mood today..."

Ulfheim glared angrily at Mirajane. His apprentice was good in every way, except for her annoying mouth.

"I know, I know."

As Mirajane said this, she patted Ulfheim on the head in a condescending and disrespectful manner.

Yes, compared to Mirajane, who is now over 1.6 meters tall, Ulfheim looks like a child.

"As expected of the older sister."

Elfman and Lisanna silently took a half step back, keeping a little distance from Mirajane, fearing that they might be affected when Mirajane was being 'beaten' by her master.

"Miraja, you wretched brat."

Ulfheim grumbled and complained, but he couldn't do anything about Mirajane.

Well, it's no use regretting it now, even if I regret the apprentice I've carefully trained.

"Anyway, you little rascals, get the banquet going for your teacher."

After angrily criticizing Mirajane for being "rebellious" and disrespectful, Ulfheim suddenly changed his tone and shouted loudly at Igor, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna.

"Oh!"

Igor, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna immediately cheered.

On this day, Igor took out all the ingredients from the underground storage room and cooked all his signature dishes. Given his usually steady nature, he would never be so 'extravagant', but today was different. Igor could already smell the scent of parting.

"Thump thump thump~"

Ulfheim even pulled out his own aged wine and drank heartily with Igor. The two chatted until late at night, and in the end, the master and apprentice embraced and wept bitterly, though it is unclear what they said.

The next morning.

"My head hurts so much."

When Mirajane woke up, she was greeted by a scene of utter chaos. She wandered around the camp and saw her younger siblings still fast asleep, as well as the scene of the commotion. She did not see Master Ulfheim, though.

"That's strange, where did Master go?"

"Could it be that they went to the human market around the forest to buy something?"

"That's right, we ate all the food yesterday."

Seeing this, Mirajane asked Igor in confusion while muttering to herself, trying to answer her own question.

"Master Ulfheim has passed away."

Just then, Igor handed Mirajane the milk and fried egg toast. As Mirajane drank the warm milk in one gulp, Igor handed her a letter and said seriously, "This is a letter left by my master."

"Huh?"

Mirajane was stunned for a moment, not even noticing that the fried egg toast slipped from her hand.

Mirajane wasn't a sentimental person, and she had long expected this day to come, but when it actually arrived, her eyes couldn't help but well up with tears.

Chapter 40 Heading towards Fairy Tail Guild!

"Sister Mira, Brother Igor, what are you looking at?"

At this moment, Lisana and Elfman, who had been awakened by Mirajane and Igor's commotion, also came over, their eyes filled with confusion: "Strange, where did Master Ulfheim go?"

“Master Wolfheim has left. This is the letter he left for us. Let’s all read it together.”

Igor smiled, gently tore open the envelope in his hand, and read aloud in front of Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna: "Igor, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna, by the time you four little fools see this letter from your master, I will have already gone on a long journey. Don't try to find me, because my journey is completely different from yours..."

"To put it simply, with your abilities, you four little ones still can't find your teacher. After all, you're really too weak compared to me."

As I read this, I could already picture the smug look on Ulfheim's face when he wrote the letter.

"That wretched old man, who wants to go looking for you?"

Mirajane saw the words and couldn't help but complain.

"Alright, that's enough of the jokes..."

"Next, I will leave each of you with a message."

As Igor finished speaking, he took out four small cards with the names of the four people written on them from the envelope and handed them to Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna in turn, keeping the one for himself.

“First of all, Mirajane, you're the girl whose personality is most like your teacher's, so I usually spoil you the most. I've never said anything to you about your lack of respect for elders, because I used to be like that too…”

“But Mirajane, remember one thing: too much rigidity leads to breakage. Don’t push yourself too hard, and don’t compare yourself to that freakish brat Igor all the time. That guy isn’t even human; he’s practically a reincarnation of a demon, and the king of demons at that!”

"His cultivation speed has already surpassed human comprehension, and Mirajane, your talent actually far exceeds your imagination. Surpassing your master in the future is only a matter of time. So, on the road to catching up, you may be able to slack off a little."

Ulfheim's admonition to Mirajane was simple and was called "Admonition to 'Loose'".

“Next up is Elfman. Your ‘Receive’ magic is most like mine, and your temperament is also most to my liking. That’s why I always take care of you when I’m teaching you magic!”

"But to be honest, I don't want you to become a second Wolfheim in the future, because this world has never needed a second Wolfheim, but it does need a first Elfman Strauss. So forge your own path, kid! Your 'magic path' has only just begun, there's no need to blindly imitate others."

Ulfheim's admonition to Elfman is entitled "Admonition to Change".

"Secondly, Lisanna. To be honest, you are my source of joy. If there's anything I'll truly miss on this long journey, it's definitely you, my little girl..."

"To be honest, I really want to take you away, but I can't. You have your own path to walk. However, your older brothers and sisters are already strong enough, so you don't need to make any achievements in the 'demonic path'."

"The world is vast and wonderful, and you have a long life ahead of you. The strength of magic never represents a person's achievements, nor does it represent a person's 'strength or weakness.' There are many mages in this world whose strength is not reflected in their magic, so you will eventually walk your own path, girl."

Ulfheim's admonition to Lisanna is called "The Search".

"Lastly, it's Igor's turn. I have nothing more to say to you, after all, I haven't taught you anything!"

"On the contrary, it was your inspiration, old man Warlord, who co-authored 'The Magic Extraction Method' with us, that has benefited me immensely."

"Your theory of the 'Third Source of Magic' that you proposed to me before has astonished me. Many times, I have wondered whether you are human or a reincarnation of a demon king from hell!"

"In short, I only have one piece of advice for you: you must walk the right path! Otherwise, I will truly be letting down all the living beings on this continent, and I will have no choice but to commit suicide after eliminating you to atone for my sins."

Ulfheim's admonition to Igor is called "Admonition to Do Good".

"You wretched old man!"

"Waaaa, Master Ulfheim, we miss you so much!"

"Master, Master!"

Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna, after reading Ulfheim's work, reminisced about the foul-mouthed, grumpy old man.

Over the course of a year and a half, they had come to regard Ulfheim as family.

"You stinky master."

Igor was somewhat amused and exasperated; his melancholy had completely subsided when he bid farewell to Ulfheim in the early morning.

He never expected that Ulfheim would actually advise him to wholeheartedly pursue 'good'.

Old Wu: "No one understands how strong Ig's talent is better than me! If my disciple falls into the abyss of demonic cultivation like Prehito, then the continent of Ishgard will probably be doomed."

"In short, this is my last message to the four of you... Go to the Mage Guild, and make a name for yourself! That's where young people like you belong. You can't stay in the Monster Forest forever, because you're still young, and youth is for exploration! When your names resound throughout the continent of Ishgar, we will meet you."

After Igor finished reading the last paragraph, with a 'boom,' all the envelopes burst into flames and vanished into nothingness.

Yes, Ulfheim has a spell that makes things self-destructible after being viewed.

"It's decided!"

"Let's go to Fairy Tail, the Sorcerer's Guild. After we make a name for ourselves and become one of the Ten Wizard Saints like our teacher, we'll definitely give that despicable old man a good beating!"

Mirajane slammed her right fist into her left palm and shouted.

"Oh!"

After Mirajane spoke, Igor, Elfman, and Lisanna all responded.

The target is the Mage Guild 'Fairy Tail'.

"Wald, you old bastard, come out here..."

Meanwhile, Ulfheim, who had bid farewell to Ig in the Monster Forest thousands of miles away in the early hours of the morning, had arrived in the desert where Volod lived in seclusion in the Kingdom of Fiore as the sun rose.

That's the speed of a 'King' level mage, even though Ulfheim isn't a mage known for his speed.

"Wald isn't home."

Undeterred by the commotion in Ulfheim, Volod emerged from the villa. After glancing at Ulfheim, he frowned and said, "I am the remnant of Volod left behind to guard the house."

"Really?"

Ulfheim was taken aback; he was not skilled in 'detection' magic.

Just kidding~

"Wollard said with a chuckle."

"Wald, if you keep acting like a fool in front of me, I'm really going to beat you up."

Ulfheim's eyes narrowed; he was almost driven mad with rage by Warold.

"Hahaha."

"So why did you end up here?"

Warlord smiled, no longer daring to play dumb.

If he angered that old guy Ulfheim, the other guy would really beat him up, and he really couldn't beat him.

"drink wine."

Ulfheim, too lazy to continue rambling, pulled Warold aside to drink.

After a few rounds of drinks...

"If you can't bear to leave those children, go and see them. There's nothing shameful about it..."

Warlord couldn't help but offer his advice.

"That won't do. I just said they could go and explore on their own, and you immediately went back on your word. If they learn to do it themselves later, wouldn't that corrupt the children?"

Ulfheim blushed deeply; he was too embarrassed to go back on his word.

Especially breaking promises in front of one's own apprentices.

"Uh~"

"Then I'm afraid I can't help you."

Warold shrugged; even the old man Ulfheim was being a bit hypocritical.

Chapter 41: Igor and the others finally arrive at the Fairy Tail guild!

Time flies. After leaving Ulfheim without saying goodbye, Igor, Mirajane, Elfman and Lisanna completed their training and left the largest magical forest on the continent of Ishgar, heading towards the magic guild Fairy Tail. Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

The year is July of X780.

Kingdom of Fiore.

Magnolia.

The day was calm and peaceful.

Four weary travelers arrived in a city that was usually bustling with activity because of the existence of a certain mage guild.

Among the four travelers, the leader was a handsome young man with black hair and a beautiful young woman with white hair. Behind them followed two other women with equally white hair, who clearly had a close relationship with the young woman.

"Igor, is this the town of Magnolia?"

The white-haired girl leading the group, Mirajane, asked Igor beside her.

"This is the place."

After comparing the location with the marked location on the map, Igor smiled and nodded.

"That wretched Professor Ulfheim! Next time I see him, I'll pluck his beard off! He just abandoned us thousands of miles away, making us cross hundreds of mountains and traverse four or five countries before finally getting here..."