Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

Some of the more unusual individuals were even emitting war cries, as if they were singing an ancient ballad.

"Roar!"

As for the Balkan 'King' whose body was as large as a small mountain, he walked step by step toward Tarko amidst the war drums and low roars of his people.

Don't underestimate me!

In this tense moment, Talco's eyes turned bloodshot. He opened his mouth wide and let out a roar as his final charge. He raised his knight's sword and slashed at Balkan. This was Sir Talco's last charge.

During the sprint, Talco reminisced about his life; he was a member of the famous Fiore Kingdom's House of Ross, a renowned knightly family.

Although he was unable to inherit the title due to his status as the second son, he gained the recognition of the royal family and became a knight on the royal register in just one year after being forced to leave the family after coming of age, thanks to his outstanding abilities.

And after that, he continued his rapid progress. Now at the age of twenty-eight, he has been granted the title of 'Viscount' and his strength is enough to deal with most 'A'-level monsters.

Chapter 52 My name is Igor, and I am a mage in the Fairy Tail guild!

As Talco thought of this, a red light appeared in his eyes, and he gripped his longsword even tighter, roaring, "Since I can defeat 'A-rank' magical beasts on my own, then 'S-rank' magical beasts are nothing to me, they're just bigger beasts."

"Go to hell!!"

As Talco spoke, he leaped from the ground and slashed his sword at the neck of the Balkan 'King'.

"They succeeded!"

A flicker of joy flashed in Talko's eyes, but it didn't last long before he noticed a hint of mockery in the eyes of the Balkan 'King'.

"Ding~"

Then, Talco's sword, which was aimed at the neck of the Balkan 'King', paused slightly. The scenario that Talco had imagined—cutting the Balkan 'King' down with one stroke—did not occur. Instead, he gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, and the force of the recoil from the Balkan 'King''s neck made him numb and even break the sword inch by inch.

What kind of monster's neck is that? It's practically a heavy iron rudder.

Just as Talco was in a daze, a crisp sound rang out and the longsword in his hand shattered.

"Crack~"

Then, Talko was sent flying by a punch from the Balkan 'King', landing on a snowdrift not far away like a kite with its string cut.

"roar~"

The Balkan 'King' swatted the annoying Talko away like a fly, then strode toward the carriage, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

From beginning to end, the Balkans never took Talko seriously.

"Cough cough."

In the distance, Talko coughed up blood repeatedly. In a daze, he seemed to remember that he wasn't a genius at all; he was just a genius from his hometown...

But after arriving in the capital and being knighted by the royal family, he discovered that there were countless so-called geniuses of his caliber in the capital's knightly order.

The so-called true geniuses are the captains of the various knightly orders under the Fiore royal family, as well as the royal family's last trump card, the 'Hungry Wolf Knights'.

Each member possesses the strength of an S-class mage from a legitimate mage guild, and together they are comparable to the Ten Wizard Saints.

They are the real geniuses.

But even ordinary people have their own dignity.

With that thought in mind, Talco got up from the snow again, drew his spare short sword from his waist, and limped toward the 'King' of the Balkans.

"Roar!!"

The Balkan 'King' seemed to realize that Talko was not quite dead. He turned his head somewhat irritably and let out a low growl that sounded like a warning at Talko.

"As long as I live, you can forget about getting past me."

Talco, sword in hand, prepared for a final desperate attempt.

"Talco, run! Don't worry about me..."

Behind Talco, the green-haired girl slowly climbed out of the carriage. Her eyes were filled with pity as she looked at Talco's back and offered some words of advice.

“Miss, I told you, I will fight to the very last moment.”

Talko was now ready to die for his cause.

"Humans, die!"

The Balkan 'King' seemed to have grown tired of humanity's tedious and tragic drama. He slowly raised his arm, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to the human before him, and then enjoy the human girl inside the carriage.

"It seems I should stop here."

"I'm sorry, my king! Talco failed to follow your orders and protect Her Highness the princess."

As Talco faced the fist raised by the Balkan 'King', feeling the fierce wind rushing towards him, he slowly closed his eyes, knowing that his life was about to come to an end.

However, time passed by.

The pain that Talco had imagined did not come, which made him open his eyes again.

"Uh, this is..."

When Talko opened his eyes, what came into view was still the Balkan 'King' as wide as a high wall, but to Talko's surprise, the Balkan 'King''s head had disappeared.

"Boom!"

Then, the headless Balkan 'King' collapsed in front of Talko, revealing a handsome young man standing behind him. He wore a black trench coat, had short black hair, and had a three-dimensional face with a faint smile.

The boy was holding up the half-meter-tall head of the Balkan 'King' on his right hand.

Quiet.

After the Balkan 'King' fell, the whole scene became eerily quiet.

Those Balkan birds that had been crying incessantly were all frozen in place, as if their courage had been shattered.

"Buzz!"

However, the pause in the Balkans did not hinder the black-haired youth's advance; with a wave of his hand, several magic arrays quietly formed on the evil spirit's pouch.

Then, one by one, pencil sharpeners, just big enough to fit the heads of these Balkans, fell from the sky and covered their skulls.

"Crack~"

Finally, with a crisp snap of the boy's fingers, the heads of these Balkans immediately fell to the ground, severed by the pencil sharpener he summoned.

"Whoo~"

Sir Talco gazed at the dozens of headless Balgan monsters lying motionless on the ground, and at the monster corpses that had stained the frozen earth red. His lips trembled slightly, and a hint of fear appeared in his eyes as he looked at the black-haired boy before him.

Compared to this boy, these extremely ferocious Balkan creatures seem hardly like monsters.

At the same time, Talco admired the black-haired boy's strength. The fact that he could so easily kill the suspected 'S-class' magical beast, the 'King' of Balganen, was a terrifying feat that even the strongest 'Hungry Wolf Knights' in the kingdom probably couldn't accomplish.

Well, compared to the 'Ghost Riders', someone like Talco is just an ordinary person. Compared to the black-haired boy in front of him, the members of the 'Ghost Riders' are not exactly geniuses.

"Click~ Click~"

Just as Talco was in a daze, he saw the black-haired boy pull out a knife from his waist and begin cutting off the ears and teeth of the Balkan monsters. These ears and teeth were proof of his successful defeat of the Balkan monsters.

"..."

Talco wisely ignored the dark-haired boy.

Since the black-haired boy wasn't going to pay them any attention, why should they provoke a murderer?

"Um... what's your name?!"

Talco didn't want to talk to the black-haired boy in front of him, but that didn't mean others didn't want to talk to him either.

Just as Talco was praying that the black-haired boy would leave quickly after cutting off the ears of these Balkan people, he noticed that the green-haired girl he was supposed to protect had already stepped out of the carriage. She looked at the boy's busy back and asked him a question.

Are you asking me?

Upon hearing this, the black-haired boy paused slightly. He stood up from the snow and said softly, "My name is Igor, and I am a mage from the Fairy Tail guild."

Chapter 53 Emerald Princess: Igor, she's simply the perfect choice for a queen!

"You say you're a mage from the Fairy Tail guild?"

The noblewoman with short, emerald-green hair lit up slightly upon hearing Igor's name. She murmured, "Could he be the mage from Fairy Tail, the most powerful mage guild in the Fiore Kingdom?"

"Ah."

Igor nodded, his hands continuing to collect the ears and teeth of the Balkans, and said without turning his head, "There should only be one mage guild in the entire 'Fiore' Kingdom called 'Fairy Tail', right?"

"Uh."

That's true.

The green-haired noblewoman paused, seemingly having never encountered anyone who spoke to her so rudely before. This strangeness stirred a ripple within her.

Well, all in all, it's because Igor's character model is handsome enough.

If Igor's modeling is subpar, then the 'storyline' unfolding now will be a completely different story.

cough cough.

“Then, Igor, a citizen of the Kingdom of 'Fiore', obey my command.”

“I am Emerald E. Fiore, Princess of the Kingdom of Fiore, and the sole heir to the kingdom, the crown prince appointed by His Majesty.”

"Now I extend a special invitation to you, hoping that you will become my knight, and from this day forward, respect me, love me, and fight for me forever..."

The noblewoman with short, emerald-green hair, or more precisely, the Emerald Princess, the only offspring of King Thomas of the Kingdom of 'Fiore', cleared her throat after confirming that Igor's model was correct, and, as much as possible, maintained her noble demeanor, extended an olive branch to Igor.

"I refuse."

Igor replied without turning his head.

In fact, as soon as Ig saw the royal crest of the Kingdom of Fiore branded on the knight's armor and the girl's signature short green hair, he had already guessed the other party's identity.

But Igor didn't care.

Yes, Igor himself didn't want to have too much interaction with the royal family of the 'Fiore' Kingdom.

After confirming that the knight loyal to the royal family was still alive and that the princess of the kingdom was unharmed, he planned to collect all the ears and teeth of the Balkan monsters before leaving on his own.

"Is that so? Since you've agreed, then come with me back to Crocus (the capital) in a little while to meet my father, His Majesty the King..."

Princess Emerald seemed not to have heard what Ig said and continued talking to herself.

In fact, the Emerald Princess, who was surrounded by love and respect from a young age, had no idea what rejection meant.

In the eyes of the Emerald Princess, since she had extended an olive branch, anyone in the world would immediately be overjoyed and weep with happiness.

It was as if being favored by Princess Emerald was some kind of incredible stroke of luck.

“I said, I refuse.”

After collecting all the ears and teeth of the Balkan monsters lying there, Igor stood up from the snow and interrupted the Emerald Princess.

"Huh?"

"What did you say?"

Princess Emerald was stunned, staring at Igor in disbelief.

“I said, I refuse.”

This is the third time Igor has rejected Princess Emerald.

"You actually rejected me three times in a row?!"

Princess Emerald glared at Igor, muttering to herself, "No one in this world has ever dared to refuse me three times in a row!"

"Eek ya ya~"

"Looks like you're not deaf after all~"

"Your Highness, you are truly fortunate today, especially considering that the person who rejected you three times in a row..."

Igor had a smile on his face, still with that infuriating look.

"Igor, become my knight!"

“Once you become my knight, you will enjoy endless wealth and honor, and a supreme status. After I inherit the entire 'Fiore' Kingdom from my father, it's not impossible for me to share power with you…”

As Jade spoke, a blush crept onto her delicate face, and she said hesitantly, "You should know what shared authority means, right? This is a chance to rise to the top in one step."

Wow~

"That's a really rare opportunity."