Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

"Sorry, it's not convenient today! Mirajane fought with the devil yesterday and has a slight fever now. She needs to rest well."

Igor naturally wouldn't let the village chief and the others into the house, since Mirajane had not yet successfully mastered the 'Demon Soul' within her body.

"hehe."

The village chief sneered. He had guessed that Igor wouldn't let him into the house, so he was prepared.

"Igor, who's here?"

However, just as the village chief was confronting Igor, Elfman and Lisanna suddenly came down the stairs, looking tired as they asked.

Lisana, in particular, immediately emerged from behind Igor upon seeing the village chief outside, giving the white-haired chief a sweet smile: "Good morning, Grandpa Village Chief!"

"Uh, good morning."

The village chief was taken aback; he clearly hadn't expected Lisanna and Elfman to still be alive.

"I'm sorry, Grandpa Village Chief, Mirajane really does have a slight fever."

Taking the opportunity, Igor looked at the village chief apologetically and said.

"I was being presumptuous. You should all get some rest."

The village chief shook his head and turned to leave with the burly men behind him.

Chapter 5: Igor's Attempt to Change the Tragedy of 'Bullying'!

"That's strange. Am I overthinking it?"

After the village chief led the strong men away, he muttered to himself.

On the other side.

After the village chief and the villagers had completely disappeared from sight, Mirajane came downstairs. Through the window, she watched the departing group, a look of relief on her face: "That scared me to death! I thought I was going to be exposed."

"you do not say."

"Given the villagers' knowledge of demons and magic, upon seeing your arm, Mirajane, they would absolutely assume you are possessed by a demon."

Igor shrugged, a hint of helplessness in his expression.

"Let's put those things aside for a bit. By the way, Igor, why have the changes in your body disappeared?"

Mirajane pointed at Igor, who had become a 'normal person,' with her demonic hand and said with great concern.

"Because I have successfully controlled the 'demon power' within my body."

Igor smiled and answered Mirajane's question truthfully.

"Aha?"

"Igor, why did you master 'demon power' faster than me?"

"Nah, how did you do that? Tell me now, right now!"

Mirajane rushed to Igor's side, her forehead pressed against his, her eyes almost touching his, and she kept muttering, "Look me in the eye, answer me! Don't try to run away! Confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely!"

"It's very simple."

Igor took a slightly nervous half-step back, creating some distance between himself and Mirajane, and recited the speech he had prepared all night: "Because I have learned the 'Method of Extracting Magic and Magical Particles,' as for who taught me this 'Method,' that goes back to a long, long time ago..."

"If it's going to take a long time to talk, then let's not talk about it..."

“Ig, please, teach me the method of extraction.”

Mirajane looked at Igor, pleading with a very serious expression.

"Of course."

Without any hesitation, Igor agreed immediately.

After all, what he liked most was Mirajane's unadulterated frankness.

"Of course, I will not only teach you this 'Refinement Method,' but also Elfman and Lisanna..."

Igor paused slightly, then looked at Elfman and Lisanna beside him and said with a smile, "You two should also work hard! Strive to awaken your own magic as soon as possible, just like Mirajane and I."

"Great."

"We're going to become mages too."

"Brother Igor is truly the best..."

When Lisanna and Elfman learned that they could also learn magic like Igor and Mirajane, they immediately screamed with excitement and kept praising Igor's name.

"Humph."

"For the sake of the Magic Extraction Method, I'll let you temporarily surpass me today and be chosen as the best person in Lisanna and Elfman's hearts."

Mirajane gave a slightly arrogant snort. Although she said that, she was genuinely happy that Lisanna and Elfman liked Igor so much.

After all, she had rescued Igor from the forest, and she had to take responsibility for Igor's relationship with his family.

"Alright, now everyone sit cross-legged, sense the airflow inside the space, and look for those glowing spots."

“These points of light are ‘magic particles,’ also known as ‘magic power’! Try to use your mind to capture these ‘magic particles’ and introduce them into your body.”

Igor began to teach the contents of "Elementary Magic and the Refining of Magic Particles" to the three sisters, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna.

"found it."

"It's very simple."

Mirajane truly lived up to her reputation as a genius at 'receiving magic'. She quickly detected the 'magical particles' in the atmosphere and, following Igor's explanation, successfully introduced them into her body.

"Mmm, as expected of Mirajane."

With a smile, Igor praised Mirajane a few times before continuing, "So, Miss Mirajane, are you able to sense the energy inside the atmosphere that is completely opposite to the 'magic particles'?"

"...those particles that emit a black luster are 'demonic particles,' the energy used by demons."

"Given Miss Mirajane's genius, she should be able to successfully capture it and bring it into her body for use, right?"

Igor taught Mirajane using a teaching method specifically tailored to her.

"Isn't that obvious?"

Guided by Igor's voice, Mirajane successfully captured the 'magic particles', but got stuck on the part of introducing the 'magic particles' into her body.

With her eyes closed and her forehead covered in sweat, she was struggling against the utterly unruly and utterly detestable 'magic particles'.

Mirajane spent another full hour finally getting those damned 'magic particles' into her body.

After Mirajane successfully fulfilled Igor's request, she breathed a slight sigh of relief and smiled, "Easy, easy!"

"Very good! You truly are a genius, Mirajane."

"So now, Mirajane, what you need to do is make it an almost instinctive thing for your body to absorb the 'magic particles' and 'magic barrier particles' in the atmosphere, making it as simple as breathing."

Igor pressed on, continuing to guide Mirajane in practicing the "Extraction Method".

"I see."

After receiving instructions from Igor, Mirajane continued to meditate in place, trying her best to capture the 'magic particles' and 'magic barrier particles' in the atmosphere.

"Ah."

Igor looked at Mirajane, who seemed to understand the situation very well, and nodded slightly. Then he looked at Lisanna and Elfman beside him and said softly, "Elfman, Lisanna, don't be in a hurry. You are still young, and everything can be done slowly."

"Ah."

At Igor's suggestion, Elfman and Lisanna slowed down their training, starting with sensing the 'magical particles' in the atmosphere.

"very good."

"You sisters are truly geniuses."

Igor smiled and nodded as he watched the Strauss sisters making steady and orderly progress.

At this rate, Mirajane will be able to completely control the 'Demon Soul' within her body in less than a month.

Not only that, Elfman and Lisanna will also awaken their magic ahead of schedule.

"Then, for the time being, let me keep the secret for the Mirajane sisters."

Igor stretched, but his eyes held a hint of seriousness.

After all, the village chief had already noticed something was wrong with Mirajane's family.

In order to prevent the tragedy of Mirajane's family being discriminated against and 'bullied' by the villagers in the original timeline from happening again,

The next month will be a time for him to outwit and outmaneuver the villagers.

And so, what happens next...

The first week of the Mirajane sisters' practice of the "Extraction Method".

For the past week, Igor has been running around the village, deliberately keeping the three Mirajane siblings out of sight, which naturally aroused the curiosity of the villagers.

The following week, the purchasing was no longer handled by Igor, but by Elfman running around the village.

In the third week, Elfman changed his role in purchasing the supplies to Lisanna buying daily necessities from within the village.

Igor deliberately used this method to tell the villagers that the Strauss family was doing well, but everyone was busy, so they took turns coming out to buy things.

As for why he didn't stay at home for a month and wait until Mirajane had completely taken control of the 'Demon Soul' before coming out?

It's because if they don't show up for a long time, it's easy for the villagers to become suspicious.

Chapter 6: Mirajane successfully receives the Demon Soul!

In the fourth week, Lisana disappeared from the villagers' sight again, and Igor continued to operate in the village on her behalf.

"Igor~"

"Shouldn't it be Mirajane's turn to work this week?"

The village chief seemed to be paying special attention to the Strauss family's situation. When he saw that it was the fourth week and Igor was running errands again, he couldn't help but ask.

"Hey, I lost a game of rock-paper-scissors with Mirajane, so she dumped all the chores on me."

With a look of anger on his face, Igor angrily recounted the situation at home.

Igor believed that the expression he had practiced repeatedly in front of the mirror at home should be enough to fool most people in the village.

"Really?"

Upon hearing this, the village chief narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of suspicion in his expression. It seemed he hadn't seen Mirajane in the village for quite some time.

Perhaps because the village chief had not yet found the demon's body, he still believed that the demon was lurking in the village. In order to ensure the safety of the villagers, he gradually made up his mind.

"It seems we still need to ask the Archmage to come and take a look."

The village chief watched Igor's retreating figure and muttered to himself.

Time flies.

Soon, a month had passed.

"Look, Igor! My arm is finally healed!"

Mirajane looked at her right hand, which had been restored to its original state, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

After a full month of secluded cultivation, she finally fully received the demonic soul within her body.

"Well done, Mirajane."

Igor set the day's food on the table and, seeing that Mirajane had successfully controlled the demonic soul within her, immediately offered his praise.

hmm~

It can be said that Igor has always been very generous in terms of emotional value.

"Receive the Demon Soul!"

Mirajane smiled smugly, as if she wanted to show Igor the results of her training over the past month, and loudly received the demonic soul within her body.

"Om!!"

As Mirajane finished speaking, a complex and exquisite purple magic circle rose from beneath her feet, instantly covering her entire body.

The next second, Mirajane's long white hair, styled in a ponytail, shot into the sky, and her limbs transformed into demonic claws covered in black scales. The claws radiated a metallic sheen and a murderous aura, while a pair of demonic wings, resembling bats, unfurled from her back.

"Boom!!"