Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

Gildarts struggled to pull Mirajane off him, clutching his scratched face, and snapped, "Calm down for a second! The magic I used on Ig wasn't the kind that kills people!"

"Magic that won't kill anyone?"

Mirajane gradually calmed down after hearing Gildarts' explanation, her eyes filled with doubt.

"Yes."

Gildarts sighed, then said angrily, "And all that, I was just fighting Igor and used the 'Crush' magic to protect you sisters!"

“Otherwise, given your current skill level, you sisters wouldn’t be able to stand here unscathed and speak to me after facing the magic that Ig just used.”

"Then tell me where Igor went?"

Mirajane didn't refute anything.

She acknowledged that Gildarts used the 'crush' magic to protect her and her sisters.

But one thing at a time, even so, she could not forgive Gildarts for killing Igor.

Besides, Gildarts first promised to protect the sisters and let Ig fight with all his might before Ig would use that powerful magic that could destroy an entire neighborhood, right?

As for why Mirajane and Igor took the initiative to challenge Gildarts, it was because Gildarts had trespassed into the Strauss family's courtyard without the master's permission. It's normal for them to collect some interest, right?

So no matter how you look at it, Gildarts is the one who's wrong, right?

"hehe."

Mirajane couldn't help but sneer at this thought.

Indeed, there are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names. Gildarts's nickname "Scumbag" mage is incredibly fitting.

Mirajane, I'm fine.

Just as Mirajane and Gildarts were locked in a standoff, a whisper interrupted Mirajane's thoughts.

"Ok?"

Mirajane was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw a scene that made her scalp tingle.

Thousands of Igs, each the size of a hamster, were waving at her.

Mirajane, it's okay~

"Mirajee, don't worry!"

“Miraja, the advantage is with me…”

Well, in any case, now that Igor has transformed into thousands of clones, using those clones to deal with Gildarts alone, he has the advantage.

"Mirajay, get out of the way!"

Just as Mirajane was in a daze, Igor waved his hand gently at her, signaling her to move aside.

"Uh."

Mirajane followed Igor's instructions and hid to the side.

"Fire!"

In the instant Mirajane dodged, hundreds of tiny Igs transformed into super bombs and blasted towards Gildarts.

"Uh."

"Crush!"

"Oh dear, damn it, powder..."

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom..."

Gildarts was indeed very strong, but he gradually became somewhat powerless against Igor, who surrounded him. There were always some who managed to slip through his net and injure him.

"Damn it!"

"Change me back."

Gildarts was speechless, and with a wave of his hand, he restored Igor's posture.

"I give up."

After recovering, Igor did not hesitate and immediately announced his defeat.

"Huh? I thought you were going to take this opportunity to attack me?"

Gildarts seemed not to have expected that Igor, who still harbored fighting spirit against him even after being cut into thousands of copies, would lose his fighting spirit after being restored to his original state.

"Haha."

Igor smiled and said helplessly, "If I'm no match for you even in my clone form, I'm even less of a match for you in my fused form."

"You're quite self-aware, kid."

Gildarts smiled and gently patted Igor's shoulder, saying, "Are you really not planning to come to Fairy Tail? I really have high hopes for you guys."

"..."

Igor didn't say anything, but turned to look at Mirajane.

"Alright alright."

"Fairy Tail, the Mage's Guild, right? Let's go there..."

Mirajane crossed her arms and tilted her head as she spoke.

After witnessing the vast difference in strength between herself and Gildarts, Mirajane became curious about the Fairy Tail guild in order to become even stronger.

"call."

Igor smiled when he saw Mirajane agree to go to the Fairy Tail guild.

Yes, it was all part of his plan.

"That wicked brat, making me the bad guy."

Gildarts observed all of this and realized that his Fairy Tail guild indeed lacked someone as calculating as Igor.

With Igor joining the Fairy Tail guild, Master Makarov's job should be much easier.

"However, I still have some preparations to make before heading to the Fairy Tail guild."

As Igor finished speaking, he smiled at Gildarts and Mirajane, his eyes gleaming with calculation and greed.

"What preparations?"

Mirajane looked confused.

"What a troublesome brat."

Gildarts then commented on Ig's indecisive behavior.

"Selling houses."

After a moment of silence, Igor uttered two words softly.

"Selling a house?"

Mirajane and Gildarts exchanged a glance and said in unison.

"Yes, selling houses."

Looking at the Strauss family's three-story villa, Igor thought to himself, "I can't let anyone take advantage of the Strauss family."

In the original timeline, Mirajane's family was driven out of the village by the villagers, so they didn't have time to sell their house, which resulted in the mob taking advantage of them.

But Igor was different; he would never allow these villagers to take even a penny off Mirajane's family.

So, after Ig received Mirajane's authorization and representation, he went to the village chief's house.

"Grandpa Village Chief, how much do you think the Strauss family's villa is worth?"

Igor looked at the white-haired old man in front of him with a smile and asked.

"Uh."

When the village chief learned from Gildarts that the demons in the village had been eliminated by Igor and Mirajane, a look of guilt immediately appeared in his eyes, and he said softly, "How about two million J?"

"Four million J! The Strauss family's villa and land are all yours, and we will never return to this village again."

Igor remained expressionless, silently watching the white-haired old man before him.

"Successful, deal completed."

Under Igor's gaze, the village chief's heart was pounding for some reason. He finally couldn't withstand the pressure and agreed.

"very good."

Seeing that everything was going as he had predicted, Igor nodded slightly.

Chapter 11 Gildarts: There's something going on between Igor and Mirajane!

"So much money!!"

"We've never seen so much money!"

When Igor returned to the villa with four million dollars in cash from the sale of the Strauss family villa and land, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna were all stunned; they had never seen so much cash before.

Of course, since the largest denomination of currency in this world is a full 10,000 J, four million J in cash is only four hundred bills.

"Ugh."

"The location here is still too remote; we're already close to the border of the 'Fiore' Kingdom!"

"In a large city like Magnolia with a permanent population of nearly a million, such a three-story villa could sell for at least 20 million J."

Gildass sat in the living room of the villa with an air of familiarity, drinking beer and giving orders.

"By the way, Gildarts, what are you still doing here?"

Mirajane glanced at Gildarts impatiently and asked angrily.

"Speaking of which, weren't you planning to go to the Fairy Tail Sorcerer's Guild? We happen to be going that way."

As Gildarts spoke, he stood up abruptly from his seat, staring intently at the coins Igor had placed on the table, and chuckled, “This is far too much money for you children. Why don’t I, as an adult, keep it safe for now?”

"It's not necessary."

Igor didn't give Gildarts a chance to touch the coins at all; he collected all four million J in cash right in front of Gildarts.

"Uh."

Seeing this, Gildarts said somewhat dejectedly, "You don't need to be so wary of me, do you? To be honest, your behavior is really hurtful, okay? Besides, do I look like the kind of person who would embezzle children's money?"

"picture."

"Very similar."

"Extremely similar."

Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna nodded repeatedly after hearing Gildarts's words, answering his questions almost in unison.

"Uh."

Upon seeing this, Gildarts's eye twitched slightly. Sure enough, children these days are becoming less and less lovable.

"hehe."

Igor looked at Gildarts, who looked dejected, with a polite smile on his face.

He would absolutely not feel any pity for Gildarts just because of his pitiful appearance.

After all, outsiders may not know Gildarts' financial situation, but as a long-time fan of Fairy Tail, how could he not know?

Although Gildarts earns a lot every year, he also spends even more money every year!

Aside from the compensation that the Magic Council forcibly withheld from him for causing damage to nearby buildings and terrain due to his excessive force during the mission, this guy has spent a lot of money in other areas as well.

After all, according to what Ig knew, Gildarts was a complete scoundrel.

Of the three vices known as pornography, gambling, and drugs, Gildarts would never touch drugs, but he would accept pornography and gambling without hesitation.

"If Gildarts ever gets any money, he'll definitely go to bars to pick up girls, right?!"

Igor glanced at Gildarts and said suspiciously.

"No way!"

Gildarts raised his head, not daring to look into Igor's eyes, and stared at the ceiling of the Strauss house as he spoke.