Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

"You definitely can, right?"

Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna all shouted in unison.

“Igor, since you sold the house and the land, you should take good care of this money.”

"We feel at ease if you manage the money. Just remember to guard against fire, theft, and Gildarts."

Mirajane crossed her arms in front of her, her eyes fixed on Gildarts not far away, her expression full of defensiveness.

"Ok."

Igor nodded seriously to Mirajane, solemnly accepting this heavy responsibility.

"An unlikable brat."

Gildarts watched as if he were guarding against a ten-year mission-level 'Beastmaster,' and he kept muttering to himself.

"Since I will be in charge of managing and disposing of this money, let's go to the village to do some shopping before we leave."

Igor lightly rubbed his chin. If he remembered correctly, this village was in the southernmost part of the Fiore Kingdom, while the Fairy Tail Mage Guild was in the westernmost part of the kingdom…

The two are thousands of kilometers apart, and considering the various complex terrains they would encounter, it would take at least several months to walk there. Therefore, they had to make thorough preparations before heading towards the Fairy Tail guild.

"Purchasing?"

When Lisanna and Elfman heard from Igor that they were going to the village to 'shop', they immediately became excited and shouted, "Shop! Shop! Shop!"

Well, for young Lisanna and Elfman, going to the village to buy things was a very rare and fun experience.

"Brother Igor, can we go shopping in the village together?"

In response, Lisana blinked her big, watery eyes and asked Igor in front of her.

“Lisanna, Igor went to the village to do serious business, not to play around…”

"You and Elfman have to stay home and tidy up the house. After this trip, we may never come back."

Mirajane then turned her head to look at her younger brother and sister, and gave them a slightly serious lecture.

"Sorry, Brother Igor, we've caused you trouble."

Lisanna was an obedient and sensible child. She looked at Igor apologetically, afraid of causing him trouble with his shopping.

“Mirajay, I don’t think cleaning the house will take much time, so how about this…”

"Everyone will go shopping in the village together in the afternoon. I happen to need to buy a lot of things, and I can't get them back by myself. Lisanna and Elfman can help me effectively share some of the work."

"Let's all work together to clean the house when we get home tonight. Maybe that will be more efficient?"

Igor naturally saw through Lisanna's little scheme, and then a brilliant idea flashed in his mind. He explained to Mirajane and the others with a smile.

"Well, since even Igor has said so, then let's do it this way."

Mirajane naturally understood what Igor meant. She smiled helplessly, genuinely afraid that Igor would spoil Lisanna and Elfman.

"So, does that mean we can go to the village to buy things together?"

Lisanna belatedly looked at Igor and Mirajane.

"Of course."

Igor smiled and ruffled Lisanna's mushroom-shaped hair.

“Since Ig has said so, then there’s naturally no problem! But just remember not to cause Ig any trouble…”

Mirajane, with her arms crossed in front of her, still reminded Lisanna and Elfmanmo not to cause trouble for Igor.

"We understand. Don't worry, Mira. We will definitely not cause you any trouble."

After receiving double affirmation from Igor and Mirajane, Lisanna and Elfman leaped to their feet, beaming with happiness.

"Haha."

Igor and Mirajane looked at the overjoyed Lisanna and Elfman, and smiled at each other.

"Ok?"

Standing on the edge of the pine forest, Si frowned slightly. He looked at Igor and Mirajane and muttered to himself, "There's no mistake! These two brats are definitely having an affair."

Gildass's lips curled up, and he gradually entered "watching the show" mode.

Chapter 12 is about how Igor was Mirajane's adopted son who was picked up from the forest!

After Igor and Mirajane reached an agreement, they brought their three 'children'—Lisanna, Elfman, and Gildarts—to the village market.

"This is incredible!"

As soon as Igor and the others arrived at the market, before Lisanna and Elfman could even speak, Gildarts walked straight to a mask stall. He casually picked up a mask meant for children, put it on, and grinned at Lisanna and Elfman, saying, "Look at this mask! It's so interesting!"

"Hahaha."

"Uncle Gildarts, you're so funny!"

Lisana, as the team's 'joker,' always gives full emotional value and never lets her words fall flat.

"Haha."

Gildarts, having suffered at the hands of Igor and Mirajane, seemed to have found all his revenge in Lisanna. He chuckled and said, "Indeed, this is how children should behave."

"Lisanna, this place is worth about 100,000 J. Why don't you take Gildarts and Elfman and go play somewhere else?"

Igor watched everything with a smile, then took out ten bills from his pocket and handed them to Lisanna, telling her, as the 'adult,' to take Gildarts and Elfman aside to play and not disturb his work.

"Roger that!"

After Lisanna took the money from Igor, she raised her soft little hand, saluted Igor, and struck a pose as if she was determined to complete the task. Then, she pulled Gildarts and Elfman to play in the nearby general store.

Well, among Lisanna, Elfman, and Gildarts, Lisanna is the little 'adult'.

"Mirajay, let's go check out the shops over there..."

Igor pointed to the rain gear shop next door and turned to Mirajane to indicate it.

"Is it really alright to let Lisanna and Elfman follow that weirdo Gildarts?!"

Mirajane's gaze remained fixed on Lisanna, Elfman, and Gildarts, her doubts about Gildarts' reliability still lingering.

"Don't worry."

"Kildarts is quite reliable when it comes to taking care of kids; he's especially popular with children, although he always says he hates brats."

As Ig watched Gildarts's retreating figure, he felt a sense of peace.

Leaving aside other continents for now, Gildarts would definitely be one of the top combat forces on the continent of Ishgard. Unless he encounters the invincible Acnologia, he would be safe.

"Is that so? Then I can rest assured."

Mirajane breathed a sigh of relief; she trusted Iger's judgment.

So, Igor and Mirajane went into the rain gear shop on their own.

Welcome!

The owner of the rain gear shop in the village was a middle-aged man with a stubble beard. When he saw someone push open the door and enter, his eyes lit up, and he mistook him for a distinguished guest.

His expression darkened when he realized that the visitors were actually Igor and Mirajane, those two little devils: "Ah, it's Mirajane, and that 'child prodigal son' that Mirajane picked up from the forest? What brings you to the shop?"

"A child, a child, a child kept man?"

"What do you mean, 'child groom'? Explain yourself clearly..."

"My relationship with Igor is completely innocent."

Mirajane's face turned as red as an overripe eggplant under the middle-aged man's teasing. She stammered her retorts, and her magic almost went out of control.

"If your relationship were truly innocent, you wouldn't have gotten so worked up over a few of my jokes~"

The stubble-bearded middle-aged man, watching Mirajane's magic nearly go berserk, continued to pose as a mere bystander, making sarcastic remarks.

After saying that, the unkempt middle-aged man continued, "Alright, alright! If you don't have anything else to do, then spare me! My business is already terrible, I'm not in the mood to play with you guys. Why don't you go play at the general store over there! That bastard Tom's business is so good it makes me jealous, you guys go and cause him trouble!"

"Haha, Uncle Jack, what are you saying... Can't we come here to do business with you?"

As Igor spoke, he stood in front of Mirajane, speaking calmly to the 'shady old man' in front of him.

"Business? What business?"

Old Jack asked.

"I need twelve raincoats."

Igor answered truthfully.

"Twelve sets?"

Old Jack frowned, a look of doubt in his eyes, and asked, "There should only be four people in your Strauss family, right? Why do you need twelve raincoats?"

"Yes."

"One set is for wearing, and the other is for backup..."

Igor explained.

"What about the other set?"

Old Jack continued to ask.

"There is also a backup set."

Igor answered old Jack's question with a smile.

"Uh."

Old Jack's eye twitched slightly, his expression a bit speechless, and he said softly, "A raincoat costs 1200 J!"

"Four hundred J".

Igor shook his head. He had already calculated it. The raincoats from Old Jack's house were of excellent quality, and the cost price was around three hundred J.

"Who bargains like that? You cut the price by two-thirds right off the bat?"

Old Jack was speechless. He muttered under his breath and asked, "Speaking of which, are you really leaving?"

"Yes, we're going to Magnolia."

Igor nodded and answered truthfully.

"In that case, I'll charge you 350 yuan for a raincoat. That's already the cost price."

As Old Jack finished speaking, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket, pulled one out, put it in his mouth, lit it with a magic match on the table, and said while puffing out smoke, "Also, thank you two for saving my somewhat clumsy and foolish son in the church."

“Mr. Jack, here is 10,000 J.”

Igor didn't respond to old Jack's words; instead, he pulled out a ten-thousand-dollar bill and handed it to him.

Then, before old Jack could speak, Igor continued, "I also need magic matches, first aid bandages, and fishing line."

"You think this place is some kind of old Tom's grocery store next door?"

"Also, you only asked for the magic matches after you saw that I had them, right?"

"You even found out that I like fishing, didn't you?"

Old Jack's eye twitched slightly. If the other party hadn't saved his only son, he would have really lost his temper.

Then, old Jack looked at the ten thousand J in front of him and couldn't help but shudder. He said with a slight chill, "Even the money is just right. Igor, you are a terrible little devil."

"..."

Igor didn't respond; he remained smiling and silent.

"Ugh."

"Consider it a debt I owe the Strauss family, okay?"

Old Jack finally sighed, accepted Igor's money, and began preparing the props as Igor requested.

"Mirajay, let's go to the pharmacy."

After Igor finished doing all this, he looked toward the only pharmacy in the village.

"Igor, why didn't you buy the bandage at the pharmacy?"

Mirajane followed behind Igor, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Because Sister Mary, who runs a pharmacy, sells bandages that are more expensive, but the quality is the same as those sold in general stores and rain gear stores."