Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

Chapter 151 Igor: The Heartfilia family is our Fairy Tail's money bag! (Part 1)

Just as Igor's Rese clone had infiltrated the first dark mage guild on the continent of Ishgar and become its vice president.

Igor's own body is also working hard.

And so, three months later.

This time, instead of continuing his journey to the Halber Mountains to torment the monsters, Igor accepted another commission.

To be precise, there has finally been news about the letter that Ig sent to someone.

【Your Majesty, I have indeed received your request for cooperation. As you stated, the Heartfilia family is currently facing unfair competition from rivals who have even hired members of the Dark Mage Guild to sabotage their business! I sincerely hope you can resolve these matters. Upon successful resolution, the Heartfilia family will generously reward you – Jude Heartfilia.】

"It seems it's time for me to set off."

After receiving a reply from Jud, Igor smiled slightly and left the Fairy Tail guild, heading towards the Heartfilia family's territory.

Within the territory of the Kingdom of 'Fiore'.

Within the Kingdom of Fiore lies the ancestral home of the Hatfilia family, whose lineage spans over four hundred years and is said to predate the Kingdom of Fiore itself.

This is a small town with a population of over a thousand, and all the people living in this town belong to the Hatfield family.

Yes, every brick and tile in the entire town, including the manor that can be described as an ancient castle, and the mountains within a hundred miles, all belong to the Hatfield family.

This is the true value of the Hatfilia family, which is known as the richest family in the Kingdom of Fiore.

"Wow, it's huge!"

When Igor stood inside the Hartphilia Manor, looking at the ancient, rustic castle that stood in the courtyard, having withstood four hundred years of wind and rain, yet still remained magnificent, he couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle, his expression filled with emotion.

"Click~"

Just as Igor was reflecting on this, the castle gates were slowly pushed open, and a butler in a tailcoat walked out. Upon seeing Igor, he was taken aback for a moment, then bowed slightly to show respect and asked, "Excuse me, are you His Majesty Igor?"

"Yes."

Igor smiled and nodded, directly acknowledging his identity.

"Master Jiude, we have been waiting for you in the conference room for quite some time."

The butler smiled politely, bowed slightly to Igor, and gestured for him to come in.

"it is good."

Igor nodded slightly, and then, led by the butler, he entered the castle and headed toward the meeting room where Jude was.

"Dong dong dong."

"Master Jiude, His Majesty Igor has arrived."

After arriving at the meeting room, the butler did not go in directly, but gently knocked on the closed door and informed Jiude of his purpose.

"Go in."

A short while later, a hoarse and tired voice came from inside the house.

"Your Majesty Igor, I apologize for keeping you waiting."

After receiving a response from Jude, the butler immediately turned around, bowed slightly to Igor, and expressed his apology.

"No problem."

Igor waved his hand, pushed open the door to the conference room, and walked in.

"Ok?"

Inside the conference room, a middle-aged man dressed in a well-tailored suit, with his short, light blond hair meticulously styled and a small mustache under his nose, silently raised his head after hearing the door open. His eyes were dark and filled with unconcealed weariness. This man was none other than Jude Heartfilia, the current head of the Heartfilia family.

"You are His Majesty Igor? You are far too young."

When Jude saw Igor's face clearly, a look of suspicion flashed in his eyes.

"Exactly."

Igor smiled and waved his hand, sending a chair that had been sitting in the corner of the meeting room flying uncontrollably toward him.

Igor took the chair, gently placed it on the ground, and sat down, facing the head of the Heartfilia family.

"Uh."

Jiude was taken aback by the unbelievable scene before him, and then shook his head repeatedly, saying, "I'm sorry, I underestimated you because of your age."

"It's OK."

Igor still had a smile on his face, but after gently waving his hand to indicate that he didn't mind Jud's disdain, he stopped talking and just stared at him silently.

"Uh."

Under Ig's gaze, Jude felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy. Even though he knew nothing about magic, he could still sense the vast and boundless magical power within Ig.

"Alright, now let's have a proper talk about the cooperative relationship between the Mage Guild 'Fairy Tail' and the Heartfilia family."

Seeing that Jud was about to give in under his gaze, Igor withdrew his gaze and said with narrowed eyes.

"call…"

After Ig withdrew his magic, Jude breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "His Majesty Ig should already be aware of the situation our Heartfilia family is facing."

"The Hatfilia family is now surrounded by enemies on all sides. Whether it's the major merchant guilds that were once suppressed by the Hatfilia family, the various noble families within the 'Fiore' Kingdom, or even the royal family, they all want a share of the pie from the Hatfilia family!"

At this point, Jude paused slightly, staring at the unfazed Iger for a moment before continuing, "These despicable fellows are no match for me, Jude, in the business world!"

"So they actually used some despicable means to hire members of the Dark Mage Guild to attack the construction team under the Heartfilia family... It's utterly despicable."

"Several lines of the Hatfield family’s mining and railway companies have already stopped operating! If this continues, the Hatfield family will face bankruptcy within a year."

Jiude looked exhausted; he was really being driven crazy by these dark guild mage members.

For this reason, Jude even considered whether to sacrifice his daughter Lucy for a marriage alliance in order to preserve the ancestral foundation of the Heartfilia family.

According to Jude's memory, the royal family of the 'Fiore' Kingdom now has only one daughter, which obviously makes it impossible for them to complete a marriage alliance with the Heartfilia family.

Aside from the royal family of the 'Fiore' Kingdom, the remaining ones are the several powerful dukes.

Among them, the only one of Lucy's age is the young master of the Jerenil family. That child should soon inherit the family's dukedom, and then he will be the Duke of Savaru. Lucy will then be the Duchess. Even if the Heartfilia family ultimately fails to survive, Lucy will still be able to enjoy wealth and honor.

“Mr. Jiude, what I want to ask is not these trivial matters.”

Igor looked at Jud with a smile, seemingly not taking Jud's words to heart at all.

"Hmm? You're saying these are all minor matters?"

Jude was stunned. If the impending bankruptcy of the Hatfilia family, which had been passed down for four hundred years, was a minor matter, then what could be considered a major matter within the Kingdom of Fiore?

"What I mean is, are you really prepared to stand with the Fairy Tail guild?"

Igor laughed and said, "That's the most important thing."

"Are we prepared to stand with the Fairy Tail guild?"

Jiude was somewhat bewildered.

"Hmm~"

Igor nodded slightly, and with a wave of his hand, he took the teacup on Jiude's table, took a sip, and smiled, "From now on, our two major forces will prosper together and suffer together."

Chapter 152 Jiude: Is Fairy Tail planning to conquer the continent? (Part 2)

"Uh."

"You mean an alliance?"

Jiude was a little confused, but then he understood.

Igor traveled a long way to visit the Hatfieldia family not to discuss cooperation, but to discuss an alliance.

Jiude, a seasoned businessman, understood the difference between cooperation and alliance.

The benefits of an alliance between the Heartfilia family and the Fairy Tail guild are obvious.

From then on, any forces from the Dark Magister Guild and the magic world of Ishgar mainland who wanted to take action against the Heartfilia family had to consider whether they could afford to offend the Fairy Tail guild, which stood behind the Heartfilia family.

As for the disadvantages, they are obvious.

First, the Heartfilia family is prone to becoming vassals of the Fairy Tail guild.

Secondly, the enemies of the Fairy Tail guild will also become the enemies of the Heartfilia family.

"That's right."

Igor smiled and waited for Jud's reply.

"I'm sorry, I need to think about this."

Jiude frowned, wearing a bitter expression, his face filled with sorrow.

“Mr. Judo, you may not be aware of the status of our Mage Guild ‘Fairy Tail’ on the continent of ‘Ishgard’.”

Looking at the worried-looking Jude, Igor smiled slightly and began to introduce the correct status of their Fairy Tail guild on the continent of Ishgar.

"As you know, our Fairy Tail guild is known as the number one mage guild in the Fiore Kingdom. But do you know how big the gap is between number one and number two?"

Igor asked Jude.

"this……"

Jiude was in a bit of a predicament. He wasn't a mage himself, so how would he know the intricacies of the mage world? Back when Leila was still alive, he never needed to understand the mage world; all he had to do was work hard to make money and do business.

Unfortunately, everything changed shortly after Leila's death.

Those major powers and partners who had previously feared and respected the Hatfield family suddenly abandoned their friendliness overnight, revealing a greedy and evil face.

Each of them wanted to tear a piece of flesh from the Hatfield family and get a share of the Hatfield family's business.

It was only after Leila's death that Jude finally realized that the person who had been protecting the Heartfilia family all along was not him, but the deceased Leila.

"Feel sorry."

"I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me for saying this."

“My wife has always been the one who represented the Heartfilia family in contact with the magical world. Since her passing six years ago, our Heartfilia family has severed ties with the magical world.”

Thinking of this, Jiude suppressed his sorrow and answered truthfully.

"Aha?"

"It is truly a miracle that your Heartfilia family has not had any contact with the magical world for a full six years, yet has still been able to maintain its foothold on the continent of Ishgar."

Igor looked at Jude with some admiration.

It must be said that Jude was indeed a business genius, and even though Leila had been dead for six years, her influence still protected the Heartfeltia family.

Speaking of Leila, a hint of regret flashed in Igor's eyes. As a Celestial Spirit Mage who had mastered the essence of the magic of 'One' and could open the 'Eclipse Gate' all by herself even after losing one of the 'Zodiac' Celestial Spirit Keys, her strength was beyond doubt. She was definitely a 'King' level mage who had entered the 'non-human realm'.

If Leila were still alive, she would definitely be among the 'Ten Wizard Saints', and the current 'Ishgar' Five Heavenly Kings' would be officially renamed 'Ishgar' Six Heavenly Kings'.

When the war breaks out between the continent of Ishgard and the Empire of Albares, the Fairy Tail guild will be able to gain another boost.

"Ugh."

Thinking of this, Igor sighed slightly, ceasing his reminiscence of his senior Leila, and looked at Jude, continuing to ask, "Do you know what the 'Ten Wizard Saints' are?!"

"I know a little about it."

Jude paused for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "I've heard that the 'Ten Wizard Saints' are the ten most outstanding mages on the continent of Ishgar, and even His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Fiore has to show them respect."

Yes, that's why Jude chose to reply after receiving the letter from Igor. If an ordinary mage sent Jude a letter, he wouldn't even bother to read it.

"more or less."

"Simply put, the current Magic Council ERA has named the ten strongest mages on the continent of Ishgard as the Ten Wizard Saints."

"In other words, the so-called 'Ten Wizards' represent the highest combat power in the magical world of the continent of Ishgard."

Igor explained the meaning of 'Ten Wizards' in the simplest language.

"Top combat strength?"

Jiude was taken aback again.

"Ah."

Looking at the stunned Jude, Igor shook his head slightly. He couldn't help but think that Leila had protected Jude too well before she died, to the point that Jude had no understanding of the hierarchy of the magical world on the continent of Ishgar.