Fairy Tail: You said you were just acting, are you serious?

Ron calmed his breathing.

"Now I can focus on doing other things."

Just as Ron was pondering whether to write the script or hone his magic, a small prompt appeared before his eyes, reminding him.

[The character card's duration has expired; settlement is in progress...]

[Final Summary: 100% Performance]

[Perfect role-playing; all abilities of the current character card are available for selection]

Please select one of the abilities you wish to acquire.

Ron was immediately presented with three abilities to choose from.

After thinking it over, he finally decided to choose the Eight Gates Formation.

Although the first ability, Drunken Fist, has a healing effect and can be used actively, its use is greatly limited.

His physical skills foundation in Ability Two is only at a C level. Choosing it will only increase his physical endurance at most, so he will not do high-intensity training for the time being.

Magic is still the mainstream of this world; improving physical fitness is just laying the foundation.

It's enough for him to raise his physical skills to level D in a short period of time; he can consider how to improve further later.

[The Eight Gates Formation (B) has been selected and is being integrated into the panel...]

[The Eight Gates Formation has been detected as a one-time skill and is being converted into a skill card.]

[Skill Card Acquired, Multiverse Item Vault Unlocked]

A new interface, similar to a game warehouse, appeared before Ron's eyes, with many empty slots.

A bright light flashed in the first slot of the Multiverse Item Library, revealing a B-grade skill card.

Ron paused for a moment, then with a thought, the skill card in front of him displayed an item.

【Eight Gates Formation (B): Actively activated, instantly doubling the current total mana. A one-time active skill.】

It seems I won't need this B-grade card for now; with my total magic power so low, using it would be a waste.

It can only be stored temporarily and used as a trump card.

However, this multiverse item vault made Ron think about its purpose.

Since it's an item inventory, does that mean there are a lot of these one-time-use skill cards?

However, the gacha pull is now off cooldown, so let's pull some cards first.

shuh~

Ron started drawing cards immediately with a thought.

The familiar card-drawing scene is back, but this time there's a white border and the word "D" is written on the back of the card.

Ron sighed.

Although it's normal to draw D-rank and C-rank items based on probability, he still hopes to get the perfect one on his first try.

It doesn't matter, as long as it's a useful character card.

Finally, the characters on the multiverse card appeared.

Card Name: Yamada Hanataro

[World: Bleach]

[Character Ability Level: D]

[Ability 1: Magical Channels (D)]

[Effect: Grants knowledge of the flow of magical energy in the human body, enabling the clearing of disordered magical energy pathways and preventing magical energy outbursts or blockages.]

[Ability 2: Zanpakuto·Hurumaru (C)]

[Effect: A one-time use item card that summons a special dagger. It absorbs external injuries from others through contact or a specific medium as a reserve of magic power. Once fully charged, it can release a powerful, one-time energy strike equal to the total amount of absorbed injuries.]

Ron's face lit up with joy; this time he could finally play the role of a normal person.

However, after reviewing the ability descriptions, Ron was not very satisfied with this card draw.

This ability feels rather useless, since apart from the magic veins which might be useful to him at this stage, he can only keep the Zanpakuto, Hiruzen, in his inventory as a trump card.

D-rank character cards not only have lower abilities than C-rank cards, but they are also more difficult to acquire.

A D-rank character card means you only have two abilities, and you need to reach 50% and 100% of the current playability level to permanently acquire the abilities.

However, Ron was not discouraged; he had no choice.

In that case, he'll spend his time writing scripts and practicing magic.

Use whatever comes your way, and you'll immediately equip the character cards.

After the character card merged into his body, Ron started to have some worries.

The previous two times, I bought the same clothes from the older sister.

It's probably difficult to find a ready-made one of these loose-fitting Japanese-style clothes.

In the future, why don't we just ask the eldest sister to make our clothes?

……

An hour later, at the Fairy Tail Guild Library.

Ron walked into the library carrying stacks of books in both hands, his chin resting on them.

This time, when he went to the flea market, he found no similar styles, so he could only wear similar clothes to impersonate the Grim Reaper's Shinigami uniform.

Ron slowly placed his hands on the counter and realized that it was Vivi, who had been at the bar, who was now in charge of the library.

"Sister Wei, it's your shift today."

"Yes, speaking of which, I have to thank you for what happened to Leqi."

Ron only learned the day after he sent Leqi home that Leqi was Wei's distant relative.

Although both of them had purple hair, Ron still found it hard to make the connection.

Speaking of Leqi, her parents didn't blame her when they came over that night. When they saw that Ron wasn't there, her parents even left a letter thanking Ron.

After finishing his conversation, Ron went to the bookshelf related to magic to find some books.

This time, he came looking for books to enhance magic power. He thought that since the character cards contained knowledge related to magic meridians, he needed to find a theoretical book that could complement them.

He approached the bookshelf, his eyes constantly searching for a suitable book.

"The Adaptability of the Body and Magic, then let's choose this one."

Ron's face lit up with joy, and he reached out his hand toward his chosen target.

Just as he touched the spine of the book, another hand simultaneously pressed down on it.

Ron paused for a moment, then looked at the owner of the other hand.

He was a boy with a golden hedgehog-like hairstyle and a distinct crisscross scar over his right eye.

He was also wearing a cool pair of headphones with round spikes on his head.

Laxus was frowning, staring sharply at Ron.

"Hey, I don't know who you are, but I want this book."

Chapter 14 The Value of Grade A

Ron stood there, stunned. He never expected to meet Laxus for the first time here.

After all, anyone who saw him dressed like that didn't seem like the type to borrow books.

Laxus saw that Ron still didn't react and remained in the same position, so his brows furrowed even more.

"Tch, I'm taking this book, didn't you hear me?!"

Sizzle~ Sizzle~ Sizzle~

As he said this, Laxus's hand, which was resting on the spine of the book, trembled slightly without his notice, and a few golden currents flashed out for a moment.

Laxus was startled and quickly withdrew his trembling hand, bending down to grab his wrist tightly with his other hand, trying to suppress the rampage of the current.

After the hand stopped shaking, the electric current that had been surging in the hand gradually dissipated into the air, leaving a faint smell of burning.

Laxus broke out in a cold sweat and breathed a sigh of relief.

He then let go of her hand, and when he looked in Ron's direction, he froze.

Ron was already on his backside, his eyes wide open, his eyebrows furrowed upwards, looking at Laxus with a terrified expression.

"Yes, I'm sorry!"

Ron's eyes welled up with tears, and he stammered, his lips trembling slightly.

"Hey, I didn't mean to..."

Laxus hadn't expected Ron to be so frightened; he certainly hadn't anticipated that his own magic would overflow at this moment.

He couldn't bear it and wanted to reach out and pull Ron away.

Seeing this, Ron crawled back a few steps, and the 'terrified' expression on his face became even more complex.

"No, no need."

Ron quickly stood up, tilted his head slightly forward, and raised his hands to refuse Laxus's approach. Upon seeing this, Laxus stopped in his tracks.

Ron then glanced hurriedly at the bookshelf and grabbed a book at random.

"You can take that book, I'll just borrow this one."

Ron maintained a timid expression and pointed to the book "Magic Vein Expansion" in his hand at Laxus.

Before Laxus could speak, Ron rushed to the counter to inform Vie, then ran away without looking back.

Finally, Ron escaped the Fairy Tail guild. After running for a while, he gradually slowed down and his expression returned to calm.

After he was alone, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingertips and looked back.

All of this was naturally staged by Ron.

He noticed some patterns in the current performance of the system.

If you can make a lasting impression on someone you're meeting for the first time, your performance will be much more convincing.

Of course, this will only be effective if you portray the character card in a way that closely matches its characteristics; otherwise, it will have no effect.

Moreover, in their brief contact, he discovered that Laxus might need that book more.

According to the original storyline, Laxus at this point in time should have just had the Dragon Slayer Crystal implanted in his body, as evidenced by the crisscross scar on his right eye.

"No wonder you came to the library. Are you trying to stabilize the magic power within you?"

Thanks to Laxus, Ron stumbled upon a great book.

He looked at the book "Magic Pulse Expansion," which was more suitable for him, and walked towards the tent.

Meanwhile, in the Fairy Tail guild library.

Vie, who had stood up at the counter, was staring at Laxus with a look of schadenfreude.

"Oh dear, you scared them away!"

Laxus, holding the book "Body and Magic Adaptability," glared at Vi.

"Shut up."

Laxus wanted to explain, but then remembered the troubles he had just experienced due to his emotions, so he chose to close his eyes and take a few deep breaths.

He then opened his eyes and showed the book in his hand to Wei.

Seeing Laxus's state, Viva offered information without hesitation.

"The child's name is Ron, and he is about 10 years old."

"It's rare to find someone my age in the guild, shouldn't we spend more time with him?"

Laxus rolled his eyes, ignoring Vie's suggestion.

When did that old man take in new recruits? They look like they have no fighting ability at all.