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

Chapter 72 Gildarts, the Disliked One

"What's so special about this skill? I'm still no match for you."

Ron adjusted his goggles and sighed.

"Hey, I like that line."

Gildarts couldn't help but laugh out loud; the kid had finally uttered something sensible.

[Current performance level: 100%]

Ron glanced helplessly at Gildarts, then glanced at his own current performance level, which had finally reached 100%.

He then looked towards Uru and his group, and sure enough, a dozen or so had slipped through the net, but they were frozen into ice sculptures.

The warden, Gurogu, was shocked to find that these criminals were so easily dealt with by a few outside mages.

"Don't just stand there! Handcuff them all and send them back to their cells!"

Gulogu was the first to react, and then led the guards up to start cleaning up the mess.

Toki Anderba finally breathed a sigh of relief at the scene; it was finally resolved.

"I am truly grateful to all of you this time. I'm afraid that without your intervention, I would have lost my position as director."

Toki Anderba walked up to Gildarts and Ron and began to bow and thank them.

"Director Toch, you're welcome. It's what we should do."

Gildarts waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be so polite.

After thanking him, Toki Anderba straightened up and looked at Ron.

"I really didn't expect Ron to be a member of Fairy Tail. I'm quite familiar with your guild master Makarov. I owe you a huge favor this time."

"No, Director Toki, you're exaggerating."

While they were chatting, all the guards finally sent all the prisoners back to their cells. They all said that the Five Bridges family had opened the locks without permission, that they had no intention of doing so, and asked for their forgiveness.

During this time, Ron also had them ride on a large bird to pull Doram out of the pit and send him to a more special little cell as punishment.

After everything was settled, Ron and Uru boarded the bird's back and prepared to head to the next train station.

Gildarts was also invited and climbed onto the bird's back to go along.

Before leaving, Ron and his group said goodbye to Councilor Toch and the guards.

"Goodbye, Councilor Toki Anderba."

"Alright, have a safe journey. The reward and letter of thanks for this riot will be delivered to your Chairman Makarov. Goodbye."

Phew~!

Right after saying goodbye, the large bird beneath Ron flapped its wings and flew away toward the square door that BLACKVOX had opened, never to look back.

The guards looked at their retreating figures with awe, except for two female guards.

Toki Anderba stood still, his gaze fixed on Ron's back for a long time.

"Director Toki, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing his boss's meaningful smile, Gurogu, standing next to Toki Andba, couldn't help but look puzzled.

Director Toki was taken aback, not expecting his subordinate to have noticed this, and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh:

"No, I was thinking that Makarov has gained a lot this time. A mage of Ur's caliber and two promising young talents are both preparing to join Fairy Tail. His guild's strength should be much greater this time. It seems that this is all thanks to that kid Ron."

Toki looked up at the ceiling of his prison and said:

"I wonder who Makarov would choose if he heard about the ERA Council headquarters' plans for next year?"

Thinking of this, Toki Anderba laughed with anticipation, feeling that there was hope for the future again.

Gu Luogu looked at the riddle spoken by his director and couldn't help but show a puzzled look.

……

After leaving BLACKVOX Magic Prison, Ron and his group finally landed on a nearby train platform, waiting for the next train to arrive.

"So, Uruk, you and Gildarts know each other?"

Gray and Rio looked surprised, their gazes shifting back and forth between Gildarts and Ur.

Gildarts nodded and smiled, saying:

"That's right, that was the first time we met in the snow. We only met Uruk once because of a request from the monster."

Uru nodded with a smile and said to Gray and the others:

"That's right. That's when I first learned that there were such powerful mages in the world, so I wanted to broaden your horizons."

Gray and Leo nodded. Gildarts had knocked the burly man down with a single punch, so his strength was undeniable.

"Ron, is he really stronger than you?"

However, after seeing Ron and Deliora's battle, they still felt that Ron looked stronger.

Ron shook his head and clarified:

“Kildahs is undoubtedly stronger than me, at least for now.”

Gray and Leo looked at Ron and Gildarts, scrutinizing them back and forth.

"It's a pity, this uncle doesn't seem to be very good in any other aspect besides his strength."

Gildarts leaned against the wall and closed his eyes helplessly.

"What do you mean by 'not so good in other aspects'? You'll have to spend more time with me to know my strengths. Also, I've wanted to say this for a long time..."

Gildarts' temple muscles twitched intermittently as he muttered:

"Even though there aren't many people on this platform, so I can speak louder, why are you standing so far away from me?!"

At this moment, Ur, with Gray and Rio, stood on the left edge of the train platform, while Gildarts stood alone on the other side of the platform.

Ron stood in the middle of them, yawning nonchalantly.

Urru, still smiling, said to Gildarts:

"I'm so sorry, Gildarts."

My two apprentices are still young, and I can't let their pure hearts be influenced by some mage, so maintaining a safe distance is essential.

"what!"

Gildarts touched his heart, feeling the weight of the damage within him.

Isn't this like they think I'm toxic and list me as a source of pollution?

Just as Ron was amused by Gildarts's injured expression, he felt his collar being grabbed by the back.

"Sister Wulu?"

Ron turned around with a puzzled look on his face and realized it was Ur.

"Ron, you come with me too. After all, you're in the same boat as Gray and the others. It would be terrible if you got infected by something."

Ron glanced back and saw Gildarts wearing a confident smile.

That confident look in his eyes seemed to say, "Ron, you won't betray me, will you?"

All he got in return was Ron's disdainful look, and then he headed towards Ur.

Whether it's a sleazy old man or a beautiful young woman, I still know how to choose sides.

"Kildas, for my sake, you can sit in the other carriage."

Ron's words dealt another blow to Gildarts, who was not far away.

Finally, standing disheveled in the wind, his outstretched hand trembled slightly as he reached out to Ron, revealing an expression of utter despair.

Chapter 73: I hate people who disturb the performance the most.

The coastal town of Moné.

After boarding the magic train, Ron and his companions finally arrived at a large town and checked into a hotel.

Since Gildarts was joining them this time, they booked four rooms: one for Gildarts, one for Ron, and one for Urru, and one for Gray and Rio.

"Alright, now we can finally perform again."

"Yay!"

Inside the hall, Gray and Leo showed excited expressions when they heard Ron's plans for the day; they could put on an act again.

Ron looked at the two temporary employees who were even more excited than him about starting work and felt a little helpless.

Looks like they haven't gotten tired of acting yet; they're even more energetic than me.

"By the way, Gildarts, how are you doing today? Planning to come and watch our show?"

Ron looked at Gildarts and asked.

"I have a task assigned to me, I'll go and take care of it in a bit."

"A mission? Are you sure it's not another one to find women?"

Ron asked Gildarts with a puzzled look.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Gildarts choked on his own saliva.

Seeing Uruk starting to distance himself from him again, Gildarts quickly took out his commission form.

"I was tasked with eliminating the Unikor, so don't try to slander me with baseless accusations."

Ron shrugged helplessly and spread his hands.

Who knows? I don't even need to spread your bad deeds, and a bunch of people already know. It can't be something I just guessed, right?

Seeing how serious Gildarts was, Ron put away his joking thoughts and started looking at the details of the mission.

"So that's how it is. It was this Unikol who was lurking in the river, hindering the boats."

“That’s right, Monet is a border city divided into east and west by a great river. If we can’t deal with this monster, we won’t be able to get there by boat.”

After explaining, Gildarts revealed a smug smile.

"So I'm doing something important so that we can catch the boat smoothly tomorrow."

How about that? Don't you think my image has instantly become more impressive?

Gildarts waited for applause and praise, but all he got was emptiness.

Ron and Uruk exchanged glances, then looked at Gildarts with puzzled expressions.

Finally, it was Ron who spoke:

"Uncle, have you forgotten how we left BLACKVOC?"

Gray and Leo added from the side:

"Yes, we don't need to take a boat tomorrow, we can just fly there by bird, right?"

Gildarts's smug smile froze instantly.

"I'd completely forgotten we have a big flying bird; I feel like something's missing..."

Gildarts then abruptly steered the conversation back on track, pretending to be serious:

"But that's not important. In short, this is a legitimate request from me, so don't give me any more nonsense."

After saying this, Gildarts walked out of the hotel with a smug look on his face, ready to go on his mission.

Uru sighed and shook his head. This Gildarts really seems to be an unreliable old man.

She was starting to doubt whether she should have brought Gray and the others to Fairy Tail; it seemed their future in Fairy Tail was rather unpredictable...

Ron sighed helplessly, then turned to look at Gray and Leo.

"Ignore him, take the key, and come to the lobby to meet up after we've tidied up."

Finally, the three of them nodded, took their room keys, and went to their rooms with their luggage.

Ron went to his room as well, and after closing the door, he began to count the character cards of [Nanami Kento].