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

The captain glanced at Gildarts and Ron, then at the group following them, and finally took a deep breath and smiled to welcome them.

"Come in. The ship capsizing was just an accident; it has nothing to do with you."

And without you, our large passenger ship wouldn't have been able to cross the river.

The captain patted his chest proudly and announced loudly:

"You are heroes who eliminated Unikol, so I'll waive your tickets this time!"

"Thank you, Captain. It's nothing, you don't need to go to such lengths."

Ron and his group were overjoyed and then followed the captain onto the deck of the passenger ship.

Waaaaaah!!

Then a ship's horn sounded, and the passenger ship slowly left the dock on the Monnet River, heading west towards the town of Monnet.

On deck, Gray and Leo excitedly looked at the surrounding river view, while Uruk chatted with the two sisters.

"What are your plans for the future?"

“We plan to ask our relatives for help. Thank you so much. We can finally start our lives anew.”

Ron and Gildarts watched as the two sisters happily talked about their future life living with their relatives, and they couldn't help but smile with relief.

Chapter 77 Do you have any humanity?

"Then let's say goodbye here!"

Goodbye, Emily, Mary!

After crossing the river, Ron and his group led the two sisters to a fork in the road, where Emily and Marie parted ways with Ron and his companions to find their relatives.

After waving, Ron and his companions followed the road signs and finally arrived at Faws, the town that led to the western entrance of the kingdom.

Meanwhile, on the streets of Fosstown, a blue-haired girl in a blue coat was sitting on a stool, swinging her legs.

She had her umbrella and bag laid out beside her, and was eating the dessert she had just bought.

After she finished eating, she touched the package next to the chair, only to find it had vanished.

"Oh, Jubilee's package..."

Upon discovering her package was missing, tears slowly welled in her eyes, miraculously causing dark clouds to slowly gather...

Not only the girl, but also passersby around the street shouted in panic.

"My wallet!"

"My stuff!"

"Oh dear, my bag that was here has suddenly disappeared!"

Just as the crowd descended into chaos, a dark figure stopped in the alleyway beside the street.

A skinny young thief, carrying a package on his back, was smiling smugly.

This package is a spatial magical artifact capable of holding ten times its own capacity, and it's currently filled with the young thief's loot.

"Hehehe, thanks to this baby, making money is so easy."

The young thief with dark circles under his eyes took a small bottle of pills out of his pocket and shook it, making a sound.

This pill was miraculously created by a certain magic bureau during the development of magical artifacts. As long as one pill is taken, he can move at 30 times the speed in one second.

With this accelerated movement, he could steal valuables from everyone without them noticing, making a lot of money in the process.

Just as he was planning where to make another big profit, a commotion suddenly erupted from the central square ahead, attracting his attention.

The thief peeked out and discovered a large crowd of onlookers. He locked his gaze on the crowd, staring intently.

It turned out that after Ron and his group arrived at the station, they found that the train heading west would not arrive for a long time.

Since Ron had nothing better to do, he quickly set up a tent in the square, hoping to gain some popularity points.

Gray and Leo followed Ron and performed on stage together, instantly drawing a huge crowd.

Upon seeing this scene, the thief couldn't help but reveal a greedy look in his eyes.

"With such a large crowd, today is going to be a big day."

He eagerly stepped forward and slowly blended into the crowd.

He took out a pill and then popped it into his mouth.

Gurgle~

After he swallowed the pill, the scene before him changed.

Everyone in front of him slowed down to almost stop; even the raindrops that were about to fall seemed to move in slow motion in the air, as if they were suspended in mid-air.

With the help of the pills, the thief calmly reached in and took the wallets and packages of the people around him.

As he put everything into his spatial inventory, he weaved through the crowd, searching for valuables to steal.

He followed the crowd to the tents behind the stage, then his gaze fell on an object, and his eyes gradually lit up.

He saw a huge money box filled with gold coins as tips.

"I'll accept it for you."

The thief excitedly reached out and grabbed at the money box.

Just as his fingers were about to touch the cash register, he suddenly felt the surrounding scenery stop slowing down and return to its normal speed.

His eyes widened, and a look of panic appeared on his face.

Oh no! I got so excited I forgot to keep track of the time!

Snapped!

Before he could react, a long, strong hand reached out from the air and firmly grasped his wrist.

He looked up and saw a face approaching, which made him pause for a moment.

"You think you can just take our hard-earned money? Do you have any humanity left?"

Ron just stared at him, almost making him freeze.

The thief looked shocked, immediately shook off Ron's hand, and then quickly pulled out another pill, tilted his head back and swallowed it.

The scene around him slowed down again, and he ran away as fast as he could.

He laughed smugly, then turned around and said mockingly:

"You can't catch me now, can you...?!"

He turned around and was shocked to find that the boy had vanished from the spot; he couldn't see him anywhere!

Snapped!

He felt a touch on his shoulder. He turned around and found that the boy had not been shaken off. Instead, he appeared beside him like a shadow, touched his shoulder, and emitted a bright spell mark!

You can keep up with all of this?!

Click!

After feeling the touch, the thief realized something was wrong. The air around him stopped moving, and his body was frozen in mid-air, his entire body embedded in a transparent frame!

The thief was forcibly frozen in a two-dimensional transparent frame, his eyes revealing fear and shock!

"What's going on?! What did you do to me?!"

Ron breathed a sigh of relief after he had subdued the thief.

I never expected that the B-rank character card I drew yesterday would be ready to be equipped today.

Jujutsu Kaisen - Zenin Naoya

[Character Ability Level: B]

[Ability 4: Enchanted Magic - Projecting Twenty-Four Frames]

[Effect: Enchants oneself or the target with magic, dividing one second into 24 frames. As long as the 24-frame action trajectory is pre-programmed in the mind, it can accelerate the speed of the action and oneself. When this magic touches the target, the target will need to react instantly to the pre-programmed 24-frame action. If the action is beyond their ability or not pre-programmed, they will be forcibly frozen for one second.]

Although Ron didn't know what the thief's pills did, he knew they would have a controlling effect on someone on their first use.

The speed of 30 times per second clearly exceeded Ron's additional 24 frames per second, and the frequency of the action exceeded his additional magic, resulting in being instantly frozen in time.

A second passed in the blink of an eye, and everything around Ron and the thief returned to normal in an instant.

Click!

Ron lightly touched the picture frame, and the thief was grabbed by the back of his collar.

He then reached into the thief's pocket with his other hand and pulled out the small bottle containing the pills.

Ron looked at the pill with great interest, then glanced at the thief.

"Alright, now tell me, what exactly is the effect of this pill that makes you so fast?"

Chapter 78 Gray's Passionate Fans

The thief, caught by Ron, obediently knelt on the ground and told Ron in detail about the effects of the pill.

"So these are pills from the Magic Development Department?"

Ron looked at the boy with dark circles under his eyes and nodded thoughtfully.

This pill sounds good, but with the 24-frame projection, it feels a bit useless to him.

Ron then put it in his pocket.

"Confiscated. I'll take this back and study it."

The thief's eyes widened, and he unconsciously reached out his hand.

"Hey, take your hand back."

Gray and Leo stared at him, their eyes revealing their displeasure at the thief interrupting their performance.

When the thief saw their glares, he trembled slightly, but ultimately withdrew his hand and restrained himself.

"Your package is full of stolen goods, isn't it?"

"That's right."

"That's alright then, you can go and turn yourself in."

After Ron said this, the thief paused for a moment, looking puzzled.

"Confess? You're not going to arrest me and bring me to the guards yourself?"

Ron scanned the thief from head to toe, noticing his dark circles and thin limbs, and asked:

Have you been having trouble sleeping lately, or waking up frequently?

The thief stared wide-eyed, his expression one of disbelief.

"How...how did you know?"

"Just by hearing the name of this pill, you can tell it has serious side effects. Your physical condition isn't good, and you can't handle taking too much. It will overdraw your physical and mental energy, and then you'll definitely have serious health problems."

Ron continued:

"If you turn yourself in, your prison sentence will be shorter, and you can also take this opportunity to quit taking these pills."

"Once you get out, find a proper job and start a new life."

Upon hearing Ron's heartfelt words, the young thief stood there stunned for a moment.

He recalled that after taking the drug, he did experience frequent mental confusion.

Recalling how Ron had been able to instantly control his magic, he knew that if Ron really wanted to capture him and take him to the guards, he would definitely not be able to escape.

"thank you......"

The young thief stood up, bowed tremblingly, and then turned and headed towards the guard team, which was still several streets away.

Ron watched his departing figure, then finally bent down and picked up the spatial package he had left behind, emptying out all the stolen items.

All the items were scattered on the ground, attracting the crowd of onlookers.