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

Uru smiled and waved goodbye to the two of them.

"I'll stay here. I'll come back to the guild to see you guys often when I have my vacation."

"Sister Wulu, we'll remember your words. We can't let the pigeons go."

Ron smiled and waved, while Makarov beside him laughed with satisfaction.

After watching Ur turn and walk into the Council headquarters, Ron and Makarov boarded the magic train and returned to Magnolia Town.

Inside the carriage, Ron lowered his head and thought to himself, hoping that Urru could safely find clues about his daughter.

If things go smoothly, we might be able to follow Brian's trail and find the Tower of Paradise.

In order to ensure the smooth development of the plot, he will have to take another risk.

......

Time flies, and two weeks have passed since Uru entered the council.

During these two weeks, while Ron was busy, Uru secretly sent several messages indicating that she had successfully accessed some key files and indeed found that the Magic Development Bureau and the Order of Magic had some connections.

She discovered that the Department of Magical Development was indeed as Ron had said, fabricating lies to deceive outsiders in order to collect more test subjects, and the data they submitted was also false and different from the test subjects they had taken in.

However, Brian did not leave the Council because of these matters; he eventually resigned without authorization due to other factors, so the data was not destroyed in time.

In the vicinity of the areas where the magic cult is active, there have indeed been many more missing persons cases, most of which are young children, but there are also cases of missing adults and the elderly.

Uru seized this opportunity to send troops to investigate missing persons cases in the coastal areas, and incidentally find clues related to Brian.

Besides these reports from Uruk, there's also a major event happening in Ron's territory.

On this day, the grand theater in Magnolia was finally completed!

The newly built theater was located on the open ground next to Ron's tent, where there was enough space to build the building.

This news naturally reached the ears of some mages in the Fairy Tail guild, and the hall was as lively as ever.

"Hey, Ron! We heard!"

Macao and Wakaba walked over to Ron with their arms around each other's shoulders, laughing and congratulating him.

"Your new theater is finished today, right? It looks really impressive! Congratulations!"

“Macao and Uncle Wakaba, you can both come over when we open, I’ll give you a discount.”

Ron smiled, picked up his non-alcoholic beverage, and clinked glasses with them.

Their conversation was quite loud, and their peers nearby gathered around to join in the discussion.

"Is Ron's new theater finally finished? I saw it when I passed by yesterday, and the roof design is so beautiful!"

Lisanna's eyes lit up, her voice filled with anticipation.

Elfman excitedly pumped his fist, echoing his sister's words.

"Yeah, he's so handsome. I feel like everyone who passes by will take a second look."

Gray and Leo also looked curious, clearly interested in the facilities inside.

"It feels like it's several times bigger than the previous tent. I wonder how many spectators it can accommodate to watch the show."

Mirajane's eyes sparkled with curiosity, but then she looked disappointed.

"It does look quite fun, but unfortunately it's not officially open yet, so we can't even go in for a look."

Hearing Mirajane's complaints, the others nodded and sighed.

"Who said you can't get in?"

What Ron said next stunned everyone of his age present.

Ding-a-ling~

Then Ron gave a playful smile, took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, and twirled them on his fingertips twice.

“I’m the boss there, the key is in my hands, I can go in anytime.”

Since everything's finished for today, I'll take you on a tour.

Upon hearing Ron's words, the eyes of his peers immediately lit up.

"Great!"

"Ron is the best!"

"Let's hurry over there!"

Amid cheers, Ron led the way, guiding the group of excited peers out of the guild gates toward their future stage.

Just as Ron was walking across the street with a smile, he paused slightly as he saw a familiar figure.

He turned to look at a blond boy walking towards them from another street corner and smiled.

"Hey! Laxus, long time no see."

The blond-haired boy was none other than Laxus, who hadn't appeared in the guild for several months.

Laxus, who had his head down, unintentionally heard the call, looked up, and saw Ron in his eyes.

He was about to go up and say hello when he suddenly stopped, only then noticing the group of people his age following behind Ron.

He, who was a bit socially anxious, gasped. There were so many people. Something didn't look good.

Laxus, who was most annoyed by dealing with these things, took a half step back, then looked away, preparing to maintain his aloof expression and walk away as if he couldn't see them anymore.

However, since Ron has already run into Laxus, how could he possibly let him go?

"Wait, don't go! You're back just in time!"

Ron immediately strode forward, grabbed his shoulder, and kept him where he was.

Ron gave Laxus a playful smile.

"You seem pretty relaxed! Since you're free anyway, come with us to see my new theater!"

Chapter 132 I Have a Plan

"what?"

Laxus was completely stunned and instinctively tried to break free, only to find that Ron had no intention of letting him go.

"Is this older brother coming along too?"

Lisana blinked and curiously moved closer.

Mirajane stood guard nearby with her arms crossed. She felt that this guy was more dangerous than Gray and the others, and she had to keep Lisanna and Elfman at a distance, in case they got beaten up.

"So he's Laxus, huh? He looks pretty arrogant..."

Gray and Leo whispered among themselves.

Laxus's forehead bulged with veins as he glared at Gray and the other man.

Huh? What's wrong with these kids? Do you really think I didn't hear you?

"Hey, Ron, you bastard! Let go of me..."

"Don't be so resistant. It's rare to see the theater empty right now. If you don't go now, you'll miss this opportunity."

"And since we haven't seen each other for so long, let's go together."

Ron then dragged the half-willing Laxus toward the theater's main entrance.

The others who were following Ron quickly caught up, as if afraid of being left behind.

Before long, Ron and his group arrived at the new theater.

"We've arrived. This will be the headquarters of our Pure White Drama Troupe from now on."

On the other side of the tent, in the open space, the magnificent large theater was quite eye-catching.

Ron stopped, took out his key, and walked over to open the theater door.

As the door was slowly pushed open, the other children of the same age present stared wide-eyed, their expressions filled with shock.

"Wow~!"

They went inside, repeatedly exclaiming in amazement.

The interior space of the new theater is surprisingly large, enough to accommodate more than a thousand audience members, with H-shaped seats arranged neatly around the stage.

What's most impressive is the spacious stage in the center that can accommodate a hundred people.

The area was equipped with state-of-the-art magical spotlights and brand-new projection equipment to ensure that viewers in the back rows could also see the light.

"This is amazing! It's like a royal theater here, so different from the previous tents..."

Kana was excitedly exploring the equipment she had never seen before, and a strong curiosity about it arose within her.

"Sister Mila, this stage is huge!"

Lisana and Mirajane walked onto the stage, and the younger sister grabbed Mirajane's hand and jumped and danced. The older sister was just as excited and started to hold her sister's hands and spin around on the stage.

"Wow, all the equipment has been upgraded! I really want to put on a show on this stage!"

Gray, meanwhile, led Leo and Elfman around exploring the various novel magical artifacts.

Even Laxus, who was initially reluctant to come, was deeply moved the moment he stepped into the theater.

"How's my new theater going?"

As Laxus was still staring blankly at what was happening before him, Ron, who was standing next to him, asked.

Upon hearing Ron's words, Laxus snapped out of his daze, put on his icy expression, and said:

"It's alright."

He then continued to look around the theater with curiosity, a smile appearing on his lips.

This guy managed to build such a large theater without making a sound; it seems he's been doing quite well in the past few years.

Ron saw his arrogant look and shook his head with a smile.

"If you're interested, why don't you go up and walk around with them?"

Upon hearing this, Laxus broke out in a cold sweat.

"No need, this place is fine."

Ron raised an eyebrow; this guy was still just as unsociable.

However, even if he was forcibly pulled onto the stage, he still seemed unable to get along well with the other people on stage, so he needs to think of a solution.

Ron stroked his chin and then fell into deep thought.

Then something occurred to him, his eyes lit up, and he smiled.

Yeah, the stage just happens to be empty, so this is a good idea.

"Everyone, hold on for a moment, come over here."

Ron clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.

Laxus, standing to the side, felt a bad premonition for some reason.

After Ron and everyone else had arrived, he began to speak:

"The theater just finished today, so why don't we put on a play and test the stage equipment at the same time!"

Upon hearing this, Gray and Leo's eyes lit up.

"Really? What kind of role are we going to play? Are we going to be the main characters again?"

Although Gray and Leo had almost gone desensitized from acting before, after so much time had passed, they still really wanted to act it out again when they heard Ron say those words.

However, Ron simply shook his head and continued:

"No, you probably haven't seen this script, so you shouldn't play the lead role."

But it's okay, some people have already seen it.

He then looked at Laxus and said with a smile:

"Laxus, you've seen the first episode of Pokémon, right? Why don't you play the lead role?"

"what?"