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

"It's alright, don't worry about it."

Ron breathed a sigh of relief and didn't intend to hold Mirajane's issue against him.

"I will be giving a free performance here later tonight. Those of you who are interested are welcome to come and watch."

Ron approached Lisanna and Elfman and handed them a flyer as well.

Lisanna and Elfman looked at the story on the flyer with expectant eyes.

Their location is very remote, with little contact with the outside world and limited entertainment options. So, seeing this kind of performance for the first time, they are naturally interested in something they've never seen before.

"Brother Ron, what exactly is that ninja on your flyer?"

"Yeah, brother, what's Naruto?"

Lisanna and Elfman leaned closer to Ron and asked him the question with curiosity.

"You'll see when you come to see the show."

Ron crouched down, acting mysterious, and played the riddle-teller on them.

Mirajane smiled when she saw her younger siblings' eyes light up as they excitedly asked Ron about the performance.

Seeing that they all looked interested, Ron casually continued his promotion.

"If you want it to be more lively, you can tell your local residents that there are free performances here."

Unexpectedly, Mirajane's smile froze the moment Ron uttered those words.

She then frowned, her expression complex.

"No."

Upon hearing Mirajane's words, Ron froze on the spot.

Mirajane took Elfman and Lisanna's hands, and looked down at Ron, saying:

"We don't know anyone here, so I think we should probably skip the show."

After saying that, she turned and pulled Elfman and Lisanna away without looking back, leaving Ron looking stunned.

Elfman and Lisanna looked on in surprise, glanced back at Ron, and then followed Mirajane away.

Mirajana's right hand, which was holding Lisanna's, was reflected in Ron's azure pupils.

Ron stood up, frowning as he watched the three siblings walk away.

That doesn't make sense. Logically speaking, Mirajane hadn't encountered the demon at this point, which caused the problem with her right hand. She shouldn't have been ostracized by the residents.

Wait... did they already face discrimination before the Devil's Hand incident?

Ron shook his head helplessly. It seemed that he had some misunderstanding about the problems they were facing, which caused him to say the wrong thing without realizing it.

He took back the flyer and lowered his head in deep thought.

It now seems that distributing flyers as a promotional method may have the opposite effect, and we need to find other ways to promote ourselves.

As for the three siblings, he could only ask them about the village after the performance.

He then looked up, revealing a complex expression.

Naruto, village bullying...

What a coincidence! Could it be that I've infected myself with the Will of Conqueror?

Ron then shook his head and exhaled a cloud of turbid air mixed with white mist.

Forget it, I was overthinking it. I need to go back and get the magic props for the performance.

Ron, having stopped his random thoughts, began to focus on preparing for the evening's performance.

A few hours later, night fell, and darkness enveloped the village.

On the open ground, Ron set up a small tent large enough for his performance, and quite a few residents gathered around it.

Ron eventually spent some J coins to have the innkeeper help him promote his wares around the village, which finally attracted quite a few spectators.

For these residents who live in remote areas year-round, who lack many forms of entertainment, watching storytelling performances is undoubtedly an attractive form of entertainment.

Inside the small tent, Ron was equipped with the [Minato Namikaze] character card, and his outfit was completely refreshed.

He put on a golden, spiky wig with long sideburns and a dark blue ninja headband with the Konoha Village crest clearly visible on the metal plate.

He wore a standard Chunin vest underneath, and also a classic white divine robe.

Ron stood on the small wooden stage inside the tent, his gaze casually sweeping across the crowd.

His gaze suddenly paused on a dead tree at the edge of the field, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Behind the dead tree, several small figures were peeking out and looking this way; they were Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna.

Elfman and Lisanna peered curiously into the tent, waiting for the performance.

Mirajah crossed his arms and gave a look that said, "I was just passing by."

However, her eyes betrayed her intentions; they remained fixed on the small stage within the tent, never looking away.

Ron pretended not to notice them, sat down in a chair, and opened a storybook.

Just before he began telling his story, he pressed the magic microphone next to his chair to play the sound effects and music he had prepared.

Then, illuminated by the lights, it unleashed its visual magic.

This magic, which could only exist under the light, began to intertwine with the light, and a gigantic nine-tailed fox appeared in mid-air.

"Tonight, I'm going to tell you a story about a man named Naruto Uzumaki..."

Ron's formal storytelling performance drew gasps from all the residents in the audience, who instinctively took two steps back.

In this remote village, they had naturally never seen such a magical visual performance.

Elfman and Lisanna, standing beside the withered tree, were completely stunned, their mouths agape in astonishment.

"Ron is so amazing!"

Lisanna couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration, while Elfman was completely absorbed in the storytelling performance.

Mirajane, who was standing to the side, also lowered her hands and stared intently at the magical visual effects in front of Ron.

"Such miraculous abilities... Could that guy named Ron be a legendary mage?!"

They had only heard that there were many powerful mages on this continent, but this was the first time they had realized the magic of mages.

The three siblings were completely unaware that, in order to see the visual effects more clearly, they had moved away from the dead tree and closer to the tent.

Ron remained calm and continued his storytelling rhythm, using the sound effects from the microphone to make the Nine-Tailed Fox wreak havoc on Konoha Village.

Immediately afterwards, a figure dressed in a white divine robe appeared on the screen, and the five characters "Fourth Hokage" on the back of the figure were deeply imprinted in the eyes of all the audience members present.

Elfman was deeply moved as he looked at the brave golden figure who had stepped forward.

The Fourth Hokage was practically the epitome of manhood.

Mirajane stared at the figure fighting to protect the village, and his lips trembled slightly.

She naturally realized just how great the Fourth Hokage's action was.

After losing their parents, the responsibility of taking care of the family naturally fell on Mirajane, the eldest sister.

No one knew the pressure she was under, nor did anyone know that she needed to be constantly vigilant to protect her younger siblings.

If she had the power to protect her family, could she, like him, safely shield her younger siblings from all trouble?

Mirajane stared intently at the figure's retreating back, the image deeply etched into her pupils.