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

Crackling sound~

The dry firewood crackled and popped, bringing warmth to the inn's rooms.

After Elfman and Lisanna finished eating, they lay on the bed and started snoring.

Exhausted from their anxiety, they fell asleep as soon as their nerves were relieved.

Mirajah looked at her sleeping siblings, gently draped a quilt over them, and smiled with satisfaction.

She then turned around and thanked Ron, who was sitting by the window.

"Ron, thank you."

She thanked Ron for everything he had done for her family.

Ron led them to the hotel room to warm up and thanked them for what Ron had done at the church.

"You're welcome. You must be tired too, so you should rest."

Ron waved his hand, indicating that these were all minor matters.

Mirajane shook her head when she heard Ron's words, the worry still lingering on her face.

"It's time for me to go back. The residents will probably all be lingering around my house."

They probably won't give up until they find me.

Mirajane knew she couldn't just rely on a kind passerby; she couldn't just run away from this matter.

Despite her thoughts, her clenched fists still trembled slightly with fear.

Ron pondered for a moment after hearing this. Despite her strong demeanor, she was still just a child.

He couldn't just leave her like this, so he stood up.

"You're right, they will definitely keep bothering you. I'll go with you."

Mirajane's eyes widened in astonishment when she heard Ron's suggestion to go with her, and her mouth agape slightly.

Why?

She had thought that Ron had already done more than enough by providing them with a place to stay temporarily and helping to solve the problem of the demon arm.

"You're clearly just a passerby, yet you not only saved my life but also want to come with me to find those residents. Doesn't that do you any good?"

"Should we consider the benefits of doing good deeds?"

Seeing Mirajane's tired eyes staring directly at him with a question, Ron began to ask questions in return.

"If that were the case, the world would be too boring, and besides..."

Ron then laughed:

"As an eyewitness, I should naturally go over and clear up the misunderstanding for you when there are many people around."

Mirajane was stunned after hearing Ron's words.

What misunderstanding? Father really did see my hand turn into a demon, didn't he?

"Alright, stop standing there, let's go."

Ron turned and walked towards the door, leaving first.

Mirajane glanced one last time at her sleeping siblings, then quickly caught up with Ron.

The two walked out of the warm hotel, one after the other.

A cold wind swept over them, taking away their initial warmth and making them more alert.

Ron followed his hearing and heard a commotion coming from a certain direction, so he headed in that direction.

Mirajane then tried to lead the way, only to find that Ron was heading in the right direction the whole time.

Ron left her speechless, so she could only silently follow him.

Before they could get very close, the bright firelight ahead caught their eye.

On the street near the wooden house, there were twenty or thirty residents standing densely packed together, each holding a torch and a farm tool.

The old priest stood at the front of the crowd, clutching the cross tightly in his hands.

The group of people kept staring at that direction with wary eyes, constantly shouting something.

Upon seeing this display of force, Mirajane stopped in her tracks.

Fear appeared in her eyes, and she involuntarily shrank back, clutching her sleeve tightly.

No matter how strong she usually appears, she still feels fear and helplessness when faced with the collective rejection from the entire village.

Just then, a resident standing on the outermost edge of the crowd turned around and, by the light of the fire, saw two people standing not far away.

"It's her! The girl possessed by the demon is back!"

All the residents holding torches turned around.

The old priest squinted and saw Ron and Mirajane standing behind him.

"That out-of-towner performing in the open space is actually protecting a demon!"

The priest shouted and then pointed the cross at Mirajane from a distance.

The residents took a few steps closer to Ron and Mirajane, raising their pitchforks and shovels.

"Monster! Get out of our village!"

"If your cursed family doesn't leave, the village will face calamity!"

"Get out, you devil!"

The residents shouted insults and curses at them, and raised their farm tools again.

Ron sighed as he looked at the group of agitated civilians.

He stepped forward, shielding Mirajane behind him.

Ron reached into his bag and pulled out a magical megaphone, issuing a warning to the residents.

"Everyone, calm down. Actually, this is all a misunderstanding."

Upon hearing Ron's words, the residents shouted even louder and more energetically.

"Don't listen to this outsider!"

"These outsiders are in cahoots with the devil! Get out!"

"Get out! You demon! Get out!"

The residents didn't give Ron a chance to explain. Their frantic shouts, in unison telling them to get out, completely drowned out Ron's voice.

Several burly men, their emotions running high, had already raised their shovels, ready to charge at Ron.

"If you ignore my warnings, don't blame me."

Ron put down the magic megaphone, shook his head, and thought, "This will of dominance is truly powerful."

Then Ron reached into his bag and summoned the Multiverse Item Library. He selected a C-grade item, extracted it, and it appeared in his palm inside the bag.

With a pull, Ron pulled out something that looked like a vacuum cleaner from the bag!

The front end of the tube has eyes and teeth, and a tongue protrudes outwards, connecting to a vacuum cleaner shaped like a goldfish.

[Bulging-Eyed Fish: From Hunter x Hunter, it can extract a materialized vacuum cleaner and suck up non-living objects within a specified range according to orders. It is a one-time use item.]

Ron silently recited this in his mind.

The bulging-eyed fish sucked up everything from their hands.

call!

Before the residents could figure out what Ron had taken out, the bulging-eyed fish's mouth produced an amazing suction force!

In that instant, the residents found that their pitchforks, shovels, and even torches had all slipped from their hands!

Even the crucifix in the old priest's hand was affected by the suction force and flew into the air.

In just a few seconds, all the farm tools and wooden products were swallowed up by this strange vacuum cleaner.

The burly men tried to grab the shovels, but the suction made them lose their footing and fall to the ground.

The residents' chants and curses stopped instantly.

The old priest and the residents were all terrified, their faces turning deathly pale, and they didn't dare to breathe.

Mirajane, standing behind Ron, was also dumbfounded.