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

"What's so special about this skill? I still can't compare to you."

Ron adjusted his goggles and sighed.

"Hey, I like what you said."

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

[Current role-playing level: 100%]

Ron glanced helplessly at Gildarts, then checked his own 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.

Warden Gurogu and the many guards were shocked. They never expected that these criminals would be so easily dealt with by a few outside mages.

"Stop standing there! Handcuff them all and send them back to their cells!"

Gulugu 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 as he watched the scene unfold; the problem was finally solved.

"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 express his gratitude.

"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 expressing his gratitude, 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, and I owe you a huge favor this time."

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

While they were chatting, all the guards finally managed to send all the prisoners back to their cells. They all said that it was the Wutiaoqiao family who had unlocked the cell without permission, and that they had no such intention. They asked for their forgiveness.

During this time, Ron also had them ride on big birds 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 thank-you letter 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 gate opened by BLACKVOX, 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 retreating figure for a long time.

"Director Toki, what are you thinking about?"

Gurogu, standing next to Toki Andeba, looked at his boss's meaningful smile and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Director Toki was taken aback, not expecting his subordinates to have caught 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 Uru'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."

Toch raised his head, looked at the ceiling of his own prison, and said:

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

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

Gu Luogu looked at the riddle his director had uttered and couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.

……

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

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

Gray and Leo looked surprised, their gazes shifting back and forth between Gildarts and Uru.

Gildarts nodded and smiled, saying:

"That's right. That was the first time we met in the snow. We only met Uru 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 let you all see the world."

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's fight with Deliora, they still felt that Ron looked stronger.

Ron shook his head and clarified:

"Kildarts is undoubtedly stronger than me, at least for now."

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

"What a pity, this uncle doesn't seem to be that great in any other aspect besides his strength."

Gildarts leaned against the wall and closed his eyes in resignation.

"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, Uru, along 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.

Uru, 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 a ton of pain within him.

Isn't this a case of them despising me for being toxic and listing me as a source of pollution?

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

"Sister Uru?"

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

"Ron, you come over here too. After all, you're in the same boat as Gray and the others. It would be terrible if you caught 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 a disdainful look from Ron, and then he headed towards Uru.

Whether it's a sleazy middle-aged man or a beautiful older woman, I still know how to choose sides.

"Kildarts, for my sake, you'll 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 toward Ron trembled slightly, revealing an expression of utter despair.