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

The short, middle-aged man riding the burly man looked puzzled when he heard Ron say this.

A mage suddenly appeared out of nowhere and blocked our way, then blurted out this nonsensical sentence. He's clearly here to cause trouble.

"Hmph, you're crazy. I don't care about any performances."

The short, middle-aged man took out a baby bottle and handed it directly to the burly man below.

"Baby, kill him first, then go find that thieving mage!"

"Plop!"

After finishing his milk, the baby casually threw away the bottle and then sped up, charging towards Ron.

However, the baby's speed of impact was like slow motion to Ron, whose perception had been enhanced; he could tell the direction of the impact with just a glance.

He simply turned slightly to the side, and the baby's charge brushed past him without touching him.

"His luck was just a fluke, keep going!"

The baby, following the instructions of the short, middle-aged man, immediately stopped, turned around, and pounced on Ron again.

Ron easily dodged their second attack, leaving him speechless.

Can't these people perceive the difference between us?

They then lunged at Ron several more times, but he dodged them all as expected.

"Hey, why are you still hiding from us? Don't you dare confront us head-on?!"

The baby under the middle-aged man's crotch was panting and had stopped. Both of them glared angrily at Ron, who was casually toying with them.

Ron scratched his head expressionlessly and said:

"We can't hurt you before we figure out what's going on."

"Is that so? Then..."

"So please stay obediently in my trap and come back after I figure things out."

"Um?"

The middle-aged man and the baby stood there stunned, then looked down and realized something was wrong.

Six frosty hexagonal marks surrounded them on the ground.

"What is this?!"

"Six-Clothes Ice Formation".

As Ron finished speaking, the six locations lit up with an ice-blue light, and these six points of light instantly connected to form a huge hexagon.

Before they could even react, they were instantly frozen into an ice sculpture, their astonished expressions still preserved within the ice. It was displayed in the square for people to admire.

Ron then put away the Hyōrinmaru, turned around, and headed towards the port.

"Alright, I need to settle accounts with the other uncle who interfered with my performance."

Meanwhile, at the docks in the port.

"So, you're the mages responsible for defeating Unicol?"

The captain asked Gildas, whose ship, which was hunting Unikol, had been waiting at the dock for a long time.

"Ah, this is the job I took. Let's go."

The captain then looked at the two girls, one big and one small, with the same hair color, and gave them a puzzled look.

The little girl, still shaken, hid in the arms of the older girl, avoiding eye contact.

"Are those two over there also going for a ride?"

"Yes, we're together, let's get going."

Seeing Gildarts respond with a smile, the captain felt it would be difficult to refuse.

"etc."

Just as they were about to set sail, Ron arrived at Gildarts' ship with swift steps.

"Haha, Ron, you solved that pretty quickly..."

When Gildarts saw Ron arrive, he gave an awkward smile, scratching his head while breaking out in a cold sweat.

"You, you let me explain..."

Ron maintained a smile, but the veins on his forehead throbbed faintly.

"So, how come the task of hunting monsters ended up with you kidnapping a girl in the street and running away?"

You'd better explain this to me clearly, or I'll tell Makarov everything I saw.

"Hey, do you guys still want to come up here?"

The captain stood on the dock, arms crossed, and looked at Gildarts, asking a question.

"Captain, I'm sorry, please wait a moment longer."

The captain looked helpless and then sighed.

"Alright, you're the mage who received the commission, so we'll naturally listen to you. Tell us when you're ready to board the ship."

After gaining the captain's understanding, Gildarts and the two girls began to explain to Ron.

After listening to Gildarts and the two girls' explanations, Ron fell into deep thought.

It turns out that the middle-aged bald man was the one who commissioned the solution to Unicol. In order to entertain Gildarts, he invited him to his shop for a drink, and the bald man paid the bill.

It was here that Gildarts happened to run into his sister Emily, who came over to pour him a drink. However, seeing her worried expression, Gildarts frowned slightly and realized that something was wrong.

Gildarts then took the opportunity to ask her why she looked so gloomy and if something was bothering her.

Unexpectedly, Emily asked Gildarts for help in taking her eight-year-old sister, Marie, away from the town. It turned out that their parents owed money to the boss, and after their parents passed away, the debt was left for them to repay.

They were treated like commodities and bought by the bald man. The younger sister worked for the bald man, while the older sister became a hostess.

After receiving the commission, Gildarts couldn't stand by and watch them go, so he took them all away.

He smashed up the shop on the spot, picked up the two sisters and ran away, which caused all the trouble in the square.

Emily looked at Ron with a worried expression and said:

"That's the whole story. It's all my fault, and I've dragged you all into this."

"Don't blame yourself so much, it's normal. I also froze that bald man into an ice cube, he can't recover for the time being, so don't worry."

Ron offered words of comfort, calming the two sisters down.

"And there's Gildarts, and Unikol is still lurking in the ocean. How could you let them take this risk with you?"

I think we should have Uru take the two sisters back to the hotel to rest, and then protect them tomorrow before they come with us on the boat.

Gildarts breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ron was no longer angry.

"You're very thoughtful. I'll board the ship alone then."

"Wait, I'll go with you."

Ron sighed and offered the suggestion.

Gildarts paused for a moment, then gradually smiled.

"Why did you suddenly want to come with me? Have you started to change your opinion of me?"

Ron immediately shook his head, instantly freezing Gildarts's smile.

"No, you're overthinking it. I'm just worried that you'll cause some big trouble again, which will damage the docks and prevent us from getting back quickly."

"Oh, do you have a way to deal with this monster?"

Ron glanced at Gildarts and gave a confident smile.

"You know what, I happen to have a magical artifact that's perfect for dealing with him, but I'll need your cooperation."