A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Chapter 24 Daily Group Fights

Mira frowned slightly: "Oh dear, this is not a good sign."

Kira chuckled, "It's alright, Lucy, aren't you coming? It'll be a lot of fun!"

"They actually said it's fun???"

"what happened?"

"No... I think I'll pass."

"That's not good. Now that you've become a member of the guild, you should try to integrate into the atmosphere of this big family!"

Lucy was a little exasperated: "Why does getting into the atmosphere mean I have to go and get into a group fight?!"

Kira glanced at Lucy in surprise, then put on a matter-of-fact expression: "You ask why? Of course, we're family after we fight together."

"This...is..."

Sure enough, Kira wasn't as innocent and harmless as he seemed.

Looking at the group fighting, Lucy felt a little panicked: "It feels... dangerous there."

Thinking of this, Lucy moved in the opposite direction from Kira.

Seeing this, Happy chimed in, "What's going on? Is Lucy joining in too?"

"No way!!!"

But her rebuttal was weak; what Natsu heard was "I'm coming too," and he laughed loudly, "Oh, Lucy, you're coming too? This is so exciting! I'm fired up!"

"Huh??!!"

Gray took off his shirt again, which he had just put on: "It seems to have become more interesting!"

"What?!"

Elfman's signature roar: "A true man indeed!!"

"I'm a girl!"

Kana: "Oh? I didn't expect this newcomer to be such a belligerent person!"

"No way!!"

Rocky: "Hey you guys, you better be gentle with beautiful ladies!"

"Those words make me even more uneasy!"

Natsu: "Lucy is really strong!"

Happy: "Hey!!!"

"You two shut up!!! Everyone, listen to me, actually I..."

Before Lucy could explain, flames, frost, heavy blows, lightning, and flashes swept in at once, and she quickly covered her head and retreated.

"No!!!"

Mira exclaimed, "Oh no! Miss Lucy, danger!"

The attack was imminent, a split second...

"Talos!"

The golden key streaked through the air with golden light, and with a "ding-dong," the magic circle opened the gates of the Taurus Celestial Spirit. A giant cow appeared, wielding a battle axe. With a swing of its massive hoof, the giant axe shattered all the oncoming flames, frost, heavy blows, lightning, and flashes of light.

"Oh! It's Lucy's Celestial Spirit!"

"Looks pretty strong!"

"The Protoss are men too!"

"It's a Protoss, what a coincidence."

"It's Talos..."

With his giant axe slung over his shoulder, Talos struck a cool pose at the group: "Moo! Leave Miss Lucy's chest and the battle to me!"

Meanwhile, Lucy... was inside the Horologium celestial being Horologium, burying her face in her hands and weeping.

"Waaaaah... How terrifying!!!" Hololochim squinted his old eyes, conveying Lucy's words from within him, word by word.

Gray leaned closer for a look and asked curiously, "A clock? Is that a Protoss too?"

"You guys should at least look carefully before you hit me!!" she said.

Happy leaned closer and said with great interest, "Lucy, I want to go in too!"

Cats are always very curious.

Mira walked over with her hands on her hips and a serious expression, angrily rebuking the men who had made the move: "You guys, there's a limit to joking!"

"That's right!" Kira stood behind Mira, oblivious to her own grievances but filled with righteous indignation. "Is this how our guild treats newcomers?! You've disappointed me so much!"

Although they ignored Kira, they couldn't ignore Mira's words, so everyone lowered their heads apologetically and remained silent.

Lucy: It seems there are still normal people in this guild. I'm sorry, I just had my doubts...

"After all this time, you've only increased your strength this little? Weren't you training with me as your role model?"

"..." × N

Lucy: That guy is a terrible bastard!!!

"Alright, Kira! Lucy was in real danger just now!"

Kira, seemingly oblivious, showed great concern for Lucy's situation: "Ah? Lucy, what's wrong? I know, it must be because these guys were too rude! Don't worry, I'll teach them a lesson for you!"

He then took off his magic robe to join the battle.

Lucy: "..."

"If you keep going like this, I'm going to get angry!"

Seeing that Mira seemed to be really about to lose her temper, Kira could only stop while he was ahead and chuckled, "Alright, alright! I just saw that Lucy seemed frightened, so I was just trying to lighten the mood a bit! Don't take it too seriously!"

Lucy: This doesn't seem like you're trying to liven things up at all!

Kira walked over to Lucy and knocked on the glass of the clock face: "Lucy, it's safe now, you can come out!"

Ding Dong!

As the clockwork constellation returned, Lucy emerged from it, and Kira could see that her face still held four parts fear, four parts anger, and two parts relief.

Hmm? Feels good? Lucy, what's wrong with you?

Kira waved his hand and shouted at Natsu and the others, "You guys, come over here and apologize to Lucy right now!"

"Why? Lucy had a lot of fun too," Natsu said.

Lucy: No way!

However, Kira's words made Lucy a little reserved: "It's okay! I already know everyone was just joking, and I'm really fine..."

Wow! She's so naive! So easy to manipulate!

But why did she not show any signs of relief, but instead seemed to be somewhat unsatisfied?

Hmm... Could she have been enjoying it just now?

“Ahem… Anyway, I apologize to you on their behalf,” Kira said. “Please don’t blame these people for their rudeness.”

Upon hearing this, Lucy felt that Kira might not be so bad after all, so she gave a kind smile: "No, it's okay! I understand!"

"If there's anything you're unhappy about... you can wait for Erza to come back and tell her, and let Erza teach them a lesson!"

Before Lucy could even ask Erza who she was, Natsu and the others instantly lined up and bowed in unison, apologizing: "We're sorry, Lucy! Please don't tell Erza what just happened!"

Lucy: That's such a big change!

"Um... Erza is..."

Natsu's face was filled with panic: "Erza... she's the most terrifying person in the entire Fairy Tail!"

“The scariest thing…” Lucy was a little confused and wanted to ask more, but then she heard Gray and the others echo Natsu’s words.

"You're absolutely right, she was like a nightmare!"

"If Erza finds out, it will be really troublesome!"

Seeing how quickly everyone's attitude changed, Lucy was a little confused: "What? Is Erza... such a terrible person?"

Happy: "Yes! Everyone's afraid of Erza!"

Lucy: Afraid of Erza? Is she stronger than Kira? None of these people seem afraid of Kira...

Seemingly sensing Lucy's thoughts, Kira suddenly felt a little resentful. How could Erza be stronger than me?

Chapter 25 Erza: I heard someone has a problem with me?

In this situation, how could he, as Erza's beloved friend and brother, tolerate these people's slander against Erza?

"What nonsense! Erza is clearly the kindest, most generous, and most approachable person in Fairy Tail!"

"Is the person you're talking about really Erza?"

The crowd muttered to themselves, "That only applies to you, right? Because she often patronizes your business!"

"That's it!"

Kira and Erza are both S-class mages in the guild, but everyone is somewhat afraid of Erza, while they are not afraid of Kira. Ultimately, this is because Kira is not as serious as Erza, does not like to control them, and often stirs up fights instead.

"What did you say?! Are you saying that because Erza often buys magical equipment from me, making me very happy to earn money, I'm favoring her? Why would I do such a thing?"

Why are you asking why... Didn't you already state the reason yourself...?

Everyone thought of it at the same time, but dared not say it aloud.

"Erza, do you also think I'm favoring you?" Kira asked the crowd behind him, and then a devilishly gentle voice came from behind.