A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Jura was lying through his teeth; with his thick eyebrows, big eyes, mature, steady, and honest appearance, no one would suspect he was lying.

After him, Ye Yi chimed in, "That's right! We've all just arrived! We know nothing about what's going on here!"

Erza chimed in, "'Nirvana' has been completely destroyed, and our guild alliance has achieved its objective. It's getting late, and our comrades can't hold on any longer, so we're planning to go back and rest."

"If you wish to continue searching for the 'Oración Seis' here, please do so! But we regret that we cannot accompany you!"

Anyway, everyone they're looking for has left with Kira, so there's no point in searching anymore.

Seeing their attitude, Lahar knew they were dissatisfied with their arrival, but were still unwilling to give up. He asked again, "The person in charge of this operation is Kira Hopelight of Fairy Tail. Where is he now?"

In his view, mentioning Kira's name would at least put the people of Fairy Tail on his side, or at the very least, ease tensions between the two.

But Erza just glared at him and said coldly, "I don't know! All I know is that he was invited to visit Demisor Magic Academy two weeks ago! I haven't seen him at all during this operation!"

Natsu and the others shook their heads as well: "You're right! We didn't see him!"

Seeing that the people opposite him clearly had no intention of helping, and even turned and left, Lahar could only silently swallow his resentment.

"Damn it! I must report this situation to the dean!"

Chapter 241 Kira's Next Target

Thanks to Brian's timely fainting and Zero's single-minded sabotage, 'Nirvana' did not move towards the direction of the Cat's Nest as in the original story. Therefore, the Allied Forces did not know that the first destination of 'Oración Seis' was a guild that almost none of them had ever heard of.

That night, they returned to Bob's villa to rest and began to summarize the operation and make arrangements for the future.

Although they had promised Kira not to tell the council about him taking the Oración Seis, Jura, Ichiya, and Erza all felt that they should at least report it to their own guild master.

"Of course! If the two presidents have any concerns about this, just say that no matter what happens in the future, I, Erza, will take full responsibility!"

Jura said solemnly, "No! Letting them go was a decision we made together! Erza-san doesn't need to bear this burden alone!"

One night, striking the same familiar pose with his hands in a "→→" gesture, said, "This is MEN's decision, so naturally we should take responsibility just like MEN! MEN!"

Erza smiled happily: "I understand!"

Meanwhile, Natsu and Lucy suggested to Wendy that they take her back to Fairy Tail to see Jellal, whom she had been longing to see, also known as Mystogan.

Although the original timeline did not include the event where "the Allied Forces helped Wendy save the Cat Lodge," their relationship remained harmonious and was not diminished by this.

"Really? Thank you, Lucy!" Wendy's face lit up immediately upon hearing Lucy's invitation, and she shared with her partner, "That's wonderful, Charlene!"

Although Xia Lulu was happy for Wendy, she still said with a straight face, "Hey, don't get too carried away with your joy! Before you go to visit, you should at least go back and tell everyone in the guild about the results of your trip!"

"That's right!"

After Charlotte's reminder, Wendy remembered and looked apologetically at Lucy, saying, "I'm so sorry, Lucy-san, I'll probably have to visit her another time..."

Lucy smiled and patted her head, saying, "It's okay! You're welcome whenever you come!"

Then, as if she had just thought of something, she changed the subject, "Speaking of which, I don't think I've ever heard of the Cat's Abode guild before!"

Harpy nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I'd never heard of it before this coalition!"

Wendy looked a little embarrassed and scratched her soft cheek on her neck: "Yeah... our guild isn't very well-known..."

Just then, Hibiki suddenly leaned over and said, "The Neko-no-Ou is a magic guild that only emerged a few years ago. It has few members and accepts far fewer commissions than other guilds, so it is not well-known."

"However, when I was researching 'Nirvana' earlier, I unexpectedly discovered something!"

Everyone looked over curiously: "What's going on?"

"Four hundred years ago, the Nebbit clan created 'Nirvana' and then sealed it away. Their descendants are none other than the Cat Destiny!"

"What?! Is that even possible?!"

Everyone looked at Wendy in surprise, only to find that she also looked bewildered. When she saw everyone looking at her, she seemed a little flustered, and finally shook her head and said, "I don't know about this either. The guild leader and everyone in the guild have never mentioned it!"

"It seems we should give them a visit!"

"That's right, let's just consider it protecting Wendy as she gets back to the guild!"

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Meanwhile, Kira and his eight companions took advantage of the airship leaving the White Forest and flew for about half an hour before landing on a deserted plain.

"Listen up! From now on, you are my employees, I am your boss, and our organization is called 'Hope Hut.' Our sole purpose is to make money!"

The "Six Demon Generals" no longer exist, and the group has reverted to their original names, no longer referring to each other by their code names.

Cobra's original name was Eric, Angel's original name was Sono, Woe's original name was Richard, Lisa's original name was Sawyer, and Dark Night's original name was Mark Beth.

These five, along with Jellal and Ultear, are the only missing member for the future Sin of Witches: Melty. However, Kira doesn't seem to care much about her. If Ultear is worried about her being trapped in the Dark Guild, she can just go back and recruit her.

"So what are you going to do?"

"How to do it? Well... let's not rush this!"

Eric: ? ?

He listened to Kira's inner thoughts and his lips twitched: What do you mean no rush! He clearly has no plan at all! He made such a good plan before, but this guy doesn't have a single business mind in his head! No wonder you don't make any money!

Just as he was about to complain, Kira suddenly called out, "Hey, Eric!"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Kira asked with a grin, "Where did the Dragon Slayer Crystal inside you come from?"

Upon hearing this, Eric's heart tightened: "What do you want to do?"

"Hehehe... I heard that Dragon Slayer Crystals are quite valuable!"

Eric took a half step back: "What...what do you want to do?"

"Don't worry! You're my subordinate now, I won't lay a hand on you!" Kira chuckled, patting him on the shoulder. "Brian should know where to buy them, right? There must be plenty available somewhere, right? Those Dragon Slayer Crystals seem quite valuable, don't they? Heh heh heh..."

Eric's expression was one of utter astonishment, as if Kira had completely shattered his worldview: "No way? This guy... is he planning to expand his power through double-crossing? Which of us is actually part of the Dark Guild?! This has absolutely nothing to do with your previous plan to 'expand your business across three continents and three worlds,' does it?!"

But Kira didn't care about any of that. He clapped his hands and said, "It's decided then! We're going to rob the 'Dragon Slayer Crystal Research Institute.' Their vault is the first pot of gold that will make our organization rich!"

Dragon Slayer Crystals are made from the hearts of dragons. These finger-sized crystals, once embedded in the heart, allow the user to use dragon-slaying magic of the corresponding attribute. With a little training, one can become an excellent dragon slayer mage.

In the manga, there are five generations of Dragon Slayer Mages, but only the second and third generations possess Dragon Slayer Crystals within their bodies.

The second generation consists of three people: Eric has a Poison Dragon Slayer Crystal inside him; Laxus also has a Lightning Dragon Slayer Crystal buried inside him, which his father Ivan bought; and Celestial Serena has eight magic crystals inside him, representing water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, darkness, and rock, thus earning him the title of "the man favored by the Dragon God".

There are only two third-generation Dragon Slayer Mages: Stinger and Rogue. They possess white and shadow Dragon Slayer crystals with the same attributes as themselves. At this moment, they are about the same age as Wendy, around 11 years old, but their exact location is unknown.

Kira only knew that Rogue had once been in the 'Phantom Lords', but he hadn't seen him when the two guilds went to war. He rushed back to his guild afterward and forgot about looking for him.

What puzzled Kira was where the Dragon Slayer Crystals inside Stinger and Rogue came from.

I remember there was a saying on the forum in my previous life that the two of them didn't have any magic crystals in their bodies at all. They were just memories left by the dragons that raised them. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that the buried dragon-slaying magic crystals just happened to have the same attributes as their own? But this saying is actually completely unfounded.

Putting aside whether a mature process for turning dragon hearts into magic crystals existed four hundred years ago, do you think the two of them wouldn't be able to sense whether there was something inside their bodies? Besides, couldn't it be that the guild leader bought it with money after they entered Saberbite Tiger to strengthen them?

Some people suspect that the mage who possessed this technology, mentioned by the buyers, is none other than Brian, the former director of the Magic Development Bureau, who is now lying on the airship.

Kira thought this was unlikely, because if he really was that person, he wouldn't just implant the magic crystal in Eric alone, would he?

In short, the origin of the Dragon Slayer Crystals in these two people's bodies is a mystery, the time of implantation is unknown, it's even more unknown who performed the surgery, whether the surgery was voluntary or involuntary, and whether anesthesia was used...

The only certainty is that the group of mages who possess the ability to turn dragon hearts into Dragon Slayer Crystals are in Ishgar!

In any case, Brian is a clue, and Kira plans to follow the trail from his memories to wipe out that group of mages!

If you can't find it with Brian, go to Ivan; if you still can't find it with Ivan, go to the Western Continent to find Serena; if you still don't have any clues with Serena...

Hmm... at that time, Kira should have had eight Dragon Slayer Crystals as well.

A single Dragon Slayer Crystal can create a Dragon Slayer Mage, and its value is even greater than the Celestial Spirit Keys of the Zodiac!

Chapter 242 Remember this! We're not double-crossing each other! We're acting on behalf of Heaven!

"What did you just say? What do you mean by robbing funding from some research institute that's nowhere in the world?"

Upon hearing Kira's words, the group was all stunned.

Sora muttered to herself, "Is there something wrong with our new boss's brain?"

Richard overheard this, and he smiled and said to Sora, "Don't worry! As long as there is love in your heart, you can solve any problem in your mind!"

"Love is all you need? Then why hasn't the love in your heart cured your brain?"

Sora rolled her eyes at him. The effects of 'Nirvana' had clearly worn off, yet this companion, just like Jellal, claimed to have "figured it out," that his past actions were wrong and that he wanted to correct them. And so, he went from someone who used to talk about "money" all the time to someone who now talks about "love."

Although she knew that her teammate was not quite right in the head, Sora still took it to heart, frowning as she looked at Kira. She saw that he was handsome, dashing, and had an extraordinary bearing, with red hair, blue eyes, a black and gold coat, and a blue and purple cape...

In short, her appearance is undeniably stunning, it's just a pity that her thought process is a bit strange.

"Hmm... Putting aside whether the love you're talking about can cure his mental illness, I think it's a miracle that he can even have love!"

Kira ignored the surprised gestures and whispers of the others. He had already written down all the complaints and insults directed at him in his notebook. As the boss, he would get his revenge in the workplace. Right now, he had more important things to do!

Kira crossed the airship deck and went straight to Brian, who was lying there quietly, still unconscious. He shook Brian's body, but there was no response. He guessed Brian was fast asleep.

Without further hesitation, he placed his hands on Brian's forehead, and with a thought, a surge of magical power gathered in his hands and mind. Then, with a soft shout, he cast a spell he hadn't used in a long time on the sleeping Brian.

"Memory Reading!"

There are many kinds of intelligence-gathering magic, and ancient documents are one of the more sophisticated ones. They are like computers that can connect to the internet, and can search for a lot of information—although Kira doesn't know where that information comes from.

The known users of the ancient documents are Hibiki and Brian; the ancient documents used by the former speaker are an advanced version of the ancient documents, but the two actually look very similar.

Hmm... maybe they're using the same network.

However, if you were to ask who possesses the world's most powerful intelligence system, without a doubt, it's Fa Long! The Dragon Slayer Mage, Elevseria!

This old man, who learned the Dragon Slayer Magic through self-study, even reached the point where he could freely transform into dragons and humans. This magic also allowed him to know all kinds of information about the entire magic world!

At the same time, he was also the one Gildarts did, the one who issued that century-old mission.

Compared to these two spells, Kira's "memory reading" is child's play, but it's at least a way to gather information, which is better than nothing.

More than half an hour later, Kira, panting heavily and covered in sweat, exited the memory reading operation state. The reason for this was that he had consumed too much energy!

This magic not only consumes magic power but also mental energy, so Kira doesn't use it lightly.

When Kira's consciousness entered Brian's mind, he sensed two powerful energies attacking him head-on. He immediately realized that these two energies were the consciousnesses of Brian and Zero.