A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"That idiot!"

Unaware of the gravity of the situation, Natsu laughed heartily, reveling in his ability to see through Kira's illusion magic: "Hahahaha!!!! I saw through it! Even Erza, I could send this illusion flying with a single punch..."

Wait, she was knocked away? It seems like Mira just passed right through the illusion...

! ! ! !

"Natsu!!! What are you doing???!!!" Erza's angry voice came from behind.

Natsu instantly collapsed to the ground...

"Answer me, Natsu! Do you... want to die?"

Natsu instantly rushed to Erza's side, then knelt down with a thud, grabbing Erza's bare thighs and pleading with tears streaming down his face, "I'm so sorry, Erza! Please forgive my ignorance and recklessness! Let me explain! It's all... Kira's fault!"

"Okay, I understand. So... are you ready to die?"

Oh no, Erza's angry, I can't avoid this beating...

Bang! ! !

Natsu was sent flying by Erza's punch, slamming hard against the wall, looking like he was dead.

Of course, it's probably mostly out of fear.

Erza seems to be in a bad mood because she was ambushed, and she has started her usual lecturing.

"Grey, put your clothes on!"

"Kana, watch your appearance a little!"

"Bikita, if you want to dance, go outside!"

"Wakaba, there's ash all over the floor!"

"Nob, are you still spending all your time browsing the bulletin board? Hurry up and decide on a mission!"

"..."

Everyone present was reprimanded, except for Kira, Mira, and the newly arrived Lucy, who escaped unscathed.

The first two were spared because they knew their limits, while the latter was spared because she was new to the area.

"I won't say anything today, but you can't cause such a ruckus even when the president isn't around!"

Lucy: We've already said so much...

Kira stepped forward and patted Erza on the shoulder, laughing, "That's enough, Erza. You don't always have to be so serious! Give them a break sometimes. You don't know what kind of image you have in their eyes now..."

"Ok?"

Gray and the others rushed over and covered Kira's mouth tightly, tears streaming down their faces: "Please, please don't tell!"

Kira's smile was as warm as the sun: "It's up to you how you do."

Everyone: "We understand."

Lucy watched this scene speechlessly, muttering to herself, "Really..."

At that moment, she seemed to realize something, immediately covered her mouth, looked up, and sure enough, Kira was looking at her with a strange expression.

Lucy was immediately horrified: Heh...

Erza watched this scene silently, puzzled: "What happened to my image in their eyes?"

"No...it's nothing! You're the most perfect person in the entire guild!" ×N

Erza smiled and lowered her head, her face slightly flushed. She said confidently yet humbly, "What do you mean by perfect? ​​I'm far from perfect! But I accept your praise."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief: "Phew...that was close, we finally escaped a disaster."

Chapter 27 Death? What a boastful tone!

"Hey Erza, this horn... isn't it the material you brought back for me this time?"

Kira walked up to the magical beast horn that Erza had brought back, examined it carefully, touched it, and tapped it. Based on his years of experience in identifying and forging magical items, he judged that the horn... was simply all show and no substance.

It is quite large, but it cannot be made into magic potions or used as forging material.

Kira looked at Erza with an expression that said, "I told you to bring back the complete materials, and this is what you're trying to fool me with?"

"Ah... no, I didn't find anything that could be used as material this time. This horn is a trophy I got when I was fighting a monster. The locals use it as decorations. I thought it was pretty, so I brought it here as a souvenir."

After explaining, Erza asked the others calmly, "Will this be troublesome?"

"No, no, no...it won't be troublesome at all!"

"A horn for slaying monsters... It's huge..."

"That's amazing..."

The extras around them were all amazed.

Haha, you're making a fuss over nothing.

But is this horn pretty? Erza's taste is really strange.

Or rather, the girls in Fairy Tail are all quite strange. For example, Lucy has some indescribable tendencies; Erza is somewhat indiscriminate in her feelings; Juvia is mindlessly infatuated with Gray; Levy may have Stockholm syndrome...

But Kira knew in his heart that the reason for this phenomenon was not them, but the original author of the manga! After all, everyone knew that Mashima was just a doujinshi artist and didn't know anything about Fairy Tail.

"In fact, I heard some news during this trip that made me a little concerned. I should have discussed it with the president before making a decision, but I didn't expect the president to be absent."

But in my opinion, the sooner this matter is resolved, the better. And Kira happens to be here too… So, Kira, Natsu, Gray, I might need your strength this time. Come with me.”

Erza's words surprised everyone present. Erza had always acted alone and rarely participated in team missions, after all, she was strong enough on her own.

"What happened?"

"This is the first time I've seen Erza invite someone..."

"What's wrong?"

But Erza didn't explain to the others; she just said to herself, "We're leaving tomorrow. Go back and prepare. I'll explain the details on the way."

Her attitude was very firm and brooked no refusal.

"Erza...Kira...Natsu...Gray...There's never been a lineup like this before..."

"This is probably the strongest team in Fairy Tail, right?"

The guild members started discussing amongst themselves, debating what kind of enemy would warrant Erza forming such a mission team.

“No…it’s impossible…” Gray hesitated, pointing at Natsu, “It’s already hard enough being with this guy, and now we have to be with Erza too…”

"Such a combination is impossible!!! And I never said I was going!" Natsu said, rushing to Lucy's side. After a few moves, he put his clothes and scarf on Lucy. "From now on, you are Natsu."

Lucy looked helpless: "How is that possible?"

……

Meanwhile, in a dark forest, there is the Iron Forest, a dark magic guild under the Oración Seis.

"Which guild does that armored woman belong to?"

"do not know."

"What a cool woman... Damn!! I should have talked to her earlier."

"You...no need, you can't do it."

"What do you mean??"

The men Erza met at the tavern in Ghost Lotus City chatted casually, and it was clear that while Erza was noticing them, they were also noticing her.

"Has Kageyama not returned yet?" asked the three men, a man carrying a huge scythe and with bangs that covered half his face.

"There's no way to break that seal since it's not that simple."

"We can't dawdle any longer... Now's the perfect time! The old men are having their regular meeting!"

……

Fairy Tail Guild, bar counter.

Unlike Natsu and Gray who directly refused, Kira sat down, ordered a juice, and then asked Erza directly, "I just came back from a mission and I don't really want to go out right now. Why don't you tell me what's wrong?"

“Alright.” Erza nodded. Clearly, she knew that Kira couldn’t be coerced by force like Natsu and Gray, so she could only tell them what she had seen in the tavern.

Ten minutes later, after listening to Erza's explanation, Gray asked, "So, in short, a bunch of guys are planning to break some kind of magical seal, right? But that's probably just their mission, there's nothing wrong with that."

Erza continued, "At first I didn't take it to heart either, until I remembered the name Erigor."

Mira, who was well-informed about the magical world, spoke up: "Erigor... that name sounds familiar."

"Doesn't sound like a formidable figure? You even remember someone like him?" Kira asked dismissively. "So, who is he?"

"The ace of the Iron Forest Magic Guild - Death God Erigor".

Kira scoffed, "Oh? The Grim Reaper? What arrogance!"

"That's because he was given that title for choosing assassination missions. The council originally prohibited assassination missions, but Iron Forest chose money. As a result, Iron Forest was exiled by the Magic Association 6 years ago."

Hearing Erza's words, Kira sighed and rubbed his forehead. "Hmm... I think there's nothing wrong with choosing money, but when it comes to human lives, it's a different story. If you like fighting, wouldn't it be better to join a mercenary guild? I can't stand it, what do these people think magic is..."

"Wait a minute..." Lucy asked, "Violating the Magic Association's rules by carrying out an assassination mission only resulted in exile without any other punishment?"

Erza sat down next to Kira, and their red hair immediately became a striking sight at the bar.

"Of course there were. At that time, the leader of the Iron Forest was arrested, and the guild was ordered to disband. But most of the so-called Dark Guilds simply ignored the disbandment order and continued their activities."

The Iron Forest, too, remained gathered, carrying out their clandestine activities. It's rumored they are now a subordinate guild of the Oración Seis.

After hearing Erza's answer, Gray understood a bit: "No wonder you needed our help. Erza could handle those few guys on her own, but if the opponent is the entire guild..."

At this point, Kira also remembered who Iron Forest was. In the original work, he introduced Erza, Gray, and others, and established the strongest team as the enemy in the arc. The boss, Erigor, was a mage who used wind magic, and the final boss was the demon Ralabai.

Do these small fry in the early stages really need me to take action?

“Heh…you overestimate them, Gray!” Kira said softly. “Even the entire Iron Forest Guild, Erza could handle it all by herself.”