A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

'These words are very educational!'

Upon hearing Kira's words, Dean Konas, who had quietly taken her seat at the back of the classroom, nodded to herself, thinking to herself.

The students suddenly realized, "So it seems that Kira did all this to help those people break free from the cultists! He's truly great! A role model for us all!"

Kira pressed his advantage, adding a boastful remark: "During that operation, I also defeated Jellal, a sinner of the magical world and a former member of the Ten Wizard Saints. Although he was no match for me, his evil thoughts allowed him to unleash tremendous power, barely managing to fight me for a few minutes!"

"So that's how it is. Once the mind and body turn dark, one's strength increases!"

Kira nodded in satisfaction, then pulled a beautifully covered novel from his pocket, waved it in the air, and said, "This book, 'The Red-Haired Girl's Love Story,' is a novel I wrote based on true events from the Tower of Paradise. The plot is full of twists and turns, and the characters are well-developed. If you're interested, you can buy it from me! The group purchase price is very cheap..."

While teaching, Kira didn't forget to promote his own work, "In addition, this novel is also in the works for a feature film, scheduled to be released at the end of the year. The actors are all handsome men and beautiful women, and their acting skills are superb! It stars the famous mage 'Fairy Queen' Erza, and the S-class mage Mystogan from the same magic guild..."

Ring ring ring...

As the bell rang, Kira closed his lesson plan and said to the students with a hint of melancholy, "Remember this, everyone! To become an excellent mage, you must keep up with the times and know what books mages are reading and what magic they are learning. Only in this way can you thrive in the magical world!"

Kira's words were full of hints, and the students understood, quickly starting to buy in bulk, which was incredibly satisfying for Kira.

……

As the last class ended, Kira walked alone down the long street, glancing back from time to time at the familiar school building and the faces he hadn't spent much time with.

He sighed, turned and walked towards his dormitory: "Time flies, a month has passed just like that!"

"Is this really a good idea? It might make people question the strength of the famous mage, 'Sage' Kira!" A somewhat familiar voice suddenly rang out behind him. "People who don't know better might think you're here to sell products!"

Kira paused, looked up at the sound, and saw that it was indeed Dean Konas.

She was dressed in her familiar attire: her long blonde hair was tied up, a wisp of bangs fell to her right, she wore the same white, form-fitting robe she'd worn for years, a long white cape with a blue inner lining draped over her shoulders, and…

"Are the gloves still working well?"

Kira pointed to the new gloves on Konas's hands, a gift he had given her at the farewell ceremony some time ago.

Of course, Kira didn't lose out either, as he gained the right to visit the Magic Library to read.

Then... Kira happily copied all the spellbooks inside, and also put in a few of his own novels, a few spellbooks, and a few tattered pages of treasure maps.

He deliberately made these things look old, and left behind mechanisms with strange and ingenious magic. The writing was also mysterious and profound, creating the feeling that an ancient mage left behind super powerful magic.

"Years from now, if someone enters this place, they might think it was left behind by some powerful mage!"

Kira felt a surge of pleasure at the thought that there would be a lucky yet unlucky chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) teenager mage who loved reasoning and magic, racking his brains to find clues in the novels, journals, and treasure maps he left behind, and then devoting his life to finding the secrets within!

By then, maybe I'll become a mage whose fame far surpasses Zeref's?

Konas replied, "Hmm! Not bad! Are you going back to 'Fairy Tail'?"

Kira breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his words.

It seems my tampering in the library wasn't discovered, thank goodness...

Kira gave an awkward laugh and said, "Yeah! After all, this mission has taken more than a month! If we don't go back soon, we'll miss the S-rank assessment in half a month!"

"The S-rank assessment? I've heard about the people in your guild, like 'Fire Dragon' Natsu, 'Ice Warrior' Gray, and the two mages who defected from Phantom Lord. They're all very talented mages!"

Upon hearing Gray's nickname, Kira chuckled, "Yes! But it's a pity! The Fairy Tail exam is very difficult; only one person can advance each year!"

"That's really strict! If it were any other guild, they would have been S-rank by now, right?"

The two talked for a long time before walking from the teaching building to the teachers' dormitory.

"Aren't you going to say goodbye to the children you brought with you before you leave?"

"No need! Don't let their somewhat unserious demeanor fool you, they're all mature kids! Haven't they made new friends at the academy recently, and are getting along really well with them?"

Konas thought to herself: Don't you have any idea why they're not serious?

The thought of those boys and girls who usually hung out together, forming cliques and playing pranks on other classmates, especially the boy who kept calling her "Auntie," made Conas furious.

Just then, Kira suddenly changed his tone, his voice carrying a firmness and maturity that didn't match his appearance: "As long as they can stick to their own paths, even if they're not together, they are still students I can be proud of!"

"..."

Konas was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Don't try to imitate it! You can't capture the feeling Makarovsan had!"

"..."

"Damn it! What exactly is wrong with this?!"

Chapter 279 The Leftover Dungeon

"We're back! We're back! The familiar Magnolia!"

Kira hummed a light and cheerful tune as he walked happily down the main street of Magnolia.

The guild was just ahead in the distance, and his own 'Hope House' was not far away. After being away for a month, he missed his big bed at home very much and was also very concerned about the business in the shop.

"I wonder how much money Dispel has made during this time? I hope he didn't lose money. I also wonder how the shop is doing; he's not the kind of person who'd run a business well!"

Three minutes later...

"As expected, I knew it would be like this!"

Looking at the tightly closed door and the thick layer of dust on it, Kira knew that, let alone looking after it, Dispel hadn't been back for a long time.

"I wonder where that guy went. He's definitely not going to starve. I'll check back at the guild later. As for now... sigh..."

Kira sighed deeply. He still had a lot to do: first, he had to tidy up the shop; then he had to go to the orphanage to inform the director and children about Ika and the others; and finally, he had to show up at the guild.

……

The next day, after saying goodbye to everyone at the orphanage, Kira entered the guild tavern he hadn't visited in a long time.

Bang!

Kira pushed open the door and shouted, "Long time no see, everyone!"

The guild was as noisy as ever, with people arguing, drinking and chatting, dating, and everyone busy with their own things.

Welcome back!

No matter how many times, Mira was always the first to greet them. She wore a long black dress, her long white hair was pulled back, and she tilted her head slightly, revealing a sweet and gentle smile, just like always, to welcome her companions returning from missions.

This familiar feeling warmed Kira's heart: "I'm back!"

"This mission has really taken a long time! A lot has happened while you were gone!"

Kira paused for a moment, then said, "Really? I thought so too!"

He walked to the bar, sat down, ordered a juice, and listened quietly as Mira recounted her story of the past month.

Mira gently wiped the glass in her hand, her eyes never leaving it, and her cherry lips parted slightly: "After Erza and the others returned from the Guild Alliance, they brought back a new member, Wendy. You should know that little girl, right?"

"I know! I met him once in the White Forest before. He's a Dragon Slayer Mage."

Kira wasn't surprised at all; it seems she finally left the Cat House and came to Fairy Tail!

"Yes! There's also a white-clad Transcender with her, named Xia Lulu..."

Kira listened quietly to the touching story that Mira had heard from Lucy and the others, a story he already knew, and his face showed an appropriate expression of emotion.

On the surface, the guild members of the Nebbit clan, who created Nirvana four hundred years ago, are descendants of the clan leader. However, in reality, all the members of this guild are remnants of the clan leader from that time, created using "split personality".

"In terms of talent, he was able to create 'Nirvana'; in terms of strength, a single thought entity could exist for hundreds of years, and even create so many personalities. Moreover, if 'Nirvana' hadn't been resolved, who knows how much longer he could have lived... Such a person must have been an extremely powerful mage in his previous life! I really want to meet someone like that!"

Putting aside magic, just based on this magical power alone, that old man was at least at the level of a double-walled cultivator when he was alive!

Thinking this, Kira turned his gaze to Mira again: 'This girl... there's something strange about her...'

"You seem to be in a good mood?" Kira asked.

The white-haired girl smiled and nodded: "Because Lisanna is back! Just like you said, she went to Edolas because of a spatial distortion..."

Oh! No wonder!

Soon, Mira told Kira the story of Edolas, which she had heard from Lucy, Erza, and others. After all, like everyone else, she and the entire Magnolia had been turned into magic crystals, leaving her without consciousness and without participating in the battles of another world.

The story is quite simple: in order to maintain the country's magic power, Mystogan's father used a magic called 'Soul' to pack the entire Magnolia into a magic crystal and transfer it to Edolas. At the same time, he also attacked the "Beyond Ones" whom they revered as gods.

Thanks to Mystogan's efforts, Erza and the others regained their magical powers. They clashed with the Kingdom's army, and with the help of the local Fairy Tail guild and the Beyonders, Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy, all Dragon Slayers, defeated the Kingdom's dragon-shaped technological weapon.

Finally, Mystogan reversed the 'soul', Magnolia returned to Aslant, and all those with magical power within them, as well as all the Transcendent beings, also returned. Mystogan remained in Edolas to succeed to the throne.

Perhaps because of Lisanna's return, Mira was in a particularly good mood, and she recounted a story she hadn't participated in at all in great detail. Even though Kira already knew the gist of the story, he still listened quietly to her for more than half an hour.

"I knew it, a month was definitely not enough to miss this instance..."

Mira tilted her head and asked, "Huh? What did you say?"

Kira stammered, "Ah, no... it's nothing! So Mystogan went back to be king?"

"Yes, yes! It's such a pity we won't see each other again!"

Watching her humming a cheerful tune, Kira silently thought to himself: I can't see any regret in your expression at all!

"He hadn't met with everyone much to begin with... Besides, it's just another world. As long as we do some research, it's not impossible for him to go there."

However, Kira's words did not concern Mira. Her sister was back, and she didn't care about going to a place she had never been before.

"Oh, right! There's something else I want to ask you!"

Kira spoke again, asking, "Do you know where Dispel went? Did he go back to Edolas like Mystogan?"

"No! Speaking of Dispel, it seems he left Magnolia before that!"

"What did you say?!" Kira shouted in disbelief, slamming his glass down on the bar. "That guy, he promised to watch the shop for me! And he just ran off like that?!"

"I remember he said something like, 'Anyway, I've saved up enough money for my travels here, and I'm going to continue traveling and looking for rivals.'"

Across the bar, Mi stretched out her long, slender, white index finger, rested it on her chin, and after slightly raising her head to think, said, "I haven't seen him in the guild since you left..."

Inhale...exhale...

Kira closed his eyes to calm himself before speaking, "Hmph... If we ever meet again, I'll never forgive him!"

Mira covered her mouth and chuckled: "Hehehe... The relationship between you guys is really interesting! I heard from Lucy that they get along very well with Edolas himself! Hmm... Except for Erza!"

"After all, Erza over there is an enemy."

“That… Kirasan…”

Just as Kira was about to say something, a soft, sweet voice sounded beside him. Kira turned his head and saw a short, thin girl.