A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"Wendy? Is something the matter?"

"Actually, it was the president who asked me to convey his gratitude to you because of the 'Nirvana' incident..."

The president Wendy was referring to was not Maklov, but the old man who was the president of the Cat Lodge.

It turns out that after Natsu and the others escorted Wendy back to the guild, they learned the truth from the guild master of Neko Abode. After learning that Kira had defeated the Oración Seis, facilitated the destruction of Nirvana, and protected Neko Abode, he asked Wendy to thank Kira on his behalf.

Kira, of course, didn't care at all. He dismissed her with a few words and offered some words of encouragement like "good luck," and the scene was very harmonious.

Chapter 280 Mother's Belongings

Just as Kira was marveling at the unusual calm in the guild today, two figures, one tall and one short, rushed into the guild.

"Something terrible has happened!!!"

The newcomers were none other than Natsu and Happy!

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Seeing that the two looked like they had practically written "I've messed up terribly" on their faces, Kira stood up, grabbed the wildly flying blue cat, and asked, "Tell me so I can have a laugh!"

Happy shouted, "That's outrageous! We're in a real hurry right now!"

"Great! Kira's back! We're saved!" Natsu shouted incoherently as he ran around. "Kira! Listen to me, something terrible has happened!"

Kira was speechless: "Is this a good thing or a bad thing...?"

"Did you guys vandalize the streets again during your mission?"

After saying that, Kira's expression naturally shifted from anxious to confident. "Don't worry! I've already smoothed things over with the council! They won't target our guild anymore. As long as you can afford the compensation and no one gets killed, you can destroy the whole street during a mission without any problems!!"

Upon hearing this, Natsu and Happy were overjoyed and started chattering excitedly.

"Really?!"

"Amazing!!"

"Truly worthy of Kira!"

"Ah! No! That's not important! Now..."

Kira's interest was piqued by Natsu and Happy's anxious expressions. He interrupted them, pressing his face against Kira's and feigning reproach, "What did you say? This isn't important?!"

"Do you know how much effort I put in and how much I sacrificed for this?! Do you know how important the Council's tolerance is to our guild?! Do you know which reckless person always carelessly caused destruction during missions, leading to the Council losing all goodwill towards 'Fairy Tail'?!"

Perhaps because their rashness had been exposed, Natsu and Happy completely broke down, collapsing to the ground with faces full of sorrow: "I...I'm sorry! But you have to help me this time!! Please!"

Kira wore a look of anticipation, his eyes gleaming, and said, "Get up! Tell me, is there anything you need my help with?"

"That's actually the case..."

Natsu and Happy slowly recounted the story, word by word...

Just last night, as usual, they broke into Lucy's house to play with her. While Lucy was taking a shower, the two of them rummaged through her house looking for toys, and unexpectedly found a book that looked very "special".

Natsu intended to open the book for a look, but a sneeze soiled it. They panicked and frantically tried to extinguish the fire: Happy tried to wipe it dry with paper, but tore it by too much force; then, Natsu's magic surged out uncontrollably in his excitement, and flames ignited. After a frantic firefighting effort, the book was completely destroyed.

Later, the two learned from Lucy that it was a "very important book," and had no choice but to borrow it under the pretense of finding it interesting, thus keeping it a secret for the time being.

After listening to their stories, Kira's expression was as interesting as if he had just eaten a juicy piece of gossip.

If asked about things like the Dark Guild, Zeref, and the Black Dragon, Kira was confident he knew more than anyone else, but such mundane matters were not in his memory, so he had no recollection of them at all.

"You guys are really something... Never mind, what's the name of that book?"

Natsu and Happy shouted in unison, "The Forest of Maya!"

Kira frowned in thought: "The Mayan Forest... I've never heard of this book before!"

"Hey... Kira! You have so many books in your shop, you should be able to find it, right?"

"It's hard to say. Most of the novels there are the most popular right now, and a large portion of them are written by me. We generally don't buy novels that aren't well-known!"

Natsu was heartbroken and clasped his hands together in a pleading manner: "If you have one, I'll buy it no matter how expensive it is! Please!"

Reluctantly, Kira could only agree to help: "I'll go back and look for it, but let's be clear, don't get your hopes up too high!"

Half a day later...

Kira returned to the guild and saw Natsu and Happy slumped listlessly on the table, with Erza and Gray beside them.

"I can't find them anywhere... What should I do..."

"I don't have any here either!"

Kira's words were undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back, leaving the man and the cat trembling and at a loss.

"That's your fault, isn't it? You should apologize to her properly!"

Faced with Gray and Erza's suggestions, Natsu hesitated.

"Natsu, I have an idea, do you want to give it a try?"

Kira's voice was like heavenly music, and Natsu looked at him as if grasping at his last hope: "What method?"

"Why don't you also give Lucy a book that's 'most important to you'? That way, you won't have to return it, right?"

"Is this okay?!"

At this moment, Kira, like a wicked adult leading a child astray, grinned mischievously: "Of course! As long as you tell Lucy, 'Use your most important books as tokens of your love,' she definitely won't ask you to take them back!"

"What?!" ×2

Upon hearing such inappropriate remarks, Gray and Ellu blushed instantly.

Happy, on the other hand, went from worried to happy with excitement: "Natsu Natsu... how about we do it this way!"

Compared to the others present, Nazuna, with his almost zero emotional intelligence, was completely unaware of the consequences of his actions and actually began to consider the possibility of this method succeeding.

"Hmm... but I don't have any 'very important books'!"

Gray and Erza were speechless: 'That idiot Natsu... is he really planning to do this?'

"If you don't have one, write it now!"

Kira sat down next to Natsu, patted him on the shoulder, and shouted, "Isn't it important that you wrote your first book yourself? Or that's the first book you read? Doesn't that have sentimental value?"

"But what should we write?"

"Write whatever you want! If you really can't think of anything, just write down your life experiences from childhood to adulthood! For example, your life with Igneel, your life in the guild, and so on."

Kira waved his hand and handed Natsu a pen and a piece of paper. "Start writing now! Don't worry, I'll wrap it for you for free after you're done!"

Just as Natsu shakily took the paper and pen, intending to do it according to Kira's method, Lucy arrived!

"Natsu! Happy! Have you read that book?"

"Not yet? That's great! Let me tell you, that book is..."

"You can show it to me anytime! But look at it carefully!"

"Why is it so important, you ask?"

"Because... that book was my mother's keepsake!!"

Click!

Instantly, a crisp sound rang out, and the pen that Kira had just handed over was snapped in two!

Natsu and Happy turned green with fear: "Aaaaaaaahh ...

Erza: "..."

Gray: "..."

Kira: "..."

After Lucy left, Kira silently retrieved the paper and pen, then handed over a rope and a dagger: "Natsu! Happy! The book-swapping method is useless now. Choose one to apologize for!"

"No!!! No way!!!"

After a long while, the person and the cat were completely devastated and lay sprawled on the table, feeling as if their souls were gradually dissipating.

"I really... can't say it..."

"Eee..."

"Mother's belongings... This kind of thing is really heavy!" Erza's words were like knives being plunged into Natsu and Happy.

“Yeah, it’s probably as important as Natsu’s scarf, right?” Kira sighed. “Speaking of which, I’ve always been alone, so I have no memory of anything like this. What about Erza?”

“Me too!” Erza said nonchalantly. “I’ve been in Rosemary Village since I can remember. Later, I was captured and taken to the Tower of Paradise. After I came out, I came to Fairy Tail, so I don’t have that kind of thing.”

Hearing this, Kira couldn't help but ask indirectly, "Hey Erza! Have you ever thought about what it would be like if you met your biological parents one day?"

Chapter 281 Natsu and Happy

The question seemed rather heavy. Erza paused for a moment before replying, "Indeed, I often thought that way when I was little! I also had expectations and resentments towards my parents whom I had never met, but I gradually let it go!"

"Maybe it's for a very special reason! After all, what parent in this world doesn't love their child?" Kira looked up at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle and slowly said, "Isn't that how it's always written in novels? Parents are being hunted by a powerful enemy, and because they don't want to burden their newborn child, they have no choice but to abandon them in a small village, only to find them years later..."

His words inevitably drew a barrage of criticism from Gray: "What kind of melodramatic novel plot are you talking about? Do people even read books like this?"

"Of course! Novels of this genre are really popular right now!"

Erza lowered her head and said, "Whatever their reasons for abandoning me back then, it doesn't change anything now. I'm already part of the guild, and if I had to say, the guild master is like a father to me!"

Kira remained silent for a long time after hearing this, then his expression changed, and he joked, "Hehe... then he's a generation older than Laxus, isn't he?"

"Huh?! You can calculate it like that?" Erza looked completely bewildered.

"And Gray? Did your parents leave you anything memorable?"

"There's no such thing!"

Gray turned his head away shyly, rested his chin on his hand on the table, and said with a gloomy expression, "The original village was destroyed by Deliora, leaving nothing behind!"

"Really? I think those memories of living together are incredibly precious!"

Kira's words stunned Gray, his thoughts drifting off to who-knows-where. Erza went even further, saying, "That's rare! You rarely say anything so serious!"