A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Chapter 35 Stealing Kills

"Ah, it's Lucy! And everyone!" Natsu waved and greeted them with a grin. "I've defeated an entire guild! There's only one left. Wait a minute, I'll beat him right away!"

"It seems Natsu has indeed made considerable progress recently," Erza remarked, looking at the Iron Forest members who were all slumped over around her.

Kira, who had just walked over, immediately started complaining: "Seriously, Natsu? You've already unleashed your Dragon Slayer technique, and you still haven't defeated the enemy? You think you can challenge Erza with this?"

Happy flew over to explain for him: "Because Natsu was too exhausted from dealing with the other members!"

But Gray wasn't about to let this rare opportunity to make fun of him slip by: "So Natsu's been dragging his feet and still hasn't taken down the guild leader, huh? He's such a loser! Let me handle this! I'll take him down in three moves!"

Provocation is indeed an ancient and practical military tactic.

Upon hearing this, Natsu immediately shouted, "Don't interfere! This is my battle! I'm going to defeat him all by myself!"

Just as Natsu was engulfed in flames again and about to rush in and end the fight, Killer appeared and stole the kill.

"Alright Natsu, leave the rest to us."

That's enough, you've dealt enough damage. I'll take the last kill!

With this lineup, physical and magical attacks are maxed out, and there's no shortage of mages, swordsmen, and summoners. There's even a cute pet. If this were a five-person team, wouldn't Kira, the all-around support, be the one to take the boss's head?

Natsu angrily refused, "No! He's my opponent!"

After fighting to this point, who would still be willing to give up their own life?

"You've already used your ultimate move, how long am I supposed to wait for you? I want to go back and rest!" Kira made up a flimsy excuse, then instantly activated his Word of Power magic, "Word of Power: Shapeshifting, Binding!"

The magic surged, and the incantation words instantly formed a solid energy that pinned Natsu to the ground, binding him tightly so that he could neither use his magic nor move an inch.

Our teammate is stunned, we can get the kill now!

"Damn it! Kira, let me go!" Natsu wriggled and struggled on the ground like a silkworm cocoon, which amused Gray and Happy.

"You've had enough of that, haven't you? Now it's my turn to defeat him!"

Patting Natsu's restless head, Kira took two steps forward and shouted at Erikor in the air, "Hey! It's a change of personnel!"

Unfortunately, Erigor was blind and didn't recognize Kira. When he saw the other side change fighters, he thought Natsu was done for and the other side was going to take turns fighting. So he took off triumphantly and looked down at everyone in front of him, laughing arrogantly.

"So what if they change people? Even if ten more Fairy Tail guys come..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kira immediately attacked: "Word of Power, Gravity!!"

It was as if mountains were falling from the sky, instantly pressing Erigor down to the ground. The invisible gravity pressed a large circular crater into the ground, and Erigor lay face down in the crater, not even a hair of his could fly.

"How is this possible?!" Eric Gor was shocked, but because his face was pressed firmly to the ground, he couldn't utter a single word. "Such powerful gravity magic, who exactly is he?"

Before he could figure it out, he suddenly felt a lightness all over his body. Kira had made his move again. He simply raised his right hand and said, "Buoyancy!"

As a result, Eligoll was lifted dozens of meters into the air uncontrollably. However, even though he was off the ground, he was still unable to move or use magic, as if the area around him had become the world dominated by the person opposite him.

As if sensing what the kid was about to do, Eligoll shouted desperately, "Stop! Stop it now!!"

However, the sound that was finally uttered from the throat did not spread as usual, but instead flew higher into the sky along with the buoyancy of the surrounding body.

Kira swung his sword downwards with all his might: "Gravity!!!"

Less than a second later, the overwhelming gravity struck again, this time smashing Eligoll into the ground, creating an even larger and deeper crater, and knocking him unconscious.

"Done!" Kira clapped his hands and waved his hand to release Natsu from his restraints.

"Damn Kira, he's my enemy!!" Natsu roared in a fit of impotent rage, then suddenly, as if he'd just remembered something, "Ah, right! Where's Ralabai?"

As he spoke, he was about to turn Elicoer over, but Gray stopped him.

"Idiot, who told you to run away before you even finished speaking! We've already got Lalabai."

"So that means the president and the others are safe?"

"Yes."

Natsu happily high-fived Happy: "Great!"

"So... what do we do now?"

"Now that the enemy has been defeated and Lalabai is in our hands, shouldn't we be able to return to the guild?"

Upon hearing this, Natsu seemed to be injected with adrenaline again: "Oh!!! Great!! I'm going to have a showdown with Erza when we get back!"

Erza shook her head in surprise: "No, we can't go back yet!"

"Huh? Why?" Natsu asked, puzzled. "Is there some other problem?" Happy asked.

"Of course!" Kira stepped forward and patted Natsu on the shoulder, then pointed behind Natsu, "You have to deal with the damage and compensation issues here, Natsu!"

"What?!?!" Natsu's face instantly fell.

After finally defeating the enemy and protecting the guild master, I can even duel Erza when I get back. This should be three times the happiness, so why did this happen?

"Natsu, what are we going to do? We're not even getting our mission reward this time!"

Natsu, holding Happy, and the two of them, heartbroken, wept uncontrollably over their meager savings.

A young working boy who has just come of age and a cat who is only six years old, fight against gangsters for love and justice. In the process, they damage public property, but no one is willing to help. If this plot were made into a TV series, I guarantee that men would be speechless and women would cry.

Compensation is definitely necessary, since the damage to public property is a fact. Although Fairy Tail members act recklessly, they are law-abiding citizens and will not hesitate to pay compensation when necessary. However, the amount to be paid will depend on the court's ruling.

We stopped the Dark Guild's riot, so the expenses should definitely come from the Iron Forest's coffers!

Even if compensation is required in the end, it will be sent to the guild, and then Natsu will pay back the money... Erza might provide some financial assistance, since she was the one who started this, she has to take responsibility.

As for Kira? No outsiders saw him make a move. He just stood at a distance and said a couple of words. He didn't cause any damage; Natsu did all the destruction! What? A crater? No way! That was all created by Erigor in his madness!

But Erza wasn't talking about compensation: "Since we're already here, why don't we go to Clover and see the guild leaders? We can also ask them what they're going to do with that Lalabai."

"Just leave that thing with me for now," Kira said with a disdainful look. "If the council wants it, let them come and get it themselves. If they don't, it's mine!"

Kira's actions put Erza in a difficult position. She frowned and said, "This is not a good thing. It will be very troublesome if the Council finds out that you have something like this."

Gray also felt that they shouldn't keep the demons Zeref created: "Yeah, Kira, I think we should just destroy them!"

"Oh dear, this is really troublesome. I'm a magic merchant. Asking me to hand over the magical items I've acquired is like asking Erza to hand over her treasured armor, Lucy to hand over the Celestial Spirit Key, Natsu to hand over the scarf around his neck, and Gray... well, in short, it's impossible!"

"What do you mean?!"

"What's wrong? I think the only thing that's interesting about you is your clothes, but those are things you don't want anymore..."

Erza stopped Gray from getting angry: "Alright, if you want to keep it, you'll have to make sure it doesn't end up being used by anyone else, or you'll be in big trouble. I suggest you ask the guild master for his opinion."

As expected of Fairy Tail, they're so biased towards their own people. They don't even care if you try to embezzle something like this.

Kira smiled and nodded: "I understand!"

After saying that, the group prepared to head to Clover Town.

Chapter 36 What is the regular meeting about?

Because of this incident, there were no more buses to Clover Town today, so Erza had to take out her precious mount—the 'Hope' brand magical four-wheeled vehicle, license plate number 'FT9569257'.

The magic four-wheeled vehicle is a popular mode of transportation in Ishgar, much faster than a horse-drawn carriage. It is usually powered by the magic power of mages, similar to automobiles in the previous life.

In terms of speed, the magical four-wheeled vehicle certainly can't keep up with the train, but since there are no trains now, it's the best way to get around.

What? Why not use Kira's flying carpet? Because it got wet, and the feel isn't good.

Moreover, Kira's magical gadgets are like Doraemon's gadgets; most of them are only used once and will not be reused unless there is a special need for them.

Erza's four-wheeled vehicle was also manufactured in Kira. It is more energy-efficient and has better shock absorption than other vehicles on the market. It also has a gliding function, so it can land smoothly even if it falls off a cliff.

Most importantly, it has a driving mechanism. Most magic-powered four-wheeled vehicles on the market require magic power to be injected while driving, but the 'Hope' brand vehicle has a magic crystal that stores magic power. As long as magic power is injected into it normally, the magic crystal can be used as the vehicle's energy source instead of magic power when in use, making driving more convenient.

"Get in the car!" Erza's orders were always so concise. Although Natsu was somewhat unwilling, he was still forced into the car, and after that, he had no strength left to resist.

Erza stepped on the gas, and the car sped towards Clover Town.

An hour later, the five arrived in Clover Town.

"President! How did the regular meeting go?"

Upon seeing Maklov, the group greeted him warmly, but Maklov spilled the wine he was holding to calm his nerves when he saw them arrive.

Are these guys really chasing after the enemy?

At this moment, less than half a day had passed since Maklov received Mira's message, so he hadn't recovered yet. When he suddenly saw these guys appear in the clover, he almost thought they were going to destroy the place.

"You guys..." Maklov asked hesitantly, "didn't cause any problems, did you?"

Erza and Natsu exchanged bewildered glances. Gray turned away, pretending not to hear, while Lucy hid behind Natsu, unsure of what to do. Finally, Kira crouched down and patted the old man's shoulder reassuringly, "Don't worry, it's not a big deal!"

Your words make me even more uneasy. The last time you said something like that, you wrecked half a street in the capital and almost injured members of the royal family.

"It's okay, go ahead and tell me, I can handle it..."

"It was Natsu who smashed up the Kunuki train station."

"!!!"

Maklov almost lost his footing, but luckily Kira supported him. It took him a couple of seconds to realize that Kira had only mentioned a train station, not a town. Thank goodness, it was still within his expectations. Kira was right, it wasn't a big problem.

Kira continued, "However, Natsu wiped out the entire dark guild Iron Forest, so you might need to handle that."

What? A complete wipeout... Oh, the Dark Guild? Hey, that's no big deal. Just make them pay up. Thinking this, Makarov felt much better.

"Hmm, well done..." Maklov's blood pressure, which had just spiked, dropped instantly, and he thought the weather was actually quite nice today.

Hmm, I think I forgot something... What is it?

While Maklov was still wondering what he had missed asking, the other guild leaders had already gathered around.

"Long time no see, Kira! You've gotten even stronger!"

"Little Erza has grown up!"

"Natsu and Gray are cute too!"

"Oh my, so this must be the rumored newcomer? The female mage who defeated a three-meter-tall, gorilla-like woman and gave some powerful and wealthy man a good beating?"

Faced with such praise, Lucy, who was still a newcomer, seemed a little reserved, perhaps because she felt shy about not having done those things herself. If it were other members of the guild, she could explain it naturally, but in front of the guild leaders, she was still a little reserved, her face flushed.