A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

At the bar, Cana remained silent, hesitant; Kira loudly urged her on, exasperated by her lack of resolve.

Gray thought to himself: What a swindler!

Seeing that Cana was somewhat interested, Kira pressed his advantage: "This new deck took me a whole week to complete, and it's incredibly powerful. If you don't want it, I'll have to sell it to someone else."

Then, changing the subject, she began to play the emotional card, "Hey, you know how many card mages I know, given my personality? All these cards of mine were made for you."

Kira patted the bar to attract Cana's attention, while pointing to Gray, who was watching the drama unfold, and his inspiration for persuasion seemed endless: "In terms of friendship, we've known each other for over ten years, longer than we've known Gray; in terms of reputation, so many people in the guild have bought my magical items, and who has ever said a bad word about them? Besides, we've done so many deals, and all along, the magical cards I make have been of guaranteed quality."

"Since joining Fairy Tail, you've been working hard to become an S-class mage, and I've seen it all. But look, you've been in the guild for 12 years, and five S-class mages have already been produced, and it's still not your turn. Is it because you lack talent? Is it because you haven't worked hard enough?"

"No! You possess abundant magical power, skillful combat techniques, and an intelligence far surpassing Natsu and Gray's. What you lack is simply a powerful set of magic cards!!!"

"Hey! What do you mean?" Gray, who was standing to the side, was a little annoyed, but Kira ignored him.

Kira's words, righteous and awe-inspiring, resounded like thunder, striking Cana's heart with each and every syllable.

Become an S-rank! Become an S-rank!! Become an S-rank!! I want to become...

"A set of 10 cards, 50 J."

"So expensive!" Gray exclaimed from the side.

"I want... what a joke! You damned merchant, just die!"

Which mission is in Chapter 5?

Upon hearing the price, Kana instantly sobered up, downed the barrel of liquor in her hand in one gulp, and patted her well-developed heart: "Thank goodness, I almost agreed..." Then she angrily retorted, "50 J? Why don't you just rob me?! Do you know how much I earn from a single mission?"

That's what they said. There's no way you can make money faster by robbing.

What does 50 J mean? Let's look at a few more concrete examples:

In the original work, Lucy's house has a monthly rent of 7 J, and the rewards for ordinary missions are between several thousand and tens of thousands.

The Alcatraz mission is an S-rank mission, and its reward is 700 million J, plus a Golden Celestial Key. In other words, an S-rank mission is worth at least several hundred thousand J.

From this perspective, 50 J is just the reward for a few missions!

Assuming one of Kana's missions takes half a month, that means if she really buys Kira's deck, she'll probably be "relatively" strapped for cash for a long time.

Besides, it might not even work out!

“I haven’t checked the mission board on the first floor for years. I remember the monthly rent for the girls’ dormitory is 10 J,” Kira tilted his head. “How much is one of your missions? 30 J? Or 10 J? I guess it can’t be lower than that?”

"This guy is so annoying!" Cana and Gray thought in unison.

Seeing the two men's somewhat unfriendly expressions, Kira quickly spoke up: "Hey, what's with those expressions? These are powerful cards made by me, the genius item master! My cards are not like those inferior products on the market. I guarantee you can use this deck for at least 7 years! 7 years! That's a good deal at 50 J per set, isn't it?"

It's impossible to use 7 years. Once Kana becomes an S-class, she can release new products again in a year or two.

Kira would never say something like that.

However, if Tianlang Island is still blocked for 7 years, then I won't be deceiving consumers.

“But hey, it’s priced at 50 J, so only 10 cards is way too few,” Gray said from the side.

It's no exaggeration to say that Kana's intelligence far surpasses his; it seems he really has no knowledge of magical items.

Kira then looked at Gray with a 'you're so ignorant' expression and said, "What do you know? For a weapon-type mage, if they have too much equipment, won't that affect their attack speed in battle?"

"Huh? Is that how it is? I thought the more equipment the better. Erza has a lot of armor, doesn't she?"

Kira beamed: "You don't understand, do you? Anyone who plays card games knows that a powerful deck needs to be streamlined!"

After explaining to Gray, he turned to Cana and continued, "Do you understand, Cana? Card magic isn't like the ability-based magic that Gray or Natsu possess. You need to rely on powerful cards! If you keep using cards that aren't strong enough, you'll never improve."

Kana was almost amused and annoyed: "Huh? You really have the nerve to say that?! The cards I'm using now were sold to me by you!"

"Uh..." Kira was silent for two seconds after Cana's words, then he pretended not to hear. "Face the facts, Cana! From the very beginning, the only path you've ever taken is to become stronger with money!"

"You're so annoying... chug chug chug..." After quickly finishing a barrel of liquor, Kana seemed to have thought of something, and her expression suddenly changed. She said with a grin, "How about this, you sell it to me for 3 J, and I'll take a loss and go on a date with you."

After saying that, she shook her breasts and said, "You haven't gone on a date with a girl before, have you? Want to give it a try?"

Gray sighed and facepalmed: This guy's being inappropriate again.

I think you're robbing me by saying that.

Kira gently pressed Cana's head down with both hands and slowly turned it back: "Heh, dream on—you poor thing, go back to your cheap bar and talk to me when you're rich."

Trying to scam me? No way!

"You always say you treat all customers equally, don't you?"

"Except for the poor!"

"What a swindler!" Kana cursed as she left.

Kira turned his head and noticed that Gray, who had been sitting to the side watching the commotion, had taken off his shirt at some point. He pondered for a while.

"Grey, how about I modify your clothes and add some magic to help you find people automatically?"

"Huh?? Where are my clothes?" Gray then realized that he had been shirtless without realizing it.

"Don't worry, this time it's free, I won't charge you. It's just that you're too eye-catching."

"No...no need, I don't think there's anything wrong with it this way."

Kira looked disgusted: "Ugh... I knew it, you're an exhibitionist."

He turned and left, starting his search for his next client within the guild.

"Bishka, Alzak, your relationship is so wonderful! When are you planning to get married? By the way, I just made a few amazing new magic guns. I guarantee they'll give your relationship plenty of firepower. Come and try them out sometime..."

Bisca blushed: Really, we're not at that level yet...

Alzak also dared not look at her: So shy...

These two guys only have eyes for each other all day long; they haven't listened to a single word Kira says.

"Ridasu, you draw so well! Speaking of which, your paintbrush has been used for so long, it's time to replace it, isn't it? I just happen to have..."

"No need, I'm very satisfied with my current pen..."

"Levy, you're studying so hard! Reading for too long isn't good for your eyes. How about getting a new pair of glasses? They only cost..."

The petite and introverted Rebecca was always a little shy about this enthusiastic attitude and could only remain silent.

Hmm? No refusal?

Kira seized the opportunity: "Word magic demands a lot from a mage, you know. You've been using that pen for months now, haven't you? I recently made a really powerful magic pen, perfect for a mage like you who uses three-dimensional word magic. It writes smoothly and elegantly. Why don't you come over and try it out sometime? Price is negotiable, I'm always..."

"You, stay away from Levy!!" ×2

Two protectors suddenly appeared beside Levy.

"What are you two doing? I'm just selling... Let go, don't pull me!"

"Hmph, two bootlickers, they deserve to be single forever!"

Kira grumbled as he went upstairs. "Ugh, these guys! I was doing this for their own good, and I even made equipment for them. It wasn't expensive at all, so why do they all call me a swindler?"

Erza is still the best. Although she can be a bit of a rip-off, she's very reliable when it comes to buying things.

Am I really bad at talking? So tiring! Oh well, I'll just take on a task to change my mood...

Kira strolled to the quest board, glanced at it, then extended his index finger and closed his eyes…

"Whoever the little rooster points to, I'll choose!"

When I opened my eyes, my finger landed on a task sheet that looked somewhat familiar.

Break the curse on the island. Location: Galna Island. Reward: 700 million J and a golden key.

"Huh? Isn't this..." Kira rummaged through old memories in his mind, "Oh ho, this is really interesting."

Chapter 6 Kira's Invitation to Join the Party

Karna Island, also known as Devil Island, is inhabited by demons who have survived from ancient times. Although numerous, they are weak, possessing neither magic nor superhuman strength or wisdom, and their technology is backward. Their only ability is to transform into humans, which is why they are not valued by the Council and simply live out their lives on a small island overseas.

In the original work, Devil's Island is just a small chapter. In order to prove that he is better than his master Ul, Gray's senior brother Leon moved the demon Deliora, who was sealed by Ul, to Galna Island, hoping to use the "Drop of the Moon" to remove the absolute freeze and then defeat Deliora.

Unexpectedly, the magic circle used to create the Moon Drops condensed into a purple magical barrier above Karna Island, affecting the memories of the island's inhabitants and making them believe that they had become demons because of the Purple Moon. As a result, they issued a quest to the Magic Guild, hoping to break this "curse".

Of all these, the only one that truly interested Kira was the "Moon Drop," a legendary magic that gathers the power of moonlight and can eliminate all magic.

As for the rest... well, it's Devil's Island after all, full of things related to demons. Perhaps you can collect some useful materials and maybe even make some decent magical equipment.

Kira has always done quests that involve dealing with monsters, because these quests don't require much brainpower and allow him to collect materials for crafting magical equipment. But this time, he wants to try something different.

In the original story, the key eventually ended up in Lucy's hands, who was someone with an indelible connection to the Celestials.

Hmm... Kira can already foresee Lucy's motives in buying the golden key he possesses... Hehehe...

Cough cough... I can't think about it too much, it's no use thinking about it!

"If I get my hands on the golden key, won't I be able to set any price I want?"

"Ah, this is the advantage of being prescient!"

The luckiest thing in the world is to have a cheat code, but what's even more addictive is to keep having cheat codes.

As the saying goes: cheating might feel good for a while, but if you keep cheating... you'll get banned.

But who can so easily refuse the beauty of it?

Kira took down the mission sheet, went to the registration desk on the first floor, slammed the mission sheet on the table, and said excitedly to Mira, who was in charge of recording, "Mira Mira, I, Kira, will take this mission. Please help me register it."

Sometimes Kira found it strange that Fairy Tail, such a big guild, had Mira doing everything, big or small.

Task registration, new employee guidance, waiters...

Perhaps this is why Mira, despite not having participated in many missions, doesn't seem to lack money at all.

Well, she used to be an S-class, so she probably has a lot of money. She's definitely a rich, beautiful, and kind older sister type. She's practically the perfect character. No wonder fanfiction writers use her as the female lead.

But these alone cannot tempt Kira.

You're not as capable as me, not as intelligent, not as popular, and don't have as much savings. Do you think you can win me over just because you're good-looking? Do you think I'm that kind of shallow person?