A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

??????Erza nodded and said to the toad messenger, "Then take him away!"

??????Kira: "??"

??????Seeing that the other side did not intend to resist, the Toad Messenger breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was a member of the Magic Council and any magic guild would have to give him face, this was Fairy Tail after all. In terms of lawlessness and evil deeds, this guild was second only to the Dark Guild.

??????Even though the members of Fairy Tail were unwilling, they were helpless against the Magic Council, and Kira seemed quite interested...

??????Fortunately, Natsu, who is usually the most mischievous, has been knocked unconscious by Erza, otherwise he would definitely be clamoring to save Kira???after all, he was the one who hit Kira and destroyed the station.

??????However, to prevent Natsu from acting recklessly after waking up, Maklov turned him into a fire lizard and confined him in the guild hall, where everyone watched over him.

Chapter 45 The Unexpected Encounter

??????The Council of Fiore Kingdom Branch.

??????Kira arrived with the toad messenger in the afternoon, which was his usual time for a nap.

??????The warm afternoon sun and cool summer breeze were Kira's usual necessities for a nap, but at this perfect time, he had to come here for interrogation. It was all Lalabai's fault, which was Zeref's fault. Natsu is Zeref's brother, so it's fair to hold him responsible.

??????Almost every five minutes, Kira would ask questions like, "Where are we going? When will we arrive? What are we going to do when we arrive?" leaving the Toad Messenger speechless.

??????Normally, criminals would be so terrified at the thought of facing trial by the council that they wouldn't even be able to speak. They would never be like Kira now, who is not only calm and collected but even seems a bit perfunctory.

??????Hmph, Fairy Tail, they're all incredibly audacious!

??????For once, the toad messenger spoke to Kira: "I say, can't you have even a little bit of self-awareness as a criminal?"

??????"What self-awareness? I don't think I did anything wrong! Justice will clear my name, and fairness will restore my freedom..."

??????"Enough!" The Toad Messenger clearly hadn't expected Kira to go on and on. "A demon who hoards the Book of Zeref, what else is this but a crime? A dark guild? Or 'because we're Fairy Tail'? Don't be ridiculous!"

??????Kira scoffed, "What do you know, you toad? I'm doing this for research and practice, for the development of magic, the innovation of technology, the stability of society, and the progress of the times..."

??????Suddenly, Kira stopped and looked at the two figures, a man and a woman, not far ahead.

??????The middle-aged woman with her hair tied up like Patrick Star, Ms. Bellono, is the current fifth seat of the Council.

??????Although she looks like a serious old woman, she is actually a very gentle old woman and is highly respected in the council.

??????As for the other Kira, he's more familiar with him. His arrogant black hair falls to his waist, he has a strong back, an arrogant attitude, and flamboyant clothes. His face is covered with nails, and his whole body exudes an aura of "I am the best in the world".

??????This delinquent youth is none other than Gajeel, the ace mage who currently rules Phantom Lord and is known as the Iron Dragon Slayer.

??????Judging from his appearance, he seemed to have been brought here for making some mistake and had just been scolded by several old men.

??????"Wait a minute, Gajeel."

??????Bellno-sensei caught up and stopped Gajeel, who was about to leave. Calling her "sensei" wasn't because he had actually studied anything with her, but rather a respectful title for a council member, like calling a judge. Anyway, everyone in the magical world called council members that, so Kira just went along with it.

??????"It's you again?"

??????Seeing this, Kira stopped in his tracks, wanting to hear what they had to say.

??????Bellno looked at Gajeel with a pitying gaze: "Although I've said it many times, you... you'd better leave Phantom Lord."

??????At this point, Gajeel was clearly still a cocky young man, showing obvious impatience with the old man's advice: "It's so noisy, I don't need you to meddle in my business."

??????"The Phantom's recent activities are unbearable to watch; if this continues..."

??????"Hey! You old hag, do you think you can boss me around, you Iron Dragon Slayer Mage Gajeel?"

?????????I will keep saying it no matter how many times!??? Professor Belluno said earnestly. ???I???ve seen plenty of young people like you; they???re just afraid of being alone.???

??????"You bastard..."

??????"I wouldn't say you have to walk the straight path, but... you have to live a meaningful life!"

??????Gajeel suddenly became even more smug: "Oh my... Of course my life has meaning!! We're about to start a war, with Fairy Tail!!"

??????Having said that, Kira certainly couldn't pretend not to hear. He strode forward and said in an even more arrogant tone, "Go to war with Fairy Tail? You really dare to say that, Iron Dragon!"

??????"Huh? Which bastard dares to speak to me, Lord Gajeel, like that?"

??????Gajeel turned around and saw an incredibly handsome red-haired boy standing not far behind him. Even though the guy had a mocking expression on his face, the powerful magic emanating from him was undeniable.

??????"You are..." It was Bellno-sensei, with his extensive knowledge, who recognized Kira at a glance, the young man who was highly praised among the council members, "Kira Hopelight of Fairy Tail."

??????"Has Ghost prepared his surrender document after the battle? If he can't read, he'd better go back and look it up in the dictionary now, lest he be laughed at by the other guilds!"

??????Upon hearing that the newcomers were from Fairy Tail, Gajeel couldn't help but scoff, "Fairy Tail? Pshaw... What's Fairy Tail?! Phantom Troupe is the strongest guild in the Kingdom of Fiore!"

??????"The strongest? Heh..."

??????Kira merely glanced sideways and chuckled softly in response to Gajeel's harsh words, but Gajeel sensed endless mockery, helplessness, disdain, pity, contempt, and insults in that simple expression and tone.

??????"You bastard! You're infuriating! Want to try me now?!" Gajeel threw a punch.

??????He's hot-tempered, ruthless, and doesn't talk much. The current Gajeel is much weaker than after he joined Fairy Tail. It seems the guild is part of the cheat code.

??????"Stop! Gajeel..." Seeing that the two were about to cause a scene, Bellno quickly spoke up to stop them.

??????She is a being of thoughts; if these two really start fighting here, she won't be able to stop them.

??????Kira easily parried Gajeel's iron fist. "Forget it! You can only go toe-to-toe with that fire dragon in our guild. In terms of strength and mentality, you're still far behind!"

??????"Fire Dragon... Oh, I have heard that your guild has a Dragon Slayer Mage, but compared to me, he's nothing but trash!"

??????Kira nodded silently: "I'll relay your words to Natsu verbatim! Don't cry if you lose!"

??????"Huh? I'll lose? What a joke! Just wait and see what a real Dragon Slayer Mage is like!!!"

??????Kira stared at Gajeel for two seconds, then shook his head and said, "How foolish! So easily provoked, so readily accepting the opponent I arranged for you..."

??????"you?!"

??????"Hey, because you don't seem very strong but you dare to be so arrogant as to say you want to fight Fairy Tail, I thought you were going to rely on your seemingly unintelligent brain. Now it seems I overestimated your intelligence."

??????"What did you say?!"

??????"Are you in a hurry? Are you in a hurry?" Kira said with an amused smile. "If someone like you is the strongest in Phantom Lord, then you shouldn't even talk about starting a war. You should just disband the guild as soon as possible, lest it be labeled as a dark guild and betray its century-old history."

??????"Damn it! If you've got the guts, let's settle this right now!"

??????Should I tell him I'm not the strongest in Spectre? Are you kidding me?! Wouldn't that make me look weaker? Besides, apart from the Guild Master, who in the entire Spectre faction can beat me, Iron Dragon?

??????"Oh right, I'm short a few cleaning servants at my shop. If you go and start working now, you can also learn to read and write for free, so you won't be completely clueless when writing the surrender letter."

??????I know, you were raised by a dragon, right? That means you're practically illiterate, your literacy level is only that of a seven-year-old!

??????That makes perfect sense, because these Dragon Slayer Mages all traveled from 400 years ago. The writing and language of the two eras are different, so they only had about seven years to learn from each other.

??????Gajeel was instantly furious. He couldn't refute it because he only knew how to fight and didn't like to read, so he was indeed half illiterate and had only studied for 7 years.

??????After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a way to curse back. When he came to his senses, he realized that Kira had already walked far away.

??????"That bastard! I'll teach him a lesson next time we meet!"

??????Bellno looked at Gajeel's unwilling eyes and said, "Don't let his appearance fool you, he's very strong! Kira Hopelight, if he hadn't been too young back then, he would have been one of the Ten Wizard Saints now."

??????However, these words did not dampen Gajeel's enthusiasm; instead, they fueled his competitive spirit: "Does this mean that if I can defeat him, I will also be qualified to become one of the Ten Wizard Saints?"

??????"Hehe, although you might suffer a bit, but... don't get hurt, kid!"

??????Looking into Bellno's gentle gaze, Gajeel was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion. "Old woman, there's something I've always wanted to ask you... Why did you say these things to me?"

??????"Why?" Belluno thought for a moment and smiled. "Perhaps it's because... you resemble my deceased son."

??????Seemingly surprised by the other party's words, Gajeel stared blankly at Bellno for a long time before turning and leaving.

??????"boring!"

Chapter 46 Please listen to my sophistry.

??????"We've arrived," the toad messenger stopped outside the main hall. "The esteemed officials are inside, so you'd better show them some respect!"

??????This place... is indeed quite large; it truly lives up to its reputation as the Council's territory.

??????Knocking before entering is basic courtesy, and Kira has always been a polite person.

??????Boom boom boom!

??????Kira pushed open the door and his gaze was immediately drawn to the several high-ranking senators, physically high of course.

??????The courtroom had the seats for the members of parliament arranged to be very high, as if the distinction between judge and judge could not be clearly distinguished otherwise.

??????The ten council members sat upright, silently watching Kira enter without uttering a word. Below them were two observers who were likely of the same race as the Toad Messenger.

??????With a quick glance, Kira confirmed that the ten people on the stage were not their real bodies, but rather their mental constructs. That made sense; why would ten members of the Council of Councilors make a special trip for a mere Iron Forest?

??????Sitting at the very top was Speaker Crawford, who looked rather plump and was an old fat man. He wore a tall wizard's hat that covered his bald head, and he also had a long beard on his chin.

??????As far as Kira knew, this Speaker's ancient magical scribbles were acquaintances of Kira's, a superior to Hibiki of Blue Pegasus's ancient magical scribbles. As superior magic, ancient scribbles could do many things that ancient scribbles couldn't, for example... um...

??????In short, the speaker resigned after being blamed for unleashing magical spirit power during the Tower of Paradise incident, and ultimately joined the Gates of Tartaros because he was unwilling to be deprived of his position as speaker.

??????Later, because he was no longer of any use, he was killed. That was truly tragic!

??????However, there's always a reason why someone is pitiful! With that thought, Kira cast a look of pity and disdain at Crawford on the stage, leaving the Speaker utterly bewildered.

??????The second row is occupied by members of parliament from the second to the tenth seats. Among them, Kira is most familiar with Mr. Yajima, whom he met Makarov many years ago. Mr. Yajima owns a restaurant in the back. Although he is short, he has a lot of screen time.

??????As for the others, Augu, the second seat holder, is known in the magic world for his extensive knowledge. It is said that he has collected many kinds of magic, including lost magic.

??????The one with a head like a cat is the third seat, Mikaello. I heard that his granddaughter has an ambiguous relationship with Rocky.

??????Including Bellno who just arrived, Kira knows two other people: Zekrein and Ultear.

??????Zekrein is Jellal's thought form. He serves as a councilor here to utilize the magical spirit power of the council to complete the R system and realize the Tower of Paradise project.

??????Ultear is one of the Seven Kin of the Devil. On the surface, she is here to help Jellal complete his plan, but in reality, she just wants to divert the Council's attention from the Devil's Heart.

??????Thinking about this, Kira suddenly admired Ultear a little. She had infiltrated the Council of Judges for 7 or 8 years to divert attention and even managed to become a council member. Would she be able to become the chairman in another two years?

??????Kira couldn't help but laugh out loud.

??????Several councilors were a little puzzled: "What...is this kid laughing at?"

??????Kira noticed that Ultear was gritting her teeth and her eyes were full of malice. He immediately realized that she was still holding a grudge about the punch on Karna Island. What a vengeful woman! So much time has passed and I have long forgotten about it. Why is she still so concerned?

??????"Ahem... The Mage Tribunal is now in session! Defendant Kira Hopelight, please step to the podium."