A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

According to Wendy, this old lady who disliked humans shared all her pharmacology knowledge with her without reservation so that she could have less contact with humans in the future.

However, in order to enjoy more of the cozy time with 'Grandiñe', Wendy always acted dull, untalented, and clumsy, and didn't care even if she was scolded for it.

This greatly shocked Kira.

When did this innocent and harmless girl start resorting to such cunning? This is utterly a loss of humanity and a moral decay! Who led her astray?

After careful consideration, Kira decided it was Natsu and his group, since they had spent the most time with Wendy.

We are ashamed to be associated with them!

Kira stopped bringing up Gildarts. He had defeated him today, and although Gildarts pretended to be indifferent and was drinking and laughing with others, he must be feeling terrible inside. Kira didn't want to make things worse for Gildarts.

With that smile, Kira once again admired his own magnanimity.

"I am such a perfect man!"

Everyone: What's wrong with this kid now??

Seeing the admiring looks on the faces of the people around him, Kira became even more smug, and then turned his attention to the other two groups in the guild.

One was Laxus and the Thors, where Abba Grin was holding her trophy, showing it off to her three old comrades who had abandoned her: "How about that? Envious? You guys left me to play the game by myself, huh!"

"Didn't I already apologize to you..."

"Exactly... The game is over, so let's not keep dwelling on it, okay?"

Hearing these three big jerks utter such irresponsible words, Abba Grin was so angry her chest swelled up twice its size. Waving her fan, she shouted, "Apologize? You think I'll forgive you so easily? Hehehe..."

The three of them had no time to listen to her complaints and continued drinking. Laxus, in particular, was completely absorbed in the idea of ​​becoming stronger. The fact that he had fought Erza to a draw made him realize that he had been slacking off lately.

Elsewhere, Marcus had changed into new clothes at some point, and probably even took a shower, shaved, and sprayed cologne, making sure he looked clean and tidy before showing off his trophy in the guild.

A group of nameless extras and a few named supporting actors surrounded him, praising the guy who was eliminated without contributing anything in the competition, just to touch the trophy in his hand.

The winner's trophy is awarded to the team, and naturally, everyone in the team receives one. In addition to the words "Fairy Tail Team 1", it also includes the names of the three team members.

"Hahaha... Look, this is my trophy! My trophy!!"

One onlooker said with a mix of sourness and disdain: "She didn't even get it because of Kira's help. At least Abrams eliminated Ridazu. You were completely useless!"

However, Marcus didn't care about these criticisms at all. He was beaming and said excitedly, "So what? Playing well is not as important as having good teammates. Now I can win the trophy, and they can't. That's my victory!"

After saying that, he laughed wildly several times, exclaiming, "Ah...it feels so good to have someone carry you!"

His arrogant and smug demeanor was exactly like Kira's. It was probably because he had been around Kira for many years and had learned from him. He had already grasped three-tenths of Kira's essence, which made the people around him grit their teeth and glare at him angrily.

Marcus was running around the guild hall smugly when he bumped into someone. He looked up and froze, stammering, "You...you...you are..."

He didn't recognize the old man, but his intuition told him that this old man was no ordinary person.

The man who had been bumped into leaned on a cane with one hand, his face pale and his hair white. One eye scanned the tavern, and he murmured, "A lot has changed here... Well, that's true, so many years have passed, even the guild's location has changed. But the atmosphere is still the same as when I was here..."

Precito was about the same age as Volod, but his mental state was even younger than Makarov's. He was accompanied by two little followers, but no one paid any attention to them at the moment.

The appearance of the three immediately caused a commotion in the guild. The group, who were chatting and laughing around the trophy just a moment ago, forgot what they were going to say and just stared blankly at the unexpected visitors.

Not everyone in Fairy Tail knows Precht. After all, he fought on the coast the whole time on Tenrou Island, and even Erza, Natsu and others didn't see him in person. So apart from a few S-class mages who were told about it afterward, the rest of them had no idea what the guild master of Devil Heart and the second guild master of Fairy Tail looked like.

However, the Thunder Gods and Elfman, who had fought against Rastiros and Huayuan, recognized them at a glance and guessed the identity of the one-eyed old man. Who else could be the one who could have two of the 'Seven Kin of Purgatory' following them, except for their guild master Hades?

Why would Hades be here?

Laxus, Erza, and the others immediately stood up on alert. Gildarts also put down his glass, his eyes serious. Only Kira remained relaxed, as if the person who walked in was just an old neighbor coming to visit.

They knew that Precito's visit this time was most likely without malice; otherwise, someone who had witnessed the power of Fairy Tail would never have brought only two people. However, they still needed to be on guard.

After Tenrou Island, Precht successfully led his remaining forces to escape, and there was no news of him afterward. Everyone thought he had found a place to retire, but no one expected him to reappear, and so openly step into 'Fairy Tail'.

Although I know they are very strong, they are not like the Sin of Witches. These three are also wanted by the Council!

Even though he's so old, is he still as arrogant as ever, having come from Fairy Tail?

I don't know if I'll be able to do it in the future...

Chapter 474 Precht: Makarov's reached the age where he's doing this kind of thing too.

"What's going on here? Show some respect, this is our second generation."

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Kira immediately stepped forward to smooth things over, to prevent them from starting a fight. He was also very polite when introducing them, and you could not tell that the two sides had once been enemies.

"Huh?! The Second Hokage?! Isn't that..."

"Are they enemies?"

Kira's words caused a huge stir. His previously bewildered companions instantly changed their expressions and stood up to prepare for battle.

"'The Heart of the Devil' is a thing of the past. I'm just an ordinary old man now."

Is he just an ordinary old man now?

To everyone else, Precito's words were somewhat shameless. After all, he was the one who started the war, and he was the one who attacked Fairy Tail first!

Fortunately, Kira was more insidious...more cunning...more far-sighted. He used a series of tactics, including purging a wave of enemies, sending in undercover agents, turning high-ranking officials against him, and leaking the battle plan. In the end, he even personally went into battle to defeat him. The situation at that time might have been rewritten!

After all, even Fairy Tail wasn't confident they could face both the fully-powered Devil Heart and Tartaros at the same time!

In the end, Makarov spared his life. If it weren't for the chairman's soft heart and lingering affection, how could he have survived until now? Even if he hadn't died, he would at least be in jail in the council like his former subordinates!

Furthermore, Hades bears an even greater sin: the slaughter he committed during those decades of depravity!

Just for the sake of a "key to awaken Zeref," so many innocent families have been torn apart and lives lost. Now, he thinks he can just let it go with a simple "things from the past"? That's too easy on him!

It's just that these fools in Fairy Tail are used to the comfort and ease of their guild, and their minds are focused on things related to the guild. They selectively ignore everything else, or simply haven't thought about it more deeply.

Sure enough, immediately after Precht said that, some people expressed their dissatisfaction. The first to voice it was Natsu, who was always impulsive and had a strong sense of justice. Naturally, he had no good feelings towards Precht, who had fallen into darkness and was once an enemy.

"Do you think you can completely absolve yourself of being an enemy of Fairy Tail with just a few words?"

"You must have misunderstood!"

Precito's eyes narrowed, and he said, "I have no intention of denying or shirking my past mistakes, nor do I expect anyone's forgiveness, much less the intention of 'correcting or making amends'! I have come here simply as a guest of an old friend."

"You bastard?!" Hearing that the other party showed no remorse whatsoever, Natsu was immediately enraged and pounced on him, ready to fight.

Fortunately, Kira reacted quickly, grabbing the scarf around his neck and pulling it back, his tone leaving no room for refusal: "Don't rush to attack, Natsu! Step back, let me ask you a couple of questions first!"

We can't let Natsu make a move! Once he does, there will be no room for maneuver for either side.

Kira tossed Natsu behind him, leaving him to be watched over by Erza and the others, then looked at Precht and said, "Old friend? I thought the guild master had severed ties with you and no longer acknowledged you as his elder..."

That's utter nonsense!

If Kira hadn't lost his memory, Makarov probably wouldn't have said anything like "I won't let you off the hook next time we meet" on Tenrou Island. This would have meant that he didn't care about the war and that the grudges between the two sides were settled, so there was no need to bring up the past now.

Moreover, 90% of the original 'Heart of the Devil' died in that war, while 'Fairy Tail' was completely unscathed. Although there were reasons such as the unexpected intervention of 'Tartars' and the opponent's weakness, in the end, 'Fairy Tail' won a great victory and the opponent suffered a crushing defeat.

In fact, Kira was also puzzled by Precht's behavior.

He originally thought that even if the other party didn't die, he wouldn't be redeemed and join the righteous path after the crushing defeat. The most likely outcome would be that he would die of old age in some mountain village. Who knew that he would suddenly reappear a year later and even visit Fairy Tail directly.

What kind of thought process is this?!

As for Precito returning to the embrace of darkness... he hadn't even considered it. What right did a boss who had been defeated head-on by the enemy have to talk about ambition and dreams?

“The old friend I’m talking about isn’t that brat Makarov,” Precito said, his tone still calm.

Kira understood immediately: "Hmm... so you're here to see Senior Warlord?"

This time, Precito didn't answer, but just quietly looked at Kira and then found a place to sit down silently.

It seems so!

Gildarts frowned, beckoned, and called over Kira and several other S-class mages to form a circle and begin their discussion.

In his view, it was simply unacceptable for Precito to come to Fairy Tail and meet with Warlord, who was also a founder, even if their meeting had nothing to do with their identities as the Four Heavenly Kings or Hades, and they were just two old friends who were getting on in years.

"But judging from his attitude, he's probably determined not to leave until he sees Senior Warlord... By the way, where did the Chairman and Senior Warlord go?"

Laxus replied with a strange expression, "After the game, the mayor invited them to dinner and shopping, to reminisce about their youth. They probably won't arrive until tonight."

"..."

"There's no other way... In this situation, we have to find them first! I'll trouble you to make the trip, Laxus."

"Tch! What a nuisance!" Laxus grumbled and turned to leave.

"As for now..."

Gildas was halfway through his sentence when Kira suddenly raised his right hand, looking just like a primary school student eagerly answering a question in class: "Now, let me go and find out what's going on!"

"What do you think you're doing?!"

Gildas's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. He quickly reached out his left hand and pressed down on the agitated Kira, his expression serious as he growled, "I'm warning you, you absolutely cannot fight him here. Otherwise, not only will the guild be destroyed, but it will also cause trouble for the citizens of Magnolia!"

Listen to this! What kind of talk is this?! What do you mean, "It's okay if the guild is destroyed?!"

Kira forcefully slapped away Gildarts's large, rough hand, still stained with wine, which was resting on his shoulder. He quickly straightened himself and confidently patted his chest: "As the strongest member of the guild, it's only natural for me to probe the enemy's strength before the guild leader and seniors arrive! Trust me, I know what I'm doing!"

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You've gotten too big for your britches, haven't you?!

"Trust me, I know what I'm doing"? Everyone in the guild knows you're the most untrustworthy and clueless person when it comes to these kinds of things. Do you think we'd believe your nonsense?!

Seeing that the men's gazes were becoming increasingly strange, Kira added, "I promise you, I won't do anything!"

"You can't even move your feet!"

"You can't even use your mouth!"

The others were taken aback, and Mira explained, "Word magic!"

"Oh, that makes sense, that definitely won't work!"

"Don't flip the table!"

"cannot……"

"That's enough! I'm not going!"

Kira slumped back onto his personal sofa, looking distressed, as if his heart had been broken by the cold, heartless words, and only the golden trophy in his arms could offer him any solace.

But the thought that the trophy might have been tainted made him feel bad again.