A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

In fact, Gildas had rejected the offer to become the chairman several times because he had always loved freedom, especially traveling. This time, because Makarov and others went to the Western Continent, he had to stay in Magnolia for several months and was already feeling restless.

"However, if you become the guild leader, you might be able to make the guild even richer than it is now..."

This middle-aged man, who hadn't even shaved properly, seemed to have finally encountered the economic crisis that most middle-aged men face. He rested his chin on his hand in deep thought, his eyes darting around as if he had seven or eight cunning minds, and he spoke in ways that young boys and girls like Natsuru couldn't understand.

"In that case, people like me won't have to worry about things like retirement."

"As for retirement, if you just cut your travel time in half, your current savings will be more than enough, right?"

Kira rolled his eyes at Gildas. "As for the guild's development, it has been doing very well over the years and has a solid foundation. After I take over, I will increase publicity, attract more talent, and develop branch guilds to make it bigger and stronger. Ideally, we should establish a branch guild in every major city of the Kingdom of Fiore."

"By using promotion, reward, and elimination mechanisms to motivate guild members, and slightly increasing the commission on their work, we can make a fortune; then we can expand our business, such as creating stars for mages, launching their careers, making movies, and selling merchandise of famous mages or used stockings..."

"Wait a minute!! What's the last one?! Why are there these weird things mixed in?! How can we still be considered a magic guild if we do that?!"

"Of course it counts! Isn't a magic guild just a place where ordinary people post quests and mages complete them?"

Kira's expression was serious, showing no sign of joking. "I'm going to turn Fairy Tail into a place full of entertainment and laughter!"

Is your entertainment and laughter... serious?

"That's true, but it just doesn't sound right coming from you!"

Gildas paused for a moment before speaking.

A sudden thought arose in his mind: 'I can't just stand by and watch the guild become like this in Kira's hands.' This thought then evolved into 'Maybe I should become the guild leader; at least I can prevent the guild from turning into an illegal organization selling sex products.' And then came 'Although that would be quite appealing, I'll pass...'

The next moment, Gildas was startled by his own change of heart, and cold sweat broke out involuntarily: "That scared me to death! I actually thought about taking over the guild just now. That thought was terrifying..."

A free-spirited man will not be bound by so-called guilds!

"These two guys are going way too far! They're completely disregarding me now, aren't they? They even want to turn the guild into some kind of vulgar, obscene, filthy, ugly, disgusting... heavenly place! It's a disgrace to the guild's reputation!"

Listening to their unrestrained conversation, Makarov felt a deep unease about whether his decision to retire next year was premature...

Kira was still seriously making his plans: "If it really comes to that, the overall compensation for working in the guild should be quite considerable, right? Make as much money as you can while you're young, so when I get to your age, I can announce my retirement and enjoy a leisurely and carefree retirement life!"

Isn't your life enjoyable enough? I think you're living even more comfortably than old man Prejitor! Besides, you look like a heartless capitalist!

Gildarts inwardly scoffed, but outwardly expressed his amazement at Kira's 'ambitious goal': "You kid... you have quite the grand ambition!"

"Of course!"

Kira was full of confidence. After a pause, he turned to Gildarts and said, "So I'm telling you, Gildarts, you're getting old now, and your daughter is all grown up. Those kinds of jobs that make a lot of money should be left to young people like us. Don't come and take them!"

Gildas: "..."

Do you even know how much work the guild accumulated while you guys were gone for three months? That's not enough for you to do all by yourself, is it? You've never been particularly diligent before!

Thinking of this, Gildas couldn't help but sigh: "Sigh~ These young people nowadays are really something! They're all young and strong, yet they're still trying to compete with us older uncles for jobs. This so-called midlife crisis is really that terrible!"

Kira wasn't buying into that ploy. He sneered and said, "Come on! A middle-aged man like you who's already made a fortune should be spending all his time in the guild drinking and bragging with fellow middle-aged men like Macao and Wakaba, and chatting about topics that middle-aged men are interested in!"

"For example, where in town has a new young girl arrived? How much have the prices at the tavern gone up? What stage has the child's magical training reached? Has the child started dating after puberty? Which hairdresser should I go to for a haircut after losing hair? How should I take care of my body when I have kidney deficiency?"

"These are all worth discussing!"

"Shut up! I'm still young! I can still have fun!" Gildas's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Admittedly, some of Kira's examples sounded good, but the further he went, the more it seemed like rubbing salt into the wounds of this old widower.

"You can't even beat the younger players, yet you're still thinking about being reckless? Be careful you don't fall for the younger players in the guild again one day!"

The reason I say "again" is because the first one to trip him up was Kira himself, right in front of him.

"You mean Laxus? He does seem to have improved a lot lately... But they're still a long way from making me suffer!" Gildarts laughed heartily, showing a rare display of confidence.

Stop laughing! It's your turn!

Gildas threw a '5', and Juvia took action, coincidentally standing next to him. However, since they were teammates, they didn't need to fight; they only needed to trigger the effect card.

[Choice: Designate two players who have not yet participated in combat to battle. The loser is kicked out of the game, and their teammate moves one step forward; the winner moves three steps back. The game continues during the battle!]

When Makarov read out the card, everyone couldn't help but admire Juvia's luck. Because no matter who Juvia assigned for singing practice, their team always ended up getting a better deal!

"The only ones left who haven't joined the battle yet are Kira, Urtia, Gildas, and Juvia."

Given the choice of two out of four, Juvia naturally couldn't choose herself or her teammates, so the two who would ultimately suffer were Kira and Ultear.

"Wait! The game continues during the battle, doesn't that mean we can't spectate?"

"Instead of watching, wouldn't it be more worthwhile for us to speed up the game and roll the dice a few more times? Ideally, we'd be at our destination by the time they return!"

"Idiot, this game isn't about who gets there first winning!"

"But we have the advantage of going first, don't we?"

Chapter 609 Kira: Since you guys won't take action, then leave the mountain-crushing to me.

Influenced by the previous battle between Brandish and Gray, Makarov finally realized that the mere ring could not serve as a fighting stage for these young people, so he chose to remove the constraints of the ring and no longer restrict the fighting.

At this moment, within the battle circle, a man and a woman stood facing each other. The man was handsome and dashing, while the woman was beautiful and charming. Both were the best young mages of this era.

"Are you ready?" Kira asked seriously.

“Ready…ready!” Urutia showed a visible tension.

"This isn't the first time this has happened between us, so there's no need to be so nervous, is there?"

"Shut up! Don't bring up the past again!!" Unpleasant memories surfaced in her mind, and Ultear's snow-white face quickly flushed red.

More than a year later, the pain on her face recurred. Although she was not disfigured by that punch, the psychological scars were something that no amount of makeup could cover up.

Natsu looked puzzled: "Why are those two making the atmosphere so strange?"

Happy, standing next to him, flapped his little wings, put his hands on his hips, and said with an air of 'I know this so well,' 'Natsu, this is youth!'

"What's the meaning??"

"You'll understand later!" Happy spread his hands, looking like a riddle cat.

Kira and Ultear's first encounter took place on Galna Island.

I remember that he used that fight to teach Gray, Cana, and Loki how to think in battle as an S-class mage. So, although that punch landed on Ultear, it was full of a teacher’s love for his students.

So that was a punch worth remembering!

Their second encounter was in a grove of trees near Demisor Academy, where Kira completely dominated her, making her long for the warmth of her mother.

By the third time they met, she was already terrified by Kira's immense strength and surrendered.

"After a year of training, I'm a completely different person now, Kira!"

Ultear shook her head, trying to clear her mind of the unbearable memories and the humiliation she had suffered. Her long, smooth, black hair swayed as she moved, releasing a faint scent of lavender.

It smells like shampoo!

Kira was certain, because he also used shampoo with that same scent, but at this moment he didn't want to discuss which brand of shampoo was better; he only had one question in his mind—

What kind of shampoo do you use?

Kira was puzzled. Everyone was out camping and hadn't had a proper time to groom themselves for a day or two. How come you secretly did your makeup?

"That's strange... Didn't you drink very late yesterday? I remember your hair looked sticky and greasy because you hadn't washed it for two days..."

This question made Urrutia gasp for breath.

When did I shower? This morning, of course! But what's it to you? I even took a bath! Did you expect me to ask you to shower with me?!

Of course, Ultear wouldn't voice this off-screen comment, and Kira didn't press her for details. They were both intelligent; a single glance from her was enough for Kira to understand her thoughts.

"Let's begin!" Ultear didn't answer Kira's question and immediately started attacking.

The magic worked, and time traced a beautiful arc in space.

BOOM!! BOOM BOOM BOOM...

With a tremendous tremor, the ground beneath Kira's feet instantly collapsed and caved in. This was because the ground had become 'collapsed' in the future, and Ultear had brought this state into the present.

"That's so unethical!" Kira muttered under his breath.

He knew that the Arc of Time was troublesome, even more so than Timalia's 'Sealing of Time' and 'Receiving the God of Time', so even though his magic power and strength far surpassed Ultear's, he dared not be careless in the slightest.

"Crush!"

Kira did not panic despite losing his footing. Instead, he raised his hands high and slammed them against the collapsing ground as he fell, unleashing a spell filled with immense magical power and radiating white light.

To everyone's astonishment, the shattering magic enveloped a ten-meter area around Kira, then silently reduced a corner of the mountain, which had been accumulating for countless years, to dust.

When the wind blows, dust fills the entire mountain.

"Cough cough...cough cough...is this the same magic as Gildarts?!"

"Such powerful magic, yet there was no corresponding reaction... This control over magic is simply incredible!"

"Wow, that's amazing! I always felt that Kira's crushing magic was even better than Gildarts's..."

"What did you say?! You brat, do you want to try it out yourself and see whose magic is stronger?!" Gildarts grabbed Natsu with one hand, while the other hand shone with white light, emanating a terrifying magical aura.

"Wait...wait, wait!! Calm down, Gildarts!!"

Natsu struggled desperately, sweating profusely. Facing Gildarts's ferocious smile, he felt like a cat trapped in a cage, but no matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain. He couldn't break free from Gildarts's large hands.

"However, Kira seems to be much stronger than he was three months ago..."

Gazing at Kira, who remained unmoved by Ultear's attacks, Gildarts fell into deep thought. "Did you gain so much from your trip to the Western Continent?"

"It seems I can't afford to slack off any longer!"

Gildarts felt that losing to Kira in overall strength was one thing, but in his professional field, he, as a senior, could not be outdone!

Even the usually lazy Gildas had the idea of ​​doing extra training, let alone the others? In an instant, everyone present secretly decided to compete against each other.

The shattering magic dug a large crater on the mountaintop. Kira hovered in mid-air, gazing at Ultear not far away, trying to keep his tone calm: "Keep going, keep going... let me see how much you've improved!"

"This guy..."

Ultear gritted her teeth, feeling that Kira's current appearance was too smug and too infuriating. Without thinking, she immediately launched her ultimate attack.

"Ice-Crafted Rose Garden!!"

With a clear shout, a chilling frost instantly spread from Ultear's feet toward Kira, freezing everything in its path into ice, even covering the crater he had just blasted with a layer of ice several meters thick.

With a crackling sound, countless purple and white ice thorns and ice roses rose from the ice beneath Kira. The blooming roses were so beautiful and lifelike that you could almost smell their fragrance.