A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"Eh?! ...

Amid exclamations, Erza grabbed a bewildered Wendy, who in turn pulled along the equally clueless Charlene, and the two of them and the cat rushed toward the nearest dessert shop.

They came together, but one group went off to date and the other went off to enjoy the food, leaving Kira and Gray standing there, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Kira glanced at him briefly before turning away, wiping his eyes as he said, "Gray, put your clothes on, or people will think I'm a pervert!"

Damn, how can this person take off their clothes so fast?!

"What?! My clothes?!"

After a flurry of activity, Gray finally managed to get dressed. Looking at the street where Natsu and the others were long gone, he complained, "These guys, have they completely forgotten why we came here? Especially Natsu, we came here for him!"

The main purpose of this operation was to dig up dragon bones for Natsu, which is why Kira, the intelligence agent, brought him here. However, Erza's team always likes to act together, so they came to Crocus with them.

"It's alright, that place is in a special location, we'll go there tonight!"

"So what do we do now?"

"Since I've come all this way, I'll definitely check out the nearby magic shops. You can just wander around as you like!"

Kira waved his hand, looked around, and walked straight in a certain direction. "Anyway, you're a grown man, it's okay if you get lost, right?"

A few seconds later, the stunned Gray finally came to his senses and helplessly accepted the fact that he had been abandoned by his teammates.

"Who would get lost?!"

"Honestly... if I had known they would act like this, I would have brought Juvia with me..."

After muttering something to himself, Gray suddenly realized something was wrong, shook his head, and walked forward. "Strange... why did I think of going with Juvia?"

This boy, who had always rejected love, was unaware that he had already fallen into the whirlpool of love.

……

Crocus boasts the largest magic market in the Kingdom of Fiore, with a vast array of magical items that hold extraordinary allure for most people in this world.

Kira strolled along the main street of the magic market, admiring the beautifully decorated magic shops on both sides, his heart filled with envy.

"No wonder they can open shops in a place like the capital where land is so expensive, they must all be rich!"

Every shop that caught the eye was a renowned magic shop, with at least dozens of branches throughout the kingdom. The more people came and went, the more they rushed over like ants drawn to sweets, eager to taste the irresistible sugar.

Kira's Hope Hut is different from these well-known shops. The fundamental difference is that he only sells magical items part-time, and he mostly sells magical toys, magical novels, magical explanations, and other daily necessities. There are very few magical equipment that can actually help mages fight.

Although he had sold a few very good combat-type magic equipment, most of them were specially customized for guild members, a small portion were sold to magic merchant guilds, and almost none were for ordinary people.

Of course, given Kira's flexible business hours of opening three days a week and resting two days a week, which are only seen in self-employed businesses, he never had many customers.

Those who still occasionally patronize his shop are now just a few die-hard fans, some immature kids, guildmates, and older men who are too old and physically unable to keep up and need some medication to fill the void.

Thirty minutes later, Kira had browsed most of the magic market, observed dozens of magic shops, and his only gain was some architectural insights; other than that…

"Magic weapons are no good, they break easily; magic potions are no good, they're too cheap; magic books are no good either, they only contain low-level spells, they're completely useless..."

Kira muttered his evaluation to himself as he took a step toward yet another magic shop that looked decent.

"Let's see if this place has anything good..."

Before long, Kira discovered something he hadn't seen in the previous stores—a dozen or so silver-white keys lay gleaming on the store shelf, each key engraved with a peculiar pattern.

"Is this the Celestial Key?"

Kira is very familiar with the Protoss Keys. He spent a period of time collecting them in order to complete the Zodiac set, and even now, he still has several silver keys gathering dust in his warehouse.

"Are you interested in the Protoss Key, sir?"

The shop owner seized the opportunity to come forward. He was a chubby, middle-aged man with a shrewd, smiling face.

Chapter 619 The Celestial Key and the Emerald Princess

In the Fairy Tail world, there are a total of 88 Celestial Keys, each corresponding to one of the 88 constellations in the sky.

八十八星座分为：北天拱极星座（5个）、北天星座（19个）、黄道十二星座（12个）、赤道带星座（10个）、南天星座（42个）。

Most celestial spirit keys are silver-white, but the celestial spirits of the zodiac are more important and powerful than other celestial spirits, so their keys are gold. Ophiuchus, due to its unique geographical location, has a jet-black key.

Currently, Lucy possesses all the keys to the Zodiac, as well as several silver keys, which is quite a wealth for a Celestial Spirit Mage.

However, the number of Celestial Keys scattered outside is three or four times more than the number of keys Lucy holds!

Kira is a collector, and although the Silver Key is not as powerful as the Gold Key of the Zodiac, he naturally wants to buy the new Celestial Key since he has come across it.

The shop owner noticed that Kira had been standing in front of the keys for a while. He thought that this person was so handsome and his clothes looked expensive, so he must be generous. He immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Would the guest like to purchase a Celestial Key?"

Kira nodded, pointed to the Celestial Keys on the shelf, and asked, "Which constellation are these keys from?"

Although he had some knowledge of them, Kira genuinely didn't remember these constellation patterns. He couldn't even distinguish the constellations of the zodiac, let alone the silver keys in front of him.

"Please look, guests. From left to right, they are: Draco, Andromeda, Vulpecula, Hercules, Monoceros, Cetus, Vanuatu, Telescopium, Canis Major..."

The fat shopkeeper rattled off fifteen Protoss keys in a row, speaking fluently and eloquently, leaving Kira speechless.

"Boss, you're amazing! There's no label on this, how did you remember it so clearly?!"

The fat shop owner smiled smugly, his fat jiggling as he said, "These are just basic operations! In the capital, who doesn't have this skill?"

Kira was immediately filled with respect, thinking to himself, "No wonder my business has been getting worse and worse; now I understand why..."

But after thinking about it, Kira felt relieved: It's the service industry, after all, this level of dedication is to be expected! He only felt confident being so indifferent to the magic shop because of his job as a mage, but these people couldn't!

Thinking of this, Kira felt ashamed, so for once he was magnanimous, he waved his hand and said, "Alright! I'll take them all! You can wrap them up for me!"

Upon hearing this, a surge of pride welled up within him.

"Gulp...you...you want them all?!"

The fat boss was so shocked that his beady eyes popped out. He stared at Kira in disbelief, feeling that the boy in front of him was so dazzling and charming. He was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes, and his face turned red.

"My goodness!! This is the first time I've ever seen such a handsome guest!!!"

Kira smiled modestly in return: "I'm just an average-looking guy! Every reader here is a hundred thousand times more handsome than me!"

The keys to the zodiac signs are very expensive, but the silver keys are much cheaper, ranging from 1 J to 100 J, because they have different uses.

For example, the Canis Minor Bru in Lucy's possession is very cheap because it's not very useful. I heard that she only spent 19,000 J when she bought it, which is after deducting 1000 J for its appearance.

The silver keys Kira has acquired are different. Draco, Hercules, and Monoceros are all top-tier combat-type Celestials, so their prices are naturally higher. Andros and Vulpecula, although they are ornamental Celestials, are said to be stunningly beautiful, elegant, and ethereal, making them popular stars in the Celestial world. Vulpecula feels great to hold, so their prices are also quite high.

As for how the shop owner knew what these Celestial Spirits looked like, it was because a Celestial Spirit mage had left behind records.

After some haggling, Kira finally spent 200 million J to buy all the silver keys and left the magic shop with the fat shopkeeper's utmost respect.

Two million J, which is only the price of one or two S-class jobs, is a drop in the ocean for Kira.

That's how high a mage's income is!

……

Twenty minutes after Kira left the magic shop, another person walked in.

The man seemed to be searching for something, wandering around the huge store for a long time before finally slowly walking towards the fat shop owner: "Boss, I heard you got a batch of Celestial Spirit Keys?"

The fat shop owner looked up at the person in front of him, rubbed his hands with a forced smile, and said, "I'm so sorry, that batch of Protoss Keys was just bought up by a customer in one go."

"You bought them all?"

Yes, all of them!

"I see... Well, there's nothing I can do about it then..."

The person who bought so many Celestial Spirit Keys in one go must be a Celestial Spirit Mage, and such a person would not be willing to sell the keys again.

"Sorry to bother you."

"It is our honor to serve you."

After the person walked out of the magic shop dejectedly, a tall and imposing figure followed: "Princess, did you manage to buy the Celestial Key you wanted?"

The girl, referred to as the princess, shook her head sadly: "No... too late, the key has already been bought by someone else."

The man and woman were Princess Emerald E. Fiore of the Kingdom of Fiore, and Arcadios, the leader of the Sakura Knights.

Very few people know that the future heir of the Kingdom of Fiore, Princess Emerald, is a mage, and an extremely rare Celestial Spirit mage at that.

Not long ago, Princess Emerald learned that there was a magic shop here selling Celestial Keys. As a Celestial Mage, it was essential for her to collect items that she could use. So she specially ran away from the palace, intending to collect these keys. However, she was too late, and an unknown person beat her to it.

As for Arcadios who accompanied her... It's normal for a princess to have a bodyguard when she travels, right?

Sensing the princess's disappointment, Arcadios immediately asked, "Should I send someone to gather information?"

"No need, let's continue gathering information on the other Protoss keys. Let's go!"

"Yes!"

As a princess of the Fiore royal family, Emerald E. Fiore was aware of the special nature of her identity from a young age.

She considers herself lucky for many reasons.

For example, his father, Thomas E. Fiore, was not one of those incompetent kings, cruel monarchs, or extravagant emperors depicted in history books, but rather a diligent, kind, righteous, lively, and adorable little old man who loved pumpkins.

For example, she is the only daughter of King Thomas and the sole heir to the throne. She has no brothers or sisters who want to seize power, nor any ministers or generals who want to usurp the throne.

For example, the Kingdom of Mingming is located in the center of three continents, but because it is a permanently neutral country, there has been no war on its borders for a hundred years, and it is very peaceful. Thanks to its geographical advantages, the kingdom's economy has developed rapidly, and its people live and work in peace and contentment.

Since the end of last year, when Fairy Tail completely destroyed the Balam Alliance, although there are still occasional minor disturbances by dark guilds within the kingdom, the kingdom is generally peaceful thanks to the joint efforts of the council and local magic guilds. In addition, the kingdom boasts the number one magic guild in Ishgar and several of the Ten Wizard Saints, making it a prosperous and powerful nation.

Everything was so beautiful, so beautiful that Jade wanted to cause trouble and stir things up.

No, I should say, he wanted to prove himself!

As she grew older, this pampered and proud princess was eager to prove to the people, her father, the kingdom's ministers and generals that she was a capable princess and a qualified queen for the future kingdom, not a good-for-nothing who sat on that chair because of her birth!

But how do we do it?

How can I prove my abilities?

Only with sufficient achievements or fame!

But the Kingdom of Fiore is a permanently neutral country, and it can't rely on war to prove itself. Not only is it unwilling, but its people are also unwilling!

If you can't prove yourself internationally, then you can only turn to the domestic market!