A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

What a rich and fulfilling life!

In the world of fantasy novels, that would definitely be the protagonist!

In comparison, Natsu's only problem is that he can't find his father; he's nowhere near as good as the main character. It would be much more appealing for him to star in a "The Magical Adventures of a Bankrupt Heiress" with Lucy! Or he could debut as a group of "The First Dragon Slayers" with Gajeel and the others, which would be much better than what he's doing now!

The others seemed to notice Gray's mood as well. Although they might not be able to understand the reasons, they could definitely tell that something was wrong with him. So they didn't delve deeper into the topic. They just chatted for a few minutes and then dispersed, or they changed the subject to the 'Grand Magic Games' three months later.

"The Grand Magic Games... This kind of event isn't something that's only become popular in the last few years!"

"A long time ago at this point in time—in July—a war called the 'Dragon King Festival' took place, which was the prototype of the 'Grand Magic Games' that the Fiore Royal Family is about to hold!"

To help the guild's mages learn more about the Grand Magic Games, Kira began telling the story of the 'Dragon King Festival' to the crowd.

"Dragon King Sacrifice? What's that? Can you eat it?"

"Idiot! How could that be!"

"Does Kira know anything? Tell me... This sounds interesting!!"

Amidst the expectant gazes of the mages, Kira moistened his throat with a cup of tea, then forcibly pulled Frosh into his arms. On the table beside him were prepared melon seeds, fruit, and snacks before he slowly spoke.

"That was a war that took place on this land, in this kingdom. In fact, the Dragon King Festival caused dozens or even hundreds of times more casualties than the two previous trade wars combined, because dragons were involved in this war."

"Dragons fought against dragons, humans fought against humans, and humans fought against dragons. Countless kingdoms, mages, and dragons were drawn into it, and it lasted for nearly a hundred years!"

Kira, in a clear and seductive voice, slowly began to tell the audience a story that was half true and half false.

"The whole story begins with a dragon that wanted to befriend humans..."

Chapter 646 Gray's condition is getting increasingly strange...

Kira is a very good storyteller; otherwise, his novels wouldn't have sold so well.

It's May now, but the mages of Fairy Tail are still immersed in Kira's story from several days ago, "The Dragon King Festival: The Untold Story Between Humans and Dragons."

The entire story consists of ten chapters, telling ten tragic and poignant tales.

In these stories, countless tales and incidents unfold between the human and dragon races. They become comrades-in-arms, lovers bound by life and death, soulmates who resonate with each other, sworn enemies, and childhood sweethearts who love and hate each other...

Regardless of the version, both stories deserve to be recorded in history as classic tales. The mages listened with amazement and exclaimed how exciting it was. Many even slammed their fists on the table in admiration and roared to the sky in the guild without any regard for their image.

"Ahhh... Kira's story is so interesting! Why did it stop after ten chapters?!"

"Even though I know it's fake, it still makes me want to keep listening. Kira's imagination is truly amazing!!"

"This kind of author should be tied up, locked in a dark room, and forced to write non-stop, without food until he meets his quota!!"

"Send money! Send money... Give the author a lot of money!!"

"A potential god-like figure! Update immediately!! I can't sleep at night!!!"

"Damn it! Why can't I write a novel like this!"

"..."

Hearing the guild members' incessant urging for more updates, Kira's reply was as always: "As long as you pay enough, the novel will be plentiful!"

In fact, those ten stories were only the first part; Kira is currently preparing for the second part.

The new story also consists of ten chapters, in which Kira intentionally added certain scenes related to romantic actions to cater to the listeners' computer systems.

After showing them the initial draft, the response was very positive.

Kira's vivid descriptions of the dragon's powerful body, thick tail, elegant posture, hard horns, and high-pitched voice have become a plus in the eyes of many old perverts.

Even if they couldn't personally experience the allure of the dragon, men who had seen Selene in human form could, with their hormone-fueled brains, imagine the dragon girl's stunning beauty in human form.

After that, these guys all shouted that they wanted to be dragon knights, and they made grand pronouncements like "If you don't become a dragon knight in your life, all your magic knowledge will be in vain." What's even more outrageous is that quite a few people agreed with them. The young transcendent cats were shocked and couldn't believe that humans could say such things.

"A beauty like Selene? I wonder what kind of fragrance they would exude? It's truly intriguing..."

"Have you caught 'Yoruichi Syndrome'? Why do you talk so much like Yoruichi-san..."

"No, that's not 'Yoruichi Syndrome' at all, it's just plain weirdness!"

"It's decided! My goal in life is to become rivals to the Dragon Girls and compete with them!"

"What you're talking about isn't a proper opponent at all! What kind of outrageous life goal is that?!"

"Stop your nonsense! You people have no idea how great the Dragon Maiden is!!"

"What did you say?! Humans are the best! All other races are heretics!"

"You narrow-minded bastard!! Don't you have even a shred of tolerance? One of the most important reasons why humanity has developed to this point is because we are tolerant of all things, you idiot!"

Bang! !

A fair and delicate hand slammed down on the table in front of Kira.

"Kira!! Look at what you've done to everyone in the guild these past two days!!"

Kira blinked his bewildered eyes and looked up at the hand with its neatly trimmed nails and flawlessly smooth skin, soft yet with a touch of strength. He then saw a face with cold eyes, red hair standing on end, and a chilling expression.

"Huh? What did I do to make you so angry?"

How dare you say that?

Seeing Kira's indifferent expression, Erza became even angrier, glaring at the culprit who had thrown the guild into chaos.

"Now everyone in the guild isn't doing any work, they just chat about random things in the guild chat and wait for your novel to update. If this continues, the guild's atmosphere will completely go astray!!"

As a member of the disciplinary committee, Erza blamed Kira for all the scandalous behavior that had occurred in the guild in the past few days, so she went to him and planned to give him a good scolding.

"My novel is so good, isn't it normal to ask for more updates?"

Kira thought they were just seriously discussing the mysteries of human evolution and how different races could coexist harmoniously, so he couldn't understand why Erza was so angry.

"Is this about urging for more updates? This is a problem that's having a negative impact!!"

Erza was furious and utterly enraged by Kira's deliberate and reckless behavior.

"But even the president is addicted to it..."

The chairman? When it comes to this kind of thing, he's just a lecherous old man!

At his age, he's still chatting with a bunch of lecherous old men about trivial matters—how shameless! Look at the second generation, Old Man August and Old Man Warlord, neither of them are as indecent as him.

Erza snorted and was about to speak when she heard Makarov's 'hehehe' laughter.

"You have no idea, that little girl from yesterday..."

Countless black "#" symbols appeared on Erza's forehead, followed by a burst of flames erupting from behind her with a "boom." Then, she abruptly turned and strode towards Makarov, her heavy footsteps echoing loudly, making Kira panic and his heart pound violently with the tremors of the floor.

"Gurgle..."

Seeing the other party turn their gun on him, Kira, still shaken, grabbed the bottle of liquor beside him and took a big gulp to calm his nerves. "Erza seems really angry... I guess I'd better be more careful in the future."

After muttering to himself, Kira turned his gaze to Gray beside him.

"I said, Gray!"

"what happened?"

Gray looked up at the sound, and unlike the others in the guild who were laughing as usual, he seemed to have changed a lot in this period of time.

First of all, his hair looks a bit long, and he doesn't take good care of his appearance, so he looks much more mature, giving off a feeling of moving towards a middle-aged man like Gildarts.

Although he is still very handsome, this change is not right. Without the help of hair follicles, how can a person suddenly look so much older?

Then his alcohol tolerance increased significantly. This guy drank more and more every day, almost matching Kana's level. Several times, he even got Kana drunk, but he acted like nothing had happened.

Along with both of these came a noticeable low mood. Although he hid it well, he still joked around, drank when he was supposed to, and fought when he was supposed to. Even the other members of the guild thought Gray had returned to normal, but Kira still saw a trace of barely perceptible depression in his eyes.

Most importantly, he actually started to stop refusing Juvia's advances!

In the past, Kira would have been happy that he had finally figured things out, and might have jokingly asked if he wanted to compete with Natsu to see who would get married first, but now...

I'm not in the mood for that.

Aside from Kira, perhaps only his rival and close friend Natsu, and Juvia, who has perfect 'Gray-manology', could see this abnormality in him.

"Aren't you going to join them? The competition between dragon girls and human girls... that's the hottest topic in the guild right now!"

"Not interested."

"That's strange...aren't you usually curious about these kinds of topics?"

"Nonsense! I don't like this kind of topic at all! Don't you dare slander me!"

"Oh, I meant 'topics,' referring to 'hot topics in the guild,' not 'dragon girl and human girl.'"

"I'm not interested in that! I don't like every trending topic. It's nice to just watch them have fun sometimes without getting involved!"

"But Natsu chose the dragon, I thought you would choose a human and go against him..."

"Huh?! Choosing a dragon? Is that guy really an idiot?"

"Well... anyway, Lucy doesn't like him lately..."

To distract Gray, Kira deliberately shifted the topic to gossiping about Natsu, but Gray seemed uninterested in it.

This is bad... this is bad... Gray's condition is extremely bad!!

Is he going to turn evil?

Once the thought popped into Kira's mind, he immediately became restless. Coupled with the premise that "mages who use demon-slaying magic will have their hearts fall into darkness," a nameless worry welled up in his heart.

Chapter 647 Juvia: Lord Gray accepted my bento? Something must be wrong!

As the evening sun slanted down on Magnolia, the houses and streets reflected a dazzling golden light, a sight to behold.

In May, the air in this town began to get hot, and even though it was almost sunset, the dryness on the skin still made people feel hot inside.

Such temperatures can be considered a form of training for people who prefer cool weather and dislike heat—a test of their heat tolerance.

Gray felt that way.

As someone who constantly has to take off his clothes, his tolerance for heat is extremely low. Even though he drank quite a bit of alcohol at the guild today, it all evaporated without him noticing, so he only felt incredibly thirsty at the moment.

Because it was on the street, he couldn't just take off his clothes and run around naked, otherwise he would receive complaints from the citizens again tomorrow, followed by Makarov's scolding, and he didn't want to suffer that kind of treatment.