A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

What a wise king!

What noble sentiments!

Upon hearing King Thomas's words, all the mages present were shocked and filled with admiration. Many of them began to feel ashamed of their previous judgment based on appearance!

"Your Majesty is truly generous! How much will each guild pay for their commission?"

"..."

King Thomas paused for a moment, then laughed heartily, "I guarantee there won't be any less!!"

They didn't give a direct answer about the price, just like they don't tell you the salary directly when you apply for a job, because everyone's salary may be different and depends on their performance.

"Kira! Don't talk nonsense!!"

Makarov rebuked Kira, then turned to King Thomas and said righteously, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty! Even if we are mages, we are still citizens of the Kingdom of Fiore. Protecting the safety of the Kingdom of Fiore is our duty!"

After calming old Thomas down, he turned to his old friends—the guild leaders of the other guilds—and, with his chin drooping and nostrils flaring, he laughed heartily, his expression one of extreme smugness: "Fairy Tail will be participating in the war, which means we are the number one guild in the Kingdom of Fiore!"

'Huh? What's wrong with that old guy Makarov all of a sudden?' Several guild leaders raised their eyebrows, realizing that something was wrong.

'Wait! Is he trying to show his loyalty? Yes, definitely! This way, the king will give him a higher reward after this is all over! Damn it, I was careless!'

After realizing this, the several association leaders, unwilling to fall behind, immediately pledged their loyalty to King Thomas.

Grandma Oba: "Our guild will also participate in the battle, because we are 'Snake Princess Scale'!"

Bob: "'Blue Pegasus' will protect everything in the Kingdom of Fiore!"

Goldman: "It is our duty to restore the glory of the 'Four-Headed Hound'!"

After the three finished speaking, the air suddenly froze for a moment, and everyone turned their gaze to the remaining four guild leaders.

The first four were all veteran magic guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore, whose strength and reputation had stood the test of time, so Old Thomas was actually about 80% sure they would accept the commission. But he really wasn't sure about the other four.

Gerald broke the silence first, though his expression was somewhat awkward: "We are still under the control of the Fiore royal family, so we will definitely have to participate in the war!"

King Thomas was moved to tears.

Silver didn't hesitate for long and continued, "Leave the task of eliminating the dragons to us Dragon Slayer Mages! We'll make sure these mere dragons never return!"

This was quite a boast, but no one here doubted his strength, because they could sense the unique magical aura emanating from Silver.

Augustus, having received a nod from Jelf, also spoke up, saying, "We will join the war too!"

His words were simple, but they gave his teammates ample confidence. Because when everyone present sensed his magic, they basically had only one impression: unattainable, unfathomable, vast and unpredictable, unprecedented!

Finally, everyone turned their attention to the last person, Ivan, the chairman of 'Raven's Tail'.

Ivan felt utterly helpless; he was practically grinding his teeth to powder, but he could only grit his teeth and say, "We'll join the war too!"

Not joining the war is not an option! These guys have built up the atmosphere to this point. If I choose to run away now, not only will I be ridiculed by that old man Makarov for the rest of my life, but I might also be unable to hold my head up in the entire Kingdom of Fiore. Most importantly, all my whitewashing efforts and positive marketing so far will have been wasted!

In Ivan's view, as the former leader of the Dark Guild, and now the leader of the Dark Guilds in the magical world after the Balam Alliance, 'Raven's Tail' could be appropriately wicked to maintain its prestige, but it absolutely could not be low-class!!

'So what if we have to join the war? We don't have many people anyway, and those few mages under our command aren't any good either. I'll consider it a success if I can just survive...'

Thinking of this, Ivan's confident smile returned.

This laugh completely stunned Makarov: 'Has this unfilial son of mine changed his ways? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!'

After several guild leaders read through the prophecy letter, they found nothing amiss.

Ordinary envelope, ordinary paper, ordinary ink; the content uses the most standard font and letter-writing conventions, revealing no writing habits whatsoever; the tone is flat, written entirely in the form of a record, devoid of any emotion.

If this hadn't appeared in Thomas's study, one would have thought he was a rigid young man scribbling down to pass the time when he was bored.

The mages agreed to old Thomas's request and stayed to help him fight the dragons, so they did not return to Crocus, but instead rested temporarily in the Grand Magic Games venue.

According to the letter, the dragons appeared from the sky above the venue, but only the date of their appearance was recorded, without specifying the exact time.

"Hey Kira, is it really going to be a horde of dragons?"

"Why are you asking me this?! I only heard about it last night!!"

"Because in the past, when something like this happened, you would always find out immediately, wouldn't you?"

In Fairy Tail, whenever a similar crisis occurs, the mages unconsciously place their reliance on Kira. As long as he is there, everyone has a sense of security.

Previously, Gildarts played this role, but since he was defeated by Kira last year and Kira took over his position as the guild's number one, his image in everyone's hearts has been shattered.

Although he is still very strong, and his ranking has only dropped from first to second, when people mention him, the first word that comes to mind is no longer "powerful", but "doting father".

Chapter 754 Pre-Battle Preparations

Inside a huge palace, mages from various guilds were busy eating the food prepared by the palace chefs.

It's lunchtime now, and the mages, in preparation for the possible appearance of the dragons, naturally cannot leave the venue to eat in Crocus. Since the king entrusted them to stay and help defend against the dragons, it's only right that he treats everyone to a meal.

"The skills of the royal chefs are truly exceptional; this is far superior to what we usually eat at the guild..."

Kira was starving after his fight with Larcade, and everything tasted incredibly delicious, especially since the food in front of him was truly amazing!

However, right after he finished speaking, Mira's familiar gentle voice came from behind him: "Hehe... really? Then don't order food in the guild in the future!"

Kira froze instantly, looking embarrassed.

Because Mira is not only the guild's housekeeper, but also the head chef. The food he usually orders at the guild is basically made by Mira.

Kira cautiously glanced around and saw that old Thomas was discussing plans with Makarov, while Princess Emerald was chatting and laughing with Lucy, neither of them noticing them. Kira then felt relieved and whispered an explanation to Mira.

"Well... these are just polite words! I only said that to give the King face. We're all adults, you can understand, right?"

That's how the adult world is—full of falsehood and pain.

Even if you don't like it, you force yourself to say you do; even if you think it looks bad, you force yourself to say it looks good; even if you don't want to work overtime, you have to bite the bullet and tell your boss you can accept it; even if you've mentally cursed the client's family a hundred times, you still have to smile and say you'll fix it right away...

Kira thought that Mira was already 21 years old and, as the eldest sister who had raised her younger siblings since they were little, should understand this principle very well.

Sure enough, Mira smiled sweetly, tilted her head, and said softly, "Mmm... I completely understand!"

She really didn't understand!

No, it should be said that they don't want to understand!

Adults experience another kind of pain: explaining things but the other person won't listen; even after listening, the other person understands their situation but refuses to accept it; even if they accept it, they still feel uncomfortable...

Watching Mira turn and walk away, Kira sighed helplessly, "Girls are all so troublesome..."

Making money is still the best thing!

The short rest before the great battle was not only to allow the mages to fill their stomachs, but also to deepen the relationships among them.

It's important to understand that they might become comrades-in-arms in the future. If you don't have a certain level of understanding of your comrades, you won't be able to entrust them with your safety when you encounter danger, which will directly affect the outcome of the battle.

Those who remained were mages with some combat ability, while those who were weaker or even completely unable to fight went back to Crocus ahead of time to assist the soldiers in evacuating the city's residents.

Because of the prophecy, King Thomas had prepared to relocate the residents of Crocus at any time several days in advance. However, he was not foolish enough to tell them directly that "ten thousand dragons are attacking the land," as that would cause panic. So, he used the excuse of a magical military exercise.

Kira approached Alzak, a man who had recently become a father. He was looking down at the food in his hands, lost in thought, his brow furrowed, as if he were praying for something.

“You should have gone back with Bisca! Putting aside whether you can fight with full concentration in your current state, even if you could, you wouldn’t be as useful as those two brats, Stinger and Rogue. Besides, Aska was just born. If you accidentally died at this time, we wouldn’t be able to explain it to Bisca and Aska.”

Alzak smiled upon hearing this. After becoming a father, he was clearly much more mature than before, and his only response to Kira's reminder was a single sentence.

"But I am a mage from Fairy Tail..."

Boom! !

Before he could finish his sentence, Kira punched Alzak on the head: "Idiot!! Talk properly, what kind of sentimental literature is this?!"

I hate this kind of thing the most. I'm speaking normally, and then the other person suddenly says something like that. Are they afraid I'll live too long? This is only possible in the Fairy Tail world. Even in another anime, if someone says something like that that's full of foreshadowing, then all that's left is to wait for death.

Alzak rubbed his head, staring sullenly at Kira's retreating figure: "You were the one who brought this up first..."

As it turns out, the Fairy Tail mages are the most infectious in the entire Kingdom of Fiore; no matter the time or place, they can assimilate those around them into something they shouldn't be.

At banquets like this, Fairy Tail's favorite thing to do is to be noisy and loud. Even if they are given all sorts of strange looks by the people around them, the guild's mages don't care at all. They just focus on eating, drinking, and having fun with pride and without any scruples.

After eating and drinking his fill, Kira quietly left the palace and walked along the passageway until he arrived at the Grand Magic Games arena. There were quite a few people there, including the kingdom's guards and several familiar mages. They were members of various magic guilds who had stayed behind to keep track of the situation.

Of course, they came after they had eaten their fill, and at times like these, the shift system had to be strictly followed, after all, the mages who were about to fight couldn't be allowed to go hungry.

It was afternoon, the sun was blazing overhead, white clouds drifted lazily, and a gentle breeze blew. The golden sunlight bathed most of the venue, and a group of mages stood in twos and threes on the stone corridor, leaning against the low wall, talking or silently gazing at the stone carvings in the four corners of the venue.

"This feeling is like waiting for the end of the world!"

Kira had just sighed when he caught a glimpse of two figures in the distance, one black and one white, Zeref and Mavis.

"These two have abandoned their two kids again to go on a date. What an irresponsible pair of parents! I wonder if Larkad has gotten his 'kiss, hug, and piggyback ride' yet... I guess not?"

If it were me, I wouldn't do such a thing to such a grown man. I could barely accept it if it were a child... although Kira doesn't like children.

Just then, a footstep came from behind. Kira turned around and found that it was Wendy, number 5!

What are you doing here?

Kira was somewhat surprised that someone who didn't belong to this world would appear so openly. Was it really okay?

Wendy, number 5, smiled upon hearing this and said, "I came to World 7 to stop the anomalies in World 5. Isn't it normal for me to be here?"

This doesn't feel like Wendy!

"Eileen?"

The other person nodded and said, "I've heard about it. It's really strange. In my world, when I met Lucy #1, there were only a few dragons mentioned, such as Acnologia and Selene, and Zeref and his demons appearing here. I haven't heard of any prophetic letters, nor have I heard of any dragons appearing..."

Hmm? Is that so?

Kira narrowed his eyes. Knowing the original plot well, he immediately thought of an explanation: "Perhaps the world has diverged again?"

Seeing the questioning look in Eileen's eyes, Kira analyzed, "You see, just like you came here through an eclipse, there are probably others who came here in the same or similar way."

"Perhaps someone experienced the future of 'Ten Thousand Dragons Attacking the Land' and therefore traveled through time to write a letter to warn us. In this case, the other party may be completely unaware of the existence of parallel worlds and mistakenly believe that we are their past, wanting to defy fate."

"As for the appearance of Acnologia and the appearance of ten thousand dragons, they may also be closely related to your appearance here."

"To prevent the 'Ten Thousand Dragons Invading the Land,' someone did something in our world that led to the 'Dragon King Festival' you mentioned, which caused the anomaly in World 5."

"It's also possible that the cause and effect are exactly the opposite. You successfully prevented the Dragon King's Sacrifice from triggering the anomalies in the 5th World, but indirectly caused the invasion of ten thousand dragons into our world, so the other party came through to warn you..."

Kira started talking and wouldn't stop, making Eileen dizzy. She quickly raised her hand to stop him, saying, "Okay, okay... stop talking!"

"In any case, I will prioritize the safety of our world!"