A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Chapter 812 Making money in this world is too easy!

Nokiko ran anxiously towards Arlong Paradise.

Yesterday, she couldn't resist Lucy's request and told her about her past, which resulted in her not sleeping well all night. She was afraid that this young girl would act impulsively in the heat of the moment and go to challenge Ah Long by herself. Fortunately, Lucy was still there when she woke up today, which made her feel relieved.

But after lunch, she inexplicably fainted. When she woke up, it was already evening, and she couldn't find Lucy anywhere in the house, which made her nervous.

If it were anyone else, her first thought might be that her house had been burgled, and she would search the house to see if anything was missing. But if it were Lucy...

"She wouldn't really have gone to find Ah Long, would she? That's someone she can't possibly handle!"

At this moment, Nojiko was already sweating profusely with anxiety. Thinking of the terrible fate that Lucy might suffer when facing Arlong, his heart clenched and his pace quickened.

"Don't go! Don't go!! Please don't go!!!"

"That's an existence that humans simply cannot defeat!!!"

thump--!

At this moment, Nojiko was worried about Lucy's safety. As a result, she accidentally stepped on a protruding stone by the roadside and fell to the ground. Fortunately, she was not injured.

"hateful!!"

Noki cursed under his breath, immediately got up and continued towards his target, only to bump into a middle-aged man in a police uniform.

"Nojiko? Where are you going?"

"Ah Jian?! I don't have time right now, I'll talk to you later!"

"Hey! Wait..."

Ah Jian, holding Er Kang's hand, stared blankly at Nojiko's departing figure, his expression suddenly changing, "Isn't that the direction of Arlong Paradise? Could it be that Nami got into trouble??"

Thinking of this, Ah Jian's expression changed, and he immediately followed without hesitation.

……

Nami, who stole the Going Merry from Luffy, anchored the ship near Cocoyasi Village. She returned home with the treasure she had plundered during her voyage, but couldn't find her sister Nojiko anywhere, and panicked.

Without hesitation, she immediately ran towards the direction of Alon Amusement Park. However, before she could get close, she discovered from afar that the two-meter-high wooden gate had been blown to pieces for some reason, as if it had been hit by a cannonball.

"What happened?" Nami frowned and gripped the wooden stick in her hand even tighter.

As Nami got closer to the gate, she suddenly noticed two people standing there. They were two people she knew very well, people she could recognize just from their backs, the people she had been closest to in recent years.

One is her long-lost older sister, Nokiko, and the other is Uncle Ken, the police chief who has taken good care of her since childhood.

How did they get here?! Could it be...?

Nami's expression changed, and she dared not think any further. She was about to collect 100 million Berries, and those guys absolutely could not do anything stupid at this time!

"What are you doing here..."

The voices, which seemed to be complaints but were actually expressions of concern, stopped abruptly when they saw the situation inside Alon Amusement Park.

Nami was completely stunned. Even the wooden stick in her hand fell to the ice with a thud. After a brief moment of blankness, she felt a huge sense of relief. The girl seemed to have lost all her strength. She knelt down on the ground, biting her lip, and tears streamed down her face. Then she burst into uncontrollable sobs, as if she wanted to cry out all the suffering she had endured over the past eight years in one go.

Watching Nami run to Arlong's corpse, pulling out a knife and repeatedly stabbing him in anger, and Ken comforting her beside her, Nojiko couldn't help but cry tears of joy.

"Thank you so much, Lucy!!"

That night, Nami slept soundly.

Kira wonders if Nami will still stay with Luffy after the scene of beating up Arlong is no longer included.

Logically speaking, without that cool line, "I won't allow you to make my navigator cry," and considering her subsequent beating up Arlong, Nami should have had a hard time accepting pirates, right? If she really didn't go with them, wouldn't Luffy and the others be without a navigator? Wouldn't they be unable to even enter the Grand Line?

However, Luffy has the power to attract everyone to his side, so perhaps under the influence of the corrective force, Nami will still set sail with him for their dream?

Forget it, none of this concerns me anymore. My goal is to find my companions, form an adventure team, and become famous throughout the world. Why should I care about Nika or not?

……

Rogge Town.

"So, there really has been an arsonist around here these past few days, right?"

"Cherry blossom hair, white scarf, and a flying blue cat by her side? The features match up perfectly!"

"What? The square and half a street are destroyed? This has been a long time coming..."

"No, no, no... You misheard me. I said something that's truly unbelievable. These losses have nothing to do with us."

After gathering information from the residents of Loguetown, Kira approached Erza and the others. Glancing at their strange expressions, he smiled brightly and said, "Has everyone eaten their fill? Let's set off to find our next companion!"

"Wait a minute!!!"

"That person was clearly talking about Natsu and Happy!"

"We all heard them! They're right here! Why are you so casually pretending you didn't find them?!"

Faced with Erza, Gray, and Lucy's roars, Kira simply extended his right hand calmly: "Compensation!"

After a two-second silence...

How far is the next partner from here?

"Actually, if we're looking for someone, wouldn't it be faster to contact the news and social media?"

“That makes sense. If we just say where we’re meeting, everyone will see the message and head over. That’s definitely more convenient than us searching for them one by one.”

"Furthermore, I think..."

Ultear and her two companions watched Erza and the others having a lively discussion and were speechless: These guys change their tune way too fast...

Despite all that, Natsu still needs to be brought back, otherwise Lucy will throw a tantrum on the ship later.

Don't be fooled by her current 'I don't want to see those two' smug look; she's probably already thinking about jumping into Natsu's arms and doing all sorts of things.

Besides, there's no precedent in Fairy Tail for abandoning its comrades.

“They said that Naz needs to pay a lot of compensation, and we don’t have that much money right now.”

Thinking of this, Kira suddenly felt a pang of regret. "I should have brought Arlong's head with me! It's worth 2 million Berries!!"

The purchasing power of money in the One Piece world and the Fairy Tail world is roughly the same, with 1 J being approximately 1 Berry. Therefore, Arlong is worth 2 million J. Among the people present, even Killer, the strongest among them, has only ever accepted a 2 million J request once!

"What?! That shark is worth 2 million?!"

Erza, Gray, and the others were instantly shocked, and unable to control their emotions, they roared at Kira, "Why didn't you say this sooner?!"

Kira waved his hand, looking annoyed, and said, "Don't even mention it, I just regret it now! I really regret it!!"

To reassure the residents of the Arlong Empire, and to give them an outlet for their emotions, and of course, because they found it dirty and troublesome, Kira and his crew left after killing the fishmen, cleaning themselves up, and looting for a while, without taking Arlong's head.

Urudia said speechlessly, "Uh... so what if I told you? Didn't you cut its head in half? Have you ever seen a banknote that can still be used after being torn in half?"

That's true...

Although he knew Ultear was right, Gray couldn't help but mutter, "We have to give it a try... that's 2 million!!"

"Kira, I remember you said there are many pirates in this world with extremely high bounties, right?"

"Yes, that's right!"

"That's fantastic!!" Ultear's eyes lit up instantly. "Arlong alone has 2 million? I can't even imagine how much money the pirates I'll encounter in the future will have... Making money in this world is just too easy!!"

Ericra walked past Melty to the side and whispered gossip, "Have you noticed that Ultear is starting to look more and more like Kira?"

Melty rolled her eyes, speechless. "I already knew that!"

"Since we have nothing to do right now, let's explore Loguetown for a bit."

"What's the point of shopping? We don't have any money!"

Although they didn't manage to take Arlong's head, they had looted all the valuables in Arlong's Paradise, including not only Berries but also gold, silver, jewelry, and toys. After arriving in Loguetown, Kira went to the pawn shop and exchanged what he could for Berries, so he still has a little money.

However, Kira wouldn't hand over the responsibility of managing money to someone else, so Gray and the others currently have no money.

Although it was previously stated that the spoils would be distributed according to individual contributions, the fleet has not yet been formally established, so it naturally needs to be managed uniformly. Kira has promised them that once they enter the Grand Line, the spoils will be distributed according to contributions, as previously agreed.

Although the group had no choice, they had to comply. After all, they couldn't defeat Kira even if they joined forces, and besides, this magic airship belonged to Kira.

Currently, besides Kira, the only one among these people who has money is Erza, which she earned while working in Baratie. When she left a couple of days ago, Zeff settled her wages and gave her quite a lot, saying that the restaurant business was particularly good during the days she was there. However, Erza herself doesn't know if it's really true.

"I really can't do anything with you guys..."

Kira reluctantly reached into his personal storage space and, under the expectant gazes of the others, pulled out a wad of banknotes. "10 Berries each, that's the most I can do!"

When the Straw Hat Pirates arrived here, Nami gave each of them 5, and she gave twice that amount herself, which was quite generous.

10 Berries is equivalent to 10 J, which is about a month's rent for the girls' dormitory in Fairy Tail. This amount of money is more than enough for them to live on.

"Speaking of which, shouldn't we buy some fresh water, meat, vegetables, fruit, and the like?"

Lucy's suggestion surprised Kira: "Huh? That seems to be true?"

Although his airship was very fast, it couldn't move from one island to another in half a day. When sailing at sea, especially on the perilous Grand Line, storing food was essential.

"Alright then, I'll give each of you an extra 15 Berries. Erza and Gray, you two go buy vegetables, fruits, and seasonings; Lucy and Wendy, you go redeem Natsu; Ultear, Melty, and Eric, you three go buy all kinds of meat, remember to get fresh..."

Kira, like a seasoned captain, assigned the next purchasing tasks to the group, "We don't need water, I can create pure water with magic, you guys just need to buy a few more buckets..."

Kira actually has several containers containing spatial magic that can store a huge amount of fresh water. These containers are not large; the smallest is only the size of an ordinary water glass, while the larger ones are about the size of an ordinary wine barrel. However, they are enough to hold tens of tons of water, making them convenient and practical magical technologies for traveling.

There are now nearly ten people on the boat, and the number will continue to increase after we find our companions. Although we don't need to worry about water, we don't have enough water storage containers, so wooden barrels are a must.

In fact, apart from places like the sea, isolated islands, and deserts, water is not expensive in daily life; what is expensive is the container for holding the water.

"Only 20 Berries... How stingy!"

Looking at the banknotes in their hands, the group members all showed disappointment. They had looted things from Arlong that would have been worth at least 1 million Berries, but Kira had only given each of them 20 Berries, and even with Carla's share, they only received 160 million Berries…

It just goes to show Kira's penny-pinching personality.

Following Kira's instructions, the group split into three teams to make purchases, while Kira embarked on his own exploration of Loguetown.

Chapter 813 Consuming the Dead

What is there to see and do in Rogue?

The most famous attraction here is probably the execution platform where Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, was executed. Almost every year, countless people visit and pay their respects there, exclaiming things like, "The Pirate King died here!" and "I wonder what the Pirate King saw before he died."

Among them are pirates about to set sail in pursuit of their dreams and treasures, tourists who are simply traveling here, or merchants who come here to broaden their horizons through trade.