A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

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"Ah! I've got it!!"

Kira woke up early in the morning and discovered that the magic signal receiver on the navigation had detected the magic of someone in the guild nearby, three of them.

"Let me see... It's at two o'clock, about 60 nautical miles away? It doesn't seem that far..."

60 nautical miles, or about 111.12 kilometers, would take half a day by a fast ship, but the 'Hope' is powered by magic, so it is much faster and can reach the destination in just 30 minutes.

Who will we be able to find this time?

Happy flew to Kira's side, leaned close to the signal receiver screen, and stared expectantly at the flashing red dot on it, looking both nervous and excited about an adventure.

"I don't know. After all, apart from me, the guild leader, and Gildarts, it seems that everyone else in the guild has moved here. There are about a hundred people, so it's normal to run into anyone."

Kira tapped a few times on the control panel, setting it to autopilot. Then he turned and walked to the rest area, first making himself a coconut latte with the machine, then taking the sandwich Erza had just made and starting his breakfast.

The coconut latte was served with 70% sugar, extra ice, a large size, and no extra toppings. The sandwich contained toast, a fried egg, fried ham, fried chicken strips, pork floss, cheese, and lettuce. Although the ingredients were a bit complicated, Kira enjoyed it very much.

"Why does Kira have Erza making breakfast for him, but we have to do it ourselves?"

Seeing Kira's satisfied expression, Natsu, who was lying on the table, looked dejected and complained listlessly, sounding like a resentful young woman who couldn't get the satisfaction she deserved from her husband.

"Of course it's because Erza is Kira's chef now—here you go!"

Lucy carried a tray up from the second-floor kitchen, explaining to Natsu as she placed the breakfast she had made for three in front of Natsu, Happy, and herself before sitting down and continuing, "She gets paid to cook for Kira!"

The three breakfasts, each one a feast for the eyes and the palate, made Kira's eyes light up: "Wow!! Amazing, Lucy! You actually have this level of cooking skills? You can't judge a book by its cover! Whoever marries you will be very happy!"

"What do you mean 'don't judge a book by its cover'?! My looks and cooking skills are both excellent, okay?!" Lucy held her head high, straightened her back, and was proud of her beauty and cooking skills.

Lucy inherited her looks from her mother, Leila, and her culinary skills from the family's maid, Granny Spite. Both of them helped Lucy a lot during her upbringing, so Lucy is very confident in both of these aspects.

"But Lucy, your honey trap has never worked, has it?"

"That's right... I rarely see you cook yourself."

Natsu and Happy were eating the breakfast Lucy had made for them with gusto, while carelessly complaining about Lucy's embarrassing moments, which made Lucy's face turn ashen and her chest ache with anger.

"You two..."

With a forceful thrust of her fork, Lucy's breakfast instantly lost its color and flavor, leaving only the aroma to barely hold it together.

"Huh?! Why did you ruin your breakfast before eating it, Lucy?"

"Mind your own business! Just eat your food!!"

"Bang, okay..."

I was so blind!!

Lucy angrily shoved large mouthfuls of her breakfast, which she had already completely ruined, into her mouth. It tasted like cardboard and she couldn't taste anything.

Kira realized with a start: This is what a resentful young woman who can't get her husband's attention looks like!

Soon, everyone except Eric, who had just finished get off work and went home to catch up on sleep, woke up one after another. The leisurely breakfast lasted for thirty minutes. In fact, after Kira finished his large cup of coconut latte and Erza washed the dishes, the Hope finally arrived at the place where the magic signal was detected by the magic signal device.

This is an island that has preserved its ancient environment.

Located at the entrance to the Grand Line, and fitting this description, Kira immediately thought of a place, and the name of the place came to mind.

"A small garden?!"

Chapter 818 The Giant in the Little Garden

If there are many islands in the Grand Line that retain the environment of the ancient era, then Little Garden must be the place that is both ancient and has volcanoes, the remains of two Sea Kings, and two giant warriors.

Looking down, Kira became even more certain of his guess.

"I never thought someone would move here..."

Kira sighed, but quickly realized a more important question: "Won't those unlucky guys get infected with the disease like Nami?"

Regardless of whether they can or not, as guild members, everyone should definitely go down and check and look for them. Fortunately, Wendy is in the team now, so there's no need to worry about anyone getting sick.

Finding our companions is the top priority, and the second priority is naturally the adventure.

The island of Little Garden, brimming with an adventurous atmosphere, thrilled Natsu and Happy, who immediately clamored to go down there and go on an adventure, punching dinosaurs and kicking cows and horses.

Which way do we go?

Erza moved closer to Kira and looked at the magic signal receiver in his hand. She noticed that the flashing red dot was almost exactly aligned with the position of the airship, but there was still a slight deviation.

"At such a close distance, is it even possible to detect it?"

"It's hard to say..."

The magic signal device is like a shady map; if it's too far away, it won't receive the signal, and if it's too close, it will cause signal interference. It only works best when it's neither too far nor too close.

Kira waved his hand dismissively: "It's fine, it's just around here anyway, a little magic will attract that guy over."

Erza nodded in agreement.

After landing in an open area and repacking the airship, the group gradually entered exploration mode.

Watching Kira effortlessly open a spatial passage of several hundred square meters with a wave of his hand, and then, without batting an eye, explore with them as if nothing had happened, the group was once again amazed.

"Has your spatial magic gotten stronger again?"

Upon hearing this, Kira stroked his chin, pondered for a few seconds, and then said, "Well... it's mainly because I've become stronger. As long as I have enough magic power, I can reach a top-tier level no matter what kind of magic I use, even elemental magic."

"You... saying those disparaging things about elemental magic again?!" Gray immediately became annoyed, taking off his clothes and glaring at Kira.

Of all the mages here, apart from Natsu who had long since disappeared, only Gray uses elemental magic. The others—Ultear has Arc of Time, Wendy has enchantment and healing magic, and Eric has sound magic—have mastered multiple types of magic.

Gray is the only one whose Ice-based magic, whether it's Ice-Design or Ice-Slaying Demon Spell, is related to ice. He can never escape the element of ice in his life, and Natsu is in the same situation.

But Natsu has already run far away, so Gray thinks that Kira's words were clearly a veiled criticism of him.

After all, this wasn't the first time Kira had publicly complained that elemental magic was too monotonous and too easy to counter. Even when they discussed the Twelve Shields' Inbel and Agil, he always scoffed, thinking that their strength was insufficient and that they were good for nothing except for being good at showing off.

Unlike Gray, the others didn't care about elemental magic; instead, they noticed something else: "You've gotten stronger again?!"

Logically speaking, becoming stronger should be a gradual process, especially for mages cultivating their magical power.

For mages, increasing magic power and becoming stronger are essentially the same concept. If a mage wants to increase their magic power, they must proceed step by step, working diligently and gradually becoming stronger through continuous training and battles. This is a very slow process and cannot be achieved overnight.

The kind of rapid advancement that happens to protagonists in novels after accidentally eating something is impossible.

Kira was the same; his magic power was also accumulated slowly. The only problem was that he accumulated it too quickly, with one training session being equivalent to a month's training for others.

“Yes…you guys should feel it too, right?” Kira nodded, speaking casually. “Since arriving here, I can clearly feel the magical energy in my body increasing every day. Haven’t you?”

"Now that you put it that way..."

"It seems real! How amazing!!"

Upon hearing this, the group suddenly realized something. They carefully sensed the magical power within their bodies, which was completely different from what they had experienced before their transmigration. The thought suddenly arose in their minds: "Maybe I can become as strong as Kira."

The sun was shining brightly, the air was hot, the trees were thick and tall with lush green leaves, the soil was soft and slightly damp, and the faint growls of wild beasts could be heard in the air. Every ten meters or so, you could see a new, unknown insect. This island, which resembled a tropical rainforest near the equator, was the famous primeval jungle and Little Garden on the Grand Line.

"Should we use magic to lure those three people over here?"

Out of respect for the captain, Gray stopped dwelling on Kira's disdain for elemental magic and reluctantly looked at Kira to ask.

If Gray were to find someone, he would simply unleash his magic to create an icy world and lure the person there. This method, though simple and crude, is indeed effective.

Kira, however, would never use such a method, because it would be neither elegant nor sophisticated, and utterly incompatible with his status. If one day he were reduced to needing to act like a brute to send a signal and summon his companions, Kira would never have become Fiore's number one mage.

bass--!!

Kira lightly stomped his foot on the ground, and a surge of abundant magical power erupted from his body. The magical power soared into the sky, seemingly stirring up the wind and clouds, and the celestial phenomena changed drastically. Then, this suddenly rising magical power rippled outwards like a drop of water falling onto a calm surface, spreading rapidly throughout the entire island.

A godlike perception of magic!

There are many people in the magical world who possess tracking and finding abilities, but when it comes to the sophistication, coverage, and detail of such abilities, only the noses of the Dragon Slayer mages and Eric's ears can rival Kira's magical perception.

Suddenly, Kira opened his eyes and looked in one direction. He could sense three familiar clusters of magical energy there: "Found it!!"

Following Kira's gaze, the group discovered that it was in the direction of one of the only two giant skeletons on the island.

"In that direction?"

"Yes."

After saying this, Kira led the group into the jungle ahead. Along the way, they killed a three-meter-tall wild boar for their meal. They then had Gray build an ice cart, which he and Eric pushed towards their goal.

Finally, the group crossed the jungle and arrived at a clearing beneath a pile of bones.

The open space was large, but very simple: in the very center lay the carcass of an unknown sea king, its size comparable to Acnologia, which they had encountered several times before. Underneath the carcass grew weeds over a meter tall. Beyond that was unremarkable land, with weeds growing intermittently, but perhaps for ease of movement, they were shorter than those under the carcass.

At this moment, a giant warrior sits here. He is over 20 meters tall, with a burly build, wearing a helmet, and has a long beard. Beside him are a huge longsword and a huge shield.

The warriors of Elbaf, formerly the captain of the Giant Warrior Pirates, 'Blue Oni' Dorry, whose prototype is Guan Yu, and another warrior whose prototype is Zhang Fei, 'Red Oni' Brogy, have been fighting here for 100 years.

"A... giant...?!!"

Erza, Gray, and the others were shocked when they saw Dorry. Their eyes widened in disbelief, as this was the first time they had ever seen a legendary Titan.

"Really?! Giants exist in this world?!"

"No way? Don't you know? There are giants in Aslant too, and they're in the Kingdom of Fiore, in a place called Sun Village!"

Compared to the mages of Fairy Tail, Ultear and Eric, who had been involved in dark guilds, had wider access to information. "That's the territory of the giants, and I heard they worship an ever-burning sun flame!"

"Why have I never heard of this before?!"

"Hehehe... This is the difference in experience and knowledge between us."

Eric has finally found a place where the mages surpass those of Fairy Tail.

"More humans have arrived?"

Dorry let out a loud, deep sound, his eyes, bigger than Wendy's whole body, staring intently at Kira and his group as they emerged from the woods.

Chapter 819 What ended up in the little garden...

After entering the Grand Line, there are a total of seven routes to take. Little Garden is just a small island on one of these routes, and it is really inconspicuous compared to famous islands and countries such as Alabasta and Drum Island.

In addition to the harsh environment similar to a tropical rainforest, powerful creatures from ancient times, volcanoes that could erupt at any time, two giant warriors who fight here year-round, and the strict requirement that it takes a whole year for the Log Pose to store a magnetic field, very few pirates would set foot on this island.