A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Upon hearing this, Kira placed a hand on the little girl's head and said seriously, "Stop joking around, you're still a child! How can a child go to a place like that? So it's better for us adults to go!"

Everyone: "..."

"What kind of looks are those? Do you doubt me? Honestly... To be honest, I've never been to a place like this before, and I don't gamble at all. It's because I know that even someone like me can't guarantee I can resist gambling, so how can I let you kids take the risk?"

Gray bluntly exposed Kira's true colors, retorting, "That's easy for you to say. Whenever there's something exciting going on in the guild, aren't you the first one to open a betting shop?"

Kira showed no shame whatsoever, instead earnestly retorting, "You're wrong about that. Can opening a betting platform and placing bets be the same thing? The former is about making money, which is not shameful, while the latter is just indulgence!"

"Besides, who told the signal that my guildmates were inside? As the guild leader of 'New Fairy Tail,' I have to go in, drag them out, and give them a good talking-to! These guys have been misbehaving ever since they came to the New World. This time, I'm going to punish them properly!"

After a bit of nagging, the group split into two teams.

Since they were going in to retrieve their companions, Kira, who was leading the group, and Erza, a member of the Disciplinary Committee, were required to go in. Gray, Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Wakaba, Eric, and others also planned to go in and take a look, so they were taken along as well.

Of course, besides finding companions, Natsu and the others also pretended to want to "see the world"; Wakaba was much more open-minded. During this time away from his wife's control, this middle-aged man completely let loose and openly said that he was just going in to have fun; Eric was even more open-minded, saying directly that he was going in to make money, and with his sound magic, he could win every time he gambled.

Wendy also wanted to go in, but Kira refused her because she was too old. Marceau was also left outside with Romeo to watch, using Kira's reason that "as a father, he should set a good example for his son." They could only watch helplessly as their old friend went in to play alone.

Urudia had no interest in gambling, so he took Melty, Wendy, and Charlotte with him and they went shopping and sightseeing as they pleased.

"Where are they...where are they...where are the disobedient little guys in our guild?"

As the largest casino in the entire Alabasta Kingdom, Rain Banquet is enormous. In terms of land area alone, it is more than four times the size of the Fairy Tail guild. In addition, it has a cone-shaped structure similar to the Egyptian pyramids, but in terms of internal capacity, it is much larger than the European-style guild.

Once here, Kira could use his magical senses to find people, but due to the complex internal structure, it still took him some time to locate the room where the group was.

"This is it!"

Ten minutes later, Kira, along with Erza and the others, stood in front of a room. He reached out and pushed the door open, and at the same time, a voice rang out—

"Put future plans aside for now, I need to get our guild members back first!"

This is too coincidental, right?

"No need to look anymore, let's just make a plan! If you can't do it, I can!"

……

Kira and his group's appearance caused everyone in the room to stand up in surprise: "Who are they?!"

Upon seeing the face of the person who opened the door, Mr. 3 froze instantly: "Kira... Mr. Kira?! And Ms. Erza, Natsu, Gray?!..."

He calls himself "Mr.", Erza "Miss," and Natsu and Gray "Little Brother." No wonder Mr. 3 will rise so high in the future. His sharp insight can be seen from the way he addresses these people.

The other high-ranking special forces members were taken aback when they heard Mr. 3's title, but quickly realized: "They're the group's partners? Those mages??"

Crocodile in prison: "We're doomed, now we're outnumbered too..."

Chapter 847 So what if you beat Crocodile? Look how capable you are!

"Lord Gray~ Juvia misses you so much!!"

"Juvia?! You're here... Hey! Let me go!!"

Upon meeting, the couple greeted each other warmly. As expected, lovers only have eyes for each other. Although Gray was still a little shy, he didn't seem to resist much.

Kira: Heh... Absence makes the heart grow fonder!

"Erza and Rukia are here too, that's great!!"

"Levy?!!"

Levy ran over, and Erza and Lucy were equally overjoyed. The three beautiful girls gave each other a big hug in front of everyone, making Kira wish he could join in.

"Harpy's here too, that puts my mind at ease."

"Charlene and Wendy are here too, but they're outside and haven't come in."

"Is that so... It's good that you're alright."

Lil, who had reverted to his cat form, greeted Happy. Unlike the others, although Lil was also excited, his demeanor was clearly much more mature.

Gajeel stood up in surprise: "Kira?! And a fire dragon?! How did you find this place??"

"Of course we used a magic tracker to find us!"

Kira brandished the magic tracker in his hand, then his gaze swept across the room: Robin, Mr. 1, Mr. 2, Mr. 3... and everyone else—all the high-ranking agents of Baroque Works, without exception...

Huh? Wait a minute! That's Crocodile?! How did he get turned into a human pig?!

“I said, Gajeel.”

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Why are you wearing Crocodile's clothes?

"Hehehe... Of course, it's because it makes me look more like the club president!"

You're so sexy...

Kira pursed his lips and led the group slowly down the stairs.

Meanwhile, Baroque Works agents were also observing Kira and his group, exchanging glances as they communicated with each other.

'Are they these people's allies, those mages from Fairy Tail?'

'They seem to be stronger than this guy named Gajeel? I see fear in his eyes…'

'These people are clearly led by the red-haired kid? His demeanor, his posture, his domineering presence—I have to say, he reminds me of Shanks.'

'Aren't talking cats rare...? So they're not superhuman? Could they be the legendary Mink Tribe?'

Kira walked over to the table where the group was sitting, looked at Gajeel, and asked, "How did you become the president? When did this happen?"

Gajeel chuckled: "Just now! Now I'm a big shot here with 2000 men under my command!"

巴洛克工作社的总人数超过2000，其中包含1800个百万长者、200亿万长者，14个执行指挥、9个首席指挥、2个处罚人，外加身为管理层的克洛克达尔和妮可罗宾。

"Guild President?!" Erza, Natsu, Lucy, and the others were stunned. "Is it a role similar to a guild leader?"

"Probably, it looks pretty impressive."

"Is Gajeel going to leave Fairy Tail?"

"How could that be possible?!"

"Tch~ Baroque Works? They make it sound so impressive, but aside from the people in this room, the other 2000-plus are all trash, right? Don't even mention me, it's just..."

Kira gave a disdainful smile, glanced around, and finally fixed his gaze on the weakest person present. "Even Marcus can... at least take care of half of them!"

Marcus immediately flew into a rage: "What do you mean, 'Even Marcus could solve half of this?!' You just got late. If you had come half an hour earlier, you would have seen me showing off my skills here!!"

Kira raised an eyebrow, clearly not believing Marcus's boast: "Bro, no offense, but you think you can pull off something like that? Are you saying you killed Crocodile?"

Marcus was momentarily speechless, then awkwardly scratched his head: "Uh... no, that's not it..."

"That settles it." Kira shrugged.

"But... but I can easily take on six or seven high-ranking agents by myself and still have the upper hand..."

"Oh?? Really?!" Kira was suddenly stunned, his eyes changing instantly, and he leaned back in disbelief. "You can hold your own against six or seven agents??"

Kira looked at the group of people in the room, and the senior agents nodded repeatedly, answering with absolute certainty: "Really, really... this young man is very capable!"

They could all see that Kira was the leader of these people, and their attitude was extremely respectful. Even the usually cold-blooded Mr. 1 didn't dare to say anything, and just stood there quietly, echoing the others' opinions.

Lili also took this opportunity to say to Happy and the others, "Don't let Marcus's appearance fool you, he was really cool taking on six opponents at once!"

"Hiss—I can't believe it!"

"Maybe he's better than Lucy now?"

"Uh... I think that's impossible..."

"Hey! Don't underestimate me!!"

"Well done! Looks like you haven't been slacking off too much lately."

Not only Kira, but also Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Happy, and even Erza came over to cheer for Marcus's performance.

Marcus's joy immediately lit up his face: "Hahaha!! I've gotten... uh, I've gotten a lot stronger lately, thanks in large part to everyone's guidance in the past!"

What a smug look on his face...

That makes sense, though. For Marcus, who couldn't break into the Sirius Clan and had always been at the second or even third tier of the guild, having his current strength is indeed something to be proud of.

Kira nodded, saying nothing more, but strolled towards Crocodile, his eyes filled with amusement: "This is Crocodile, the mastermind behind the rebellion in the Kingdom of Alabasta?"

"Hey, Kira! What do you think you're doing?!" Gajeel's eyes followed Kira closely, and he became anxious after seeing his actions. "He's my prisoner now!"

However, Kira didn't care about Gajeel's attitude at all. He casually waved his hand, placed his hand on the lock of the sea stone cage, and used rock magic to create a key to open the door: "What does it matter? We're all family. What's yours is mine, isn't it? Let me play with it..."

Crocodile was furious: Disgrace!! Utter disgrace!! Me, a Shichibukai, Crocodile, am I to be used as a plaything?! What kind of plaything does this bastard think he is?!

"You... are you trying to compete with me for the president's position?"

Seeing Kira open the cell door, Gajeel tightened his coat. "Speaking of which, I've been wanting to fight you again for a while now to settle the score from two years ago..."

Kira was taken aback, a look of suspicion on his face: "Two years ago... what accounts?? Didn't you just join the guild two years ago?"

Gajeel roared, "It was during the Harvest Festival competition, you bastard!! I said back then that I would get my revenge one day!"

"Who would remember something like that? If you want to fight me, you'd better get past Natsu first. He's gotten a lot stronger now than he was back in Aslant!"

Upon hearing Natsu's name, Gajeel instantly raised his chin smugly and said arrogantly, "Don't underestimate me, I've become even stronger now! Look, even the 'Seven Warlords of the Sea' are no match for me. I bet you haven't fought an opponent of this level yet, have you? So, that Fire Dragon guy might not be able to beat me now!"

Seeing Gajeel's arrogance, Natsu instantly flew into a rage, leaning closer and glaring up at him: "Can't beat you? What a big mouth! I knocked down two giants over twenty meters tall with one punch and I wasn't arrogant. What's so great about you beating a mere Shichibukai? You clearly just want to fight!!"

Crocodile: "..."

“That’s right, that’s exactly what I meant!” Gajeel grinned smugly. “How about it? Want to have a fight right now? My hands are itching for a fight these days!”

"Just what I wanted! To tell you the truth, I can now freely use Igneel's power!!"

Natsu thought his words would intimidate Gajeel, but instead, Gajeel became even more smug: "Hehehe... What did I come up with? You've just learned to use the power your father left you, huh? What a brat..."

As he spoke, Gajeel took a step forward and looked down at Natsu, who was 20 centimeters shorter than him, with an extremely mocking gaze.

"You bastard...!!"

Natsu, not good with words, could only channel his anger into a raging inferno, instantly igniting himself and raising the temperature of the entire room, causing moisture to evaporate rapidly...

The agents were stunned: A person is on fire?! What kind of ability is that?! The Flame-Flame Fruit?! Wait, isn't that the power of 'Fire Fist' Ace?!