A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"Bucky, why aren't you cursing along with us?"

"Huh?? I don't think there's anything wrong with that, right? A lot of pirates do that too!" Buggy blinked his bewildered eyes and said matter-of-factly.

He remembered that Shanks had a subordinate from the East Blue who abandoned his wife and son to join the ship, and he himself had visited that subordinate's hometown when he was in the East Blue.

“There are plenty of bastards on this sea who abandon their wives and sons and go out to sea alone to pursue their dreams. After all, you can’t bring your vulnerable wives and children to such a dangerous Grand Line.”

The dangers of the Grand Line mainly lie in the weather, storms, and sea monsters. In reality, its area is far smaller than any of the four seas. If you follow the Log Pose after passing Reverse Mountain, you can reach the Sabaody Archipelago in a maximum of two months. If you have a permanent Log Pose, it will only take a few days. If you are strong enough to travel through the Calm Belt, the time will be even shorter. You can travel back and forth between Paradise, the New World, and the four seas in just a few days.

"But, sir, your daughter knows tarot card readings? Do you have that kind of thing in your world too?"

Yes, there is! Why do you ask?

"Interesting. It seems that Qinghai and the Aslant you mentioned have some similarities in their cultures... How strange! They are clearly two completely different worlds, so why is that?"

If Kira were here, he would retort, "That's because both worlds were created by the same kind of people." But at this moment, Bucky has already started to use his imagination, speculating that the two worlds might be connected.

'Could it be that the two worlds were once connected?'

Bucky grew increasingly alarmed as he thought about it. Before he knew it, he and the others had arrived at Town 30, in front of the newly opened tarot card reading shop that the passerby had just mentioned.

"Is this the place?"

Gildas stood at the shop entrance, briefly sensing the magical fluctuations in the air, and knew he hadn't come to the wrong place: "I can sense Kana's magic, so she must be inside!"

The next moment, Gildas's face broke into a smile like a chrysanthemum.

"Kana-chan~ Daddy's here!!"

Chapter 907 Master Lei: I am the best domineering teacher!

The moment Gildarts stepped into the fortune-telling shop, he saw a familiar face from the guild, the bespectacled girl Leqi, who seemed to be working as the receptionist.

"Gildas??!"

Seeing Gildas appear before her, Leqi's eyes behind her glasses lit up instantly, and she greeted him with a beaming smile as she welcomed him into the house: "You actually managed to find us? That's wonderful!"

"With you here, we don't need to worry about our safety! This place isn't safe, and I've been on tenterhooks every day lately..."

"Really? Hahaha..."

This familiar feeling of being trusted by his guildmates brought a knowing smile to Gildarts's face, though his smile was somewhat... wistful because the person speaking was a young and beautiful girl.

"But I think I sensed Kana's magic outside just now. She should be here too, right? Could it be that even with her strength, she can't protect you?"

Even if she's the weakest one, Cana is still an S-rank mage in the guild. Dealing with pirates and pirate hunters shouldn't be a problem for her.

While her skills are undeniable, you know Kana's personality. Is she really that reliable? It's probably because of their similar personalities that I didn't notice...

Leqi's expression froze, and she broke out in a cold sweat: "But Kana is always drunk, so I feel very unsafe being with her!!"

This Sabaody Archipelago is neither Magnolia nor the Kingdom of Fiore. All sorts of evil and dark people gather here, and robbery, kidnapping, and human trafficking happen every day.

One of them is always drunk and reeks of alcohol, and the other is incredibly weak. They are both young and beautiful girls. How dangerous is it for them to be here? Do you even need to think about it?

It's perfectly normal to feel insecure!

Rachel uses the magic of Wood Shape. In battle, she creates wooden flying swords and other weapons to control at medium to long range, which is similar to Gray's Ice Shape magic.

In terms of magic level and nature, Wood Form and Ice Form are similar, which is a decent ability. However, Ragnarok's magical talent is limited, and her magic power is not as much as Gray's. Her wood is not like Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, which has life. Therefore, she can only be considered a C-rank mage in the guild. Whenever there is a battle in Fairy Tail, she is only fit to clear out the minions and cannot even get an assist from a minor character.

Hearing that his daughter was living so carefree as ever, Gildas felt both gratified and anxious.

He was relieved because Kana seemed to be doing well, but worried because he felt that if things continued like this, his daughter might never be able to get married.

"Really? Kana really does drink wherever she goes... Taking care of her these past few days must have been tough, right? Thanks a lot!"

As they were talking, several burly men were thrown out of the inner room of the fortune-telling house and slammed heavily to the ground. They were groaning in pain, their heads and faces bruised and swollen, clearly having been taught a lesson.

"Damn it! This woman is amazing!!"

"Big brother, what do we do now?"

"Go back and report to the boss!"

The group cursed and swore, but before leaving, they couldn't resist being arrogant. Pointing at Le Qi, they shouted arrogantly, "You dare to open a shop on our 'Black Pop Family' turf without paying protection money? Do you know who our boss is protecting? It'll scare you to death! He's the infamous 'Joker' of the underworld! You two can just wait to be sold into slavery!!"

Joker? The clown? What's his relationship with Bucky?

Gildas had a series of questions flashing through his mind, but before he could figure out the reason, the two had already run far away, so he had to give up.

Immediately afterward, his face was once again filled with a doting and affectionate expression, and he flashed into the inner room: "Kana-chan~ Come and see who's here~!!"

The interior was simply furnished, with only a table on which lay a stack of uncollected tarot cards, two chairs, one of which was occupied by a slightly tipsy, boisterous young woman who was drinking half a bottle of liquor. Finally, there were empty bottles and barrels piled up in the corner, along with unopened bottles of liquor.

Well... I can only say it fits Kana's personality perfectly.

"Huh? It's you, you old geezer? How did you get here?" Kana glanced at Gildas, then put down her drink and began to gather the tarot cards on the table.

Gildas wasn't surprised by Kana's attitude. His daughter was going through puberty, and it was normal for her to be a little rebellious. As a father, he should be understanding and give her more love: "Don't be so cold~ Come here and let Daddy hug you, Daddy missed you so much~!!"

"How disgusting... Don't make that lewd face in front of me!! You lecherous old man!!"

The two played around in the small room for a long time before finally getting down to business.

It turns out that after Cana was transferred to the pirate world, she came to the Sabaody Archipelago.

At first, because Kana had no money or valuables, she was forced to wander the streets. She also misjudged the moral standards of the locals, assuming that the social atmosphere was as stable as that of the Kingdom of Fiore. As a result, she was almost kidnapped. Fortunately, she realized something was wrong at the last moment. She not only taught those who had ill intentions towards her a lesson, but also got her first pot of gold from them.

After that, Kana discovered the secret to making money.

She started entrapment, pretending to be an innocent girl who had been abducted, and then went deep into the lion's den to plunder the villains' wealth. Although this wasn't enough to make her rich, it was enough to make ends meet.

Not long after, she met someone in the same industry.

He was a bespectacled old man who looked to be in his seventies, unkempt, but clearly not an ordinary person. Cana had only ever seen that kind of aura unique to elderly strongmen in people like Auguste and Precht.

The two hit it off immediately, sharing drinks and quickly becoming close friends despite their age difference. They worked together for a while, during which time Cana revealed her identity and background as a mage, but also learned the other person's name: Rayleigh.

As someone from another world, Cana naturally didn't know Rayleigh's identity and had no concept of the 'Pirate King,' so Rayleigh didn't hide anything and frankly said his name.

Cana learned a lot from Rayleigh, mainly about information about this world—influenced by Kira, the mages of Fairy Tail habitually collect information whenever they do a mission, in addition to something called "Haki".

She discovered that 'Observation Haki' is similar to magic perception, while 'Armament Haki' is similar to the use of magic in some aspects. It can be learned by studying magic fluctuations and nature changes. Basically, as long as a mage's strength reaches the guild's A-rank standard, they can easily master these two abilities.

When Rayleigh saw that Cana had mastered Observation Haki and Armament Haki from beginner to expert in just half an hour, he was so shocked that his glasses almost fell off. He kept exclaiming "genius" as he looked at Cana!

This was the first time in her life that Cana had been called a 'genius,' and she quickly lost herself in Rayleigh's praise, generously sharing her wine.

At the same time, Master Lei was full of confidence in his domineering teaching skills.

Who else in the entire ocean can teach someone who has never been exposed to Haki to Observation Haki and Armament Haki in just half an hour, just like him?

Absolutely not!

Having mastered the art of dominance, Cana's strength has reached a new level, making her practically invincible in the Sabaody Archipelago. She couldn't wait to find a few unlucky souls to test her skills, but unexpectedly, she bumped into Leqi, who was almost sold into slavery, as soon as she stepped out the door. Cana couldn't stand it anymore, and in her haste and impulsiveness, she started fighting with the group of human traffickers.

On that day, under the 'fairy radiance', the entire town of 20 was destroyed.

After leaving Shakky, Cana felt she couldn't continue living like this, so she took her to seek refuge with Rayleigh. However, Rayleigh felt it wasn't right for an old man like him to take care of two little girls, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and take them back to 'Shakky's Extortion Bar'.

Shakky was very well-informed, and Cana quickly learned about Irene and the others from the newspapers. She saw Mira and the others who were with her, as well as Kira's 'Legend of the Rain God' left in Alabasta, and news of many other companions. However, since she couldn't sail, she had to give up her plan to go to sea and meet them, and stayed in the Sabaody Archipelago to wait for more companions to gather.

Because she believed that, given everyone's love of joining in the fun and the tacit understanding among the mages of Fairy Tail, they would definitely head to the New World to meet up after seeing the contents of the newspaper, and therefore would definitely come to the Sabaody Archipelago.

Since they were unemployed, Kana and Leqi initially planned to stay and work at the 'kickback bar', but later decided to act alone because they thought that splitting up might allow them to gather more intelligence.

Afterward, the two opened a fortune-telling shop on the shopping street of Town 30, attempting to make a name for themselves as 'tarot card fortune tellers' and attract other partners.

And indeed, this method proved to be very effective; they attracted Gildas to them.

Chapter 908 And he, Captain Bucky, he is the real hero!

When father and daughter reunite, they naturally have to go out for a meal.

Since leaving Asland, Kana hadn't had a proper celebration in over a month. To commemorate the meeting, she closed the fortune-telling shop and took Gildas and Leqi to the most famous restaurant for dinner.

Coincidentally, Ace and Buggy were also there, so the group decided to sit together and, under the strange looks of the other guests, reveled without restraint.

"Although the atmosphere is completely different from when I was in the guild, I can still barely accept it."

For Kana, 70% of the fun of a party comes from the drinks, and the other 30% comes from who she drinks with and what she eats with them. So even though her usual drinking buddies aren't here, she's still quite satisfied.

Besides, Gildas has arrived, so how far can the others be? The day when everyone gathers together again for a feast is not far off.

After downing a dozen drinks, Cana suddenly remembered something, slapped her forehead in regret, and said, "Oh no, I completely forgot about Grandpa Rayleigh! I should have invited him too..."

"What did you say?? Who did you just say you were calling?"

Upon hearing that familiar name, Bucky, who was drinking and having a wild time with Gildarts, suddenly stopped. He felt a chill rush to his head, and the dizziness from the alcohol disappeared instantly, making him fully sober.

"Oh, I was talking about Grandpa Rayleigh! We've really been fortunate to have him take care of us these past few days; we should have invited him over for a drink..."

Bucky felt a surge of tension and eagerly pressed on, "Is the old man Rayleigh you're talking about a middle-aged man who wears round, transparent glasses, has a scar on his right eye, dresses casually, and loves drinking and young girls?"

Carefree and unrestrained? Are you sure? And what's with that look? It's like you're seeing a total fan...

Kana retorted speechlessly, "That kind of dressing should be called sloppy... Wait! Do you know him?"

"He really is the first mate!"

Bucky was overcome with emotion, then his eyes welled up with tears. "I miss him so much! I haven't seen him for over twenty years, and I never imagined he'd be here! I wonder how he's doing..."

The Joker Pirates' underlings exclaimed in hushed tones, "Captain Buggy mentioned 'Dark King' Rayleigh?! That's incredible! He's a legendary figure! Seriously, is someone like that really here??"

"Oh?? So that old man used to be your first mate? What a coincidence!"

Hearing Cana's disrespectful tone towards Rayleigh, Buggy was immediately indignant. He shoved his face in Cana's face and roared, "How dare you!! Calling the first mate 'that old man'? You woman really don't know your place!"

Bang! !

Kana punched the old face in front of her, sending it flying. Her words were cold and ruthless: "You got too close! Red nose!"

The underlings were instantly horrified: "Oh no!! That woman has actually violated Captain Bucky's taboo!!"

Sure enough, the next moment, Bucky sprang to his feet like a carp leaping out of the ground, his red nose even more vibrant and red with anger at Cana's words: "What did you say?! You've really angered me, you brat! Even if you're Gildarts' daughter and the first mate's friend, I won't let you get away with this!!"

"We're doomed! Captain Bucky's angry! That woman's finished!!"

Bucky, enraged, yelled as his upper body detached from his body and flew rapidly towards Cana: "Take this! You brat!!"