A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"Since you can't live in your original kingdom, then come and live in our Fairy Kingdom!"

"Other countries can't afford the celestial gold and can't defeat the pirates, but the Fairy Kingdom has vast land, abundant food, low taxes, a strong economy, convenient transportation, and a wide variety of goods, so pirates dare not invade. If you think the journey is too far, we will regularly send people to recruit people all over the world, and we will use space magic to transport them for free."

"Once the Fairy Kingdom comprises more than half of the world's civilian population, we will be the world government! The current world government is just a bunch of figureheads!"

"It might not even take half the world's population for those high-ranking World Government officials and Celestial Dragons to starve to death!"

The revolutionary soldiers who came to their door were speechless, and then Kira ruthlessly drove them out.

They didn't even dare to make a move within the Fairy Kingdom's territory, because everyone knew that this was the territory protected by the 'Fairy Guild,' and that attacking members of the 'Fairy Guild' would mean facing retaliation from all the guild members!

When an organization becomes too large, it inevitably produces both good and bad members. Therefore, Kira appointed several powerful and righteous individuals, or those he could control, as 'mayors' of various cities. These included: former Marine Admiral 'Aokiji' Kuzan, who resigned from the Navy and joined them; 'Blind Old Man' Issho, who one day voluntarily joined them; and 'Black Arm' Zephyr, who was dissatisfied with the second generation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea...

These mayors are directly responsible for their respective jurisdictions and subordinates, and Kira will also occasionally disguise himself and go on "incognito visits." If he finds any bad apples that damage the organization's image or violate its principles, he will immediately beat them up and kick them out of the guild as a warning to others.

Over time, no more villains dared to bully the weak.

Of course, the peace of the Fairy Kingdom is also inseparable from Vegapunk's development of scientific research and technology. After all, science and technology are the primary productive forces, and productive forces determine the relations of production. The economic base determines the superstructure...

Thus, after the problem of food and clothing was solved, a system that was clearly more perfect and more acceptable than the 'World Government' was born in the Fairy Kingdom.

……

If you look from top to bottom, you'll find that the fairy kingdom is made up of cities pieced together by bridges or narrow landmasses, and each city has a huge building on top of it with a sequence of numbers as a marker, much like the Sabaody Archipelago.

In the process of integrating other islands into the Fairy Kingdom, some islands are quite large, so Kira will appropriately divide them into two or more cities for easier management. Therefore, the Fairy Kingdom's city numbers have now reached 187.

Among these cities, some are quite special.

One of them is Eggman City, which is managed by Vegapunk. Its technology is epoch-making compared to other cities. It was unearthed and restored by Vegapunk from ancient ruins, but most of it is not yet widely available to the general public.

Moreover, in order to meet Kira's demands, many projects have been suspended. Now, he is no longer researching high-end technology, but technology that benefits the people.

The other one is Cake City, which was originally called Cake Island. Now its mayor is Irene, and most of the mages from Fairy Tail live here.

To commemorate his youth that never faded, Kira specially transformed Whole Cake Island into a replica of Magnolia, with similar streets, churches, orphanages, playgrounds, shops, taverns... every corner was designed to be almost identical to Magnolia.

But compared to life here, everyone misses the old days more.

Especially after Kira made replicas of Natsu's thatched hut and Lucy's rental house right in front of them, everyone's desire to go back became even stronger—they didn't know why they wanted to go back so much. Back home, they would have to pay rent for their houses, but here they could stay for free. Wasn't that better?

On this day, under pressure from the other mages, Kira had no choice but to tell them the truth.

"Everyone, I'm so sorry, there's something I've been keeping from you for a long time!"

"Actually... I already had a way to get back to Aslant!"

Upon hearing this, the noisy tavern immediately fell silent. Everyone stared wide-eyed at Kira in front of them, looking as if they wanted to devour him alive.

"What...what did you just say?!"

Kira lowered his head and drank his juice without saying a word, looking quite guilty.

"Say that again, you bastard!!"

Laxus, with the most volatile temper, was the first to charge forward, sleeves rolled up, looking ready for a fight. "You just said that you clearly have a way back, but you've been pretending to be helpless against us all this time?!"

"Calm down, Laxus! I know you really want to go home right now, hug the guild master and tell him how much you miss him, but I think I can explain this..."

"Stop babbling!! Who wants to do something so disgusting!!"

"Kira, you owe us an explanation!!"

"Exactly... if there's a way back, why are we staying here?!"

"Just shut up. You're drinking every day, flirting with pretty girls, and yesterday you even asked a mink girl for her Den Den Mushi number. And now you have the nerve to ask why?"

"Great! Let's go back now... no! The day after tomorrow... uh... a week from now! I want to buy lots of souvenirs during this time!"

"I'll also bring some souvenirs for the first generation..."

Upon learning that there was a way to return, everyone in the tavern couldn't sit still. After being here for half a year, they missed Magnolia terribly and couldn't wait to go back to their home.

"Listen to me, everyone, once we go back, we'll never be able to come back here again!"

"Ah, this..." Everyone suddenly fell silent. After staying here for half a year, the thought of leaving and never being able to come back made them feel somewhat reluctant.

"But Aslant and the guild master are waiting for us!"

"That's right, that's right! Asland, the Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia, Fairy Tail, that's our home!!"

“We’ve been here for almost half a year, and we still don’t know how much time has passed in Aslant! If the time flow rates of the two worlds are too different, the guild master might already be…”

"Don't say anything unlucky! The president's magic power is so high, he's bound to live a long life. I think he'll at least live to be as old as Senior Warlord!!"

After a brief discussion, everyone finally turned their attention to Kira.

But Kira's next words left them stunned.

"As for the chairman, you don't need to worry. Actually, he came here a long time ago, but he's been enjoying himself somewhere and hasn't contacted any of you except me. He told me not to tell you about the way to leave this place yet."

"...Huh??"

"What...did you just say?!"

No matter how much they thought about it, they never imagined that the person who betrayed them would be their most respected, trusted, and missed president!

We were so worried about him, afraid he'd grow old alone with no one to care for him, and it turns out he'd already arrived?! And he's still secretly enjoying himself?! He won't tell us his whereabouts?! And he's even making Kira hide the way back?!

I'm sorry, we were just being presumptuous!

"You'd better explain this to me!!"

Laxus's gaze and tone became even more hostile than before, but this time Kira keenly sensed that this hostility was not directed at him.

It's just like a poor child complaining that their grandfather doesn't love them.

"Sigh... I just can't do anything with you guys..."

Kira almost burst out laughing inside, but he maintained a helpless expression and sighed heavily in front of everyone: "Okay, actually, it's like this..."

Chapter 988 Makarov: I have sacrificed too much for peace!

In the days following the Marineford War, Makarov contacted Kira and informed him that he was the last person to enter, with Zeref and Mavis acting as gatekeepers to ensure that no one else would come in.

At the same time, his arrival also allowed Kira to determine the difference in flow rates between the two worlds: one day in Aslant is roughly equivalent to one week on Pirate Planet.

In other words, even though Kira and the others have been in this world for almost half a year, less than a month has passed in Aslant.

With such a difference in the flow of time, coupled with Kira and the Fairy Guild's reputation at the time, Makarov naturally wanted to reap the benefits and enjoy his adventure in another world!

However, no one expected that his adventure would come to an abrupt end less than halfway through due to some uncontrollable factor.

……

Fishman Island, 10,000 meters deep in the ocean.

After Whitebeard's death, this place was once the territory of Golden Lion Shiki.

It is said that Shiki even promised King Neptune of Fish-Man Island that as long as Fish-Man Island was willing to submit to him, he could use the power of the Float-Float Fruit to take them into the sky. The two sides had a very pleasant conversation.

In addition, Golden Lion also helped Fishman Island deal with Vander Decken IX, who had been troubling Shirahoshi for a long time, and Hody Jones, who intended to rebel.

However, after Shiki was defeated by Shanks, Fishman Island fell into chaos again. Moreover, as historical texts were continuously revealed, many pirates gradually realized the importance of Fishman Island as an ancient and ancient kingdom, and came to visit it one after another.

In the end, it was the Fairy Guild that stepped in and turned this place into their own territory, which temporarily preserved the peace here.

Afterwards, Kira asked Neptune if he wanted to move Fishman Island to the sea, offering to reserve a space in the Fairy Kingdom. However, after careful consideration, Neptune expressed his gratitude but declined.

They also seem to be superstitious about some legend of 'Boyjoy'.

Before that legendary figure appears, Fishman Island needs to serve as an important landmark on the Grand Line. If it were to surface prematurely, the Log Pose would be unable to guide navigators from Paradise into the New World.

Kira then abandoned his plan to move Fishman Island there.

Coincidentally, Makarov was teleported to Fishman Island. After listening to Kira and Neptune's conversation, he immediately made a decision, declaring that he would stay to protect the peace of Fishman Island.

Kira instantly saw through the old man's thoughts, but didn't expose him. Instead, he gave him a large sum of money, hoping that Neptune would treat him well out of respect for him.

So now...

In the most commercially developed area of ​​Fishman Island, there is the island's most famous mermaid maid service shop called 'Starlight Mermaid'. The mermaid maids there are all top magazine stars or lingerie models on the island. In short, the prices are extremely high, and the daily turnover is an amount that ordinary people could not even imagine working for eight lifetimes.

Kira, Erza, Natsu, and the others had been standing at the shop entrance for a full three minutes, but none of them had the courage to push open that magnificent door.

It wasn't because of the luxurious and exotic decorations, but because the sounds coming from inside were so shameful that they made the young men and women around them blush.

"Is this what you call force majeure??" Erza said through gritted teeth, her voice seemingly containing some unseen flame.

Kira nodded, his gaze piercing through the hazy crystal door and landing on the various white, pink, and sparkly decorations inside the shop. He said casually, "Yeah! For someone of the guild master's caliber, this place is practically a hellish ordeal!!"

"I can guarantee that in the entire guild, apart from a strong-willed man like me and a stubborn idiot like Natsu, there is no other man who has entered here and come out unscathed!"

"Look, even Happy can't hold on!"

Upon hearing this, the group looked at Happy, whose eyes had turned into hearts as he stared intently at the swaying, shadowy mermaid. His drool was dripping all over the ground, and he looked like a poor country boy who had never seen the world and had been captivated by a beautiful girl in the big city.

The innocent and harmless blue cat instantly received a jealous glare and a cold snort from Xia Lulu, which startled him so much that he became clear-headed, but it was too late.

Happy felt wronged and confused. He turned to Natsu and asked, "Charlu clearly knows that I was looking at food, so why is she still angry?"

Natsu shrugged: "I don't know either..."

In the end, Kira led everyone into the store.

The store's interior scene cannot be described in detail and will not pass the review, but it can generally be described with words such as high-end, elegant, comfortable, grand, pure, fragrant, warm, soft, moist, smooth, etc.

After identifying themselves, a mermaid maid led Kira and the others to the VIP room to wait. Ten minutes later, Makarov finally appeared before them.

What kind of person is he?

Heavy eye bags, dull eyes, mottled lip prints, sallow complexion and emaciation, drooping lips, hunched back, trembling hands and feet, unsteady gait, tattered clothes...

Kira and the others gasped in shock.

Who is this person? Where is our guild master, the one who is still vigorous, strong, wise old man, and immortal, the one of the "Ten Wizard Saints," Makarov D'Arle?!

Upon recognizing Makarov from the few remaining strands of white hair and his bizarre hairstyle, Kira couldn't help but choke up, and the long-awaited greeting burst out: "Chairman, you've lost weight!!"

Envy welled up and tears streamed down my face.

Makarov forced a smile and, in his weakest voice but with the most righteous tone, said, "So what if I've lost weight? I did it all willingly!"

"Ahem... What does a few months of hard work matter? As long as I can protect the peace of Fishman Island, everything I've done is worthwhile!"