A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"It's Levy's!"

puff--!!

"Cough cough..."

How could this be?! Kira almost couldn't catch his breath, looking at Levy in disbelief.

Such a small body, yet such great energy! You really can't judge a book by its cover!

Noticing Kira's strange gaze, Levy blushed and ran away.

Chapter 119 The Tower of Paradise

"Unbelievable...it's simply unbelievable..."

Seeing Kira swaying and walking home, Dispel asked, "What's so hard to imagine?"

"What I'm saying is, it's unbelievable that someone like you, who pursues the ultimate in swordsmanship, would actually stay here and refuse to leave because of a few novels..."

“Although I don’t think what you just said is quite right,” Dispel said, taking his eyes off the novel in his hands for once, “there’s nothing wrong with this kind of life. There’s no hardship of traveling, no fighting or killing, and I don’t have to do anything but eat, sleep, run the shop, and read. I’ve been very comfortable these past few days.”

"Hey, I put you in charge of the shop, and you haven't made a single sale?"

"What's so difficult about doing business?" Dispel said lazily. "As long as you lower your prices slightly, both customers and unsatisfied wives will flock to you like ants swarming after a taste of sweetness..."

"Your analogy is so strange..."

Kira felt that if Dispel continued like this, he might become a complete failure, especially since as the boss, he didn't want to support a worker who only read books all day and didn't even do business, even if the person didn't ask for a salary.

Thinking about what might happen next, Kira said, "Come with me for a bit, I need your help with something!"

"In this world, what is there that I can do but you can't?" Dispel put down his novel, looked up at Kira, and gave him a meaningful look. "I'm telling you, you didn't actually get a mission assigned to you by some unsatisfied rich lady, did you? I don't do that kind of thing!"

Would I let you do this kind of thing... wait, would I take on this kind of frivolous task?

"I need to bring something back, but it's quite large, so I need your help to cut it down."

Dispel glanced at Kira curiously: "Chop things? I know your magic. You should be able to bring back a mountain without any trouble, right?"

Kira replied while packing his exit gear, "That's why it's something even more troublesome than a mountain."

"What exactly is that?"

"Heh...Tower of Paradise!"

……

Off the coast of Calrum, on a familiar sailboat, under a huge parasol, Kira and Dispel lay leisurely on deck chairs, sipping cold drinks, thoroughly enjoying themselves!

Two identical people, doing similar actions, look like brothers, but only they know that they are only brothers on the surface, and are actually boss and subordinate.

"So, what is the Tower of Paradise?"

Upon hearing Dispel's question, Kira gathered his thoughts and shared what he knew.

"About 400 years ago, there was a powerful and exceptionally talented black mage in this world named Zeref. He designed a magic system that could resurrect people, known as the R system."

"Then, about ten years ago, a group of magic cults who believed in black magic got hold of this plan from somewhere and invested a lot of manpower and money to build eight such tower-shaped buildings, which they named the Tower of Paradise."

"Eight years ago, the Council successfully wiped out this magic cult and destroyed this group of blasphemous Towers of Paradise."

"Oh, I see. Judging from this plot development, there must be some that slipped through the net!" Dispel interrupted Kira's next words. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have told me to come and cut it down!"

It's impolite to answer first, especially since being interrupted halfway through a sentence doesn't feel good. I don't know how this guy is so much worse than me in this respect, but Kira is always generous to people.

"That's right. The council only destroyed seven of the towers. There is still one that has not been discovered yet, and it is almost completed. All that is missing is a large amount of magic power."

"Immense magical power? How immense?"

"The magic of the 27 billion concept!"

"Hmm... so much magic power isn't something you can easily collect. Even if you add up all your magic crystals together..."

"Yes, less than one ten-thousandth."

Hearing Kira say this, Dispel became even more certain of his guess and said meaningfully, "If there is any person or force that can collect this, it should only be the Council."

"That's right. In order to complete the R system, the owner of this last remaining Tower of Paradise has infiltrated the Council, attempting to obtain this magic power, using the satellite magic circle to activate the transcendent spacetime destruction magic, the magical spirit power."

"Wow! That's quite a bold idea!" Dispel exclaimed. "However, even if you join the council, to be able to interfere with the release of magical spirit power, you'd at least have to be a council member. The fact that you're making your move now means that the owner of this tower is one of the current council members."

Having spent so many years in Asland, Dispel was certainly not a fool. On the contrary, he was very smart, with analytical skills no less than Kira's. He understood many things almost instantly and could make accurate judgments in a short time.

“That dark magic cult was destroyed eight years ago, which means that this senator likely joined after that, because if he was already a senator, he wouldn’t have leaked his actions—and if it was a leak, he wouldn’t be in the council now.”

"Based on this deduction, the only remaining owners of this tower are Zikrein and Urtia. They both became councilors within the last decade, and being young enough to be easily led astray, their family structures are also very simple, so they don't have much of a burden to do this kind of thing."

It seems that Dispel knows something about the council members, and is not completely ignorant. He can deduce suspicious candidates from simple information. It's no wonder he has such a handsome face. Kira wanted to applaud him.

"The person who created it is long dead. Now, Gerald controls it!"

"Geralt...so it's Zekrein?"

Dispel's tone grew increasingly confident. "When I first saw his face, my first thought was that he was another prince, after all, they look alike, and the identities of a senator and a prince are also very similar."

"But when I heard his name was Zeklay, I knew he was no ordinary person. Because princes don't have twin brothers, and Gerald here certainly couldn't either. And the probability of finding two identical people in the same world is lower than finding love, so..."

Seeing that Kira seemed to be getting angry, Dispel quickly changed the subject: "So, you want me to just cut down that tower?"

He stretched out his right hand, his slender index finger pointing to the distant island in the sea. At this moment, he could already see that small black dot in the sea, like an upside-down nail.

“No, no, no, I want you to wait until the magical spirit power activates before you attack,” Kira said. “The true nature of the Tower of Paradise is a giant magic crystal. Once it absorbs the magic power, I can…”

"Oh, I get it!" Perhaps because of their special connection, as soon as Kira said a word, Dispel immediately understood his intention: "You want to possess the magic for yourself!"

Kira nodded silently, acknowledging that there was no point in hiding it.

"But I think a system that can revive people is more practical than magic. Also, you should be able to take it directly using your magic, right?"

"Resurrecting people requires sacrifices, and I'm kind-hearted; I won't do that!"

"I don't believe it!"

"Okay, I think this is blasphemous and disgraceful..."

Dispel interrupted Kira again: "Never mind, if you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. I don't really want to know either."

Why use magic power instead of the R system? Of course, it's because Kira wants to use it as the energy source for large-scale magic. With such magic power as the core, let alone building mechs and spaceships, it might even be possible to travel through different dimensions. At that time, it will be able to break through the world barrier and connect to another world full of magic, Elentia.

Chapter 120 The Love Story of a Red-Haired Girl

Magic is a wonderful thing; everyone who has used it raves about it. Not to mention the world of Edolas, which constantly craves magic, even in Aslant, daily life is closely intertwined with magic.

Not only is magical technology ubiquitous in human cities, but even agriculture, water conservancy, commerce, and the military are related to magic, magic, and sorcerers.

Therefore, even though Kira himself has a lot of magic power and is very strong, he still feels it's not enough. Anyone with ambition would never feel that they are strong enough.

Kira still remembers the battle with Ice Demon King Ace in Zonia, which used up 30% of his magic power. According to the law that "the later the appearance, the stronger the strength", the opponents he encounters in the future may be incredibly strong.

He wouldn't have the idea that "it's enough for me to just have the power to protect my companions," but rather the thought that "I'm inherently weak, so I need my companions to protect me."

Elentia, a world overflowing with magic, was once one of Edolas's targets, but the plan to attack was abandoned due to the existence of the Moon Dragon.

If we could open a passage between the two worlds, we might be able to achieve magical freedom.

Just imagining myself using super magic like a basic attack in future battles is incredibly satisfying!

Just as Kira was lost in his wonderful vision of the future, Dispel's voice pulled him back to reality: "Is that your companion over there?"

Coming to his senses, Kira followed his gaze and immediately spotted Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Juvia on the small boat.

At that moment, they also discovered Kira.

"Kira, and Dispel, what are you doing here?"

Although the reason is unknown, the arrival of these two is undoubtedly a great help to Gray and his group, making them more confident in rescuing Erza and Happy.

"Ugh... Kira... Kira... pull me onto the ship..."

Of the four, Natsu was undoubtedly the happiest. Without Happy pulling him along, he could only endure the rocking of the small boat, suppressing his dizziness and nausea while searching for Erza and Happy's scent in the air.

If we're talking about the most unhappy of the four, it would have to be Juvia. Her rare chance to get close to Gray just slipped away, which is a bit of a shame.

Once the four were on board, they couldn't wait to tell Kira about their situation and ask for his help.

After Loki regained his identity as the Celestial Spirit Leo, he no longer needed the summer hotel voucher he had planned to use for a date with his girlfriend, so he gave it to Lucy and the others.

There, they were attacked by several guys who claimed to be "formerly Erza's companions." They not only accused Erza of betraying them, but also took her and Happy away. Now, they've tracked them down to this place by Natsu's nose.

Now recovered, Natsu was in high spirits: "They actually took Erza and Happy away, I definitely won't let them get away with this!"

Lucy looked dejected and hugged her knees: "What exactly are they talking about regarding Erza's past...?"

“We’ve said so much, give us some feedback, Kira!” Gray shouted. “What are you thinking?”

"Oh, I was wondering if we should still do the demon training we talked about back in Zonia. Getting defeated by a few small fry is just too embarrassing!"

Gray was momentarily speechless. Was this the time to talk about this?

"Don't worry! Those people can't hold Erza in that kind of place! We'll just storm in, take them all down, and then quietly wait for Erza to settle things with them herself!"

"Is that all? This recklessness and complete lack of planning is not like you at all."

"This is a special case, so let's be a little more willful."

Lucy frowned, noticing that Kira's attitude was a bit off: "Does Kira know something? Come to think of it, it's also quite unusual for you to suddenly appear here!"

"Hey~ there's something wrong with what you're saying. Why is it abnormal for me to be here? Can't I just be here on vacation?"

Lucy thought about it and said, "Um... okay..."

"The Tower of Paradise is..."

"You know that, don't you!"

After hearing Kira's information about the Tower of Paradise, the group was filled with rage: "Is that where Erza stayed before she joined the guild?"

"That's right. A bunch of old people and children were locked up there, not having enough to eat or wear, and they had to work every day, suffering all kinds of torment. This was the kind of life Erza lived before she joined Fairy Tail."

The seemingly casual words had a significant provocative effect. Both Gray and Natsu clenched their fists, and everyone present could feel their anger. Even Lucy and Juvia were indignant.