Fairy Tail Space Mage

However, apart from Kana, who seemed somewhat resentful, the others didn't seem particularly angry.

Perhaps it's because whether the lie is true or false, it won't affect them at all. Everyone was simply surprised before—of course, very surprised!

……

After enjoying the delicious lunch prepared by Mira, Gildarts departed by ship. The "Centennial Quest" begins tomorrow, and Gildarts will return to the guild for a farewell banquet.

For some reason, Cana and Loki also chose to go back with Gildarts.

Although Loki was very interested in seeing Sora, Mira, and the Chairman fight, he couldn't resist Cana's insistence on having a good drink at the farewell banquet, so he had no choice but to go back with Cana.

Did Kana really just want to drink to her heart's content?

Sora, who knows the true relationship between Cana and Gildarts, doesn't think so.

Although Sora knew the true relationship between Cana and Gildarts, he had no intention of helping them reunite. This was because he was unaware of the specifics of that part of the story and dared not interfere.

Besides, knowing her biological father is right in front of her, why won't she acknowledge him? Kong didn't understand Kana's thinking. But he felt that Kana must have some unspeakable reason. Therefore, he was even less inclined to interfere in their affairs.

……

He passed the first round of exams, won the second round without a fight (the two groups that passed the first round would then face off), and the third round was the same old routine: a battle against the president. It seemed the old man quite enjoyed this once-a-year opportunity to stretch his muscles. But…

There's nothing particularly noteworthy about the battle with the chairman.

The only unexpected thing was that even an hour after the battle with Gildarts, the "Crush" magic attached to Sora had not disappeared.

When Kong's hand accidentally touched Makarov's "Defense Magic Circle - Three Pillar Gods", it shattered the magic instantly!

This startled Makarov. From then on, Makarov kept dodging Kong's close-range attacks, eventually falling into an irreversible disadvantage and simply surrendering.

After Mira passed her S-rank exam, she stayed another night on Tenrou Island before returning home the following day. The next day, upon learning that Mira had also become an S-rank mage, the guild held another banquet. This time, it was a victory celebration!

Strangely, Sora did not attend the banquet.

Mira, the main character of the banquet, wasn't particularly happy... she was even a little sad.

The guild leader and Erza, who stayed overnight on Tenrou Island with Mira and Sora, didn't show it, but something seemed off.

What surprised everyone the most was that Xun'er, who loved banquets and dessert feasts, wasn't attracted by the aroma of the desserts this time...

Gray, Cana, and Lisanna, these mages with exceptional insight, noticed that something was amiss. After using their connections and methods to find out what had happened, they all showed expressions of surprise and sadness.

The incident began the next morning when Sora was helping Mira prepare the meal. The moment her hand touched the kitchen knife, it was shattered by a "crushing" magic spell! This terrified Mira, Makarov, and Erza, and it also terrified Sora!

Sora didn't know what had happened, but the soliloquy of a ghost girl he had heard before gave him the answer:

"This is really bad. Lost magic is powerful, but it always comes with a price. The 'Void Garment,' I remember its price was 'assimilation' and 'over-defense.' It seems that the 'Void Garment's' defense mechanism, in order to protect its master, assimilated the 'Crushing' magic attached to the master. But the 'Crushing' magic was of too high a level, and it couldn't digest it, so it became somewhat out of control... In this situation, there's nothing we can do but wait for the 'Void Garment' to evolve again, and for the control of the autonomous core to increase accordingly. There's no other way... It's really pitiful. For the next period of time, this child will have to be alone, just like me and that person... I hope he's not afraid of loneliness."

Sora wasn't afraid of loneliness. Moreover, he didn't doubt the ghost girl's words. Because, after returning from Tenrou Island, he had already investigated the ghost girl's identity in the guild's library.

She is Mavis Vermillion, the first guild master of Fairy Tail and the creator of Fairy Tail. Sora felt a sense of familiarity because he had seen her portrait in a book before.

Sora didn't know why the ghost of the first chairman was on Tenrou Island, but one thing he was certain of: the first chairman was incredibly knowledgeable and insightful. If she said that, then it must be true.

Sora wasn't afraid of loneliness. After all, he had gotten used to it back on Earth.

But the people around Sora didn't seem to feel the same way. When Sora told Mira, the Chairman, and Erza what he had heard from the first Chairman, Mavis, everyone's expressions were not good. Mira even seemed unwilling to accept the truth and kept acting up.

"What's wrong with you guys... I'm just keeping a little distance from you for now." Sora didn't quite understand everyone's reaction.

"Sigh!...Kong, things aren't that simple...Interpersonal relationships are very complicated...We might not have any special feelings for you, but not everyone can...Getting close to you could mean death. If everyone knew about this...the distance between people can be very subtle at times. People's fear and self-interest can be terrifying at times."

The president has a wealth of life experience, and because of this, his concerns are more accurate than those of others.

Sora, though not fully understanding the chairman's words, wasn't stupid. He only needed to imagine for a moment to grasp what he might encounter in the future. His face paled slightly.

"...Kong, it sounds despicable, you've been helping me all along... but to prevent you and everyone in the guild from getting into a bad situation, I hope you won't go to the guild hall for the time being... I'll take on any quests you need. If you feel lonely, I can keep you company, whether it's doing quests or anything else..."

"I don't need you to come with me! I'll stay by Sora's side! I don't care about the magic going out of control! I want to stay with Sora forever, and I won't keep my distance!"

After a year of trials to become an S-class mage, Erza has matured considerably. That's why she said such a thing.

Even if it means becoming the bad guy, Erza will protect Sora and everyone in the guild.

The guild leader was somewhat surprised to see Elsa like this. He hadn't expected Elsa to have already considered that step.

(I'll post the first chapter first; I might not be able to squeeze in the second one today. I guess my writing is really bad; everyone's left.)

Chapter 073 Two Lonely People

Yes, if Sora were to appear in the guild hall, even if everyone didn't share the guild leader's concerns, it would be difficult to pretend not to care about the distance between them and Sora.

In this situation, both Sora and everyone in the guild will be hurt. Even if Sora returns to normal in the future, a deep rift will still remain.

As for Mira… the president could understand Mira's feelings. At this age, they'd finally become a couple (though they weren't even officially dating yet), and they'd worked together to achieve the S-class mage title. Mira would probably want to be with Sora every single moment from now on. But the result…

Perhaps it's better to be able to meet but only be able to meet than not to meet at all.

The president was well aware of the development of Sora and Mira's relationship. Deep down, he hoped that Mira could be with Sora. But this trial seemed to be ordained by the gods, and there was no way to avoid it.

Mira desperately tried to throw herself into Sora's arms to prove that her feelings for Sora could overcome the magic's loss of control.

Erza immediately hugged Mira from behind. If it weren't for Sora and the guild leader stopping them, Mira and Erza would probably have fought on Tenrou Island before going back.

Back at the guild, the other person who got into a fight was undoubtedly Xun'er.

Xun'er has recently been researching the "Crystal Earth Giant Magic Core" needed for the "Array Magic Book." She's also preparing for a preview of the grimoire-making process. There's only one set of materials, so she has to be extremely careful. Therefore, she and Kong haven't been together for a while.

Finally, Mira's matter was over, and it was "Xun'er's time." But then this happened.

It's okay for Mira not to have physical contact with him. Young men and women can restrain themselves, after all. But Xun'er must be so lonely without anyone to hold her!

Anyway, Xun'er was very unhappy and refused to attend Mira's celebration banquet.

Xun'er buried herself in books again. This time, it seemed she was searching for a way to solve the problem of the "Sky Garment" going out of control.

……

In 782, although the guild hall was no longer filled with empty figures, Fairy Tail continued to operate normally. During this time, many new members joined the guild.

For example, there's the shy, dark-haired young man who uses "gun magic"—Alzak Cornel. Sora remembers that he and Picas, who uses "change-of-clothes magic" with a gun, are a couple. But Picas hasn't appeared in the guild yet.

In addition, the guild has gained a new, powerful female member: the purple-haired, bespectacled girl who uses "Wood Shaping Magic"—Loki Olieta.

What surprised Sora the most was that a male mage, just like her, had joined the guild and could use "movement" magic. His name was Mester.

Kong had never seen him before, because Kong rarely returned to the guild these days.

Because Mester can use special magic, he is always secretly dispatched by the guild master, and other guild members rarely see him. In short, he is very mysterious.

Sora knew about Mester because Elsa had come to Sora to complain. After all, Mester had learned the "movement" magic so easily, even though Elsa had struggled to master it.

Elsa was so devastated that she began to doubt whether she was really an idiot.

"Elsa, keep an eye out for me. If any quests to hunt the Beast King appear in the guild, be sure to let me know..."

Perhaps because I was alone, the empty memories settled down. Many scenes from comics I had read before suddenly came to mind.

He began to silently prepare for the events that might unfold in the future. He started to formulate a long-term plan to leverage the opportunities that would arise in the story to make himself stronger.

Of course, Sora wouldn't allow the tragedy that was about to unfold to repeat itself... Lisanna, Sora wouldn't let Mira lose her so easily. He didn't care about the butterfly effect that might result from Lisanna not being absorbed into Edolas. Even if Lucy's status as the main heroine was shaken, it didn't matter. Sora just didn't want Mira, Elfman, Natsu, and the others to be sad.

Lisanna might be a good medicine for the growth of the main characters in "Fairy Tail." But such a bitter "medicine" is only meant for Sora alone. They've all suffered too much already. Sora doesn't want, and can't let them taste the bitterness of "loss" again.

Kong is indeed taking a good medicine now, but it's a medicine called "loneliness." This medicine is a bit bitter, but its effects are surprisingly good.

Honestly, even Sora himself couldn't believe it. Being alone and being with everyone felt completely different. And the gains Sora made while traveling throughout the continent of Asland after leaving the guild far exceeded his expectations!

The most direct and immediately visible result—in just six months, Sora's magic power increased by 2000 units (Sora was beginning to understand why Gildarts, who liked to travel around, was so strong). Now, Sora's magic power level has reached 11000 units!

Then, Sora found the "Crystal Earth Giant's Magic Core" that Kaoru needed. This was because he had traveled to a volcanic island nation on the edge of the continent. Sora remembered Kaoru's reaction when she received the "Crystal Earth Giant's Magic Core"—she was both overjoyed and annoyed, and burst into tears.

To her surprise, even in this difficult situation, Sora still cared for her and helped her solve a huge problem. Frustratingly, however, she couldn't help Sora. She searched through all the available information and tried every method, but Kaoru still couldn't restore Sora's "Sky Garment" to its original state.

Sora couldn't remove the "Sora Garment" by his own will. He had already tried that method.

……

Sora hadn't eaten anyone else's cooking in a long time. Because she didn't dare go into restaurants. Even the ingredients for cooking were bought at night when there were few customers at the market, scavenging leftovers that couldn't be sold.

In short, Kong would never dare to approach crowded places.

During this time, Kong's cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds, but I don't know if it's worth mentioning.

Perhaps because he was always traveling around the continent of Asland, or perhaps because, as a space mage, Sora was extremely sensitive to changes in space. In any case, Sora encountered Mystogan several times while he was using magic to stabilize local spatial disturbances. And because of this, the two equally lonely people became friends.

“Let me help you, Mystogan. I’m more sensitive to changes in space than you are. Besides, two people acting separately should be more efficient than one person.” Kong persuaded Mystogan with just a few words.

Mystergan shared his secret with Sora, and then, by exchanging communication magic with Sora, they remained in contact before going their separate ways.

The two even teamed up to complete a subjugation mission.

Mystogan possesses the best methods of controlling illusion and hypnotic magic. Sora, on the other hand, has the strongest defensive and offensive capabilities. The two of them working together are even more efficient than Sora and Mira working together!

If Mira knew about this, I wonder if she would feel jealous.

Mystogan probably sensed a kindred spirit in Sora. So, without realizing it, he trusted her. And if Kaoru were here, she would definitely say, "Sora's special charm truly captivates all kinds of people, young and old!"

While searching for traces of the super-subspace magic "Anima (soul)" along the turbulence of space, he encountered Mira and Lisanna, who were on a mission to "slay the Beast King".

Kong was startled and, without having time to think about why Elsa hadn't informed him of this, immediately "moved" over.

He activated "Circle of Emptiness," standing between Lisanna, who had her arms outstretched, and "Beast King"!

(Fine, I've decided to ignore the grades and comments and just write according to my own preferences.)

Chapter 074 "Demon Mira"

Suppressing the overwhelming urge to curse, Kong mustered all his willpower to calm his heartbeat. He did his utmost to clear his mind and devise a solution to the problem at hand.

No wonder Sora reacted so strongly. Because the scene before them had reached one of the most painful and regretful moments in the manga!

Elfman has vanished without a trace... No! The "Beast King" wielding his claws before us is none other than Elfman!

If Kong hadn't moved between him and Lisanna to block the attack for her, Lisanna would have been sent flying!

Then, the severely injured her will be sucked into the super-subspace magic "Anima" above her head!

If they had arrived even a second later... everything would have been absolutely irreversible! Kong's heart was, of course, extremely unsettled!

He was terrified!

It's like falling off a cliff but luckily getting caught on a tree branch!

Imagine being about to be hit by a train, barely managing to escape from the tracks amidst the piercing whistle!

It's like choosing the right red or blue line in the last second of a time bomb's countdown, and then, at the critical moment, cutting the blue line!