Fairy Tail: I'm invincible when I receive anime characters!

The king burst into laughter upon hearing Qi Yan's words. He knew that with Qi Yan's words, all his preparations had not been in vain.

"Okay, okay! If there's any more work like that, I'll definitely let you know!"

The two arrived at the entrance of the royal palace, where a luxurious carriage was already waiting.

The king personally escorted Qi Yan and Erza to their carriage, which made the two of them feel flattered. If this had happened in Qi Yan's previous life, it would have been like a head of state escorting him to his carriage.

"Mr. Qi Yan, Miss Erza, you must come and visit after the capital is rebuilt!"

The coachman drove the carriage forward.

After leaving the palace.

"It's Mr. Qi Yan and Miss Erza's carriage!!"

"Mr. Qi Yan!!"

"Miss Erza!"...

Qi Yan and Erza pulled back the curtain and looked outside, and saw a dense crowd standing on both sides of the street, the citizens of the royal capital.

What Qi Yan and Erza didn't know was that, although everyone was in the arena, the citizens had all witnessed Qi Yan and Erza's performance in this war.

This was originally intended to showcase the swordsmen's heroic prowess in fighting against monsters, but it unexpectedly turned into Qi Yan's personal showcase.

They all saw from the surgical screen that Qi Yan was Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Qi Yan is the hero who saved their Kingdom of Sobea.

Qi Yan and Erza waved to the crowd on the street, eliciting cheers from the crowd.

The group accompanied them all the way to the city gate before stopping.

"Mr. Qi Yan, Miss Erza, you must visit Sword City again if you have the chance."

Arthur looked at Qi Yan and the other two and said.

"sure!"

After saying goodbye to everyone, Qi Yan and Erza got back into the car.

Erza looked at Qi Yan and smiled, "How does it feel to be a hero?"

"It felt pretty good, but it would be better if they weren't so enthusiastic. I'm a bit socially awkward."

Erza was speechless. She hadn't seen any signs of social anxiety in Erza during the sword tournament.

"Alright, now that everyone's gone, let's divide the money! Divide the money!"

Chapter 43 May I become your disciple?

Qi Yan excitedly opened the box, and the box full of money made his eyes almost pop out.

Qi Yan immediately counted out 2000 million J.

"This is my prize from the swordsman tournament, so I'll keep it for now."

Then Qi Yan counted out 1500 million J and gave it to Erza.

"This is the reward for this mission; you get half, I'll get half!"

"Uh... why don't you just count out 1500 million J?"

"Well! It's about dividing the money! The process of dividing it is also a kind of happiness, isn't it?"

After hesitating for a moment, Erza said, "Qi Yan, you deserve the main credit this time, so you should take more."

"Look? Here we go again? Elfman did the same thing last time, all this talk of merit and achievement. Since we're teaming up for a mission, we should distribute rewards based on the number of people. That outdated system of distributing rewards based on effort isn't suitable for a team!"

"No need for thanks, I should be the one thanking you. Thanks to you, I've made a whopping 3500 million J this time! 3500 million!!"

Qi Yan said with a smile, his happy expression genuine, which made Erza feel a little more relaxed.

齐焱心中开始迅速计算起来，100万J相当于人民币5万，那1000万J就相当于人民币50万，3500万J就是175万！！

If this were my past life, I would have deposited all this money in the bank and could have lived a carefree life ever since.

Fortunately, there are banks in this world. Although the interest rate is not high, it is still 3%. After returning, I will deposit the money in the bank. When I get old and retire, the interest will be enough for me to live on. The plan is perfect.

At this moment, Erza suddenly moved closer to him, looked directly at Qi Yan and said, "Qi Yan, there's something I want to ask you?"

Qi Yan couldn't help but swallow hard as he looked at Erza's beautiful face so close to his.

Is he going to confess his feelings? Does he want to date me? I'm not mentally prepared for this!

Should I say yes, yes, or yes? It's such a difficult choice!

"Qi Yan...may I become your disciple?"

"puff----!"

Qi Yan burst out laughing upon hearing this.

Erza wants to become his apprentice?

Qi Yan's lips twitched as he asked, "Why...why?"

"Of course, it's to learn swordsmanship! Qi Yan, you are the strongest swordsman I have ever seen. You can even slay a dragon with your swordsmanship. That's a legendary dragon that can destroy a country."

“None of our attacks are effective against it; only you can severely injure or even kill it.”

"Just as you said, those who don't know swordsmanship see you as a frog in a well peering at the moon in the sky, while those who do know swordsmanship see you as a mayfly gazing at the blue sky!!"

Erza's eyes shone as she said this.

She wouldn't have believed anyone else who said this, and might even have scoffed at it. But having witnessed Qi Yan's swordsmanship firsthand, she knew that what Qi Yan said wasn't an exaggeration; it was the truth.

Qi Yan felt a chill run down his spine. Why did he have to show off like that in the arena?

"Well... my swordsmanship is actually pretty bad..."

"Worse?! If your swordsmanship is considered 'worse,' then where in the world is there anyone who knows swordsmanship?"

"Uh... to be honest, I'm actually quite weak. Right now, I'm probably only barely at the second-tier level in the guild. My swordsmanship isn't mine; it's the skill of the character I've taken over."

"Isn't this your magic? How can it not be yours?"

Erza and Mira had been fighting since they were little, so they were very familiar with receiving magic. She naturally knew that the swordsmanship belonged to Yoriichi Tsugikuni, whom Qi Yan had received, but receiving Yoriichi Tsugikuni was a magic that belonged to Qi Yan.

"Yes, yes, but the consciousness is still mine. I can use it, but I don't know how to teach others. Moreover, the swordsmanship that suits me may not suit you. You are a swordsman, but not a pure swordsman. What suits you is the best."

He didn't want Erza constantly chasing after him calling him "Master," that feeling was too terrifying, so he decided to refuse.

Moreover, he wasn't talking nonsense. In the anime, Erza's strongest form is abandoning defense and attacking with all her might, but that's not Erza's magic. Erza's magic is Knight.

"If you want to learn swordsmanship, I can accept Yoriichi Tsugikuni for a sparring session sometime in the future."

"Really?! That's great!!"

Erza was very happy to hear Qi Yan say that.

This made Qi Yan suspect that Erza's original goal might have been to spar with him.

Fairy Tail Guild

Makarov tossed a thick stack of newspapers in front of Qi Yan and Erza, which reported on the events that had occurred in the Kingdom of Sobea, with Qi Yan and Erza receiving the most attention. The two only learned after returning to the guild that the news had spread throughout the entire continent of Ishgar in the past three days.

After all, the legendary dragon has appeared, and Qi Yan has even become a dragon-slaying hero. This hype is unlikely to die down in less than ten days or half a month.

"Please explain, what exactly is going on?"

Qi Yan and Erza knelt obediently in front of Makarov.

"This... Guild Master, we were just doing a mission, who would have thought we'd be so unlucky as to run into something like this."

Qi Yan's words immediately sounded like sophistry.

"That's how it is, President..."

Erza immediately reported everything, including that the king had originally planned to slay the dragon and that the two of them had accepted an SS-rank mission.

"Nonsense—!!"

"You two are being too ridiculous!"

"An S-rank mission is one thing, but you dare to touch an SS-rank mission? That's a dragon, a dragon that can destroy an entire country with just one!"

Makarov was truly enraged this time. The newspaper reports clearly showed just how dangerous the mission was, and these two audacious brats actually dared to accept such a task.

Qi Yan protested, "President, this isn't our fault! We hadn't even started the mission yet when the target attacked us on its own. We couldn't just watch so many innocent lives in the city be killed."

"Still trying to deny it! Is this what I was talking about?!"

Makarov was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table.

Mira came over and comforted her, "President, calm down. Didn't they come back safely? Although it was inappropriate for them to accept an SS-level mission, the outcome was still good. You two should promise that it won't happen again."

Mira secretly winked at Qi Yan and Erza.

The two immediately understood: "President! We promise! There will absolutely be no next time!"

Hearing Mira's words, Makarov calmed down slightly.

"Hmph! If you dare to do it again, I'll break your legs. Get out of here!"

Chapter 44 Another draw

Makarov shook his head helplessly. These brats have all grown up and have their own ideas now.

To be honest, he was terrified the moment he saw the newspaper, and even though he was still very scared after seeing that Qi Yan had defeated the evil dragon.

Dragons are legendary creatures.

But he was also very proud to see Qi Yan win the swordsman tournament and protect the people of a city.

Qi Yan and Erza slunk away into the crowd.

"Qi Yan! Qi Yan! You really defeated the dragon?! Did it mention where Igniel is?"

Natsu immediately ran over to Qi Yan and asked him what was wrong. He had been looking for Igneel all these years, but had not been able to find him.

Qi Yan shook his head: "No, and it may not even know Igniel. It was sealed for 400 years, and after the seal was broken, it came to seek revenge on humans."

Qi Yan knew that Igneel was inside Natsu's body, creating antibodies for him, but he couldn't say that, because it would be difficult to explain why he knew this.

Furthermore, if Natsu found out, he might just stab himself in the stomach; it's best not to do something that would only cause trouble.

Gray complained, "Qi Yan, aren't you just too unlucky? You leveled up both times you did the mission."

"Unlucky? I think I'm pretty lucky, after all, the rewards for completing an S-rank mission are higher."

This topic is getting out of hand; it's just too Versailles-esque.

Elfman asked, "Qi Yan, what exactly is your receiving magic? I thought you received demon souls like my sister, but how could you also receive one and become a swordsman?"

His sister receives the magic of demon souls, he receives the souls of beasts, and his younger sister receives the souls of animals, but clearly Qi Yan is not any of them.

Everyone else was also very curious and looked at Qi Yan, since the characters Qi Yan had taken over seemed to be too powerful, even able to kill a giant dragon.

As for this question, Qi Yan had already thought of the answer: "What I received was the soul of a heroic spirit from another world."

"The souls of heroes from another world?!"

The others looked puzzled.

Qi Yan explained, "You may not know this, but besides our world, there are actually many other worlds, and my magic receives the spirits of heroes who died in those other worlds."

Erza asked, "So, Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Ulquiorra, whom you accepted, also actually exist?"

Qi Yan nodded: "That's right! Yoriichi Tsugikuni is the strongest Demon Slayer swordsman in his world..."

Qi Yan told everyone the story of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, which was much more detailed than the anime version, as he had seen Yoriichi's memories.

Elfman burst into tears, wailing, "Waaaaaah!! Poor Yoriichi Tsugikuni!!!"

"Waaaah! Yes! Mr. Yoriichi Tsugikuni's life was so tragic! He was considered an omen of bad luck from a young age, his father wanted to kill him, and demanded that he be sent to a temple to become a monk at the age of ten. He didn't even speak a word until he was seven. His beloved mother died, his wife and children were killed by evil spirits, and even his brother turned into an evil spirit. He was so pitiful! Those evil spirits were so hateful!"

Mira also burst into tears.

Everyone else also felt a little sore in their noses.

They never imagined that such a cruel world existed, where demons devoured people.

"What about Ulquiorra?"