Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

The collaboration on the comic series was originally negotiated with the Kingdom Daily, but Soshara suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and they offered way too much.

People can't always turn down money, so this is how it ends up.

As for drawing the comics... naturally, it was Lidas who was in charge of the drawing, and Aibo was responsible for licensing and providing the basic character designs.

I believe that it won't be long before Aibo will be able to earn money while lying down, which is wonderful news.

Nothing noteworthy happened during this time. The guild was still noisy and chaotic. Gildarts hadn't returned yet, and he and his friends were enjoying their precious "childhood".

I thought today would be just another ordinary, mundane day…

A little girl, dressed in rags, covered in wounds, and filthy, arrived at the guild's entrance.

"...Fairy Tail...is this the place Grandpa Rob was talking about?"

Chapter 15 Armored Girl

"One more time! Why am I so lucky today!?"

"The result of several more divinations won't change, are you stupid, Gray? You have a problem with being lucky?"

"But I fell into a ditch when I went out today! And I lost my wallet! Nothing good ever happened!"

Gray slammed his fist on the table and loudly berated Cana:

"I think your divination is completely inaccurate! You haven't even learned any magic!"

"You little brat, you looking for trouble, huh!?"

Just as the two were about to start arguing again, Aibo was about to step forward to stop them when his attention was drawn to a little girl who walked into the guild.

The girl was about eleven or twelve years old, with short, crimson hair. She covered her right eye with a white eye patch, carried a small cloth bag, and was dressed in tattered clothes, looking like a refugee from somewhere.

But Abbott could vaguely sense magic power emanating from her that was no less than his own. Was this girl a mage? How did she end up in such a miserable state?

"This is... the place where Grandpa Rob once stayed..."

[It's so noisy, and there are even naked kids? Is this some kind of perverted guild?]

"..."

Abbot glanced speechlessly at Gray, who had taken off his clothes again. This guy had completely ruined the guild's reputation.

Abbott, who was still working part-time as a waiter, sighed and went over to greet him:

"Hello, are you here to post a quest for our guild?"

"…stop…"

The little girl stared blankly at Abbot, a thought forming in her mind:

[If Hugh hadn't experienced that suffering, she would surely be as adorable as this child...]

Aibo blinked. It seemed like she was another girl with a story. But now was not the time for her to reminisce over me.

"Excuse me, are you here on business?"

The girl snapped out of her reverie and shook her head:

"No, I'm here to join your guild."

"Oh, old man! Come out and greet the guests!"

Abbot called out towards the second floor, actually using telepathic magic to wake Makarov, who was fast asleep upstairs.

Soon, the old man jumped down from the second floor and came to the little girl with a smile:

"Child, I am Makarov, the guild leader of this guild. I heard you want to join our guild? Can you tell me your reasons?"

The little girl answered earnestly:

"I'm Erza, Erza... Scarlet, I was introduced here by... Grandpa Rob, he said this was his old guild..."

"Rob!? Where is he now?"

Seeing Erza hesitate to speak, Makarov's expression slowly turned serious.

“Child, come with me. I think you have a lot to tell me.”

Then Makarov left with Erza. The guild members discussed it briefly, but quickly stopped caring and went back to their usual lively conversation.

Abbott returned to Gray and Cana's small table, and Gray tossed the divination cards aside:

"Abbot, who is that guy?"

"A mage, so you're a newcomer to our guild. You'll probably be our companion soon."

"She looks so dirty, can she really become a mage?"

"She must be very strong, at least her magic power must be higher than Gray's."

"Huh!? Wait, Abbott, how did you know?"

Abbot tilted his head:

"Hmm... how does it feel?"

"Tch, just you wait. I'll challenge her next time and show you what a truly powerful mage is."

Cana shoved Gray aside and pulled Abbott down to sit:

"Abbot, let me tell your fortune. You stupid Gray don't believe me."

"I no longer believe in luck!"

"Let me see, the Wheel of Fortune... the Ten of Cups... a fateful encounter... the fulfillment of emotions, Abbott, today is another day full of happiness!"

"See, that's exactly what you just said! You fortune-telling fraud!"

"Grey, you're asking for it! Stop right there!"

Cana chased Gray around the table in circles, while Abbot, sitting in the middle, sighed helplessly.

Compared to ten-year-old Cana and Gray, six-year-old Abbott is more mature.

Kana is noticeably more lively than when he first arrived; it's hard to say whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.

After a while, Makarov came out again with the little girl named Erza. He jumped onto the bar and clapped his hands:

"Ahem! Everyone, quiet down. I have an announcement to make! This is our guild's newest member, Erza. She was introduced by a senior member of the guild. We should all get along well from now on! That's all!"

Makarov then led Erza to Cana's table, took out a small bag of coins, and placed it on the table:

"Kana, you guys take Erza to buy some daily necessities; she's new here—"

But before the guild leader could finish speaking, Erza snatched the money pouch from him, her head bowed, her face grim.

"No need, I can manage on my own."

Without waiting for a reply, he turned and ran away.

"What the heck! What kind of attitude is this guy!"

Gray slammed his fist on the table in anger.

Makarov sighed, glanced at Gray, then at Kana, and finally fixed his gaze on Abbot:

"Little Aibo, please take good care of that child in the future and help her integrate into the guild as soon as possible. She's had a tough time, just like you..."

"I?"

Aibo pointed to himself with his little finger and rolled his eyes cutely.

"Understood, I will pay attention."

Gray and Cana whispered to each other:

"Did the president look down on us just now? Did you sense it?"

"Shut up, Abbott is much more sensible than you."

[It's that cult of dark magic's sins that caused this misfortune again. Those bastards deserve to die...]

Makarov left dejectedly, but Abbott heard his thoughts.

Aibo seemed to be deep in thought.

So, just like me, that girl also had her hometown destroyed and her family murdered by the dark magic cult?

Sigh, life isn't easy these days.

If someone gets into trouble, help them if you can.

So, are we not going to follow them?

Kana pointed to the door:

"So the newcomers are supposed to buy things themselves? What if they get ripped off?"

"Tch, didn't Abbott say that guy was really tough? He came all the way to Magnolia alone, what's he afraid of? Back in my day..."

Abo thought for a moment and decided not to follow. The girl was clearly very resistant to contact with people, and following her would only be pointless. However, he still managed to exchange a few words with Erza using telepathy:

【Erza, when you're buying things, you can show the shopkeepers the guild crest on your arm. Everyone in town will give our guild face, and you'll get a discount!】

【Who are you!?】

[I'm the guy who just spoke to you in the guild. My name is Abbot. This is my magic. We'll be members of the same guild from now on, so please take care of me~]

Okay, thank you.

"Levy~ come quick, let me do a fortune telling!"

The guild remained noisy, and Abbot began to work while practicing magic.

He would occasionally use telepathic magic to eavesdrop on what Gray was thinking, or change his clothes when he went to the kitchen to get food, or use light-shape magic to put a halo around his head...

In short, he uses magic as much as possible to gain experience points. Although others may see him as lazy, he is actually secretly getting stronger every minute.

When it comes to studying diligently in secret, Aibo is second to none; this confidence comes from years of tutoring at Juanwang.

Suddenly, the guild's chatter quieted down. Aibo followed the gaze to the guild gate and saw Erza returning to the guild wearing an ill-fitting suit of armor.

She actually went and bought a set of armor?

This is what most people are thinking right now.

Chapter 16 The Wonderful Uses of Telepathy

"pia~"

On the second day, around mealtime, the adorable Aibo suddenly appeared at the Fairy Tail guild hall.

"Hey, Abbott, your teleportation magic is getting better and better."

Aibo raised his hand to block the buzz-cut man who was about to bite him, and said speechlessly:

"Brother Mester, can you please change this bad habit? Don't eat children so casually."

"Haha, I'll eat it even if I'm not a kid!"

"Sister Airo, a steak set meal... What?! Gray, what's wrong with you?"

As soon as Abbot sat down, he was startled to find a black-haired pig's head sitting next to him.

"Hahaha, Abbot, let me tell you, let me tell you, this morning Gray went to bully that new girl from yesterday, and then he got beaten up badly. It's hilarious."

Kana arrived immediately and began to laugh, vividly recounting the morning's farce to Abbot, clutching her stomach and unable to stop.

"You're talking nonsense! Look at my face! Who's bullying me here?!"

"It was you! You ran over and kicked someone's chair!"

"Who told her to ignore me! How awful! Just you wait! I'll get my revenge!"

Aibo scanned the guild and finally found Erza hiding in a corner.

The girl changed into a clean and pretty set of clothes, but she was still wearing the same armor from yesterday, which looked a bit out of place.

"...That girl built a castle and locked herself up...We tried to talk to her, but she ignored us."

Kana ruffled Abbot's hair, leaned closer, and whispered:

"Why don't you, Aibo, go and talk to her?"