Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

But then Aibo placed his hand on the guild emblem on Kana's waist, and waves of magical energy emanated from his palm.

When Abbot removed his hand, it became clear that the black fairy emblem on Kana's lower abdomen seemed to have a faint pink outline, almost invisible unless you looked closely.

"This is the [Eibo's Flying Thunder God Space-Time Flash Seal] that I devised after studying writing and spatial magic. Of course, you can also call it [Eibo's Mark]."

"?"

Kana froze, her blood rushing to her head, and stammered:

"W-What kind of weird name is this? Does it mean I've been marked by Abbott?"

"This is actually a spatial coordinate. As long as you activate it with magic, Sister Kana, I can sense your location, and then 'whoosh—' I can get to your side."

Abbott made a peace sign, waving his little finger back and forth:

"Currently, my teleportation limit is close to fifty kilometers. As long as I'm within that range, I can sense the fluctuations of the mark on my sister and then get to her side immediately. Isn't that amazing?"

Even without activating it with magic, Ab could roughly sense the coordinates of the nearby marks, but there was no need to mention it, and he didn't intend to.

Kana touched the mark on her waist, feeling Aibo's concern, and her heart warmed; she couldn't help but smile.

"Oh, I see. But I wouldn't ask my little brother for help; I should be the one protecting Abbot! But since it's from little Abbot's heart, I'll accept it~"

Levy's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she also asked for one with envy:

"Abbot! I want this too!"

"Okay, okay, don't rush, everyone will get some~"

Chapter 19 Living Together

The year is drawing to a close, and today is the day of heavy snow.

"The Aibo family... has changed quite a bit."

Gray arrived at the entrance of the "little garden," scratched his head, and exclaimed in amazement.

It's been over a month since I last came here. The little house that was so inconspicuous back then has now turned into a huge "cake".

If it weren't for the fact that the top layer of that "cake" still bore some resemblance to the small house from before, Gray would have doubted that he had come to the wrong place.

Abbott's house is now one floor higher than before, and with each floor it shrinks a bit. After the exterior walls are covered by heavy snow, it looks like a giant cake placed on the ground from a distance.

"This private residence is almost half the size of a guild. Won't they complain about it?"

Gray sighed and stepped into the yard, only to find a line of text appearing in the air:

[Only those holding the Fairy Tail Crest will not trigger an alarm when entering or exiting.]

"What is this? Has Abbot learned a new spell?"

"This is a spell, a type of word magic, but it's much more complex. I've been practicing this recently."

"Abbot? When did he arrive?!"

Gray was startled by Abbot's sudden appearance beside him. Ever since Abbot mastered teleportation magic, he had become increasingly elusive.

"I spotted you as soon as Gray walked in. What brings you over for a visit?"

"Ah, because the guild's annual S-rank mage promotion test has started, and all the adults have disappeared. The guild is also too deserted, so I came here to play."

"Oh, I had forgotten about it until you mentioned it. It's not really our business. Let's go inside."

"So you finally decided to open a door on the first floor... Wow, that's cool! Is your house this warm?"

Gray took off his coat as soon as he entered the room, but as he was about to take off his undershirt, he suddenly froze on the spot:

"Erza!!? What are you doing at Erza's house!?"

Half of the first floor of Abbot's house has been converted into an indoor training ground, where Erza, dressed in training clothes, is practicing swordsmanship in front of a dummy.

"Yo, Gray, welcome."

Erza stopped practicing, walked over, and answered:

"As for why I'm at Abbott's house, it's naturally because I already live here."

Erza looked at Gray with a puzzled expression, as if to say, "What's wrong with this?" She didn't understand what was so strange about it.

"Because Erza has used all the money she earns from commissions to buy weapons and equipment, she can't afford the rent. Plus, the girls' dormitory can't hold all her stuff, so she's decided to stay with me until she earns enough money."

Abbo shrugged and helped explain:

"To store Erza's equipment, I added another floor. Now the second floor is almost like an equipment exhibition hall."

Gray smirked, feeling that Erza was becoming increasingly monstrous, and there was absolutely no chance for her to turn the tables.

"...You've done almost as many requests as I have in the past few months, Erza, stop trying to take on more and leave us a way out."

"You have to give it your all in everything you do! Gray, you'll never catch up to me if you keep slacking off like this."

Erza took a towel and wiped her sweat, then invited Albert to bathe together:

"I'm tired, I'm going to take a bath. Does Aibo want to come along?"

"Ayrza! How many times have I told you! Girls shouldn't invite boys to shower together! It's extremely indecent behavior! If you do this again, I'm kicking you out!"

Looking at Erza, whose face was flushed and who was still scolding her, Erza smiled with satisfaction.

Ever since she discovered that her younger brother, who was precocious in every way, could also be "not calm enough" in certain matters, she has enjoyed teasing him about it.

After all, it's very rare to see Abbott "angry".

"What a pity~ I've always wanted to help Abbot with his bath."

"I...I never thought Erza would be this kind of person! Shameful!"

Gray was also frightened, his face flushed as he stood beside Abbott, united in their indignation. The two of them took turns fiercely condemning Erza:

"Shameless!"

"shameless!"

"Shameless!"

"Female gorilla!"

Erza didn't care at all and went up the stairs to the second floor with a smug smile.

After Erza had walked away, Gray blushed and put his arm around Eber's shoulder, whispering to himself:

"That Erza really dragged you along... huh?"

"Stop talking. That idiot didn't have any common sense before! I had to teach her about female modesty, and now she clearly knows everything, but she still likes to tease me and doesn't treat me like a guy at all. Sigh, I'm so tired."

Although Aibo enjoys being close to pretty girls, he has his principles and would never deceive an innocent young girl.

Of course, more importantly, he is only 7 years old, an age at which he can't do anything, and getting angry at him won't do him any good at all.

"Cough cough, brother, you've had it tough too."

Gray patted Abbott on the shoulder sympathetically. Living with Erza, that super-strong female gorilla, was bad enough, but he also had to endure all sorts of teasing. His little brother had really suffered too much.

"Huh? Aren't we taking the stairs?"

"Let's take the elevator. The first and second floors are Erza's territory now. Let's go straight to the third floor."

Upon reaching the third floor and stepping out of the stairwell, Gray immediately spotted Cana sprawled on the sofa like a maggot and remarked:

"Can I say I'm not surprised at all to see you here? Cana, you didn't move here like Erza, did you?"

Kana waved her hand and replied weakly:

"Don't mention that wicked woman Erza to me, I've already broken off all ties with her!"

"Huh? That serious? It can't be that bad, can it?"

"Because Kana lost the duel again. This is the twenty-ninth time, right? They break off their friendship for a few days after each duel. I'm used to it."

Gray couldn't help but laugh out loud:

"Pfft! Why did you also go and challenge Erza? You've had way more duels than I have."

"What do you know?! This is a duel that stakes on your sister's name! Only the strong deserve to have it, brother! Hmph, just you wait, I'll defeat Erza one day and kick her out of this house!"

"...If you really want to move in, I won't refuse."

"No, I'm going to kick Erza out! Waaaaah, I was here first, I'm Abbot's older sister, that wretched female bandit! I shouldn't have let Abbot talk to her! I'm so stupid! Really, waaaaah, I'm so stupid!"

Seeing Cana throwing a tantrum on the sofa, completely losing her composure, Gray was really starting to lose his temper.

"What's wrong with her?"

Abbot sighed:

"They drank fake alcohol."

"what?"

"I made this drink while practicing mixing potions. I thought it was pure fruit juice, but I didn't expect it to have the side effect of causing drunkenness. But it tastes pretty good. Would you like some?"

"No, no, never mind. But when did you start studying pharmaceuticals, Abbott?"

"I've been learning on and off for a few months now, but unfortunately I've only scratched the surface. This stuff is much harder to learn than magic."

"I think you're studying too many different things. How can a person have that much energy? Can you manage to keep up with everything?"

"Fortunately, I actually gave up on many spells as soon as I started learning them; I just seem to know a little more."

"You're too modest~ Brother Abbott is a true genius, unlike us mediocre people~"

Gray then noticed that there was another person sitting at the other end of the room reading a book.

"Levy, you're here too? Wait, do you all treat Abbott like your own home?"

"Hehe, after all, this is a secret base~ I only come here occasionally. Today, I'm here to be the notary for their duel."

Gray suddenly realized, then gave Cana a disdainful look:

"Erza continues training after her fight, but you're just drinking here after losing. No wonder you can't win."

"What did you say?! You damned Gray! I may not be able to beat Erza, but I can at least deal with you! Die!"

"Come on, you think you can get away with this!"

"Wait!? You two, if you want to fight, go outside and fight! Seriously! Teleport!"

The "little garden" was also very lively today.

Chapter 20 July 7, X777

"It's been over a year already...time flies."

It has been a year since I joined Fairy Tail.

Before I knew it, a lot had happened. Gildarts came back and left several times, many new members joined the guild, and I had completely integrated into this world.

I haven't encountered many troubles; if I have, the guys in the guild have taken care of them.

The only major event was that not long ago, the guild leader's son, Ivan, who is also Laxus's father, was expelled from the guild by the guild leader on the grounds that he endangered the guild's safety.

It seems that Ivan was driven away because he wanted some kind of [Meteor Radiance]. Abbot "accidentally" overheard this, but he wasn't interested in it.

Laxus had a big argument with the guild leader back then, and it didn't turn out very well. But Ebony and Ivan didn't really have any connection, and Laxus was always so arrogant, so he didn't have time to go and comfort the man.

Anyway, Ivan was a bad guy and wasn't popular in the guild, so he had almost no impact and nobody cared.

Speaking of changes, the biggest change is naturally in one's own abilities.

The basic 3D features have been significantly improved:

Energy: 36/36

[Stamina: 30/30]

[Magic Power: 505/515]

Unfortunately, at over 7 years old, his body hadn't started developing yet, and he was quite weak. Of course, the main problem was that he had too many things to do and simply didn't have time to exercise.

However, his core abilities have been significantly improved:

[Telepathic Magic LV4, 37786/10000000]

[Spatial Magic LV2, 15086/100000]