Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

"Shouldn't mages play like this? Those savages in the guild who use their fists are the heretics."

“...Not everyone can use teleportation magic like you.”

Gildarts sighed, dusted off his dirty clothes, and began to give Abbot a post-battle summary:

"I've figured out your fighting style now, let me just say a few points..."

Chapter 26 The Angry Cana

"...Using light magic as the main attack, text magic to amplify the power, and teleportation magic to ensure mobility is a good idea, but Abbott, you are still too naive."

Gildarts pulled Abbott down to sit and patted the child's head:

"Your fighting style is very typical of the academic school. You pursue the ultimate output efficiency through precise calculation of magic and magical power, and you are a turret-type mage who treats offense as defense."

"Is there a problem? I think this is what a true mage should be like!"

"Well, of course I didn't say you did anything wrong. These are your strengths and advantages, and you can continue to develop them. But you also need to remember to take care of your weaknesses. I have a suggestion for you—you should exercise more."

"Seriously? Mages need to train their bodies and stuff, shouldn't magical enhancement be enough..."

"Of course I wouldn't lie to you. Let me be frank: your fighting style can only bully ordinary mages. You're helpless against powerful magical beasts. Many magical beasts in this world have strong magic resistance. Most of the time, physical methods are more effective than magic against them."

"Oh, really...?"

"Hmph, do you know why I learned Shattering Magic? Because this spell combines magical and physical damage, it's incredibly useful! Or maybe you should just stop learning all that other stuff and practice Shattering Magic with me!"

"I don't want to trip and fall and destroy the whole city."

"Well... hahaha, the more powerful the magic, the more difficult it is to control. There's nothing we can do about it."

Abbot can solve this problem by learning another physical damage spell; he doesn't mind having more spells.

"Even if you're right, what does that have to do with physical exercise? Do Fairy Tail mages have to fight with their fists?"

"Of course not, physical training is to improve the survival rate of mages."

Gildarts stretched out his strong arm, showing off his muscles to Abbot:

"You know, healing magic has been lost in this world."

"That's true. I even studied medicine for a year, but I felt the potions' effects were rather disappointing..."

"You're really busy, kid... You mean Lady Polyusica's potion, right? That's a top-tier potion; you won't find an apothecary as skilled as her anywhere else."

Gildarts shook his head:

"But the potion's power is limited, and you can't expect to have a potion to save you every time you get injured. So what I want to tell you is that you can only deal damage if you're alive; if you die, you're done for."

In this era without healers, mages primarily rely on their magical energy for self-healing. The stronger their bodies, the better the self-healing effect, and the less likely they are to die easily.

"Ah... this is truly a sad era. Doesn't anyone bother to research healing magic?"

"Well, if you insist that healing magic has been lost, that's not entirely true. As far as I know, there's another lost magic with healing abilities, but the problem is that no one can learn it..."

"What the heck? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Abbott's eyes suddenly lit up:

"What kind of magic? Where can I learn it? I want to learn it!"

"Sky magic... but this kind of magic has very high requirements for aptitude. For hundreds of years, almost no one has been able to learn it, so it has gradually fallen out of interest. I don't know where there are any related magic books. If you are interested, I will keep an eye out for it for you later."

"Thank you, Gildarts! I'm grateful!"

"Don't rush. Even if you do learn sky magic, I still suggest you don't stop training your body."

A healthy body can increase your maximum magic power, improve your magic absorption efficiency, enhance your magic resistance, strengthen your self-healing abilities, and even…”

Gildarts noticed that Cana was standing quietly beside him, and swallowed the words he was about to say:

"Ahem, in short, there are just too many benefits; this is all based on my experience!"

[...This kid is still young, so let's not set a bad example for him...]

Abbott's eyes lit up, his pupils darting around. He had "heard" everything Gildarts had just said.

You know what, Abbott had actually forgotten about that. For the sake of his future happiness, Abbott decided to level up his [Body Tempering] life skill to LV3 as soon as he got back…

"You're right! Gildarts, I'll pay attention to training from now on."

"Hmm~ Besides that, I also need to advise you not to be too impatient."

"what?"

Gildarts smiled and patted his head:

"You're already more capable than most people. I hadn't even started learning magic at your age. There's no need to spend all your time on magic. There are many things around you that are more important than magic."

Knowledge can be learned again if missed, but some people and some things, once missed, can never be recovered.

"...You, at least you can say something sensible once in a while."

"You brat! How dare you talk to your savior like that? Show some respect!"

Kana, sitting quietly to the side, looked at the incredibly harmonious scene before her, her feelings complicated.

[That bastard dad could be a good father, so why won't he acknowledge us?]

"..."

Abo noticed that Kana was still wildly imagining things, and he couldn't hold it in any longer, so he changed the subject:

"Speaking of which, Gildarts... do you have someone... someone very important you haven't visited in a long time? I don't mean your guildmates..."

Abbott was at a loss. Cana wasn't willing to bring up her identity, so he couldn't just say it directly. And that scumbag Gildarts seemed completely unaware that he had a daughter. He didn't know how to remind him...

"Ahem, what I mean is, look at Kana, isn't Kana pretty? Cute?"

"Abbott? You..."

Kana glanced at Abbot with a complicated expression, then lowered her gaze and head, remaining silent.

Gildarts, on the other hand, looked left and right suspiciously, then suddenly realized:

"Oh! So you like Kana, Abbot? Well, you've got a bit of my style back in the day! But this is still too early for you~ Alright, let's call it a day and head back!"

"..."

This is hopeless! I'm doomed.

Abbot couldn't bear to watch, so he slapped Gildarts back to the guild, leaving himself alone to face Cana with a tingling scalp.

“Ebo…”

"Ahem, Sister Kana, I'm here."

"Didn't you 'hear' it all along? You know I'm his daughter."

"……Yes."

"It turns out I was wrong. He didn't recognize us at all, and he'd forgotten he has a daughter and a son..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Abbot interrupted, forcing himself to speak:

"Um, I'm not Gildarts' son, really not! I don't even know who my parents are..."

Abo thought that Kana would understand after he explained it to her, but he didn't expect Kana to say:

"But Abbot, you can't guarantee that Gildarts isn't your father, can you?"

Aibo was stunned.

Wait, no, wait, I'm actually right!

He has absolutely no recollection of who his parents are, so it's not impossible that they really are Gildarts.

Oh no, how did I get myself into this mess?

"That scumbag father of mine has been a womanizer. He can't even remember how many lovers he has, so how could he possibly know if he has any children?"

Kana's face was grim, and she gritted her teeth as she said:

"Abbot, promise me you'll never mention that I'm his daughter in front of him again, promise me!"

"Okay, alright..."

Abbott realized something was wrong, but it seemed like things were beyond repair.

"I will no longer indulge in pointless fantasies, and I will not easily forgive him. Although Mom has never blamed him, he owes me!"

"I will become stronger, stronger than him, and defeat him head-on. Then I will tell Gildarts that he was a failed father who never participated in his child's life. This is my revenge!"

"Sister Kana, I don't think it's necessary—"

"Help me, Abbot!"

"..."

"Abbot, you're all I have left now..."

Faced with Kana's sincere and burning gaze, Abbot simply couldn't bring himself to refuse.

Sigh, Gildarts, look at the mess you've made... It's not that I don't want to help you...

"Okay, I'll help you..."

Kana stepped forward and hugged him tightly:

"Thank you, Abbott."

"That's enough. All I need is Abbot..."

Aibo tried to coax her carefully, but his heart was ice-cold. He hadn't noticed for a while, and his lovely sister Kana had started to show signs of turning evil.

No! No! This shouldn't be happening!

It's all that bastard Gildarts' fault!

Chapter 27 I Want to Build an Amusement Park

Since that day, Kana's mindset has undergone a tremendous change.

Although he is usually carefree and often jokes around with Gray and the others, he becomes serious when learning word magic from Levy. He stops slacking off and occasionally practices magic alone in private.

Abbott wasn’t sure if the change was good or bad for Kana (hopefully it was good), but he certainly learned a lesson himself.

Abbott no longer indulges in magic day and night, and tries to balance his daily life.

I was really bewitched before, I even got so obsessed with learning magic that I neglected my work of making money.

Fortunately, the people in the guild saw him carrying a notebook and writing and drawing every day, so they assumed he was having writer's block and didn't come over to urge him to finish the manuscript, which saved Aibo from disaster.

After calming down, Abbott realized that Gildarts was right.

He didn't need to rush at all. Why should a 7-year-old child be forced to become stronger? It's not like the world is going to end in twenty years. He clearly has plenty of time to slowly study magic.

It must be because he suffered too much in his past life, so now that he has power, his first thought isn't how to have fun, but how to use his power to create new technologies and breakthroughs...

This isn't right!

I've been fighting my whole life... no, I've been rolling around my whole life, can't I at least enjoy myself?

I'm a super happy person, so I have to have some fun!

But then again... Abbot really doesn't know how to enjoy himself.

Just as a farmer can only imagine the emperor's golden hoe, Aibo, who came from a working-class family in his previous life, really has no imagination when it comes to enjoying life.

In Aibo's view, the meaning of life boils down to two things: food and sex. So, the most "indulgent" thing he can think of is...

[No more worrying about making a living, and now you have a personal maid to take care of you every day, helping with laundry and cooking?]

This kind of life should be perfect, right? If we want to be even more audacious, how about adding a few more maids?

After much thought, Abbott realized that besides wanting to have more girlfriends when he grew up, the only thing that excited him was learning more and stronger magic.

Suddenly I felt pathetic and pitiful.