Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

"You old bastard! What right do you have to hit me! Don't interfere with my duel with Erza! You bastard! This isn't over!"

Makarov's forehead veins bulged as he reached out and grabbed Mirajane, throwing her into the air.

"Idiot! You need to reflect on your actions!!!"

"Sister, sister!?"

"Guild leader! The guild wall has been breached!"

"Erza! You're in charge of fixing it!"

"Yes, Chairman!"

Mirajane, who had been thrown out, could no longer hear the commotion in the guild. She flew across half the town and finally landed precisely in the courtyard of the small garden.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch... Damn it! Did that old bastard really want to kill me!?"

Mirajane got up, covered in dust, only to find that she wasn't as badly injured as she had imagined; her body seemed to have been strengthened to an incredible degree.

"Wow, this magic is that powerful? I didn't even fully absorb it, and I'm completely unharmed..."

Mirajane looked at her body with surprise, gaining a new understanding of her current strength.

"Hey, Mira, you look really disheveled."

Looking up, he saw Abbott fly down from the sky and hover in front of him, mocking and ridiculing him:

"The first lesson in becoming a qualified mage is to understand your own strength. You can't even beat Erza yet, but you dare to hit the guild master? Do you really think the guild master is a kind old man? He is one of the Ten Wizard Saints. He could crush you with one finger. How dare you be so arrogant in front of him?"

For some reason, Mirajane didn't feel wronged when Erza bullied her, and being kicked out of the guild by the guild leader wasn't a big deal, but after being coldly spoken to by Ebo, Mirajane felt like she couldn't control her tears.

"You! How dare you take their side?! I'm the one who got beaten up!"

"Because it was your fault to begin with, the president asked me to teach you a lesson."

"Huh? You're just an eight-year-old brat! What right do you have to lecture me!"

"Because I was the one who brought you out of that ignorant village, and I was the one who guaranteed your joining the guild, I need to be responsible for your words and actions. Is that reason acceptable?"

Mirajane felt a surge of heat rush to her head, making her dizzy and unable to even know what she was saying.

"Who, who asked you to take responsibility?! Idiot! You're so nagging! So annoying!"

Abbot sighed, landed from his floating position, and stood in front of Mirajane, preventing her from looking away.

"Mira, I know you're a gentle girl at heart. You just put on a tough exterior and act like a little hedgehog."

But what I want to say is that you don't actually need this shell anymore. Everyone in the guild is your family, and no one in the guild will hurt you, so don't waste your energy fighting against your family, okay?

Mirajane lowered her head timidly, realizing that she had gone too far. She had just gained a little power and started to become complacent. Wasn't she becoming the kind of person she hated most?

"You... sister... be good..."

"What did you say?"

Mirajane blushed and forced her eyes closed as she spoke:

"Since we're family, you're also my younger brother. If you call me 'sister,' I'll listen to you!"

"..."

"This is your punishment! Who told you to lie to me and call me 'brother'!"

"..."

"Will you tell me or not! If you don't, I'm going back and causing trouble!"

A very heavy sigh.

"elder sister."

"Ok?"

"Sister Mira."

"I didn't hear you!"

"Sister Mira."

"Well, there's really nothing I can do about it. Since you've begged me so much, I guess I'll reluctantly give in to them a little from now on."

"No magic is allowed in the guild."

"Um?!"

“…Sister Mira, you are not allowed to use magic in the guild from now on.”

"Good~"

"Sister Mira, don't disobey the guild leader in the guild."

"No problem~"

“Sister Mira, get out of my house now, go apologize to the president and Erza, and then learn to control your receiving magic.”

"I'm not going to apologize to Erza!"

"Mi-La-jie-jie?"

"I'll do whatever you say~~~"

Mirajane left the small garden humming a song.

Mirajane apologized to Makarov in a cheerful mood.

Mirajane apologized to Erza with a blank expression.

Mirajane began practicing magic.

Mirajane realized something was wrong! Had Ab had just used mind control magic on her?! She felt like she was under a spell!? I'm not that kind of woman!!!

Mirajane remembered how Ab had called her.

Forget it, he's already calling me "sister," what can I do? I can only listen to him.

Mirajane had completely mastered the receiving magic, bringing her pleasant day to a close.

Chapter 41 This body needs to be healthy!

Abbott hasn't been in a good mood lately because he's encountered a lot of trouble, in various ways.

First and foremost is the improvement in strength…

After learning to receive magic, Abbot hasn't learned any new magic. This is partly to accumulate Inspiration Points, and partly to consolidate and develop his core abilities.

The basic panel of Aibo is as follows:

Energy: 72/72

[Stamina: 64/64]

[Magic Power: 2690/2890]

In Abbot's skill panel, the highest level skill is still [Telepathic Magic LV4: 110,182/10,000,000] (1.1%).

其次是【冥想LV3：187，254/1，000，000】（18.7%）

Then there are my core abilities, which I'll directly use as a percentage to represent the progress of the experience bar:

[Spatial Magic LV3: 14.7%]

[Word Magic LV3: 13.4%]

[Magic Control LV3: 13.1%]

[Light Magic LV3: 10.4%]

And several spells whose levels were forcibly increased by spending Inspiration Points in order to research summoning card magic:

[Soul Magic LV3: 1.2%]

[Link Magic LV3: 0.7%]

[Contract Magic LV3: 0.4%]

In addition, there are some secondary abilities besides the core skills:

【强化魔法LV2】【造型魔法LV2】【重力魔法LV2】【变身魔法LV2】【风魔法LV2】

As for the remaining bunch of LV1 spells, I'm too lazy to list them all. He knows just too many spells; he's basically learned most of the spells that other members of the guild use.

For example, things like [Memory Magic LV1], [Dance Magic LV1], [Spirit Summoning Magic (experience points converted into Soul Magic)]...

Finally, the Inspiration Value is: 440, 652.

I've been in a good mood lately, and I've almost made up for the inspiration points I spent before. At this rate (600,000 a year), I should be able to upgrade my meditation to LV4 by the end of the year.

Everything seemed to be progressing smoothly, but the trouble Aibo was encountering wasn't reflected on the panel—

His magic power is growing at a slower rate.

Because he valued increasing his magic power, Abbot had been intentionally increasing his meditation time and investing a lot of Inspiration Points into it; however, it was useless if it didn't increase his level.

Although his meditation level is not yet LV4, his magic power increases very quickly at LV3. Among the younger generation, only Erza, Mirajane, and Cana have higher magic power than him.

Abbott's perception of magic has become increasingly sensitive, so he noticed that his magic power has been increasing more slowly during meditation recently.

So he went directly to consult the president and learned the reason: his physique was too weak.

Gildarts had previously emphasized the importance of physical health to Abbot, and Abbot accepted the advice to exercise. He goes for a morning run almost every day, and his Body Tempering LV1 skill is 35.6% complete.

Going for a morning run! You know, this is something he couldn't even stick to in his past life. Abbot thinks he's incredibly self-disciplined, quite remarkable, and occasionally even praises himself for it…

In retrospect, was this level of exercise completely insufficient?

This made Aibo very unhappy. In his opinion, physical exercise was not only tiring but also time-consuming. Compared with other efficient ways of gaining experience, such as "writing books," "floating," and "transforming," physical exercise was far less cost-effective.

There are many muscle-bound idiots in the guild who are happy just to get stronger through exercise, but Abbott is clearly not one of them. He prefers to enjoy the pleasure of learning new knowledge.

However, it seems that mages in this world cannot become stronger simply by reading books. If their physical strength is insufficient, they cannot contain more magic power. If the magic power exceeds their tolerance limit, it will actually harm their bodies.

This is so un-magical.

Abbot now has only two paths before him: one is to let his magic power grow naturally and turn to studying other magic, so that when he gets older and his body matures, the upper limit of the magic power he can contain will naturally increase.

Secondly, naturally, one should find ways to improve physical strength, such as Saitama's hellish training to stimulate physical development, and eating more to grow faster to increase the upper limit of magic power.

Abbot couldn't wait to grow up passively, so he wouldn't choose option one. If he chose that path, learning level four meditation later would be useless. He didn't want to slow down his pace of becoming stronger.

But he was unwilling to work out inefficiently every day, otherwise he would become a boorish brute.

So Abbott began searching for any magic that could enhance physical strength while training...

He originally thought that this kind of magic that could achieve both was very rare, but... he found it right under his nose, which he hadn't noticed before.

The legendary ancient lost magic – Dragon Slayer Magic.

Abo wanted to learn Natsu's magic before, but he was too busy and forgot about it.

Natsu's magic can greatly enhance his physical strength. This guy is incredibly resilient. He habitually provokes every guild member and is often beaten unconscious by Erza, but he comes back the next day as if nothing happened and continues to provoke them. His vitality is so strong that he doesn't seem like a human.

However, Ebo and Natsu are really incompatible. One is the guild's recognized good boy, and the other is Magnolia's Ultimate Demon Orb. Moreover, Ebo and Natsu's nemesis Gray are friends, which makes their relationship... well, it can't be said to be that bad, it can only be said to be average.

That's why Abbott had overlooked the fact that there was such a "treasure trove" around him that he hadn't yet discovered.

However, in order to solve the problem of slow magic power improvement, Ebo has no choice but to "clash" with Natsu.

When Ebo arrived at the guild, he first checked who was fighting, and sure enough, Natsu was involved.

Natsu and Gray got into another fight, apparently because Gray blew out the fire that was burning Natsu's meat while he was eating.

Speaking of which, ever since Abbot got Balgo, he rarely eats in the guild anymore; the all-around maid's cooking skills are truly remarkable.

After their battle ended, Ebo floated in front of Natsu, holding a ball of multicolored flames:

"Natsu, don't be angry, I'll treat you to this."

"Hmm? It's Abbot! What kind of fire is this? Let me try some—ooh ooh ooh ooh!! Five ants! How can it be so delicious!! Is there any more? Is there more?"

"Yes, I'll get you some more..."

Ebo knew that Natsu could replenish his magic power and stimulate his body's vitality by eating flames.

At first, Abbott observed and studied the matter out of curiosity, but he didn't gain anything except the discovery that "flames containing magic taste better".

This colorful flame contains trace amounts of magic from various elements—starlight, lightning, ice, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—so it's not surprising that Natsu finds it delicious.