Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

Abbott renovated the clubhouse to club standards, and many of the facilities are impressive.

The second floor of the guild building was made accessible only to official members, while S-rank missions were placed in a room that only S-rank members could enter.

But none of these changes are the most attractive. The most popular and hottest thing is the Fairy Tail Duel Arena!

To satisfy the guild members' growing need for fighting, the guild leader spent a lot of money to build a guild hall not far from the guild, where guild members could fight as they pleased.

This place has become the liveliest spot in Fairy Tail. Every day, people come here to challenge each other to fights, and there's no shortage of daring people who run betting operations. Because there are audience seats, tourists often buy tickets to come and watch the show.

Fairy Tail Guild Hall has become a new landmark in this city.

After a period of adjustment, the impact of the surge in new members has faded, and the older members have found that, apart from life getting better and better, things seem no different from before.

The guild members, who were slow to realize things, finally began to understand a fact—Fairy Tail seemed to have become incredibly powerful.

Guild crests became "deeply ingrained" as the sale of magic terminals expanded.

Now, whenever a member of Fairy Tail is recognized while walking outside wearing the guild crest, they attract all sorts of amazed and envious glances.

Putting everything else aside, the sense of pride the guild members have is off the charts.

Chairman Makarov frequently appeared on the front page of major newspapers, and Fairy Tail's reputation soared.

A girl from the guild told Makarov that this was the best spring she had ever had since adulthood. That year, she joined Fairy Tail and was immediately assigned a priceless magical communication terminal. Her guildmates were warm and friendly, and just as she was about to take on a quest, several girls pulled her into a "club," where she made many friends. After a one-month probationary period, she became a full member. The guild's benefits and treatment made her feel like she was living in a dream. She said she was very happy, and had the illusion of living in the golden age of mages.

Although Aibo, who single-handedly created all of this, chose to keep his achievements hidden, legends about him still circulate within the guild.

Or rather, due to the surge in new members and reserves in the guild, each S-rank member has left their own legend within the guild.

Legends, as they are passed down, gradually become distorted, and then become bizarre and exaggerated in each round of "passing the parcel".

The bizarre consequence of this is that every supporter, or fan, of an S-class character has spontaneously formed a support group similar to the "Thor fan club".

For example, "The Fairy Queen's Knights", "The Bloodthirsty Witch's Servant Team" and "That Old Man's Supporter".

Don't think these names are strange; these are the real group names for those fan club chat groups.

Because every member of Fairy Tail, even those in reserve, receives a communication terminal as a guild benefit, any new features of the communication terminal are first implemented within the guild.

While communication terminals may seem high-end, in the eyes of Abbot, the master of information magic, almost no one's terminals have any privacy. As long as he wants to see or hear, he can directly intercept the information being exchanged on all terminals.

However, Abbot wouldn't usually be so bored as to do something so tasteless; he usually only heard these gossips out of desperation.

For example, the older men felt that the young people all had their own cliques, making them seem outdated and unsociable, so they spontaneously formed a support group for Gildarts, named... "That Old Man's Supporters".

It was very difficult for Abbott to hold on.

But when he saw the name of his fan club, he couldn't hold back anymore.

As the number one S-rank mage in the guild's popularity rankings among female members, Aibo's fan club is named "Aibo's Older Sister Fans," "Aibo's Mother Fans," "Aibo's Girlfriend Fans," and "The Fourth Generation's Staff."

Yes, that's right. Abbot has four separate fan groups, and these fan groups are at odds with each other.

As someone who witnessed the entire incident, Ai Bo really didn't know what expression he should have, so he could only pretend to be completely unaware.

Originally, there was only one fan group, "Aibo's Sister Fans," which was registered by Kana first.

In the group chat, Kana proclaimed herself to be Abbot's favorite older sister, presented evidence of her cohabitation with Abbot, and solemnly pointed out that all bad women who had designs on Abbot should be careful, as they would have to get past her first if they wanted to get close to Abbot.

Naturally, some people were unhappy about this. It concerned Aibo's lifelong happiness, so why should they have to watch this guy spout nonsense here? Thus, the "Sister Group" split up.

First, a "Mom Group" and a "Girlfriend Group" split off.

The "Mommy Group's" mission is to help Aibo find his own happiness in the future.

Group Admin: Juvia!

The motto of the "Girlfriends Group" is: the sisters should wait for Aibo to grow up, and then compete fairly.

Group owner: Mira!

In fact, both of these group owners were full of bad intentions.

Juvia, who is very jealous, simply cannot accept that her "potential rivals" who like Abbot as much as she does are in the same group. So she united the mother fans who have no ulterior motives towards Abbot and eliminated a large number of suspicious targets.

Mila, who is not afraid of trouble at all, specially assembled a group of girlfriends to fish for potential partners, to see which bad women dared to have impure thoughts about Abbot without knowing their own worth, and marked them first, to be harvested later.

Seeing this, Abbott already felt a chill run down his spine. Were there any normal humans left in this guild?

But the most amazing part was yet to come.

Surprisingly, some girls weren't attracted to Aibo's good looks, but were amazed by his intelligence, believing that Fairy Tail's development to its current state was entirely due to Aibo's support!

They believed that Aibo would be the guild's fourth-generation leader and declared themselves Aibo's most loyal fans. Thus, they once again separated from the various nonsensical fan groups and formed the "Fourth Generation Staff Group".

The group owner is a relatively unknown Fairy Tail newcomer: Raggi Olietta.

Deeply moved, Levy felt she had met a kindred spirit and betrayed Cana midway through, switching sides from the "sister group" to this "staff group".

Abbott was completely exhausted.

There are just too many amazing people in this guild.

There are even people who lurk in four groups at the same time, just to see more of "Aibo's beautiful photos" every day, since that is the most important daily routine for these group chats.

(Yes! I'm talking about you, Wendy!)

Oh, you're asking where Erza is?

Erza hadn't joined any group chats, and she didn't even know that she and Abbot had fan groups. She was completely unaware of this because she was engrossed in completing quests.

Abbot didn't have any problem with these small groups; it was just that according to his subordinates—Guga, who were lurking in various group chats—this Miss Leqi knew a little too much about him.

She not only figured out most of Abbott's abilities, but also knew a great deal about what Abbott had done over the years. She even made a table to show how powerful, great, and suitable Abbott was to become the fourth leader.

This isn't your average fan! Where did a newbie who just joined the guild get so much information?!

Abbott suspects this person is a spy! Perhaps he joined the guild with some plot against him!

He could no longer ignore it, so Abbott decided to strike hard and personally meet this mysterious newcomer.

However, their first private meeting took Aibo by surprise once again. He hadn't paid much attention to this mysterious newcomer before, but upon closer inspection, his face, his glasses, his short purple hair...

Hmm...why does this look so familiar?

"Senior! I've finally found you!"

As soon as Leqi opened her mouth, Aibo knew he was doomed, and he felt an urge to faint.

Aibo grabbed Leqi and teleported to his own house in a phantom form, eliminating the possibility of eavesdropping. Aibo's expression was more serious than ever before:

"What nonsense are you spouting?! Newbie! Watch your words!"

"Senior! Have you forgotten me? I'm Leqi, the first leader of the Hannah Fan Club at the Magic Academy! We exchanged five sentences at school!"

Abbott was stunned, feeling like the sky was falling. How could it really be this guy?! Why would I run into him in the guild when I've already graduated and cut ties with my academic life?!

"Senior! Senior Hannah! Have you really forgotten everything from the past!?"

"Shut up! I don't know anyone with that name!"

"No! Although I now know the truth about what happened back then, and that you were forced to enroll under a different identity, I truly respect Senior Hannah from the bottom of my heart! Please don't deny that admirable name!"

With another wave of his hand, Abbot led Leqi to his and Baluge's "toy room," hoisted her up with the rope of light, and cracked his long whip, revealing a slightly broken, dangerous, and dry smile:

"Heh, heh, you know too much. I really need to control you better..."

To everyone's surprise, Leqi wasn't afraid at all; instead, her eyes lit up when she saw the "torture instruments" all over the room.

"So... my senior also has a hobby of collecting torture instruments! That's amazing! I'm so happy to have the same hobby as my idol!"

"..."

There were no humans left in this guild. Abbot felt that same exhaustion again. He took a deep breath and slowly said:

"I want you to forget everything you know, Leqi. If my time at the academy is exposed, I can't guarantee I won't do something irrational!"

"I'll keep it a secret! I know you don't want this to be exposed, so you haven't told anyone! Only I truly understand your talent and ambition! Senior, we're on the same side!"

"...You'd better be."

After thinking for a moment, Aibo put Leqi down. This person was his enthusiastic fan and didn't pose much of a threat.

"Speak! Why did you join Fairy Tail? Who sent you? What is your purpose? Tell me everything truthfully!"

"Huh? I wrote that in my resume. I just graduated from the magic academy and didn't want to work at the council, so I applied for a job at Fairy Tail. I didn't expect to meet my senior here!"

"I originally thought that a senior who graduated as the top mage in three years was already very impressive, but I didn't expect you to be so young, the youngest S-rank mage in the guild, and to have accomplished so many great things—"

"Okay, okay, stop, stop, stop! Don't say anymore!"

Aibo pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a rush of blood to his head; he realized he still needed to work on his internal energy cultivation.

"So, this was just a coincidence?"

"Yes, no! This is a destined reunion! Senior! This time, I will definitely become your most loyal subordinate! Please look at me a little longer!"

"...So what are your skills?"

"Huh? I... I'm skilled in wood-based magic. Um, I have a great memory. I... I can also handle paperwork and gather intelligence..."

After the initial excitement, Leqi's voice trailed off. She knew she was ordinary, but it was precisely because she knew she was ordinary that she longed for the omnipotent "Senior Hannah," who could excel at everything and always be number one. She truly hoped to get closer to her idol, but could someone as ordinary as herself really...?

"I know everything about you, senior, I'm sure I can help you!"

Is she really a die-hard fan? Or am I just overthinking things?

Tsk, my sinful yet irresistible charm... Abbot shakes his head:

"Leqi..."

"I'm here!"

"Longing is the emotion furthest from understanding. Right now, you will never be able to get close to the 'Hannah' in your heart."

"well!?"

Leqi lowered her head in disappointment. Just when she thought Aibo was going to reject her, Aibo spoke again:

"Are you really willing to follow me? I can give you a chance, but once you're on my ship, it won't be so easy to get off."

Leqi's eyes sparkled, and her tone was as firm as if she were about to join the Party:

"I do! Senior!"

"Then you can stay by my side as a trainee secretary for now. Once you pass the assessment, I'll make you a full-time secretary."

"Yes, senior!"

Aibo reached out and grabbed a lazy cuckoo, then handed it to Leqi:

“From now on, she will be your exclusive contact person. Don’t reveal your identity yet. I will assign you some suitable jobs through Guga later.”

"Yes, sir! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Chapter 112 The Rebellion of Mystergan

Taking on Leqi as his secretary didn't have much of an impact on Aibo's life.

After testing her loyalty several times and confirming that Leqi was indeed just a naive and enthusiastic fan, Aibo assigned her the job of secretary and put her in charge of managing all the Guga.

It's just a secretary role. Although Leqi is quite capable, Aibo is incompetent now, so it's not very meaningful.

The year X783 was a fairly peaceful year.

Aibo's life was thriving, and Fairy Tail was also booming.

Meanwhile, Fairy Tail's numerous businesses in Magnolia began to flourish, with magazines, clothing, and magical tools becoming best-selling star products across the continent, and the Fairy Tail crest becoming the most popular trademark at the time.

Magnolia Town, or as people now more commonly refer to it, the Fairy Capital, is now one of the largest cities in Fiore.

When Abbott occasionally walks the streets, he feels like he's in a modern metropolis. Tourists wearing shirts with Fairy Tail crests are a common sight, and the city is filled with a vibrant atmosphere.

He truly led the entire town to prosperity, and sometimes, looking back, I feel a great sense of accomplishment.

Around the middle of the year, the Guga detected signs of Anima once again.

When Abbo reminded Mystergang about this, he was even a little dazed; he had almost forgotten why he came to Aslandon in the first place.

While Mistgang has been helping Abbot research magic circles lately, he spends most of his time engrossed in researching something else: the possibility Abbot proposed of using electrical energy to replace magic.

This was a way to fundamentally solve the huge problem of his world lacking magic, so he couldn't help but take it seriously.

Abbot brought Mystogan back to the site of the Anima event and discovered that this time the Anima was much larger than before.