Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

“Very well, then I will finish my work too, Lucy, let’s go.”

"Huh? Hi!"

The next moment, Abbott, along with Lucy and Ellie, disappeared from Kirby's sight.

When Lucy came to her senses, she found herself back inside the magic carriage.

Wow, that's amazing spatial magic! Everyone says Ebo is an S-class mage, but I've never really felt it.

However, when Abbott confronted the client just now, he was so imposing that it felt like he couldn't be treated like an ordinary child at all.

"Ai...Aibo? So, what's next..."

"Go directly to Duke Aibar's mansion, arrest him, and our mission will be over."

"Huh? Is this really okay? That duke is a high-ranking nobleman, isn't he? Won't this cause trouble?"

"Haven't you heard that the Duke has done a lot of bad things? There's no need to follow any rules with this kind of scoundrel. Just listen to me, you won't go wrong."

"oh oh..."

Lucy nodded in agreement, somewhat bewildered, mainly because she didn't know how to refute him. Although she had been led by the nose by Abbott, she hadn't done anything wrong...

Wait a minute, if they just come knocking on my door like this, then what's the point of me playing the maid? What was all this hard work I did all this way for?!

No, no, Abbott said his goal from the beginning was to deal with Duke Aibal, so was it really necessary for me to play the role of a maid? Was he doing it on purpose? Or was it an accident?

"Sister Lucy, it seems that the plan to have you play the role of a maid will have to be scrapped. Now that we can confirm that Duke Abel has done a lot of bad things, there is no need for us to pretend with him. I'm sorry to have wasted your efforts."

"Oh, oh, it's okay, you're right..."

It must be... just my imagination. Abbot didn't expect things to turn out this way, so he had to change his plans at the last minute. I guess I misunderstood.

Lucy convinced herself of this, completely unaware of Abbott's barely suppressed smile.

This little Lucy is so easy to fool! If she weren't too young, I could trick her into having ten babies for me.

Abokku chuckled to himself, already thinking about how to trick Lucy next, but for now... he should take care of this idiot duke first.

"Reporting, boss! We've arrived at our destination, meow!"

"Well done, Ailu."

The group got out of the car, and Abbot put the magic car into his spatial storage. They arrived at the gate of Duke Abbot's luxurious manor.

"Abbot, what's the next step? Should we call them out?"

Lucy clenched her fist and waved her hand, eager to try. This was her first time doing a commission, and she wanted to show off a bit.

Eager to find out more about Lucy, Abbott asked with a smile:

"Does Sister Lucy have any ideas? Actually, you can do it your way first. I'll back you up. You can do whatever you want."

"Really!? Then... I can just break down the door and come in?"

Abbott shrugged, indicating to Lucy to do whatever she wanted.

Then Lucy excitedly pulled out a silver key:

"Hmph, then let me show you my power, Abbot! Open! The Gate of Ursa Major! Big Bear!"

"Awooo—!!!"

A three-meter-tall white polar bear suddenly appeared, roared to the sky, then lowered its head and stretched out its hand toward Lucy in a憨憨 (憨憨 is a Chinese idiom meaning " ...

"You idiot, Big Bear! I'll give you snacks next time! Now go and break down this iron gate!"

Lucy felt a little embarrassed and quickly explained to Abbott:

"Ahem, Big Bear is a bit greedy, but he's very strong and a very powerful Protoss."

Abbot smiled without saying a word. The celestial spirits of the silver key do not have three different levels of power like the celestial spirits of the gold key. They only have two levels of transformation, but their strength is not weak. If this polar bear is summoned by Abbot, it should unlock the ability of ice magic, but Lucy can obviously only use his brute force.

The polar bear easily broke down the Duke's gate, and then a creature that looked like a potato burst out of the ground:

"Who dares to trespass on my Duke Aibar's manor?!"

Then he immediately spotted Lucy, the blonde maid with pigtails, standing in front of him:

"Hmm? So you're here to apply for a maid position? But you're too ugly, I don't want you!"

"?!!"

Lucy felt like something in her head had shattered, and she instantly became furious and embarrassed:

"Duke Aibar! Your evil deeds have been completely exposed! Surrender obediently! Xiong Da! Beat him to death! Beat him to death!"

"What!? So it's the enemy? The Southern Wolf Guild! They've come out to work!!"

Duke Abar was taken aback and immediately called for his companions. Since losing the Protoss Key, he had hired half of the mercenary guild to protect him day and night.

At Aibar's command, twenty or thirty people appeared in the Duke's mansion. The two leaders were strangely shaped: one was a tall, burly mama's boy, and the other was a man with a braid and a pot lid.

Lucy was startled and shielded Abbot in front of her:

"Oh no, Abbott, they have so many of them, should we retreat?"

"It's not a big problem, Sister Lucy."

"An enemy attack?! Have you asked our brother Panishiu?!"

A red light flashed, tearing through the battlefield. The man with the braid who had just opened his mouth was pierced through the stomach by a bright red heat ray before he collapsed to the ground, convulsing.

"Big brother!?"

"W-What happened!?"

All eyes were on Aibo, whose eyes still glowed red. Aibo scratched his head shyly and smiled apologetically.

"I'm so sorry, I've developed a condition where my eyes shoot lasers whenever I see a bald man with a long braid. Could you please cut his hair? Otherwise, I'm going to have another attack soon."

"Zi-"

Aibor raised his head, and a beam of heat swept across the Aibor mansion, slicing the entire castle in two.

Everyone fell silent, their eyes wide, unable to comprehend the current situation.

"Oh dear, I think I'm starting to lose control of my condition~"

Aibo smiled sweetly, but his gaze towards the crowd was devoid of emotion, and the red light in his eyes grew stronger.

"Eek!!! We're so sorry! We're not taking this job!"

"Quickly, quickly cut off his braid!"

"Oh no! I forgot my scissors!"

"Then pull them all out! Hurry up! Aren't you afraid of dying?!"

The mercenary guild instantly lost the courage to resist and abandoned the commission. They thought, "How much is the salary? Is it worth risking our lives?"

As for Duke Aibart, he collapsed to the ground, trembling all over:

"Who...who are you?! I'll give you anything you want! Please, please don't kill me!!"

Abbott was very disappointed by the Duke's ugly behavior. These enemies were too weak, which made him lose all interest. Before coming, he was thinking about how to torture this nobleman, but now he just felt bored and couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to him.

The president who made me put up with this guy for so many years is such a fool!

Abbot closed his eyes, his senses covering the entire castle. With a swift movement, he sliced ​​off the Duke's study and moved it right in front of him.

Looking at the study, now a mess due to the castle's collapse, Abbott felt a pang of regret; he had acted impulsively just now.

"Sister Lucy, let's find that book. Since we're already here, let's do the request while we're at it."

"Huh? Oh, oh..."

Lucy responded blankly.

Abbott looked again at the group of mercenaries bandaging their comrade, and the red light in his eyes flared up once more:

"You guys, come and help me find a book called 'Sunrise'. I have a disease that causes me to fire lasers and randomly attack people if I can't find 'Sunrise' within ten minutes."

"Yes, boss! Mission accomplished!!!"

Chapter 131: Lucy, realizing something was wrong, continues to fall for the trick.

Thanks to the efforts of the kind mercenaries, the target book was quickly found.

As soon as Abbot got his hands on the book, he noticed the magical traces of the text remaining on it. With a casual activation, the text in the book began to jump and recombine—

The book title was also changed from "DAY BREAK" to "DEAR KABY".

It turns out that this book, which was bewitched by words, was a letter that the novelist wrote to his son. It was only after the word order was rearranged by the magic that it became a bad novel.

The book recounts Kem's entire experience of being coerced and imprisoned by Duke Aybars and writing this novel for him.

Now there's no need to find evidence of Duke Aibar's crimes. Whether it's using civilians within his territory to threaten a novelist or illegally imprisoning a mage, it's enough to send this guy to jail for life.

Neither the Council nor the laws of the Fiore Empire would tolerate such a thing.

The matter of dealing with Duke Aibar ended more smoothly than Aibo had imagined.

What followed was predictable: Abbot returned "Dear Kirby" to Mr. Kirby, asked him to testify in court about the crime of crucifying Duke Albar, and then notified the council to arrest Duke Albar.

"...That's what happened. Duke Aibal has fallen from power, and I've temporarily seized his property. Guild Master, could you perhaps find a way to bribe the kingdom or the council to grant Magnolia to our guild? Otherwise, if another noble is granted it later, I'll have to waste time doing the same thing again..."

Abbo was talking to Makarov on a communication terminal. Makarov, on the other end, appeared expressionless but was actually sweating profusely.

He couldn't really comment on how well Abbot had handled the matter. After all, Abbot had refrained from killing, but he had destroyed the Duke's mansion, captured the Duke, and seized his property...

Forget it, let's try to get fewer requests from Abbot in the future. That kid never knows when to stop.

"Yes, yes, I understand. You handled this well, Abbot. You can come back now. Leave the rest to the council."

"No problem~ See you later, Chairman."

Abbott hung up the call and waved to Lucy beside him:

"Sister Lucy, mission accomplished, let's go back."

"Oh, okay."

Lucy nodded blankly; she was still somewhat stunned by the immense power Abbot had displayed.

What does it mean to shoot someone right through with a glare, to demolish a building with a single glance, or to move an entire study to your doorstep with a casual grab?

Is this really the kind of strength a boy three years younger than me should possess? Have I been wasting all these years? I've been seriously studying magic, after all…

Or are all the S-rank guild members this abnormal? Can't we judge them by normal standards?

So... what exactly did Abbott want me to come along for?

He could easily accomplish this even without me.

What exactly did I do on this trip? Play the role of a maid, pouring tea and water for Abbot, massaging his shoulders and legs? Summoning Big Bear to open a door? It was completely useless!

“Ebo…”

"What's wrong, Sister Lucy?"

"Um... why did Abbott bring me along for this request? We could have completed it without me; I feel like I didn't do anything useful..."

Of course you're useless. I only brought you along so I could bully you.

But Abbott certainly wouldn't tell Lucy the truth; instead, he chose to tell her another "truth":

"Oh dear, Lucy-neechan found out! Lucy-neechan's senses are so sharp! In that case, I guess I have no choice but to confess, Lucy-neechan. Actually, I..."

When Abbo, with his perfect face, brought his face close to hers, Lucy felt her heart skip a beat.

W-Wait, is this...a confession?! Am I about to be confessed to by a boy three years younger than me?! I...I knew it! Not everyone could be blind, I'm still pretty charming! Haha~

Oh dear, what should I do? Being confessed to by a younger boy... Should I agree? Or should I accept? Or should I just go for it?

"...Actually, I was ordered by the guild master to handle the Heartfilia family's request, and I just happened to look after their young lady who recently joined our guild~"

"Huh? Huh!!!"

Lucy's radiant smile vanished, and she slumped into her seat, her eyes losing their sparkle, feeling as if she were dying.