Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

Aibo is already looking forward to Erza and Lucy's maid outfits.

Chapter 138 Lalabai

After Natsu defeated Erigor, Erza arrived late, accompanied by Gray and Lucy.

"Report! Erza, the mission to capture the enemy has been completed. Please provide further instructions!"

Aibo quickly stepped forward to claim credit and received a pat on the head from Erza as a reward.

"Hmm, well done, as expected of Abbott."

Natsu: ?

"I was the one who defeated the enemy! Damn it, Abbot, you stole the credit!"

"I didn't steal your credit. My job was to stop this guy from getting close to the meeting. Could you have caught up so quickly without me?"

"Oh, that's alright then."

Erza glanced at Erigor, who looked like a dead dog, and then ignored him. She was focused on something else:

"Abbot, where's [Lalabai]?"

Abbott took out the magic flute in his hand:

"It's here. Its seal has been completely broken. Theoretically, it should be able to reveal its true form, but I don't know why it's pretending not to move."

Lalabai: "..."

Then, a voice came from the skull:

"Hehehe, so my disguise has already been seen through. Very well, then I no longer need to hide. Come on, let me devour your souls!"

A wisp of smoke drifted out of the magic flute and then transformed into a wood-type giant that was over ten meters tall—the demon "Lalabai" from the Book of Zeref.

Natsu was taken aback when he saw the enemy suddenly appear in front of him:

"What?! You can eat souls? Is it tasty?"

"Who knows!?" x2

Lucy is now extremely panicked:

"What do we do? What do we do? The demon has escaped! It's the legendary demon Lalabai, who makes people die while singing!"

Abbot frowned slightly. He wasn't blaming Lucy for making a fuss; he just realized that he couldn't sense any magical fluctuations from Lalabai. Strange, this ambiguous feeling—could it be some kind of special magic?

"So, you started acting on your own after the seal was broken? Luckily, you didn't cause too much harm."

"Heh, you're the one who deserves to die, aren't you, you demon? Let me see what you're made of."

Erza drew her sword, and Gray rubbed his fists, ready to fight.

Then I heard Abbot say:

"No need for that complicated process, I'll handle it."

Abbot's eyes turned blood red, and a crimson beam of light instantly pierced through Lalabai's chest and abdomen. Then, Abbot looked up, and the heat ray sliced ​​the massive body in two. Before the demon could even utter a word, it turned to ashes and vanished.

The battle ends in 3 seconds.

"......" x4

Gray and Natsu had somehow gotten arm in arm.

"Hey, Fireball, you bastard, do we really still have any hope of catching up with Abbott?"

"Damn it, are you kidding me..."

"Love! I think Natsu can give up now!"

Lucy's eyes widened, she blinked, and she suddenly realized that being Abbot's maid wasn't so bad after all. She had to make sure she could latch onto this powerful figure!

Erza smiled with relief and shook her head. Sure enough, it couldn't stump Ebo; that little brat from back then had grown so strong...

However, Abbott remains as reliable as ever.

Aibo didn't think it was a big deal. A demon that had been sealed for who knows how many years had just been released from its seal. It didn't have much power to begin with, so it was only natural that it would be defeated in one blow.

only...

Abbott examined the magic flute in his hand. The magical aura emanating from the flute had become negligible, but Abbott could vaguely sense that the flute's "power" was still slowly increasing.

Interesting, a "man-made demon" that can't be easily killed... Perhaps if we can understand this power, our own life creation experiments will usher in a new breakthrough.

But... with Erza and Gray here, Ebony can't just hide the flute directly...

Have it.

"Oh, right, I remember you guys damaged the station pretty badly, so I'll help you restore it while I'm at it."

After Abbo finished speaking, he teleported away. Lucy hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but complain:

"Ebo was also partly responsible for damaging the station, right... By the way, what does Bo mean by 'restoration'?"

Gray explained casually:

"Abbot created a spell called 'Restore to Original State,' which can turn back time. This spell is highly regarded, and I heard that the Council is promoting it among its members... If I weren't so lacking in time magic talent, I would like to learn it too."

"Wow~ Abbot is so young, and he's already created his own magic!?"

"Hehe, if you're surprised by this, then you'll be surprised in the future."

Erza grabbed an Erigor from the roadside, stuffed it into the trunk of her magic-powered flying car, and then called out:

"Alright, let's take this Eric Gor back to the station. That way, we can gather all the members of the Iron Forest together."

"That damned Abbot! It would have only taken a moment to teleport us, but he ran off first..."

When Erza returned to Oshibana Station with the group, she found that Ebo had used time magic to restore it to its original state.

Gray rubbed his chin:

"I have to say, Abbott's magic is really useful. If we could bring Abbott with us on every mission, we wouldn't have to worry about causing too much environmental damage..."

"Oh! So that's one way! Happy, let's go invite Abbot to team up!"

"I love it! But I'm sure Abbott will refuse, he never teams up with guys."

"That's true, it's infuriating..."

Lucy blinked and asked curiously:

"Huh? Why? Abbot teamed up with me just a few days ago."

Natsu and Gray responded with two dead fish eyes:

"Is that even a question? Because Abbott is a perverted brat!" x2

Erza gave each of them a flick on the forehead:

"Abo is a very innocent child, you are not allowed to speak ill of him behind his back!"

"......"

Natsu and Gray were on the verge of tears. What they said was the truth that was generally accepted by the boys! Why didn't anyone believe them?! Damn it!

You wicked little pervert, Abbot, once my magic is fully mastered, I will surely...

Newcomer Lucy looked left and right, unsure which side to believe.

However, based on her observations over the past few days, although Abbot does indeed always seem to be around girls and ignores boys, which is quite a contrast... it's probably just a child's nature, right?

Anyway, when I was doing commissions with Abbott, I felt that Abbott was a little gentleman and always took good care of me.

How could such a cute boy like Aibo have any bad intentions? It must be that the boys are too jealous!

Lucy felt she had found the truth.

"Are you all talking about me behind my back?"

Abbot suddenly appeared behind them, startling Lucy.

Natsu & Gray: "No, no!"

Erza glanced at the now-orderly station and frowned.

"Haven't the council members arrived yet?"

"They should be on their way by now. It's all our fault for dealing with this too quickly. Erza, here, this is for you..."

Abbot handed over a transparent box containing a one-to-one replica of the Magic Flute Ralabai made of wood.

"I'll leave the rest to you guys. I'm heading back now, see you later!"

～(∠?ω<)⌒★”

After clearing the mess, Abbott was done.

Chapter 139 Lucy's Home Maid Experience

The aftermath of the Iron Forest incident has been significant.

Because Ironforge confessed during the subsequent trial that their plan was to attack the leaders of local guilds, this caused fear and dissatisfaction among the leaders of various guilds.

After all the members of Iron Forest were imprisoned, because Iron Forest was a subordinate guild of the dark guild [Oración Seis], [Oración Seis] also became the target of many guild leaders.

Although Abbott felt it was just a minor issue, the council treated it as a major matter, and various media outlets rushed to report on it.

Fairy Tail's media company got firsthand information and went to broadcast live the aftermath of the council's detention of criminals at the train station. They used new-era news techniques to deliver a devastating blow to traditional newspapers and media, and more and more taverns came to buy the projection magic devices produced by Fairy Tail.

As for news that greatly disrupts the harmony and stability of Ishgard, such as "Fairy Tail saves the day and stops the evil plan of the dark guild, while the council is incompetent and arrives late and is utterly useless," there are also endless reports.

Abbott said this had nothing to do with him. "You think you can't even say anything about how badly you're handling things in the council?"

However, Abbott wasn't too concerned about these trivial matters. What he was more focused on now was his research on Lalabai, and... Erza and Lucy's Maid Day!

The day after resolving the Iron Forest incident, Lucy changed into a maid outfit and went to Abbott's house to report for duty.

Although he knew that Abbott had built a large castle by the river, this was the first time he had visited him in person.

Then, Lucy arrived at the entrance of the "Little Garden" and looked at the strange building, which was dozens of meters high and had more than ten floors, and was a little unsure how to describe it.

The top few floors of this high-rise building are decorated like a "cake," with many "candles" stuck on it, but upon closer inspection, you'll find they are actually rotating "lights." Below the cake floors are neat glass rooms in the style of office buildings...

You wouldn't say it's ugly, but it looks very strange.

This building is quite famous in Magnolia because it sometimes suddenly rises several stories, and is known as the "Cake Tower." There are strange rumors that the "Cake Tower will shoot beams of light to attack any outsiders who don't eat the local cakes."

As for the original name "Little Garden," nobody cares.

Lucy was thinking about whether there was a doorbell she could ring, but as soon as she got close, the gate to the yard opened automatically.

Lucy peeked out from the gate and found that no one came to greet her. Perhaps her access card was working?

"Is anyone home, Abbot? I'm coming in~"

Abbott's yard had a small garden with lots of flowers and plants, and Lucy saw many penguin gardeners working hard there...

Wait, Penguin Gardener?

As Lucy approached, she noticed that these two-headed penguins, which were only knee-high to her, had small faces that looked remarkably like short-haired Mila.

"Gurgle, gurgle?"

The Guggi glanced up at Lucy, then continued trimming the flowers and plants with blank expressions.

"Uh... these are Guga? They're quite cute..."

Lucy had heard that Abbott had created a magical pet, and there were rumors of Guga appearing in the girls' dormitory. Unfortunately, she hadn't been lucky enough to see it before, and today was the first time she had seen it.

Seeing that the Guggi ignored her, Lucy had no choice but to enter the "cake tower," where she finally met the person who was there to greet her—another pink-haired maid.

"Hello, Miss Lucy, I am your celestial spirit Baloo, and I am responsible for managing all aspects of your daily life. I will be your maid teacher from now on, please take good care of me."

"Oh! I know you! Virgo Celestial! I finally met you today! Waaah, I'm so envious of Abbot, I want the golden key of Virgo too."

Balu tilted her head:

"I often overhear Aquaria secretly criticizing her master in the Celestial Realm. She said..."

"Stop! Stop! Don't say it! I don't want to hear it!!!"

"As you wish, I will now guide Miss Lucy through her maid training. Are you ready?"