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0.72% Fairy Tail: Metal and Threads / Chapter 4: Things Will Get Better

章節 4: Things Will Get Better

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Hargeon.

May 8, x771

"Joining Fairy Tail sounds good, but when will we be able to leave the orphanage?" Alfonzo asked.

Hearing that question, Elicia froze. She actually had no idea when they would be old enough to leave the orphanage.

"And even if we do reach the age to leave the orphanage, how are we gonna get to Magnolia?" Alfonzo followed up.

"I... I don't know..." Elicia said with tears forming in her eyes. Then, she rushed towards Alfonzo and grabbed the sleeve of his shirt. "Fonzie, what should we do?"

"Calm down, Lici." Alfonzo said with a gentle smile. "We're only six, we have time to think about it. Plus, we know that the canon begins sometime in x784. It's only x771, so we still have thirteen years to figure something out."

"That's right, we have time." Elicia said, wiping the tears from her eyes. Then, she looked at Alfonzo with a wide smile on her face. "That's twice now."

"What's twice?" Alfonzo asked with confusion all over his face.

"Twice you've called me Lici." Elicia said happily. "You haven't called me that since we were kids."

"We are kids." Alfonzo pointed out in a serious tone.

"You know what I mean." Elicia replied while rolling her eyes.

"*Sigh* It just kinda came out." Alfonzo said in a bashful tone.

"Well, I like it." Elicia said energetically. So, from now on you have to call me that, 'kay?"

"I don't..." Alfonzo began to refuse.

"'Kay~?" Elicia said with a bit more intensity.

"I'll..." Alfonzo tried to refuse once again.

"'Kay~~~?" Elicia repeated in a tone that sounded cheerful, yet at the same time would not accept no as an answer.

"*Sigh* Okay." Alfonzo relented.

"Good!" Elicia exclaimed with a satisfied nod. "But there are still other things that we need to do before we can leave for Magnolia, right?"

Alfonzo could only smile at Elicia wryly. He knew that he really did not have any way of refusing the use of Elicia's nickname after she pointed out that he had said it. The reason he did not want to use it was because it made him think of how he changed in their past life. Although he never outright neglected her, he did put distance between them for no other reason than he thought he would get less attention from girls if she was always hanging around him.

'*Sigh* I really was stupid in my last life.' Alfonzo thought to himself.

"Well, we should probably try to explore the limits of our magic." Alfonzo said in response to Elicia's question. "We should probably start training our bodies, too. I mean from what we've seen, the most powerful wizards in canon used a combination of their magic and physical combat."

"Yeah, I guess that's true." Elicia said with a contemplative expression on her face. "I mean, the dragon slayers just punch people with their element on their hands. Erza uses swordsmanship. Even Lucy kicked people and used a whip by the end."

"That's right." Alfonzo said with a nod.

"Well, I guess you won't have a problem with that." Elicia said. "You practiced Eskrima. And with your magic, you can create Eskrima sticks with no problem. But what about me? I've never practiced any kind of martial arts. I've never even been in a fight before."

"That's true. But I plan to try and incorporate as many weapons into my fighting style as I can." Alfonzo said. "I'll be using Eskrima as a base, though."

"But what about me?" Elicia asked with puppy dog eyes.

Alfonzo had to stop and think.

'She said her magic was [Thread Magic], right?' Alfonzo thought as he looked Elicia up and down. 'It really all depends on what her magic can do. If she can make her webs sticky, then she can use it like Spider-Man. Especially if she can make small amounts of it stick to her hands and feet. That would be kinda cool, actually.'

Even though she had known him for all of both of her lives, Elicia could not help but fidget when Alfonzo looked her over so intently. If it was not for the age of her current body, it would have probably ended with her getting excited. However, because she is so young, currently, it just makes her feel self-conscious.

'But if she can't make it sticky, maybe she could use it like Walter from Hellsing Ultimate.' Alfonzo continued with his thoughts. 'That would be kinda bad ass, too. Wait, even if she can make her threads sticky, she should still fight like Walter.'

"Um... Fonzie, you're still with me, right?" Elicia asked after not getting a response from Alfonzo for a while.

"Oh, sorry." Alfonzo said with a smile. "I was just thinking. And I think I have an answer to your question."

"Really?" Elicia asked excitedly.

"Yeah, back in high school, you did gymnastics, right?" Alfonzo asked more to confirm than to question.

"That's right." Elicia replied with a nod. "I could still do flips and stuff up until the day we died..."

Noticing Elicia's mood beginning to sour at the thought of their deaths in their past lives, Alfonzo hoped that it would not turn into a trauma. But even if it did, he would be there to help her through it.

"If that's the case, then if you can make your threads sticky, you could fight like spider man." Alfonzo said with a smile. "But whether your threads can turn sticky or not, you could fight like Walter Dornez, too."

"Walter Dornez?" Elicia asked in confusion.

"From Hellsing." Alfonzo replied.

"Oh, that's right." Elicia said with realization swirling in her eyes. "I could never remember his last name. Those are good ideas, though."

"Yeah, but until we get an idea of what we can do with our powers, we should just explore them." Alfonzo said. "We can come up with fighting styles and special moves later."

"Right." Elicia replied with a nod. Then, she smiled at Alfonzo and hugged him. "I'm so glad we get to be together in this life, too."

"Me, too." Alfonzo said, returning the hug while rubbing Elicia on the back of her head and back.

After that, the rest of the day was spent exploring their magic. Until they ran out of magic power, that is. Unfortunately, neither of them was used to using or gaging their magic power usage and reserves. So, after using up all of their magic power, they both passed out for a couple of hours.

Eventually, a member of the staff found them lying together under a tree. Instead of practicing with magic, however, the staff member thought they were just playing and decided to take a nap under the sun. So, she brought them back to the orphanage.

Alfonzo and Elicia woke up when it was time for dinner. They were surprised that they were back in their beds though.

"Fonzi, we were outside, right?" Elicia asked in a groggy tone.

"That's right." Alfonzo replied in a similarly groggy tone.

"Then why are we in our beds?" Elicia asked.

"Because Justine found the two of you sleeping under a tree." The matriarch, who was watching over them after they had not woken up for lunch, said from the chair she was sitting on next to Elicia's bed. "At first, we had thought that the two of you had fallen ill. But I would guess that the two of you were sleeping like that for another reason."

While the matriarch spoke, she narrowed her eyes. To Alfonzo and Elicia, it felt like she was daring them to lie to her.

'She knows.' Alfonzo and Elicia thought simultaneously.

Alfonzo and Elicia looked at each other for a brief moment, communicating many words with a single glance. Then, they both looked at the matriarch.

"While we were playing..." Elicia said.

"Something weird happened." Alfonzo finished the sentence.

"Oh, something weird?" The matriarch asked.

Then, Alfonzo and Elicia both held up their right hand. A moment later, a magic circle appeared in front of both of their palms. A moment after that, the magic circles disappeared.

In his righthand, Alfonzo was now holding an Eskrima stick made of an aluminum alloy. Elicia on the other hand, had a thread growing out of the tips of her fingers.

"Just as I thought, you're both wizards." The matriarch aid in a tired tone.

"Did we do something bad?" Elicia asked with tears starting to form in her eyes.

'Damn, she's good at this.' Alfonzo thought as he saw the tears in Elicia's eyes. 'I don't even know if I could pull off the puppy dog eyes, let alone turn on the water works.'

"*Sigh* No, child you've done nothing wrong." The matriarch said in a soothing tone. "But we're not equipped to raise wizards in our small orphanage."

"Does that mean we shouldn't use our magic?" Alphonzo asked in a feigned confused tone.

"No, Alfonzo. You don't have to worry about that." The matriarch said with a smile. "If you want to become wizards, then we'll try and contact a guild for you."

"Daddy was in a guild." Elicia said in a tearful tone.

This time, Alfonzo knew that Elicia was not joking. He too began to tear up at the thought of his deceased parents in this life.

'If I had to guess, our isekai experience was not a transmigration.' Alfonzo thought to himself while wiping his eyes. 'This was probably a reincarnation. And our old memories awakened today. Come to think about it, today is our sixth birthday.'

At the thought of celebrating a birthday without his parents, Alfonzo's tears began to flow even harder.

Just as Alfonzo suspected, they had reincarnated into this life. Meaning, they did not have to integrate with their memories. Instead, they had actually lived those memories. Meaning, they had created genuine bonds with their parents over the almost six years they were together in this life.

Meanwhile, the matriarch felt like her heart was breaking. No matter how many times she saw children cry at the thought of their lost parents, it never got any easier. So, she stood up, picked up Elicia, moved to sit down next to Alfonzo, and hugged the two children together.

"I know it probably doesn't feel like it." The matriarch said while hugging Alfonzo and Elicia. "But things will get better."

Like that, the three of them sat together in Alfonzo's bed. Eventually, Alfonzo and Elicia cried themselves to sleep. When the matriarch realized that they had both fallen asleep, she laid them both down in Alfonzo's bed. Then, Elicia immediately clung to Alfonzo, as if it had been programmed into her.

Looking at Alfonzo and Elicia, the matriarch could only shake her head. Then, she left the room.

"I hope the girls in the kitchen aren't too disappointed that their little helper won't be here much longer." The matriarch said with a smile. "But this is probably for the best. I'm sure they'll want to know who it was that killed their parents someday. And there is nothing we can do to help them here."

After dinner, the orphanage's matriarch called the staff together for a meeting. She then explained that Alfonzo and Elicia had awakened their magic and that she would be looking for guilds that might accept them.

"I wouldn't be surprised if they ended up in Fairy Tail." The head cook said.

"Well, they are the type that would do something crazy like finding a dark guild for revenge." Justine, who found Alfonzo and Elicia sleeping outside, said.

"On top of that, they're one of the strongest guilds in Fiore." Another member of the staff said.

"But Fairy Tail's guild master is a perverted old man." A younger member of the staff said in disgust.

"But at least he's not an immoral creep like Phantom Lord's guild master." The matriarch said. "Besides, Master Makarov really isn't that bad. He's just an old goof ball. Either way, I won't be sending those two kids to someone like Jose Porla."

Most orphanage heads in Fiore are at least acquainted with a guild master or two. The matriarch of this particular orphanage, however, knew quite a few of the more famous guild masters around the kingdom. Since for some reason or another, many talented wizards had come from her orphanage. Even if many of them have retired and are no longer in the public eye.

"Anyway, I'll send a letter to Master Makarov." The matriarch said, letting everyone know of her final decision. "We should hear back from him anywhere from a few days. To a couple of weeks later."


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章節 5: Makarov Dreyar

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Hargeon.

May, x771

The next day, the orphanage's matriarch sent a letter to Master Makarov of the Fairy Tail guild. Seven days passed before she received a reply. Fortunately, Makarov was looking forward to meeting the two children she mentioned in the letter. So, in his reply, he said he would arrive to assess them in three days.

As soon as she received the news, the matriarch called for Alfonzo and Elicia and told them the good news. Naturally, Alfonzo and Elicia were excited about the prospect of joining Fairy Tail, the guild they had seen and read about in their past lives. However, on top of excitement, they were thinking the same thing.

'Although we planned to explore our magic more, things are going according to plan.' The children thought after hearing the news of Makarov's visit.

The day Makarov was set to arrive, Alfonzo and Elicia woke up at their usual time. And like always, they were teased by the boys in their communal bedroom. Meanwhile, the girls looked at them like they wanted to gossip about how close Elicia was to Alfonzo.

'*Sigh* No matter how old they are, girls like to gossip, huh?' Alfonzo thought while looking at the little girls huddled together around one of the beds.

A few moments later, Alfonzo and Elicia left the room and cleaned themselves up. Then, they headed to the dining room. Upon entering the dining room, they split up like usual and Alfonzo went to help prepare breakfast.

After a while, the rest of the orphanage's residents made their way into the dining room. At the same time, Alfonzo came out carrying his and Elicia's breakfast while the rest of the cook staff carried out pans that held the breakfast for the rest of the residents.

The group ate breakfast in a harmonious manner before the children went off to do their chores. After doing their chores, the children were split by age groups to learn from the teachers at the orphanage.

Once the classes were over, all the kids ran off to play. Before Alfonzo and Elicia could leave, however, they were stopped by the matriarch.

"Don't forget that Master Makarov should be arriving soon." The matriarch said with a smile. "I hope you're ready."

"Don't worry, Matriarch." Elicia said with a big smile on her face. "We're ready. I wonder what a guild master looks like. Fonzie, do you think he'll like us?"

"As long as you think before you speak, everything should be fine." Alfonzo said.

"Fonzie, don't be mean." Elicia said with her cheeks puffed out. "I bet he'll like me more than he likes you."

"Oh yeah, wanna bet?" Alfonzo said in a challenging manner.

Although Elicia and Alfonzo were putting on an act, they were truly excited about joining Fairy Tail. On top of that, their bickering was genuine. They have been bickering like this since they were kids in their past life, after all.

"I don't think you need to worry about him liking you." The matriarch said with a smile before pinching both of their cheeks. "You two are such good kids."

After the compliment, Alfonzo looked away uncomfortably. Even though the matriarch thought he was just being shy, Elicia knew that he was afraid of letting his pride get the better of him like he had in their past life after all the compliments and praise he received.

Elicia on the other hand was smiling brightly. There was no falsehood in her smile, either. She had always been good at receiving praise and not letting it go to her head. Instead, it drove her to work harder at whatever she was praised for.

"So, what should we do until Master Makarov gets here?" Alfonzo asked after getting himself together."

"There really isn't much to do, actually." The matriarch said. Then, she stopped to think for a while. "I'm sure the ladies in the kitchen would be grateful if you helped them prepare lunch. If everything goes well, this would be the last time, after all."

Alfonzo nodded in agreement with the matriarch's suggestion.

"Ooh, what about me?" Elicia asked with her hand raised in the air. "Is there something I can do?"

Seeing how energetic Elicia was, the matriarch could not help but smile. Then, she once again stopped to think.

"Well, you can help me make sure that all your things are in order and ready to be sent to Magnolia." The matriarch said with a smile. "I'm sure Master Makarov will love the two of you, so there should be no problem getting your things packed in advance."

"Okay~~~!" Elicia exclaimed happily.

After that, Elicia went with the matriarch into the younger children's shared bedroom to pack up the few belongings the children had. Meanwhile, Alfonzo made his way to the orphanage's kitchen to help prepare lunch.

About fifteen minutes later, at the train station in Hargeon, along with all the other passengers, two men with a different aura disembarked from a train that arrived recently. As they walked through the train station, they did not look around, making it clear that this was not their first time in Hargeon, the largest port town in the Kingdom of Fiore.

The first was an elderly, extremely short, balding man appearing to be in his mid-seventies, standing at 3'8" (1.12 m) tall with black eyes, white hair on the sides and back of his head, and a thick white mustache. He wore an orange, unbuttoned button-down shirt with a white shirt under it that had a large picture of the guild of the Fairy Tail guild mark on the chest, a pair of orange shorts, black socks, and a pair of sandals.

The other man was a good-looking man with spikey dark blue hair, dark eye brows, black eyes, and a thin mustache with an average height, about 5'8" (approx. 1.73 m) tall. He wore a dark blue shirt with a white "S" on the chest, a brown leather belt, black slacks, brown loafers, a brown beaded necklace, and a white, high-collar jacket with blue lining and the sleeves rolled up to his elbows.

"So, what do we know about the kids we're coming to check out, Master?" The dark blue haired man asked.

"According to the letter, they turned six a little over a week ago, and they can already use magic." The elderly man, master Makarov said as the two walked out of the train station. "It looks like they awakened specialties, too."

"You mean they awakened a specific type of magic?" The younger man asked. "That's really rare."

"Indeed." Makarov said with a nod. "Depending on what kind of magic it is, it may be hard to train them properly, though."

"I'm sure we'll figure it out, Master." The younger man said.

"Of course, because we are Fairy Tail." Makarov said with vigor. "We strive to attain the impossible. So, doing something difficult is nothing to us. Let's go, Macao."

With that exclamation, Makarov picked up the pace he walked at. Naturally, Macao followed his guild master. Then, after another fifteen minutes, the two Fairy Tail Wizards arrived at the orphanage where Alfonzo and Elicia had been living for the last two months.

When they arrived, the matriarch and Elicia were standing at the front door of the Orphanage, waiting for them. When the matriarch saw them, she smiled.

"Master Makarov, Macao, it's been a while." The matriarch said.

"Matriarch, it certainly is a pleasure to see you again." Makarov said with a smile of his own. Then, he turned his attention towards Elicia who was standing next to the matriarch. "This must be one of the children you told me about in your letter, correct?"

When Makarov and Macao looked at her, Elicia quickly hid behind the matriarch. To the adults, it only appeared that she was shy to meet new people, which they found cute. In reality, Elicia was afraid of breaking character. As soon as she saw Makarov, she wanted to start fan girling. She was this close to shouting and asking for his autograph.

"Don't be shy, Elicia." The matriarch said, pulling Elicia from behind her. "Say hi and introduce yourself."

"Hel... Hello, my name is Elicia Taylor and I'm six years old." Elicia said in a shaky voice.

"It's nice to meet you, Elicia." Makarov said with a grandfatherly smile. "I'm Makarov Dreyar, the guild master of the Fairy Tail guild. It's a pleasure to meet you. And this is Macao Conbolt, one of the wizards of the guild."

"Nice to meet you." Elicia said with a shy smile.

"Okay, Elicia, why don't you go inside and tell Alfonzo that Master Makarov brought another guest with him." The matriarch said with a smile. "So, he'll need to prepare another plate."

Hearing that, Makarov raised an eyebrow. He remembered that Alfonzo was the name of the other child mentioned in the letter.

"Okay!" Elicia said energetically.

The next moment, Elicia turned around and ran into the orphanage.

"Matriarch, if my memory serves me correctly, Alfonzo was the name of the other child you mentioned in your letter, right?' Makarov asked.

"That's right." The matriarch replied. Then, she gestured toward the open front door of the orphanage. "Why don't we talk while we walk? It's almost time for lunch. I would be honored if you would join us."

"That sounds delightful." Makarov said, taking a step toward the inside of the orphanage.

Once they stepped inside the orphanage, Makarov could no longer hold back the question on his mind.

"That lad, Alfonzo, why would he in particular, need to prepare another plate for lunch?" Makarov asked with curiosity in his tone.

"Oh, it's quite simple, really." The matriarch said with a chuckle. "Ever since he arrived here, two months ago, he wanted to help in the kitchen. "It seems like it's just something that he did out of habit. If I had to guess, he probably helped his mother in the kitchen before that day."

"I see." Makarov said with a solemn expression on his face. "So, what else can you tell me about those children? What do you think of their personalities?"

"Their personalities, huh?" The matriarch asked rhetorically. Then, after formulating her sentences, she began to speak once again. "Well, from what I've seen, Elicia is a little bundle of energy. She's quite a sweet girl. She does tend to speak without thinking, though."

"If that's the case, once her heart does some healing, she'll probably fit in just fine with Fairy Tail." Makarov said with a smile. "What about the boy?"

"He's intelligent. Highly intelligent." The matriarch said. "He learns everything quickly. He's also very polite. But he doesn't handle praise well. I doubt it's because he didn't receive it from his parents, though. But he hasn't been here long enough for me to understand why."

"Hmm..." Makarov stroked his mustache in thought.

"If I had to guess, it's probably because he's so quick to learn things and seems to become good at them almost as quickly." The matriarch said. "Elicia once said something about how his mother would punish him if he let it go to his head."

"So, you think there is a chance that he has high pride?" Makarov asked curiously.

"I don't know, I haven't seen any signs of it." The matriarch replied. "But he's only been here two months and he's probably still confused and doesn't know what to do after losing his family."

Makarov simply nodded in response.

A moment later, the trio of adults stepped into the dining room. When they arrived, one of the tables was set with five plates of stir fried chicken and vegetables served with rice and a glass of juice.

Seated at the table, waiting for the matriarch, Makarov, and Macao to arrive were Alfonzo and Elicia. However, when Elicia saw Makarov and Macao, she quickly hid behind Alfonzo, who laughed at her actions. In response, Elicia began hammering on Alfonzo's shoulder.

"Fonzie, don't laugh!" Elicia said in a panicked tone.

Although Elicia seemed to be panicking, she was actually glad that Alfonzo started laughing at her. Once again, she was about to break character and start fan girling. Even though Makarov was depicted as a drunk, perverted old man in the manga and anime, Elicia always liked how much he cared for his "children," as he called them.

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore." Alfonzo said while trying to defend himself from Elicia. "I'm sorry for laughing, Lici. Please forgive me."

"Hmph!" Elicia snorted as she returned to her seat with a pout. "Stupid Fonzie."

Seeing the interaction between the children, Makarov could not help but smile.

"Alfonzo, why don't you introduce yourself to our guests." The matriarch said.

Hearing that, Alfonzo looked away from Elicia. Then, he stood from his chair.

"it's nice to meet you." Alfonzo said while looking Makarov in the eye. "My name is Alfonzo Marcus, and I'm six years old."

"It's nice to meet you as well, young man." Makarov said with that same grandfatherly smile. "I'm Makarov Dreyar, the guild master of the Fairy Tail guild. And this is Macao Conbolt, a member of the guild."

"It's nice to meet you as well, Mr. Conbolt." Alfonzo said, also making eye contact with Macao.

"Likewise." Macao said with a small smile on his face.

"Now, I have a question for you, young man." Makarov said with a smile.

"Yes?" Alfonzo replied.

"Did you cook the food on the table?" Makarov asked with curiosity in his tone.

"Yes, Sir." Alfonzo said.

"Okay, that's enough with the questions." The matriarch cut in. "We should eat before the food gets cold. Otherwise, Alfonzo's hard work will have gone to waste."


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