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7.11% Fairy Tail: Metal and Threads / Chapter 48: The Security System

章節 48: The Security System

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

December, x777.

Not long after completing the mansion's tour with Makarov, Alfonzo and Elicia were laying in the master bedroom's bed, just enjoying the sensation of having a new home together. Though they were in bed together, nothing elicit was going on. They were both only twelve, after all. So, even though they were both feeling the blight on existence, as Alfonzo puts it, known as their hormones pushing them to do some more adult things, they were both firmly in control of their desires.

Instead, Elicia was simply hugging Alfonzo with a big, happy smile on her face.

"Fonzie, we finally have a house of our own." Elicia repeated for the sixth time since Makarov left.

"I know, Lici." Alfonzo said with a wry smile on his face. "So, you don't have to keep reminding me."

"But Fonzie, this…" Elicia said as she released Alfonzo and sat up in the bed. "… is ours!"

Hearing that, Alfonzo felt a great deal of pride swell up at what they were able to achieve in only six years. Although it helped that they had the mentalities of adults, it still showed just how hard they worked ever since they awakened their past lives' memories.

"Oh, I almost forgot!" Elicia said, gently knocking the knuckles of her right hand on the side of her head. "Ur, Gray, and Ultear should all be done with their quests today. So, they'll probably want to come over and see the house. We need to go grocery shopping."

"That's right." Alfonzo replied as he, too, sat up in the bed. "Well then, I guess I'd better put the finishing touches on the house."

With a grin, Alfonzo then climbed out of bed and made his way over to the love seat that was opposite the bed. Above the backrest of the small sofa, there was a small metal door on the wall. When Makarov was here, he explained that behind this small door is the device that kept the appliances running. Although that statement was true, Alfonzo did not mention exactly what was behind the door.

Opening the small door, Alfonzo was able to lay his eyes on what looked like a circuit breaker that could be found in any modern home in his past life. However, instead of switches that control the direction of electricity, these switches control the flow of magic power. There was, however, one thing that set this apart from a normal circuit breaker.

In the center of the panel with the switches, there was a hemispherical bump jutting out from the panel's surface. This bump was big enough for Alfonzo's hand to cover its entire surface, and it was made of metal, much like the rest of the panel.

In fact, every wall, floor, and ceiling in the house was lined with a thin sheet of this metal, orichalcum. Naturally, this made the building materials extremely expensive. However, after the two patent deals Alfonzo made with the kingdom, he could afford it with no issue.

The real question is why did Alfonzo line his entire house with orichalcum. Well, for defense, of course. Although orichalcum is not as durable as Adamantite, it does offer quite a bit of physical defense. But that was not the real reason behind the orichalcum layer. Instead, it was for what Alfonzo was about to do.

After placing his palm on the hemispherical metal bump, Alfonzo flared his magic power to the limit. Then, he started pumping a massive amount of magic power into the hemisphere. As he did, he was able to connect with every bit of the metal in the house.

A moment later, faster than the eye could perceive, if the layer of metal was not covered by the rest of the building materials, an uncountable number of sigils were being etched into the metal that lined the walls of the house.

These sigils had many purposes. Some of them were for climate control, causing the house to be at a comfortable 70° F (21° C) no matter what the weather was like outside. The others were for home defense. For example, some of the sigils created an invisible magic disruption barrier around both the interior and exterior walls of the house. In fact, it was strong enough to disrupt even Gildarts' passive release of his [Crash Magic].

Breathing hard from the excursion, Alfonzo pulled his hand away from the bump. Then, after getting his breathing under control, he looked back at Elicia, who was still sitting in the bed, and smiled brightly.

"There, now our house is Gildarts proof." Alfonzo said happily. "Since neither of us is strong enough to stop him from coming by, I made a magic disruption barrier that should be strong enough to negate Gildarts unconscious release of his magic."

It was a well-known fact in the Kingdom of Fiore that getting any kind of insurance was next to impossible if you had any kind of relationship with Gildarts. So, Alfonzo and Elicia knew that they had no chance considering how close they were with Cana, Gildarts' daughter. Therefore, Alfonzo took it upon himself to keep Gildarts from destroying their new, beautiful home any time he felt the urge to visit.

"I think it's good you had a safety measure in place." Elicia said with a smile and a nod. A moment later, however, her expression turned much darker. "But if he dared to put even a scratch on our new house, I would punch him in the nuts so hard that his eyes might just pop out of their sockets."

As Elicia made her threat… No… Promise to deal with Gildarts should his habit of destroying everything he touches, Alfonzo, who was standing in the same room as her, and Gildarts, who was completing a quest in some part of Ishgar shivered simultaneously with a phantom pain in their crotches.

"Anyway, let's go grocery shopping!" Elicia exclaimed in a happy, energetic tone as if her earlier display of malicious intent never happened. "Ooh, what are we gonna have for dinner? Since this will be our first meal in the new house, you're gonna make it special, right?"

Smiling wryly at Elicia's quick change in mood, Alfonzo could only slowly removed his hands from his crotch while pretending to be completely unbothered.

"Sure, I'll go all in tonight." Alfonzo said, slowly regaining his energy. "We'll stop at the butcher shop and see what the best cuts of meat are today."

"Ooh!" Elicia exclaimed once again as she hopped off the bed and started walking toward the bedroom door. "I hope they have some good steaks. Oh, and are you gonna cook breakfast for us here, too? Or are we gonna keep having it at the guild?"

"Hold on, Lici." Alfonzo said, stopping Elicia in her tracks. "before we leave, push some of your magic power into this."

When Elicia turned around, she saw Alfonzo pointing toward the metal bump in the magic power regulation device. Then, she began walking toward it with her head tilted cutely. As soon as she arrived in front of it, she placed her hand on the bump and pushed her magic power into it, until Alfonzo told her to stop.

"Okay, that's enough." Alfonzo said with a nod.

"What was that for, Fonzie?" Elicia asked with confusion in her tone.

"That registered you with the house's security system." Alfonzo explained. "Now, you'll be able to open the doors that lead outside."

"Huh?" Elicia exclaimed once again; her confusion still not alleviated.

"*Sigh* Didn't you notice, I never handed you a key to the house?" Alfonzo asked with a wry smile on his face.

"Now that you mention it…" Elicia said, realizing that was true.

"That's because there are no keys to the house." Alfonzo said, continuing his explanation. "Instead, the doors will only open for people whose magic power signatures are registered in the security system. There are even versions of these locks on each of the bedrooms upstairs."

"Fonzie! That's incredible." Elicia said, jumping on Alfonzo as she wrapped her arms and legs around him like a koala.

"Yeah, I'm pretty fucking bad ass." Alfonzo said with a smug smile on his face.

"Easy there, Fonzie." Elicia said in a reprimanding tone. "Don't' let it go to your head."

In fact, this was not even the first time Elicia had mentioned to Alfonzo that his pride was starting to get out of hand. Slowly, yet surely, his pride was raising to new levels. Although he had not started to treat the people around him differently, he was beginning to show signs of arrogance in terms of his own abilities. And Elicia knew that would not lead to anything good in the long run.

"Sorry, sorry, Lici." Alfonzo said, noticing that he was getting a bit ahead of himself. However, the smug smile remained on his face. "Anyway, let's go. We need to register with the walls and the front gate, too."

Looking into Alfonzo's eyes a bit longer, Elicia eventually climbed down and started walking toward the front door.

'I hope this doesn't get him into trouble.' Elicia said to herself, a bit worried for Alfonzo's future.

Meanwhile, Ur, Gray, and Ultear, who had met up in the town as they were returning from their quests, finally reached the guild hall's front doors.

"Ugh!" Ultear groaned as she put her hands on the guild's door. "That was a week of torture."

"What quest did you take again?" Gray asked, having never seen Ultear this tired after a quest.

"It was a guard quest, right?" Ur asked.

"That's right." Ultear said in an exasperated tone as she hung her head. "I had to guard Zast Caine's first son on a trip to Akane Beach. Ugh… And the way he stared at me.. it made me feel so uncomfortable."

Hearing Ultear's complaints, Ur's eyes narrowed, and she began emitting a dangerous vibe.

'It looks like I'm gonna have to castrate a certain young noble.' Ur thought to herself. 'I'll have to be careful not to get caught though. Don't wanna cause trouble for the guild.'

"Who is Zast Caine?" Gray asked in confusion.

"He's Fiore's Secretary of State." Ur said. "Maybe if you spent some time reading instead of fighting with Natsu and taking off your clothes in public, you would know about the important people in the kingdom."

"It's not like I want to fight with Natsu all the time." Gray said, looking away with a pout. "And what do you mean 'taking off my clothes in public'? That's your fault!"

Hearing Gray's accusation, a vein on Ur's forehead began to bulge. Then, her hand shot forward at a speed Gray could not even perceive and she grabbed him by his forehead, squeezing enough to cause pain without injuring him.

"What was that you little brat?" Ur said angrily. "Why don't you say that again. I don't think I heard you correctly."

"Ow! Stop it Master!" Gray shouted in pain.

Watching her mother and Gray's antics, Ultear could only sigh.

'Being around these ruffians in the guild has changed Mom.' Ultear thought to herself. 'I don't remember her being this violent before we came here.'

Even though she sighed and thought about how bad an influence Fairy Tail had had on her mother, Ultear did not realize that she was smiling brightly at the moment.

On top of that, Unbeknownst to Ultear, Ur was always a bit violent whenever her two disciples spoke out of line. So, Ultear's assumptions were completely wrong, not that there was anyone to correct her misunderstanding.

"Come on you two, we need to give our reports to the Master." Ultear said, bringing an end to the back and forth between Ur and Gray. "After that, we're supposed to go and see Alfonzo and Elicia's new house. Or did the two of you forget?"

With that, Ultear pushed the door open and entered the guild hall.

Ur and Gray, on the other hand, glanced at each other before they followed behind Ultear.

"Hey, Master, do you think Alfonzo is going to cook dinner tonight?" Gray asked with his eyes sparkling.

"Probably." Ur replied with a grin. "I mean, what kind of host doesn't prepare something for their guests, right?"

An hour and a half later, Ur, Gray, and Ultear had given their reports, cleaned themselves up, and just exited the guild hall. However, before they could get very far, they saw a girl, Cana, running toward the guild hall from the direction of the town.

"Hey!" Cana shouted. "Ur, Gray, Ultear! Are you going to Fonzie and Lici's new house? If so, can you wait for me? I won't take too long."

While she spoke, Cana never stopped running. And by the time she finished her last sentence, she was only a short distance from the guild's front doors, that were still open after Ur, Gray, and Ultear had just walked through them.

"Thanks! Be back in a sec." Cana said, not giving the trio the chance to answer her questions.

"Wasn't she on a B-Class quest?" Ultear asked as she turned her head and watched Cana run through the guild hall. "And didn't they say she only left two days ago?"

"Yeah, that's what Macao and Wakaba said." Ur replied.

"Does that mean she abandoned her quest?" Gray asked.

"I don't think so." Ur replied. "She's working really hard to catch up to Alfonzo and Elicia. And abandoning a quest would not help her do that."

"Then how is she back so fast?" Ultear asked.

"She must have pushed herself to complete the quest quickly." Ur said. "I guess she wasn't willing to not be one of the first visitors to visit Alfonzo and Elicia's new house. I can only imagine what kind of collateral damage she caused to finish her quest so quickly. Master Makarov is probably gonna lose it later."

"So, are we waiting for her?" Gray asked.

"Why not?" Ur replied with a shrug. "We were early anyway. So, waiting for her should make us right on time."


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章節 49: Alfonzo's Veiled Threat

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

December, x777.

Around two hours have passed since Alfonzo and Elicia left to go grocery shopping. During their trip, they stopped at a few places. First was the butcher shop. And they found out that their luck was quite good today. On display, they found several ribeye steaks that came from a magical bull variant that was aligned to the element of fire. With its fire alignment, it had a naturally smokey flavor that isn't considered too overpowering.

The next stop was the vegetable market where Alfonzo picked out the best specimens for a salad and some potatoes. Then, the duo picked up some fruit and the ingredients to make a cake, specifically a red velvet cake. After that, they bought a few necessities they would need to live in their new home comfortably.

And now, Alfonzo and Elicia were back in the house. While Alfonzo was cooking, Elicia went to her workstation and started sketching out the ideas she had for some new clothing.

Like that, time passed peacefully, until a chime rang throughout the mansion.

"Hey, Lici!" Alfonzo shouted from the kitchen, putting a bit of magic power into his shout to make sure that it would reach the bedroom. "My hands are full right now; can you see who's at the gate?"

"Okay!" Elicia shouted back in return before putting down her pencil and standing up.

After a quick stretch, Elicia walked away from her workstation and headed outside toward the front gate.

"Aunt Ur, Ultear, Gray, is that you?" Elicia asked with a smile.

"Who are you calling an aunt, little girl." Ur asked angrily.

"Yup, it's you." Elicia said with a cheeky smile.

Then, Elicia placed her palm on a hemispherical bump, a lot like the one in the master bedroom and pushed some of her magic power into it. A moment later, the front gate swung open, revealing the three people she expected to see. To her surprise, however, they were accompanied by an unexpected, yet very welcomed, fourth visitor.

"Cana!" Elicia shouted with equal parts surprise and happiness. "You're here too? But how? Didn't you take a quest?"

As she asked her questions, Elicia ran forward and hugged Cana tightly with a smile on her face. Naturally, Cana returned the hug, smiling as well.

"I did." Cana replied with a nod. "But you told me that you would be moving in today. So, I rushed through the quest and hurried back."

Hearing that, Elicia raised an eyebrow.

"How much stuff did you break?" Elicia asked.

In response, Cana looked away with a bashful smile on her face.

"A lot, huh?" Elicia asked with a giggle.

"It wasn't that much…" Cana said quietly. "I only destroyed a single block in the town."

Not only Elicia opened her eyes wide in shock, but Ur, Gray, and Ultear were wearing similar expressions. However, Elicia soon regained her smile and she continued to chatter with Cana like nothing else mattered.

"Um… Do you think they forgot we were here?" Ultear asked, feeling a bit awkward.

"Looks like it." Gray replied.

"*Sigh* Can you two continue this conversation later?" Ur asked, irritation at being ignored clear in her tone. "Or do you plan to have us just stand at the gate for the rest of the day?"

Hearing that, Elicia and Cana both wore expressions that made it clear that they had forgotten about the other three.

Putting on an apologetic smile, Elicia turned toward all four visitors. Then, she gestured to the mansion behind her.

"Please come in." Elicia said with a smile. "Welcome to me and Fonzie's house. Please, make yourselves at home."

Cana, Ur, Gray, and Ultear then finally took the time to look at the mansion behind Elicia. When they did, they all opened their eyes wide. None of them had seen the blueprints to the house. So, they were not expecting it to be so massive.

"Its so big." Ultear said, containing amazement in her tone.

Though she knew it was just her imagination, Elicia swore she could hear Alfonzo saying "that's' what she said" in the distance. Shaking her head to get rid of such a stupid thought, she stopped the group who had started walking toward the house.

"Hold on a second." Elicia said, drawing the visitor's attention. Then, she pointed at the metal bump that was sticking out of the stone wall that surrounds the property. "Before we go inside, you should register with the security system."

Naturally, everyone was confused when they heard what Elicia said. However, they still followed her instructions, pushing a little of their magic power into the bump that Elicia pointed at. After everyone had done so, the group began walking toward the mansion's front door.

"What was that about?" Ur asked curiously.

"Oh, that was something Fonzie came up with." Elicia explained, her eyes lighting up when she mentioned that Alfonzo made it. "he said that the security system can remember people's magic signatures, allowing them to come in the gates without us having to go out to open them."

"Does that mean, we can just come through the gates whenever we want?" Cana asked, curiosity glinting in her eyes.

"That's right." Elicia replied with a nod.

"So, it only let's people enter the gate?" Ur asked. Then, she shook her head. "No, if I know that kid as well as I think I do, there's definitely a lot more to it than that."

"Yup." Elicia replied happily. "Fonzie said there is a barrier that covers the whole property. So, if anyone who isn't registered tries to force the gates open or jump over the wall, the barrier will repel them. I think he said it could throw someone Gildarts' size back a hundred feet." (30 m)

At first, everyone was stunned by the security measures Alfonzo put into the walls. A moment later, however, Ur began laughing hysterically.

"Damn, I know he's gonna try and just walk right in whenever he tries to visit." Ur said through her laughter. "I wish I could be here to see him get thrown away!"

"But won't Dad's [Crash Magic] just break through the barrier and the walls?" Cana asked, knowing exactly what her father was capable of.

"If he tried, yeah." Elicia replied. "But Fonzie's barrier can disrupt magic. He said it should be strong enough to disrupt even the magic Gildarts passively releases."

"Damn, that boy is a genius." Ur said with a praising smile on her face.

"He is!" Elicia said cheerfully. A moment later, however, Elicia's expression darkened. "But you shouldn't tell him that."

"Why not?" Gray asked. "Praising people when they do something amazing is normal, isn't it?"

"Yes, but…" Elicia said, trailing off before she could finish.

"He's getting a bit too big for his britches, huh?" Ur asked, frowning slightly.

"Uh huh." Elicia nodded meekly.

"Don't worry, Lici." Cana said, pulling Elicia into a hug while they walked. "Fonzie wouldn't do anything bad to us."

"I know." Elicia said, forcing a smile.

Seeing the ever-cheerful Elicia starting to get downhearted, Ur decided to change the subject.

"Anyway, this place is huge." Ur said with a smile. "How many bedrooms and bathrooms does it have."

With that, the rest of the visitors began asking questions about the mansion they were about to enter. And as she answered their questions, Elicia's mood began to improve. Eventually, they reached the front door and wasted no time heading inside.

"Fonzie!" Elicia shouted as soon as they entered. "It's a good thing we bought some extra. We have an unexpected visitor!"

"Who is it?" Alfonzo asked from the kitchen. "I bet it's Gramps! I knew he would try to get a free meal!"

Immediately, the whole group began to giggle. Then, Elicia led the group into the kitchen. When they arrived, they saw Alfonzo seasoning six steaks.

"You need to open your eyes, Fonzie." Cana said with her hands resting on her hips. "Do I look like a short, bald, old man to you?"

Hearing Cana's voice, Alfonzo's hands stopped. Then, with a surprised expression on his face, he turned back, looking over his shoulder, at Cana.

"Cana?" Alfonzo asked in a confused tone. "What are you doing here?"

Feeling mischievous after seeing the expression on Alfonzo's face, Cana did not let it show as she began to pout.

"What do you mean, Fonzie?" Cana asked, sounding as if she was going to cry. "Am I not welcome here?"

Hearing Cana's tone and seeing the expression on her face, Alfonzo began to get flustered. Rationally, he knew she was just messing with him. But his body was acting on its own without his brain's input.

'Damn these hormones.' Alfonzo cursed internally. 'I can't even control my facial expression. Right now I feel like deadpanning, but my face is making, what I expect to be, a really stupid, dumbfounded expression.'

Meanwhile, Elicia, Cana, Ur, Gray, and Ultear watched Alfonzo's expression growing more and more flustered as time passed. On top of that, for the first time ever, he was speechless. And this made all of them regret that they did not have a photo lacrima on hand.

Eventually, Elicia came to Alfonzo's rescue.

"Okay, Cana, that's enough." Elicia said while giggling. "You know what he meant. You were supposed to be on a quest."

"Hahahaha! I know but look at his face." Cana said between her laughter. "It was priceless."

"Oh yea, that was so~~~~~ funny." Alfonzo said in a low tone, causing all the laughter to stop. "It was so funny, in fact, that my hands won't stop shaking. I don't think I'll be able to cook dinner tonight because of that."

Immediately, the group froze with their faces growing pale.

"Come on, Alfonzo, you don't mean that, right?" Ur asked, wearing a smile that made it look as if she would cry at any moment. "It was clearly just a joke."

"I know it was a joke." Alfonzo said with a nod. "Like I said, it was so funny that my hands just won't stop shaking. Unfortunately, cooking in this condition is not a good idea. I mean, I could cut myself, right?"

Hearing that, the entire group glared at Cana. Then, Gray and Ultear grabbed her by one shoulder each and forced her to bow at the waist. A moment later, Elicia whispered into her ear.

"Hurry up and apologize." Elicia said quietly. "Fonzie is definitely not above withholding food out of spite."

With that, Cana quickly looked around at the rest of the people with her. When she saw the serious expressions on their faces, her eyes began to tear up.

'I know I made the joke, but why are they treating me like I was the only one in the wrong?' Cana thought to herself. 'They all laughed, too. This isn't fair!'

"Fonzie, *Sniff* I'm sorry." Cana said in an aggrieved tone with upturned eyes. "Please, can you forgive me."

Nodding in response to Cana's apology, Alfonzo turned back toward the kitchen counter and continued to season the steaks, causing Gray and Ultear to release Cana while Elicia, Ur, Gray, and Ultear sighed in relief. Meanwhile, Cana pouted as she stared at the other four.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Cana." Alfonzo said without turning back. "The joke was really funny. But I think the shaking has gone down enough that I can make a steak for me and you, at least."

While Cana's expression morphed from a pout to a wide smile, Elicia, Ur, Gray, and Ultear's expressions froze once again. At first, they could not understand why Alfonzo was withholding food from them. However, Elicia, knowing Alfonzo the best, was the first to figure it out.

"Fonzie, I'm sorry for laughing at you like that." Elicia said in a cutesy tone.

Alfonzo then nodded and began seasoning a third steak.

Understanding what they had to do, the other three also apologized in the most sincere tone they could. Eventually, Alfonzo began preparing all the food again as if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, Elicia led their visitors on a tour of the house after they wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

"And that's why Momma said that you never piss off the people who deliver your mail, do your hair, and prepare your food. Hmph!" Alfonzo said to himself after the others left the kitchen.


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