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章節 495: The Work for the Guilds is Finally Complete

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Onibus. 

 

September 1, x786. 

 

Time passed quickly with Alfonzo working on the training chambers for the Blue Pegasus guild hall, as well as working on the [Archive Magic Network] for the telecommunications plan with Hibiki. And just like that, after finishing the installation of the training chambers, Alfonzo, Erza, Mirajane, and Sun were ready to return to Magnolia. 

 

Naturally, all the wizards of Blue Pegasus, who had made some friendships with the visiting Fairy Tail wizards, were gathered outside the Blue Pegasus guild hall to say their goodbyes. 

 

"Men~!" Ichiya shouted excitedly as he stood in front of the group of Blue Pegasus wizards. "I don't know when we will see each other next, but we'll definitely be at the Grand Magic Games. And with the power we shall cultivate with the new training chambers, we'll take the title of strongest guild in Fiore away from Fairy Tail." 

 

Excitedly, the wizards of Blue Pegasus cheered at their ace's declaration. Meanwhile, Alfonzo, Erza, Mirajane, and Sun only looked at them with challenging smiles. 

 

"Well, I hope you can at least give us a challenge." Alfonzo said provocatively. "It's lonely at the top, after all." 

 

While most of the Blue Pegasus wizards looked at Alfonzo defiantly, the seven who were most likely to be chosen as members of the team, looked at him challengingly. 

 

"At least you'll have a chance for the first couple of years." Alfonzo said in a tone that suggested he was carrying a heavy burden. "I'll be too busy to participate in the first two or three Grand Magic Games, after all. But after that, the Games will belong to Fairy Tail from then on." 

 

"Oh, it will be Fairy Tail's from the start." Mirajane said confidently. "It just won't be as close after you join, Alfonzo." 

 

"Hahahaha!" Alfonzo laughed uproariously after hearing Mirajane's comment. Then, after seeing Erza and Sun nodding along, he laughed even harder. "I guess that's true. The rest of our guys are stupid strong, too." 

 

"That's right, we're strong!" Sun said while flexing her arms. 

 

"Indeed.' Erza added. "Fairy Tail will not lose." 

 

"You shouldn't talk like that." Sorano said with a smile. "I'd hate it if you had to eat those words, you know." 

 

"Actually, I think I'd like to see the faces they put on when they have to do exactly that." Karen added while wearing her usual expression. 

 

With that, the members of the two guilds continued to banter. Meanwhile, Jenny looked at Alfonzo with a pout. 

 

"You didn't make anything for me." Jenny said in an aggrieved tone with upturned eyes. 

 

In response, Alfonzo could only smile wryly. Between working on the training chambers, working with Hibiki for their project, and Mirajane doing her best to keep him too exhausted to do anything else, Alfonzo did not have the time or the energy to create anything for Jenny. On top of that, she was trying to use her charms to get him to do it for free, something that would never happen. 

 

In fact, Mirajane would not have even been so pushy if Jenny had offered to pay a reasonable amount for one of Alfonzo's creations. However, she had no intention of letting the young upstart seduce her man into doing anything for free. 

 

"Well, I'll send you a catalog of what I can make for you in the next few weeks." Alfonzo said with a smile. 

 

Hearing that, Jenny's expression brightened up at once. Alfonzo's next words, however, caused her to begin pouting again. 

 

"And once you have the money, I'll be happy to make whatever you want." Alfonzo continued with a smile. 

 

In response, Jenny stomped her foot cutely as she looked away wither pout becoming even more pronounced. 

 

"See, I told you." Sorano said as she pulled Jenny into a hug with one arm. "Alfonzo doesn't play with his money matters. And he never does any work for free, either." 

 

"Hmph!" Jenny snorted, her pride in her appearance taking a bit of damage. 

 

'I'll just have to join his harem.' Jenny thought to herself. 'I bet he doesn't make them pay for stuff. But I don't know how that will work… I mean long distance relationships are hard from what I hear. Then again, I wouldn't know. I've never even been in a regular relationship.' 

 

Seeing the minute changes and the blush creeping up on Jenny's face, Erza, Mirajane, and Sun knew exactly what was going through the girl's head. Then, they all looked at Alfonzo quizzically. None of them could understand how he could attract so many women without even trying. 

 

In response to the stares he was receiving, Alfonzo only smiled in return. He knew what his three fiancées were thinking, and he had no answer to their question, either. 

 

On a side note, one of the things Alfonzo did manage to do while he was not working was create rings for his other girlfriends that were not officially engaged to him. In other words, he created engagement rings for Ultear, Mirajane, Marin, and Lucy. And since Mirajane was there when he completed the rings, he asked her to marry him. 

 

Naturally, Mirajane accepted the proposal. Then, the two of them had a night of passion without Erza and Sun joining in. 

 

"Anyway, I think it's about time we get going." Alfonzo said, deciding that it was time to leave. "At the very latest, we'll see you again at the Grand Magic Games." 

 

"We'll be looking forward to it." Ichiya said while posing in the manliest way he could. 

 

"Oh, and Hibiki." Alfonzo said before turning towards the Escalade. "I'll bring you one of the devices once I've finished working out all the kinks. Then, I'll head to Era to present it in front of the Magic Council." 

 

"Are you sure you don't need me to come with you?" Hibiki asked. 

 

"That would defeat the purpose." Alfonzo replied with a smile. "You have to be in Fiore for the best result." 

 

Naturally, no one knew what Alfonzo and Hibiki were talking about. Even though it had been two months since Alfonzo first made his proposal to Hibiki, neither of them had told anyone what it was that they were planning. So, they could only look on in confusion and curiosity. 

 

"I suppose you're correct." Hibiki replied with a nod. Then, he smiled as he continued. "I'm looking forward to how many waves this new device will rase on Ishgar." 

 

Smiling in response, Alfonzo waved at the Blue Pegasus wizards before turning around and opening the driver's side door of the Escalade. Meanwhile, Erza, Mirajane, and Sun also said their goodbyes. And just as they were getting in the Escalade, as well, Alfonzo shuddered violently. 

 

Looking around for what caused the uncomfortable sensation, Alfonzo eventually saw a pair of black eyes set in a bald head staring at him from a second-floor window while he could see a pair of lips, covered in red lipstick, moving. And when he read those moving lips, Alfonzo looked away hurriedly. Then, once the ladies all had their seat belts on, he pulled off quickly. 

 

At the same time, the wizards of Blue Pegasus made their way back into the guild hall. They were eager to use the training chambers, after all. Meanwhile, Bob, while watching the Escalade move into the distance from a second-floor window muttered the same thing, over and over, to himself. 

 

"Just you wait, Alfonzo Marcus, I will have you and Elicia join my guild one day." Bob said with obsession in his tone. 

 

Luckily, Bob had no intention of doing anything illegal to draw Alfonzo and Elicia over to his guild. Instead, he had a different plan. One involving Jenny. 

 

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia. 

 

"It's been two months." Irene, sitting in her hotel room and sipping a glass of wine, said to herself while lounging in a reclining chair. "Yet, despite the time that has passed, we've yet to find out where the target went." 

 

Several hours have passed since Alfonzo, Erza, Mirajane, and Sun left Blue Pegasus' guild hall. And Irene was at her wits end trying to figure out where they went. On top of that, neither she nor Brandish had made any progress finding out how Alfonzo's power spiked in his duel with God Serena. 

 

"*Sigh* I guess they are far too on guard against us." Irene said while swirling her wine glass. "Perhaps changing the barrier when we first arrived was a bad idea. They must have a way to detect changes to it. That's the only reason they would be so on guard against us." 

 

While continuing to think about where things went wrong with this assignment, Irene's [Magic Power Detection] picked up four familiar magic power signatures entering its range. 

 

"Oh, they're back." Irene said with a small smile. "I wonder if he intends to cook as a way of celebrating his return. Maybe I should conveniently show up at his house around dinner time." 

 

After thinking that aloud, Irene's smile widened. She had already realized that she was more interested in having Alfonzo as a personal chef than following Zeref's orders at this point. And the two months she was separated from Alfonzo's cooking had only solidified that notion. Unfortunately, she had no plausible way of getting Alfonzo to follow her back to Alakitasia without using force. 

 

"Hmm… Then again, just kidnapping him wouldn't be so bad, would it?" Irene muttered to herself as she brought her glass to her lips once again. "Maybe I'll even bring a few of his girls with us. That way, he would be less likely to complain." 

 

As she thought about Alfonzo's girls, the image of a young woman with hair the same color as her own popped up in Irene's head. Naturally, that was Erza. 

 

"*Sigh* And perhaps I could even make up for the time I lost with her." Irene muttered while her expression showed a bout of melancholy. Then, she placed her free hand on her abdomen as she continued. "I did carry her for almost four hundred years, after all." 

 

For the first time in a long time, Irene contemplated her past. And for the first time ever, she felt regret at abandoning her daughter, Erza Scarlet, twenty-one years ago. Though, she also knew that because of her mental state at the time, it was the best possible decision. Otherwise, she would not have a daughter at the moment. 

 

"*Sigh* Damn these human-like emotions." Irene muttered before finishing the wine in her glass. "I thought I lost them all those years ago when I first turned into a dragon. To think, after seeing my own child, they would begin to resurface." 

 

Little did Irene know, the fact that she was able to taste Alfonzo's cooking was also aiding in returning her humanity. 

 

A few moments later, while Irene was contemplating her changes, the door to the hotel room was opened from the outside. And through the open door, Brandish entered the room. 

 

"Irene, they're coming back." Brandish reported. 

 

"I know, I felt their approach a while ago." Irene said as she poured another glass of wine, no signs of her internal struggles in her expression. "And since they are back, we can continue our mission." 

 

Nodding in response, Brandish closed the door behind her. Then, she entered her bedroom to change clothes. A few moments later, now wearing a comfortable set of pajamas that she commissioned from Elicia, Brandish returned to the living room before flopping down on the couch with a new book that Marin had recommended to her. 

 

Seeing the title of the book, The Fall of a Princess, and seeing the picture printed on its cover, a young blond woman with long hair and wearing a euphoric expression, Irene could not help but shake her head. 

 

After the first time Irene showed herself reading Saint Slippery's Academy for Girls, Irene teased Brandish about it relentlessly. However, it would appear that she had taken her teasing a bit too far, as Brandish no long flinches when she reads her erotic novels in front of her. 

 

Irene was only half right, however, as spending all that time around Marin, who was the source of corruption when it comes to erotic novels, Brandish had slowly lost her shame when it comes to being seen reading such material. 

 

"Anyway, Marin and Lucy also confirmed that our target would be back today." Brandish said while opening her book to the page she had stopped on. "And they invited us to have dinner with them tonight." 

 

"Will Alfonzo be cooking?" Irene asked nonchalantly. 

 

"Probably." Brandish replied. "Apparently, all the girls who did not go with him on his trip said they were missing his cooking. So, the chances of him cooking for them is pretty high." 

 

"I see." Irene replied after taking another sip of her whine. "Then, I guess we'll go, too." 

 

Irene smiled brightly as she said that. Though, Brandish did not see such an uncharacteristic smile due to the fact that she was focused on the pages of her book. 


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章節 496: Yachiru Nearly Awakens

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

 

September 1, x786.

 

On their way back from Onibus, Alfonzo, Erza, Mirajane, and Sun were riding towards Magnolia in the Escalade while chatting animatedly. However, when they were only a few miles away from the town, Alfonzo's expression changed, a frown making its way onto his face.

 

"What's wrong, Alfonzo?" Sun, who was sitting in the passenger seat, asked curiously after seeing Alfonzo's change of expression.

 

"*Sigh* We're back to being constantly observed, again." Alfonzo replied in a tired tone. "Seriously, I don't know what those two are after, but can't they give it a fucking rest already?"

 

"You know that's not possible." Mirajane replied, her expression turning solemn as she spoke. "They're here for a reason. And it's probably to help that arrogant guy, Serena, get revenge on you."

 

"Actually, I'm not so sure about that." Erza said while cupping her chin in her right hand. "I mean, if they were here to get revenge for that man, why haven't they attacked us yet?"

 

"But that Brandish girl did attack, didn't she?" Sun asked while tilting her head cutely.

 

"She did." Erza replied with a nod. "But there was a different reason for that."

 

"Yeah, that was because of a huge misunderstanding." Mirajane added. "But ever since then, she has been trying to apologize to Lucy and be her friend."

 

Erza nodded at Mirajane's addition to her comment before continuing her original point.

 

"Besides, Irene is strong enough that she could take on our entire guild alone." Erza said, getting back to the original topic. "Yet, she has not done anything but come over for a meal every now and then."

 

"Then, why do you think she's here?" Sun asked in a confused tone. "I mean, what other reason could there be for her to be here than getting revenge for that guy?"

 

"It feels like she's there to see how I tick." Alfonzo replied before Erza could. "I mean, she always asks all sorts of questions that would dig into my personality or secrets."

 

"Does she?" Sun asked, once again tilting her head in confusion. "But it just seems like she wants to get to know you, to me."

 

"Well, that's not wrong." Alfonzo replied as he took a hand off the steering wheel to scratch his head. "But the questions she asks would have me tell a lot more to someone I had only known for a month or so if I were to answer them without thinking."

 

"Hmm?" Sun hummed, clearly not understanding the subtle manipulations Irene had been trying.

 

"Don't worry about it, Sun." Mirajane said while reaching forward from the back seat to pat Sun's head.

 

"Um… okay." Sun replied as she narrowed her eyes thanks to the head patting.

 

"Anyway, we can think about those two and their plans later." Alfonzo said, cutting off this topic of conversation. "Eventually, they'll get impatient and give away their true motives. Or, one of us will be able to get it out of them in the same way their trying to get information out of us… through casual conversation."

 

'Actually, I'm pretty sure they wanna know about the boost I get from releasing Riot and Bedlam.' Alfonzo thought to himself. 'I mean, without that, I wouldn't have been able to beat that dragon douche. But If I had to guess, he didn't give them all the information because of his pride.'

 

["Yeah, he was definitely too proud to say that in his report to Zeref."] Bedlam replied.

 

"Hmph! More like he couldn't be bothered to add such a detail."] Riot said disdainfully. ["He probably didn't want anyone too strong to come after you, wanting revenge for his humiliation."]

 

'Yeah, I could definitely see that.' Alfonzo replied while nodding internally. 'Either way, I'm still in trouble. I mean, I'm pretty sure Irene will try to kidnap me just because I gave her the sensation of taste back.'

 

["Honestly, I'm still not even sure how that works, despite the fact that I was paying attention to what you did when you cooked that first meal for her."] Bedlam said, sounding somewhat intrigued.

 

'What can I say, I'm just that good.' Alfonzo said boastfully.

 

With that, the two [Armament Spirits] fell silent. A moment later, they were both able to react to Alfonzo's boasting. While Riot only rolled his eyes in contempt, Bedlam's reaction was the total opposite.

 

["Ahahahahaha! Exactly right!"] Bedlam shouted amongst his laughter. ["That's the kind of confidence I would expect as the one whom I was created from."]

 

[*Bang!*]

 

["Shut the fuck up!"] Riot shouted in irritation after hitting Bedlam with a weapon version of himself. ["You're too fucking loud!"]

 

["Oh, so the rabid chihuahua wants to fight, huh?"] Bedlam said after shaking off the effects of Riot's sneak attack. Then, Bedlam manifested his own weapon form as he continued. ["Come on then, let's go."]

 

With his [Armament Spirits] ignoring him to engage in battle, Alfonzo could only shake his head while focusing on the road and rejoining the girls' conversation.

 

At the same time, a pair of beautiful women, whose appearances did not match their ages, had just left Magnolia's train station. And because of their beauty, they caught the attention of many of Magnolia's pedestrians as they walked through the town. And those women, Tsunade and Retsu, were headed straight towards Lake Sciliora to meet with Alfonzo for two different reasons.

 

"I can't believe we had to wait so long between trains." Tsunade grumbled, upset at the amount of time they spent traveling from Cedar to Magnolia. "We spent more time waiting for our trains than actually riding them."

 

"*Sigh* I know." Retsu replied, her ever present gentle smile still on her face. "Perhaps you were right, Tsuna, we should invest in a few of the new magic vehicles for the guild. Traveling like this is quite the hassle."

 

Hearing that, Tsunade's eyes lit up. Unfortunately, her mood plummeted right away after Retsu's following sentence.

 

"That will be the guild's next investment once you finish paying off your debt to the guild, Tsuna." Retsu said while still smiling.

 

Because of her horrible skill at gambling, Tsunade lost the money Mermaid Heel had raised to pay for the training chambers last year. And since then, she has been working to pay off the debt that Retsu covered. However, because she had to pay not only the guild, but Retsu, as well, Tsunade was still in debt.

 

And although a year and a few months was enough to pay back Retsu in full, Tsunade was still working on paying the guild back.

 

"Anyway, we can think about that later." Retsu said with a smile. "For now, let's just make our way to Alfonzo's mansion. Then, after we finish our business there, we'll pay our respects to Master Milkovich."

 

"Sure." Tsunade replied with a shrug. "And if we're lucky, we'll even get a free meal out of this, too."

 

Thinking about the prospect of getting a free meal from Alfonzo, Tsunade could not help but smile brightly. Even Retsu's smile widened at the thought. However, before they could move too far, Retsu stopped her steps as her eyes narrowed dangerously.

 

"Is something wrong, Master Retsu?" Tsunade asked curiously.

 

"It would seem someone with a significant amount of power is visiting Magnolia." Retsu said with a dangerous glint in her eyes. "And from what my instincts are telling me, they don't have the best intentions."

 

"Really?" Tsunade asked in an amazed tone. "For you to say they have a significant amount of power, just how strong are they?"

 

"So strong that I would have to go all out to have a chance of victory." Retsu said as she licked her lips in anticipation.

 

Hearing that, Tsunade involuntarily opened her eyes wide. Then, she began to shudder at the overwhelming bloodlust Retsu started releasing.

 

"Master Retsu…" Tsunade said as she placed a hand on Retsu's shoulder nervously. "Please, you have to calm down. The town wouldn't survive a battle of that magnitude."

 

While Tsunade nervously, yet frantically, tried to calm Retsu down, many people on the street looked at the pair with fear. At the same time, several of the weaker willed individuals fainted from the pressure. Luckily, someone came along that brought Retsu back to her senses.

 

*Vroom!* *Screech!*

 

"Master Tsunade, Master Unohana." Alfonzo said after pulling up next to the current and former masters of Mermaid Heel. "I wasn't expecting to see you here the day I got back. I guess you're here for the motorcycle, Master Unohana. And you must be here because of my letter, right, Master Tsunade."

 

While Alfonzo spoke in a friendly manner, when Retsu turned her blood thirsty gaze in his direction, he almost instinctively slammed his foot on the gas pedal.

 

'Holy shit!' Alfonzo exclaimed internally. 'She's almost completely in Yachiru mode. What the fuck happened? Did she somehow feel Irene's power? Fuck, this could be bad. If those two start fighting, the town could disappear from the map… again.'

 

Not only Alfonzo shuddered at Retsu's blood lust. Erza, Mirajane, and Sun were also completely on guard after feeling it, as well. As a result, they had begun circulating their magic power just in case they had to defend themselves. Luckily, it never came to that. Hearing Alfonzo mention her motorcycle had snapped Retsu back to the here and now.

 

"Oh, my apologies." Retsu, after reeling in her blood lust, said in an embarrassed tone. "I have no idea what came over me."

 

Hearing Retsu's elegant tone and seeing the way she covered her mouth with her kimono sleeve, Tsunade, Alfonzo, Erza, Mirajane, and Sun all wanted to roll their eyes. However, the look in Retsu's eyes that said: "If you bring it up, you'll have to deal with me," made them reconsider.

 

"But yes, you are correct, Alfonzo." Retsu said gently. "I have come to purchase the motorcycle you promised to build for me. I trust it is ready."

 

"Yup, it sure is." Alfonzo replied as he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "It's parked in the garage at my place. If you two would like, we could give you a ride. Though, it might be a little tight in the back seat with four people."

 

"Although that is not necessary, I appreciate the offer." Retsu said. "Today's weather is lovely. I would like to enjoy it for a bit longer."

 

"I see." Alfonzo replied. Then, he shifted his attention to Tsunade. "And what about you, Master Tsunade? Would you like a ride."

 

Although Tsunade wanted to say yes, the smile she received from Retsu caused her to shake her head.

 

"No thanks, Kid." Tsunade replied, though it was clear she would rather accept the offer. "I'll walk with Master Retsu."

 

"If you say so." Alfonzo replied with a smile. "Either way, I'm sure the girls will want me to cook tonight. So, you're welcome to join us for dinner. I'll just stop past the guild hall for a few minutes before getting back home and starting to cook."

 

"Thank you, Alfonzo." Retsu replied in a gentle tone. "We'd be happy to join you."

 

"Yeah, Thanks, Kid." Tsunade added with a smile. "I've been missing your cooking ever since the last time we were in Magnolia. And the girls back at the guild are gonna be so jealous when they hear what they missed."

 

"Indeed, they will." Retsu said with a smile. "Especially since you made all of them stay back at the guild to train for the Grand Magic Games."

 

"Well, if we're gonna win, they have to train." Tsunade said unashamedly while puffing out her massive chest. "I mean, If I could participate, I would be right there with them training. But the paper said guild masters aren't allowed. So, what am I supposed to do about it?"

 

'I don't know, how about supporting the rest of your guild while they give it all they have?' Alfonzo, Erza, Mirajane, Sun, and Retsu thought in unison after hearing Tsunade's shameless question.

 

"Anyway, we'll go on ahead." Alfonzo said with a smile. "See you at the house."

 

Meanwhile, as Alfonzo pulled away, Irene, who was at the hotel, waiting for the time to head to Alfonzo's mansion to arrive, wore an intrigued expression on her face. Brandish, on the other hand, was looking in the direction where Alfonzo and the girls had just met up with Tsunade and Retsu with caution.

 

"What was that?" Brandish asked in a solemn tone. "How does one person give off that much blood lust?"

 

"I don't know." Irene replied while she shook her head with an intrigued smile on her lips. "I haven't felt blood lust like that in a very long time."

 

'Not since the Dragon King Festival.' Irene thought, finishing her sentence in her head.

 

"Either way, it looks like they are an acquaintance of our target." Irene said. "Perhaps, we may meet whoever it may be during tonight's dinner."

 

Brandish narrowed her eyes in response. If possible, she would not want to meet someone with blood lust so potent. The sheer amount of blood a person like that must have spilled in their life time is horrifying to think about.

 

Irene, on the other hand, was looking forward to seeing who could produce bloodlust like that. It had been a long time since she felt someone other than Zeref was able to threaten her life. And what she found even more intriguing was the fact that the magic power she could feel from this person was so weak in comparison to her own.


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