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章節 655: The Blackbird

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

 

January 1, x789.

 

Early in the morning of a new year, Alfonzo slowly regained consciousness after a night of fun, food, and drinking. However, unlike most mornings, he was actually waking up alone in his bed. And the reason for that was because most of the residents of the house drank themselves into a stupor and were strewn about in various areas of the Mansion on the Lake.

 

"Ugh!" Alfonzo groaned in discomfort. "My head feels like it's going to fucking explode. I probably should have listened when Cana said that new whiskey she found would even put me on my ass. God damn it…"

 

With that said, Alfonzo slowly opened his eyes. A few moments later, after his eyes adjusted to the light, he made eye contact with a pair of black eyes that were quite close to his own. Luckily, this was a common occurrence whenever he woke up. So, he was not surprised.

 

"Mmm… Good morning, Miyuki." Alfonzo said calmly while maintaining eye contact.

 

"*sigh* I wish you had never woken up." Miyuki, Alfonzo's personal maid replied as she slowly pulled back from suspending her upper body over Alfonzo.

 

While she was raising to an upright posture, Alfonzo noticed that Miyuki was stealing glances at his lips. However, as the kind and generous soul that he was, he decided not to point it out. Otherwise, he might embarrass his infatuated maid.

 

'I wonder if she's ever going to kiss me in my sleep.' Alfonzo thought to himself. 'From what I've heard, the girls have a bet riding on it. Because of that, they made me set up a secret camera to record the moment if she ever decides to do so… Now that I think about it, even though they have a bet riding on whether she'll kiss me or not, they never set a time limit. So, how do they decide if the ones who bet against it win?'

 

While Alfonzo was thinking about his mischievous wives little pastime, he glanced at the pin-hole camera that was set up in the clock hanging over the door to his workshop. And he decided that he needed to get all the girls together to watch all the night time activities that camera had recorded over the past year or so.

 

"Anyway, can you prepare some clothes that I can work in, Miyuki?" Alfonzo asked after returning his gaze to Miyuki. "I'm pretty sure I don't' have anything on my schedule. So, I'm gonna spend all morning working on the airship. I'll take care of lunch, though. I'm sure everyone will need a hangover remedy after last night."

 

"Understood." Miyuki replied as she turned around and made her way over to Alfonzo's closet.

 

Meanwhile, Alfonzo flared his magic power. Then, he let a weak electric current run through his body to evaporate all the alcohol that was left in his system. After that, he climbed out of bed and went to take a shower to get rid of the scent of alcohol and ozone.

 

April 1, x789.

 

After the new year started, time passed rather quickly, Though, not much of note happened.

 

However, the one major event that did take place was a big one for the residents of the Mansion on the lake.

 

On March 23, Mirajane finally had her baby. And it was a beautiful baby girl with brown skin, a shade lighter than Alfonzo's, white hair and grey eyes. And in memory of Alfonzo's and Mirajane's late parents, they named the girl Bianca Elliana Marcus. {A/N: Since the Strauss Siblings parents were never named, I made up a name for their mother. i.e. the baby girl's middle name.}

 

And the one who was the most excited about the new addition to the family was Amar'e, who spent as much time around his little sister after she was brought back from the hospital as he possibly could.

 

Other than that, Alfonzo spent as much of his time as he could working on the airship. However, he did not neglect his duties as a husband, boyfriend, father, or wizard during that time.

 

Instead, he would make time to spend with all of his wives and girlfriends, taking them on dates and trips if they wanted to do so. He spent a lot of time playing with Amar'e and Bianca, and teaching Amar'e everything that he could. And he even took a normal S-Class quest, usually a subjugation request, once a week. He even spent at least two hours a day training.

 

The only ones who did not get the attention they felt they deserved were the members of his guild. Because despite the fact that they had accumulated more than a few points over the last three months, Alfonzo never accepted any of their requests to redeem them with his cooking.

 

And when it got bad enough, Ur had to step in, freezing most of the guild to the floor of the guild hall's first floor when they got a bit too rowdy.

 

But after all the time he spent working on his airship project, Alfonzo was now ready to show off the fruits of his labor. So, a number of people had joined him in the hanger under his mansion to see what he had been working on for so long.

 

"With all the shit you caused by not cooking for that group of ruffians, this thing better be worth it." Ur, who came for the unveiling of the airship, said in an annoyed tone.

 

"Well, if I wasn't afraid that someone would send me on another quest, I would have been able to spare the time to cook at the guild." Alfonzo snarked back. "But don't' worry, oh great guild master. Now that I'm finished with my project, I'll be able to cook for those ruffians once again."

 

"Come on, Fonzie, stop bickering with Aunt Ur." Elicia, with Amar'e in her arms, said in an impatient tone. "I wanna see the airship."

 

"You're lucky your holding that kid, Lici." Ur growled at being called Aunt Ur. "Otherwise, I'd put you over my knee."

 

As she spoke, Ur raised her right hand and coated it in ice. At the same time, both Elicia and Ultear shuddered in fear, the latter covering her butt with her hands.

 

"Yes, hurry up, Alfonzo." Mirajane said with Bianca in her arms, as well. "I want Bianca to be able to see it before she falls asleep, too."

 

 

Not only Elicia, Ur, and Mirajane were impatient for the big reveal, but Cana, Laki, Alzack, Ultear, Erza, Marin, Sun, Bisca, Lucy, Saeko, Shizuka, Rika, Irene, Brandish, Heine, Juliet, and the six maids also seemed to be getting rather impatient, as well.

 

"Seriously, this took even longer to build than this mansion." Cana said playfully while holding a bottle of liquor. "So, it better be good. Or else, I'll be disappointed."

 

"Oh, whatever." Marin said while playfully swatting Cana's arm. "Since when has anything Fonzie made ever disappointed us?"

 

"Yeah, everything Alfonzo makes is the best, ya see?" Sun added in a bubbly tone.

 

"Marin and Sun are right, you know." Ultear added. "Now, stop interrupting. Just let him show us what he's been so busy with."

 

"Yeah, go ahead, Alfonzo." Lucy added. "The anticipation is killing me."

 

"Fine… Fine… I'll get to it." Alfonzo said as he turned away from the rest of the group. "Then, prepare to be amazed. Now, may I present to you…"

 

Once his back was facing the others, Alfonzo laid his eyes on one of the largest tarps he had ever seen. But the tarp was not the important part of today's event. Instead, it was what was under said tarp.

 

Raising his hands theatrically, Alfonzo flared his magic power and used his [Metal Magic] to levitate the metal strips woven into the edges of the tarp. As he did, the airship, a modified, scaled-up version of the Lockhead SR-71 Blackbird… Or rather, the X-Jet to those who do not know the history of the X-Men's iconic primary mode of transport.

 

"… The Blackbird." Alfonzo said while his arms were still raised theatrically.

 

After placing the tarp to the side, Alfonzo turned around to see the expressions of his audience. And he must say, he was not disappointed.

 

First, there was Ur, who's eyes and mouth were wide open with surprise. Then, there was Elicia, who knew exactly what she was looking at and was basically vibrating with excitement. And because of his mother's level of excitement, Amar'e got more and more excited as time went by, as well.

 

As for everyone else, they all showed varying levels of shock and awe. The only exception was little Bianca, who was starting to get a bit fussy in Mirajane's arms. It was clear that she was either sleepy, hungry, or needed to be changed. And since Mirajane said that she wanted to get this over with before Bianca got sleep, it was probably the former.

 

"Impressive." Erza said with her eyes sparkling.

 

"What… can it do?" Ur, finally finding her voice, asked in a shaky tone.

 

"Fly." Alfonzo said in the most innocent tone he could muster with an equally innocent smile on his face.

 

Immediately, Ur's head snapped in Alfonzo's direction with a glare that shouted, "Don't test me, Kid." On top of that, thanks to her agitation, the temperature in the hanger started to drop.

 

"Alright, alright, chill out… No, bad choice of words…." Alfonzo started to say while raising his hands disarmingly. "Calm down… Yeah, that's it… Calm down, Ur. Take a deep breath. The kids are down here."

 

"Just. Tell. Me. What. It. Can. Do." Ur said, punctuating every word as she spoke.

 

"Well, other than the obvious." Alfonzo said, drawing an even harsher glare from Ur. "It has a few built in weapons. One of which is an upgraded Jupiter Cannon. As well as two smaller magic convergence cannons equipped on each wing. It also has a payload of explosive ordinances, stealth capabilities, and can travel at Mach 5 at top speed with a cruising speed of Mach 3.2."

 

When everyone heard that, they all looked at Alfonzo with disbelief in their gazes.

 

"Oh, and it could seat all of the guild's S-Class and A-Class wizards plus a few more." Alfonzo added, the pride in his tone almost tangible at this point.

 

"Levy would have loved to be here for this." Lucy said absent-mindedly after Alfonzo's words had some time to sink in.

 

As for Levy, like Lucy said, she would have loved to be present for the unveiling of such a magic item that undoubtedly used some extremely high-level [Word Magic] in its operations. Unfortunately, she was off on an S-Class quest with Gajeel at the moment.

 

"Fonzie! Fonzie! Can we go inside and check it out?" Shizuka asked excitedly.

 

"Of course." Alfonzo replied while raising his left hand.

 

*Snap!*

 

Then, Alfonzo snapped his fingers. When he did, the side of the airship folded outwards creating a set of stairs leading into the airships interior.

 

Then, without waiting, all those present, other than Ur and Mirajane, who still had the fussy Bianca in her arms, rushed into the airship to check everything out. Ikaruga, Grayfia, Maria, Mey-Rin, Ai, and Miyuki followed everyone inside, as well, after receiving a nod from Alfonzo that urged them to just relax and explore.

 

"Well, I'll come back later to check it out for myself." Mirajane said while rocking Bianca in her arms. "For now, someone needs a nap. And I don't think she's gonna take no for an answer for much longer."

 

"Okay." Alfonzo said gently as he approached Mirajane. "Well, if the princess needs her nap, then who are we to disagree."

 

Alfonzo then leaned down and planted a kiss on Bianca's forehead. However, because of the fact that she was rather irritated from being kept from falling asleep, she only started crying… loudly.

 

Because of that, Alfonzo put on a mock expression of hurt, bringing a smile to Mirajane's face.

 

"Alright, go ahead." Alfonzo said before pecking Mirajane on the cheek. "I'll personally give you a tour of the Blackbird as soon as you have the chance to take it."

 

"I'll hold you to that." Mirajane replied before returning the peck on the cheek.

 

After that, Mirajane turned around and started walking towards the elevator while trying to calm Bianca down, leaving Alfonzo alone in the hanger with Ur.

 

"You're still here?" Alfonzo asked, pretending to be shocked that Ur was still standing next to him after Mirajane left. "I thought you would have been looking around inside the Blackbird by now.'

 

"How much?" Ur asked, ignoring Alfonzo's playful words. "How much will it cost to get one of these for the guild?"

 

Ur's tone was not the only shaky thing about her as she spoke, as her hands were shaking as well. It was clear that she did not want to know the answer to her question, as she was sure that the price Alfonzo quoted would be enough to shave a few years off her life span.

 

"Well, why don't we head up to my office to discuss any business." Alfonzo said as his expression turned into one a money-hungry merchant might wear while he rubbed his hands together greedily.


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章節 656: The Blackbird Surprises Everyone

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Crocus.

 

June 30, x789.

 

Nearly three months have passed since Alfonzo unveiled the Blackbird. Since then, Alfonzo has taken his family on trips all over Ishgar to enjoy the different sights, sounds, and foods the rest of the continent had to offer.

 

Also, between trips, Alfonzo took quests, both alone and with his lovers and friends to keep Fairy Tail's reputation as stellar as it has been for the last few years. Though, that did nothing to stop the more destructive members of the guild from destroying everything they laid their hands on.

 

The only exception to that rule was when either Alfonzo or Elicia took quests with Erza and Cana. Though, it was much rarer for either of them to take a quest with Erza than Cana. And the reason for that was simple, Erza was a member of Team Natsu. Meaning, putting three of the four… five if you count Gildarts… most destructive members of the guild on the same team always resulted in high amounts of collateral damage.

 

However, today was the beginning of a break between quests and sight seeing trips, not just for Alfonzo, Elicia, and their family, but for almost every legal guild in Fiore. Because the following day, the Grand Magic Games would begin once again.

 

*Swoosh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!*

 

At around noon, the sound of air being displaced at a high rate sounded over the capital city of Fiore, Crocus. And that sound caused all the pedestrians in the city to look up in the sound's direction. When they did, they all opened their eyes wide at the small black dot that was growing in size as it descended from the sky.

 

"What is that?" A woman asked while pulling her child into her embrace.

 

"It must be a magical beast!" A man shouted in fear. "It's coming to the capital to kill us all."

 

*Smack!*

 

"Cut it out, you idiot!" Another man shouted after slapping the other man upside the head. "Why don't you actually use those eyes in your head."

 

Reaching that point, the second man pointed up at the black figure that was descending from above.

 

"Look at that." The second man said while shifting his finger between the undersides of the black figure's wings. "That's the Fairy Tail guild mark."

 

Not only the first man, but all the other people in the vicinity also looked at the wings of the descending figure. And when they recognized the Fairy Tail guild emblem, they calmed down almost immediately.

 

"If that's the Fairy Tail guild mark, does that mean that's an airship?" A middle-aged woman asked curiously. "but since when did Fairy Tail have an airship?"

 

"I don't' know." A younger woman replied while watching the airship with an impressed gaze. "But I bet Alfonzo Marcus made it. It looks so cool. And it's so big."

 

Though none of them knew where the sound came from, everyone in the area would have sworn they heard someone yell, "that's what she said." But they eventually brushed it off as a figment of their imagination in favor of admiring the airship.

 

Eventually, the people in the city realized where the airship, the Blackbird, was landing. And it was on top of the Sixth Sense Hotel. However, just when they noticed that, they saw another airship, in the same shape as the first, in different colors, descending from the sky, as well.

 

Meanwhile, all the guilds who had come to Fiore to participate in this year's Grand Magic Games also noticed the descending airships thanks to the magic power they were giving off.

 

"Ooh! Fairy Tail got an airship, too." Bob, the master of the Blue Pegasus guild said while looking up in wonder. "No, they got two."

 

"Actually, I think one of those is probably Alfonzo's personal airship." Sorano said with a smile.

 

"Really?" Yukino asked with her eyes open wide. "That's amazing."

 

"Men!" Ichiya said while taking a manly pose. "Those airships are quite impressive. But they have nothing on Christina."

 

"You're right, Boss/Master/Big Brother Ichiya." The Trimens Hibiki, Ren, and Eve said in unison.

 

"Seriously, you idiots need to decide on one way to call him." Karen said in her usual haughty tone. She then turned a longing gaze in the two airships' direction and continued. "Elicia, you've finally arrived. I hope you'll take the time to punish me once again. Mm! I've really been a bad girl."

 

The members of Lamia Scale were also watching the two airships descend from near the Flower Light Palace, Mercurius.

 

"Hey, Rei, if we had joined Fairy Tail back then, we would be riding on one of those right now, wouldn't we?" Takashi asked quietly.

 

"Probably." Rei replied just as quietly.

 

"Oh, are you regretting your choice to join Lamia Scale?" Ooba Babasama asked in a threatening tone. Then, she raised her right index finger and invoked her [Spinning Magic] as she turned her finger round and round. "Why don't you spin it for me?"

 

Immediately, Takashi's and Rei's bodies were forced to spin in place at high speed. And no matter how much they flared their magic power to fight it, there was nothing they could do.

 

Meanwhile, Ooba continued to spin her finger while she glanced in the airships' direction.

 

"Even so, I must admit, they are impressive." Ooba said. "That boy really is a genius."

 

"Perhaps we should commission one from him." Jura said in a peaceful tone with his palms pressed against each other in front of his chest.

 

"No way." Ooba replied while shaking her head as she let Takashi and Rei go from her magic's influence. "He would charge us an arm and a leg for it, I'm sure."

 

"iNdeed he would." Jura said with a slight smile making its way onto his face.

 

At the same time, the rest of Team Lamia Scale, Lyon, Sherry, Yuka, and Toby were all watching the two airships in awe. However, there was a little more than awe mixed into Lyon's gaze.

 

"Oh, my sweet Juvia." Lyon mumbled. "This year, I'll show you that I am better for you than Gray. All you have to do is give me a chance."

 

Like Blue Pegasus and lamia Scale, the members of Quatro Cerberus were also watching the Fairy Tail airships land atop the Sixth Sense Hotel. However, they did not have much to say, as the members simply shouted, "Wild," repeatedly.

 

The only exceptions were Goldmine, Ikaku, and Yumichika.

 

"I bet fighting on top of that thing while it is flying would be a rush." Ikaku said with a battle hungry grin on his face and a beam of sunlight reflecting off his head.

 

"They are quite beautiful." Yumichika said with an appreciative nod. "it would seem Alfonzo has rather impeccable taste."

 

"*sigh* I'm surprised Makarov has not yet bragged to me about the new airships." Goldmine mumbled. "Maybe he doesn't know about them. He never misses an opportunity to brag like that."

 

And goldmine was right. Currently, Makarov was standing on the ground at the Sixth Sense Hotel's front entrance and looking up with a dumbfounded expression on his face.

 

"Damn it, Ur." Makarov growled. "How could you not tell me about something this good. Do you have any idea of all the bragging I could have done to my old friends?"

 

And that was exactly why Ur opted to keep the information about the airships away from Makarov. She wanted to surprise the rest of Fiore when the two airships, each carrying about a quarter of the guild, descended from the sky. However, if she had told Makarov, it would have taken less than a day for all of Fiore to know about them, as he would have told his old friends and they would have told their friends, and so on and so forth.

 

The last group of wizards who were paying a particular amount of attention to the airships landing on the Sixth Sense Hotel's roof were the ladies of Mermaid heel.

 

"Looks like he's made something incredible again." Anko said while shielding her eyes from the sun as she gazed upon the two airships. She then lowered her hand and placed it on the side of her neck. "But I should have known that nothing was impossible for him."

 

A moment later, Anko was wrapped up from behind by a pair of arms with brown skin.

 

"Oh, is he the reason that nasty mark on the side of your neck is gone, Anko?" Yoruichi asked in a teasing tone. "You never told any of us what it was. Nor did you ever tell us what happened to it. But now I think I get it."

 

"Yeah. Something like that." Anko replied with a grin. Anko then turned her head to look over her shoulder. "More importantly, this is gonna be the first time you've seen him in years. Are you nervous?"

 

"*Sigh* I'd be lying if I said I wasn't." Yoruichi replied while releasing Anko from her hug. "Still, I really wanna see him. I just hope his girls don't kill me when they see me."

 

Standing off to the side, Sui-Feng gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, as the memory of Marin punching Yoruichi in the face flashed in her mind. However, the trained assassin did not leak an ounce of killing intent. It seems that the re-education training she was forced to go through had some results.

 

"So, are you ever going to tell me the story with that guy?" Rangiku asked as she approached Yoruichi and Anko. "I mean, I've been dying to know for years."

 

"Actually, now that you mention it, I don't know the story either." Anko added.

 

"Oh, look!" Yoruichi said in an overly exaggerated tone of surprise while pointing at one of the many street vendors set up in the city. "That booth is selling dango. And the sign says they've got flavors that have never been seen before."

 

Immediately, Anko's head snapped in the direction where Yoruichi was pointing. And when she saw the stall, her eyes lit up as she forgot about the previous topic and sprinted off in the direction of the stall.

 

Yoruichi then breathed a sigh of relief before she turned her attention to Rangiku who would not be so easily fooled. However, she knew exactly what it would take to get her to drop the topic, as well.

 

"You're coming with me when I go to say hi to the folks from Fairy Tail, right?" Yoruichi asked while smiling at Rangiku. "I'm sure you could get Lici to make a few custom pieces for you if you asked nicely."

 

Like Anko before her, Rangiku's eyes also lit up as she seemingly forgot the previous topic when something more important to her was brought up.

 

"You better not forget to bring me when you go." Rangiku said while nodding her head vigorously. "The Taylor shop's clothes are to die for. And I'm not gonna miss the chance to get something made just for me."

 

"Don't worry, I won't forget." Yoruichi said with a smile.

 

'Good, I managed to give them the slip again.' Yoruichi thought to herself. 'I'm not proud of what I did back then. So, of course I don't' wanna talk about it.'

 

'Hmph!' Rangiku snorted internally. 'I'm not as easy to fool as Anko, Yoruichi. But I'll let you get away with it for now. Otherwise you won't take me with you. Then, I wouldn't get to find out what happened back then or get some custom clothes just for me.'

 

While the two Soul Reapers were thinking they just got one over on each other, Retsu watched over the more rowdy members of the guild with kagura by her side. As for the other members of the guild, namely Araña, Risley, Beth, and Millianna, they were exploring the festival atmosphere in another group.

 

"I hope Alfonzo and Elicia will be participating in the Games this year." Retsu muttered to herself while watching the members of her guild have fun. "Otherwise, this won't be all that interesting. Sure, that boy Laxus is strong, But Sui-Feng and Yoruichi have gotten a lot stronger during their training."

 

Shaking those thoughts away, Retsu continued to wear her usual, gentle smile as she continued to walk around the city with the rest of her guild. Though, unbeknownst to the rest of them, she was secretly evaluating them to see who would be the next guild master, now that Tsunade was the Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Because, Retsu, having taken up the mantle of guild master once again, had already grown tired of it.


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