" So, kid, tell me, what are you really after?" Wakaba asked as they left the guild.
" I don't know what you are talking about, " Akira immediately said as he looked away.
" Then why don't you face me and say that again?" Wakaba asked with a raised eyebrow. If earlier he was suspicious, now he is sure of himself.
Akira turned and looked at Wakaba straight in the eye and said, " I don't know what you are talking about."
" Okay, stop fooling around and tell me the truth." Wakaba was silent for a while before saying in exasperation. This kid, Akira, is really bad at lying.
Akira clicked his tongue in annoyance and said, "Well, I heard that there is a great ice wizard in the northern mountains. I just want to go meet her for my new invention. "
" But why do you want to keep this a secret from Cornelia? I'm sure she wouldn't have minded this," Wakaba asked, puzzled. This isn't a secret that Cornelia needed to keep from her.
"Well, guess who was the one who told me about this magician? Here is a little hint: the ice magician is a very beautiful girl, " Akira asked back.
" Oh, " Wakaba finally got it. The person who told Akira about this matter must be Gildarts. After all, for that guy, there isn't a girl he didn't know. Especially if it was a beautiful girl.
"But I still don't get why you kept this from Cornelia, even if it was a girl and Gildarts was the one who gave you this information. Cornelia wouldn't have done anything right," Wakaba asked, confused.
Akira looked at him as he was seriously asking this. "Hey, just a quick question, do you know why Gildarts was missing for the last few months? " Akira asked.
"Hmm, ah, isn't it because he is doing a ten-year quest?" Wakaba said after thinking a bit.
" No wonder you don't know," Akira said as if he was suddenly enlightened. " It seems those guys must have been silenced by Gildarts," he said as a very dangerous smile appeared on his face.
"Hey, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me quickly what the true reason why Gildarts left." Although Wakaba felt a chill seeing Akira's smile, he still asked. His curiosity made him ignore the danger.
"Well, it happened when one day Gildarts came running to me, begging me to make him a perfect anniversary gift. That fool actually forgot his own wedding anniversary and was crying like a child. That annoyed me so much that I had to agree reluctantly.
So I made him a magic tool that allows him to project his thoughts into a 3D projector. I originally wanted him to imagine the best memories he had with Cornelia and then give them to her as a present. After all, what woman wouldn't love a memento that showed them their happiest memories?
But that idiot ruined everything by himself. I don't know why, but he somehow imagined the memories of his other girlfriends after their breakup. " Akira said exasperatedly. Even he found this absurd. Although those were indeed part of Gildart's memories, did he really have to imagine them at that time?
" Cornelia must have been very mad, " Wakaba muttered as he prayed for Gildarts in his heart for the loss.
"Well, rage is an understatement; she was furious. She then beat the hell out of Gildarts, leaving no part of his body uninjured". Akira said as he shivered, remembering that memory. Even for him, who only read Gildart's thoughts, he was actually scared shitless.
" Wait, when you say no part…." Wakaba didn't get to finish his sentence, as Akira had already given him the answer.
" Yes, Cornelia kicked and stomped on his little brother so much that it may have even broken. In fact, my guess is that Cornelia really wanted to castrate him. And the reason why Gildarts went away for many months is, in addition to wanting to wait till Cornelia's anger cools down, he is also searching for a way to treat his little brother. " Akira said with a deep, hidden smirk. He was really going to enjoy seeing the face when Gildarts came back and learned everyone knew about his dark history.
This is a very fitting punishment for interrupting his research and destroying his research lab.
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The next day in the early morning, both of them boarded the train. Since the place they wanted to go to was very far, both of them had to ride the train for almost a day. Thankfully the trains in this world run on magic crystals, or else the train would need to stop at various stations to fill up the gas and make the journey longer.
After another half a day of walking, Akira and Wakaba arrived at the snowy mountains in the northern region.
" So, do you have any clues on where to start searching for this great ice mage? " Wakaba asked as he lit his pipe to keep his body warm.
"Well, yeah , actually there is a Bureau of Magical Development here, right? I'm sure as one of the council-funded institutes, they would definitely keep track of Ur's whereabouts." Akira said, as a look of coldness flashed through his eyes that Wakaba didn't see.
Well, apart from searching for Ur , Akira has another purpose, and that is to destroy that Bureau of Magical Development. Before coming here, Akira had made several plans.
One is to win over Ur and make her join Fairy Tail. Although he could defeat Delidora and make Ur independent, Akira knew that it wasn't enough to make someone like Ur join a wizard guild after being a free wizard for a long time.
Therefore, he devised a plan to eliminate Ur's reasons for not switching sides immediately. And that is rescuing Ultear and letting the mother and daughter reunite.
This way Akira would be able to get 3 super wizards to join Fairy Tail. Well, we could also try to persuade Lion, but knowing that guy's character, unless something serious happened, he would most likely go on his own way.
And anyway, Akira had full confidence in his plan. To ensure the success of his plan, he had even sent out one of his clones for scouting.
Did you know that using Rimuru's clone ability and the sense-sharing magic he learned years ago are very useful when used together? Akira only needs to let the familiar fuse with his slime clone and then use the sense-sharing magic through the clone.
Not only is this method very efficient, it also allowed him to have the freedom of being able to move and exist in Rimuru mode without interrupting the spell.
In fact, during this last year, Akira had clearly noticed how he could use some of the other characters' unique skills without activating his Take Over magic. Although these abilities are far weaker when used with Take Over Magic, they are still very useful in everyday life.
For example, Akira can use Roger's Haki to coat his weapons with armament Haki and use the observation Haki as intuition. This small boost in physical strength is very good for Akira, who has a dragon physique and is very good at close combat.
But what excited Akira the most was his third ability. He didn't know how, but Akira managed to use Anos's Magic Eyes of Destruction. And although the power and lethality of these magic eyes are one thousandth of the original, they are still very powerful nonetheless.
He can now confidently say the very catchy line, " In front of my eyes, all your magic are useless ".
Hmm, oh, it seems they might have come at a very suitable time.
Just now Akira got a message from his clone. And the message was….
Author Note: Guys I'm here to make some announcements on some adjustments I will make to the story. In the original novel I found that Gray was actually from the Northern Continent. And since it is actually very impossible for a child to actually cross a continent to come and join Fairy Tail, I will adjust it so Gray's hometown is somewhere in the northern part of Ishgar, and it is a snowy place. And I would also place the Bureau of Magical Development in this place since I need a great plot to continue my story.
Well, that's all for now. See ya! 😄
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