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The next day, everyone departed from Brago, heading towards Magnolia. And this included Ur, Ultear, Gray, and Lyon.
Initially, Ur and others were thinking about heading back to their home in the mountains. But Akira's talk-no-jutsu made them so excited that they couldn't resist coming with them.
"Hey, kid, how the hell did you manage to convince her to join the guild?" On the way, Gildarts whispered as he gestured towards Ur and her group.
Gildarts knew that Ur liked to be an independent mage and didn't want to be affiliated with any guild. After all, in the past, he, like many others, also tried to poach her into joining a guild. Furthermore, Ur was someone who had the capabilities of rivaling a ten-wizard saint, so there were numerous people who would come to meet her and offer olive branches for her. Gildarts even heard that the Magic Council also extended an invitation to her in the past. But Ultear turned everyone down, saying that she liked staying as an independent mage.
So imagine his surprise when he heard that Ur and her group would be coming with us to Magnolia and also joining Fairy Tail. For a moment, even Gildarts thought he was hallucinating.
'Did this kid have the same ability as the master to abduct people into joining the guild?' Gildarts wondered as he looked at Akira with curiosity.
Hearing Gildart's words, Akira scratched his cheek with a bit of awkwardness. "Well, if you are that curious, I guess I can tell you, " he said as he glanced at Ur, who was also looking at him.
But although her face had a smile, her eyes were not smiling at all. One could practically see the annoyance spilling out of her.
Although Akira felt a little scared of her look, he still decided to court death. After all, if they really fight, he didn't think he couldn't escape from Ur. So with a smirk, he began to describe what happened to Gildarts and Wakaba, who was also looking at them with curiosity.
Well, to sum up Akira's bragging, it could be said that Akira came to Ur and had a talk about saving Ultear. And like the usual plot, where Ur thanked him and said she would definitely pay him back for this great favor. And it was this moment Akira struck.
He asked for the favor right there. And that favor is for her, Ultear, and her other two students to join Fairy Tail. This left Ur unable to react for a moment.
Shouldn't the usual plot be like you would just act humbly and only ask for something after a long time?
And so after a few arguments, Ur was defeated and had no choice but to join the enemy camp with her whole family.
Hearing the whole story, both Gildarts and Wakaba had blank faces. They looked at each other before looking at Akira and then at the sky with resignation.
At this moment, both of them were wondering whether it was a good idea to cut ties with this kid. Although they knew that Akira always had a tendency to cause trouble, they never expected him to be this troublesome.
Isn't this kid not afraid of getting a beating from Master and the others after hearing how he blackmailed an innocent mother? And adding to the fact that he almost died in this mission,
'Yeah, this kid is definitely getting a beating for his lifetime,' both Gildarts and Wakaba thought as they looked at Akira with a gaze of pity that turned to one of playfulness the next moment.
As people who had been repeatedly tormented by Akira's antics, both Wakaba and Gildarts definitely wouldn't miss such a good show.
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Due to a large group mainly consisting of children, the return journey to Magnolia was a bit long. It took nearly a week to arrive due to some strange situations that kept happening every day.
For example, think you are staying in an inn for a day, only for the inn or the entire town to be controlled by a dark guild that specializes in human trafficking. In addition, those villains would somehow have some major dark guilds backing them, who would then come to seek revenge.
So one could say this return journey had unknowingly allowed the children to broaden their horizons. Especially for Lyon, who thought Ultear was the strongest. This journey allowed him to see what sorts of monsters there are in this world.
Of course, none of these situations had anything to do with Akira's freaking constitution of attracting trouble.
"Hey, guys, guess who is back? " Akira shouted as he kicked the guild door open with a kick.
But as soon as he did that, he was met with a huge fist that appeared right in front of him. Akira had no time to dodge, so he, like a man, took the fist head-on.
Of course, that is what everyone saw, but in reality, he quickly used his Kyoka Suigetsu to swap his place with a random unlucky person and sneaked towards the counter.
"Akira, you brat, stop hiding and take my iron fist of love. " Makarov's angry roar sounded as the old man punched straight towards the empty air.
'Damn you, master, you have no martial ethics, and how the hell did you know the fist of love? That should be Garp's move.' Akira cursed as he narrowly dodged the fist strike.
Just as he was about to change his position again, he suddenly felt danger coming from behind. And before he could turn around, a flash of lightning struck him, making his whole body paralyzed for a while.
Then he heard a girl's soft voice, " Enchantment: lazy bind."
Chains sprang from the ground and bound him before he could make a move. As soon as the chains came in contact with him, he felt an intense sleepiness, which made his reactions a bit slow.
"Damn you, Sera, you have betrayed your…" Akira didn't get to say the next words, 'Young master, ' as he fell down and was beaten to a pulp by two gigantic fists.
In addition to the old man, other companions also joined in on the fun. After all, getting to beat up Akira like this is a very rare opportunity.
After a long baptism of fists, Akira shakily stood up and sat down on the counter. His hands flashed, and a healing potion appeared in his hand. Without hesitation, he gulped the potion down.
Soon, all the various injuries began to heal at a rapid rate. And Akira could now move his body without needing to feel pain all over.
After he healed his wounds, his eyes scanned everyone present. He looked at the culprits who were responsible for beating him up with malicious eyes.
As a petty person, he had already recorded this grudge in his personal grudge book. And he would definitely pay everyone back with interest.
'A gentleman's revenge is never late. ' Akira thought as he laughed like a villain inwardly.
At this moment, everyone who participated in beating Akira felt a sudden chill running down their spine. They all collectively looked at Akira, who had his usual kind smile and his eyes closed.
'Oh shit, we are toast, ' they all thought, regretting joining the fun earlier. They knew that they had given their names on this petty boy's naughty list.
But their regret was washed away the next, as a feeling of utter satisfaction appeared on them. 'But to beat that kid senseless, all is worth it.'
Knowing what these soundrils are thinking, Akira almost spat out a mouthful of blood out of anger. He truly regretted listening to the thoughts of these guys.
These guys are truly the bane of him. Fighting Deliora wasn't as exhausting as dealing with these guys, who constantly make him have high blood pressure.
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