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Chapter 96: Mirajane and her two siblings make their appearance! And Id's deception~

Chapter 96: Mirajane and her two siblings make their appearance! And Id's deception~ (Please subscribe)

In a small town in the south of the Kingdom of Fiore, near the border.

Under the blazing sun, Id finally arrived at his destination.

Well, after leaving Fairy Tail guild, it took Ido more than half a month to travel across almost half the kingdom before finally arriving at this town that is said to be inhabited by demons.

"Um?!"

After Id entered the town, he was greatly surprised.

Because the town was completely peaceful, there was no sign of any evil spirits causing trouble.

Therefore, Id judged that the demon dwelling in the town should be far weaker than Deliora.

However, Id still went to the mayor's house as instructed.

At the mayor's home.

"Are you the Archmage who came all the way from the far west to help us vanquish the demon?!"

The town's mayor, an elderly man with graying hair, became excited upon learning of Ide's purpose for coming. He took Ide's hand and spoke earnestly.

"Yes."

Id nodded slightly, then asked directly, "Mayor, where exactly is that demon you mentioned in your commission?!"

"The demon is currently residing in the village church."

The mayor nodded repeatedly and told Id the location of the demon.

"Mayor, something terrible has happened!"

"The youngest son of the blacksmith Jack was kidnapped by the devil in the church."

Just as the mayor and Id explained the situation in the town, the mayor's door was immediately pushed open by the townspeople, who frantically told him what was going on.

"What?!"

"Didn't I already sternly warn you that no matter what happens, you must never approach the church?"

"Why can't you all just listen to me?"

The mayor glared angrily at the townspeople. He had repeatedly emphasized that they were absolutely forbidden from approaching the church or provoking the demons inside before the arrival of the Archmage, but the townspeople ignored him.

"Mayor, now is not the time to criticize us. The most urgent thing is to find a way to rescue Old Jack's child from the church."

The townspeople all lowered their heads and said helplessly.

"Your Excellency Archmage, we need your assistance in dealing with the demons in the church."

Ignoring the group of townspeople who were more trouble than they were worth, the mayor turned to Id, who was sitting on the sofa quietly drinking tea, and made a request.

"All right."

Ide nodded in agreement, placed the teacup he had only taken a sip of on the coffee table, and got up to walk outside.

"Lord Archmage?"

"The Archmage has come to our aid!"

"My Lord Archmage, I will guide you."

After learning from the mayor that the man before them, Ide, was the great mage who had come to their town to vanquish the demon, the townspeople immediately rushed to lead Ide to the church.

"Um."

Id nodded slightly, without saying anything more. He simply followed the group of townspeople toward the church where the incident had occurred.

"Ugh."

The town mayor watched the departing townspeople and sighed helplessly.

In front of the church.

Led by the townspeople, Id arrived at the church where the demon dwelled in less than ten minutes.

"Your Excellency Archmage, the demon that is wreaking havoc in the town, and the youngest son of the old Jack family, are both in the church before us."

When the group arrived at the church, a townsman pointed to the church in front of them and introduced it to Id.

"oh?!"

Id stood in front of the church, feeling the magic emanating from its interior, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Yes, there is indeed an evil and twisted magic in the church, and the master of that magic is undoubtedly the devil.

To Id's surprise, the magic was far too weak, so weak that even a seasoned mage could easily defeat it, let alone Id himself.

Of course, what really amused Id was that the demon in the church was not at ease at the moment. It was currently facing off against a cute girl with snow-white hair, porcelain skin, and features that seemed to have been specially favored by the creator, exquisitely sculpted and refined, like a Barbie doll.

"Has she awakened her own magic?!"

What surprised Id even more was that the girl, whose face was exquisite enough and whose every glance exuded beauty, had awakened her own magic and power.

Those who can awaken their own magic innately without any instruction are undoubtedly geniuses.

The fact that the other party came from a small town on the border of the kingdom was even more surprising.

"Your Excellency Archmage, please enter the church quickly and vanquish that evil demon!"

At this moment, townspeople urged Id on.

"No rush, let me take another look."

Upon hearing this, Id shook his head slightly, indicating that everything was under control.

"Well."

After Id refused the townspeople's request, the townspeople, who had been incredibly enthusiastic towards him just a moment ago, began to frown the next.

They seemed to want to say something, but because of Id's status, the townspeople dared not speak out directly. They could only sigh softly or snort coldly to show their dissatisfaction with Id.

"hehe."

But Id simply ignored it and didn't take it seriously at all.

The interior of the church.

"Sister Mirajane, I'm scared."

Old Jack's youngest son, Little Jack, a six-year-old child, sat alone in a corner of the church, crying softly towards the girl who was the only one in the whole town who had rushed into the church without regard for her own safety to save him.

"Don't be afraid."

"I'm coming to save you."

Mirajane, who was twelve years old in the traditional Chinese way of counting age, gave little Jack a look that said, "Tell me to calm down." She looked up at the demon in the sky and said coldly, "Release that child, or don't worry about me being rude to you."

"Shut up."

"Why would you skip your own dinner?!"

"I've been starving for over a month. Today, no matter what, I'm going to eat him."

The demon looked at Mirajane with a hint of instinctive fear. This human girl was clearly just a child, full of flaws, yet she gave it the feeling that if it rushed in, the one who would die would be its own illusion.

"This is unbelievable!"

The demon gritted its teeth. The reason it had lingered in this village for more than a month without killing a single person was because it was wary of the white-haired girl in front of it who was putting immense pressure on it.

"snort."

Mirajane snorted coldly. She seemed to sense the demon's fear of her, though she couldn't figure out what it was about her that the demon was afraid of.

But she planned to use this fear to her advantage and escort little Jack safely out of the church.

I know you're afraid of me.

"I have plenty of ways to deal with you."

As Mirajane spoke, she ignored the demon above her head and walked directly to Little Jack. Just as Mirajane had predicted, the demon did not attack her.

"Little Jack, come here."

Then, Mirajane took Jack's hand and prepared to walk out of the church.

"you----"

After watching helplessly as its dinner was about to be taken away, the demon, driven mad by a month of hunger, bared its teeth, opened its blood-red maw, and charged straight at Mirajane and Little Jack beneath it.

"Run, Jack!"

Mirajane seemed to have anticipated the demon's sneak attack. She picked up the water pipe she had found and swung it fiercely at the demon that was attacking her, shouting loudly to little Jack, whom she had rescued.

"Um."

Little Jack nodded vigorously and dashed out of the church at the fastest speed he had ever seen.

Outside the church.

"What exactly does the Archmage mean?"

"Isn't that right?"

"Does he even want to help us destroy the demon?"

"Are they planning to raise the price on the spot?"

"Waaaaah, my son!"

The townspeople seemed to be getting impatient. They began to whisper among themselves, and even the way they looked at Id was filled with doubt and anger.

Among them, Little Jack's father, Old Jack, kept wiping away tears. He clasped his hands together in a devout manner, praying to heaven that his child could escape from the clutches of the devil.

"Snapped!"

Just then, Jack pushed open the church door and rushed towards the townspeople gathered outside.

"son."

Upon seeing this, Old Jack was overjoyed and immediately went to greet him.

"Father."

After squeezing into old Jack's arms, little Jack finally felt a sense of security. He sobbed as he said, "Father, I thought I would never see you again."

"It's alright, it's alright."

Old Jack held little Jack in his arms, not daring to let go for a moment, afraid that if he did, his son would be gone again. He just kept rubbing little Jack's head and gently comforting him.

It's unclear whether old Jack was comforting young Jack or himself.

"Father, Sister Mirajane is still in the church. She saved me."

At this moment, Little Jack seemed to have thought of something, and he told Old Jack the truth.

"Was Mirajane's child also in the church?"

Old Jack was taken aback at first, then looked up at the church in front of him. He had originally planned to rush into the church to save Mirajane.

But when old Jack thought of the demon's terror, his eyes filled with hesitation. After thinking it over again and again, he turned to look at Id and said softly, "My lord, there is still a child in the church."

"I know."

Id nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and then said nothing more.

Inside the church.

"hateful."

Mirajane was locked in a fierce battle with the demon. Whether it was because the demon had not eaten for a long time and its strength had weakened significantly, or because Mirajane, who had just awakened his magic, was strong enough, the two were evenly matched for a short time.

"Damn humans."

The demon cursed under his breath, then seized the opportunity to reveal his sharp fangs, intending to bite Mirajane's neck off.

"That won't do."

Outside the church, Ido, having captured this scene using his Observation Haki, immediately raised one of his fingers.

"boom!"

A bone-chilling cold immediately erupted from inside the church, instantly freezing the demon's body, which was about to ambush Mirajane.

"Go to hell!"

Although Mirajane didn't know why the demon's movements had slowed down, she seized the opportunity and used the water pipe in her hand to pierce the demon's brain.

"Well."

After Mirajane pierced the demon's brain, it was powerless to do anything about it, even though it was unwilling, and died on the spot.

"Buzz!"

At the very moment the demon died, Mirajane's magic resonated with the soul of the dead demon.

"boom!!"

In an instant, accompanied by a powerful surge of magic, the demon's soul, carrying all its power, immediately transferred into Mirajane's body.

This method of directly seizing the soul power of living beings such as demons, monsters, and plants to enhance one's own magic is called "receiving magic."

Receiving magic is a very powerful form of magic.

However, overly powerful magic always has side effects.

Especially since Mirajane had only recently awakened her magic and powers, she was still unable to control herself well.

Therefore, after Mirajane passively received the demon's soul power, his right hand became rough, strong, and incredibly powerful—this was demonization.

At that moment, Mirajane didn't care about any of that; all she wanted was to leave the church immediately and reunite with her younger brother and sister.

"Click."

Therefore, when Mirajane destroyed the demon residing in the church, she staggered as she pushed open the church door, basking in the sunlight and preparing to receive praise from the townspeople and the joyful, adoring gazes of her younger siblings. Instead, she was met with shocked looks and malicious speculation from the townspeople.

"What happened to Mirajane's arm?!"

"This is exactly like a demon!"

"Is Mirajane possessed by a demon?"

"It's absolutely horrible and hideous!"

When the townspeople saw Mirajane's arm clearly, they immediately let out sharp cries, pointing at it and whispering amongst themselves.

"Sister Mirajane isn't possessed by a demon!"

"Can't you see through Mirajane's eyes that the person before you is Mirajane herself?!"

Just as the townspeople were shouting angrily at Miraja, her younger brother and sister stepped forward, protecting their sister behind them, and argued with the townspeople.

"Elfman and Lisana, aren't you afraid of me?!"

Miraja wanted to hug her younger brother and sister with her right hand, but after seeing her ugly arm, she turned to her left hand and gently patted their shoulders.

"Miss Mirajane, are you kidding me?!"

"How could we possibly be afraid of you?"

"You are a great hero who protected the townspeople and vanquished the demon!"

Upon hearing this, Lisana, who was ten years old (by Chinese reckoning), immediately turned to her older sister Mirajane and said seriously.

"That's right."

Elfman nodded vigorously beside him.

"Younger brother, younger sister."

Mirajane was moved to tears by Lisanna and Elfman's unwavering belief in her.

"Miraja, get out of this village, you possessed by a demon!"

"That's right, get out of this village immediately!"

"It's because you killed the demon that you were cursed and possessed by it."

Just as Mirajane was deeply moved by her younger brother and sister's words, some townspeople roared and tried to drive Mirajane's family out of town.

"Shut up!"

"Miraja saved my son, which is why she was possessed by the demon. She did nothing wrong; if anyone is at fault, it's the demon's fault."

"To put it bluntly, you're just taking advantage of the fact that there are no adults in Mirajane's family. This is really going too far."

"That's right! That's right!"

Old Jack, along with another group of townspeople who supported Mirajane, confronted the group that planned to drive Mirajane's family out of town and seize their property.

"Tsk."

Mirajane witnessed this scene, and she gritted her teeth, knowing clearly in her heart that no matter what, she could no longer stay in this small town.

"Clap clap clap!"

Just as Mirajane was feeling down, a burst of light applause interrupted the townspeople's standoff and argument.

"Um?!"

As the townspeople looked up, they saw Id clapping as he walked up to Mirajane, saying with a smile, "Little girl, your name is Mirajane, right? What outstanding magical talent you have! Even in Fairy Tail, the mage guild, you would be among the top."

"Who are you?!"

Mirajah remained silent at first, protecting her younger brother and sister behind her, before looking up at Id and asking.

"My name is Ido, and I'm a mage from the Fairy Tail guild. To put it simply, I'm just like you."

As Id said this, he rolled up his sleeves, revealing their Fairy Tail crest, and at the same time, the Dragon Slayer Magic within him began to operate wildly.

In an instant, a layer of dark blue dragon scales immediately grew on Ide's cheeks, neck, and arms.

Ide's hands also changed from their original human form to resemble the claws of a wild beast.

This is the dragon power that is close to its full potential.

Yes, the final form of Dragon Slayer Magic is to transform into a giant dragon, so when Ido activates the power of dragons, his body will undergo a dragon transformation reaction.

"Oh no!"

"After Mirajane was possessed by a demon, the archmage we invited has also been possessed by a demon?!"

"You idiot! The Archmage wasn't possessed by a demon! This is magic."

When the townspeople discovered that the mage they had invited, Ide, could actually transform into a form similar to Mirajane, they were all stunned and made incredulous noises.

As for the townspeople who questioned whether Mirajane was possessed by a demon and planned to take the opportunity to drive Mirajane's family out of town, they all shut their mouths and dared not say anything more after discovering that Id could also transform into such an "inhuman" form.

After Mirajane discovered that Id was actually someone similar to her, her initial wariness towards Id immediately dissipated considerably. She also understood from Id's explanation that being "possessed by a demon" was not her fault, but a gift bestowed upon her by heaven. Some people want to be "possessed" but cannot.

"So, how should I put it?!"

"I don't think you can make a living in this small town. Why don't you come to our Fairy Tail guild?"

"In the Fairy Tail guild, no one will reject your magic, because everyone is pretty much the same—"

"Coincidentally, our guild leader is very knowledgeable and will definitely be able to help you control the magic power within your bodies."

Id smiled and said to the three Mirajane sisters.

"it is good."

Mirajane looked at his demonized right hand, then at his younger brother and sister, and nodded vigorously.

And so, Ido led Mirajane and her two siblings back to Fairy Tail, the mage guild.