Chapter 4: The Dilemma of Possessing Magic
Although Kana was now drunk, Kira had no doubt that she would continue drinking until the evening. While her mind was still unclear, business was more important, so she might agree on the spur of the moment.
Like Erza , Kana is also one of Kira's main customers. Although she is not a VIP, as a store owner she must not be biased. She must be enthusiastic enough to every customer and provide them with opportunities to consume - even if there are no opportunities, she must create them.
Not only Erza's armor, but almost all the magic props in the entire "Fairy Tail" guild, including but not limited to magic crystals, magic weapons, magic pens, etc., were made by Kira .
Perhaps it was the benefit of being a time traveler, or perhaps it was purely due to his talent, but a few years ago, Kira suddenly discovered that he had a great talent in making magic props, especially the combination of forging technology and word magic, which allowed him to create many strange props.
Smaller inferior products include swift boots, telekinetic throwing knives, prophecy cards, and lucky dice; larger weapons include armor, staffs, rings, etc. It can be called the department store of Magnolia.
Kana uses card magic, so she needs magic cards when she fights. Kira is best at making magic items, so making a set of magic cards is too easy for him.
Kana slammed the barrel in her hand on the bar and complained drunkenly: "This matter is to say... your asking price is too high, there is no way I can afford it!"
"What are you talking about? You get what you pay for. Don't you know my cards? A good card can be used for a long time. Besides, your money is not leaving you, but staying with you in another form. It is much more valuable than these two barrels of wine in your hand."
Kira took it for granted.
"But... it's really too expensive. I'm not S-rank like you and Erza."
Cana was a little hesitant, as she knew how powerful Kira's magic gadgets were.
"Possessing magic requires powerful magic items. If you want to become stronger, you have to pay a little. Once you become S-rank, take on a few high-paying missions, won't you make back your money?"
In the world of magic, magic is divided into possession system and ability system.
The holding system refers to magic that requires the use of magic props. Protoss magic should be the ceiling of this magic. The powerful Protoss tribe is a world of its own, and magicians summon Protoss to fight through corresponding Protoss keys.
Below the Celestial King is the zodiac, each corresponding to twelve powerful celestial spirits, summoned by the rarest golden key; below gold is silver, as for whether there are others, Kira doesn't know much.
Since most of the combat methods rely on the Protoss, in general, the Protoss magician's own combat ability is also the weakest - unless the magician can wear a Protoss battle suit.
The opposite is true for costume magic, where wizards rely on their equipment and use powerful weapons to fight in person, so they generally have the strongest physical fitness.
There are various forms of equipment, for example, Erza uses armor, and Bisca and Alzac in the guild use guns.
Cards are naturally a type of holding system, but card magic is not outstanding in the holding system for three reasons:
First, the card wizard's cards are not as good as the star spirit's, and his physical fitness is not as good as the costume wizard. In other words, it is in between the two, a level that is neither good nor bad;
The second is the problem of production.
The first thing to know is that card wizards cannot use the magic in the cards, nor can they make their own cards. If they could, why would they bother using cards to perform their magic?
Therefore, most magic cards can only be purchased, which not only costs a lot of money, but also has no guarantee of quality. After all, except for special circumstances, the people who make cards are generally not powerful wizards, otherwise why would they make cards? Therefore, they can't make powerful cards.
The third reason: the power is average.
A comprehensive fighting style also means no special skills. This type of magic has unsolvable flaws unless you cheat - Kira himself is a perfect example.
This is also the reason why Cana was specially given the "Fairy's Shine" in the later part of the original work, because if she only relied on card magic, she would not be qualified to be a member of Team B - in terms of hard power, let alone Lucy, even Levi might be stronger than her.
At this stage, Cana has not yet been suppressed by Natsu and Gray, the cheating guys. Kira estimates that her strength is probably about the same as Rocky's.
But who is Rocky?
The celestial spirit of the Golden Twelve Zodiacs, originally Leo, stayed in the human world for 3 years, and his strength was greatly weakened. When Lucy arrived, he restored his identity as a celestial spirit and returned to the peak. By then, only Cana would be left behind.
In front of the bar, Kana was silent and hesitant; Kira loudly encouraged her and was angry at her for not fighting back.
Gray secretly complained in his heart: Swindler!
Seeing that Cana was somewhat tempted, Kira struck while the iron was hot: "This new set of cards took me a whole week to complete. It is quite powerful. If you don't want it, I can only sell it to someone else."
Then he changed the subject and started to play the emotional card, "Hey, actually, you know, with my personality, how many card wizards do I know? Aren't all these cards made for you?"
Kira patted the bar to attract Cana's attention. At the same time, he pointed at Gray who was eating melons next to him. He was inspired to persuade her. "In terms of friendship, we have known each other for more than ten years, which is longer than I have known Gray. In terms of reputation, so many people in the guild have bought my magic props. Who has ever said that they are bad? Moreover, we have done so many business deals. The magic cards I have made have always been of guaranteed quality and quantity."
"Since you joined Fairy Tail, you have been working hard to become an S-class wizard. I have seen all of this. But look, you have been in the guild for 12 years, and 5 S-class wizards have been produced, but it is not your turn yet. Is it because you are not talented enough? Is it because you are not working hard enough?"
"No! You have abundant magic power, skilled fighting skills, and an IQ far beyond that of Natsu and Gray. All you lack is a set of powerful magic cards!!!"
"Hey! What do you mean?" Gray on the side was a little unhappy, but was ignored by Kira.
Kira's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, like thunder in the ears. They were like the whispers of the devil, and every word struck Kana's heart.
Become S-class! Become S-class!! Become S-class!!! I want to be...
"A set of 10 cards, 500,000 J."
"It's so expensive!" Gray exclaimed.
"I want... a ghost! You damned profiteer, go to hell!"
