Chapter 45: Someone I Met Unexpectedly
The Fiore Kingdom branch of the Council.
It was already afternoon when Kira arrived with the Toad Messenger, which was the time when he usually took a nap.
The warm afternoon sun and the cool summer breeze are what Kira usually needs for a nap, but at this good time, he has to come here to be interrogated. All this is caused by Lalabai, that is, Zeref. Natsu is Zeref's younger brother, so it is right to put him on the hook.
Almost every five minutes, Kira would ask questions like where are we going? When will we arrive? What are we going to do when we get there? These questions made the Toad Messenger speechless.
Normally, those criminals would be so scared that they couldn't even speak when they thought about facing trial by the Council. They were not like Kira now, who was not only calm and composed, but even looked a little perfunctory.
Humph, the people from Fairy Tail are really daring!
In a rare move, the Toad Messenger spoke to Kira: "I say, can't you have a little awareness of being a criminal?"
"What self-awareness? I don't think I've done anything wrong! Justice will clear the matter for me, and fairness will give me my freedom..."
"That's enough!" The Toad Master obviously didn't expect Kira to keep talking. "The devil who secretly kept the Book of Zeref, what else can he call such a thing if not a crime? A dark guild? Or 'because we are Fairy Tail'? Stop kidding!"
Kira snorted, "What do you know, you little toad? I am doing this for research and practice, for the development of magic, the innovation of technology, the stability of society, the progress of the times..."
Suddenly, Kira stopped and looked at the figures of a man and a woman not far ahead.
A middle-aged woman with her hair tied up like Patrick, Ms. Belluno, is the fifth seat of the current Council.
Although she looks like a serious old woman, she is actually a very gentle old woman and is very respected in the Council.
As for the other Kira, he is more familiar. He has arrogant black hair that falls to his waist, a strong back, a proud attitude, wild clothes, and a face full of iron nails. His whole body reveals a temperament of "I am the best in the world".
This bad boy is none other than the ace wizard of the current Phantom Ruler, the Iron Dragon Slayer, Gajeel.
Judging from his appearance, it seemed that he was brought here because he had made some mistake and had just been scolded by a few old men.
"Wait a moment, Gajeel."
Teacher Belluno rushed over and stopped Gajeel who was about to leave. He called her teacher, not because he had really learned anything from her, but because it was a respectful title for the position of the councilor, just like calling a judge. Anyway, in the magic world, everyone called the councilors that, so Kira followed suit.
"why is it you again?"
Seeing this scene, Kira stood still, wanting to listen to what they said.
Bellno looked at Gajeel with pity in his eyes: "Although I have said it many times, you... better leave the ghost."
At this time, Gajeel was obviously still a wild and arrogant teenager, and he showed obvious impatience with the old man's persuasion: "Shut up, there's no need for you to meddle in other people's business."
"The Phantom's recent activities are unbearable to watch. If this continues..."
"Hey! You old woman, do you want to tell me what to do?"
"I will keep talking no matter how many times!" Teacher Belluno said seriously, "I have seen many young people like you, they are just afraid of loneliness."
“You bastard…”
"I won't say that you must follow the right path, but... you must live a meaningful life!"
Gajeel suddenly became even more arrogant: "Oh... Of course my life has meaning! We are about to start a war with Fairy Tail!!"
Having said that, Kira certainly couldn't pretend not to hear it. He strode forward and said in a more arrogant tone than him: "Start a war with Fairy Tail? How dare you say that! Iron Dragon!"
"Huh? Which idiot dares to speak to my master Gajeel like that?"
Gajeel looked back and saw a handsome red-haired boy standing not far behind him. Even though this guy had a mocking look on his face, the powerful magic power on his body could not be faked.
"You are..." Belluno was knowledgeable and recognized Kira at a glance, the young man who was highly praised by the councilors, "Kira Hopelet of Fairy Tail."
"Have you prepared your surrender letter after the war? If you can't read, you'd better go back and look up a dictionary! Otherwise, you'll be laughed at by people from other guilds!"
Hearing that the visitor was from Fairy Tail, Gajeel couldn't help but sneer, "Fairy Tail? Tsk... What's Fairy Tail?! Phantom is the strongest guild in the Kingdom of Fiore!"
"The strongest? Haha..."
In response to Gajeel's harsh words, Kira simply squinted his eyes and chuckled , but Gajeel felt endless ridicule, helplessness, disdain, sympathy, contempt and insults in this simple expression and tone.
"You bastard! It really makes me angry! Do you want to try it now?" Gajeel punched out with an iron fist.
He has a bad temper, is ruthless and doesn't talk much. Gajeel is much weaker now than when he joined Fairy Tail. It seems that the guild is also part of the cheating.
"Stop! Gajeel..." Seeing that the two were about to make a scene, Belluno quickly spoke out to dissuade them.
She is a body of thoughts, and if these two guys really fight here, she won't be able to stop them.
Kira easily took Gajeel's fist and said, "Forget it! You can only compete with the fire dragon in our guild. In terms of strength and character, you are still far behind!"
"Fire Dragon... Oh, I did hear that there is a dragon slayer in your guild, but compared to me, he is nothing but a waste!"
Kira nodded silently: "I will convey your words to Natsu exactly as they are! Don't cry if you lose then!"
"Ha? I will lose? What a joke! I will teach him what a real dragon slayer is!!!"
Kira looked at Gajeel quietly for two seconds, shook his head and said: "How stupid! You were so easily provoked and accepted the opponent I arranged for you so easily..."
"you?!"
"Hey, because you are so arrogant that you want to go to war with Fairy Tail even though you are not very strong. I thought you were going to rely on your brain which doesn't look very smart. Now it seems that I overestimated your intelligence."
"What did you say?!"
"Are you anxious? Are you anxious?" Kira had an amused smile on his face. "If a character like you is the strongest among the Phantoms, then don't even talk about starting a war. It's better to disband the guild as soon as possible, otherwise it will be labeled as a dark guild and let down the hundred-year history."
"Damn it! If you have the guts, come and fight it out right now!"
Should I tell him that I am not the strongest among all the Phantom Assassins? Are you kidding me?! If I tell him that, won’t I be weak in terms of momentum? Besides the guild leader, who in the entire Phantom Assassin can beat me, Master Iron Dragon?
"Oh, by the way, my shop is still short of a few cleaning servants. If you go over and start working now, you can also learn to read books for free, so that you won't be at a loss when you write the surrender letter.
I know, you were raised by a dragon, right? That means you are semi-illiterate, your literacy level is only that of a seven-year-old child!"
There is truth in what he said, because this group of dragon slayer wizards all traveled through time from 400 years ago. There are differences in the writing and language of the two eras, so the real learning time is only seven years.
Gajeel was instantly furious, and he couldn't refute it because he only knew how to fight and didn't like reading, so he was indeed half illiterate and had only studied for 7 years.
I thought for a long time but couldn't figure out how to curse back. When I came to my senses, I found that Kira had already walked away.
"That bastard! I'll make sure he's in trouble next time we meet!"
Belluno looked at Gajeel's unwilling eyes and said, "Don't look at him like this, he is very strong! Kira Hoplite, if he was not too young, he would have a place among the Ten Holy Mages now."
However, this did not discourage Gajeel, but instead aroused his competitive spirit: "This means that if I can defeat him, I will also be qualified to become a Saint Ten, right?"
"Haha, although it might be a bit painful, but... don't get hurt then, kid!"
Looking at Belluno's gentle eyes, Gajeel suddenly felt touched. "Old woman, I have always wanted to ask you one thing... Why do you say these words to me?"
" Why?" Belluno thought for a moment and smiled, "Maybe... you look a lot like my deceased son."
As if he didn't expect the other party to say such a thing, Gajeel stared at Bellno for a long time, then turned and left.
"boring!"
