Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

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A sudden, clear, and loud bell rang throughout the town. Residents in all parts of the town looked up and instantly realized what had happened. Without the slightest hesitation, they immediately rushed into nearby houses.

Inside the guild, the noisy members instantly fell silent, their faces lighting up with surprise and delight as they gazed at the guild's open doors...

"What?!" Lucy, who knew nothing about it, looked completely puzzled.

“The way this bell is rung is…” Natsu’s joy was palpable.

“That’s right!” Happy raised his paws, indicating his agreement with Natsu’s guess.

"Could it be!!!" Gray's face also lit up with joy.

"Whoa whoa whoa!!!" Whether it was due to excessive excitement causing language system disorder, or simply expressing excitement with interjections, Elfman let out an excited roar.

"Gildarts is back!!!" Natsu leaped up, jumping out of the crowd and sending nearby people flying.

"Natsu!!!"

"Watch out!"

"Wow——"

"We're back!" Happy spread his wings and rushed towards the guild entrance after Natsu.

The others didn't dwell on the matter and rushed towards the guild entrance, gazing into the distance...

"Gildarts?! Could he be the strongest mage in Fairy Tail...?"

Lucy covered her mouth in surprise and ran with the crowd towards the guild entrance, looking left and right, searching for the legendary mage and curious about the commotion in the town...

"Magnolia is being converted to Gildarts mode!"

"Citizens! Please proceed to the designated location as soon as possible!"

"Repeat it one more time..."

A golden trumpet with white wings floated in the air, repeatedly playing the same words, and the people in the street were cleared out at an extremely fast speed.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by a series of booming sounds, the entire town changed, and a straight and wide road stretched from the location of Gildarts to the Fairy Tail guild.

The houses along the route were all raised and moved to the sides...

Based on the analysis, there is definitely more than one way for Gildarts to return to the city, since no one can guarantee that Gildarts will always return in the same direction.

With this thought in mind, Fang Rui looked at the straight and wide road, pondering how to shift the blame without offending anyone.

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Fang Rui's clone arrived at the entrance of the Fairy Tail guild. Seeing the stunned onlookers, the clone scratched his cheek and said:

"Magnolia, is this how you welcome newcomers? I'm a little taken aback..."

Upon hearing this, the stunned crowd snapped back to reality, their expressions shifting as if they had transformed into sharp-toothed, piercing voices, and shouted in unison, "Who are you?!"

"Huh? Huh—" Feigning surprise, the clone dressed similarly to Gildarts staggered back a step, saying in a somewhat panicked tone, "What do you want to do?!"

"Cough cough!"

At this moment, Makarov stepped out from the crowd, his cough bringing everyone back to their senses. He looked at someone dressed very much like Gildarts and asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"...My name is Xiu, and I'm just an ordinary traveler, currently traveling around..."

One of the clones was rambling on.

As for whether it was true or not, Makarov didn't care; he was more concerned about something else: "Your clothes and hairstyle..."

"Is there a problem? It's very ordinary! Most people who are active in the wild dress like this..." The clone continued to ramble.

"So that's how it is..." Natsu was very disappointed and returned to the guild.

The others were also disappointed and returned to the guild...

Makarov spoke with one of his clones for a while, found nothing wrong, and then they parted ways.

Magnolia deactivates Gildarts mode and returns to normal.

Fang Rui, who witnessed the whole farce, wore a satisfied smile; his wish had come true.

"...I should probably go check out Fairy Tail too~ to see who the lucky one who accepted the quest is. If it's not Natsu, how can I get him to join?"

As he spoke, Fang Rui took a step forward and jumped off the roof. He fell into the street with a "thud," but the paving stones were not broken; they were quite hard.

At this moment, the town had just finished its transformation, and the townspeople had not yet come out of their houses. Fang Rui walked along the deserted streets and soon arrived at the Fairy Tail guild.

It must have been caused by a previous guild war or all the guild members rushing to the guild gate. The guild gate has vanished, leaving only a few fragments.

'As expected of Fairy Tail.'

With a moment of reflection, Fang Rui walked into the Mage Guild, attracting the attention of many people.

When Fang Rui first arrived, it was during a chaotic period of guild warfare, and few people paid attention to the situation at the guild entrance, so very few people had seen him.

"plz follow me."

As a guild employee, Mirajane naturally kept an eye on the guild entrance, so she recognized Fang Rui. She had seen him talking to Guild Master Makarov, and by referring to the quest form filled out by the guild master, she could guess Fang Rui's identity.

Fang Rui nodded slightly in gratitude and followed her to the only "clean spot" in the hall, which was spotless and free of any clutter.

"Have a seat!" Makarov sat cross-legged on the far left of the bar, holding a wine glass in his left hand and tapping the table to his right with his right.

Upon hearing this, Fang Rui didn't say anything and just sat on the stool in front of the bar, instead of sitting on the bar counter as Makarov had suggested.

"Has anyone accepted my request?"

Without beating around the bush, Fang Rui asked directly.

“Many people are interested, but no one has taken the offer.” Makarov downed his drink in one gulp.

"What request?" Natsu overheard their conversation and suddenly leaned closer.

Upon hearing this, Fang Rui turned his head to the left and carefully examined Natsu. His gaze penetrated Natsu's body and could see deeper... demonic power and dragons!

Roar----

A deafening roar echoed through the unknown space. Ignoring the extremely high temperature and the immense dragon magic, Fang Rui observed his surroundings.

'...Similar to the sealing space of a tailed beast, but the differences are very obvious.'

Once the Tailed Beast leaves the body, the Jinchuriki's soul will return to the Pure Land.

The dragon leaving the Dragon Slayer's body will not have any effect on the Dragon Slayer.

"Human, who are you?!"

A majestic voice echoed in the unknown space, and one volcano after another seemed to echo it, erupting to enhance the atmosphere.

"An ordinary human being has come here... to meet you and, incidentally, to discuss some matters."

Fang Rui's gaze lingered on the Fire Dragon King Igniel, seemingly harboring some... ill intentions.

The Fire Dragon King, feeling somewhat uncomfortable under his gaze, shifted his body slightly, his voice still filled with majesty: "Since you have come here, it proves your strength and that you are qualified to speak with me..."

"Speak! What do you want to talk about..."

………………

After a moment, Fang Rui's unfocused gaze sharpened again, and he said softly:

"A request to capture a monster."

"So you were the one who posted this request!"

Natsu looked enlightened, clapped his fists together, and smiled, saying, "I'll take this mission~ When do we set off?!"

He was already interested in this task.

Adding to what happened earlier, he was in a bad mood and wanted to find something to punch to relieve his frustration.

"you alone?"

Fang Rui did not agree immediately, but instead asked a question.

"Hmm? Is there a problem?"

Without delving into Fang Rui's question, Natsu tilted his head in confusion and asked.

"Of course there are. My suggestion is to team up to take on my missions. After all, some monsters live in groups. Although I know magic and can protect myself, you may not be able to defeat all the monsters by yourself."

“Emmm…” Natsu did not refute this.

Although he often challenges opponents of higher levels, he is aware of his limitations and thinks things through.

"A squad..."

It was as if a light bulb was flashing above Natsu's head. Natsu looked enlightened, ran away in a flash, and then ran back in a flash.

"She is my teammate—Lucy."

"Love~" Happy raised his right paw in agreement.

"Huh? What?! What teammates?" Lucy asked, completely bewildered.

“This…” Natsu had torn the mission sheet down at some point, and he held it up, handing it to Lucy with a big smile.

"Catching monsters..." Lucy fell silent after seeing the title.

Having already encountered the monster and having a clear understanding of her own strength, Lucy timidly raised her hand: "Can I quit?"

"Huh?! Why did you quit?!" Natsu looked at him with incomprehension.

"It's better than this..."

Fang Rui was somewhat interested in the Celestial Spirits. Since Lucy, a Celestial Spirit Mage, had been brought into Natsu's team, he was naturally very happy to welcome her.

"You guys should try it out as a team first, find a monster that's not too ridiculously strong to test it out, like the monsters in Mount Hakbei..."

"Could it be the Balkans?" Lucy's face fell immediately; she had a very bad impression of those monsters.

"The monsters of Mount Hakbei are not limited to the Balkans."

Fang Rui explained, "Many monsters adapted to cold climates live in Mount Hakbei, such as the gorilla-like monster 'Balkan,' and the two-legged wyvern known as the 'Snow White Monster'..."

Lucy: "…………" Now that you mention it, I'm even less inclined to go~

"Wow~ It's getting exciting!"