Fairy Tail: Starting with Fairy Queen Erza

"That's it!"

Ian said no more. With a slight lift of his finger, immense gravity descended from the sky, pressing the bandits to the ground.

These guys posing as members of the Fairy Tail guild must be severely punished...

"Haha! I actually destroyed the wyvern with a single blow. I really do have the strength to become an S-class mage..."

After eliminating the wyvern and the bandits, Natsu looked at the wyvern's corpse on the ground, which he had roasted, and said with a smile.

"Idiot! It was... Ian who lent us his magic."

Erza looked at the smug Natsu and was speechless.

Unlike Natsu, she witnessed Ian using a magic enhancement spell on them, amplifying their combat abilities...

Otherwise, she would be alright...

However, Natsu and Gray could not possibly destroy these dragons so easily.

"The quest is over, you can go to the village now."

On the other side, Ian looked at the monster corpses scattered all over the ground and spoke softly.

"Speaking of which, don't you guys think we've forgotten something important?!"

Meanwhile, as Gray cast his spell, he subconsciously took off his clothes, but after no one reminded him, he frowned, his expression full of doubt.

"Ah! Speaking of which, has anyone seen Kana?"

At Gray's prompting, Ian's expression flashed with realization, and he asked in confusion.

"..."

For a moment, everyone present fell silent.

On the train.

When Kana sobered up, she looked at the empty carriage and fell silent as well.

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Chapter 31 Ian and Erza, father and daughter reunited!

into the night.

After Ian and the others dealt with the wyverns and bandits, they first returned to the train station and retrieved Kana, whom they had forgotten on the train...

They then arrived at Gray's hometown, 'Ice Lake Village'.

Compared to four years ago, when Deliora's sudden invasion turned the entire village into ruins, the village has now undergone a complete transformation.

Throughout the village, every household has built a garden villa, and each family has a courtyard of at least 180 square meters.

In fact, 80% of families have magical four-wheeled vehicles parked in front of their courtyards, which shows how wealthy they are.

At this moment, Ian began to understand somewhat...

Why do all the major powers in the vicinity regard this remote village as a thorn in their side?

"Really..."

"It's gotten so bad that I'm almost tempted to rob this village."

"Why don't we cover ourselves up and rob this village?!"

"After this job, I'll never have to do any more missions."

Looking at the village before him, so wealthy that the entire village floor was paved with marble, and every house was adorned with precious stones and high-level defensive magical artifacts, Ian gently rubbed his chin and muttered to himself.

"Ian, calm down."

"Putting everything else aside, this is my hometown."

After hearing Ian's words, Gray broke out in a cold sweat and spoke in fear.

"Hahaha……"

"I was just joking, Gray, why are you getting so worked up?!"

Don't you trust my character?

Upon hearing this, Ian gently patted Gray on the shoulder and smiled.

"Hey Ian, do you even have any integrity or morals?"

"If you're really just joking, that would be great."

"However, I clearly sensed a murderous intent in your words just now."

Gray was covered in sweat.

Based on his understanding of Ian, he knew he definitely wouldn't do something like robbery.

But if someone gets carried away and tries to extort money from 'Ice Lake Village', well, who knows...

For example, they take advantage of being the saviors of 'Ice Lake Village' to extort protection money.

Although, without Ian, this 'Frozen Lake Village' would probably have been a ghost in Deliora's hands four years ago, and would no longer exist...

"Hey! It's Gray back?!"

"Grey, you're finally back. Your family, on the other hand, has been gone for four years."

"Do you know how busy the village has been in the four years since your family left? There's almost no one left to collect the fish in our village..."

Shortly after Ian and his companions entered 'Ice Lake Village'...

The villagers then spotted Ian and his group, who were outsiders. They first recognized Gray's identity and excitedly recounted the changes that had occurred in the village during the four years Gray had been away...

"Wait, could the person who came back with Gray be our benefactor?!"

"Everyone, stop what you're doing! Our benefactor is back! Our benefactor has finally returned to our village."

"What? Our benefactor has actually come? Let me see him..."

Immediately, some of the villagers who had experienced the Deliora turmoil recognized Ian's identity. After confirming that Ian was their benefactor, they all put down what they were doing and gathered towards where Ian and the others were.

Before long, the eighty-year-old white-haired village chief of 'Ice Lake Village', leaning on his cane, led a group of village elders to Ian.

"Woooo..."

"My benefactor, you're finally back..."

Before Ian could speak, the group of elders immediately hugged him tightly, crying their eyes out and shouting loudly.

"Eh?!"

This scene left Ian completely bewildered; he just hadn't come, not that he was dead.

"Back then, six months after our benefactor helped us eliminate Deliora, the fish fry we released into the icy lake yielded a bumper harvest!"

"In less than a year, almost every household became a pond owner."

“We not only made up for all the losses the village suffered during Deliola’s invasion, but we also earned wealth that would have been impossible to obtain in ten or even a hundred years…”

"Even some caravans that would never normally stop in our village, as well as lords who used to be high and mighty and never paid any attention to us, have all come here after hearing the rumors about Ice Lake. Ice Lake Village has suddenly become the undisputed giant in the vicinity."

Just as Ian was completely bewildered, the villagers began to talk amongst themselves, their expressions filled with pride.

Then, their tone shifted, and a hint of sorrow appeared in their eyes: "However, although the village has become prosperous, we can no longer find our benefactor..."

"During this time, we asked the Gray family, but to our surprise, neither Gray nor Silver would say a word about your matter!"

"After that, we also spent a lot of money to find that mage named Gildarts. Although he was as powerful as a monster and helped us solve some problems, he was not the person we were looking for at all!"

“We all thought you were dead! You paid a terrible price to help us defeat Deliora! You didn’t tell us your real name so we wouldn’t worry.”

The villagers became sad again when they got to this point.

"what……"

Upon hearing this, Ian recalled the rumors the bandit leader had casually mentioned about the mage and Deliora dying together, and immediately solved the case: the rumor originated from 'Ice Lake Village'.

"Don't worry!"

"It's just Deliora, it can't hurt me."

"The reason why you couldn't contact me for the past four years is because..."

"It's just because I went to another continent to complete a difficult mission..."

Ian smiled. Of course, they couldn't get in touch with him; he didn't even know about it at the time.

"Anyway, it's good that our benefactor is alright!"

"In that case, let's have a banquet today!!"

The village chief, though eighty years old, was still incredibly passionate. He stroked his long beard and shouted loudly.

"Oh!!!"

As the village chief finished speaking, the entire village erupted in cheers, and the village was instantly decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, just like during the Lunar New Year...

Fine wine, delicious food, and all sorts of other dishes were served to Ian and the others.

"Tons, tons, tons..."

Because she went to the bar on the train to drink, she missed her stop. After being asked to get off by the train conductor, she was awakened by the cold wind. She immediately picked up the barrel of liquor and started chugging it down again. Since she couldn't catch up with the Flying Dragon, she had to drink to her heart's content.

"Click! Click..."

Natsu picked up the fish in front of him and started taking big bites...

He was barely conscious on the train these past few days, and his stomach was growling with hunger.

As for Gray, he walked towards his dwelling, led by the village chief.

It is said that the villagers also helped them rebuild their house in the village, so that no matter whether he returns to live in the village in the future, he should at least go and visit.

"My father looks like a hero here!"

Erza squatted by the campfire, looking at Ian in the distance, who was surrounded by countless villagers like a hero, and couldn't help but sigh.

Why are you here all alone?