Fairy Tail: This Healing Mage's hits hurt so much!

This is a crucial point in Fairy Tail's history.

Riyao, with a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, was wandering aimlessly across the meadow outside Magnolia, legs crossed.

As for why the chapter titles already say it, then we have to follow the plot to see if there are any Dragon Slayer Mages who have just graduated from the Dragon's Guild.

Picking them up as underlings is a great deal, as they're all strong and resilient. They'll be able to take the leader's iron fist for us in the future, making it a huge win!

After searching all morning without finding a single dragon scale, they stumbled upon the village where Mirajane and her brother lived by sheer chance.

Riyao squatted on the earthen slope, picking at the grass and pondering: That makes sense. Mages who haven't joined a guild are penniless and rely entirely on their own two feet. It's reasonable for them to wander to Magnolia from the surrounding area.

When he couldn't figure out the problem, he would scratch his head, and the more he scratched, the more frustrated he became, so he simply lay down on the grass and rolled around until he was covered in grass clippings.

It's so strange. Before, when I recognized Kana and recognized that stupid old man in advance, there was no reaction. How come it was only after I healed Erza's eyes that the curse was triggered?

If changing the future itself isn't the triggering condition, then what is?

I really need to go and see the ruins that jerk uncle mentioned when I have time, but the problem is... Riyao rolled to the edge of the earthen slope and "thump" hit his head.

He got up, clutching his head and grimacing. To find the ruins, he needed to reach S rank first! That old miser Makarov wouldn't let him go, and that idiot uncle wouldn't miss a single word. Wasn't that just blocking his progress?

After rolling around enough, Riyao stopped with a "smack" and patted off the burrs and grass clippings from its rear end.

Forget about it. Since we've already stumbled upon Mirajane's village, it's always good to come and make an appearance beforehand.

He crouched low, hunched his shoulders, and cautiously made his way into the village, taking one step at a time.

He had made up his mind that if he heard any strange or unusual laughter, he would turn around and run away so as not to suffer any loss.

But in Mirajane's eyes, his furtive hiding on the tree stump looked exactly like that of a human trafficker sneaking into the village!

"Who are you! What do you want?!"

A sudden, clear shout startled Riyao, causing him to drop the grass in his mouth. Without thinking, he turned and ran, but after only a meter, he slammed on the brakes. Something's not right!

Why am I running? I didn't do anything wrong! He stiffly turned his head, not even noticing the half-prickly burr stuck to his back, and awkwardly laughed, scratching the back of his head.

"Haha, hello there~"

The girl in front of him was dressed in a ripped short jacket, a typical delinquent girl outfit. Her eyes were so bright they seemed to be glowing. Riyao stared at her, his eyes wide, and he secretly whistled to himself.

Wow, the teenage version of Mirajane is so amazing! She's even prettier than that gentle tavern sign girl in the guild! (ﾉ∇︎〃)

Mirajane clenched her fists and slowly walked over, scanning him up and down. Sunshine also openly looked back at her. Mirajane's brows furrowed even more, and she was so vigilant that she almost stretched out her guard.

"What do you do? What's your name?"

Riyao slowly straightened his wind-blown collar, struck what he thought was a cool pose, and began spouting nonsense with a straight face.

"I am a pilgrim from the Great Tang Dynasty in the East, on a pilgrimage to the West."

Mirajane was stunned, three big question marks on his forehead, thinking to himself, "Where did this lunatic come from?"

She clenched her fists so tightly they cracked, not bothering to beat around the bush, and pressed forward step by step, determined to give this madman who spouted nonsense a couple of punches to wake him up.

"What Tang Dynasty of the East? What pilgrims? What are you doing lurking behind my house like that? Are you trying to kidnap my younger brother and sister?!"

Riyao stroked his chin, pondering: Putting aside the fact that I'm really not here to kidnap children... it seems like what I said makes sense!

His mind raced with wicked schemes, and he immediately put on a pitiful expression. His legs gave way, and he collapsed onto the grass, waving his hands like rattles, his voice trembling.

"No, I didn't. I'm so young, how could I possibly abduct a child?"

He mentally added, "I'm here to scout the place, I'm here to stage an accident, I'm here to take a dump—all for the old man!"

He looked at Mirajane, who had walked up to him, and said, "I'm here to take a dump, you believe me?"

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Mirajane's lips twitched for a long time, almost cramping, before she finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Should I believe it?"

As soon as she finished speaking, two small heads popped out from behind a tree nearby; it was Lisana and Elfman.

Sunlight glanced at her and saw the little girl with pigtails bouncing around like a little squirrel, just as lively and cute as the rumors said.

Looking at Elfman again, Riyao cursed inwardly.

You're such a clingy girl-pinching maniac! You pinched Lisa's neck quite a few times afterward, so there's reason to suspect that he was the one who pinched Lisa's neck, which is so long!

Lisana reached into her pocket, pulled out a crumpled tissue, held it up to Sunrise, winked, and said seriously, "I heard you, you're here to take a dump, right? Here's some tissue."

Elfman stood behind his sister, his face flushed like a ripe apple. After fidgeting for a while, he finally managed to squeeze out a soft voice: "Um... could we... go somewhere else?"

Mirajane's temples throbbed, and he reached up to touch his forehead, feeling as if his blood pressure was about to burst through the top of his head.

Once Riyao saw that the performance was almost over, he patted his bottom, stood up, and smiled warmly. He took out three fruit candies wrapped in colorful candy wrappers from his pocket and handed them to Lisana.

"Oh, little sister, you're so cute! Here, brother will give you some candy."

"Lisana! Don't eat things that don't belong to you!" Mirajane immediately shouted to stop her.

Riyao clutched his heart instantly, his face falling as if he had been deeply shocked.

"How can my above-ground existence be considered 'mysterious'? Let me introduce myself. My name is Riyao, just listen to that name, how sunny! I'm a mage from the Fairy Tail guild, known as the Super Invincible Awesome Healing Mage. A legitimate, registered mage, I'll pay ten times the price if you're lying!"

After he finished speaking, he proudly raised his head and patted his chest loudly. Lisana and Elfman had hardly ever seen any mages outside.

Upon hearing "super awesome," their eyes instantly lit up like two little lanterns, their faces filled with undisguised admiration.

Mirajane glanced at him sideways, her eyes clearly saying, "Do you think I believe you?" She crossed her arms and slowly exposed him, "Didn't you say you were a pilgrim from the Tang Dynasty in the East?"

Riyao waved his hand dismissively: "Don't worry about the important thing."

"If you don't care about the important things, then what should I care about? You?!" Mirajane roared, her voice so loud it made the leaves on the trees around her fall to the ground.

Riyao hesitated for a moment, scratched his cheek, and gave an embarrassed smile: "Well... it's not impossible~"

Mirajane: "......" I can't take it anymore, I really can't take it anymore!