Shirou's clones number 30 million

The fact that I come from the future has been revealed, and it will definitely be known by more people.

At that time, those who want to know about the future will surely flock to the area.

"I understand, then I'll leave it to you."

"Hehe... You're welcome." Mavis smiled and made a victory sign to Natsu and the others. "I won."

"That's despicable, using such tactics," Gray muttered under his breath. "How can they possibly win?"

While that is indeed true, it is clear that both of them exaggerated somewhat.

Even if the princess were completely ignorant, she would keep Lucy's information about coming from the future a secret. Even if it were to be exposed, it would be almost impossible for it to become common knowledge.

"Forget it, I didn't have any hope anyway, so it doesn't matter who it is, as long as it's not Natsu."

"Why?" Natsu asked instinctively.

"You already have Lucy, having another one would be such a waste!"

"What are you saying? Lucy isn't an object. No matter how many there are, Lucy is still Lucy."

As he spoke, Natsu once again lifted the ice sculpture Gray and ran around the guild hall.

"Damn it, Natsu! Put me down! I'm so dizzy, I'm going to throw up! Ah... don't suddenly throw me away, I hit my head, it hurts!"

Chapter 380 Re-starting Growth

Chapter 380, Section 381: Starting to Grow Again

The next morning, Shirou found Lucy standing in front of the mission board, staring intently at a particular mission sheet.

His gaze shifted to the address the mission required, and he quickly realized what was happening, reaching out to take down the mission sheet.

"Let's take this mission."

"Huh...? But this task is too easy, takes too long, and the reward is too little..." Future Lucy said hesitantly.

“That’s not a problem. You want to visit your father, right? In that case, you can go see him while you’re at it.”

"Thank you, but this is still a bit..."

"If you're worried about your living expenses in the future, I can kindly sponsor you some money."

As they spoke, Shirou took out an envelope he had prepared beforehand and handed it over.

As a person from the future, she was naturally penniless. Even though she lived in a self-built house and didn't have to pay rent, her daily expenses wouldn't be too low.

I imagine she was just struggling with whether or not to take on a high-difficulty task that had a short timeframe and high pay.

"Thank you, I'm sorry to trouble you." Lucy hesitated for a long time, but still accepted it.

She opened the envelope and glanced at it, her face showing surprise.

"Isn't that too much?"

"These are nothing. It's a pity that I've been living in a daze for the past four hundred years, not engaging in any productive activities, otherwise I would have already acquired all the wealth in the world."

"Huh...? I almost forgot, you are the legendary demon dragon."

Lucy realized it instantly, because under normal circumstances, he naturally possessed a gentle temperament, which made people unconsciously forget this.

Have you ever unintentionally collected any treasure in the past? Like, a dragon's treasure or something?

“The legends of dragons in this world are not the kind of positive stories.” Mavis’s voice came from behind her. “Dragons are invincible natural disasters, always accompanied by slaughter… How to put it, they are similar to earthquakes, meteorites, or other unimaginable natural disasters.”

Lucy glanced back at Shirou and whispered:

"Thanks a lot."

Having had similar experiences, I felt a lot of resonance with him; at that time, his feelings were probably the same as mine.

No, perhaps it is still the same now.

……

More than an hour later, the three of them boarded a train and headed to the mission location, Akalifa.

This mission is a teaching assignment, instructing a noble child on how to apply fire magic.

Shirou usually wouldn't even look at tasks that are time-consuming, laborious, and poorly rewarding.

The advantage of this kind of mission is that it is safe enough. In the guild, only those mages with lower strength will usually take it on.

Similar tasks include guiding merchants' children. In comparison, merchants tend to be more generous with their pay, resulting in higher rewards.

During the conversation, Lucy suddenly noticed that Mavis was chatting with a flight attendant. After a few seconds of surprise, she suddenly realized what was going on.

As she turned around, he couldn't help but ask:

"First Generation, isn't it only Fairy Tail members who can see you?"

"I was before, but I've been resurrected now. However, to say I've been resurrected is a bit of a stretch; I wasn't really completely dead before. It would be more accurate to describe it as waking up."

Lucy poked Mavis's cheek twice with her finger, looking excited.

"It really feels like the touch of a living person! That's great. I was worried that talking to you would make me sound like a weirdo talking to myself."

"You're overthinking it, or rather, you're too oblivious! Didn't I talk to other people when I was buying the tickets?" Mavis chuckled, somewhat speechless.

I didn't notice at the time.

"Speaking of which, when I measured my height last night, I found that I've grown one centimeter taller."

"Huh...? How old is the First Generation now?"

"If we're talking about mental age, it's over 100. But in terms of physical age, it's only 13."

"I see. So, the First Generation is just a 13-year-old child right now?"

"Yes, that's right. I'm growing up slowly. Before long, I'll be bigger than Lucy."

As he spoke, Mavis gestured with both hands in front of his chest.

"Weren't we talking about height?" Lucy blurted out instinctively.

"Yes, I'll grow taller slowly. I don't ask for much, just about the same height as Lucy. Is that too greedy? Or, maybe I should be about the same height as Levy."

"So the First Generation was always so concerned about height? I'm about the same height as Levi."

"No, it's a full four centimeters off."

Is four centimeters a lot?

Lucy looked surprised. As someone who never cared about height, she simply couldn't understand the feelings of those four centimeters.

So, I'm actually four centimeters taller than Rebi? I've never paid attention to these details before.

"Wait a minute, I remember in the guild's history, the First Generation didn't die at the age of 13, did he?"

"Well, to be precise, I'm 24 years old. But my body suddenly stopped growing when I was 13. So, my physical age is still 13."

"What's the principle behind this? Are you sure you didn't measure it wrong last night?"

"Absolutely not! I measured it several times to prevent any mistakes. Besides, last night wasn't the first time; I've measured it several times before."

At this point, Mavis said with a smile:

“I actually have a guess that the reason I stopped growing at the age of thirteen might be because I was cursed. And now that I have been resurrected by Shirou, the curse has also been broken.”

"Of course, it's possible that it was broken unintentionally, so he himself doesn't know which magic had the effect."

It really was him who brought about the changes.

Lucy seemed to be deep in thought. Because of Shirou's time travel, this world had changed a lot since four hundred years ago, and she had to get used to it.

"By the way, I remember that Natsu and the others, as Dragon Slayer Mages, are not good at using transportation. Is Shirou affected by that?"

"It's alright, there is some impact, but it's not too big. At most, it's just a little uncomfortable." Shirou shook his head slightly.

"I see... Dragon Slayer Mages all seem to have cats around them, does Shirou have one too?"

"No, this wasn't popular four hundred years ago."

"So... have you been all alone for the past four hundred years?"

"Well, after all, it's a dragon without any rationality, so it's impossible for it to try to build good relationships with people."

Soon, the three arrived safely in Akalifa.

In the nobleman's house, they met their mission target, a boy of about 7 years old.

He was dressed in a specially made mage's robe and was holding a staff that was bigger than his whole body.

"Which of you three is the Fire Mage?"

“I know some fire magic, teaching you won’t be a problem.” Shirou stepped forward, indicating that he would do it.

The boy looked Shirou up and down, then shook his head slightly.

"I don't believe you! Try casting a fireball. If you can burn down that tree, I'll acknowledge your status as a teacher."

Shirou subconsciously looked at the boy's father, who looked guilty and bowed his head in apology, but he didn't seem to intend to stop him.

"can."

Shirou placed his right hand on the tree trunk, uttered a spell, and flames appeared out of thin air, instantly burning the entire tree to ashes.

Is this okay?

"Teacher, please! I want to learn!"

"Alright, cast a fireball spell now, and I'll see your current magical skill level."

"Yes! Please give me your guidance."

Chapter 381 Just By Chance

Chapter 381, Section 382: Just Passing By

"I think I've learned the fireball spell too?"

During the lesson, Lucy also tried to launch a fireball using Professor Shirou's method.

He looked excited as he gazed at the burn marks left on the target several meters away.