boyutpedia Chapter 101 Half a year has passed in a flash, and it's now the year X777! Jiude: Ide is simply
Chapter 101 Half a year has passed in a flash, and it's now the year X777! Jiude: Ide is simply
Chapter 101 Half a year has passed in a flash, and it's now the year X777! Jiude: Ide is simply superhuman!
After Hyberion successfully passed Fairy Tail's S-class mage exam in X776, the members of Fairy Tail fell silent once again.
Laxus, Erza, and Ultear continue to improve their experience and strength by beating up their personal immortal punching bag, Brian.
Meanwhile, Laxus, Erza, and Ultear made a pact to divide Brian's time according to the quarterly schedule.
Each person has four months' worth of time allotted to challenge Brian each year, while the remaining eight months are for completing tasks or training with other people.
Incidentally, with the help of Laxus, Erza, and Ultear, Brian's strength also improved, though not as quickly as Laxus and the others.
Brian: "I told you, the research I did when I was director of the Department of Magical Development was absolutely correct! Pain really can make people grow."
cough cough.
Besides Laxus, Erza, and Ultear, Gray is still training with Ulru, while Cana has been taken in as an apprentice by Hyberion and works at the bar with him.
The reason was that Hyberion accidentally discovered that Cana was a natural hero (when it came to drinking).
Meanwhile, Hyberion also discovered that Cana's magical talent was not weak, and perhaps vampire magic was more suitable for Cana than shape magic.
Well, Cana is Gildarts' daughter after all, even though her mother Cornelia is just an ordinary person.
Even though Cana only inherited half of Gildarts' magical talent, she can still be called a genius.
In addition, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna, the three little ones, through this S...
Through the Archmage Exam, they have fully grasped just how powerful their teacher, Ulfheim, truly is!
The three little ones are now humbly following Ulfheim, training and receiving "magic".
Fairy Tail Guild Library.
"The most important factor in receiving magic, besides the hard indicator of magic power, is the soul of the animal, monster, or demon you receive."
Ulfheim, the librarian, was standing with his hands behind his back, explaining the essence of receiving magic to his disciples, the Mirajane sisters. Looking at the three who were listening attentively, he smiled and said, "So, when the magic power within you is stronger, I will take you to hunt monsters and demons."
"marvelous!"
Mirajane and Lisana immediately spoke excitedly after hearing what Ulfheim said.
"Well."
"Hunting, hunting magical beasts?"
Only Elfman, being a boy, seemed a little hesitant after hearing Ulfheim's words. He thought that this magic called "receiving" seemed a bit too cruel.
Don't worry.
"The monsters and demons we hunt are monstrous creatures that wreak havoc on the region. If we don't eliminate them, they will harm even more humans. Therefore, our actions are just."
Ulfheim was a shrewd man, and he immediately saw Elfman's worries, so he smiled and said...
"I...I understand."
After listening to Ulfheim's explanation, Elfman breathed a sigh of relief.
"This child is such a kind-hearted person."
Ulfheim's lips curled slightly; he didn't dislike Elfman's awkwardness.
Because he knew clearly in his heart that Elfman's actions were not weakness but kindness.
Kind children are always loved by everyone.
And so.
Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
The date is May 17th, X777.
The Kingdom of Fiore.
The Heartfilia family estate.
No, it's more accurate to describe it as a small town than a manor.
After all, in terms of land area alone, it is close to half of Magnolia.
And everything in this view, including the mountains behind and the thousands of people living here, all belong to the Hatfilia family.
The Heartfilia family.
The top noble families in the Kingdom of Fiore and even the continent of Ishgar.
A top-tier family with a history spanning over four hundred years, dating back to the era when dragons ruled the land!
Rumor has it that the Hatfilia family was founded even earlier than the Kingdom of Fiore.
As the saying goes, dynasties last for a hundred years, and families last for a thousand.
Today, the matriarch of the Heartfilia family, a woman whose mere shrug could shake the economy of the entire continent of Ishgar, is currently worried about a major matter.
"Leila."
"I have now made contact with the owners of the nine astral keys in the twelve zodiac signs: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Libra, and Pisces, and have temporarily borrowed them for ten million J each."
"Including Cancer in Granny Spite's hand, Capricorn in Judil's hand, and Aquarius in Grammy's hand, we have successfully collected all twelve zodiac keys that stand at the pinnacle of the celestial spirits."
""
After spending a whole year working tirelessly for his wife Leila, Jude finally managed to collect all twelve keys to the Zodiac. He smiled and said this to Leila.
"Thank you for your hard work, Jiude."
Dressed in an elegant gown, Leila stood quietly by the bedroom window, silently watching the servants working outside. When she heard Jiude's voice behind her, she slowly turned around, revealing her exquisite yet graceful face, and smiled slightly at her husband, Jiude.
"The only problem now is that, because of the typhoon, I have not been able to contact Grame, who is in the Western Continent! I have not received a reply to any of the letters I have sent."
"I'm very distressed," Jiude said.
First, Jude must admit that he subconsciously believed that as soon as Grammy received the letter he sent, he would immediately return to the Heartfilia family with the Aquarius Celestial Key.
Therefore, Jude didn't pay much attention to this matter, but was busy collecting the astral keys for the other zodiac signs.
This resulted in the fact that when Jude discovered that he had collected all the other celestial keys for the zodiac, the Aquarius celestial key was the only one missing.
In fact, Jiude had not expected that typhoons would blow across the sea in the past few months, causing his letters to be unable to reach the western continent of Alakidasia on time.
"It's alright, Jude."
"According to my calculations, the next solar eclipse is about a month and a half away, so we have plenty of time."
Leila slowly approached Jiude and gently took his cold hand in hers. She knew that Jiude had just returned from outside and hadn't even had a chance to rest before coming to report to her. He was exhausted, so she gently comforted him.
"Ha ha."
Jiude gave a bitter laugh and shook his head, saying, "Clearly, the pressure you're under right now is the greatest among all of us! Yet, it's you who has to comfort me. I'm such a useless husband."
"Don't say that, Jude."
"You've done a fantastic job. You've taken the Heartfilia family's assets to a whole new level."
Leila frowned slightly; she would not allow Jiude to belittle himself.
In fact, Leila was right; she really knew nothing about business.
Although Leila loves business from the bottom of her heart, she met her current lover, Jiude, at the Business Guild.
But Leila's talent in celestial magic far surpasses her talent in business. It can even be considered the highest level of skill the Heartfilia family has achieved in four hundred years.
"What good is becoming the world's richest person if I can't help you?!"
Jude clenched his fists, hating his own incompetence. If he were a magical genius instead of a business genius, he could definitely help Leila.
"etc."
"magic?"
"A mage?"
Jiude raised an eyebrow slightly. He suddenly remembered that about three years ago, when he was passing through the town of Fos, the entrance town he had to pass through on his way back to the Kingdom of Fiore from the east of the continent, he had met a few young men who called themselves mages and had left a deep impression on him. They seemed to have called themselves mages from the Fairy Tail guild.
If it were them?!
"Although I'm not a mage, I'm rich."
"What if I hired them to go to the Western Continent and bring Grame back for me?"
Jiude clenched his right fist and slammed it hard into his left palm. The worry on his face vanished, and he exclaimed with sudden clarity, "I have a solution!"
"You have a solution?"
Leila was taken aback, a hint of doubt in her eyes.
"We can hire members of the Archmage Guild to help us bring back Grami from the Western Continent."
"That's what Jiude said seriously."
"If it's only a month and a half, isn't that a bit too rushed? Especially since the seas aren't calm right now."
Leila's eyes held a hint of worry.
"Let's give it a try anyway."
Jiude sighed and said weakly.
"Too."
Leila nodded slightly, indicating her full support for her husband Jude's decision.
"Leila, remember to get some rest and try your best to get back to your best condition."
"I'll go hire members of the Archmage Guild right now."
After giving Leila a light hug, Jiude hurriedly left the Heartfilia family mansion.
"hehe."
"Jiu De is still the same as before, always so impatient in everything he does."
Leila looked out the window at Jude, who was leaving the manor in a hurry with his bodyguards, and smiled helplessly, but there was a sweetness in her eyes.
"Father."
"Do I look like a fairy?"
"A fairy-like girl emerged from the mud."
As Jiude instructed his subordinates to prepare the car and head to the distant town of Magnolia to seek help from the Fairy Tail guild, he saw a blonde girl who looked like a fairy leap out of a mud puddle not far away, giving him a happy smile.
Hmm, the fairy in the mud pit, doesn't it look like a goblin?!
"Who are you?!"
"Give me back my clean and beautiful daughter right now!"
As Jiude looked at the girl who had crumpled her dress and looked like a wild child, his burning gaze gradually calmed down.
Jiude: "Tell me, don't you look like a fairy? You look like you deserve a beating!"
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
Then, Jiude pulled his good daughter out of the mud and gave her bottom a good spanking.
"Listen up, you lot, take the young lady back to her room immediately, clean her up, and don't let her step out of the mansion until I get back."
He then tossed his daughter, who was as slippery as an eel, to the bodyguards and servants nearby, and sternly demanded that they thoroughly clean her.
"Ughhh."
"My father is bad!!"
And so, accompanied by the girl's cries, Jude's carriage slowly disappeared into the town of the Heartfilia family.
"Ugh."
Inside the mansion, Leila, who was worried about her daughter and had been keeping watch by the window, silently shook her head, pretending that she hadn't seen anything.
Well, Leila didn't blame Jude. She was almost at her wit's end with her daughter. She wondered who Lucy took after! How could she be so mischievous?
Good news: Young Lucy did not develop any spoiled princess temperament.
Bad news: Young Lucy is like a wild child.
"Ugh."
Jiude sighed. He didn't want to think about these things that bothered him. After rubbing his temples, he looked ahead with a determined gaze. He hoped that Fairy Tail, the Archmage Guild, would not disappoint him.
three days later.
Magnolia town.
The main gate of Fairy Tail, the Sorcerer's Guild.
"Master, we've arrived."
As Jiude's carriage slowly came to a stop, several bodyguards in black suits helped him down from the carriage and surrounded him as they walked directly toward the Fairy Tail guild's gate.
"As expected of a mage guild that has been passed down for nearly ninety years, it is indeed extraordinary."
Standing at the entrance of the Fairy Tail guild, looking at the words FAIRYTAIL carved on the guild's door frame, Jiude adjusted his breathing slightly and tidied his appearance, trying to make a good impression on the Fairy Tail members he was meeting for the first time. Then, he gently pushed open the ancient door in front of him.
"Clatter".
Whether it was because Jiude used too much force or because the door was old and in disrepair, it fell off the ground the moment Jiude pushed it open, raising clouds of dust.
"A staged accident?!"
Jiude was taken aback at first, then a few beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
How should I put it?!
Although Judo has not yet actually stepped into the Fairy Tail guild hall, the impression Fairy Tail guild has given him is already enough to leave a deep impression on him.
"Roar of the Thunder Dragon!!"
Just as Jiude was pondering this, lightning that surged forth from the guild stole all his attention and his consciousness.
What's wrong with me?
After Jiude gradually regained consciousness, he found himself lying on an unfamiliar bed.
An elderly woman with long pink hair sat by the bed, along with three or four silent boys with their heads down.
"Who are you?"
Jiude looked at the person beside him and asked with a puzzled expression.
I'm so sorry.
Before Jiude could say anything, the four boys and girls stood up from their seats and bowed deeply to him to express their apologies.
"Hahaha."
"There's no need for that."
Although Jiude didn't know what had happened, he still subconsciously waved to the four boys in front of him, looking indifferent.
"You lot should take a good look at Jude Heartfilia's magnanimity. Even though he was affected by the aftermath of your brawl and had to lie in bed for more than a week, he didn't care at all! That's the magnanimity of the richest man."
Upon hearing that Jiude had regained consciousness, Ido, who had belatedly arrived to visit Jiude, pushed open the door to the ward and said with a smile.
"What did you say?"
"I've been lying in a hospital bed for over a week?"
"What's the date now?"
Jiude was on the verge of collapse.
"It is May 29th now."
Laxus glanced at the calendar and said truthfully.
"You're saying it's May 29th now?!"
"Hehehe————"
"It's over, it's over, it's all over!"
"It's probably too late."
Just as Laxus finished speaking, Jiude said in near despair.
How to put it? He died before he even got started!
"Well."
"What's going on?"
Looking at Jiude, whose eyes were filled with despair, Ide asked with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"I came here today intending to hire your guild's archmage to bring someone back from the Western Continent of Arakidasia."
"But it's too late now, it's all too late."
Jude sighed. He could only hope that Grame had received the letter he had sent and had begun his journey back from the Western Continent.
"If we're just bringing back one person, what does it matter if it's late or not?!"
Ide pressed for an answer.
"The problem is, you must bring the person I'm looking for back from the Western Continent of Aragidasia before July 7th."
"The western continent of Arakidasia is tens of thousands of nautical miles away from our continent of Ishgar."
"Even if you take the fastest magic-guided ship, it will still take at least twenty days to arrive, not to mention you'll need to find people to help you."
"The timeframe was already quite tight, but if things go smoothly, there's still hope of completing it."
"But now there are only forty days left, just enough time for the round trip, you simply don't have time to find anyone."
"I can't speak," Jiude said weakly.
"Is there still almost forty days left?!"
Ide frowned slightly and asked Jiude, "Mr. Jiude, do you know the exact location of the person you are looking for on the Western Continent?"
"I know that."
Jiude nodded slightly. Although Grami had already left the Heartfilia family and settled in the Western Continent.
However, Grami's connection with her Heartfilia family was never broken. She almost regarded the Heartfilia family as her own family and often exchanged letters. Therefore, Jude naturally knew the exact location of Grami's family on the Western Continent.
"That makes things simple!"
Id breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you mean?"
Jiude paused for a moment, then looked at Yide and asked.
"I mean, forty days is enough."
"No, if the information provided by Mr. Jiude is accurate enough, I can bring the person back in no more than 30 days, not 40 days at most."
"Id laughed."
"Are you kidding me?"
"Where in the world is there a cruise ship this fast that can transport you between the Western Continent and Ishgar?"
Jiude's mind went blank. Thirty days? That might not even be enough time to travel!
Even the world's fastest ship needs to pray that it doesn't encounter any storms on its round trip in order to complete the mission.
The problem is that those fast ships simply cannot sail for long periods of time. Only top-of-the-line cruise ships can sail across continents, which slows down the speed.
"Who said we were going to take a boat?"
Ide looked at Jiude and chuckled softly.
"ha?"
Jiude's mind went blank.
"In short, first give me all the information about the person you want me to find on the western continent of Arakidasia."
"Only by knowing her (his) information can I accurately locate the person."
Id reached out to Jud, asking for information about Grame.
"it is good."
"OK."
"I'll give it to you right away."
Jiude paused for a moment, then handed the file bag he was carrying to Yide.
"Name: Grame, Gender: Female, Age: 29, Residence: Western Continent —"
Ide flipped through the intelligence that Jude had handed him and memorized all of Grami's physical characteristics.
What made Id even happier was that among the materials Jud gave him was a photo of Grame.
This is a group photo of the Heartfilia family.
"This woman with long, light green hair is Grame, and she is the person I need you to bring back for me from the western continent of Alakidasia."
Jude pointed to the green-haired woman in a black and white maid outfit standing behind his wife Leila in the group photo and said softly.
"I see."
Id stuffed all of Grammy's photos and intelligence into the inside pocket of his coat, and after making sure it was secure, he prepared to set off.
"that."
No sooner had Ido left the Fairy Tail guild's medical department than Jiude chased after him, calling out to Ido earnestly, "About the reward?!"
"Let's forget about the compensation."
"Consider this my way of compensating you for the lost wages of the past week or so on behalf of my family's troublesome sons."
As he spoke, Id raised his head and glared fiercely at the window on the second floor of the medical department.
"Well."
On the second floor of the medical department, Laxus, Erza, Mirajane, and Gray, who were peeking out the window and secretly observing the situation below, immediately shrank back in fear.
"No."
"You're too kind with the compensation for lost wages."
"Here is fifty million J. Consider it your round-trip expenses. Whether you succeed or not, please accept this money."
"If you can really bring back the Grami and Aquarius Celestial Keys safely before July 7th—"
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"I will donate one billion yen to your Fairy Tail guild in the name of the Heartfilia family."
As Jude spoke, he handed Ide a check for fifty million J and made a firm commitment.
"
Looking at the wealthy and powerful Jude, Ide remained silent for a long time before stuffing the check Jude handed him into his pocket. Then, he cursed inwardly, "Damn rich bastard."
"If there's anything else you need, please feel free to tell me."
"I will provide you with everything I can."
At this point, Jude bowed slightly to Id and said earnestly, "I entrust the Celestial Keys of Grami and Aquarius to you."
"Twenty days."
"I'll be back in twenty days at most."
As he spoke, Id began to move his limbs, making a "crackling" sound. He didn't want to push himself so hard, but what could he do when Jiude gave him so much?
This is more than the bonus given for the ten-year mission. With this huge sum of money, the financial pressure on their Fairy Tail guild will be greatly relieved.
"So, what about the ship—"
At this moment, Jude did not take Ide's boast to heart.
In Jude's opinion, Ido's determination was already commendable, but things that defy common sense were best left alone.
Therefore, Jude has already begun contacting his subordinates to request ships for Id.
"I already said, it's unnecessary."
Ide waved to Jude and walked toward the docks of Magnolia town.
"Please wait a moment."
"The ship will be here soon."
Jiude followed behind Yide, jogging all the way to the dock.
"Buzz!"
At the same time that Jiude and Yide arrived at the town's dock, the cruise ship that Jiude had arranged also arrived.
With a series of roars, a super-large magical guide ship, hundreds of meters long and comparable in size to an aircraft carrier, even rivaling the Whitebeard's Moby Dick, sailed toward the town of Magnolia.
Unfortunately, the docks in the town of Magnolia were simply not big enough to accommodate this behemoth.
"Well."
Id looked at the enormous thing in the distance, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. He turned to Jud and said helplessly, "Please drive that thing away! To be honest, it's getting in the way."
"but----"
Jiude seemed to want to say something more.
"Please step back a little."
Id interrupted Jud and gestured for Jud to step back.
"Well.
Although Jiude didn't know what Yide was going to do, he immediately retreated five meters.
"Retreat again."
Id continued waving his hand.
"what?"
Jiude was puzzled, but he continued to retreat.
"retreat."
"Continue to retreat."
"Keep retreating."
Not far away, Yide kept waving to Jiude until Jiude had retreated a full fifty meters before waving to indicate that Jiude could stop.
"What is Idris trying to do?"
Jiude stood fifty meters away from Yide, his eyes filled with confusion. "If I remember correctly, heading to the Western Continent is simply a matter of heading west, right?"
After determining the direction, Id first stretched his body briefly, and then suddenly ran towards the sea.
"boom!!"
At the very moment Id moved, a piercing sonic boom came from beneath his feet, shattering the earth as a terrifying gale rose behind him, clearing nearly fifty meters of street before stopping right in front of Jud.
As for Idris, after leaving the dock, he immediately appeared on the sea surface 500 meters away.
As Id landed, the seawater within a radius of several hundred meters instantly froze into ice the moment his feet touched the ground.
Then another sonic boom came from beneath Id's feet, instantly shattering the ice beneath his feet. Id used this force to disappear once again into the sea.
In the blink of an eye, Id's figure completely disappeared from Jud's sight.
"ah?!"
Not far away, Jude, who had witnessed the entire scene, was completely dumbfounded. He muttered to himself, "Is this the power of a mage? Ide is simply a superman."
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