"Akira, can you come with me for a minute?" Makarov said as he dragged the boy by the scruff of his neck towards a nearby room.
"Hey, master, take it easy; I'm still very sleepy after running back here for the whole night, " Akira complained weakly as he let himself be dragged away by Makarov. What he said was the truth, as four of them had run all night to arrive at Magnolia as quickly as possible.
And as a kid, Akira barely managed to stay awake and keep up with the others. And now he even had two black circles under his eyes. If his hair was cut short and he had a tattoo on his forehead, he may even be able to say that a certain one-tailed jinchuriki is his twin brother.
Makarov dragged Akira inside a storage room and closed the door immediately. Then, turning around, he was about to start a serious conversation, but he paused as he saw what Akira had done.
In that split second, he had turned around. This bastard had set up two wine barrels next to each other and was lying down on top of them like he was some corpse waiting for his funeral to commence.
Makarov twitched his lips as he said helplessly, " Akira, what the hell are you doing? "
"Oh, nothing, I was just wondering what it feels like to sleep in a coffin, " Akira said with a smile as he got down.
Makarov really wanted to know why he wanted to know this, but for his own sanity, he decided to keep his mouth shut. Who knows what this stupid kid would tell him?
"Okay, Akira stop fooling around and be serious." Makarov spoke with a serious tone as he looked Akira straight in the eyes.
"Okay, Master, what do you want to ask me about?" Akira sighed and asked despite knowing what Makarov wanted to ask.
"What did you use to place that curse on that demoness?" Makarov asked with a grave tone.
Akira hesitated for a moment before answering, " Abyss runes."
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"Wait, WHAAAT! " It took Makarov a few seconds to understand what Akira said. And after understanding, he was shocked and looked at Akira in disbelief.
"Hey boy, when you meant Abyss runes, you don't actually mean the legendary forbidden magic that was said to be more powerful than Gold Slayer magic, right? " Makarov asked doubtfully.
"Oh, Master actually knows about Abyss runes," Akira asked, somewhat surprised. Even in Irene's Library, he only found little information about Abyss runes, so he thought Abyss runes might have been forgotten by the council, who were only born about 200 years ago.
"No, I don't know much." Makarov immediately shook his head as he heard this. "I only heard a little about it from the second guild master."
"Oh, Master Precht actually knew about Abyss runes, " Akira said with narrowed eyes.
"Yes, he learned a bit in order to create the…" Makarov, who was about to speak, paused as he looked at Akira with an ugly expression.
"I see, no wonder that thing is called the darkness of Fairy Tail. " It turned out that Fairy Heart was created by utilizing Abyss runes, " Akira said with an enlightened expression.
He just managed to uncover one of his biggest questions. He had heard that Fairy Heart was created by utilizing the curse of Ankhseram in Mavis's body. But how could Precht, an ordinary human, tamper with a god's curse without suffering any backlash? It turned out that he had used Abyss runes, another taboo magic that is on the same level as a god's curse.
As expected, the crazy lolicon even managed to learn Abyss runes. Although he may have only managed to touch the basics, that itself is an accomplishment.
Though speaking, which he may have also created Devil Heart using Abyss runes. But this brings us to a very important question: why didn't he use any of this when fighting Natsu and the others?
Although Akira isn't underestimating Natsu, he couldn't really see how he and others actually beat Precht, who is using Abyss runes. Theoretically, Abyss runes can do almost anything. Especially if Precht somehow lost his mind and went all out, not caring about the price.
Even if there is only a basic understanding, Precht could kill Natsu and the others with his eyes closed.
As someone who had practiced Abyss runes, Akira can guarantee that this is no joke. Abyss runes are simply overpowered. If one is willing to pay the necessary price, they can even become a god for a short amount of time.
"Sigh, Akira, that was supposed to be a guild top secret that only the guild master should know. " Makarov said with a dejected tone. He didn't blame Akira for eavesdropping on his thoughts since he knew beforehand this was inevitable. And he couldn't really take his anger out on a little kid because of his carelessness.
" Wait, " Makarov suddenly paused as he suddenly thought of something. Since this secret is supposed to be told only to the next guild master, wouldn't it be fine if he made Akira the next guild master?
Thinking this, Makarov suddenly found out that this is certainly not impossible. At a young age, Akira is shown to have a very high, monstrous talent. His future is limitless. And most of all, this kid is not like Gildarts or others who would destroy all the surrounding buildings when doing missions. He has a clear head and a calm mind and would not go around causing trouble.
The more Makarov thought, the more excited he became. It seems he had found a very suitable successor. Although he can't really let Akira take over the guild just now, in just a few years of training, he could definitely train Akira and let him take over the guild with peace of mind.
And when he does that, he could retire peacefully and show off to those old dogs how much he is enjoying life. Especially to that woman, Ooba. That hateful woman had always been saying that he would never be able to find a good successor while showing off her successor, Jura.
At that time Makarov could only be passive since he knew perfectly well that there is currently no suitable person in the guild. Gildarts is also out of the question due to his laid-back nature. And the man himself also said that he has no interest in taking over as the guild president.
And Makarov wasn't one to force someone, so he had been worrying over the fact that the guild didn't have any suitable successor.
But now he doesn't have to worry at all. He could safely retire from the guild in just a few years and show off in front of those guys, especially that woman. And when he retires, he no longer has to write those apology letters and go to the council to get scolded every few days.
Hehehe.
Just as Makarov was dreaming about his retirement life, a sudden voice interrupted his fantasy.
"No, absolutely not, master; don't even think about it."
Akira, who used his unique skill out of curiosity, shouted immediately with fear written all over his face. As a person who had more or less read about the future, he knew that if he were to become guild master of Fairy Tail, he would be digging his own grave.
In the fanfiction he read, it was written so many times how miserable being the guild master is. And although the real story may be slightly different, Akira knew that the error margin should not be that high.
And with the characters of Natsu, Gray, Erza and Mira, the credibility of this is very high. All of those people are specialized in destruction and would definitely not hesitate to cause damage in order to complete the mission.
Those guys inherited Gildarts' inheritance in this regard. And knowing this much, if he still wanted to become guild president, wouldn't he be asking for death?
He didn't want to become a miserable person like Makarov.
"Master, you can forget about making me take the mantle as guild master; I will never take it, even if you beat me to death. If you really want to retire, then just pass the position to Laxus. I'm sure that guy would be more than willing to take it, " Akira said decisively and left the room immediately.
"…" Makarov was at a loss. He wanted to say something, but the words couldn't leave his mouth. Why did it feel like the position of guild master was a curse?
And did that bastard use this opportunity to slip away just now?
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