As morning arrived and the guild began to gradually get crowded, a subtle atmosphere settled over the entire hall. Yesterday night's fight actually wasn't that secretive, especially when the whole Magnolia trembled with the lightning and overbearing magic power. The only reason why they didn't rush to the guild was that Sera had told them not to interfere.
Yes, yesterday's action also had Sera's involvement. In fact, it was her plan to make Laxus give Akira a good beating. After all, in this guild, she was one of the rare knowledgeable and smart people in this guild, where everyone is a hothead.
She knew that Akira's unique skill was tearing him apart from the inside. As the guardian who raised him for many years, Sera knew exactly what that kid Akira was thinking. For many years, she had seen him searching for traces of Erza.
She knew that Akira's unique skill was tearing him apart from the inside. As the guardian who had raised him for many years, Sera knew exactly what that kid was thinking. For years, she had watched him tirelessly search for any trace of Erza, using any way he could find.
Seeing him finally find her, only to retreat into a bottle and a self-inflicted hell of "listening" to her trauma, was something Sera wouldn't tolerate. Even though she is supposed to be the guardian of these two children, she is obviously a bit biassed towards Akira.
So she planned this whole operation and even made that old man Makarov shut up and kept him under wraps by threatening to go on a kitchen strike. This made Makarov so terrified that he said she could do anything as long as Magnolia was blown up.
So she planned this whole operation and even made that old man Makarov shut up. She kept him under wraps by threatening to go on a kitchen strike. This made Makarov so terrified that he said she could do anything as long as Magnolia wasn't blown up. And what's more, without Sera's cooking, those brats in the guild would definitely go crazy.
Now, sitting at a corner table with a steaming cup of tea, Sera watched the aftermath of her little scheme with a satisfied glint in her eyes. Akira is now no longer wallowing in grief and sorrow. He is now back to his usual self.
Seeing this, Sera happily went back to the kitchen to cook some food for Akira and Laxus. During these past days, neither of those kids has eaten much. Now that they had a big battle yesterday, those two would definitely come down saying they are very hungry.
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On the second floor, Laxus and Akira sat on the couches as they looked down at the guild members. Since both Akira and Laxus didn't go back, they still had the marks from the last battle. Laxus leant against the couch, his face bruised but a small smirk on his lips. He looked down at Akira, waiting to see what he would do next.
Akira, with his eyes closed, didn't even bother to say anything to him as he was in deep concentration. He first used his detection magic to lock down on Erza. Seeing that she was still sleeping in the guild dormitory. Akira sighed and began his next move.
Black smoke came out of his body, and another Akira appeared. Then black smoke began to cover the new Akira and change his appearance. Soon, an Akira clone in his Rimuru form appeared.
When this clone appeared, Laxus, who was watching everything, almost stood up in shock. He knew about Akira's clone magic, as that guy had always used this when duelling them. But he had never seen any clone being able to use Take Over Magic.
You know Akira's Take Over Magic is as mysterious as his unique skill [Voice of All Things]. Those two abilities were very bizarre. Although inherited magic skills were already bizarre, Akira's abilities seemed to be even more bizarre.
Laxus stared at the clone, his eyes wide as he tried to process what he was seeing. "Hey... Akira. Since when can your clones use Take Over magic?" he asked, his voice low but filled with genuine disbelief.
Akira didn't open his eyes, keeping his focus entirely on controlling the clone. "It's not just Take Over magic, Laxus," Akira replied calmly. "This clone is very special; one could say this clone can even represent me."
He didn't explain any further. After all, explaining how Parallel Existence works. In fact, he was even puzzled as to why he got this skill this early. If he remembered correctly, shouldn't Rimuru get this skill when he evolves into a True Dragon?
But no matter what, this skill is definitely useful for him. Even though he could only make two Parallel Existences, it isn't too much of a bother for him. For some useless work, he could still use clones. Although clones can't synchronise memories all the time, it is still better. After all, clone techniques, like shadow clone techniques, are very useful.
"Go and join the guild today? From now on, your name is Kira Akagami, and you should run the Magic shop. You should first go meet with the Master and explain your situation to him. Then, from today onwards, you will be responsible for training Erza and handling the shop. " Akira spoke as he took out his mask.
During his past battle with the demon Deliora, this mask had cracked because it simply couldn't handle or suppress the terrifying pressure of Akira's awakening dragon bloodline. For all these years, he had spent his free time slowly repairing and reinforcing it. He had to admit that fixing this specific mask had pushed his crafting and enchanting skills to a whole new level. Ironically, during those same years, he had gradually learned how to perfectly conceal and control his dragon bloodline on his own, so he never actually needed the mask for its original purpose anymore.
But now, this mask would once again be very useful for him to hide his identity. Putting the mask on his face, Akira spoke, " Now, from today, I will deal with those busybodies outside the guild. "Saying this, he stood up. And with a snap of his fingers, his tattered outfit changed to a stylish black robe with a golden dragon swirling along the cloth. The ripped edges at the bottom fixed themselves, turning into a clean, smooth shape. On the right side of the robe, the golden Fairy Tail symbol shone brightly in the dim room.
Akira fixed the collar of his black coat and then pulled the deep hood over his head, hiding the top of his face in shadow.
He turned to look at Laxus and spoke, " Laxus, I will leave things in the guild to you. If you want any help, you can ask Kira. He can contact me instantly. "
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