Is it strange that a giant can't catch a wild beast?
Actually, no!
You have to understand, most humans can't deal with cats and dogs running wild in the streets without a leash either!
If you proportionally scale up the size difference between the two, you'll realize the giant boy probably did his best.
"I see. In that case, there's nothing that can be done."
Weston gained a basic understanding of the combat power of the Giant Clan children for the first time.
I wonder what the fighting strength of the adults of this clan is like?
In the original work, the warriors of Sun Village did not display their strength.
Although their entire village was instantly frozen by Silver using Demon-Slaying Magic, this only proves that their magic resistance was low, not that they were weak.
If such a team of giants had assisted, perhaps the course of the Fiore Kingdom's wars in previous years would have been completely different.
Fortunately, there aren't many of the Giant Clan living in Sun Village, and they all love peace and live in seclusion.
In just a moment, an entire fat wild boar was gnawed down by the giant boy until only a pile of bones remained. He didn't even spare the scraps of meat stuck between the joints.
After eating, he licked his fingers with lingering satisfaction, casually lifted the hem of his clothes to wipe the grease from his mouth, let out a satisfied burp, and turned to look at Weston and Mavis.
His eyes shone brightly.
Mavis immediately shivered: "Weston, he didn't finish eating, did he? Is he planning to eat us too?"
Suddenly, a "thud" was heard.
The giant boy knelt down facing the two of them, and then a loud voice echoed across the entire grassland.
"Big Brother! Big Sister!"
"From now on, you two are my saviors!"
"Please let me follow you!!"
Huh??
Seriously? Is this world also into the custom of instantly bowing down and pledging allegiance?
The giant boy's sudden action stunned both Weston and Mavis where they stood.
The two exchanged a look, feeling both helpless and amused.
"Ahem, well, why don't you get up first!"
"Yes!!"
Joey quickly straightened his upper body again.
Being full certainly gives you energy!
After a while, the three of them sat down on the grass around the bonfire.
Only then did Weston seriously begin to inquire about the background of this giant boy who called himself "Joey."
"Joey, you're from the Giant Clan, right?"
"Yes, I was born in a place called Sun Village, and everyone who lives there is from the Giant Clan, just like me."
As expected, he's a child from Sun Village.
"What about your parents?"
"My father and mother died a long time ago."
So you're an orphan too.
Looking at it this way, he unexpectedly has the qualifications to become a member of Fairy Tail!
"Even if your parents are dead, there should still be other elders in the village, right?"
"Why are you here all alone?"
Joey scratched his head: "Ah, that's a long story!"
"To put it simply—"
"My hometown, Sun Village, is a very remote place. Everyone in the village works from sunrise to sunset, and life is very dull and boring."
"I didn't want to live that kind of life, so I secretly ran away from the village."
Ran away secretly—
So he's a runaway brat!
If he were a regular human child, he probably would have starved to death within a few days, or been kidnapped to work as forced labor for a cult.
"When you ran away, didn't you think the people in the village would worry?"
Joey chuckled: "Nah, I left a letter for the uncles in the village. They'll understand once they read it."
This guy... is really carefree!
"You said you didn't want a boring life, so what kind of life do you want?"
"A life full of adventure, excitement, and thrills, of course!"
When this was mentioned, Joey immediately got excited, and fiery passion burst forth in his eyes.
"I heard from the old grandpas in the village that this world has magic, evil dragons, and princesses."
"As long as you learn magic, you can fight powerful dragons, as long as you defeat a dragon, you can become a warrior famous throughout the continent, and as long as you become such a warrior, you can win the favor of a princess."
"I want to live that kind of life!"
"But the uncles in the village only know how to use swords, axes, spears, and hammers. Nobody knows how to use magic."
"So, I plan to first find a place where I can learn magic, then go fight dragons and become a warrior, and finally marry a princess!!"
Whoa!
Young man, your life goals are certainly clearly defined!
But with your physique, which princess could handle you?
She'd be totally stretched out!
"You want to learn magic? Then you should definitely find a Magic Guild to join!"
Joey blinked his innocent large eyes.
"A Magic Guild?! What is that?"
Are you serious?
"You don't even know what a Magic Guild is, yet you say you want to learn magic?"
"Is there a problem with that?"
I'm fainting—!
"Look, since you want to become a Wizard, you should at least understand the common knowledge of the magic world!"
Weston was speechless and instinctively slapped his forehead with his hand.
However, realizing this was just a clueless kid who had just walked out of a rural village, he felt relieved.
Fortunately, he had quite a bit of experience teaching magic common sense to children of this age.
"Listen up. There are only two ways to learn magic."
"The first way is self-awakening through strong emotional fluctuations, provided you have enough talent. The second way is being taught by others, or reading relevant magic books and learning from them, which is considered acquired learning."
"If a person learns magic, they can be called a Wizard, and a Magic Guild is where the vast majority of Wizards work to earn money—"
At this point, Joey suddenly let out an "Oh," clenching his right fist and resting it on his left palm, looking completely enlightened.
Since he hadn't awakened his magic yet, he could only find someone to teach him or learn from a book.
But buying magic books requires money, and he didn't have any, so—
"Big Brother, are you going to give me money so I can buy magic books?"
"I can give you two punches!"
Weston sneered, held up his sand-pot-sized fist, gestured back and forth in front of Joey, and then lightly tapped him on the knee with a "thump."
Wait? That's not right!
Now he really had to jump up to hit someone's knee!
Weston quickly withdrew his fist.
"Stop dreaming!"
"Don't think that just because you're a kid, I'll generously give you money to spend!"
"Besides, even if you had the money, would you know where to buy a magic book? Would you know what kind of magic suits you? Can you even understand the contents of a magic book?"
"However—"
"If you're willing to join my Guild, I can teach you magic!"
It's a rare encounter like this.
If he didn't take the boy back and raise him, it wouldn't fit his identity as the First Guild Master of Fairy Tail!