After the battle concluded,
both parties, though disheveled, returned to the Guild,
but they tacitly said nothing.
Firstly, both were transmigrators, and matters between transmigrators were to be resolved among themselves.
Secondly, both had influential backing: one's grandfather was Makarov and his brother was Laxus; the other's 'simple' friend Kana's father was Gildarts.
Some roughhousing was fine, but if one truly went for the kill, the other wouldn't fare well either.
Ren had almost forgotten this earlier,
luckily Alex ran fast,
otherwise, if he had truly sent him off,
upon returning, he might have faced a double assault from the Ten Wizard Saints and the super magic, Fairy Law.
However, both sides had now reached a consensus:
"Without implicating oneself, he must be sent away. One world only needs one transmigrator."
"Ren, Ren, what's wrong? Your eyes are so scary."
Kana asked worriedly,
at that moment, for some unknown reason,
Kana felt a coldness emanating from Ren, so cold it made her shiver.
"Ah, it's nothing. I was just thinking about something. Oh, right, when are you going to acknowledge your father?"
"Ah, that, I haven't decided yet."
Kana said,
actually, she didn't understand why, despite her biological father being right in front of her, she didn't want to acknowledge him.
She always felt that acknowledging him at this time,
would make her seem like a stray puppy begging for adoption.
"Alright, then tell me when you've decided."
Ren comforted her,
though he said that on the surface, Ren had actually already made up his mind.
He absolutely had to quietly speak with Gildarts about it.
Life is only a few decades long,
and the period Kana most needed her father's companionship was likely her childhood.
If it truly went as in the original work,
and they only acknowledged each other when Kana grew up, what meaning would there be?
A father and daughter when she was six years old,
and a father and daughter who suddenly acknowledged each other when she was nearly twenty,
lacking more than a decade of emotional connection,
would their positions in each other's lives be the same?
...
"Alex, is there anything wrong with that newcomer?"
Laxus asked,
"No problem, but there's an inexplicable connection between us, Laxus, do you know? We both have a feeling that if we defeat the other, we might achieve immense growth, like fated rivals."
Alex said,
he spoke a bit obscurely,
he was afraid that if he said he and Ren both wanted to kill each other, Laxus would secretly move against Ren behind his back.
It wasn't that he feared Laxus couldn't win,
but that he feared Laxus would die.
That's right, he feared Laxus would die. His strength was hard to say, but Laxus's information was too obvious. Although he hid the trump card of being a Dragon Slayer Mage, for a transmigrator, this trump card was indeed too obvious.
Alex could completely put himself in the situation:
Laxus: "Hahaha, now let me show you my trump card, I'm actually a Lightning Dragon Slayer Mage."
Alex: "Hahaha, actually, I already knew that."
Laxus: "Nani??"
Laxus defeated.
But if this person were Ren,
it might turn into Laxus's demise.
Don't doubt whether Ren would kill,
being ruthless and avenging grudges are essential lessons for transmigrators.
And once Laxus made a move,
Ren would understand that he definitely couldn't stay in the Guild.
At that point, a defection,
disappearing without a trace would be a given.
As a basic quality of a transmigrator, if there is danger, then the danger must be eliminated.
Based on this situation,
Alex had the following unfavorable scenarios in mind:
First scenario: Ren joins some light association, then starts a fierce battle with Fairy Tail over recruiting people. Natsu, Gray, Erza, Mira... all members who haven't joined the Guild yet are targets of contention;
Second scenario: Ren falls into a dark association, then starts another fierce battle over recruiting people. Oracion Seis becomes Oracion Seis+N, or the Seven Kin of Purgatory become the Seven Kin of Purgatory+N, or the Nine Demon Gates become the Nine Demon Gates+N. The worst is the Twelve Spriggan becoming the Twelve Spriggan+N, followed by an exceptionally fierce battle.
Third scenario: Ren completely darkens, making it his mission to eliminate Fairy Tail. Compared to outsiders, the information on Fairy Tail members is absolutely crystal clear to him.
If the third scenario truly happened,
Alex felt that at this stage, everyone except Gildarts and his grandfather would die, and even after more than ten years, perhaps only he would survive.
And the most crucial thing was that Alex couldn't counter it.
Currently, the only known person near Ren is Kana.
Harm Kana, and it will inevitably lead to Gildarts' alienation, and very likely trigger a chain reaction.
So even though Alex's grandfather is Makarov and his brother is Laxus, making him a true blue member of the Guild who would certainly get many people to help him deal with Ren if he called out,
but Alex couldn't do that.
Matters between transmigrators are best resolved by transmigrators themselves. He hoped that big oaf also had this consensus.
Ah, no,
if he didn't have such a consensus, once he acted arrogantly, a suitable reason would be enough for him to find someone to help him kill him.
Green tea literature, isn't it? First, put yourself in a disadvantaged position, then wait until the other side can't stand it, and counterattack as a victim.
Big oaf, I really hope you look like what you are, an impulsive brute.
"Hehehe"
"Alex, what's wrong? Why are you laughing so eerily?"
Laxus quickly asked,
Alex had suddenly laughed out loud, which truly startled him.
That kind of laugh,
gave only one feeling: bone-chilling.
"It's nothing, I just thought of a few ways to deal with Ren. That feeling of being about to defeat a fated enemy, Laxus, do you know? It's just too exhilarating."
Looking at the somewhat deranged Alex,
what Laxus was actually thinking was,
I don't know about the feeling, but I always feel like you have another dog, ah no, another person.
I used to always think we were the best rivals and brothers.
Now your best rival has changed,
so will your best brother also change in the future?
Laxus didn't know why, but he felt a green hue over his head, like he was wearing a hat.
Although it wasn't that kind of situation,
that's how it felt.
"Oh right, Laxus, don't newcomers to the Guild usually have a welcome party? Let's throw a welcome party for Ren."
You actually want to throw a welcome party for someone else? You've really changed your heart, you scoundrel.