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Game of Thrones: The Sword King
Game of Thrones: From Deserter to Power
Game of Thrones: King of Harrenhal— Garth Greenhand Stat Panel
Kingdom of Fiore, Border Region.
At the junction of the desert and the oasis.
BOOM!!
Without warning, a massive surge of magic power erupted from the depths of the forest, shooting straight into the sky. Countless magical beasts living in the area reacted with instinctual fear, scattering like startled birds. Among the fleeing beasts were terrifying creatures classified as "S-Class" subjugation targets by major wizard guilds.
Yet, even these powerful beasts were as weak as ants before this ocean-like magic power.
"Hm?!"
Inside a small wooden cabin in the forest, Fairy Tail founder Warrod Sequen, who was living in seclusion, felt the terrifying magic fluctuation from the depths of the forest. The hand holding his watering can froze, and he accidentally poured all the water onto the floor instead of his flowers.
Simultaneously, Warrod looked into the distance and murmured, "Did Ide succeed?"
Deep in the forest.
"Finally made it."
Having successfully broken through, Ide ended his seclusion. He dusted himself off, stood up from the ground, and spoke with satisfaction.
Yes, after several years of bitter training, Ide finally achieved another breakthrough in his magic power. At this moment, his magic power had reached the system's rating of "Level 10."
At the same time, Ide's system panel updated.
Magic Origin:
First Magic Origin:
Gains 1,000 MP every 1 second in Deep Meditation.
Gains 100 MP every 1 second while Sleeping/Resting.
Current Total MP: 0 (Reset/Refilled based on context, usually implies capacity increased or refilled)
Magic:
Ice-Make (Dragon Slayer) Magic: LV10 (+)
"Phew."
"Thank god. Did the Magic Origin finally upgrade along with the magic level?!"
After his breakthrough, Ide immediately opened his system panel to check.
Seeing that his Magic Origin, which hadn't upgraded during his last breakthrough, finally leveled up this time, the anxiety in his heart finally dissipated.
"Heh."
"If the Magic Origin hadn't improved with this breakthrough, I would've been out of options."
"After all, I don't have the time to spend a hundred years in bitter cultivation like Senior Warrod."
Ide looked relieved and couldn't help but complain a little.
Yes, upgrading his magic from LV9 to LV10 took Ide over seven years. This was double his expected time of three to four years.
The current time was now early X774.
At first, Ide couldn't understand why the experience required for the upgrade had increased so drastically.
It wasn't until he checked his system and saw the words "Dragon Slayer" in brackets after "Ice-Make Magic" that he realized the reason.
Currently, the magic he used wasn't just simple Ice-Make Magic anymore. He had stacked another type of magic on top of the base Make Magic, so the experience required naturally increased.
This realization made Ide, who had planned to learn a few more types of magic, give up on that idea immediately. As expected, a wizard should focus on mastering one or two types of magic first in this lifetime.
"Calculating the time, it's been two whole years since I last returned to the guild. I guess it's time to go back and take a look."
With his strength improved, Ide immediately bid farewell to Senior Warrod and headed toward the Fairy Tail guild.
Ide was eager to return home. Besides missing his guildmates, he missed Ur, Irene, and his daughters even more.
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Meanwhile.
Kingdom of Fiore.
Violet Town.
Scarlet Angel Flower Shop Branch.
"Cana, I'm back."
"I finished the delivery job Lady Irene assigned me and came back early."
Cornelia, who had returned from delivering flowers to a neighboring city, pushed open the door of her flower shop. However, she didn't see the familiar, cute figure she expected.
Frowning, Cornelia muttered softly, "That's strange. I was gone for less than half a day. Where did that child run off to?"
After searching every hiding spot in the flower shop, Cornelia finally found a letter left by Cana in the attic.
"To Mother."
"I went to the neighboring city to find Father. Don't worry about me."
After reading the contents of the letter, Cornelia's eye twitched. She shook her head helplessly. "Cana, honestly! Running off alone like that... always making people worry."
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Simultaneously.
Magnolia Town.
"Is this the city where Father lives?!"
Cana, with her beautiful long brown hair and wearing a plain dress, dragged a heavy suitcase as she walked along the road toward the Fairy Tail guild.
Yes, Cana had set off from Violet Town and taken a train for three days and three nights to finally arrive at this city she had dreamed of.
According to her mother, this was the city where her father lived.
"Fairy Tail~ Fairy Tail~"
Chanting the name of the wizard guild her father belonged to—information she had accidentally gleaned from her mother—Cana skipped happily toward her destination.
In her mind, Cana had imagined countless scenarios for this long-awaited father-daughter reunion. Just thinking that she would soon meet the father she had never known made her heart swell with excitement and joy.
After asking several kind townspeople for directions, Cana finally stood before the main gate of the Fairy Tail guild.
"FAIRY TAIL?!"
Clutching her suitcase, Cana stared at the ancient lettering on the guild doors. Suddenly, a wave of anxiety washed over her. Even though her father was just beyond these doors, she felt the urge to retreat.
"Maybe I should go back?"
Cana bit her lip. After thinking for a long time, she suddenly felt that her visit was too rash and she wasn't prepared enough. Maybe it's better to go back first, discuss it with Mother, and then come back to recognize Father properly.
"Finally back."
Just as Cana felt like retreating and was about to turn away, she accidentally bumped into someone's chest. A deep, magnetic voice sounded in her ear.
"Ugh."
Cana looked up and saw a young man in his twenties or thirties. He was looking at the doors of the Fairy Tail guild with a smile, his eyes filled with unspoken emotions.
"So, my dear little sister, what brings you here?"
"This isn't really a place for children."
While Cana was dazed, the young man suddenly looked down and asked her first.
"I... I'm here to find my father."
Cana hesitated for a long while before mustering up the courage to look up at the young man and answer truthfully.
"Ah?"
"You're here to find your father?"
Hearing this, the young man's pupils trembled slightly.