Join Fairy Tail?
Faced with Erza's invitation, Rowan agreed without the slightest hesitation.
Was there even any need to think about it?
Since he was already here, of course he should join the Fairy Tail Guild and experience its liveliness and atmosphere.
What else was he supposed to do, join another guild?
That made no sense.
Seeing Rowan agree so readily, Erza smiled as well.
Successfully bringing someone from another world into her guild was undoubtedly a good thing.
Once he formed bonds with the guild, if Fairy Tail encountered trouble in the future, would he truly stand by and do nothing?
Judging from how open and straightforward he had been, that seemed impossible.
Therefore, this was a win-win situation.
While praising herself inwardly for doing such a wonderful job, Erza led Rowan towards the city where the guild was located.
Magnolia.
However, before leaving, she first dragged the dead monster back to the nearby village so she could complete the request.
Only then did Rowan learn that this monster had frequently harassed the nearby villagers, relying on its enormous size.
Unable to endure it any longer, the villagers had submitted a monster-subjugation request to the Fairy Tail Guild.
Erza had accepted that request and come here to eliminate it.
When the villagers saw that the monster was dead, they were overjoyed. They cut off the horn from its head and gave it to Erza as a gift.
When Rowan saw Erza carrying the enormous horn over her shoulder, he suddenly remembered something.
In the original story, when Erza first appeared, she seemed to be carrying something exactly like this.
In other words, he had arrived at precisely the right time.
The manga's plot had only just begun.
Perhaps the moment he stepped into Fairy Tail, he would witness the guild's legendary all-out brawl.
"What are you thinking about?"
Seeing the look of sudden realisation on Rowan's face, Erza asked curiously.
Rowan did not conceal anything and told her his guess.
Having already read the story, Erza's face immediately darkened.
After Rowan's reminder, she remembered it as well.
"Those people…"
Even though she knew perfectly well that Rowan would not mind, Erza still felt inexplicably embarrassed.
Her fists began itching. She wished she could return immediately and send every one of those noisy troublemakers flying.
"It's not as though there's no solution."
Rowan smiled.
"Which direction is Fairy Tail?"
"Huh? Why are you asking?"
Although Erza was curious, she still pointed in a direction.
Rowan used farsight magic and looked along that path.
Before long, he found Magnolia and the guild located within the city—
Fairy Tail.
Then Rowan raised his hand and pushed.
An air door opened.
Erza looked up and saw the entrance of the Fairy Tail Guild directly through the doorway.
"Is this your magic?"
"More accurately, it's the power of the Door-Door Fruit," Rowan replied. "It comes from a Devil Fruit in the world of One Piece. Eating one grants a person a special ability."
"An ability?"
"You can regard it as a type of magic. However, the people in that world don't possess magical energy, so they use their physical stamina to activate Devil Fruit powers."
As Rowan explained, he stepped through the air door and arrived directly in front of the Fairy Tail Guild.
Erza followed him, becoming increasingly curious.
"Are other worlds all this magical?"
So far, she had seen Dragon Ball and DC.
Whether it was Dragon Balls or Senzu Beans, they had all seemed incredibly miraculous to her.
The Dragon Balls in particular were practically universal wish-granting devices.
They could even revive the dead.
It was simply unbelievable.
And something so powerful could be used once every year.
That was completely absurd.
"How should I put it? Ordinary worlds are genuinely ordinary, but magical worlds are far more extraordinary than you can imagine."
As Rowan spoke, he gestured for Erza to enter first.
Erza did not stand on ceremony. She raised her hand and pushed open the guild doors, and a smile appeared on her face.
Because what greeted her was not a chaotic guild where everyone was fighting.
Instead, everything was orderly.
Groups of three or five sat together, chatting and laughing. The entire scene was peaceful and harmonious, nothing like the chaos shown in the manga.
This was right.
This was what a normal guild should look like.
What kind of guild broke into an all-out brawl every few days and filled the place with smoke and destruction?
At that moment, the heart Erza had been holding in suspense finally settled.
At least this time, she had not embarrassed herself in front of someone from another world.
Otherwise, she really might have needed to put some pressure on her companions.
"Erza! Erza's back!"
"Erza, when did you return?"
"Oh! Welcome back, Erza!"
At the same time, the guild members who noticed Erza's return began greeting her one after another.
Erza smiled and responded to everyone.
"Welcome back, Erza."
At that moment, a gentle voice came from the bar, immediately drawing Erza's attention.
Erza turned her head and saw a beautiful white-haired girl with a radiant smile.
The girl had tied a small section of her fringe upward. Her eyes were brownish blue, and she wore a dark-red dress trimmed with pink.
"I'm back, Mirajane."
That was right.
This was Erza's childhood rival, who had become gentle after growing up.
Fairy Tail's poster girl—
Mirajane Strauss.
Mirajane smiled gently. Her glistening eyes fell on Rowan, and curiosity appeared on her face.
"Erza, who is this…?"
This was the first time she had seen Erza walking so closely with a man from outside the guild.
What kind of relationship did this man have with Erza?
She was unbelievably curious.
Erza said, "This is Lord Rowan. I met him outside, and he helped me greatly."
She did not intend to mention the matter of another world in such a public place.
She planned to consult the Guild Master first before deciding whether to tell the other members.
"In any case, after my invitation, Lord Rowan has decided to join Fairy Tail."
"I see."
Mirajane was somewhat surprised.
"If you were able to help Erza, could it be that you're actually very powerful, Lord Rowan?"
After all, even within the Fairy Tail Guild, Erza was one of its foremost S-Class Mages.
Although she was not yet at the level of a Wizard Saint, she would undoubtedly become one in the future.
"I'm fairly capable."
Rowan thought about it.
Perhaps in worlds like Dragon Ball, his strength was insignificant.
But in this world, he should be considered top-class.
Even against the Black Dragon Acnologia, he should possess the power to fight.
The main reason was that the Soul-Soul Fruit was simply far too broken.
All he had to do was raise his hand and rip out someone's soul.
Who would not be afraid of that?
The Black Dragon Acnologia could nullify magic, but he could not nullify the Soul-Soul Fruit's power.
Because it was not magic.
Mirajane did not understand the details. Since Erza had said Rowan had helped her, Mirajane subconsciously assumed he was also an S-Class Mage and could not help exclaiming in admiration.
"That's amazing."
She then decisively completed Rowan's membership registration.
After all, Erza had personally recommended him.
There could not possibly be a problem.
"Where would you like the guild mark?"
Rowan thought for a moment and extended his right hand.
"On the back of my hand."
Mirajane nodded and stamped the guild emblem onto the back of Rowan's hand.
She smiled.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail, Lord Rowan."
When the other guild members heard that someone new had joined, they crowded around.
"Hey, your name is Rowan, right?"
"If Erza personally recommended you, you must be pretty strong."
"By the way, Rowan, what kind of magic are you skilled in?"
"Farsight magic, mind-control magic, magic capable of cutting through almost anything, flight magic, and acceleration magic."
Rowan thought back over his abilities.
It seemed those were the main types of magic he had mastered.
Everything else consisted of jujutsu techniques or Devil Fruit abilities.
Strictly speaking, they were not magic.
Although he could use them as though they were magic, they were ultimately something different.
"Oh! You're proficient in that many kinds of magic? Impressive!"
"Mind-control magic? You even know such rare magic?"
At that moment, a blue-haired girl squeezed through the crowd and asked curiously,
"Rowan, what kind of magic is your mind-control magic? What are its activation conditions? How far can it go? What does the controlled person feel?"
It was obvious that she was genuinely curious about the magic.
Rowan recognised her.
Levy McGarden.
She had formed Team Shadow Gear with two hopeless admirers from the guild.
Unfortunately, both of those admirers were uglier than the last, so neither managed to win Levy's heart.
Instead, Gajeel, the man who injured her during the Phantom Lord incident, eventually won her affection.
Regarding this, Rowan could only say that it was difficult to judge.
Was that Stockholm syndrome or not?
He genuinely could not tell.
However, the current Levy had not yet met Gajeel and had no intention of falling in love.
Her dark eyes were filled entirely with a desire to understand mind-control magic.
Rowan replied, "This magic activates through eye contact. Once my eyes meet an enemy's, I can use magic to control them."
"The controlled person does not forget the experience, but their body moves against their will, and they cannot resist."
"Of course, someone with mental resistance or who is also proficient in mind-control magic could dispel or even become immune to it."
After hearing this, Levy could not help exclaiming, "It activates through eye contact? That's unbelievably convenient."
Rowan nodded.
"It is convenient. I've already defeated several powerful opponents with this magic. No matter how strong they were, once their eyes met mine during battle, they became controlled."
Everyone fell silent.
Making eye contact with an opponent during battle was only natural, wasn't it?
If you did not keep your eyes fixed on your enemy, you could easily be caught by a surprise attack.
But staring at Rowan carried the risk of being controlled.
"That magic is way too underhanded."
A man named Macao voiced exactly what many of them were thinking.
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