Three days later, Igor, Mirajane, and the others had bid farewell to the village.
After three days of hiking, Igor’s group finally arrived at Viola in the Fiore Kingdom.
Yes, like Magnolia, it is a city named after a flower.
In fact, the entire Fiore Kingdom is like a giant garden, and every city in the kingdom is named after a flower… These cities are like the colorful flowers blooming in a garden — each different, yet each possessing its own unique beauty.
“Igor, is this route correct?” When they arrived in Viola, Gildarts finally noticed something was off.
He frowned and questioned the route Igor had chosen.
“Yes.” Igor nodded lightly, unfolded the map in his hand, placed it in front of Gildarts, pointed to the route he had chosen, and said, “This is the city closest to the village.
If we don’t take this route, we’ll have to cross uninhabited land and more than 100 kilometers of desert, which is too dangerous.” “Whether it’s uninhabited land or desert, it shouldn’t be a problem for you, right?” Gildarts was truly at a loss for words.
Judging from the overwhelming strength Igor had shown in the previous battle, as long as Igor did not have the misfortune of wandering into the territory of a Ten Wizard Saints-level Beast King like some unlucky adventurers or Wizards, he could freely roam the entire Fiore Kingdom.
Moreover, he was part of the team this time too!
“This route is too unstable.” Igor silently shook his head.
He could not agree with Gildarts’ words.
Gildarts relied on his own overwhelming power and behaved recklessly and arrogantly… This was a world full of magic, and these Wizards must surely hold awe toward that world.
“Mirajane, Lisanna, Elfman, thank you for your hard work during these three days of camping.
We’ll rest a little in Viola…” “First we’ll leave our luggage at the hotel, and after that you can spend your time freely.
Just make sure to return to the hotel early and get some sleep so you won’t be late for tomorrow morning’s departure.” Igor carefully folded the map and put it away, then explained the upcoming itinerary to Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna.
“Yay, free time.” Lisanna was full of energy, speaking like a perpetual motion machine with infinite stamina.
“I have to rest a little.” On the other hand, Mirajane intended to go to the hotel, take a shower, and relax.
“Same here.” Igor himself was quite tired.
During nearly three days of camping outdoors, he had been in a state of extreme tension and had barely been able to rest.
Now that they had finally arrived in a big city, he definitely needed to sleep.
“I’ll go for a walk around town with Lisanna.” Elfman was in a relatively good mood.
He was originally rather introverted and not very talkative.
“Huh?” As for Gildarts, after arriving in a big city like Viola, his heart began to wander again… Especially after his “scoundrel detector” caught the tavern and women that had given him an incredible sense of relief the moment he set foot in Viola City, he could not suppress the corners of his mouth from naturally rising.
“This guy…” Igor glanced at Gildarts and quietly sighed.
He did not have time to deal with this lecherous old man who could not live without women.
So Igor took Mirajane and the others to the hotel, reserved three rooms, then returned to their rooms to rest.
The reason Igor reserved three rooms was that the hotel only had rooms with king-size beds and double rooms.
Mirajane and Lisanna would share one room, Igor and Elfman would share another, and Gildarts would use a single room.
Three rooms were just right.
“Then let’s go play.” After Igor reserved the rooms, Lisanna and Elfman asked Igor and Mirajane for permission.
“Don’t go far, and come back soon.” “Be careful, and don’t talk to strangers.” Mirajane and Igor gave instructions to the energetic Lisanna and Elfman.
“Dad, Mom, don’t worry.
I’ll take good care of these two little ones…” Gildarts gave a thumbs-up in the direction of Mirajane and Igor, showing that he had more than enough ability to ensure Lisanna and Elfman’s safety.
“Who are ‘Dad’ and ‘Mom’?” Mirajane’s face turned red, and she said angrily, “Because you’re in this city, people can’t spend their time in peace.” “Haha, then it’s up to you, Gildarts.” In contrast to Mirajane, who did not trust Gildarts at all, Igor was very easygoing toward Gildarts.
At the very least, Gildarts was a man with convictions.
He would never joke around at a time like this.
“Then, goodbye~.” Gildarts waved to Igor and Mirajane, then left the inn together with Lisanna and Elfman.
“Get some good rest.” After seeing Gildarts and the others off, Igor smiled and said to Mirajane.
“Same to you.” Mirajane nodded lightly to Igor, and the two returned to their respective rooms at the perfect time and quietly closed the doors.
“So tired.” After returning to his room, Igor quickly took a shower, lay down on the hotel’s soft bed, and fell asleep just like that.
[Chomp.] [A new demon has been added to your inventory…] Just as Igor was about to rest, a system notification sound suddenly rang in his ears.
“A new demon?” When Igor learned that a demon had actually come to him, his eyes lit up.
He closed his eyes, dying to know what kind of demon he had obtained.
[Congratulations!
You have obtained the Shredder Demon!] What is this?
“What does ‘Shredder Demon’ mean?” Are there really people in this world who are afraid of shredders?
Igor was truly beginning to lose his composure.
Just who is this paper-shredder demon?
It was completely different from the Bomb Demon.
From the name alone, you could tell it was not a powerful demon.
“Now that it’s come to this, I’ll sleep.” Igor sighed softly.
At last the tension in his nerves eased, and he fell into a deep sleep on the soft bed.
At least for a while, Igor did not notice that his system was still running.
[The Shredder Demon is fusing with basic shredder magic…] Congratulations on obtaining the Shredder Demon.
… Night fell.
“BOOM!!” Igor was sleeping soundly and deeply.
But just as Igor was sleeping soundly, an ear-splitting roar woke him from his sweet dream.
“Eh?” “Is this an earthquake?” “What on earth happened?” Startled awake by the continuous roar ringing in his ears, Igor instinctively opened the hotel window and looked at the street in the direction of the vibration.
At the same time Igor opened the window, Mirajane living in the next room also opened her window.
“Igor.” “Mira.” Mirajane and Igor exchanged glances through the windows, then immediately looked out at the street.
“Don’t let him get away!” “Hurry, chase that damned man…” “In all of Viola, there’s not a single person with the courage to ‘steal’ or ‘rob’ from a shop protected by our gang!” Under Mirajane and Igor’s watch, Gildarts… he was holding Lisanna and Elfman in both arms, and in his other arm a beautiful young woman, racing down the wide street at high speed.
Behind Gildarts, hundreds of gang members in black suits were chasing them.
Behind those gang members were several high-ranking officers with the appearance of Wizards, giving orders to the men in black and instructing them to launch wave attacks on Gildarts.
“…” Not particularly surprised by the scene in front of him, Igor muttered to himself, “Mira’s premonition was right.
Gildarts never disappoints when it comes to causing trouble.” Good news.
As long as Gildarts is with Lisanna and Elfman, they will not be harmed by these gang members.
“Take Over…” Just as Igor was thinking, Mirajane accepted the “demon soul” inside her body without the slightest hesitation, transformed into a “demon,” and landed behind Gildarts as if descending from the heavens.
Then she roared at the men in black, “Who allowed you to lay a hand on my siblings?!” “Soul Tearer!” Mirajane did not give the men in black any chance to explain themselves.
Since she had decided they were villains, she was prepared to fight to the end!
Mirajane folded her arms, released a dazzling purple magic circle, and instantly more than twenty ghost-like claws emitting a black luster appeared and attacked the men in black.