Mirajane was extremely displeased the entire way, because Erza told her that she had won, though Mirajane didn't believe it.
But as soon as she returned to the guild, she heard everyone saying that Erza had won, which forced her to accept this cruel reality.
Because this meant that she was weaker than Erza, which was something she couldn't accept.
Immediately, Mirajane went straight to Ye Yang, grabbing his clothes and shaking him non-stop.
"Why did she win!!! Ahhh!!!"
"Help! Help! Save me quickly!"
The guild members completely ignored them, watching the two of them playfully bickering.
After the banquet ended, Ye Yang also returned home.
"System, open the panel."
"Ding! System panel opened successfully."
"Host: Ye Yang"
"Age: 13"
"Panel: Borsalino 60%"
"Abilities: Armament Haki Advanced, Observation Haki Advanced, Glint-Glint Fruit Proficient, Rokushiki Advanced, Swordsman."
"Money: 51,542,726 J"
"To exchange for the next stage Borsalino template requires 100,000,000 J."
"Inventory: Evolution Fruit * 1 (Can be used when panel reaches 100%)"
"It's already almost half, huh? In another four years, it'll be the time of the main story, and by then, there really won't be time to take on any requests."
"I need to try and gather enough money within these four years. I also don't know how much money the next stage will require."
——A dividing line——
Time flew by, and four years passed in the blink of an eye. In the second year, Mira also successfully became an S-Class Mage as she wished.
Ye Yang remembered that the year after Mira became an S-Class Mage, she would take her younger siblings to undertake an S-Class Beast King mission, so Ye Yang would occasionally check to see if a Beast King request had been posted.
But even so, the wheel of destiny continued to turn. While Ye Yang was out on a mission, the Beast King request was taken by Mira as scheduled. By the time Ye Yang returned to the guild, it was already too late.
Mira, due to an inner trauma, could no longer use her magic. Elfman changed from his usual timid, bowl-cut appearance into a muscular man who constantly shouted about being a 'man'.
Furthermore, Elfman also started training with San Mao and Roux, and Ye Yang also taught Rokushiki to Elfman.
In the same year, Mystogan, a prince from another world, also joined Fairy Tail and earned this year's S-Class Mage title.
Under the training of the past few years, Roux and San Mao had fully mastered Rokushiki and even developed their own extended techniques, with their strength rapidly improving. However, their physical fitness had also reached the human limit.
In this magic-centric world, physical training inherently has its limits. It was only through the stimulation of Ye Yang's medicinal baths that the two gained strength beyond their limits.
But compared to Natsu's dragon physique, the difference was not just a little bit.
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Hargeon Port train station
"Natsu, it's time to get off."
"Σ_(꒪ཀ꒪」∠) Ugh... let... let me recover..."
A somewhat flustered attendant beside him asked with concern, "Are you alright, sir?"
"Aye~"
"Don't worry, it's just an old habit acting up."
"Woo—!!"
"Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉﾉ"
"Help me Happy"
Happy watched with a shocked expression as Natsu was sent away by the train again.
Meanwhile, our Ye Yang, having completed all of his mission targets for the year, also returned to Hargeon Port.
"Haa~~~"
"So tired, so tired. This ten-year mission really took a lot of time. I wonder why that old man would even think of taking a hundred-year mission."
As soon as Ye Yang looked up, he saw a small blue cat flying in the sky.
"Happy?"
"Why are these two here?"
"Never mind, I'm hungry. I need to find something to eat, otherwise, my stomach won't forgive me. My appetite has been getting bigger and bigger lately."
As Ye Yang walked towards a restaurant, he saw a voluptuous young woman stomping out of a magic item shop, looking annoyed.
"Hmm? I feel like I've seen her somewhere before?"
"Never mind, I won't think about it. Eating is more important."
However, his gaze still followed the direction the young woman had left.
"What a great figure."
Meanwhile, the clock of destiny turned, and the boy and girl met in this way.
So, to thank the boy, the young woman took the boy and the cat to a restaurant for a meal.
As soon as the two people and one cat entered, they saw everyone looking ahead with astonished expressions.
They saw the table in front of them piled high with plates, like a mountain.
And the person eating was still continuously devouring the remaining mountain of food.
Natsu and Happy recognized this person at a glance.
They excitedly shouted, "Ye Yang!"
"Boss!"
Lucy heard this: "Boss?"
"Did you meet someone you know?"
Happy: "Aye! I love Boss the most; with him, there's endless food to eat."
Natsu nodded in agreement: "That's right, that's right, and you don't even have to pay."
Ye Yang heard someone call him, stopped what he was doing, and looked up to see Happy and Natsu.
"You're here? I thought I saw wrong at the station."
"Waiter! Another 20 servings of food!"
Then the two people and one cat began their frantic eating spree, which made Lucy, who was nearby, extremely embarrassed.
("No way, is this guy really human? With how much he eats, won't his stomach explode?!")
Ye Yang looked at Natsu and asked, "Who is this person?"
"Oh, oh, her name is Louise!"
"ヽ(｀д´)ノ It's Lucy!!"
Ye Yang looked at Lucy with a surprised expression and asked, "You're Lucy?!"
Lucy immediately preened: "Do you know me?! I didn't think I'd already have fans after being out for this short time."
Ye Yang calmly shook his head: "No, no, you're overthinking it. I don't know you at all."
"Bang!" Lucy was speechless, her forehead hitting the table.
("Then why did you act like you knew me?")
"Haha, Natsu, your friend is really interesting."
Natsu, who was still eating, completely ignored what Lucy was saying and replied perfunctorily, "Yeah, yeah."
Ye Yang, having eaten his fill, asked, "Natsu, why did you come here?"
Lucy immediately said, "I think you seem to be looking for someone."
Natsu stopped eating and said, "I heard there was someone called Fire Dragon here, so I came to see if it was Igneel."
"Who knew I just looked for the wrong person :-("
Lucy asked in confusion, "Huh? Someone like a Fire Dragon? What would that be like?"
Natsu explained, "Igneel isn't a person, but a real, true dragon."
Σ(°△°|||)︴Lucy: "But how could a Fire Dragon appear in a town, and are there really dragons in this world?!"
Natsu and Happy then realized that if a Fire Dragon appeared brazenly in a town, it would surely cause chaos.
They instantly understood that the information was false.
Ye Yang looked at the two simpletons and immediately burst out laughing: "Hahaha, you two are really as oblivious as ever."