(Hours before Allen arrived at Shirotsume)
Allen had thrown Natsu toward Mount Hakobe, then calmed Happy and Romeo. However, Happy wished he could go with Natsu since they always went on adventures together. Allen thought maybe he had been too hasty and decided to take Happy along with Natsu.
But before that, he went to look for Lucy to ask if she wanted to come with him. From a distance, Lucy was still walking angrily toward the guild, so Allen felt it was better to give her a few minutes before talking to her.
"Happy, do you want to go with him?"
"No!"
Happy made his wings appear and tried to fly away at full speed, but Allen grabbed him even faster.
"I don't want to be thrown to the moon!"
"Calm down, blue cat, I won't throw you…"
"Really?" asked Happy, scared.
"Yes, but you might throw up."
"Huh?
Allen disappeared with Happy, it looked as if they had been swallowed by a mini black hole. Cana, who had seen this, rubbed her eyes wondering if the alcohol had affected her, but when she didn't see Allen, she frowned.
"Can he do that too?"
…
Allen appeared on Mount Hakobe with Happy, but the latter immediately started to vomit. Allen looked around where there was snow and wind everywhere.
"W-why?! UWEK!" Happy asked in agony.
"Ah… I forgot Apparition makes people throw up the first time… sorry, Happy."
"Do you think a sorry fixes it?! All the fish I ate is going to waste!"
Allen shrugged. "I don't know, just eat it again."
"That's disgusting!"
…
Natasha – Now I regret not letting him have a pet as a kid…
Rias – Wouldn't it be the other way around?
Natasha – No, because that way he would've learned more about animals…
…
Allen ignored Happy's crying and the looks from his Chat and looked up. "It's time…"
"You're going to ignore me?!" Happy complained, still vomiting. "F-For starters, if you could do this, w-why did you throw Natsu?"
"Well... I couldn't before. My teleportation magic requires me to have a clear image of where I want to go, so I have to have been there before, or at least have a photo. But there is another method that I created. I did was mark Natsu with a spell called 'Locus Notare,' and thanks to that, I could teleport to a relative distance from where he is."
"Where is he?" asked Happy, without understanding what Allen was talking about.
Allen smiled slightly and pointed to the sky, where a flash appeared high above.
…
Mount Hakobe was located in a mountain range where the weather was harsh. Snowstorms could appear out of nowhere, putting the lives of any unlucky person unaware of this in danger.
Amid a blizzard, where only the roar of the wind could be heard, a different scream came from the sky.
"Ahhh!"
It was Natsu, who fell like a meteorite. Natsu was tough; the problem was that he couldn't move because Allen had cast "Petrificus" on him.
"Oh damn, I have to move! I have to move!"
Showing his rebellious spirit and personality, Natsu slowly regained mobility—but it was too late, and he crashed violently into the ground with a heavy impact that shook the mountain. After a few moments, the snow dispersed.
"Ah! I'm dead!... huh? I'm not?" Getting up from the crater, Natsu noticed he didn't have a single scratch. "Nyahahaha I'm Invincible!"
"The last guy who said that ended up getting beaten more times than I can remember…"
A voice was heard behind Natsu — the person responsible for giving him that unpleasant experience.
"Wahh, Allen, you bastard! How dare you!"
Natsu jumped toward Allen, ready to fight, but before he could reach him, he took a hit on the head.
"Calm down, Natsu…" Allen said mercilessly.
"Ugiah!—" Natsu screamed miserably before being buried.
"…ah," Allen scratched his head, then looked at the ground—he had accidentally knocked Natsu unconscious.
Allen was now standing, holding Happy, who was about to pass out as well, and Natsu in front of him.
"I think this was my fault…"
...
Gwen – This was your fault...
EmmaW – It definitely was...
Rukia – No excuses possible
Rick – Hahaha, I love it now. Throw it off the mountain! *Burp*
...
Allen didn't want to get involved in rescuing Macao, so originally, he was only going to help Happy reach the mountain. But now he couldn't just walk away, right?
"There's no other choice…" Allen used another spell, "Auris Arcanum…"
When activated, it grants the user an extended magical sense that lets them perceive nearby magical presences, even if they are hidden or invisible. It can distinguish the intensity of magical power (such as magical pressure, malicious energy, or pure magic). It can also detect strong emotions linked to the use of magic (anger, fear, murderous intent, etc.). It can even sense imminent magical attacks before they happen (like a precognitive magical reflex).
Of course, it has its limits: one is a monumental mental strain; another is the consumption of magical power; and lastly, it can fail in areas with large amounts of magical particles or ether.
It's a complex, advanced magic that Allen created—not for nothing did he spend more than a decade as the strongest Auror. Despite its flaws, due to its complexity, in this world, it can be considered a type of magic like "The One-Man Army".
Allen soon sensed a corrupt magical presence in a cave and realized it was Macao being possessed. He grabbed Natsu by the collar and disappeared.
...
In a cave, a giant gorilla scratched its butt while passing time. It was a Snow Vulcan, a dangerous monster living in the mountains.
When Allen appeared in the cave, the gorilla got startled, then looked at Allen angrily, but when it saw no women around, it snorted in contempt and went back to scratching its butt.
"How boring, no women…"
"Does that matter?"
"Of course it does! How am I supposed to get a female?! Just get lost, human, I have no interest in a male!"
Allen narrowed his eyes. This monster was intelligent enough to learn the human language, but its chaotic, perverted, selfish, and destructive nature made it dangerous.
Allen didn't want to steal the glory from Natsu, so he wanted to leave this fight to him. The problem was the gorilla didn't want to fight, so Allen rubbed his chin thoughtfully. He knew he had to get the gorilla interested in fighting Natsu. He thought for a moment, his eyes landed on unconscious Natsu, and everyone in the Chat shivered.
Natsu was having a pleasant dream from the past, one where he played with Igneel, his "father," who, despite being a dragon, was the most important thing in his life. This dream was calm and warm—where he used to curl up at his father's feet, receiving the warmth of the fire dragon on the coldest nights. But soon, that dream turned into a nightmare…
When Natsu opened his eyes, he saw a gorilla trying to kiss him while hugging him with its strong arms.
"Ah, what are you doing, bastard!" Natsu hit the gorilla, which crashed into the wall. However, there was no joy; Natsu knelt down with a pale face, almost traumatized for life.
"Yo, Natsu."
Natsu looked dazed at Allen, who was watching from a safe distance. Before he could ask, the gorilla popped out from the wall with heart-shaped eyes.
"You're already my woman! Just surrender and kiss me!"
Natsu shivered. Rarely had he ever trembled like this moment. He didn't know why but felt his situation was because of Allen.
"Bastard, what did you do?!"
Allen, with an expression of innocence and satisfaction, replied, "Well, you know, I wanted this gorilla—Vulcan?—to fight you, but it showed total disinterest. Since it kept muttering about wanting women, I thought I'd disguise you as one… and well."
Natsu looked down at his body—he was wearing a dress and fake breasts. Anyone who saw him would realize the truth because of his muscular body, but the horny gorilla did not.
"You're a demon! You're worse than that!"
Allen raised his hands, "Relax, the gorilla would figure it out, so you weren't really at risk... probably"
"Natsu, run…" Happy crawled on the floor, still dizzy, "This guy's worse than Erza a hundred times! but… uwe… *faints*"
"HAPPY!"
"Hey, and after I brought you all here for free, gave you a chance for an epic battle, and this is how you treat me?" Allen shrugged and turned around. "That's very rude. Well, I leave you with the gorilla, Natsu."
Allen disappeared, leaving Natsu unable to insult him with all the curses he knew.
"Come here, my love~ Let's make lots of little gorillas❤️~"
"Ah, get away from me, you gorilla bastard!"
Allen appeared in the guild, making a couple of people spit out their drinks. Allen ignored them and walked to the Request Board, glanced at the missions with little interest, picked one, and then walked over to the corner where Lucy was still angry. In the end, Allen only disappeared for five minutes, so hardly anyone noticed.
...
(Currently, Shirotsume Town)
Allen walked alongside Lucy, who was still wearing her maid outfit. She felt too lazy to go to the clothing store and change again.
"Now that I think about it, I haven't checked the mission status..."
Allen's mind had been drifting between laziness and a general lack of motivation, so he forgot to check the mission interface.
[Mission: Defeat Natsu Dragneel (Completed)
Reward: + Respect from the Fairy Tail mages, + Trust from the Fairy Tail mages, +Respect from Natsu, + Admiration from Lucy, Mira, and Levy, +100,000 J (+100,000 J Bonus for instant victory), +Basic Giant Magic]
Allen had a lot of questions about this mission system, especially about the whole trust, affection, and admiration stuff.
'System, I hope this doesn't make my relationships fake.'
[No, it's not brainwashing. It's more like an accelerator. You know, it's the same effect that your natural charm would have but faster.]
'If that's the case, then fine... but I don't need it'.'
[I know -_-]
For example, girls like Lucy or Levy will feel affection, admiration, and trust when they're part of missions. It works like a little push to speed up the natural process. However, as Allen said, he doesn't need any of that to get the same effect. Also, the opposite can happen. Take Natsu, for instance—after what Allen did to him on Mount Hakome, the little respect he had for him has disappeared.
Allen also wanted to talk about Makarov's magic, but for now, he focused on the mission. Also, if it is only at a basic level, it would not be very useful.
...
Lucy and Allen arrived at Duke Everlue's mansion. Allen approached the door, ignoring Lucy's shocked expression.
"Hey! What are you doing?!"
Allen smiled lazily, "Well, maybe we can negotiate for the book, you know, I'm on the easy difficulty "exploration" at the moment, avoid violence and all that."
"huh?... well—"
Lucy remembered what Mirajane said, that Allen was down; she did not know what Allen was like before that supposed "defeat." She couldn't compare it, but if Allen prefers to act more discreetly, that's fine by her.
'WAIT!' Lucy followed Allen, but when she realized she was still wearing the sexy maid outfit, she panicked. 'No! I forgot I'm in sexy maid mode. That old pervert is definitely gonna drool over having a girl like me. Luckily, Allen's here; he'll protect me from that creep. And as a thank you... maybe I can do this and that~ kyaa! What a sinful girl you are, Lucy!~'
...
"Get lost, ugly girl," said a short, round man while picking his nose.
"Huh?!" Lucy was shocked—they just called her ugly with contempt. Allen, for his part, didn't expect this. A little man in a suit appeared from the ground, with an arrogant and flamboyant attitude. But what really shocked Allen was that this guy didn't have a mustache—his nose hairs were sticking out like one.
...
Akeno – I never imagined I'd see someone like that in my life...
Eve – This is real? Is there really a world where someone has a mustache like that?!
Anissa – What a disgusting man...
Kimiko – I didn't know nose hairs could create so much...
MJ – No! Don't say that!
...
The Chat was in shock seeing a character straight out of One Piece. This ruined the aesthetic Allen had of this world—and it was only the beginning. Several maids popped out of the ground, all of them "unattractive" to say the least. These maids had long faces, round faces, freckles, wrinkles, moon marks, with bodies and faces that looked like they came from a cartoon or One Piece.
Lucy opened her mouth...
"Master❤️~"
"Who is the ugly bitch and her vapid boyfriend?❤️"
"As you can see, I have these beauties here. How could I be interested in that ugly blonde?"
Lucy felt hurt and offended but knew it wasn't her fault—this man had weird tastes and fetishes.
"Who said I wanted a guy like you to hire me! for your information, my only master is this handsome guy!" Lucy clung to Allen's arm as she snorted.
"What did you say ugly blonde? You don't know who I am!"
"Hey..."
"...!"
Allen frowned, "I can tolerate one time, but calling Lucy ugly just because you have strange tastes is too much..."
The Duke wanted to respond but got chills and stepped back.
"Who are you?! Virgo!"
From the ground rose another maid—this one giant, not as big as Big Mom but still large, with pink hair and a deep voice.
"Please leave this private property..." she said with strange politeness.
Allen thought for a moment before taking Lucy's hand and leaving. She stuck her tongue out at the cowardly Duke before following Allen.
"..." The bulky maid silently watched Allen's back as he walked away.
On the way, Lucy felt upset about being insulted but happy that Allen defended her. Besides, he was holding her hand, which made Lucy even happier.
"Lucy."
"Yes?❤️~ *cough* I mean, what?"
"We're going to have to force our way in..."
"Huh?"
...
Allen and Lucy entered through a side window of the huge mansion, breaking the glass. Though Allen could have gone through the front door, they were basically stealing a book from a Duke, not fighting a villain, so the fewer damages the better.
Once inside, Allen moved forward without worry.
"Allen, is it okay for us to be this careless?"
"What do you mean, Lucy? They already know we're here. Honestly, they seem pretty used to it..."
As he finished speaking, the maids suddenly appeared from the floor in a team.
"Kyaa! They're out!" Lucy shouted.
Allen sighed and launched six orbs of light that hit the maids, paralyzing them.
"Come on, Lucy..."
Again, the bulky maid kept her eyes on Allen the entire time. Allen noticed and gave her a look before smiling and continuing his way to the library.
Once there, Lucy started looking for the book. "This is gonna take forever! Hey Tim, help me out!"
Timcampy popped out from Allen's hoodie and began helping.
This book must have something special... Allen thought. So, he used Auris Arcanum in the library, he glanced to the left before pulling out a book with a golden cover. It was the Day Break book.
"Lucy, I found it."
"What?!"
Lucy ran over and hugged Allen in excitement but quickly let go, embarrassed. "Well, that's an easy two million!" Lucy said, brightening up.
"Yeah, but this book has magic on it..."
"Huh? Let me see."
Allen handed the book to Lucy, who was surprised to see the author's name. "It's by Kemu Zaleon! A famous mage and novelist—I'm his fan!"
"Lucy..."
Lucy snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Allen and apologized. Then she started reading the book with magical glasses that let her read at super speed.
"You shameless intruders! How dare you enter the home of someone as important as me!"
From a wall, the Duke appeared...
"Long time no see, Duke Everloo..." Allen said mockingly.
"It's Everlue! How dare you not even remember my name, plebeian?!"
"If this country has nobles like you, it's doomed to perish..." Allen narrowed his eyes. "I've lived long enough to read a person just by looking at them, and you look like a criminal in a suit. I wouldn't be surprised if you made deals with dark guilds..."
"What?!" The Duke started sweating. "Nonsense! Brothers Vanish, what are you waiting for!"
A door opened and two men appeared. One had a big braided ponytail with the rest of his head shaved, and a huge frying pan on his back. The other had long, spiky hair. Both had tattoos on their faces and wore clothes similar to Chinese martial artists.
"I was wondering what kind of Monsters the Fairy Tail Wizards would be... but they're just a maid and a random guy..."
"Mama would be disappointed..."
Everlue laughed arrogantly as he combed his mustache, "They are the Southern Wolves, and they're hungry. Both belong to a mercenary guild—"
Allen vanished and his fist smashed the braided mercenary's face. He flew through the mansion and crashed miles away in the forest.
"Brother!"
"You shouldn't worry about others... One-Man Army, Speed x10. You know speed is mass..."
The other brother looked at Allen fearfully. But that didn't stop Allen's foot from landing in his stomach before he could react, throwing him out of the mansion, who knows where.
"Impossible! You defeated the Vanish brothers instantly?! Monster!" Everlue backed away scared, not knowing a mage like this existed. He was too terrifying. "Bastard, stay away! I'm a Duke!"
"..." Allen didn't respond and just walked toward the Duke, remaining silent before speaking. "Should I be scared?"
"Ah!" The Duke fell to the floor, terrified, and wet his pants.
"What a bastard!" Lucy exclaimed with uncontrollable rage. "Everlue, how could you do something so inhumane!"
"Is something wrong, Lucy?" Allen asked.
"Yes, this guy is scum! What he did to Kemu Zaleon is unforgivable!"
Everlue looked at Lucy confused but paled when he saw the book in her hands. Could that damn Kemu Zaleon have exposed my dirty business in that book?! This is bad. If the Magic Council inspector finds out, I'm finished!
"You look nervous, Everloo... Did you do bad things?"
"Fine, you win! I'll pay you double what they offered! No, four times more!"
Allen smiled, "Sorry, even though I'm a bit stingy about money..."
Gwen – A bit?
"I'd rather see you in jail..."
"No!"
Allen kicked Everlue, sending him crashing into the wall.
"No mercy, huh?" Lucy said, stunned.
"Depends on the opponent, Lucy," Allen smirked. "I didn't dislike this guy since he insulted you."
'❤️Ah~... hey! you don't say things like that my heart won't take it!', Lucy smiled. "Well, I guess we should finish this request now, master~"
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A/N: I was about to skip what was going on at Mount Hakobe, but it occurred to me that something fun might happen by annoying Natsu. xd
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