Found a Treasure

"Speak! Your names, your origins, your magic, and what exactly is your purpose in coming to our guild?"

Erza sat in a chair with her arms crossed and legs crossed, looking down at the two boys kneeling on the ground. Erza wasn't about to give these two arrogant guys who wanted to cause trouble a friendly look.

Natsu and Gray stood behind Erza like the two guardian generals, their eyes wide, and simultaneously let out a heavy snort to cheer Erza. This made Jet and Droy, whose faces were bruised and swollen, tremble and cooperate as much as they could.

Jet, with orange hair, spoke first, "Um, my name is Sarusk, but everyone calls me Jet. We're both from the Hargeon Town. My magic is 'Godspeed,' which, as you can see, is a speed-enhancing spell. We really just came to join the guild; we got a little carried away, sorry!"

Jet knelt sincerely at Erza's feet, but Erza merely nodded aloofly and turned to look at Droy: "Next, it's your turn."

Droy, already timid, stammered after being glared at by the "Queen": "I... I'm Droy, from the same hometown as Jet... magic... magic is manipulating rapidly growing plants, using these seeds called 'fire seeds'..."

"Alright, that's enough." Erza interrupted the nervously slurring Droy, and finally turned her gaze to Levy.

Levy saw Erza looking at her, she quickly stood at attention, staring at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, not daring to look at her sideways.

Upon seeing that the third person was a petite and adorable little girl, Erza's tone softened somewhat. "Don't be nervous, what's your name?"

"Um, my name is Levy, Levy Markugarden. My magic is Solid Script, a kind of magic that makes words material. Jet, Droy, and I are childhood friends who grew up together, so we're considered one of the few mages in our town."

Levy a moment, then gritted her teeth and took a step forward.

"Miss Erza, I apologize for what happened earlier! Jet and Droy didn't mean any harm, please forgive them. I'm really sorry!"

After saying that, the tiny Levy mustered her courage, stood in front of Jet and Droy, and bowed to Erza in apology.

"Levy- chan"

This gesture immediately moved the two fools behind them to tears. If Erza hadn't been watching them so intently, they would have been clinging to Levy's legs and weeping uncontrollably.

Seeing Levy's actions, Erza couldn't help but smile, reaching out to help Levy up. Her attitude was completely different from before.

"Yes, it's really great to think of your comrades! Don't be afraid, we're partners now. I'll help you with your membership applications and explain the situation to the president."

"Ah! Miss Erza, thank you so much!"

In an inconspicuous corner of the guild, Eleven, wearing a pair of magical glasses that translate text, was holding a huge ancient book and studying it with great seriousness.

Before anyone knew it, the guild was having another welcome party. The already noisy hall suddenly became even more chaotic, making it impossible for anyone to have any peace and quiet.

Shaking his head helplessly, Eleven had no choice but to take the opportunity to remove his glasses and rub his swollen eyes. These ancient books were simply too difficult to understand; even with the magic glasses for translation, it was still a laborious and time-consuming task.

Eleven had noticed the commotion at the entrance, but with Erza in charge, Eleven didn't bother getting involved. Those three newbies had neither skill nor any impressive backstories; aside from the two guys being incredibly silly, there was nothing about them that could attract Eleven's attention. He couldn't help but sigh that each new batch of recruits was worse than the last!

At this moment, Eleven preferred to spend his time studying the ancient book in front of him. As for greeting the newcomers, he could do that later when he had time.

Since discovering something amiss with his soul six months ago, Eleven has never given up his research on the soul. After Makarov ran out of options, he began searching for clues on his own.

However, there is very little research on the soul; most of the commonly available materials focus on things that are essentially useless.

Finally, as his research deepened, Eleven gradually turned his attention to those obscure and difficult-to-understand ancient documents.

These documents are extremely rare on the market, and it took Makarov a great deal of effort to get a few copies for Eleven. But it must be said that the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated; their research on the soul was more in-depth than that of modern people, and they could see traces of many lost technologies.

After several months of study, Eleven managed to finish one or two books, albeit with some difficulty. Although he didn't solve his own problems, his understanding of soul power deepened considerably, which greatly benefited his control over Spiritual Power.

"Huh? Are you reading a book about the soul? That's amazing!"

Just as Eleven was rubbing his temples, pondering the parts of the book he couldn't understand, a clear, childlike voice suddenly came from behind him.

Turning around, I saw Levy, who had just joined the guild, and two simps behind her.

At that moment, Levy was peeking curiously at Eleven's book with her hands behind her back.

"Cough!" Seeing that Levy was almost burying her head in the pages of the book, Eleven had to cough lightly to remind her.

"Oh dear! I'm so sorry!" Levy suddenly realized her blunder and quickly took a few steps back, blushing. "I'm so sorry, I just can't help but be drawn to books I haven't read before. I'm sorry for bothering you."

Seeing Levy's adorable expression, Eleven couldn't help but chuckle. That's more like it! If you don't have some quirks, you don't deserve to call yourself Fairy Tail mage! This little girl has only just joined, but she's already quite savvy, quickly establishing her own character.

"It's alright, my name is Eleven, welcome to the guild!" Eleven smiled and patted Levy's little head. This girl is about the same age as Lisanna, so cute.

Before Levy could react to Eleven's actions, her two henchmen behind her immediately bristled. "Hey, you! Don't you dare lay a hand on Levy! Want us to teach you a lesson?"

Eleven:[_]

Levy didn't seem to mind; her thoughts were entirely focused on Eleven's enormous ancient book. After calming the two sycophants behind her, she eagerly began discussing the book's contents with Eleven.

"Huh? You can understand it without a translator?" Eleven looked at Levy in disbelief.

These ancient characters were no different from scribbles to him, yet someone could understand them directly—how academically gifted must they be!

"Hehehe, I've taught myself a lot of writing systems." Levy proudly raised her little face, this was her proudest and most unique skill. "This book mainly uses cuneiform, but it's done through variations..."

Eleven listened to Levy's eloquent speech with a blank expression. This academic failure, who only knew how to wear his lousy glasses to show off, had finally met a true academic genius. He couldn't understand a single punctuation mark.

However, Eleven didn't care at all; in fact, she was a little excited.

This is a ready-made translation!

Those lousy translation glasses are really hard to use. They're basically all literal translations, making the sentences completely incomprehensible. They also consume magic and strain your eyes.

If this little girl could translate for me, it would save me so much effort!

Haha, this is truly a treasure trove!

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