Cana Alberona

"Huh... Huh? What did you say?" Eleven looked shocked.

"Huh?" Eleven's shocked expression stunned Cana as well. The two stared at each other, the atmosphere somewhat tense.

Why are you so surprised?

Cana was a little confused. Why did Eleven look so shocked? Hadn't he already guessed it?

"Of course it's because Gildarts is actually your father!" Eleven said matter-of-factly. "We didn't even know for so long, Cana, you and Gildarts are being too formal."

"You, didn't you say you'd already figured it out?" Cana was getting frustrated; she felt like she'd been tricked.

To everyone's surprise Eleven looked at Cana with a look of astonishment and said indignantly, "What did you find out? Who would have thought that an old man like Gildarts would have such a cute daughter like you? I always thought you were staring at Gildarts because you liked him."

Hearing Eleven's words, Cana's neck turned bright red, and she pouted slightly, "Who, who would like that kind of old man?"

After saying that, she swung her little fist at Eleven's chest, Eleven quickly activated his Telekinesis Barrier to protect himself... Cana felt a lot of pain.

"Oh, I see. Then you might be my little sister from now on..."

Eleven stared blankly at Cana, who was kicking his Telekinesis Barrier with her little feet. He seemed lost in thought and muttered to himself.

"Huh? What did you say?" Cana, whose little feet were also hurting, didn't hear what Eleven said.

"No, I didn't say anything!" Eleven snapped out of his daze, cursing himself for his wildest thoughts! How could he possibly hand Maria over to that unscrupulous old man?!

After a bit of playful fighting, Cana was furious to see Eleven completely unharmed.

However, she calmed down by now, and tugged at Eleven's sleeve with a slightly aggrieved expression. "Eleven, you have to keep this a secret for me, okay? Especially don't tell Gildarts!"

"Gildarts doesn't know?" Eleven looked at Cana in surprise. How could a father not know who his daughter was?

"Yes, my full name is Cana Alperona. Alperona is my mother's surname. I've never met my father since I was little. But before my mother passed away, she sent me to Fairy Tail to find Gildarts, saying that he was my father. I haven't acknowledged him yet, and he doesn't even know he has a daughter like me." Cana looked somewhat lost, her head down, clutching Eleven's clothes tightly.

"But, but..." However, Eleven's face was flushed, and he stammered, as he considered another problem.

"But isn't having a child supposed to be a joint effort between the father and mother? How could Gildarts not know whether he's had a child or not? Besides, how exactly are children born?"

Cana:(>皿<)

"How should I know! Don't ask me! I've lived with my mom since I was born!"

Sensing all of Cana's disappointment, her sadness transformed into anger in that instant, turning into rage and embarrassment. Eleven dared not utter another word, letting the flushed-faced Cana Telekinesis Barrier shield.

He also felt that the question seemed too profound for Cana's level to answer. It seemed he would have to grow up and find the answer in books featuring older sisters in tattered clothes.

"So you're planning to keep this from Gildarts?" Eleven tried to distract Cana.

Watching Cana relentlessly pound on her own Telekinesis Barrier even when she was exhausted, Eleven was somewhat worried about the girl's intelligence. Didn't she know that even if she worked herself to death, she still wouldn't be able to hit herself? How stupid!

"I won't tell Gildarts until I become a powerful mage." With that, Cana angrily kicked Eleven's Telekinesis Barrier twice. Gildarts didn't matter anymore; she just wanted to beat up this despicable guy in front of her.

"What kind of mage is a powerful mage?" Eleven helplessly, seeing that Cana showed no sign of stopping.

"At least I won't let you bully me anymore!" Cana rubbed her little fists, tears welling up in her eyes from the pain.

Eleven: [·_·?]

When did I ever bully her?

You've been standing still the whole time, haven't you?

You think I'm bullying you just because you didn't hit me? That's so unreasonable!

Elaine felt he couldn't stand this injustice and couldn't be wronged for no reason. To be honest, he had never bullied Cana in the guild, and he had even beaten up Erza. He had beaten up characters like Gray and Laxus countless times!

He can't spoil Cana like this; he has to make her understand what it's really like to be bullied!

Cana had no idea what the "big villain" Eleven was thinking. Seeing that Eleven was silent, she assumed that Eleven had realized his mistake, so she stopped punching and kicking him.

"In short, I won't acknowledge Gildarts until I have a certain level of strength, Eleven, you have to keep this a secret for me!" Cana tilted her little face up and glared at Eleven.

"What does acknowledging a family connection have to do with strength?" Eleven was still lost in thought, planning how to bully Cana, so he subconsciously voiced his confusion.

Sure enough, Cana became dejected upon hearing this, biting her lip and saying, "Gildarts is the strongest mage in Fairy Tail. If I don't have great strength, how can I be worthy of being his daughter..."

Eleven looked at Cana and reached out to pat her head. He didn't quite understand Cana's feelings, after all, he had never experienced anything like this himself. But he could still feel Cana's emotional distress, so he could only stay by her side and pat Cana head to comfort her.

"I think Gildarts will be very happy when he finds out later."

Cana listened silently to Eleven's words without replying, only nodding.

When Eleven and Cana returned to the guild, Gildarts had already left.

Cana suddenly returned to her previous cheerful self, Eleven somewhat unsure whether it was real or an act.

In the end Cana decided to stick to the original plan and have Eleven take her on her first mission. At this moment, she was holding up a mission sheet for Eleven to see.

"Eleven, what do you think of this mission?"

"Purify the church demon? 800,000 J? No way! Find another one!" Eleven glanced at the quest list and rejected Cana without a second thought.

"Huh? Why? This is such a cool first mission!" Cana complained, pouting. She knew that Eleven first mission, so why couldn't she fight a demon?

Eleven put the demon quest back on the quest board, and while selecting a new quest, he explained to Cana, "An 800,000 J quest is too dangerous; I can't guarantee your safety."

"When choosing a task, you can't just look at the task content; you also need to consider the reward. The higher the reward, the more dangerous the job is likely to be. Your skills are not yet sufficient to handle a job worth 800,000 J."

As he spoke, Eleven took a mission order to eliminate bandits from the mission board and handed it to Cana, with a reward of 200,000 J.

Cana looked at the mission list in her hand, which had suddenly become much less impressive, her face full of indignation. She shouted, "Who said I'm not strong enough? Eleven, I'm very strong, don't underestimate me!"

Eleven didn't say anything, but smiled affectionately at Cana, patted her head, and then took the task sheet for eliminating the bandits to register.

Cana:ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ┻━┻

This damn gentleness! It's one thing normally, but using this trick now is just plain stupid – trying to get away with it? Like treating a child, who does she think she is?

"Eleven, I challenge you! I want to prove my strength!" Cana suddenly shouted from behind.

Don't let Cana's usual well-behaved girl appearance fool you; she's actually quite feisty at heart.

"Tsk~" Eleven frowned and looked back. What a hassle, he couldn't get away with it!

Cana then pulled out several blue cards, held them in her hand, and looked at Eleven with fierce fighting spirit. "Come on, no need to hold back, I told you I'm very strong."

Eleven was speechless. How did things get like this? This was really troublesome; he couldn't fight Cana like he fought Gray...

Huh? Is that not allowed? Why not?

She just accused me of bullying her; isn't this the perfect opportunity for revenge?

Thinking of this Eleven's gaze towards Cana gradually turned lewd, and he grinned, revealing a set of small white teeth.

"Hehe, okay~"

The Fairy Tail spectators once again gathered on the main road outside the guild, their enthusiasm for watching the spectacle undiminished.

This time, the main character in the center of the field has changed once again. Apart from the ever-present Eleven, the other side has become a young girl with a brown ponytail.

Laxus also became one of the onlookers. Although he disapproved of Eleven's plan to bully the young girl, he secretly placed a 10,000 J bet on Eleven with a look of disgust.

Gildarts had somehow slipped back and was standing to the side, watching with interest Eleven prepared to bully Cana.

Makarov got scolded by the Magic Council again, and Erza took over as referee. She didn't stop the duel, as she appreciated the friendly sparring between her companions.

"Start!"

With Erza's sharp shout, Cana immediately sprang into action, intending to strike first.

Several cards appeared in her hand, and the magic circles on the cards instantly lit up, flashing with dazzling light. With a flick of Cana's arm, the cards flew towards Eleven like a shower of flowers.

Eleven didn't make any move at this moment, but stared at the magic circles on the cards with great envy. The magic circles were so cool, and he really wanted to learn how to draw magic circles!

The old man once told him that magic is divided into two types: the Holder Type and the Caster Type.

Those who use external objects to cast magic, like Cana, belong to the Holder Type. This type of mage sometimes needs to inscribe magic circles on the items they use to cast magic, so most of them make extensive use of magic circles.

Characters like Laxus and Gray belong to the Caster Type and can generally cast spells without a magic circle, but sometimes they will use a magic circle to assist in casting spells.

To Eleven's dismay, however, he seemed to be anything but an ordinary mage. His mastery of magic was utterly terrible; he could only manipulate magic and integrate it into his Spiritual Power like turning on a faucet, at most controlling the output. He couldn't do any other complex applications of magic, let alone draw a magic circle, which would be harder than climbing to heaven.

Filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred towards the magic circle, Eleven mercilessly slammed all the cards that were shimmering with magical light onto the ground!

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