A Girl's Justice

Since acquiring the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, his perception of life force has become extremely acute. Along with it, his perception of the aura of death is equally acute.

And the Dragon Corpse Valley before us exudes just such an aura of death.

The two said no more and quietly slipped inside.

Tianna used wind magic, making herself and Chiba's bodies light so that they would leave only very shallow footprints as they moved through the snow. These footprints would quickly disappear in the wind and snow, leaving no trace.

Dragon Corpse Valley was very, very long, and the two of them didn't know how long they had been walking, as there seemed to be no end in sight.

"Ugh, there's nothing here, so boring..."

Tianna suddenly shouted something.

"Damn, what are you doing?"

Startled by this sudden remark, Chiba was tense all over, instinctively conjured Rasengan.

According to his senses, the deeper they went, the stronger the aura of death became, and the more focused his mind became. He couldn't predict what would happen next, but his senses told him that it was dangerous inside.

"I'm just bored... Why are you being so fierce?" Tianna blinked, looking completely innocent.

Chiba was about to give her a good scolding, but seeing her innocent look, he felt both annoyed and amused. "You, I really don't know why the Magic Council would assign you such an important task as gathering intelligence."

Tianna whispered, "I usually complete missions alone, so it's rare for someone to keep me company this time. I just wanted to chat. Anyway, you'll protect me if there's any danger, right?"

As she spoke, she blinked her bright, expressive eyes and looked at him with hopeful eyes.

Chiba rubbed his forehead and sighed, "I can't protect you all the time. As an assassin, you're actually thinking about having someone else protect you."

Tianna, with her hands behind her back like a girl next door, smiled and said, "So what if there's an assassin? Isn't it a boy's job to protect a girl?"

"That's true..." Chiba smiled.

Tianna walked ahead with her hands behind her back, in a cheerful mood. She suddenly asked, "Hey! Chiba, how's the Mage Guild?"

Chiba was taken aback, not expecting her to suddenly ask that question.

As for the Mage Guild... to be honest, he didn't spend much time there at all. Aside from training in Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, he would occasionally eat, drink Feiyin, and have fun in Magnolia with Mira, her two siblings, and Seele.

But to be honest, since escaping the period of being hunted, he seems to have become quite lost. He has even reduced the time he spends cultivating.

No, it wasn't confusion, but rather a lack of anxiety about life and death; he had found a place where he could feel at peace.

"The Mage Guild..." Chiba pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

"To be honest, it's a really noisy place. I spend some time there when I'm free. It's absolutely awful; sometimes it's so noisy you can't even think straight. But then again, if it weren't so noisy, it wouldn't be Fairy Tail..."

"It's less of a guild and more like a big family. The old man is like a father, always watching us play around with a smile. We sometimes have disagreements, but most of the time we forget about them after a good night's sleep, and tomorrow is another day."

"So this is the place..." Tianna tried to picture the guild in her mind, a hopeful look in her eyes. "I've been thinking about joining a mage guild, but for my brother's sake, and for the justice I can't betray, I can only tell you about these thoughts."

"Justice?" This wasn't the first time Chiba had heard this word from the girl.

"Yes." Tianna suddenly turned around, her long blue hair fluttering, her silver earrings dangling, a flash of light disappearing in an instant. A smile appeared on her delicate face, which never seemed to show any sign of dejection, making her look like a beautiful elf in the swirling snow.

Chiba blushed slightly because when she suddenly turned around, the two of them were face to face.

"Cough cough..."

You're blushing!

Two voices rang out simultaneously. The two men were startled at the same time, then looked at each other and burst out laughing.

"Hey! Why are you suddenly talking about something as lofty as justice?" Chiba asked after laughing for a while.

A look of reminiscence crossed Tianna's eyes as she recounted, "I grew up in the small village of Fiore, but one day, the Dark Guild invaded our village. They killed all the adults and took all the children away. But just as they were about to leave, my brother led the Magic Council's forces there. They defeated the Dark Guild and brought us back to the Magic Council."

"At that time, they were like a ray of light shining on us; I had never felt such a warm light before. We had nowhere else to go, so we joined the Magic Council."

My brother told me to believe in justice, to live for justice, and to die for justice. Those who live under the banner of justice must carry these two words through their entire lives.

The girl spoke with great enthusiasm, as if she were truly a champion of justice.

"That's really cringeworthy. By the way, who's your brother?" Chiba asked.

Tianna's face stiffened, then she said somewhat awkwardly, "My brother... my brother is the captain, we're not blood siblings..."

She was afraid that because Jikade wouldn't let Chiba take up the position, Chiba would hold a grudge against Jikade, and by extension, against her.

But Chiba's focus wasn't on that at all; instead, he exclaimed in shock, "German Orthopedics?"

Tianna looked puzzled. "German Orthopedics? What does that mean?"

Chiba smiled and said simply, "It's the story of an older brother who fell in love with his younger sister, got his legs broken by his father, and ended up in the hospital."

Tianna's face flushed bright red. She punched Chiba in the back and said, "My brother and I aren't like that! How could I like such a boring, old-fashioned guy?!"

Chiba: "..."

I was just asking instinctively, did you really have to insult your brother like that? Now I wouldn't believe you two aren't blood siblings.

"No, no, I've already told you about my situation, you need to tell me about yours too. Why did you decide to join the Mage Guild?"

Tianna suddenly asked.

Why did you join the Mage Guild?

To be honest, he hadn't thought about this question in depth. Back then, he had nowhere else to go, so he asked to join Fairy Tail.

But upon closer examination, perhaps...

Chiba chuckled silently, not answering her, but instead flicking her forehead, saying, "Let's go. We're supposed to be scouting enemy positions, yet you're chatting here idly. You have no sense of danger at all."

Tianna covered her forehead, complaining that Chiba hadn't answered her question yet. But the boy, with his hands in his pockets and a relaxed smile on his face, walked briskly through the snow.