Mavis

As soon as Riyao got home and stepped into the living room, he froze.

He remembered something he had forgotten in Edolas.

With a thud, Riyao fell to his knees, his forehead touching the floor.

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"Wow!! How could I forget about the motorcycle at the cave entrance and the magical items I picked up from the royal treasury?! I can't live anymore!!"

After shouting, he started rolling around on the floor of his living room, from left to right, from right to left, and even flying up and rolling.

Mirajane was walking towards the sofa when she saw this scene and immediately collapsed onto it laughing so hard that tears streamed down her face. She clutched her stomach with one hand and slapped the sofa with the other.

"Haha, who told you to be so focused on showing off, you idiot!"

"That Royal Army's standard-issue magic-powered motorcycle is pretty cool! And it doesn't even need to provide its own magic power..."

Riyao became increasingly distressed as he spoke, and rolled around even more vigorously.

Mirajane wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Weren't you having a lot of fun striking that demon king pose in the sky?"

Riyao moved to the side of the sofa, pitifully burying his head in Mirajane's stomach, humming softly.

Mirajane reached out and patted his head, like comforting a wronged big dog.

"That's hilarious! Let's see if you try to show off next time!"

Riyao suddenly looked up, his expression unusually resolute.

"Playing around! Nothing else matters, but being handsome is for life!"

Mirajane paused for a moment, then laughed even harder.

"Alright, alright, you win. Lisanna and the others will be back from the guild soon. I'm going to cook. You can play by yourself."

Riyao gave an "oh," got up from the sofa, sauntered to the manor courtyard, jumped onto the branch of the Parasol Tree, and leaned against the trunk to wait for dinner.

Soon, the sounds of chopping vegetables and clattering spatulas came from the kitchen.

Riyao closed his eyes, feeling the gentle breeze and the rustling of the leaves.

"Does the First Generation want to eat?"

"Hehe."

Mavis floated on the branch opposite him, looking at his junior with a speechless expression.

The story of Riyao was able to see the first chairman dates back to a few weeks ago.

That day, he sat under this Parasol Tree, lost in thought.

The guild had just finished a wave of commissions, and he was enjoying a rare moment of leisure, so he leaned against a tree trunk and cleared his mind.

The wind blew by, the leaves rustled, and I felt drowsy.

Riyao stared blankly at that spot.

Mavis, perched on the branch, felt a little uncomfortable being stared at so intently by her junior.

Guild members with guild crests can see Mavis, but if she deliberately hides herself, no one can see her.

Mavis suddenly felt like playing a game.

She made a face at Riyao.

Making faces while staring at each other is just amusing yourself.

As a result, Riyao subconsciously laughed.

Mavis was taken aback.

You can see me?!

Riyao's smile froze on his face.

Oh no, we've been exposed.

"..."

"I was deliberately hiding myself, how could you see me?!"

Mavis floated up to him, almost nose to nose.

"..."

Riyao turned his head to the side, forcibly refusing to look at Mavis.

Mavis squinted and suddenly stood upside down in front of Riyao, her face only centimeters away from his.

Riyao's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Haha, you've been exposed! Your pupils contracted!"

Mavis bounced back to her normal position with a smug look on her face.

"Tell me quickly, how did you find me?"

"Maybe I have good eyesight."

Riyao attempted to deceive the authorities.

Mavis crossed his arms and squinted at Riyao.

Aren't you curious about who I am? You know who I am, don't you?

His eyes and tone were just like a teacher who had caught a student lying.

Riyao shrugged.

"There's been a ghost hanging around the tree near my house for ages, wouldn't someone check it out?"

"Oh, I see."

Mavis landed on a branch, swinging her bare feet back and forth.

"So you started investigating this Parasol Tree because you could see me? Why could the Parasol Tree allow me to teleport here from Tenrou Island so quickly? What's the principle behind the Hundred Battles Spell Formula on your body? And what's the principle behind your three... oh no, now only two forms remain..."

Mavis asked one question after another, speaking faster and faster, his eyes gleaming with a thirst for knowledge.

Riyao felt his head getting bigger.

"First generation, you have so many questions."

"Because I'm really curious!"

Mavis didn't see anything wrong with it at all.

Riyao sighed and began to answer each question one by one.

"My magic is essentially Life Magic, so I'm particularly sensitive to living beings. Your life magnetic field is very strange, very noticeable."

"As for the Parasol Tree, I don't know the specific reason either. It's possible that there's some kind of root connection between this Parasol Tree and the Sacred Tree of Tenrou Island."

"And my form-switching ability, just ask Zeref, the author of End, and you'll know the principle behind it."

"You know Zeref? Oh right, you investigated me, there should still be records in the guild, what about the Hundred Battles Spell Formula?!" Mavis asked impatiently, her eyes shining as if she had discovered a new continent.

"Stop!"

Riyao raised his hands in surrender.

"I've written down the principles in my notebook, inside the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. You can go see for yourself."

Riyao rubbed his temples. This first chairman's curiosity was just too strong, it was like a machine gun firing off.

Mavis pouted, looking at him with a pitiful expression.

"I can't turn the pages of the book."

Riyao's eye twitched.

"... Okay then."

Resigned to his fate, Riyao jumped down from the tree and headed towards the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

Mavis floated happily behind him.

That day, from afternoon until dark, Riyao spent the entire time showing her his notebook, drawing diagrams, and explaining every detail of his magic.

"Why is this rune circuit spiral-shaped?"

"Because gold's fluctuations are more stable."

"Then why is this node placed here?"

"That's a point where magic converges; placing it elsewhere would reduce efficiency by thirty percent."

"Did you derive this formula yourself?"

"Um."

Mavis became more and more excited as he listened, while Riyao became more and more dizzy as he spoke.

Questions came one after another, ranging from magical theory to practical applications, from his Azure Dragon Form to the arrangement of every rune in the Hundred Battles Spell Formula.

Mavis is a genius; he gets to the heart of many questions, sometimes forcing Riyao to stop and think on the spot to answer.

When it was completely dark, Mavis finally closed the last notebook with satisfaction.

"This is so interesting! Your magic system is completely different from the traditional classification methods!"

"Really? That's great."

Riyao lay slumped on the table, feeling like his brain had been completely drained.

From that day on, Mavis would occasionally pop up to chat with him and ask him questions, and the two became acquainted.

Let's go back to the present.

As soon as Riyao smelled the aroma of food coming from the kitchen, his stomach began to rumble.

He looked down and saw Mavis trying to act nonchalant under the tree, but his eyes couldn't help but dart towards the kitchen.

A mischievous smile crept across Riyao's lips.

After being tormented for so long, today I must give Mavis a good stab in the heart.

You can't suffer alone.

He jumped down from the Parasol Tree and stretched lazily.

"I'm not chatting with you anymore, I'm going to eat some delicious food."

"Steaming hot rice, freshly cooked braised pork, and desserts made by Mira herself..."

Mavis watched helplessly as Riyao swaggered towards the kitchen.

"They have absolutely no respect for their seniors!"

"Mavis shouted angrily, then shamelessly wiped the corner of her mouth."

Damn it, ghosts can't eat, yet this bastard deliberately described it in such detail.

Riyao waved without turning his head, feeling extremely happy.

A short while later, a commotion was heard at the entrance of the manor.

Lisanna, Elfman, Wendy, and Carla appeared at the door, and surprisingly, Lucy, Natsu, and Happy were also there.

We're back!

Natsu yelled and rushed into the house.

"It smells so good! What delicious food is Mira making?!"

Happy flew right behind him.

"Love! Is there any fish? Is there any fish?!"

"Hey, why are you guys so natural?"

Lucy sighed, rubbing her forehead.

Riyao stood at the kitchen doorway, watching a lively group of people pour into the manor, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

Mavis floated on the Parasol Tree, watching this scene from afar, a slight smile playing on her lips.