Guiding Erza

Morning sunlight spilled across Ywen's face.

It slowly made him open his eyes...

At first, Ywen felt a little pressure on his chest and thought some small animal, like a kitten, had crawled in through the window and squeezed into his warm bed. Only after opening his eyes and seeing the crimson hair beside him did he realize it was Erza...

Erza had gently rested her head on Ywen's chest, her little mouth slightly open, with what seemed to be a glistening trace of drool at the corner of her lips.

Ywen looked at Erza, who was sleeping soundly and snoring softly, feeling somewhat helpless.

She had probably gone to the bathroom in the middle of the night, then groggily returned to the wrong room...

Thinking this, Ywen gently slipped free from Erza's embrace, where she clung to him like a little kitten. He took off his pajamas, changed into his clothes, and prepared to leave...

When Ywen went downstairs,

he saw Illya, Eden, and Ian cleaning the house...

"Good morning, Young Master Ywen!"

The three immediately greeted Ywen respectfully when they saw him coming down from upstairs.

"Good morning~"

Ywen smiled faintly at them in response before walking into the living room.

In the living room, Aileen sat with her beautiful legs crossed, sipping black tea while reading a newspaper. Beside her were several fashion magazines and gossip papers about the magic world.

"Ywen, how did you sleep last night?"

When Aileen saw Ywen, she set down her newspaper and tea, smiling softly at him.

"I slept well. I don't really get bothered by unfamiliar beds."

Ywen answered Aileen.

"Is that so? Erza hasn't been sleeping very well these past few days. That girl still seems a little unaccustomed to things here. She's been clinging to me every night, asking me to tell her stories..."

Aileen's expression showed a hint of helplessness as she spoke.

"Erza is still young. She'll be fine once she gets a little older."

Ywen scratched his head. Come to think of it, Erza was no longer that young—she was already ten. In the original story, ten-year-old Erza had grown considerably. Could his presence have slowed her growth?

Ywen began to doubt himself. He wondered whether he should help Erza less and find a way to make her become independent and truly grow up...

"Big Brother Ywen?!"

"Where did you go?"

Just as Ywen was wondering whether he had spoiled Erza too much, Erza, who had opened her eyes to find Ywen gone from beside her, came downstairs. She looked around in every direction, continuously calling Ywen's name.

"Miss Erza..."

"Young Master Ywen is in the living room right now..."

Illya, who had been cleaning the room with a broom, hurried over after hearing Ywen's words and pointed Erza in the right direction.

"Big Brother Ywen is in the living room..."

Upon hearing that, Erza hurried into the living room on her little legs.

"Erza?"

Hearing her voice, Ywen turned around and saw a little girl with messy crimson hair and red-rimmed eyes rushing toward him.

"Big Brother Ywen, I thought you had left by yourself again..."

Erza threw herself into Ywen's arms, tears falling continuously.

Even strong Erza had a soft side, and Ywen was that small piece of softness in her heart.

"Other than mealtimes, Erza has been waiting outside the guild every day for you to return~"

Aileen seemed to recall something and told Ywen.

"Uh..."

"It was my fault for going on a mission without telling you. I'll stay with you for the next few days, Erza, so don't cry anymore..."

After hearing Aileen's words, Ywen apologized first, then rubbed Erza's little head and comforted her softly.

"Mm..."

Erza stopped crying and nodded gently to show that she understood.

"Let's eat first!"

"After breakfast, I have something to give you!"

"Some missions are simply too dangerous, so I can't take you with me. But once Erza grows stronger, you can carry out missions with me."

Ywen gently stroked Erza's head. He truly did not feel at ease taking Erza on missions with him. To become stronger, the missions he intended to take on from now on would all be extremely dangerous ones, such as S-Class Missions, SS-Class missions, and even Ten-Year Missions.

When facing SS-Class or Ten-Year Missions, Ywen himself did not think he could emerge unscathed, much less if he brought along Erza, who was still so weak?!

The tragedy caused when Mirajane brought the immature Lisanna and Elfman on an S-Class Mission in the original story was a warning. Ywen would not be arrogant enough to bring others along on such dangerous missions.

"Mm! I'll become strong enough to carry out missions with you, Big Brother Ywen!"

Erza clenched her fists. She knew Ywen was doing all this for her sake.

"By the way, Aileen, what are you planning to do next?"

After comforting Erza, Ywen suddenly remembered something and looked at Aileen behind him.

Honestly, with Aileen's strength, she could probably unite the entire Ishgar Continent. Even if all the current Ten Wizard Saints joined forces, they would only be instantly defeated if they faced Aileen.

"As for me! I plan to keep running my Bakery. I have no interest in doing guild missions~"

Aileen lightly sipped her tea. She had long passed the age of youthful passion and had no intention of getting involved in children's games.

"Keep running the Bakery, huh!"

"That does sound good..."

"After all, Aileen's bread is really delicious..."

Ywen nodded. Having grown up eating Aileen's bread, he had the most right to speak about its taste. Aileen's bread, like Aileen's strength, was number one on the continent!

Once Aileen's bread hit the market, every Bakery in town would probably go out of business, right?!

Though perhaps not, since Aileen's bread had always been sold in limited quantities...

"I'm glad you like it."

After hearing Ywen's words, Aileen revealed a gentle smile. The reason she tirelessly researched bread, even personally growing its ingredients and maintaining such strict standards, was precisely because Ywen loved eating the bread she made.

The entire Bakery had only been opened for Ywen and Erza.

The three quickly finished breakfast...

Then Ywen took Erza out of the house and headed to the mountain behind Fairy Tail.

Thanks to Ywen's efforts, the place had recovered quite a bit. At the very least, it no longer looked so messy...

"Here!"

After Ywen and Erza arrived at the mountain behind Fairy Tail, Ywen handed Erza a wooden sword.

"This is?!"

Erza froze as she held the wooden sword in her hand.

"Erza, from now on, I'm going to teach you Swordsmanship!"

Ywen spoke softly as he looked at Erza.

Ywen planned to teach Erza all the Swordsmanship he had learned through his skill points.

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