Preparations Before Going into Seclusion

After carefully comparing all the text stored in his mind with the characters on the three things in front of him, Old Suo came to a devastating conclusion: all that time he had spent had resulted in nothing more than three unfamiliar books.

Looking at Old Suo, who was laughing one moment and crying the next, the two beauties on the windboat exchanged glances and then exclaimed in unison, "Silver-haired bastard/young master, are you alright?"

The sound that drifted into his ears suddenly reminded Old Suo that he was accompanied by a native of the Northern Continent, who might be able to decipher these mysterious characters for him.

Thinking of this, Old Suo immediately put aside his worries and rushed back to the wind boat as quickly as possible.

"You two don't need to ask anything, just come with me!"

After saying that, Old Suo steered the wind boat back to the three orbs of light.

"Ulu, do you recognize these characters?"

Upon hearing Old Suo's words, Ulu glanced at him with a puzzled expression, then looked in the direction he was pointing with a hint of curiosity.

"Huh? This looks like the Eskimo Script that Grandpa Dazi from the village taught us."

"Can you decipher the meaning of the words on this?" (Old Suo)

After Old Suo finished speaking, Ulu read them out in order from left to right:

"Absolute Freeze"

"Ice Make"

"Ice God Slayer"

Although the first two words had already surprised Old Suo immensely, when the last four words appeared, Old Suo was completely out of control.

"Ha ha"

"Ha ha"

Looking at the eccentric Sordil, Ulu whispered, "Sister Sonia, shouldn't your young master take his medicine?"

Having spent some time together and gained a fairly good understanding of someone's character, Sonia added a comment after hearing this.

"Sister Ulu, the fact that my young master is in this state is already a result of the medication working exceptionally well."

After learning the 'truth', Ulu looked at Old Suo with pity, and then gave Sonia a warm hug.

"Sister Sonia, thank you for your hard work!"

"It's nothing, I'm used to it!"

Just as someone's revelry reached its climax, the sound of shattering glass suddenly echoed from the ice cave. At the same time, the statue's eyes began to emit red light, and its mouth began to gradually close.

"Wow!"

After spitting out a curse, Old Suo, having returned to normal, collected the three orbs of light at the speed of light, and then piloted the wind boat towards the outside world.

"I'm going to control the windboat to fly at full speed. You two are in charge of dealing with the ice blocks that fall from above!"

"Understood! (Ulu, Sonia)"

After saying that, the three of them entered the ice cave escape instance.

"Boom!"

A tremendous roar resounded across the endless ice plains, followed by a small, bluish-white boat bursting out of the ground.

"Boom!"

"Click"

"Bang!"

Just as the small, bluish-white boat burst forth, strange noises came from underground, and then the hard ice surface collapsed in sections, forming a huge ice cave.

"Phew! We finally made it out!" (Old Suo)

"That was so close! We almost got buried!" (Sonia)

"Hmph! In the end, it's all that silver-haired bastard's fault. If he hadn't insisted on staying, we wouldn't have been in this danger!" (Ulu)

Seeing her young master being targeted again, Sonia unkindly hid to the side and covered her mouth to laugh.

To the two women's surprise, this time Old Suo did not refute, but instead took out a book and handed it to Ulu.

Here! This is an apology for putting you in danger!

Looking at the other person's gentle smile, Ulu suddenly froze on the spot. When she came to her senses, she was already holding the thing that the other person had handed her.

She was just about to return the item to the other person when the silver-haired bastard handed her another book.

"This is our apology for taking the Snow Domain Blue Crystal without permission. Please accept it as well!"

Feeling the warmth emanating from the other person's palm, Ulu's heart suddenly began to pound rapidly.

Sonia was instantly stunned as she stared at the incredibly generous young master.

"I... I can't believe my eyes, can I? This incredibly stingy young master actually gave away the secret manual he finally obtained? Wait! Could it be... (Sonia's inner thoughts)"

After carefully scanning Ulu's entire body several times, Sonia nodded silently.

"Hmm... It's inside the temple! (This is still Sonia's inner thought)"

Just as Edogawa Sonia Conan was immersed in her perfect deduction, the two in the real world had already begun exchanging addresses and saying goodbye.

"Ulu, Sonia and I are mages from Fairy Tail. If you need anything, come find us at Fairy Tail!"

"Okay, I understand!" (Ulu)

"If you need to contact me, you can go to Finnil Town in eastern Isban. (Ulu)"

"I've got it! (Old Suo)"

"We still have a project to complete, so we won't stay here any longer. We'll come find you again when we have more time. (Old Suo)"

Upon hearing Old Suo's words, Ulu nodded and made a "hmm" sound in her throat.

Upon receiving the other party's agreement, Old Suo used wind power to send Ulu to a safe location, and then began the return journey.

"Buzz!"

The cold wind blowing past her ears pulled Ulu out of the pink world in her heart. At this moment, she stood on tiptoe and shouted to the small boat in the air, "Snow Domain Blue Crystal only grow on cliff ice walls and only appear at dusk. Next time you come, remember to pick one for me."

"I see!"

Listening to the sounds carried on the wind, Ulu watched the small, bluish-white boat drift further and further away, and murmured, "Silver-haired bastard, you absolutely have to come!"

Five days later, Sordil and his companion, exhausted from completing their mission, returned to Magnolia. After a short two-day rest, they resumed their work journey.

Watching the two working so hard, Gildarts, a fellow workaholic, exclaimed, "Aren't these two guys a little too dedicated?"

"It's not just dedication, it's downright recklessness! (Macao)"

Why do I have this feeling that I'm about to lose my job? (Wakaba)

"Uh... we are too!" (The other members)

"Hmph! If you don't work harder, you might really lose your jobs!" (Makarov)

"President, even if our work ability is average, you don't need to fire us, do you? (Macao)"

"Heh! Do I need to fire you? Go look at the bulletin board!" (Makarov)

Upon hearing Makarov's words, Macao and the others hurriedly ran to the bulletin board.

"Holy crap! So many Request Letter are missing from the bulletin board! (Macao)"

"Heh! If the fees for these commissions weren't so low, there probably wouldn't be anything left on the bulletin board by now! (Makarov)"

"Gulp"

After Makarov finished speaking, a series of swallowing sounds filled the hall. Then, to avoid going hungry, everyone silently tore down the Request Letter they had their eyes on, and the notice board was indeed empty!

Seeing this, Makarov nodded, thinking to himself, "Haha! I'm so clever to have come up with such a way to motivate everyone to work!"

Five days later, in Housenka Village, a super express train...

After exchanging all the Request Letter in his hands for remuneration, the workaholic finally decided to take a break and even brought his subordinates to relax and enjoy themselves.

"Gulp"

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Sordil stopped eating, turned his head and asked, "Sonia, how much savings do we have now?"

Upon hearing Old Suo's words, Sonia put down her drink and looked up to think for a moment.

"Young Master, including the orders we just completed, we have nearly forty million J!"

"Forty million? That should be about right!"

"Almost? What's almost done? (Sonia)"

Hearing Sonia's question, Sordil scratched his head and said, "It's about time to go to Agarifa again!"

Sonia, who was already somewhat confused, was completely bewildered after hearing this.

Seeing this, Old Suo had no choice but to turn on the radio and send her a coded message explaining the truth of the matter.

After a moment, Sonia nodded knowingly and then asked, "When shall we set off for Agarifa?"

"Hmm... Let's get a good night's rest tonight and set off tomorrow morning. (Old Suo)"

Having received the correct answer, Sonia nodded again, then picked up her drink and continued what she had been doing.

Agallifa City, Love&Lucky Guild

After passing through the lobby, Old Suo found the same receptionist again.

"Miss, are Mr. Jude and the others at the guild right now?"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lily looked up to confirm, and then, unsurprisingly, the silver-haired boy appeared in front of her.

"Miss!"

"Miss!"

"Ah?"

Hearing the calls echoing in her ears, Lily, snapping out of her daze, cried out in surprise.

After noticing that everyone was staring at her, Lily gave an apologetic smile. Once everyone had calmed down, she answered Old Suo's question.

"I'm so sorry, my mistake caused you trouble! (Lily)"

"It's okay! (Old Suo)"

"Mr. Jude and the others are at the guild now. I'll inform them for you. Please wait a moment." (Lily)

"OK!"

After saying this, Old Suo brought Sonia in, and the two of them sat on the sofa, waiting for Jude and Leila to arrive.

A short while later, the receptionist returned, this time with a blond young man by her side.

"Sir, this is Mr. Jude!" (Lily)

"Mr. Jude, this is the gentleman who came to the guild to see you earlier. (Lily)"

After introducing the two parties, Lily turned around and returned to her work post.

"Who are you, and why have you come looking for us?" (Jude)

"Hello, Mr. Jude. My name is Sordil, and I am a mage. I have come to find you and your spouse to discuss a business deal!"