"I don't need to. I can handle it myself!"
Yun Feiyang refused Erza's request to form a team.
"Damn it, I want to take this kind of job too!"
Beside them, Natsu and Gray were so jealous they nearly bit through their clothes!
"Take this. Contact me if you need help."
Makarov tossed Yun Feiyang a Crystal Ball. It was a communication tool; after all, there were no phones in this world.
"Erza, remember not to slack off in your training. I'll check your progress when I get back."
"I'm leaving!"
A gentle breeze blew, and Yun Feiyang flew into the sky.
"So jealous! He can actually fly!"
"Wind Magic is so convenient!"
"Yoshi~ I can't let Feiyang leave me behind either!"
Erza turned and returned to the Guild to take on a job.
"I'm going to train too. Next time, I'll definitely beat him!"
"I'm already fired up!"
"What a hot-blooded idiot!"
Flying through the air, Yun Feiyang held a map in his hand.
The mission location was several hundred miles away, but he could reach it in a few hours by flying.
Other than coming out to gain experience, the main reason for taking this job was that he was out of money.
The hundred thousand J Makarov had given him was already spent, and the money for the Beast Hide had yet to arrive. If he did not work soon, he would starve to death.
After flying for half a day, he landed at the entrance of a village.
"Libba Village!"
"This is the place!"
The mission site was a village, and the client was the village chief here.
Yun Feiyang stepped inside.
He was doubtful about the Demon the village chief had mentioned. If it really were a Demon, this village probably would not even exist anymore.
The villagers did not seem very lively. Only Miu Miu and a few others were walking around on the streets.
Perhaps it was because someone had died.
Just as Yun Feiyang was about to ask someone for directions, an argument broke out nearby!
"That's for bullying my little brother! That's for bullying my little brother!"
"You evil woman, I won't forgive you!"
A white-haired girl sat astride a boy, punching him again and again.
"You still dare talk back? I'll beat you to death!"
"Tell me, will you dare bully Elfman again?"
"Mirajane, I'll get revenge! However you beat me, I'll do the same to Elfman!"
"You're asking for it!"
Elfman? Mirajane?
Yun Feiyang, who had been about to leave, stopped and stared at the white-haired girl. The longer he looked, the more familiar she seemed.
"Big sister, stop hitting him!"
There was also a White Haired boy beside them trying to persuade her. Though he looked very muscular, he had the demeanor of a uke.
Demon Mirajane!
Manly Elfman!
They were actually in this village!
Could the so-called Demon be Mirajane?
Yun Feiyang walked over, stood behind Mira, and said, "This is bullying, right? Are girls these days all this scary?"
Mira turned around and saw a boy about her age. He looked unfamiliar; she had never seen him before.
"What does it have to do with you?"
"Get lost, or I'll beat you up too!"
Yun Feiyang curled his lips. "How scary."
It was hard to imagine that this rough, thug-like girl before him would become Fairy Tail's signature beauty, the very embodiment of gentleness and sweetness.
But Yun Feiyang was also certain that the so-called Demon had nothing to do with Mirajane. There was no Magic Power fluctuation around her; right now, she was just an ordinary person.
"Big sister, forget it. I'm really fine!"
And this uke before him, who wanted to smooth things over even after being bullied, was actually Elfman, the one who shouted about being a man all day and solved everything with his fists.
"Shut up, Elfman! This is why you always get bullied!"
"But... fighting is bad!"
"You..."
Mirajane was nearly angered to death by her own little brother!
"Um... may I interrupt?"
Mirajane turned and glared at Yun Feiyang. "Why are you still here? Do you really want a beating?"
"Come to think of it, you're an outsider, right? What are you doing in our village?"
As Mirajane stood up, she let go of the boy she had been beating. He scrambled away in a panic, but not before leaving behind a threat!
"Mirajane, don't you dare leave if you've got guts!"
Mirajane put her hands on her hips. "I'm not going anywhere. I'll wait for you right here!"
"Elfman Nii-chan!"
Another little white-haired girl came running over. She wore an apron and carried a frying pan, looking adorably fierce.
Well, all three White Hairs were here. There was no mistaking it!
Mirajane Strauss, thirteen years old.
Elfman Strauss, twelve years old.
Lisanna Strauss, eleven years old.
One child a year. Their mother was really something!
"Lisanna, why are you here?"
"Mira, you're here too!"
Lisanna rushed to Elfman and asked anxiously, "Elfman Nii-chan, are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm fine. Lisanna, don't worry!"
"Damn it, they always bully you. If I catch them, then I'll definitely..."
Her little face red with anger, Lisanna noticed Yun Feiyang watching with a smile nearby.
"It was you, wasn't it?"
The little girl put one hand on her hip and pointed her frying pan at Yun Feiyang with the other. "You're the one who bullied Elfman Nii-chan, aren't you?"
Yun Feiyang quickly raised his hands in surrender. "I'm about to get beaten up. How scary."
"No, Lisanna, he was just passing by. Jimmy was the one who bullied me, and Big Sister already beat him away!"
"Mira beat him up? Then that's good!"
Then Lisanna bowed to Yun Feiyang. "I misunderstood you. I apologize!"
"Oh my~ What a polite girl."
Yun Feiyang asked, "That guy was obviously going to get reinforcements. Aren't you running?"
"What does it have to do with you? Leave quickly, or don't blame us if you get beaten up with us later!"
The fierce Mirajane expressed her goodwill in her own way.
"There's no use running. We're all from the same village. Even if we run, they can still find us!"
Lisanna explained, "In a situation like this, we can only fight them and let them know we aren't easy to bully. Then they'll settle down for a while!"
"But Mira will get hurt again!"
"It's all my fault!"
Thinking of how their big sister would end up bruised and battered again, the two little ones felt miserable!
"What are you afraid of? I'm used to it already. I've never lost a fight to anyone!"
"Elfman, Lisanna, stand to the side and watch later. That way, I won't have to protect you too. Understand?"
Was this how a big sister protected her younger brother and sister?
"Um... where are your adults? Wouldn't it be enough to have them step in?"
The three of them fell silent and lowered their heads.
All right, it seemed he had asked something he should not have!
"Why haven't you left yet? What are you babbling about here? We don't even know you!"
"Well... I rarely get to see people fight, so I wanted to watch."
Yun Feiyang walked to the side and leaned against a wall, looking like he was there to watch a show. It made Mirajane grit her teeth in irritation!
"Do whatever you want. If you get dragged into this later, don't come crying for your mother!"
Lisanna leaned closer and asked with her big, adorable eyes, "Are you really not leaving? They might beat you up too later!"
"Huh? No way. You get beaten up just for watching?"
"Of course! They'll think you're with us. When that happens, I'll have to protect Elfman Nii-chan, so I won't be able to protect you!"
"Why do you think I need your protection?"
"Because you're fair and clean-looking. Anyone can tell you aren't someone who knows how to fight!"
Yun Feiyang burst out laughing, amused by her words!
But after looking at the petite Lisanna, then at the muscular Elfman, Yun Feiyang was utterly speechless!
"As the older brother and a man, shouldn't you be protecting your sister and big sister?"
"I... I... I..."
Elfman was too timid to say anything!
"If they were my family, I would protect them even if it killed me, just as they protect you!"
"I..."
"Elfman, Lisanna, don't talk to strangers!"
Yun Feiyang smiled at Mirajane, who was glaring at him viciously, then said nothing more!
Footsteps sounded in the distance as several Boys came marching over aggressively!
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