Joining the Guild

Water control magic is the foundation of almost all water-based magic. Precisely because of this, once you learn water control magic, you can find traces of it in almost any other magic you study later!

It took a full three days!

Ul finally mastered all three basic magics and could use them proficiently.

Three days might not seem long, but according to the notes left by his predecessor, basic magics like water control magic were something that someone with S-grade talent could use right from the start!

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A D-rank mage's magical attack power isn't strong—at least Ul's three basic magics were very weak. Even the only attack magic among the three, "Water Bullet," would only cause a bit of pain when hitting someone, completely lacking any lethal force!

But for Ul at this stage, that didn't matter much.

After all, in a world where magic was treated as a commodity for trade, it wasn't necessary to have magic with great destructive power to take on jobs······

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After eating his last free lunch in the orphanage's cafeteria, Ul headed toward the "Fairy Tail" branch set up in the orphanage.

Although those who learned magic in the orphanage could freely choose to join any of several guilds, for Ul, he never had a choice from the start.

Not to mention that joining "Fairy Tail" would give him the advantage of knowing the plot.

Just based on the fact that he was picked up by "Fairy Tail's" master, Makarov, he could only choose to join "Fairy Tail"!

Even though Ul felt that old man Makarov probably wouldn't care about that.

But as a transmigrator from Greater China, certain moral boundaries were still deeply etched into his bones······

The "Fairy Tail" branch in the orphanage was a very simple building, with only one staff member inside.

After all, orphans like Ul who could become mages were ultimately rare, and even if one or two occasionally became mages, their magical talent wouldn't be very high, so there was no reason for this branch to be built lavishly.

Walking into the "Fairy Tail" branch!

Ul immediately spotted a middle-aged man lazily lying behind the counter, a pipe in his mouth, his hair styled in a pompadour, his face full of boredom······

Seeing this man, a slight flicker of surprise passed through Ul's eyes!

Because he realized that this man seemed... probably... more or less familiar. Although the anime characters were a bit different from reality, this man's features were fairly distinctive—after all, his pompadour hadn't gone bald yet······

—Wakaba Mine!

A veteran figure in "Fairy Tail." Although he was a bit of a background character in the anime, his actual strength wasn't weak—he was an A-rank mage.

"Kid, something wrong?"

Seeming to notice Ul's arrival, Wakaba lifted his head slightly, glanced at him, and spoke.

Ul bowed to Wakaba, putting on a polite demeanor, and said, "Uncle, I want to join the guild!"

"Hm? You've learned magic?"

Hearing Ul say that, Wakaba finally showed a bit of interest, stood up, and stared at Ul.

"Yes!"

Ul didn't waste words. After speaking, he directly clasped his hands together and used "Water Shield," one of the three basic magics. With a simple blue magic circle appearing, a round shield about half a meter in diameter, condensed from water, soon materialized in front of Ul.

"Oh... not bad, kid!"

Seeing the speed and proficiency with which Ul released the magic, a slight flicker of surprise passed through Wakaba's eyes.

Over the years, Wakaba had encountered quite a few magical newcomers, but it was rare to see someone release magic so quickly. In battle, the strength of one's magic power was only one factor in determining victory—such fast magic release speed was a huge advantage······

"What's your name?" Wakaba asked.

"Ul Gilde!" Ul replied.

That was the name of Ul's predecessor.

Hearing Ul speak, Wakaba slowly took out a book from behind the counter and began searching using magic. With a rustling flip of the pages, soon a person's information appeared as a projection of light in front of Wakaba.

The information on this projection belonged to none other than Ul.

The photo on it was taken when Ul first entered the orphanage. Although many years had passed, Ul wasn't very old now, so it was still easy to identify Ul's true identity from this photo.

After confirming Ul's identity, a smile appeared on Wakaba's face.

"Good. Since you want to join our guild and have become a mage, then on behalf of 'Fairy Tail,' I welcome you!"

"Thank you!" Ul also smiled.

Normally, outsiders who wanted to join a guild had to go through strength tests.

But people from the orphanage didn't need to go through that step, because although their magical talent wasn't high, one thing was guaranteed—they would never be spies sent by dark guilds.

In other words, their "loyalty" was absolutely reliable!

Although the guilds in this world all liked strong people, they didn't discriminate against the weak—at least most guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore were like that······

And "Fairy Tail" was one of those guilds!

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"Come on, kid! I'll take you to the guild to get your stamp. From now on, you're one of us!"

Wakaba's voice snapped Ul out of his meditative state. Seeing Ul training so seriously, Wakaba couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

After all, he was now past thirty and had begun to recognize many realities, knowing that some things in this world truly couldn't be achieved through effort alone—like his unstoppable baldness, or magical aptitude...

"What a pity, only D-rank magical aptitude!" Wakaba sighed inwardly.

Although their guild didn't discriminate against the weak and treated everyone like family, once you entered the ranks of "Mage," many things ultimately had to be resolved through your own strength.

And the development potential of D-rank magical aptitude was ultimately far too limited!

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After following Wakaba for about half an hour!

A massive building slowly came into view, and above the building, a flag with a bird-like pattern fluttered in the wind······

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