Porlyusica

"Um, well... actually, I didn't know that many characters either."

Cana said somewhat embarrassedly, feeling a little annoyed with herself. If she had known, she wouldn't have slacked off when studying with her mother.

Cain didn't mind. After all, Cana looked even younger than he was. It was already impressive that she could read.

Unlike him, who couldn't recognize a single word.

"It's fine. Just teach me what you know."

Seeing Cain say that, Cana felt it would be inappropriate to keep refusing, so she nodded. "O-Okay. I'll go get something first."

Before long, Cana returned carrying a thick book. Cain had thought she would bring something like paper and pens.

"This book teaches you how to read. First, you learn the basic letters. Uh, this is..."

Cana put down the book and explained briefly before slipping into teaching mode.

Yet after only one morning, Cana's role as a teacher had come to an end.

It wasn't that Cain had stopped studying. It was because he had already learned everything Cana taught him, leaving her with nothing else to teach.

Cain hadn't expected his learning ability—or rather, his memory—to be this good.

He had thought it would take a week or even longer to master the basic letters, but after just one morning, he had memorized their pronunciations.

Come to think of it, these basic letters were somewhat like the pinyin of Chinese characters and the phonetic symbols of English from his previous life.

As long as one mastered pinyin or phonetic symbols, learning to read became much easier.

Soon, the guild became as lively as usual, but it had no effect on Cain, who was completely absorbed in studying.

After casually eating something at noon, he threw himself back into his studies.

Watching from the side, Cana felt he was practically a monster. She couldn't understand why Cain was interested in such things.

There was nothing interesting about this stuff. Cards and Little White were much more fun.

"Woof."

Little White noticed his young mistress's gaze. After barking in response, the little dog rubbed its head against Cana's leg.

At that moment, Cana noticed Cain put down his book. Thinking Little White's barking had disturbed him, she said apologetically, "Did Little White bother you? I'll take Little White somewhere farther away."

"Huh? No. I've just been reading for so long that my head feels bloated. I need a break."

Cain didn't understand at first, but after hearing Cana clearly, he immediately explained.

As he spoke, he picked Little White up in his arms. Little White was delighted to be held by Cain and licked his cheek with its little pink tongue.

Seeing Cain and Little White playing so happily, the tiny trace of worry in Cana's heart disappeared.

Then Cana voiced the question in her heart. "Cain, don't you get bored reading all the time?"

Cain paused. Bored? Why would he be bored? The feeling of knowledge entering his mind, then being understood and absorbed by him, was wonderful.

Cana couldn't quite understand Cain's explanation.

Seeing this, Cain realized that Cana's expression looked exactly like those poor students from his previous life. He had been the same back then.

So this was the world of top students? It was truly wonderful.

"By the way, Cana, can I take this book home?"

"This book is actually from the library. Just remember to put it back after you finish reading it."

"The library?"

Seeing Cain's confused expression, Cana remembered that he had only joined the guild yesterday and probably didn't know about the library.

So she led Cain there. "This is the guild library. You can read here directly, but if you want to borrow a book, you need to register at the front desk."

"Thank you so much, Cana."

"Hehe, it's nothing." Cain's thanks made Cana feel a little embarrassed. She felt these were all ordinary things. Even if she hadn't told him, Cain would have figured them out eventually.

After that, Cain's life became very regular. Every morning after getting up, he ran a lap around Magnolia, then returned to the guild for breakfast.

After breakfast, he took that thick book and began studying.

In the afternoon, he checked whether there were any suitable jobs, such as clearing garbage or working as a temporary waiter at some restaurant.

Although the pay wasn't much, the jobs were easy and not difficult. The rewards were enough to cover his food expenses for the day.

At night, he trained his magic power. Come to think of it, Cain felt that his magic power had increased quite a bit since he awakened it.

Cain didn't know the reason, but since his body felt no discomfort, he let it be.

In truth, this was related to the Demon Factor implanted in him at the Magic Development Bureau. After those Demon Factors were purified by the Light Magic within Cain's body,

they were gradually absorbed by his body. As a result, Cain's physical condition and magic power would improve greatly over the coming period.

After finishing his morning run and returning to the guild, Cain was about to open his book. He had already read nearly one-third of it. He would probably finish it in another week or so.

"Cain, I'm taking you to meet someone."

The guild master's voice reached his ears, reminding Cain that the guild master had said before that he would take him to meet someone. Was it finally time?

Cain felt a little excited and nervous at the same time, and he couldn't help asking, "Guild Master, who are you taking me to meet?"

"She's a highly skilled physician and also a former teammate of mine." Remembering Porlyusica's personality and how much she disliked humans, he added,

"That person's temperament isn't very good, but she's actually a very kind person. Ha... hahaha."

The moment Makarov mentioned a highly skilled physician, Cain knew whom he was going to meet.

Fairy Tail's consulting pharmacist, the Edolas counterpart of the Sky Dragon Grandeeney—Porlyusica.

Come to think of it, Granny Porlyusica's medical skills were excellent. As far as Cain knew, she had cured Erza's blinded right eye.

She had also treated Makarov after he was ambushed by the Phantom Four Elements and lost all his magic power.

Following Makarov, Cain left Magnolia and arrived deep within a forest to the east.

A huge tree, thick enough to require ten or so people linking arms to encircle it, appeared before them. There was a wooden door at the front of the tree.

Clearly, its interior had been hollowed out. Makarov opened the wooden door and led Cain into the tree house.

The moment they entered, the scent of all kinds of medicinal herbs rushed at them. The smells weren't unpleasant; on the contrary, they made one feel refreshed. Various unknown herbs and prepared potions were arranged throughout the tree house.

They were neatly placed to one side. Before Cain could examine them further, a voice filled with faint disdain rang out.

"So this is the little brat you wanted me to examine? Hurry up. Once we're done, get out of here."

The speaker was a middle-aged woman with long pink hair and a cloak decorated with dragon fangs. She was Porlyusica.

"Ha, Porlyusica, it's been so long, and your temper is still as bad as ever."

Makarov laughed awkwardly, but Porlyusica ignored him completely and gestured for Cain to come to her side.

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