The Old Guilds' Talent Gap

Kino had a particular weakness for the "queen type," so naturally he would not let a "young lady" like Minerva slip away. She was wicked, tsundere, ruthless, twisted, an S at heart yet possessed an M personality—how could he possibly not claim such a prize?

Thus, she had never experienced the Tartaros incident.

Her becoming the number one of the Ten Wizard Saints had also been due to Kino's magic power taking root within her.

Making love always benefited her, after all.

However, Jessica Alba Marcus had not been born during the two years of Kino's first journey to Fairy Tail, but during one of the times he had returned afterward.

"Where's your mother?" Kino asked, holding Jessica.

"She... is sleeping at the very bottom of the guild." Little Minerva pouted unhappily.

"Huh? Sleeping... at the bottom level?"

Kino was completely baffled. What did that mean?

"She froze herself in ice. She's hibernating."

"Why?"

"Isn't it all because of you?" Jessica rolled her eyes and glared at her father.

"Huh?"

"To stay young forever, obviously."

"..."

Fairy Tail was a world of magic. In this world, preserving one's youth was actually quite easy, and there were many ways to do it. The simplest was through magical tools, while a more difficult method was learning magic that preserved youth. Wizards were not limited to learning only one kind of magic; for instance, Natsu could also learn some supportive magic.

There was also alchemy and the like.

But none of those truly granted eternal youth.

The simplest, most direct, and most effective method was freezing oneself in ice. Once a wizard entered eternal slumber, their bodily functions and metabolism would fall to their lowest point, maintaining only the baseline needed to preserve life. The magic power within their body would also cease