Chapter 141 - 70

Gildarts and Riyao's fists clashed. Both were shirtless, their clothes long since reduced to tatters by the combined effects of Crush Magic and physical force.Both looked down at themselves, and the corners of their mouths curled into slight smirks."I won this round!" x2Riyao's Wild Growth reached its limit at that moment, and his body began to shrink."Hahaha, how did you turn into a baby? Hahaha!"Riyao looked at his own tiny arms and legs in a daze. This was his first time using this technique, and he hadn't expected such a side effect.Erza looked over at the sound, then blushed and covered her eyes."You smelly old man, don't pinch my face! Let me go! I'm going back to tell Cana to deal with you!"Riyao was picked up by Gildarts, his little legs kicking wildly."Hahaha, so cute! I'll buy you a little dress later, kid."Riyao's heart skipped a beat for a second, but he remained stubborn."You perverted old man, I have to give you a shock!"...After Gildarts finished tidying himself up, he mischievously found a leaf for Riyao.Fuming, Riyao slammed the leaf onto the ground.He then rummaged through Makarov's luggage and took a shirt, which happened to fit him like a dress."Your Crush Magic is truly perverted, it actually crushes clothes! Tell me, do you do this often?"Gildarts' old face flushed as he waved his hands in denial."No, no, how could that be?"Erza stared at the toddler version of Riyao with glowing eyes.So cute."Riyao... little brother, when will you change back?""What 'little brother'? When I change back, I'm definitely going to beat you up!"Riyao was being played with like a toy in Erza's hands; he tried to resist, but failed."Let me go! It'll probably take seven days to recover, so don't worry about it."Makarov returned, dragging Laxus and Freed along.He was completely stunned when he saw little Riyao!?Makarov asked in confusion, "Eh?! Is this Riyao's child?!"Riyao flashed a smile that could charm thousands of aunties: "I don't know... Yaoyao can't find his daddy and mommy. Yaoyao is so hungry, so uncomfortable..."Makarov wore a look of horror! He began to doubt if he had traveled through time.In the distant dense forest, a pair of green eyes watched the scene."This generation's members are truly interesting."The owner of those eyes silently retreated back into the depths of the forest.Riyao glanced toward that spot. Even though Mavis was in a ghost state (a special Thought Projection), that contradictory life energy was as obvious as a lighthouse to Riyao's perception.Makarov dropped the two he was carrying, ran over, poked Riyao's face, and broke into a grin."As expected, Riyao was cuter as a child.""Old man, you're smiling like a creep right now. Erza, let me go, your armor is so hard."Riyao was held in Erza's arms, his face pressed against her armor.Erza reluctantly set Riyao down.Having regained his freedom, Riyao spoke up to prevent these people from constantly trying to bully him."Old man, what's the second round of the trial?""The second round's task... well, Laxus already failed the first round. If you find the First Master's grave, you'll have completed it."Erza rubbed her hands together. "Little Riyao, come here and let big sister carry you.""I don't want to, unless you take off your armor. It's too uncomfortable."Erza fell into an internal conflict—cute doll or the armor that provided security? She even muttered her thoughts aloud.Riyao's face darkened instantly. What did she mean by 'cute doll'? He could accept 'cute', but 'doll' was going too far.At that moment, Laxus and Freed woke up. Their eyes widened when they saw the infant-like Riyao.Freed was the first to speak: "How long were we asleep? Riyao even has a child now!?"Laxus didn't speak, but his eyes betrayed his lack of composure.Riyao threw them a look of disdain, which only made him look cuter.Freed jogged over to look, wearing the same smile as Makarov.Ah, what a cute child.Riyao kicked Freed with his little leg. The damage was low, and the insult wasn't particularly strong either.Riyao felt this was no place to linger. He quickly jumped onto Erza, grabbing her armor and urging her to move.Erza snapped back to reality and wrapped her arms around Riyao. Riyao felt like he was about to be crushed to death by her."Gentle, be gentle! I'm seeing my great-grandmother!""Ah, okay, okay, okay."Adjusting her posture, Erza carried Riyao and plunged into the forest.Riyao resonated with nature while pointing the way. The forest was his home turf."To the front-left. There are a few magic beasts ahead, go around them.""Okay, Little Riyao."Riyao's little face darkened again.She's clearly taking advantage of me on purpose.Under Riyao's guidance, they encountered no magic beasts along the way and quickly found the First Master's grave.A section of a tree trunk lay before the grave.Wait, when did the old man meet up with Mavis?"Erza, help me carry that tree trunk back.""Huh? What is this?""See that massive tree? That's our guild's Sacred Tree. This is a branch from it.""Then isn't it bad to take it?""Most likely the old man left it here for me. I asked him to get me a piece before we came here.""Oh, I see."Erza reached out, grabbed the trunk, and swung it onto her shoulder.Riyao got hit on the head by a twig from the trunk.If Erza has kids in the future, they're going to suffer.As they turned to leave, a cute figure appeared on the tombstone behind them—the First Guild Master of Fairy Tail: Mavis.Riyao poked his head out to look at her, and their eyes met.The same thought appeared in both their minds: So cute.Mavis smiled and waved goodbye. Riyao threw back a wink that could charm thousands of aunties.Somewhere in the world, a black-haired youth suddenly felt a pang in his heart, and an innocent ant nest nearby met with a catastrophic end.Sitting in Erza's arms, Riyao thought to himself: Magic is truly illogical. A single kiss leads to twins, how ridiculous. The Second Master was quite the gynecological expert too—no scars left after a C-section.Now that I've turned into a toddler, can I go explore the unknown territory of the women's bathhouse?Back on the beach, Makarov wasn't surprised to see the tree trunk."Ahem, the one promoted in this S-Class Trial is... Riyao!!!"Laxus turned away and let out a dissatisfied cold snort.Riyao started cheering for himself: "Riyao! Riyao! Riyao!"*Thump*An excited Erza picked Riyao up again, pressing him against her armor."You're toxic, Erza! If you're going to hug me, can you not do it with this damn armor?"Gildarts laughed heartlessly beside them."Let's hurry back. While Riyao can't resist, let's put him in a little dress."What, there's even a reward segment?Riyao put on a posture of 'death before dishonor.'Erza recalled how Riyao looked in girls' clothes before."Are you sure that's not a reward for him?""What kind of talk is that? What kind of talk is that!"Makarov chuckled and ushered everyone onto the boat to return as quickly as possible.A high-end hunter always appears in the form of prey.On the boat, Laxus would occasionally steal glances at Riyao, his mind unknown, his face blushing every now and then.Makarov hadn't managed to 'kidnap' such a small child in a long time, so he kept teasing him, and Gildarts joined in.Riyao shouted in frustration: "This is workplace bullying!"