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Alice turned to Lu Li and Erza and said, "Which of you two will do it?"
“I…” Erza immediately stepped forward.
Lu Li stopped her, saying, "Let me do it. After all, it's my job. I can't rely on you for all the missions in the future."
Erza nodded when she heard what Lu Li said, thinking it made sense.
Lu Li stepped forward.
Alice said, "Since you are a mage, you can choose five of them as your opponents, as long as you win..."
Before Alice could finish speaking, Lu Li interrupted her, saying, "There's no need to make things so complicated. You can all come at me together."
"What did you say?"
Alice and the others stared at Lu Li in disbelief, while Erza smiled and looked at Lu Li with admiration. This was the demeanor of a Fairy Tail mage.
Lu Li smiled faintly and said, "I said let them all come at once."
Chapter Twenty-One: The First Mission
"Kid! You dare underestimate us?"
The bodyguard captain and the other bodyguards were furious when they saw Lu Li treat them so disrespectfully.
Lu Li shook his head: "No, I'm not underestimating you."
"Then why did you say we should all come at you together?"
"Who said that sending all of you at once is underestimating you?"
Lu Li's surprised expression made the bodyguards think he was about to say something nice.
Unexpectedly, Lu Li immediately followed up with, "You are not worth my underestimation at all!"
"Damn it! Attack! How dare a mere brat look down on us?"
All the bodyguards rushed towards Lu Li, determined to teach this arrogant brat a lesson.
"A brat? Then let's see who the brat is!"
Lu Li's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Li activated the Giant Magic, and his body began to grow rapidly. In the blink of an eye, Lu Li had become a giant more than ten meters tall.
Everyone except Erza was stunned by the enormous size of Lu Li.
"A...a...a giant?!?"
Lu Li grabbed the man who was leading the charge, who looked like a captain.
He brought the other person close to his face: "This time, who are you calling a brat?"
“Wa ...
The bodyguard captain screamed in fright.
"Tch! Boring," Lu Li casually tossed the other person to the ground.
The body returned to its original size.
Erza praised Lu Li, saying, "Your giant magic is becoming more and more proficient."
"He's still far from being as good as the president."
Just then, Alice ran over quickly, her face beaming with excitement.
The old butler called out from behind, "Miss Alice, please slow down!"
Alice said eagerly to Lu Li, "You're amazing! You can grow so big! What kind of magic is that?"
"That's giant magic."
"Giant magic? I never imagined you knew such powerful magic! I was short-sighted; I was truly rude just now."
Alice said, lifting her skirt and bowing.
Lu Li and Erza were both somewhat surprised, not expecting that this arrogant young lady would actually apologize.
Alice was not ignorant; one in ten people in this world could use magic, which was a significant percentage.
However, less than one percent of people actually make a living through magic, and among that one percent, even fewer can wield such powerful magic.
Although the boy in front of me is not old, he is definitely a genius mage with unlimited potential.
Erza said, "You're welcome, Miss Alice. We're used to this kind of thing. Let's talk about the mission now."
"Okay, let's go back to my room and talk about it in detail."
Everyone returned to their hotel suite together.
"Sebastian, take that thing out."
The old butler took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Erza and Lu Li, who opened the envelope and read it.
Erza frowned upon seeing the contents of the letter, then handed it to Lu Li, who also raised an eyebrow upon seeing it.
The letter was simple; it was a kidnapping threat that threatened to kidnap Alice if she came to Onibas to hold a concert.
The old butler said, "The letter was delivered to Miss Alice's house a week ago. I advised her not to go, but she insisted on going because so many fans were waiting for her. To prevent any accidents, I made a request to the Mage Guild."
Alice said with an indifferent expression, "Sebastian just likes to meddle in other people's business. It's just a threatening letter from one of my haters. Do you think I would cancel the concert because of a threatening letter? If I back down this time, there will be a second and a third time. Do you think I can back down this time?"
The old butler said with a serious expression, "It's better to believe it's true than not to believe it's not. It's best to be safe and sound, but it's always good to be prepared."
"At the concert, are you a star?"
Lu Li said casually.
These words stunned many people in the room.
Alice stared at Lu Li in disbelief: "You...you...you don't recognize me?"
"What? Are you famous?"
The bodyguard captain immediately said, "Of course Miss Alice is famous! Miss Alice is the most popular singer in the Kingdom of Fiore right now! You don't know Miss Alice?!"
He looks like a huge fan of Alice.
"Oh!"
"Oh?"
"Now let's talk about the request. What do you want us to do?"
Lu Li changed the subject. He had just transmigrated and had no idea what celebrities were. He wasn't interested in celebrities in his previous life, and he was even less interested in them in this one. Wouldn't it be better to use that time to learn more magic?
The old butler said, "The concert is in three days. I hope that both of you will stay close to the young lady until the concert ends."
"No problem, we'll take this task."
Next, Lu Li was assigned to the room next to Alice's. Erza, being a girl, was assigned to the same room as Alice for safety reasons.
Just as Lu Li put down his luggage, thinking he could finally practice his magic, Alice came running over excitedly, having changed into a very casual outfit.
"Lu Li! Lu Li! Let's go play!"
"Young Miss, this won't do! You're being watched by bad people, what if..."
"What does it matter! I have Lu Li and Erza to protect me. If they can't protect me on ordinary days, how can they protect me at the concert? I've been cooped up in the hotel these past few days, unable to go anywhere. I'm so bored."
"This……"
The old butler looked at Lu Li and Erza. Alice's actions were clearly causing trouble for Erza and Lu Li.
Erza said, "It's alright. Protecting Miss Alice is our job. We won't let Miss Alice get hurt."
"See! See! Erza said there's no problem." Alice happily pulled Erza's arm.
The old butler sighed helplessly, then said to Lu Li and Erza, "Then I'll have to trouble you two."
Chapter Twenty-Two: Debut
Alice immediately pulled Erza and Lu Li out the door.
Onibas is a very prosperous city. If Magnolia is a fourth-tier city, then Onibas is at least a near-first-tier city.
The streets were bustling with people, and both sides were lined with all kinds of shops, offering everything from food and drinks to entertainment.
Alice bought this and that like a curious child, and also bought a lot of things for Erza and Lu Li, making Lu Li deeply realize how happy it is to have a rich female friend.
But these two really can shop! They didn't stop for the entire afternoon. He felt exhausted, but the two of them seemed completely unaffected. Lu Li finally realized just how terrifyingly stamina girls have when it comes to shopping.
The three of them didn't return to the hotel until sunset, which made the old butler, Sebastian, extremely worried.
As evening fell, Lu Li finally had time to properly practice his magic.
Lu Li sat cross-legged on the bed, activated his meditation technique, his body burning with flames, and concentrated on breathing the "Nameless Breathing Technique".
His physical fitness is rapidly improving.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the person who said they would kidnap Alice did not show up.
Alice said triumphantly that the old butler was worrying too much, but Lu Li and Erza did not let their guard down. They had completed most of the mission, and if they failed on the last day, they would not receive any reward.
I'll still lose face for Fairy Tail if I insist on doing so.
The concert started on the evening of the fourth day. Lu Li looked out from backstage toward the square and saw a huge crowd of people.
"So many people!"
He had never followed celebrities before and had never been to a concert before, so he never expected so many people to come.
Erza chimed in, "It's only natural that there are so many people. Alice is the most popular singer in the Kingdom of Fiore. I heard that other countries have invited Alice to hold concerts, but she has turned them all down."
"why?"
"It seems that the king of that country is very detestable. He is not only a dictator and a lecher, but he also exploits his people."
Erza has been staying with Alice these past few days, and girls naturally have endless things to talk about. The two are almost becoming best friends now.
Soon, the concert began. As soon as Alice appeared on stage, the fans below chanted Alice's name. After greeting all the fans, Alice began to sing.
Her singing was beautiful, no less so than the classic songs from my previous life.
Moreover, he could hear a hint of magic in Alice's voice, which, combined with her singing, had a very strong infectious quality and could resonate with people.
Even disregarding the influence of magic, Alice is clearly a singing prodigy.
Although Lu Li doesn't follow celebrities, he does listen to music! If it sounds good, it sounds good.
However, although he listened to the songs, he didn't remember any of the song titles.
For him, a good song is enough to listen to a few times; for him, it's just that the song is very nice.
Lu Li activated the 'Dragon God Perception Technique'. The 'Dragon God Perception Technique' has an advantage over Observation Haki, which is that it is more sensitive to people with magical power.
Soon, Lu Li sensed the emergence of multiple groups of malice, numbering approximately 30 people.
If I'm not mistaken, these people were trying to kidnap Alice. After all, normally the people who come to the concert are Alice's fans, so why would they have malicious intentions?
Lu Li said to Erza, "Erza, be careful, they're coming."
"What?! Where is it?"
Erza was taken aback, but she knew that Lu Li would not have let it go without a reason; he must have discovered something.
"Right in the crowd."
"Who are they? I'll go and deal with them."
Lu Li reached out and grabbed Erza, saying, "Don't rush. If you make a move in the crowd now, it will definitely cause panic, and a stampede would be bad."
"What should I do?"
"It's not too late to make a move after they do."
"All right!"
Erza nodded, her hand unconsciously tightening its grip on her sword.
Erza is still only a thirteen-year-old girl, and she is still a little nervous in this situation.
The two-and-a-half-hour concert was coming to an end very quickly.
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