Chapter 249: A Battleground?
Chapter 249: A Battleground?
Chapter 250: A Battleground?
Kotomine Shirou never expected that he would encounter such a situation.
The two girls each took one of his arms, wanting to go on a cultivation journey with him.
Is this what they call a battleground?
Kotomine Shirou pondered with a mixture of excitement and distress.
When it comes to topics of romance, Shirou Kotomine isn't actually very good at it.
Before returning to the Fairy Tail world, Louis was focused on his training to save Uruk and had no time to devote to romance.
Of course, not being good at something is one thing.
In fact, Shirou Kotomine has a very strong romantic life.
For example, in his hometown, he had a good relationship with all the girls, whether it was Matou Sakura, Tohsaka Rin, or his sister Kallen.
However, it hasn't developed into a complete bloodbath yet.
Ke Yanfeng Shirou never expected that a battleground would actually take place here.
Logically speaking, although he had a good relationship with Lucy and Mirajane before he left Fairy Tail, it didn't develop to the point of being romantic.
How did things turn out like this?
Could something have happened while I was away?
While these questions are worth considering, now is clearly not the time to think about them.
Now, Shirou Kotomine faces the challenge of navigating this chaotic battlefield that has yet to fully unfold.
Having watched numerous harem anime, Shirou Kotomine is well aware of the terror and danger of a chaotic love triangle.
Although Shirou Kotomine is strong enough not to encounter a hatchet.
But not having a machete isn't easy either.
"Why did you two suddenly decide to ask me to go on a cultivation journey with you? Don't you both have regular groups?"
This did indeed leave Kotomine Shirou somewhat puzzled.
Both Lucy and Mirajane have their own groups.
For example, Lucy, Erza, Wendy, Natsu, and Gray are a team.
Erza, Lisanna, and Elfman are on the same team.
Logically speaking, they shouldn't be asking Shirou Kotomine to train together, right?
Upon hearing this, Lucy and Mirajane, who were secretly watching each other, immediately looked away and turned to face Shirou Kotomine.
"Shirou and I were originally teammates, so isn't it normal for me to ask you to train together?"
Lucy explained with an expression that said it was only natural.
Mine Shirou naturally couldn't refuse such a suggestion.
After all, he was indeed Lucy's earliest teammate, and remained her teammate ever since.
If it weren't for the incident on Sirius Island, they would still be teammates now.
"That's true. What about Mirajane?"
Kotomine Shirou looked at Mirajane with a puzzled expression.
In his memory, Mirajane cherished her family very much, and she would never abandon Lisanna and Elfman to come and train with Shirou Kotomine alone.
"Lisanna and Elfman? Actually, I was abandoned by both of them."
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Mirajane said with difficulty.
In fact, Mirajane had not previously intended to invite Shirou Kotomine to train together.
But after hearing what Shirou Kotomine said on the ship that day, her heart raced, and she became incredibly shy, so she ran away.
On her escape, she encountered Lisanna, who had come specifically to find her.
Although she didn't say anything, Lisanna seemed to have guessed everything.
So today, after Shirou Kotomine said he wanted them to increase their strength, Lisanna suggested that Mirajane come and train with Shirou Kotomine.
Mirajane naturally refused.
She planned to train with Lisanna and Elfman, preparing to properly nurture them both.
But to Mirajane's surprise, Lisanna had already arranged everything in advance.
Just as Makarov announced the chairman.
After that, both Lisanna and Elfman declined Mirajane's invitation.
Lisanna is going to train with Natsu.
Elfman, on the other hand, was to train with Laxus and the Thors.
This immediately broke Mirajane's heart.
Clearly, Lisanna was after Natsu, while Elfman was after Abrams from the Thunder Crew.
The former is a childhood sweetheart.
According to Mirajane, the two of them had faced life and death together on Sirius Island, confronting powerful enemies.
After they returned, their relationship became much closer.
Clearly, her younger siblings had fallen in love and abandoned her.
In the end, only Mirajane, all alone, came to find Shirou Kotomine to train together.
"Oh, Lisanna and Elfman, that's really going too far!"
After hearing Mirajane's tragic story, Lucy couldn't help but complain.
But she quickly realized what was happening.
Because Lisanna and Natsu are childhood friends, she often went on missions with Lucy and the others after returning from the other world.
So Lucy and Lisanna still have a good relationship.
She knew Lisanna well enough to believe she wasn't that extreme.
If that's the case, why did she do it?
Lucy felt she had figured it all out.
Lisanna clearly wanted to bring Shirou Kotomine and Mirajane together.
Thinking of this, Lucy quickly turned her head to look at where Natsu and the others were, and then she met Lisanna's gaze, who was secretly watching the situation.
Feeling Lucy's menacing gaze, Lisanna quickly turned her head away in fright.
"Oh, that scared me to death!"
Lisanna continued to calm her breathing.
Lisanna did feel somewhat guilty towards Lucy.
But there was nothing she could do.
It's because her sister and Lucy both like the same person.
She can only help one person.
In this situation, if she didn't help her sister, Lisanna felt that her sister would definitely be killed. She had this premonition.
"It was you who did it!"
Lucy sneered inwardly.
When she gets back, she'll definitely give that person a good dressing down.
But now she needs to deal with the situation at hand.
In any case, Mirajane now has the upper hand, and she can't possibly abandon Mirajane and go on training with Shirou Kotomine.
In that case!
"Then let's all three of us go and cultivate together!"
Lucy suddenly suggested.
"Since Shirou is so strong now, it should be easy for him to guide the two of us!"
Lucy looked at Shirou Kotomine and observed his expression.
"Of course! I can do it."
How can I refuse under these circumstances?
Kotomine Shirou cried out in his heart.
"Let's go together then!"
Mirajane agreed.
The two then exchanged a secret glance.
Although Lucy and Mirajane appear to be gentle and kind on the surface, they are actually both cunning and have a wicked side.
Describing them as cunning and ruthless is absolutely accurate.
Recalling the personalities of the two and observing the subtle rivalry in their eyes, Shirou Kotomine felt that the journey ahead would not be easy.
But Shirou Kotomine was no longer afraid.
"I'm actually quite interested in experiencing a chaotic love triangle!"
Kotomine Shirou thought to himself.
In his past life, he was a lonely man, so he didn't even have a girlfriend, let alone a battlefield.
I always feel incredibly envious whenever I see the male protagonist in anime easily gaining a large number of girlfriends.
"Now I'm going to make others envious!"
Kotomine Shirou thought smugly.
Following Shirou Kotomine's orders, the former members of the Sirius Group left Fairy Tail one after another and embarked on the path of training.
Although the mission is important, Fairy Tail doesn't need to worry about it now.
All they need to do is quickly recover their strength and then win first place in the upcoming Grand Magic Games.
Following this trend, Shirou Kotomine, who resigned from his position as the fourth guild master, left Fairy Tail with Lucy and Mirajane to find a suitable place to train.
Of course, there were some minor incidents when we left.
For example, Ereshkigal wants to be with Shirou Kotomine.
So Kotomine Shirou had Tomoe Gozen and Jeanne pull her away, preventing her from following.
After all, two people were already enough for him to handle.
If another one comes, it'll explode!
Even so, Shirou Kotomine was still unsettled.
Because when Joan of Arc and Tomoe Gozen received Kotomine Shirou's order to stop Ereshkigal, they looked at him with extremely cold eyes.
It's like looking at scraps.
This is clearly not right.
"Damn it, why do I feel like my interpersonal relationships have inexplicably become strange?"
Kotomine Shirou thought to himself, "I'm really complaining."
He didn't dare to say it directly.
After all, when Ereshkigal was insisting on being with Kotomine Shirou, the two people holding his arms on either side of him gave him a lot of pressure.
As a result, he experienced constant pain in his arm.
How did things turn out like this?
too weird!
That's so strange!
With these feelings in mind, Shirou Kotomine, Lucy, and Mirajane traveled to other cities to begin their training.
Yeah, right!
These two really don't try to hide it at all.
The three of them went shopping, went on dates, ate desserts, and so on in the city.
During the journey, Shirou Kotomine truly experienced the kind of attention that only a winner in life can feel.
Envy emanated from those around them.
This made Shirou Kotomine feel exceptionally happy.
The more people around him envied him, the happier Shirou Kotomine became.
This is his source of joy.
However, this period of peace and tranquility did not last long.
Although Lucy and Mirajane also enjoyed the experience of dating, shopping, and buying things together, they did not forget their identities.
They are mages.
Their goal is to participate in the Grand Magic Games.
Therefore, they need to cultivate themselves.
Finally, Shirou Kotomine, Lucy, and Mirajane arrived at a beach.
The environment here is actually not very good.
The surrounding area is chaotic and not suitable for long-term stays.
But Shirou Kotomine has the ability to change this place.
Through the world's Dragon Slayer Magic, Shirou Kotomine has mastered the magic of the four elements: earth, water, wind, and fire.
With a light step, Shirou Kotomine caused the surrounding earth to begin to deform.
As a result, this place gradually changed from being unsuitable for permanent residence to being suitable for permanent residence.
By manipulating the seawater to roll around the area, the environment becomes even more suitable.
After finding a good spot and setting up camp, the three of them, including Shirou Kotomine, first had an open-air barbecue.
After a joyful celebration, they went to sleep peacefully.
The next day, it was time for practice.
"The time for cultivation has finally come."
On the beautiful beach, Shirou Kotomine looked at Lucy and Mirajane in their swimsuits and couldn't help but make a comment.
Upon hearing this, Lucy and Mirajane became a little embarrassed.
After all, those two were the ones who had the most fun.
Seeing this, Kotomine Shirou quickly said, "Don't overthink it. I wasn't talking about you guys. It's just that I feel a little embarrassed when I think about how we're playing while others are diligently training."
Lucy and Mirajane became even more embarrassed.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."
Kotomine Shirou waved his hand, fearing that if he continued, he would break the two people in front of him.
"Let me first explain your task assignments!"
"Because you all have different skills, I can only teach you separately. But overall, you will learn a lot of new skills and constantly push the limits of your own abilities."
"And the most important thing in your cultivation is to increase your own magical power."
"I said seriously."
For mages in this world, increasing their magic power will inevitably increase their strength.
This is due to the magic system of this world.
"I already have various plans in mind regarding methods to increase magic power. Let me first talk about the other arrangements."
"First, there's Lucy."
"Me?"
Lucy quickly straightened up.
"Lucy, besides training your magic, there's another thing you need to do: train your close-combat skills."
"Huh? Why?! I'm a Celestial Spirit Mage! Why do I have to learn close combat techniques?!"
Lucy was puzzled.
The arrangements that Shirou Kotomine made for her were somewhat beyond her comprehension.
While the Celestial Spirit Mage does need to avoid being approached by the enemy, she is also a master of whip techniques.
"It's normal that you don't understand, Lucy."
"But this is indeed a skill that you need to train."
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Kotomine Shirou smiled slightly.
"Lucy, do you know how to walk the path of a Celestial Spirit Mage?"
"I know, we need to keep collecting keys to powerful celestial spirits, keep increasing our own magical power, and then increase the number of celestial spirits we can summon at the same time."
Lucy responded seriously.
"That is indeed the case, but this is only the first stage. In a deeper realm, there is a realm called the Star Spirit Robe."
"Star Spirit Robe?"
Lucy asked curiously.
"That's right, it's the Celestial Robe."
"A Celestial Spirit Mage at this level can transfer the power of the Celestial Spirits to themselves, and you will also wear a special combat suit."
"At this point, you can use the power of the Protoss to fight."
Shirou Kotomine, who has watched the Fairy Tail anime, naturally knows about Lucy's various future forms.
Lucy's power increased dramatically while in her Celestial Cloth form.
But Lucy was, after all, a Celestial Spirit Mage.
Fighting in her non-Celestial Spirit Mage form is not her forte.
This prevents her from fully utilizing the power of the Star Spirit Robe.
Therefore, while Kotomine Shirou was training her magical abilities, he also had her train her close-combat skills.
Once she masters close-quarters combat, all other combat skills will be no problem at all.
"A Celestial Spirit Robe!"
After hearing Shirou Kotomine's explanation, Lucy immediately became expectant.
"I understand, I will definitely train hard in close combat!"
Lucy said excitedly.
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