Chapter 31 Ian and Erza, father and daughter recognize each other!
At night.
After Ian and others dealt with the wyverns and robbers, they first returned to the train station and picked up Kana, who they had forgotten on the train...
Then he came to Gray's hometown, which is the "Ice Lake Village".
Compared to four years ago, when the entire village was reduced to ruins due to Deliora's sudden invasion, the current village could be said to have undergone a 'makeover' from beginning to end.
Throughout the village, garden houses have been built one after another, and each house has a courtyard of at least 180 square meters.
In fact, 80% of the households have magic four-wheelers parked at the entrance of their courtyards, which can be said to be a symbol of wealth.
At this moment, Ian had some understanding...
Why do all the major forces nearby regard this remote village as a thorn in their side.
"Really..."
"It made me so upset that I wanted to rob this village."
"How about we cover up and rob this village?!"
"After doing this, you will never have to do tasks again."
Ian looked at the 'Ice Lake Village' that was so wealthy that the entire village was covered with marble floors, and the doors of each house were inlaid with gems and high-level defensive magic props. His chin, muttering to himself.
"Brother Ian, calm down."
"Let's not talk about anything else, this is my hometown."
After listening to Ian's words, Gray couldn't help but sweat broke out on his forehead, and he spoke in panic.
"Hahaha..."
"I was just joking, Gray, why are you so excited?!"
"Don't you believe in my character?"
Upon hearing this, Ian patted Gray's shoulder gently and smiled.
"Brother Ian, do you have character and integrity?"
"That would be fine if you really were just kidding."
"But I clearly felt a murderous aura from your words just now."
Gray was sweating profusely.
Based on his understanding of Ian, although he would definitely not be able to commit robbery or anything like that.
But if your head gets hot and you try to blackmail this 'Ice Lake Village' or something, then you can't say for sure...
For example, relying on being the savior of Ice Lake Village, he collects protection fees and so on.
Although, without Ian, this 'Ice Lake Village' would have become a dead soul in the hands of Deliora as early as four years ago and would have ceased to exist...
"Hey! Gray is back?!"
"Gray, you are finally back. Your family is doing well. It has been four years since you left."
"Do you know how busy the village has been during the four years since your family left? Almost no one has harvested the fish in our village..."
Not long after Ian and others entered ‘Ice Lake Village’...
Then some citizens discovered Ian and others who were outsiders. They first discovered Gray's identity and told excitedly about the changes that had taken place in the village in the four years since Gray left the village...
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"Wait a minute, the person who came back with Gray is my benefactor!!"
"Everyone, please stop being busy! Our benefactor is back, and he has finally returned to our village."
"What? Your benefactor is actually here? Let me take a look..."
Immediately, some of the villagers who had experienced Deliora's turmoil recognized Ian's identity. After confirming that Ian was their benefactor, they all put down their work and moved towards Yi. Where En and others were, they gathered together.
Not long after, the eighty-year-old gray-haired village chief of Ice Lake Village came to Ian with a cane and all the elders of the village.
"Woooo..."
"My benefactor, you are finally back..."
Before Ian could speak, the elders immediately hugged Ian tightly, crying loudly with colorful tears.
"Eh?!"
This scene made Ian confused. He just didn't come, but he wasn't dead.
"I think back then, half a year after my benefactor helped us eliminate Deliora, we had a good harvest from the fry we scattered in the ice lake!"
"In less than a year, almost every household has become a pond owner."
"Not only did we make up for all the losses in the village during Deliora's invasion! We also earned wealth that would have been difficult to obtain in ten or a hundred years..."
"Even some caravans who would never come to our village before, as well as the lords who used to be aloof and never took us seriously, after hearing the rumors of Ice Lake! They also came to 'Ice Lake Village' one after another. He suddenly became a well-deserved giant in the neighborhood.”
Just when Ian was confused, these villagers started talking to themselves, their expressions full of pride.
Immediately afterwards, they changed the topic, with a bit of sadness in their eyebrows: "However, although the village has become rich, we can no longer find our benefactor..."
"During this period, we asked the Gray family, but to our surprise, both Gray and Silver remained silent on your matter!"
"After that, we also spent a lot of money to find the magician named Gildas. Although he was as powerful as a monster and helped us solve some troubles, he was not the person we were looking for at all!"
"We all thought at the time that you were actually dead! You paid a heavy price to help us defeat Deliora! In order not to worry us, you didn't tell us your real name."
When the villagers said this, they became sad again.
"Ah..."
When Ian heard this, he thought of the rumor that the bandit leader had chatted about before, about the death of the Magister and Deliora, and immediately solved the case. It turned out that the rumor originated from "Ice Lake Village".
"Relax!"
"It's just Deliora, he can't hurt me."
"The reason why you have been unable to contact me during these four years."
"Just because I went to other continents to complete a difficult task..."
Ian smiled, he must not be able to contact him, he didn't even know about it at the time. "Anyway, just hope my benefactor is fine!"
"In that case, let's have a party today!!"
The village chief was eighty years old and still very passionate. He stroked his long beard and shouted loudly.
"Oh!!!"
As the village chief finished speaking, the whole village cheered loudly, and for a while they were decorated with lights and colorful decorations, as if celebrating the New Year...
Good wine, good dishes, and all kinds of food were all delivered to Ian and others.
"Tons, tons, tons..."
Because she went to the bar on the train to drink, she missed the time to get off the train. After being asked to get off by the conductor, Kana was awakened by the cold wind. She immediately picked up the barrel and drank it again. Zu Feilong couldn't catch up, but at least he had to drink to his heart's content.
"Click! Click..."
Natsu picked up the fish in front of him and started showing off...
In the past few days on the train, he had not been awake much, and he was already starving.
As for Gray, he walked towards his residence under the leadership of the village chief.
It is said that the villagers also helped his family rebuild a house in the village. Regardless of whether he returns to live in the village in the future, he will have to visit some of them.
"Father is like a hero here!"
Erza was squatting beside the bonfire. She looked at Ian who was surrounded by countless villagers like a hero in the distance and couldn't help but sigh.
"Why are you here alone?"
Just when Erza didn't know whether she should go forward and mingle with the villagers, or continue to stay where she was and watch silently, a gentle voice sounded behind Erza.
"Eh?!"
Erza turned her head to look, and she was surprised to find that Ian had arrived behind her at some point.
After Erza was stunned for a few seconds, she looked towards the bonfire in the distance where the villagers gathered. There was also Ian there, enjoying the blessings of the villagers, like a hero returning in triumph.
"Shh..."
"That is a missing body."
Ian motioned to Erza to keep her voice down, he came here secretly.
"Ian, aren't you enjoying the bonfire party with the villagers?"
Erza looked at Ian and asked softly.
"Haha..."
When Ian heard this, he just smiled softly. He gently stroked Erza's little head and said softly: "It's just a bonfire party, why is it more important to accompany your daughter?!"
"You, do you mean..."
Erza trembled slightly when she heard this...
She didn't seem to expect that Ian actually knew her identity.
"As early as the first day you came to the guild, I already knew your identity."
"After all, you look so much like her, how could I not recognize you?"
"Besides, are there really scum in this world who can't recognize their own daughters?"
When Ian said this, his voice paused slightly. He really didn't mean to target anyone.
at the same time.
In the south of the Kingdom of Fiore, a man with short orange hair slicked back was sneezing vigorously: "Aqiu! Aqiu!!!"
"Could it be that one of my sisters is missing me, Gildarts?!"
"It seems I have to work harder."
Gildarts was thinking this way, and without paying attention, he used crushing magic to shatter a nearby mountain.
Return to ‘Ice Lake Village’.
"Suck..."
Ian took a deep breath first, then looked at Erza and asked softly: "How have you and your mother Irene been doing these years?!"
"Father, Father!!"
"We have had a good time these years!"
"Mother misses you so much, and I miss you too."
The corners of Erza's eyes were red, and she threw herself into Ian's arms and shouted loudly.
"We will never be separated again."
Ian patted Erza's back gently, and the corners of his eyes were a little moist.
"Well..."
Hearing this, Erza nodded vigorously.
"Speaking of your mother Eileen..."
Ian said, bringing the topic to Erin again.
"My mother said she can't come yet. She has to deal with a certain coquettish bitch who is ravaging the northern continent and eyeing Ishgar."
Erza imitated Irene's posture and preached.
"Eh?"
When Ian heard this, he felt an ominous premonition.
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(End of chapter)