Chapter 24: Good Intentions.

Chapter 24: Good Intentions.

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[Adam POV]

After having finished my conversation with Cordelia, I moved out of her house to seek Porlyusica.

I trudged through the East side of Boundary Forest, the air heavy with the scent of nature and soil. Eventually, after a few moments, I arrived at the old doctor's house, by the time I got there, the sun had already sunk below the horizon leaving nothing but darkness and the house in front of me.

The house was nestled among the lush forest, and at first glance, it almost seemed part of the landscape. Its structure was cleverly incorporated into the trunk of a tall, wide tree, and the walls were made of wide tree trunks interwoven with branches and foliage.

It was a truly unique sight.

"You think she can help her?" Mavis wondered out loud.

Nodding, I stepped onto the small, winding path that led to the front door of the house. Taking a deep breath, I lifted my fist and rapped on the door three times. A muffled voice from inside the house grumbled in annoyance.

Porlyusica was a withdrawn and reclusive individual that didn't like humans, looking down on them as a race of simpletons who see fighting as the only way to accomplish things, suggesting a misanthropic nature.

This hate of hers often leads her to chase after those who remain too long around her with a broom, getting overly upset when they do something without having received her permission

That was all I knew about the old doctor.

The door creaked open, and a familiar figure stepped through the entrance. She was a slim and tall elderly woman with pink hair, tied in a bun on the back of her head by two large pins with crescent moon-shaped edges, and with two bangs of hair left framing her face. She has reddish eyes, and a beauty mark located below her mouth, on the left side of her face.

Porlyusica's sharp red eyes bored into me as she let out a long, exasperated sigh. "And who are you supposed to be?" she said with a hint of annoyance in her voice.

"My name is Ada-" I began, but was abruptly interrupted by Porlyusica, her pale reddish eyes resting on my guild mark.

Porlyusica scowled and shook her head at me with a resigned sigh, her arms folded in a tight, angry manner. She pursed her lips, then finally said, "You're nothing more than a pain in my backside, like everybody in that damn guild. So tell me, why are you here? And make it quick!"

"She doesn't seem too friendly," Mavis commented.

You think?!

I pressed my hands together, and with a sigh, I spoke. "I need your help," I said urgently, getting right to the point. "There's someone I know who's very sick, and I have an idea that could save them, but I don't have the knowledge needed to make it happen." Ñ00v€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

Porlyusica's eyebrows twitched as her expression softened, but her mouth remained set in a firm line. She squinted at me for several moments before her voice, a gruff rasp, broke the silence. "Name, gender, disease, and idea. In that order."

"Cordelia Alberona, Female, Unknown, New Body," I replied, answering her questions.

"New body?" Porlyusica repeated with a scoff.

I could understand her reaction.

"I... might have some knowledge that could be used to create an artificial body..." I replied with a slow nod.

Mavis blinked at this, moving closer to me. "You know how to create artificial bodies?"

I don't Mavis, that's the point of my visit here. Zanryuzuki might have the knowledge within her to do so, but that didn't mean I had the skill to accomplish said thing.

Having a book on how to make nuclear bombs doesn't make you an expert in the subject, just the guy with the book.

Porlyusica narrowed her eyes at me. "Explain, in fifty words or less."

If I could help her, why not?

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[Mavis Vermillion POV]

I didn't know what to think anymore. Adam was a walking mystery, every time I thought I was starting to understand him, something new would come up.

I was so confused, so lost about everything that had to do with him, nevertheless, I knew one thing. He was an interesting kid, one that I would watch grow up close.

Perhaps in him laid the answer to the problem that was Zeref.

I sighed and leaned against the railing of Adam's balcony, or pretended to while gazing up at the star-studded night sky that cascaded with a brilliant glow over the entire town below.

"Fairy Tail sure has a luck for attracting wonderful things," I smiled.

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[Gildarts Clive POV]

The brat was missing, according to his worshiper Lilia, and seeing I had nothing to do, I offered the girl a hand tracking the brat. Let it never be said Gildarts isn't an awesome cool guy!

I followed the brat's magic, leading me closer to an address I thought I would never visit again - Cordelia's house. A shocking chill crept up my spine as I saw the brat enter her house.

How did he even know her?

Were... they related?

No... it couldn't be, I was still married, there was no way the brat was mine or Cordelia's, the dates didn't match, if he were to be ours, he would've been around four to five years old at much.

As that thought crossed my mind, a small figure emerged from behind the house and stepped into the moonlight. She was a tiny girl, no more than four or five years old. Her eyes were the same sparkling brown as Cordelia's, just as her chestnut hair.

...

I...

I had a daughter?

I...

I made the math in my head, and it all fit into place, that little girl was my daughter.

I was a Dad.

As the reality sunk in, my eyes welled up and tears started to stream down my cheeks. I was a dad. That little girl, she was my tiny baby girl, who probably had no idea who I was.

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[Porlyusica POV]

The knowledge to create an artificial body.

I had no idea how the kid had such knowledge. Knowledge that went far beyond anything medicine could do today, but somehow he had it.

Knowledge he couldn't understand.

Knowledge he could transfer through his blade.

I sighed. "Honestly, is like Makarov looks for the weirdest kids to adopt into the guild." I smiled softly at that. "Well, it wouldn't be Fairy Tail if he did otherwise, would it?"