Fairy Tail: I'm just an archaeologist

In an inconspicuous corner of Ishgar, the waves hit the golden beach, and a drunk man reeked of alcohol woke up in the coolness of the sea.

"Uh~ah~"

"I'm drunk again. Where am I? Am I still in Ishgar?"

The man scooped up a handful of sea water to clean his face. The hangover the night before made him a little confused. With his orange slicked back hair, a handsome face even in middle age, and a stubble, it's not hard to tell that he's a very charming man. He took out the magic map from his luggage and nodded.

"Phew~ Fortunately, I'm still in Ishgar. I'm afraid of getting lost the most."

After putting away the magic map, Gildarts looked around and found a village not far away. With his stomach rumbling at an inopportune time, Gildarts didn't hesitate and walked straight to the village.

Dilapidated.

This was Gildarts' first impression outside the village.

Entering the village, there was thick dust everywhere, and the old bloodstains that had not been washed away by time. Gildarts could imagine what had happened here.

""Eh...did he encounter a wizard from the Dark Guild, or was he targeted by the Black Magic Cult? What a sin..."

Gildarts' tone was a little heavy. He had traveled all over Ishgar and had seen too many cases of families being torn apart by the Dark Guild and the Black Magic Cult.

Although Gildarts was powerful, he could not save the tragedy. He could only send those crazy guys to hell when he met them.

He continued to walk into the village, and the statue in the center of the village caught Gildarts' attention.

It was a two-person-high stone statue. Because of the baptism of time, the face of the stone statue could no longer be seen clearly.

But for some reason, Gildarts always felt that the environment here seemed to be described by someone somewhere.

"Where is it?……"

"That’s right! The golden beach and the village facing the sea look like giant stone statues to the children. Could this be it?"

"Shani and Xia Zuo's hometown!"

As the drunkenness faded, Gildarts thought of the mother and son who were brought back to the guild by Makarov's three generations of grandparents and grandchildren.

Since this is his companions' hometown, Gildarts naturally has to worship the dead here on behalf of his companions.

But because he was hungry, Gildarts decided to catch a fish to solve the problem of food and clothing.

However, when passing by a house, Gildarts stopped. Compared with other dusty houses, this house was too clean.

Could it be that besides Shani and Xia Zuo, there are survivors in this village?

Gildarts knocked on the door politely, and he was responded to by silence, so Gildarts pushed the door open and walked in.

His palm slid across the wooden table in the room, sweeping off the thin dust. Gildarts patted the dust on his hands. It seemed that no one had lived here for a while.

How about staying here for a night? Anyway, no one is here.

Gildarts shook his head. His magic was too strong. It would be bad if he accidentally destroyed someone else's house.

"Who are you? What are you doing in my house?"

A sudden voice came from outside the house. Gildarts raised his eyebrows and quickly left the house.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean it."

The man outside the house had similar hair color to Gildarts. His orange hair was tied into a ponytail, which was parted in the middle and placed on top of the man's head, making it look like two ponytails.

The man looked a few years younger than Gildarts. There was a horizontal scar in the middle of his face, and a disc composed of twelve swords was floating quietly behind him.

The two men looked at each other, and there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.

What a strong magic power!

Their eyes met, as if sparks were about to fly.

In the end, Gildarts took a step back first. After all, he was in the wrong first."My name is Gildarts. I'm a traveling wizard. I came here by chance and wanted to find a place to rest. No offense."

The orange-haired man looked at Gildarts' sincere smile and frowned."I'll let you stay for one night at most. Get out of here tomorrow."

Gildarts chuckled secretly. He was willing to help himself, but he still had to put on a stinky face. What a proud person.

"Um, do you live here originally?"

The orange-haired man did not answer.

"Do you have any fishing tools you can lend me?"

This time the orange-haired man responded and glanced at Gildarts,"You're a wizard, and you still use a fishing rod to fish?"

Gildarts laughed heartily,"Haha, can fish caught with magic be considered fishing?"

Hearing Gildarts' answer, the orange-haired man was a little surprised. After a moment of silence, he said,"What you want is under the bed in the inner room."

Gildarts immediately turned and walked into the house. Under the bed in the bedroom, he found two fishing rods, one large and one small. The small one was obviously for children.

Carrying the fishing rod out of the house, Gildarts felt more and more that the orange-haired man was just playing it cool.

Based on the rule of three times the limit, Gildarts asked his last question,"Do you know who killed the villagers here?"

It doesn't matter if you don't ask. This question instantly solidified the relaxed atmosphere.

The orange-haired man's expression became cold,"Died because of me, what do you think of this reason."

Gildarts put away his smile and gently placed the fishing rod on the ground," I wanted to order two more fish to share with you, but now it seems unnecessary."

"Oh? Do you want to enforce justice?"

The orange-haired man looked at Gildarts with disdain, and the disc behind him turned slightly.

Gildarts moved his wrists and looked at the orange-haired man opposite with a smile,"Actually, I'm doing a very difficult commissioned task, but now it seems that I can postpone it for a while."

"So, my orange-haired brother, will you come with me obediently, or will you come with me only if I beat you up?"

"Arrogant!"

How could the orange-haired man have ever suffered such humiliation? There was only one person in the world who could make him give up resistance willingly, but that person was already dead, along with him and her child.

Without saying a word, the two men's fists suddenly collided.

Crackling!

In just a few dozen seconds, the two men exchanged no less than a hundred moves with physical skills. The two figures fought while leaving the village. It seemed that neither of them was willing to show their true strength in the village, so as not to destroy the village.

"Ha, you still have some skills."

On the beach, the orange-haired man stood with his hands behind his back, looking proud, but his hands were trembling slightly.

"You didn't disappoint me either."

Gildarts sneered and rubbed his numb arms under his cloak.

Having left the village, the two of them no longer hid their magic, and their magic turned into an overwhelming momentum and collided with each other.

"Your name is Gildarts, right? My name is Serena. Remember who defeated you!"

Red, yellow, blue, green, cyan, purple, black, and white, eight colors of light condensed into a magic dragon accompanied by the dragon's roar, and gathered around Serena.

"So you are the famous [God]? Let me test whether you are as invincible as the rumors say!"

Knowing that the person opposite him is the legendary number one of the Ten Saints, Gildarts not only did not retreat, but was full of fighting spirit. Magic power emanated from his body, and the sand under his feet and the air around him were squeezed by the powerful magic power, making a crackling sound.

"I will never let you go, the guy who destroyed Xia Ni and Xia Zuo's hometown!"

"Wait!"

Serena gestured to Gildarts to stop, and dispersed her magic to show her sincerity, leaving Gildarts confused.

"Did you just say Xia Ni? And Xia Zuo?"

"My wife and son are still alive?!"