The Tai Dao

Ding dong!

At night, Calvin, who had just returned home, looked at the door of his home doubtfully. Just now, the door rang, and the magic power outside the door was not anyone he knew. Although he felt a little familiar, he was sure that he did not know the person.

"Strange, who could it be?" He opened the door with doubts. The person outside was a beautiful woman in a kimono. There was a mole on each of her eyes, pink hair, and a pair of eyes with electricity. It was Ikagura, who had been stopped by Calvin that day.

"I remember that you are the one from the Trinity Raven..." Calvin asked cautiously. He had already learned about the strength of the other party from Erza. The speed of katana was fast enough to surpass space to execute a slash. If the other party suddenly attacked, he did not have the confidence to react.

"This little girl, Ikagura, has especially come to thank you." Ikagura bowed slowly and thanked Calvin. Her attitude was very sincere, completely different from the expression she had when she fought with Erza.

Of course, Calvin had never seen her in battle. Seeing the other party's attitude, Calvin who had always been a little soft-hearted to women, immediately invited the other party to come in and have a seat. Of course, Calvin would not let down his guard.

"I remember you are from the Assassination Guild. Now that you are saved, why are you looking for me from the regular guild?" After making a cup of tea to greet Ikagura, Calvin immediately raised his doubts without turning a corner. You know, the reputation of the assassination guild is even worse than that of the dark guild, because their mission is only to kill people!

"Originally, I thought that the more people I killed, the colder my attitude toward life would be. Last time at the Tower of Heaven, it was the second time I faced death. I only knew that I was so afraid of death." Ikagura picked up the tea and took a sip. Her bearing was very dignified, and it was impossible to imagine that she was the Trinity Raven's Ikagura who killed without batting an eye.

"The second time?" Calvin accurately captured the important information. Logically speaking, shouldn't she wake up the first time she was close to death?

"Yes, the second time." Ikagura did not directly answer Calvin's question. She only smiled and gently brought it over. Seeing this, Calvin did not say much. She also smiled to express her understanding.

"This time, other than wanting to thank you, I also hope to ask you something." Ikagura put down the teacup. Her expression became serious. Calvin raised his hand, indicating for her to continue.

"I will not return to the Death's Head Caucus in the future. I also do not intend to continue living as a sorcerer, so I do not need this katana." Ikagura took out a long saber from her back and handed it to Calvin. Her meaning was self-evident.

"Are you going to retire? It's a pity for you to be so skilled." Calvin did not take it immediately. Instead, he asked, testing Ikagura.

"So what if the katana is sharp? I don't even have a companion I can entrust to now." Ikagura sighed. In the past, she had two more partners, but the three of them had never trusted each other. To assassinate Guild, there had never been any humanity.

"Why don't you join Fairy Tail? You should know what kind of Guild we are." Feeling the loneliness and sorrow from Ikagura, Calvin could not help but invite her. Although the two of them had only met by chance, Calvin always felt that the other was someone who could be trusted.

"Don't. Fairy Tail is a very cute and incredible Guild, but what I have done in the past, I can't join the formal sorcerer Guild." Ikagura tactfully refused Calvin's good intentions. Just as she said, for her whose name was still on the wanted list, joining Fairy Tail would only bring countless troubles. Just Magic Council was difficult enough.

"If you believe me, I can change your identity. I guarantee that even Council will not be able to find out." Calvin refused to give up and continued to keep her.

Ikagura only smiled and did not reply.

"Alas," Calvin sighed in his heart. It seemed that his proposal was impossible. Right, how could a sorcerer with such strength abandon his past for the sake of her future life? Although Ikagura was already tired of her past life, it did not mean that she wanted to forget everything and refuse her past.

No matter how unbearable her past was, it was impossible to erase it, and Ikagura disdained to erase it.

"I am very grateful for your kindness. If you can accept this katana, I will be very happy." Ikagura placed the katana on the table and continued to add, "This is a famous saber. I don't want it to be buried because of my retreat."

"This is difficult. Although my saber technique is good, I rarely use my weapon in battle." Calvin said with a bitter smile. Most of the time, his sword technique was displayed by his Summoned Beast.

"Then, let's say goodbye here, Calvin." Seeing that Calvin finally accepted her favorite katana, Ikagura showed a satisfied smile, then stood up and walked toward the door

Calvin looked at Ikagura, who was already far away, a little melancholic. He felt very upset. It was not that he had any improper thoughts towards Ikagura. Rather, he felt that she was a person who could understand his thoughts. Although they had only talked for a while, he had never experienced the feeling of being able to delve deep into the philosophy of life.

"What a wonderful person... and she is so beautiful." In the days to come, Calvin had never heard of Ikagura's deeds again. It was as if she had never existed and had disappeared from the world of magic.

Calvin looked at the katana in front of him and felt a little troubled. It was not that he did not want to use this katana. It was just that the gains did not make up for the losses. The three magic spells that he had created, the Panther King, Black Wing, and Wolf Pack, had increased his potential greatly. Originally, he had planned to use it to arm himself for a very long period in the future. But now, if he were to change it to a saber, not only would he waste these magic spells, but he would also waste the many knights that he had made, Summoned Beast.

"Oh... No matter how you think about it, the person who suited it is not me." In the end, Calvin made a decision.

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"This katana? You want to give it to me?" Erza looked at Calvin who was holding the katana in shock. Not to mention the weapon, the other party had not even given him a strawberry cake. At this moment, there was only one thought in Erza's mind. There was no reason for him to be so attentive. He must be up to no good!

"What kind of look is that? Am I so unbearable? Look at this katana. Don't you think it looks familiar?" Calvin twitched the corner of his mouth speechlessly. Erza's reaction made him a little sad.

Erza still stared at Calvin with suspicious eyes, then quickly glanced at the katana, and immediately froze.

"Ikagura's katana? How could it be in your hands?" However, this did not make Erza dispel her suspicions. Instead, her eyes became more and more fierce as she stared at Calvin.

"I said that I saved her, and then she used a katana to repay me. Do you believe me?" Calvin replied expressionlessly.

"I don't believe it. You must have stolen it. But forget it, I don't want to let go of such a good katana." Erza snatched the katana and pulled it out to examine it carefully. Her eyes flashed with joy. Although her mouth showed that she did not believe it, Erza, who was fond of weapons and armor, was very eager for this katana.

"I really can't stand it... As expected, there is no normal person in our Fairy Tail." Calvin was very helpless. Seeing that Erza did not have time to pay attention to him in a short time, he did not say goodbye and left.

After he left for a few minutes, Erza shifted her attention away from the katana, only to find that Calvin had already left.

Erza's expression was a little sad at this moment. She really couldn't understand why she couldn't get along well with Calvin like Cana or Mira. The other party had saved her twice. Was it because of her honest character? Or was it because she was used to hiding her feelings in the armor?

Erza still remembered that when she was sixteen years old and had just been admitted to S-Class Sorcerer, her body had been targeted once. At that time, it was also Calvin who saved her from the hands of that powerful sorcerer.

That was three years ago. From the day she was appointed to carry out S-Level's mission...