Fairy Tail: I was transported to the wrong world and became a pirate

Chapter 29, First Quest

Outside Magnolia, Makarov led Hughes and the others through a slightly worn-out door.

A courtyard overgrown with weeds came into view, and behind the courtyard was a two-story villa.

"This is the house where Laxus and I used to live. I haven't been here for several years. Please make do for tonight and we'll tidy it up tomorrow."

The old man looked left and right, sighing from time to time. He and Lagersas had lived here together for many years, and this house held too many memories for Makarov.

"Come in and have a seat, don't be shy!" Hughes pushed open the villa door and called out to Makarov.

"I am the owner of this house, you bastard!"

Makarov, who was just reminiscing about his sad past, was so enraged by Hughes's words that he howled and his head seemed to grow much larger.

"You're quite energetic, aren't you? I thought you'd been possessed!"

Hughes, who never liked people around him sighing and complaining, patted the dust off his hands and said jokingly.

Laxus isn't dead. Both grandfather and grandson are stubborn. If they were willing to open their hearts and have a proper talk a few times, there would be no need for this awkwardness.

Laxus is only seventeen or eighteen years old now. Although it's the age when he's most prone to overthinking, he hasn't reached the point of becoming obsessive in the future. Just let it go.

Indeed, boys as carefree as him are rare; as long as he doesn't go and never come back, it'll be fine.

After patting himself on the back, Hughes peered into the house. It wasn't as dilapidated as he had imagined; it was just that it hadn't been cleaned in a long time and was covered in dust. A little cleaning would have been enough.

There are many of them, and they work together, so it won't take much time.

"Men, get ready to work!"

"Leave the nooks and crannies to Lisanna; she's the smallest, she can squeeze in."

Elfman, you're in charge of the heavy lifting. Use your magic to move anything you can't lift!

As for the rest of the house, Mira, I believe you can manage.

"I'll leave the weeds in the courtyard to the chairman!" Hughes turned his little head and quickly assigned tasks to everyone.

Lisanna blinked, as if she'd missed someone in those few words: "So, Hughes, what are you in charge of?"

"That's a good question, but don't ask it again next time. Your brother Hughes is obviously going to buy clothes, and he'll buy you guys a new set too." Hughes took out 10 J from his pocket and waved it.

I'm rich, I'm going to spend money!

"Wait, that's not the point. You actually had an eighty-year-old man weeding for you at night!!"

Makarov, who was also assigned a job by Hughes, was dumbfounded. Even disregarding his age, he was the guild leader, wasn't he?

Hughes came over and helped him close his jaw, which was agape in surprise. He squatted down and put his arm around his shoulder: "Hey, what you're saying, Chairman? You're even more robust than me. You've got Grandma Poliusica completely smitten. You don't look like an old man in his eighties at all."

"Don't talk nonsense! That's not true at all. Polyusica and I are just friends of several decades, completely innocent friends!"

Hughes wanted to roll his eyes at these words. Damn it, next time I'll have to carry a memory crystal with me so Makarov can see my true colors.

To prevent the old man from running away, Hughes took over the task of weeding the yard, continuing his charade.

"This is your home, Chairman! It's perfectly normal to weed your own home."

Besides, this house is filled with your memories. I'm clumsy and easily break things, and if something goes bad, it won't taste right!

Makarov hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, not wanting to help Hughes at all, instead of letting Hughes take him inside.

"Lisanna is only 11 years old, how can you bear to make her do chores!" Hughes stared at Makarov with eyes that seemed to regard him as trash.

Makarov slapped Hughes' arm off his shoulder. This kid was even more troublesome than the guild's problem kids. He sighed and said, "I'll waive your rent for six months. Hughes, you'd better pull out all the weeds in the yard."

"Yes, boss!" Hughes's gesture of standing at attention and bowing was so dazzling that Makarov didn't know how to respond.

Hughes, transformed into a weeding maniac, squatted on the ground, stuck out his buttocks, and moved quite nimbly, finishing one side and moving on to the other, but the tune he was humming was really hard to accept.

"Pull and pull, pull until you reach Grandma's bridge;"

Grandma wasn't home, and a big bad wolf suddenly appeared;

The big bad wolf is terrifying; it devours toad monsters one by one.

Toad monster, don't be afraid, Calabash Brother is here to help you;

Little King Kong, what trash, it turns into a lump the moment it opens its mouth;

That lump was delicious...

Makarov, who was standing in the courtyard, was exasperated: "Hughes, go buy your underwear, I'll pull these weeds!"

"Hey, Chairman, you're still going strong! Over eighty years old, and you can still pull weeds!"

"Get lost, you bastard, don't corrupt the kids in the house!" Makarov's magic surged, and under the impetus of giant magic, he transformed into a giant, directly punching Hughes into the sky, turning him into a shooting star.

"I will definitely go back..."

At that moment, Makarov regretted bringing Hughes into the guild.

He didn't know if the guild could become the number one guild in the Kingdom of Fiore, but he was certain it would fail.

Especially when Hughes is with Macao, Wakaba, Gildas and others.

......

The next day, Hughes, wearing new underwear, stood in front of the guild's quest board with a solemn expression.

He suddenly realized something very important: he couldn't understand the task assignment form...

Mira, dressed in tight-fitting trousers and a short-sleeved shirt, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, glanced back and forth between Hughes and the mission assignment list.

Hughes bought her this outfit; you can't expect Mira to fight in a skirt!

Hughes spent all 10 J that Makarov gave him last night, only buying himself a new pair of underwear and using the rest to buy clothes for Mira and the others.

Therefore, I have no choice but to take on a few tasks at this time.

"Mira, can you understand it?" Hughes asked in a low voice.

Mira finally understood why Hughes had been standing there motionless. Was it because the language of that other world was different from theirs? And how did Hughes understand their language?

Mira was feeling very uncomfortable because she wanted to ask but couldn't.

Currently, only she, Makarov, and Polyusica know that Hughes is from another world.

"Should we start with the simplest D-level missions to familiarize ourselves with the process before trying higher-level missions?"

Mira pointed to a D-level commission form and said, "The commission is very simple. There is a lady named Yaslian in Magnolia Town. Her beloved pet has run away. It is an orange cat with magical beast blood."

The mission is complete once you catch the orange cat and hand it over to Lady Yasilian. The mission request is worth a whopping 10 J, more than some C-level missions.

As Hughes listened to Mira's explanation, a twitch involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth. A D-rank mission: find the cat...

I've been transported to another world, and I'm Naruto?!

"Mira, this is it. Tell the guild leader we're going to do this mission."

At the bar, Makarov, who had been busy all night, was still drinking enthusiastically. He took the order form from Mira, glanced at it, and returned it to her after confirming that it was correct.

"Have you remembered all the things that mages need to pay attention to during missions?"

Mira nodded. There were only a few rules, and she already knew them all.

"Hughes, you tell us!" Makarov pointed at Hughes. He trusted Mira, a good kid, but he had to keep a close eye on Hughes.

"Oh, that? Macao just told me about it." Hughes patted his chest, very confident.

"No sleeping together, no having children, and you have to be careful about the occasion when stealing things. If you get caught, just say you're a member of the Phantom Lords."

"Macau, you come here right now!" Makarov's roar shook the heavens and the earth.