As Kira and Lucy arrived at the station, they knew that they had arrived early, and Erza, Gray, Natsu, and Happy shouldn't have arrived, so they decided to have a breakfast as they talked over this mission since unlike most of the Fairy Tail members, especially the ones that appeared mostly on the story that could do all the missions thoughtlessly without much of thoughts, Kira couldn't do that and as Lucy was his partner, he had a responsibility to take care of her instead of just leaving her alone.
It might have been Lucy's decision and determination to join him, but Kira couldn't be like others, who had blind trust in the Nakama, thinking that they would be okay no matter what.
"I know that you might have realized it, but this mission will be different from what he had encountered before."
"Yes!"
Lucy also understood that the difficulty of this mission that Kira decided to partake in was on another level than one that she had done previously.
No, instead, on another level, the mission itself was different since, unlike when they came to take down Everlue with trickery, this time, they had to fight.
"It's similar to Bora, in that I fought him in the past, but this Dark Guild is on another level."
Frankly, Kira might have had his share of fights, but even so, whether it was Bora, Natsu, Vulcan, or even the Vanish Brothers, all of them had a certain resistance to kill. While some of the people that he fought were bad guys, they wouldn't kill others unless they were forced to.
Then again, in Bora's case, this guy might have tortured someone until they died.
However, the Einswald guild members would definitely kill people without hesitation, as it was their job to kill, and as they were used to killing, no one would hesitate. Some of the mages in this guild might be different, especially after they communicated with Natsu, Erza, or Gray, since all of them had the power to make the people's wills of fight disappear as long as they talked.
Still, Kira wouldn't bother to talk, nor did he have the confidence to make people who embarked on evil a good thing.
Kira might have a priest servant who had assimilated into his body, but even so, those mages from the Dark Guild weren't a group of enemies that he could talk to calmly and persuade to be better. After all, he wasn't the protagonist, and he didn't have the confidence that he could stay alive no matter how hard the situation was till the end like the protagonist, who had the Nakama Power, the Plot Armor, or many other type of conceptual power that made them able to escape from the death.
This world had become Kira's reality, so he had to take on this problem to take down a group of assassination mages without mercy.
This might be cold, but were the members of the Dark Guild given mercy to those whom they had killed?
Those who kill should be prepared to be killed.
Still, Kira knew that his focus should be on supporting and protecting Lucy by his side. As for fighting, he could let Erza, Natsu, Gray, and their Celestial Spirits fight.
"I know. I won't be a burden."
Regardless of Lucy's determined face, Kira felt like she should be okay, considering she was originally part of the protagonist's group. Instead, he felt like... he might be the one who died to protect her, which was similar to those cheap romance stories that used the sacrifice of the man to intensify the love between the man and the woman.
"By the way, you have the 12 Golden Zodiac Keys, too, right?"
While Lucy had many weird Celestial Spirits, Kira knew that she also had 12 Golden Zodiac Keys like him, who had Virgo and Leo.
"Yes, I have Aquarius, Taurus, and Cancer."
As she said this, Lucy showed her three of the 12 Golden Zodiac Keys.
"....'
Watching this, Kira fell silent, thinking that if he didn't exist, Lucy should have five of the 12 Golden Zodiac Keys, which made him think that this silly girl's luck was too amazing, right?
"Can you tell me more about their powers?"
While Kira knew generally what the powers of Aquarius, Taurus, and Cancer were, it wouldn't hurt to listen to Lucy's explanation.
"Sure!" Lucy nodded happily, thinking that it was her turn to show off!
"First, Aquarius is good at water fights, and she has powerful water magic!"
The chance of a water battle might be low, but if it somehow existed, Aquarius would definitely be a great help, Kira thought.
"Second, Taurus has great strength, and he is good at using an ax as a weapon."
The front is definitely the role for Taurus, especially if they need to charge forward, facing a group of enemies, which is a place where it would shine.
"Third, and last, Cancer is good at taking care of hair!"
"...."
Let's forget the last one, Kira thought.
Regardless, as they talked, Kira noticed two figures that kept fighting as a single flying cat showed a helpless expression beside them.
"Good morning."
"Good morning, Kira!" 2x
As Kira and Lucy enjoyed their quiet moment at the terrace cafe on the station, they saw three familiar figures, and they quickly greeted each other, especially Happy, who quickly came to Kira, as two people on Happy's side were too noisy and never stopped fighting.
"Have you eaten, Natsu? Happy?"
"No, but do you have a flame?"
"...no, I don't have a flame, nor do I think any normal restaurants will serve flames as in their menu."
Without a doubt, Kira's relationship with Natsu and Happy is good as they have been together to save Macao in the past. More importantly, while Natsu and Happy appear silly, they are also serious and reliable, depending on the situation.
Still, while his relationship with Natsu was okay, his relationship with other guild members was just okay, including Gray Fullbuster.
"Good morning, Kira."
"Good morning, Gray."
Yet, without a doubt, compared to others, Gray was normal unless this guy stopped his habit of taking off his clothes in the middle of the street.
"By the way, you are about to take off your clothes, Gray."
"Ah, when did I?!"
Gray, who was about to take off his pants, was startled and quickly put his pants on, along with his shirt that he found nearby, before quickly looking warily at the woman beside Kira, as the words from Lucy still hurt him at this moment.
"...can you not take off your clothes randomly like that?" Lucy looked speechlessly at Gray while shaking her head.
'Dammit!'
Gray cursed inwardly, but somehow, when he was next to Lucy, he didn't want to take off his clothes.
Why did he do so?
The reason was obvious, right?
"No, you shouldn't take off your clothes in public, no matter what the reason is."
If Gray wasn't good-looking, then Kira was sure that this guy would be caught by the police and reported by many people directly.
"Yes, stop being a pervert, Small," Natsu said with a snicker as he ate breakfast ordered by Kira.
As for Happy, he didn't bother to talk since he wanted to finish his fish as soon as possible!
"You're about the same size, Bastard!"
Gray was furious, but Natsu snorted, ignoring Gray, thinking that he was better since, unlike Gray, Natsu didn't show off his tool in public!
"..." Kira and Lucy.
"That said, thank you for saving Loke, Kira."
If Kira weren't around, then Gray knew that Loke would die.
"No problem, he is my friend, so how can I let him die?"
"Even so, thanks."
Gray's relationship with Lokey was quite close, so he was grateful for Kira's act to save Loke.
"Anyway, have you eaten yet? Just join us here."
"Ah, um, thanks."
Gray felt quite awkward, but he decided to join, so it wouldn't be awkward between the two. Yet, once again, he had to say, this guy was so generous, which made him wonder how Kira made his money.
"By the way, Kira, who is this?" Happy looked at Lucy, wondering who she was.
Unlike in the original, Lucy didn't meet Natsu in the beginning, and her relationship with Natsu and Gray wasn't close; no, she simply avoided them since Natsu was a fighting maniac and Gray was a pervert.
Lucy might be silly, but even so, as a normal woman, who would get close to Natsu and Gray under normal circumstances?
"She is Lucy. My partner."
"Hello." Lucy was happy about Kira's introduction, and felt a bit shy~!
"Partner?" 2x
While Natsu and Happy were confused, Gray felt a cold sweat, wondering whether Kira had started to cheat on Mirajane after they dated. After all, unlike others, who knew that Mirajane was beautiful, he knew well how brutal and sadistic Mirajane was, as he had known her from childhood.
"She is like my Happy."
Yes, his relationship with Lucy was similar to that of Natsu and Happy, Kira thought.
"Ah, are you a cat, too?!" 2x
Natsu and Happy were dumbfounded since if Lucy was similar to Happy, then shouldn't she be a talking cat, too?
"No, I am not! I am a human!" Lucy naturally refuted angrily.
"....." Kira and Gray.
"I am just saying that our relationship is similar, but she isn't a cat. Still, her magic is good, so you can rely on her."
"Oh..." 2x
Somehow, Natsu and Happy sounded disappointed before they continued to eat.
"...." Lucy.
"Sorry about that," Gray somewhat apologized to Natsu and Happy.
"It's fine. I am used to Natsu and Happy."
Natsu and Happy were like this, and Kira wouldn't bother to change them as it was impossible.
Nevertheless, as they ate and finished their breakfast, they soon discovered Erza, who also had arrived at the last.
"Sorry to make you wait, Kira."
Unlike Gray and Natsu, who were ignored, Erza apologized to Kira, yet this was normal since she thought of Gray and Natsu as family.
"Don't worry. We didn't wait too long."
"That's good." Erza nodded, but then she quickly noticed Lucy, who stood by Kira's side. "By the way, this is...?"
"She is Lucy. She is my partner, and you can say that we're quite similar to Natsu and Happy."
"Ah, is she a talking cat, too?!" Erza was dumbfounded.
"...." Kira and Lucy.
"No, she is just a normal human."
"That's a shame..." Erza sighed helplessly.
"....." Lucy.
"Anyway, we can talk on the train. Let's go now!"
Time waits for no one, and the sooner they take down Einswald, the better it will be!
Regardless, it would be Kira's first time fighting against a group of killers. He couldn't say that he was confident, and he was nervous, yet even so, to strengthen his mind and body to live in this world, this was also one of the obstacles that he had to overcome, and because of that, he had to do his best.
Still—
"Kira..." Lucy moved closer to Kira and whispered, "Is it going to be alright?"
Watching Erza, who pulled her own carriage that was filled with a lot of luggage that almost made it up a small hill, Kira also had a doubt, and wondered whether this mission could be done successfully.
"Let's... just do our best."
Yup, let's just do our best!