[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b":3,"chapter-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b-in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","In Fairy Tail: Apologies, I Am the Mastermind",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2124956,3474,"Chapter 10","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>Because it was viewed from a third-person perspective, Mirajane saw the whole process of how Ace blocked the Magic Convergence Cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really amazing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really didn’t expect you to be so amazing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu also shouted from the side: “Are you also a fire-attribute Class Mage? Your fire looks like it tastes good; how about we have a fight later?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The flames Ace revealed directly raised Natsu’s interest in Ace to the peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the fact that the headquarters of Phantom Lord was not far away, Natsu would probably have rushed over excitedly to have a one-on-one PK with Ace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining emotion points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 489 emotion points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 767 emotion points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 596 emotion points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1,027 emotion points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>System prompts similar to this once again swiped the screen on Lin Cheng’s system panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was similar to the way Lin Cheng controlled Ace to ‘show off wealth’ before, but the specific effect was worlds apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emotion points harvested from showing off wealth before were only sixty or seventy thousand at most, plus the forty thousand emotion points Lin Cheng had left, it just barely became six-digit emotion points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, Lin Cheng’s emotion points were rapidly jumping toward seven digits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a short while, it reached 900,000 emotion points; although the speed slowed down a bit later, it was not slow, making it absolutely no problem for Lin Cheng’s emotion points to break through a million again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Portgas D. Ace]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A-rank puppet]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Star level: ☆ (+)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Pirate series, Whitebeard Pirates, Second Division Commander.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ability: Mera Mera no Mi (Flame-Flame Fruit) - Mastery, Taijutsu - Mastery.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Special effects: Haoshoku Haki (Conqueror's) - Entry (☆ unlocked), Busoshoku Haki (Armament) - Mastery (☆☆ unlocked), Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation) - Mastery (☆☆ unlocked), Mera Mera no Mi - Awakening (☆☆☆ unlocked)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Puppet energy: 68% (Can recover automatically after being consumed, but it takes time.)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Puppet retrieval: Available (Retrieve puppet ignoring distance, exists 24-hour cooldown.)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Ace’s energy was only 68% left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before clashing with the Magic Convergence Cannon, Ace’s energy was 98%; just by resisting it once, Ace’s energy was consumed by as much as 30%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Not bad.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Although a lot of energy was consumed, these are completely worth it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cheng took a look at the emotion points that had broken through a million without knowing it, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the emotion points broke through a million, a plus sign automatically appeared behind the star levels of Lin Cheng’s two A-rank puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he didn’t draw Ace, Sloth also had a plus sign appear once when Lin Cheng’s emotion points reached a million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just because Lin Cheng didn’t have many puppets that could hold the stage at that time, and Sloth Archbishop didn’t have two-star new special effects, so Lin Cheng decided to draw a new puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Lin Cheng was facing three choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either upgrade Sloth, upgrade Ace, or draw a new puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the current script, Lin Cheng had enough for now; Sloth’s two-star didn’t have any special effects, and after Ace upgraded to two-star, he could unlock two special effects that could significantly improve single-target combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kenbunshoku Haki - Mastery, Busoshoku Haki - Mastery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And other basic data would also be greatly increased with the upgrade of the star level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the strength level of the one-star A-rank puppet Ace was about the same as when Ace died in the original work, then when Lin Cheng upgraded Ace’s star level to two-star, the two-star Ace would probably have the strength of an Admiral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for upgrading Ace’s star level to three-star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The awakened Mera Mera no Mi would probably completely exceed the combat power of an Admiral level, and at the same time, Kenbunshoku Haki and Busoshoku Haki would be raised again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it wouldn’t be comparable to Garp’s level, but it would be about the same as a Yonko, and with fewer shortcomings, more all-around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the consumption would also be massive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One-star to two-star is fine, a million emotion points; two-star to three-star would require ten million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the system evaluation, a three-star A-rank puppet is only equivalent to a one-and-a-half-star S-rank; the gap in the middle can be said to be very large, probably that three-star A-rank is stronger than one-star S-rank, but two-star A-rank is weaker than one-star S-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘System, upgrade A-rank puppet Ace.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cheng directly chose to throw all the million emotion points he had just harvested onto Ace to upgrade him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully obtaining an A-rank two-star puppet!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! A-rank puppet Portgas D. Ace upgraded successfully, status fully restored!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully obtaining the first two-star puppet, opening a new panel, skill draw!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully opening a brand new system panel, rewarding skill gift pack X1!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another series of system prompts made Lin Cheng feel dazzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Probably a primary skill gift pack!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining skill: Reverse Summoning LV1!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining skill: Substitute Puppet LV1!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reverse Summoning LV1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: The host can summon himself to the vicinity of a designated puppet through reverse summoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Substitute Puppet LV1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: The host can block a fatal blow for himself at the cost of permanently losing a puppet (cooldown 24 hours).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At this very moment, Lin Cheng’s heart could no longer be described with the word surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cheng never expected that just by upgrading Ace’s star level from one-star to two-star, he would be given a skill gift pack, and it would also open two skills with exceptionally high practicality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the Substitute Puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it requires permanently consuming a puppet to block a fatal blow for himself, Lin Cheng has 110 subsidiary puppets of Sloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>C-rank fingertip puppets cannot be easily consumed, but D-rank cultist puppets are still fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is to say, without considering the cooldown time, Lin Cheng now has 100 lives; most importantly, after resurrection, Lin Cheng can use reverse summoning at any time to summon himself to a safe place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two skills, Substitute Puppet and Reverse Summoning, can really be said to be a perfect match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, after Lin Cheng was surprised, he quickly put his attention back to Sloth and Ace; after all, the script had just begun, and it was just blocking a Magic Convergence Cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just blocking one Magic Convergence Cannon harvested nearly a million emotion points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the appearance of the brand new worldview and brand new forces, the Yonko lineup and the Witch Cult lineup, would really be unreasonable without a few million or ten million emotion points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems like I accidentally stole your spotlight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ace, who had become two-star, looked at Erza, whose expression was somewhat dazed, smiled apologetically at her, and then put his gaze back to Phantom Lord, saying: “However, I felt the aura of the Witch Cult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Facing those fanatics, it’s better to be cautious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard that Blackbeard seems to have a connection with these fanatics; I don’t know if it’s true or false.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This chat method is a method Lin Cheng used to pick up girls before crossing over, relatively average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By chatting about things the other party doesn’t know much about but seems very interesting, he pulls the topic up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking, as long as the other party is interested in oneself, they will definitely pursue it; it is a relatively universal chat method, and the specific effect has a direct relationship with appearance or the thickness of the wallet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the scene of Ace resisting the Magic Convergence Cannon just now was something that just happened; it’s impossible for no one to be interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone Erza, even Jose on the Phantom Lord side subconsciously pricked up his ears, preparing to hear how Ace, this guy who could take a Magic Convergence Cannon head-on, would talk about the Witch Cult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, right now, by his side, there was a so-called Sin Archbishop of the Witch Cult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Witch Cult?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing a term he had never heard before pop out of Ace’s mouth, Erza, just as Lin Cheng speculated, while further revealing a dazed expression, also pursued the question.\u003C\u002Fp>",1410,"2026-06-16T11:12:19.181Z","2026-06-16T12:23:18.059Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0ca33ec09032763c4f551c9b6ab1ca69df3e51987c055c6e487d14b99f1b0b4b","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-11","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-9",660,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fin-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-cover.jpg"]