[{"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-16":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},2126571,3474,"Chapter 16","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>Eclair had attained immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was one of the very few people in the Fairy Tail world who had survived from four hundred years ago to the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it seemed that true immortality did not exist in Fairy Tail; almost everyone who attained immortality had more or less some flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no need to mention Zeref, the progenitor of Black Magic, who was cursed by the gods and lived a miserable life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he met his true love, he could only watch as the curse on his body robbed her of her life—a tragic fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Acnologia, the Black Dragon, did not count as having attained immortality; it could only be said that he had gained a lifespan as long as that of the dragon race, but through observation of the original work, his mental state was not much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erza’s mother, Irene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Queen of the Dragon Kingdom four hundred years ago, a heroic figure, but she paid a heavy price after turning into a dragon: she lost almost all her senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taste, touch, and the like were all lost, one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that she had completely lost the meaning of living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, there was Eclair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eclair’s immortality was the most effective in Fairy Tail; the only negative effect was memory loss caused by the passage of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Eclair was in a state of memory loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, even with memory loss, the scene from four hundred years ago where her village was destroyed by greedy mages remained etched in her heart, which led to the fact that even now, Eclair still extremely detested mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held a hatred for mages that was carved into her soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eclair doesn't hate bustling cities, does she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Momon, who was feeling a bit down, Lin Cheng turned his gaze to Eclair and smiled: \"Eclair hates the mages and Class Mage guilds that exist in bustling cities, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When we go to play in the big city this weekend, can't we just avoid the mages and Class Mage guilds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While speaking, Lin Cheng casually took out tomorrow’s newspaper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, that’s right, tomorrow’s newspaper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a sample newspaper made in advance by several puppets Lin Cheng had sent to work at the newspaper office; they had confirmed it would be published tomorrow, so they sent it to Lin Cheng in advance for his confirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the content on the newspaper, Lin Cheng smiled and said to Eclair: \"Magnolia is quite nice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two strongest guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore, Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord, had gone to all-out war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the end, Fairy Tail had achieved a total victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Fairy Tail guild headquarters had been destroyed into ruins and was currently being rebuilt into an even more magnificent structure, intended to become one of Magnolia’s iconic landmarks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cheng read the content of the newspaper to Eclair and said: \"Right now, the mages in Magnolia are all busy building their brand-new guild headquarters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, if we go to Magnolia to play, we can just avoid the area where Fairy Tail is located.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We definitely won't run into mages from the Fairy Tail guild.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lin Cheng’s constant persuasion, the expression on Eclair’s face clearly became somewhat hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it wasn't that Eclair had to stay in a city without a Class Mage guild; it was just that because she instinctively hated mages, she chose to live in towns without Class Mage guilds or mages according to her mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, ever since she created Momon and encountered Lin Cheng, Eclair had actually begun to care about the feelings of Lin Cheng and Momon as time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she said she didn't want to make friends, she truly regarded Momon and Lin Cheng as her friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Lin Cheng’s persuasion was effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if someone else had come, even if they had talked until they were blue in the face, Eclair would not have paid them any mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eclair, just come with us to play in the big city~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Momon also noticed Eclair’s hesitant expression and hurriedly flew in front of Eclair, acting somewhat spoiled: \"I promise we definitely won't run into the mages Eclair hates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Cheng’s words are always very reliable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He definitely won't lie to Eclair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really can't do anything with you two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eclair looked at Momon, who was hugging her arm and acting spoiled, and Lin Cheng, who was smiling at her from inside the bar not far away. She sighed slightly and said: \"Just this once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't let it happen again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the joint persuasion of Lin Cheng and Momon, Eclair temporarily set aside her prejudice against mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, when agreeing to Lin Cheng and Momon, Eclair subconsciously touched the half-stone that always hung around her neck; Eclair only knew that the name of this stone was the Phoenix Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for more specific details, Eclair was not clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yay, that’s awesome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s get some rest early today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Eclair agree, Momon jumped up happily and said with an excited face: \"We’ll take the earliest train tomorrow morning, so we can arrive before noon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve wanted to go play at the amusement park in the big city for a long time~~~\" ===== CHAPTER 62 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Time quickly reached the next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Meng Meng's urging, Lin Cheng and Eclair arrived at the train station early to wait for the first train of the day, the train that would depart at six in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was a very remote town, it was still a town, so things like trains still existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, only when roads were accessible in all directions could a country's economy become developed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wanted poster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whitebeard Pirates, Second Division Commander, Portgas D. Ace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While waiting for the train, Meng Meng noticed a place where wanted posters were posted not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latest and most prominent wanted poster on it was exactly Ace's appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be said that the world of magic is convenient; the image of Ace on the wanted poster was almost indistinguishable from Ace himself, and one could tell at a glance that it was a snapshot captured by something similar to a camera in the magic world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Magic Council's meeting yesterday regarding how to treat the new faction, the Whitebeard Pirates, the wanted poster for Ace had spread overnight to all the places with high foot traffic throughout the Kingdom of Fiore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, even though it was not yet six in the morning, Lin Cheng's emotion point income had already reached nearly 200,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to know that this was different from Lin Cheng personally sending puppets to act; the effect of this indirect guidance causing emotional fluctuations was discounted, and the vast majority were ordinary people with very low daily emotion point limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even so, the day hadn't officially started, the newspapers hadn't officially gone on sale, and relying solely on the simplest wanted poster, Lin Cheng's emotion point income had reached 200,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that Lin Cheng was full of expectations for today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw a report about this in the newspaper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems like a very powerful Class Mage was preparing to cause trouble, and this person went to stop him, but accidentally killed the Class Mage who was preparing to cause trouble, and eventually became a wanted target.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cheng looked at Meng Meng and explained with a smile, \"However, I guess he doesn't care about being wanted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, he was a pirate from the very beginning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the emotions stirred were very thin, Lin Cheng didn't mind accepting Meng Meng's emotion points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Eclair, who was also pricking up her ears not far away, also contributed a sum of emotion points to Lin Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, these mages who possess power are the root of chaos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the conversation between Lin Cheng and Meng Meng, Eclair snorted softly and said, \"If it weren't for this group of mages, this world would definitely be much quieter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Eclair was still in a state of extreme hatred for all mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, don't be angry, the train is here, let's get on quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cheng looked at Eclair, who was sulking, and smiled helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had lived for four hundred years, because of her memory loss, Eclair sometimes acted like a child who liked to sulk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My age is much older than yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at Lin Cheng, who was treating her like a child, Eclair snorted again and said, \"So, there's absolutely no need to treat me like a child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Eclair took Meng Meng and walked into the train cabin first, leaving Lin Cheng, who had a slightly amused expression on his face, standing in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This should be what's called a tsundere.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If she had golden hair, she would probably achieve the golden-haired loser achievement.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lin Cheng transmigrated, there was always a truth in the two-dimensional world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a girl had golden hair and a somewhat tsundere personality, she would definitely end up as a loser, well, a loser in love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subsequent events naturally became simple.\u003C\u002Fp>",1538,"2026-06-16T12:13:33.210Z","2026-06-16T12:23:18.059Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","44c511bcdd15fb627930438428441cf6d82b4971297967e8f034858a93ed1ef7","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-17","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-15",660,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fin-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-cover.jpg"]