It should be known that Weston was clearly their peer, even younger than most of them, but just because he knew magic, he could become so great—
Not only did he save everyone's lives on the island during that disaster, but he also formulated the "Tenrou Village Reconstruction Plan," becoming an existence that every adult on the island valued immensely.
In the eyes of the children, if they could also learn magic, they would undoubtedly become the pride of their parents and the hope of the village!
"Brother Weston, can I also learn your kind of magic?"
A little girl with pigtails came to Weston's side, revealing two large, watery eyes to him.
"Well..."
Weston was just about to answer when a figure cut in, blocking the space between the two.
"Of course that's impossible!"
Zera stood with her hands on her hips, putting on a vigilant look.
"Weston's magic was awakened by himself. It has very high requirements for aptitude and magic compatibility. Normal people can't learn it. You'd better honestly learn other magic."
"And you guys too, don't celebrate too early!!"
"Even if you have the opportunity to learn magic, whether you can learn it in the end still depends on talent!"
"Now everyone be quiet, Weston hasn't finished speaking yet!"
In the days following the Blue Skull attack, Zera had been immersed in the sadness of losing her father and her home. Seeing her pitiable state, Weston, Mavis, and the villagers constantly comforted and accommodated her.
After more than a month, Zera had finally pulled herself together and learned to accept her new life.
However, with her recovery, her former "arrogant" appearance resurfaced.
The adults saw this and knew that Zera was trying to use a "strong" front to cover her inner trauma, so everyone saw through it but didn't expose it, continuing to accommodate her.
Although the children didn't have this kind of wisdom and emotional intelligence, seeing their familiar friend cheer up made them happy for her too.
But happiness aside, daily bickering and noise were inevitable.
"Zera is so fierce!!"
"Tomboy!!"
"Barbarian!!"
Several boys, being "attacked" by Zera like this, shouted out one after another.
Zera immediately turned her head, her eyes shooting out two beams of crimson light: "What did you say?!"
"Wahhh!! The tomboy is hitting people!!..."
The group of children scattered in an instant, and Zera immediately chased after them. More than a dozen children were instantly wrestling together on the street.
Watching this scene, the adults didn't step forward to stop it. Instead, they sat quietly on the spot laughing heartily. Everyone had a smile of watching the fun on their faces, and some even cheered for the children.
The children who were not involved in this "battle" gathered together and whispered.
"What the heck, Zera is always so domineering, acting as if the Boss belongs to her alone..."
"I heard my dad say Zera's situation is called 'food guarding,' but I can't really understand what he means. The Boss clearly isn't food..."
"Do you guys think Zera likes the Boss?"
"The Boss is so amazing, isn't it normal to like him? I like him too..."
"Idiot, the 'like' I'm talking about isn't the 'like' you're talking about!"
"Isn't it all liking? What difference can there be? Also, how do you know it's not the same kind of like?"
"Because Zera is a girl, and you are a boy."
"So what if I'm a boy?"
"Uh... nothing... that's fine too."
Taking advantage of the children's noisy time, Weston also explained his thoughts to the adults.
"Currently, the village's strength can guarantee safety against beasts, but if we encounter mages, if an attack like 'Blue Skull' happens again, we still have no power to resist."
"So, I think it is necessary for more people to master 'magic'."
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
A middle-aged man raised his hand and asked, "Weston, do you intend to rebuild Red Lizard?"
"No, I have no intention of building 'Red Lizard'."
Weston shook his head: "The former Red Lizard acted too arrogantly, domineeringly, and unreasonably. The atmosphere in the guild was also terrible, which is not a good example for children."
"So, I plan to build a new magic guild!"
"Build a new one?"
The villagers were somewhat surprised, but inwardly they agreed with Weston's approach.
After all, they also felt that Red Lizard's style was not suitable for educating children.
"Yes!"
"I've already thought of the name for this new magic guild. It will be called..."
"Fairy Tail!!"
Since he was creating a magic guild anyway, rather than coming up with a new name, it was better to use a ready-made one.
"Fairy Tail?"
"Yes, Fairy Tail! This will be the name of our Tenrou Village's magic guild."
Weston revealed a brilliant smile and explained the meaning of the name to the villagers—
Do fairies have tails?
Do fairies even exist?
This represents an eternal mystery, an endless adventure.
"The first batch of guild members will be the children of the village."
"I am the Guild Master!"
"As the Master, I will be responsible for teaching magic to the guild members."
When it comes to learning magic, self-awakening, being guided by someone, and fumbling in the dark are three completely different levels of difficulty.
The former was like Weston, and Erza in the original work.
Once magic is self-awakened, no matter how complex or high-end the magic is, the mage can immediately use it as naturally as moving their limbs, as simple as eating, drinking, or breathing.
In the case of being guided by someone, if the talent is sufficient and the direction is correct, one can perceive magic power within two or three days, and with a little more practice, apply it in combat.
For example, the situation in the original work where Zeref taught magic to Mavis, Yuri, Precht, and Warrod.
But if it relies entirely on fumbling by oneself, like Mavis teaching herself Illusion Magic.
Not only is the process full of difficulties and prone to wasting a lot of time and energy, but the magic learned in the end might also have an "unstable foundation," revealing flaws when facing true experts.
Weston belonged to the first category, which was why he could use such high-end and complex magic as Super Archive with ease within just a few years.
However, since he had never experienced formal magic teaching, he didn't dare to teach magic to others easily before.
But now, he had returned from his advanced studies with Elefseria!
"Of course, outside the field of magic, the normal knowledge education and quality education from the previous school are also indispensable."
"So I will also act as a teacher, teaching the children knowledge in literacy and mathematics, and focusing on ideological and moral education."