**Chapter 04: Ulquiorra**
Mirajane uttered those three words, looking extremely unwilling. She had lost in duels against Erza before.
But she had never felt as uncomfortable as she did today. With Erza, they were evenly matched; sometimes she won, sometimes she lost.
However, the gap in the duel with Ren was simply too large. It shattered her usual pride into pieces.
Ren extended his hand toward Mirajane. She was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously reached out and took it.
Ren pulled her up.
Ren smiled and said to Mirajane, "Well, my name is Ren. I'll be a mage of Fairy Tail from now on. Please take care of me."
"I'm Mirajane. Please take care of me."
Mirajane spoke the words in a daze, only realizing a moment later who she was talking to.
Shaking hands with a boy was just too embarrassing. Mirajane's face turned slightly red as she quickly shook off Ren's hand.
Then, with a stubborn and defiant expression, she said, "Ren, you won this time, but I will definitely defeat you next time!"
"Alright, I'll be waiting for your challenge."
Ren finished speaking and turned to walk toward the guild.
"Oh oh! The newcomer is amazing!"
"He beat the guild's little tyrant!"
"He's really too strong!"
"The Master really has an eye for talent, digging up such a good seedling."
The crowd at the Fairy Tail guild had witnessed such a spectacular battle, and although they were shaken by the power of Ren's final Cero, they reacted quickly with loud cheers.
The stronger the guild members were, the stronger the guild would be.
Makarov was also very satisfied hearing everyone's words.
Makarov knocked Ren on the head. "Brat! Next time, you are not allowed to use that move so close to the guild. You almost destroyed the place!"
Ren nodded.
Soon, everyone returned to the guild together. Many people enthusiastically gathered around Ren, inviting him to join their teams.
Teaming up was very common in mage guilds. After all, the difference between having help and having no help was significant.
Forming a team allowed mages to challenge more difficult missions together, earning higher rewards and pushing their limits.
Ren replied to all of them that he would consider it.
"So strong! You actually beat that Mirajane!" A boy with cherry-pink hair holding a small blue cat appeared in front of Ren.
"I'm Natsu Dragneel, and this is Happy."
"Aye!"
"I'm Ren. Nice to meet you."
A girl with red hair wearing armor walked up to Ren and said, "My name is Erza Scarlet. Ren, I see you also use a sword. If there is a chance, we should compete in swordsmanship."
"Okay!" It was Ren's first time seeing Erza this close. She was indeed very beautiful.
afterward, Ren met many people. They were the future main force mages of the guild, though right now they were just boys and girls of thirteen or fourteen years old.
In the evening, Ren stayed in the Fairy Tail guild dormitory. The rent for the guild apartment was 100,000 Jewel a month.
For the children in the guild, they could live there first and pay it back later after making money from missions. Since Ren had no money now, he moved in first and would pay slowly later.
"System, open my template."
A transparent template that only Ren could see appeared in front of him.
**[Dimensional Template System]**
**[Host: Ren]**
**[Possessed Template: Ulquiorra Cifer]**
**[Zanpakutō: Murciélago (Black-Winged Great Demon)]**
**[Fusion Rate: 2.1%]**
**[Possessed Skills:]**
* **Cero (Hollow Flash):** A killing technique used by Menos Grande and above. It highly concentrates spiritual pressure and releases it instantly, forming a flash with immense destructive power.
* **Bala (Hollow Bullet):** Hardens spiritual pressure and fires it at the enemy. Its power is not as great as Cero, but its speed is twenty times faster.
* **Sonído (Sound Ceremony):** Arrancar high-speed movement technique.
* **Hierro (Steel Skin):** The Arrancar's body is covered by skin as hard as armor, which cannot be pierced by ordinary blades.
* **High-Speed Regeneration:** Except for the internal organs and the brain, any other part of the body can be regenerated within an extremely short time after being destroyed.
* **Soul Consumption:** The fundamental ability of a Hollow, the driving force of evolution.
Ren was not originally from this world; he was an ordinary person from the Blue Star.
After an accident, Ren woke up to find he had transmigrated to this world, and his physical appearance had become ten years younger.
He also awakened the Dimensional Template System, which could extract dimensional characters for fusion.
The first character template Ren drew was Ulquiorra Cifer.
Ulquiorra Cifer.
Having watched the *Bleach* anime several times, Ren naturally knew who he was.
The 4th Espada among the Arrancars created by Aizen in Hueco Mundo.
But that ranking only reflected Ulquiorra's strength in his First Release.
If he used his Second Release, Resurrección: Segunda Etapa, Ulquiorra's ranking among the Espada would definitely not be as simple as fourth.
Although he was eventually defeated by Ichigo in his fully Hollowfied Vasto Lorde form, his formidable strength left a very deep impression on Ren.
Ren's current appearance was the result of fusing with Ulquiorra.
He lacked the Hollow mask on his head, the hollow hole in his chest, and the tear troughs on his face.
Aside from his face being handsomer, his attire was almost exactly the same.
However, Ren caused quite a commotion during the fusion, resulting in significant destruction to a village.
The villagers were frightened and fled the place. By the time Ren regained consciousness, he was the only one left in the entire village.
Then, a group of people wearing armor appeared, trying to arrest him.
Ren didn't know who these guys were, so he fought back and repelled them.
A few days later, some guys calling themselves Mages attacked, and he beat them off too.
A few days after that, guys from the Magic Council's Knights appeared, and were similarly repelled by Ren.
He thought it was over, but who knew Makarov would show up.
Ren fought a great battle with him and discovered that Makarov was on a completely different level from those previous mages; his strength was incredibly powerful.
Makarov was also startled by Ren's strength. At such a young age, his power was almost comparable to the Wizard Saints. He was simply a monster.
Makarov felt a desire to cherish such talent, so he issued an invitation for Ren to join the Fairy Tail Guild.
Ren, who had intended to slip away, was stunned. Fairy Tail. Makarov.
Could he have transmigrated to the world of *Fairy Tail*? Looking closely at the short old man, his Titan Magic and Light Magic were indeed the trademarks of Fairy Tail's Master, Makarov.
*Fairy Tail* was one of Ren's favorite hot-blooded adventure animes.
Although it had ended long ago, and busy work schedules plus new animes meant he couldn't remember many plot details, the emotions *Fairy Tail* once gave him remained unchanged.
Knowing he had transmigrated to the *Fairy Tail* world, he naturally wanted to see it.
So Ren followed Makarov back to the Fairy Tail guild.
Chatting with Makarov on the way, he learned how big of a mess he had caused in the few days since his arrival.
It turned out he had become the target of an S-Class mission bounty for various guilds. Makarov had come upon receiving orders from the Magic Council.
Ren looked up at the starry sky, which was similar yet different to the Blue Star.
"Although I know I transmigrated, I didn't expect it to be *Fairy Tail*. Judging by Mirajane's age, it's about four years before the plot begins."
"The Black Wizard Zeref, the Black Dragon Acnologia..."
The Black Wizard Zeref was manageable; despite his great power, he wasn't impossible to deal with.
The Black Dragon Acnologia was different. His strength was incomparably formidable.
Even though he was defeated in the end, he was beaten in an unbelievable way. To be honest, he died a frustrating death.
Ren wondered if fully fusing with Ulquiorra's power would allow him to fight Acnologia.
He had to try.
But before that, he needed to train hard.