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Chapter 708: The Beast King Expedition
Chapter 708: The Beast King Expedition
Several days later.
After Gildarts left to undertake the 100-year quest, heading towards the distant Zonia Spirit Peak, another half-month passed. During this year's S-Class Mage Promotion Trial, Mirajane finally relied on her formidable strength and determination to not fall behind Erza. She passed the S-Class Mage Promotion Trial and became the fifth S-Class Mage of Fairy Tail!
"How does it feel to have me catch up to you a whole year early, Erza? A mere S-Class Mage title won't hold me back!"
Inside the Fairy Tail guild, the sixteen-year-old Mira stood like a female mob boss, with one foot propped up on a table and a magic whip in her hand. She glared defiantly at Erza.
Although her posture was uncouth, she wore shorts instead of a skirt, so this angle didn't reveal too much. Besides, they were on the second floor, and not many people could make it up here.
The person sitting at the table was none other than Erza.
At that moment, Erza was holding a cup of hot tea, appearing unperturbed and as if she didn't put Mira in her eyes at all. She calmly said, "Don't brag just because you're a year late. Also, humans don't put their feet on the table."
"Hah? I'll put my foot on the table if I want to. If you have a problem with it, let's fight!"
Having just become an S-Class Mage, Mira was feeling extremely proud and confident in her strength, feeling that she had completely caught up to Erza.
Erza snorted lightly and said, "Why don't you channel that energy into completing more jobs, you white-haired witch!"
Bang!!
Mira stomped her foot, shattering the table. Her hair danced with her surging magic power, and she glared at Erza like a little devil. "How dare you call me a white-haired witch! You red-haired freak!"
Facing Mira's provocation, Erza remained unmoved. She walked straight to the request board on the second floor, briefly scanned the requests, and then took down a regular S-Class request.
"I don't have time to fight you today. If you want to get beaten up, wait until I get back."
Erza's mind was currently occupied with thoughts of making money.
Recently, she had realized that even after becoming an S-Class Mage and frequently taking on high-paying S-Class requests, her expenses for repairing and buying new armor, coupled with her occasional purchases of beautiful cheongsams and even wedding dresses, resulted in significant daily expenditures. She barely saved any money, and sometimes, missions could go wrong, leading to a loss of compensation.
If this continued, not only would she be unable to start repaying Feng Ye, but even maintaining her daily expenses would be a bit of a headache.
This reminded her of Lisanna's previous question.
What kind of boyfriend did she want?
The sixteen-year-old girl had naturally thought about this countless times, and the only person at the end of that thought was Feng Ye. If she were to find a boyfriend, she wanted someone like him. But with the pile of debts she owed him, she didn't know how she could ever have a chance to develop that kind of relationship. The idea of it feeling like she was selling herself into debt slavery was something she strongly resisted!
"Scared by me, huh? Just say it if you don't dare to duel me!"
Mira watched as Erza took a request and headed downstairs, her hands on her hips as she huffed.
But Erza completely ignored her, not giving her any attention.
This action naturally annoyed Mira, and she didn't feel like she had won in their exchange.
Buzz!!
A beam of light fell upon the table, and it immediately exhibited a time-reversing scene, with the broken pieces rapidly converging back together, ultimately restoring the table to its original, undamaged state.
After repairing the table, Feng Ye raised his finger and flicked Mira's forehead, making her tilt her head back with a 'peng.' Simultaneously, he said, "I told you not to cause trouble on the second floor."
"Ouch!"
Mira rubbed her forehead and let out a pained yelp. Then, puffing her cheeks, she glared at Feng Ye and said, "Clearly, it was Erza's doing!"
Feng Ye rolled his eyes and lifted his hand, giving her forehead another flick. "Still lying? Do you think I didn't see it?"
Having been promoted to an S-Class Mage, Mira was feeling rather arrogant and hardly put anyone else in her eyes, except when it came to Feng Ye; in front of him, she still dared not act too presumptuously.
There were two reasons for this.
One was that right after her promotion, she had challenged Feng Ye, using insolent words. As a result, Feng Ye had simply extended his finger and used his magic to bind her with ropes, leaving her hanging in the garden for an entire day.
The other was that she had later learned that the mountain peak on the outskirts of Magnolia, whose upper half had been cleanly sliced off, was cleaved by Feng Ye with a single sword strike.
This made her realize the vast gap between herself and Feng Ye.
Furthermore, since Feng Ye usually didn't indulge her, every time she acted up in front of him, she would receive a 'punishment' from him. Naturally, after several such instances, she became much better behaved.
Feng Ye's fingers were not something an ordinary girl could withstand.
After having her forehead flicked twice by Feng Ye, Mira's forehead turned red, and the pain made her eyes watery. She felt aggrieved and resentful, but she didn't dare to act out against Feng Ye, so she could only direct all her pent-up resentment toward Erza in her heart.
"Erza! You haven't heard the last of this!"
Mira angrily clenched her small fists. Then, remembering that Erza had taken on an S-Class task, she also walked to the notice board on the second floor, found the highest-paying S-Class request with a difficulty level close to that of an SS-Class task, and took it down—the Beast King Expedition!
The request Erza had taken was just an ordinary S-Class request. If she, Mira, completed this high-difficulty S-Class request, she would triumph over Erza with this alone!
Feng Ye walked to the table and sat down, glancing at the request Mira had taken. He tilted his head slightly and said, "Mira, that request's difficulty level is a bit beyond you."
"I'm already an S-Class Mage!"
Mira stuck out her tongue.
Now that she had been promoted to an S-Class Mage, how could she possibly care about a mere S-Class request? She didn't even consider it worth her attention.
Seeing Mira head downstairs with the Beast King Expedition request in hand, Feng Ye wore a thoughtful expression before eventually breaking into a slight smile. He didn't stop her.
"That's fine, too."
"It's time for her to clearly recognize reality."
In Feng Ye's thoughts, the future Mira, who was gentle and a little devilish, was much more adorable. Without experiencing the hardships of reality, she wouldn't understand that the world didn't revolve around her, and she wouldn't undergo such a significant change.
This request was an opportunity for Mira to come to terms with herself.
(End of Chapter)
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