The Guild Doors Were Kicked Open for the First Time in Ages
The day after the banquet, Toma took the opportunity to issue a commission to rebuild the capital.
The notices for commissions were plastered all over the bulletin boards of various guilds, offering generous rewards and clear deadlines.
The civil engineering mages happily accepted the commission, rolled up their sleeves, and stayed in the capital to rebuild the city with magic.
Earth magic is used to level the ground and dig foundations.
Wood-based magic was used to construct the framework of the houses, and the streets returned to their original state at a visible speed.
Of course, there are other types of mages who handle other tasks.
Fairy Tail was immediately blacklisted.
The order was never sent to Fairy Tail.
Putting aside whether there are any civil or wood mages in the guild, even if there were, with their destructive power, the reconstruction speed would not be as fast as the destruction speed.
Given Fairy Tail's reputation, Toma wouldn't dare gamble.
However, Riyao was kept on, and Mirajane was kept on as well.
He was going to treat the seriously injured mage.
As a result, I ended up staying for a whole month.
After healing the severely injured mage, he thought he could return to the guild.
As a result, Makarov sent one treatment request after another from the guild, with notes attached to the envelopes saying things like, "Kid, just heal him while you're at it," "This pays well," "Don't rush back, make more money," and "For the glory of the guild."
He stayed in the capital, receiving treatment here and there.
All the difficult and complicated problems that had accumulated over the past seven years rushed to the capital at once.
Riyao's daily routine is "to heal you, to heal him, so no trip is wasted."
Mirajane, on the other hand, was living quite comfortably. During the day, she accompanied Riyao to his treatment, and at night she would take him to stroll around the rebuilt commercial street. In a month, she had tried all the newly opened dessert shops in the capital.
Bang!
The guild's main door was kicked open, and the two doors slammed against the wall with a deafening crash.
Riyao stood at the door and roared with great force.
We're back!
The two were carrying large and small bags, their arms covered in shopping bags, and their ten fingers were covered in bags, making a rustling sound as they walked.
Lucy was speechless at Riyao's actions, her lips twitched, and she gave a harsh rebuke.
"You deliberately closed the door just so you could kick it open?"
"You don't understand, this is about sentiment. Come, come, I brought gifts for you all."
Riyao put down her shopping bags, which piled up into a small mountain.
Mirajane also took off the shopping bags from her body and rubbed her wrists, which had been marked with red welts from the bags.
Everyone gathered around.
They started rummaging through the shopping bags on the ground, like they were on a treasure hunt, turning them over and over. If someone took the wrong bag, their hand was slapped away.
Levy she flipped through the pages.
"When we left, the capital hadn't been rebuilt yet. We were planning to go shopping after the competition."
"When I asked you to stay and help me, you all ran off faster than anyone else."
Riyao gave them a disdainful look, his eyes saying, "You heartless bunch."
Everyone laughed awkwardly, some scratching their heads, some looking at the ceiling, and some whistling.
"There were so many people, a huge crowd, just like those Mini Diamond Dragons."
Gray shrugged, pretending not to understand Riyao's gaze.
He pulled out a gift box with his name written on it; the handwriting was crooked but legible.
When I opened it, my eyes lit up.
"I like this leather jacket. Thanks, Riyao and Mira."
He put it on, unzipped it, and looked at his reflection in the glass window next to him.
Something felt off. I looked down and realized my short-sleeved shirt was gone.
The leather jacket clung directly to his skin, exposing a large portion of his chest.
"When did you take it off...?"
Gray was also bewildered.
Lucy opened her gift box and took out an exquisite keychain.
"This keychain is so pretty! The color matches my Celestial Spirit Key perfectly. Thanks, Mira and Riyao."
She took the Celestial Spirit Key off her waist, slipped her finger through the keyhole, and replaced it with a new keychain.
Natsu tore the gift box open, ripping the wrapping paper to shreds. The box split in two, and a bunch of beads tumbled out with a clatter.
The beads rolled all over the floor, and a few rolled under the table. He quickly lay down and covered them.
"Huh? What's this?!"
"These are beads that store flames. There seem to be quite a few kinds. Here, have them as a snack."
Riyao picked up a bead, poured some magic into it, and a small flame shot out from the bead, flickering twice in the air.
Natsu leaned in, opened his mouth, and swallowed the cluster of flames whole.
He puffed out his cheeks, swallowed hard, widened his eyes, and gave Riyao a thumbs-up.
"Strawberry flavored! Thanks, Riyao, and Mira too."
Gajeel opened the gift box; inside lay a piece of metal.
The metal surface had a dull, silvery-gray sheen, and the edges were somewhat rough, as if it had been broken off from something, with burrs still visible at the break.
He picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth, biting it down with his teeth, making a crisp crunching sound.
What kind of metal is this?
"Face Alloy, also known as Anti-Magic Metal, this is a fragment of the Eclipse Gate. I picked up a piece for you to eat; maybe it will unlock some new moves."
Riyao's words startled Gajeel, causing him to stop chewing.
His eye twitched twice. He looked at the remaining half of the metal in his hand, then at Riyao.
Everyone else bought it, but he picked it up from the ground.
Never mind, it's a rare metal after all; you can't buy it on the market even if you want to.
Thanks.
Cana turned to her gift box, and before she even opened it, she could smell the aroma of alcohol.
She opened the bottle, hugged it, and rubbed her face against it.
"Hundred Flowers Wine! Hehe, and it's even a 100-year-old vintage! I love you so much, Mira!"
Riyao reached out and tapped her on the head, his knuckles making a crisp sound as they landed on her scalp.
"You heartless bastard, what about me?"
Thanks.
Cana spoke in a light, almost inaudible voice, her eyes still fixed on the bottle, not even glancing at Riyao.
Riyao pinched Cana's cheeks and pulled them apart, stretching her face into a pancake shape.
Cana hugged the Hundred Flowers Wine bottle and let him squeeze it, her face was distorted by the pulling, but her arms didn't move, she tightly protected the wine bottle in her arms.
You can pinch my face, but you can't throw away the wine.
Mirajane shook his head, a helpless smile playing on his lips.
She bent down, took out a gift box separately, and handed it to Erza.
"Yours is here."
"Thanks, Riyao and Mira."
Erza thanked everyone before opening the gift box, moving a beat slower than the others. She opened it carefully, even folding the ribbons neatly and setting them aside.
She was hoping it contained a strawberry cake, or some precious weapon.
Upon opening the box, a longsword was found lying inside.
"This is a limited edition Strawberry Sword that I won in a raffle Riyao and I went to a dessert shop to eat strawberry cake! It's perfect as a gift for you."
Mirajane explained to her the origin of the longsword in the gift box, a smile playing on his lips as he spoke.
The longsword is pink and white, with a crystal strawberry inlaid at the bottom of the hilt.
The cut surface of the strawberry is crystal clear, and when the light shines on it, it reflects faint red spots.
It feels very high-quality to the touch.
Erza liked it very much, picked it up and swung it, the blade slicing through the air and leaving a pink afterimage.
She looked at it and decided to take it back and hang it in her bedroom. She even chose a spot: right above her bed.
The others were still unpacking their gifts, the bags rattling loudly as they were being turned over.