Early the next morning
"Excuse me, do you know where Loke went?"
Mirajane said, "Sorry, I don't know where Loke went either."
The girl looked at Mirajane with a face full of disbelief.
"Did you hide my Loke somewhere?"
"Haha, ma'am, you must be joking. We really don't know where Loke went."
"Alright, then. If you hear anything about Loke, make sure to tell me right away." With that, the girl left dejectedly.
Mirajane looked helpless as well.
Wakaba, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, said, "That makes twenty already, doesn't it?"
Macao said, "More or less. What's going on with Loke? Why are so many girls looking for him?"
Mirajane said, "Sigh, why do I have to bear the consequences of the trouble he caused?"
Ye Yang suddenly thought of something.
"Lucy."
"Hm? What is it, Ye Yang? Did you call me?"
"Yeah. Go find Loke and bring him back."
Lucy immediately objected, "Huh? No way! I don't want anything to do with that playboy!"
"I'll waive two months of your rent. Consider it a commission from me."
The moment Lucy heard "two months' rent," she perked up.
"Mission guaranteed, my landlord!!"
With that, she dashed out in a flash.
Mirajane looked at Ye Yang in confusion. "What is it? You look like you know something."
"I know a little, more or less. You'll find out tomorrow."
The next day, Loke stood beside Lucy with an excited look on his face, explaining everything to everyone.
Gray said, "So you're not human? You're Leo of the Golden Twelve Palaces?"
"That's right. Because of what happened before, I was banished from the Spirit World. Just as I was about to fade away, my princess Lucy came forth and saved me."
"This must have been arranged by the God of Fate."
"Also,