(Friends! Merry Christmas!)
(A huge thank-you to 'Ah Heng' for the 1888 reward! And to 'Chenfeng☆', 'Xianyu Laike', 'You Bi Ji Yue', 'Mo Yu Linshang', 'Wufeng Haotian', and 'Pang Zi Zhong De Da Pang Zi' for their rewards as well!)
"Mm..."
As Mystogan left, the sleeping magic affecting Fairy Tail's wizards seemed to gradually lift. Everyone present woke with soft groans, clutching their drowsy heads.
Wendy, who was lying in Noah's arms, also struggled to open her eyes. Looking as though she had just woken up, she adorably rubbed her eyes and let out a small yawn.
"W-What happened?"
Having only just arrived, Wendy knew nothing about Mystogan, much less that Mystogan was the Jellal from years ago.
However, the other wizards immediately realized what had happened.
"Mira..." Lisanna rubbed her eyes as well, looking extremely sleepy.
"It was him, wasn't it?"
"Other than him, no one can use sleeping magic this powerful." Mira forced herself to perk up, then looked toward Noah, the only one completely unaffected and as composed as ever. A gentle smile appeared on her face.
"In the guild, Noah is probably the only one who wouldn't be affected at all, right?"
That was true.
As one of Fairy Tail's strongest candidates, Mystogan might not have been as powerful as Gildarts, but even Makarov was somewhat affected by the sheer strength of his sleeping magic.
Probably, in the current guild, there was basically no one besides Noah who could completely ignore Mystogan's sleeping magic.
"That guy..." Natsu looked furious.
"He does this every time! If he's got the guts, he should come out and fight me head-on!"
"Give it up, Natsu," Happy said in a tone that left no room for doubt.
"You can't beat Mystogan."
"How would you know without trying?" Natsu grinned.
"Maybe he's