Stealing jobs? The Strauss trio!

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Mirajane Strauss!

That was the name of the girl who exuded the aura of a delinquent!

Elfman Strauss!

That was the name of the timid, burly young man!

Lisanna Strauss!

That was the name of the little girl who seemed like an obedient younger sister!

Judging from their last names, it was easy to see the relationship between the three, and in fact, they were indeed siblings.

Of course, Noah only found out about these things afterward, including Elfman and Lisanna's names.

As for now, Noah was filled with nothing but astonishment.

"My job is yours now?"

With an utterly bewildered expression, Noah scrutinized Mira, who looked like it was the most natural thing in the world, Elfman, who was anxious, and Lisanna, who was frustrated and helpless. After a long silence, he finally spoke.

"I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Could you explain it more clearly?"

"I think I've already explained everything very clearly!" Mira said, hands on her hips, looking down at Noah. Her exquisite face, no less beautiful than Erza's and with a unique charm, was marred by a hint of contempt.

"Besides, looking at you, I don't think you have the ability to solve this ghost incident. So, be smart and just hand the job over to us!"

At this point, Mira's words were more than just arrogant and provocative; she was practically trying to offend him to death.

Therefore, even Noah, who was usually good at controlling his emotions, couldn't help but feel a trace of displeasure at Mira's words. He subconsciously reached out and touched the long, cloth-covered bag beside him, looking at Mira with a raised corner of his mouth.

"Are you saying that you, who looks about the same age as me, has the ability to solve this incident?"

Hearing this, Mira didn't respond to Noah immediately. Instead, she glanced at the long bag Noah was stroking, her face still menacing, but a hint of vigilance rose in her heart.

After all, the shape of the bag made it easy to guess what was inside.

However, Mira didn't hold back with her words.

"Just because you carry a weapon doesn't make you a Mage? It seems pretty easy to become a Mage of Fairy Tail!"

Noah, who had been turning a blind eye to Mira's words, suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze towards Mira turning cold, and his magic power slightly surged within him.

"Am I to understand that you're provoking Fairy Tail?"

Ever since Makarov adopted him, Noah had always reminded himself to remain calm no matter what happened, after several times losing control of his emotions in Fairy Tail, causing his magic power to go berserk and almost destroy the entire guild.

This was why Noah, at such a young age, could show a calmness that even adults couldn't possess.

Because of this, no matter how Laxus, who didn't get along with Noah, targeted him, Noah's emotions were not easily affected by Laxus, which made Laxus somewhat annoyed, or rather, somewhat fearful of his younger brother, and he repeatedly treated Noah with extreme hostility.

With Laxus's personality, he would never admit that he was somewhat afraid of his younger brother, who was not easily influenced by emotions. That was why he targeted Noah every time, trying to break Noah's calmness that even he feared.

Therefore, if Laxus were present, he would definitely know that there were only three factors that could affect Noah's emotions.

One was anything concerning Makarov, who had raised Noah.

One was causing harm to those close to Noah.

And the last one was any insult to Fairy Tail.

It could be said that Mira's words had inadvertently hit Noah's sore spot.

Mira seemed to sense the fleeting aura of surging magic power from Noah, her heart tightening and her body stiffening slightly.

Although it was only for a moment, Mira did feel a sense of danger the moment she sensed the fleeting aura of magic power from Noah.

"Mira-nee!" Lisanna, however, didn't seem to feel anything. Seeing Noah's eyes turn cold, she quickly grabbed Mira's hand and lowered her head to Noah.

"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!"

"Please don't be angry," Elfman said, his expression filled with anxiety, but he still spoke.

"We really don't have any bad intentions."

They came to pick a fight, and they don't have bad intentions?

If it were someone else, they would have already lost their temper and started fighting with the trio in front of them.

Fortunately, Noah wasn't someone who easily became impulsive. He took a deep breath, calmed his slightly fluctuating emotions, and looked directly at the trio in front of him.

"I think I understand what you're here for. You want to take on the request issued by this village, right?"

Mira snorted coldly, turned her head away, and didn't intend to explain anything. Elfman nodded repeatedly, while Lisanna seemed somewhat angry at her sister's behavior. The three siblings' completely different expressions couldn't help but make Noah feel a little helpless.

"I just want to ask," Noah said, staring intently at the trio in front of him.

"Were you sent by Phantom Lord?"

"Phantom Lord?" Mira, Elfman, and Lisanna were all stunned at the same time, looking somewhat bewildered.

Seeing this, Noah knew that the siblings weren't sent by Phantom Lord to cause trouble for Fairy Tail, like last time.

"Then, why are you trying to take my job?" Noah asked directly.

"I don't think I've offended you, have I?"

Hearing Noah's words, Elfman and Lisanna both lowered their heads, looking somewhat guilty. Only Mira remained as impolite as ever.

"You don't need to know that. Anyway, you're a Fairy Tail Mage. Just go back to the guild and find another request. Leave this one to us!"

Noah raised an eyebrow, ignoring Mira and turning his gaze to Lisanna beside her.

He could tell that among these three siblings, Mira was the typical delinquent girl, making it difficult to communicate with her reasonably. Elfman was rather timid, and even if he asked him, he would only stammer. Only the youngest girl, Lisanna, was easier to talk to and wouldn't cause so many problems.

"I'm really sorry." Lisanna's first words were still an apology, her cute face full of regret.

"But we really need this request. If possible, I hope you can let us have it."

"Lisanna, why are you telling him so much?" Mira glared at Noah with an unfriendly expression.

"Kid, I told you, your job is ours now. If you don't want to get beaten up by me and then run home in a sorry state, just give up here!"

"Mira!" Lisanna's tone was full of anger and helplessness. Clearly, she was quite distressed by her sister's rude attitude.

Noah sighed, picked up the long, narrow cloth bag lying to one side, and stood up.

"Although I don't know why you're saying you need this request, I guess you must have gone to the Village Chief's house and been told that I had already accepted the request, which is why you came to me, hoping I'd give it up, right?"

After saying that, Noah flashed a mischievous smile and said:

"In that case, try taking my job!"

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Mira and the others to say anything, Noah ran straight outside.

"Don't run!"

Elfman and Lisanna were shocked, and Mira even shouted excitedly, grabbing one of them with each hand and rushing out the door.