"No wonder Natsu and the others were so scared of the punishment game. It was public humiliation."
Although Natsu and the other three had fled after the Running Away Championship ended, their humiliating photos still appeared in Weekly Sorcerer. Those rules had been set from the start, and no one was allowed to escape them. A few more days passed, and as the requests piled up, Fairy Tail's wizards grew busy again.
"Looking for your next job? It looks like Wendy's getting used to how we work." Wendy had begun settling into life at Fairy Tail. To look after her, Mirajane had only given her jobs around Magnolia.
"What kind of job are you planning to take this time?"
"I'd like to take a more important job somewhere farther away." After working exclusively in Magnolia, Wendy was no longer satisfied with simple jobs. Unlike Lucy, who worried about her rent every month, Wendy had no such concerns. She had Cait Shelter's inheritance with her, making her quite the wealthy little girl.
"Just a moment." Mirajane began looking through the request sheets.
"Speaking of which, how many years has Gildarts been gone?" Gray brought up Gildarts from nearby.
"About three years," Natsu answered at once.
"There's no need to worry about Gildarts. He's Gildarts, after all. He's on a completely different level from us." Everyone in the Fairy Tail Guild had complete confidence in him.
"Wendy, this job looks like it would suit you. They're looking for a wizard who can heal the heart." Mirajane came over with a request sheet.
"Let me see. Where is it? Onibus? That's not too far." Curious, Gray glanced at the request sheet in Mirajane's hand.
"What kind of request is it?" Natsu was curious now too.
"Um, thank you all very much." Wendy took