Fairy Tail always made a big splash on Harvest Festival day.
This year was no exception.
But the events for the townspeople would not begin until evening.
During the day, there were internal activities.
The guild was holding the "Fairy Tail Miss Contest," and the winner would receive 500,000 J.
"Five hundred thousand J..." Lucy's face was full of longing.
She was always following Natsu on jobs. Although they picked relatively high-paying requests, they always ended up paying out a lot afterward, leaving this young lady constantly worried about rent and food.
"Lucy doesn't stand a chance," Happy said.
"That's not true! I'm a beautiful girl!" Lucy said angrily.
"But Erza, who has insanely high popularity, is participating. Not to mention Mirajane."
"Ugh..." Lucy immediately became dejected. Competing with those two really was a lot of pressure.
Mainly—
Max sold figurines in his shop.
Lucy had watched for a while before realizing—
His placement was really meticulous!
Ifrit's Cursed Doll was the best seller.
Erza, Mirajane, and the others came next.
Even Natsu and Gray were ranked above her!
As a blonde, busty beauty, she was actually on the very bottom row!
Even Gajeel, who had only just joined the guild, was on the second-to-last row!
Damn it!
Lucy recalled the time before she had met Natsu, when she bought a white puppy key in Harujion Town. She had tried to use her looks to coax the shop owner into giving her a discount, only to get 1,000 J off.
Did she really have no charm at all?
No!
She couldn't think like that!
Lucy said somewhat unwillingly, "At least I'm younger than them."
"Levy is seventeen too," Happy said.
"Ugh, shut up, Happy! Don't make me despair before the contest even starts!" Lucy nearly broke down.
"Don't worry, Lucy."