The next morning, dawn had barely broken.
Erza yawned and shoved the wine barrel pressing down on her aside.
Rubbing open her bleary eyes, she looked around and frowned. "Why is the guild so empty? There isn't even a single person here. Don't tell me they took a liking to Manager Qin Yu's rip-off shop, accepted some jobs, and went out to earn money?"
"No, it should be the Myriad Worlds Shop."
As she spoke, Erza sneakily glanced around, clearly worried that someone might overhear her subconscious assessment.
After all, the opening price was three million. That was honestly a difficult price for anyone to accept.
"Hehe, Erza, there's no need to be nervous. They all went out to watch the excitement. Even the master went, so for once, you're the last one up today. Did you have some incredible dream last night, or is there a boy you've taken a liking to?"
Mirajane's voice came from behind the bar.
"Don't tell me you've got your eye on Manager Qin Yu and are planning to mooch off his merchandise?"
As former rivals, bickering was a daily routine for the Demon Mirajane and the Fairy Queen Erza.
Unfortunately, ever since Lisanna's death, Mirajane had changed completely, going from violent and rough-tempered to a gentle, quiet bartender.
Her joking around like this was truly unexpected to Erza.
Still, Erza quickly recovered and rolled her eyes. "Mira, don't forget our old agreement: whoever is weaker gets married first."
"Because of Lisanna, you weren't in good shape before. Now that Lisanna can come back to life, you should pull yourself together too."
"With you around, I'll at least have more confidence when dealing with that guy."
"That guy has been getting more and more outrageous lately. Gildarts went off on an ultra-S-class mission and