socalfunplaces Chapter 53: Mirajane's Inner Knot
Chapter 53: Mirajane's Inner Knot
"That's wonderful! Sister! You weren't possessed by a demon, but awakened magic! Amazing! No wonder you're Mira!"
After hearing Makarov and Moen's explanation, little Lisanna cheered and jumped for joy. A happy smile spread across her face, and her big eyes sparkled with the purest light.
"That's great! Sister! You're amazing!"
Elfman repeated it with a happy expression. Although the boy had a dark and tough appearance, he was dressed in a shirt and vest, looking very gentlemanly, which gave people a sense of contrast.
"Receive magic... the power of demons..."
Mirajane stared blankly at her right hand.
Moen narrowed his eyes. He could keenly sense that the girl was not happy about it. Mirajane's eyes were still full of disgust when she looked at the demon arm.
[Ding! Mission triggered!]
Task Name: "Mirajan's Heartache"
Task details:
S-class mage "Demon" Mirajane has begun to doubt her own power and has fallen into a state of withdrawal. For the sake of the guild's development, it is your responsibility to guide her and encourage her to continue to contribute to the guild!
Mission Progress: Convincing Mirajane to accept her power (Incomplete)
Quest Reward: Random Bronze Saint Skill.
The Saint Seiya System popped up at just the right time, triggering a quest.
Looking at this quest, Moen's expression was quite strange, because this quest gave him a strange sense of déjà vu. When Erza first arrived, it seemed that she had triggered a similar quest.
However, Erza's quest only requires helping her integrate into "Fairy Tail", so the reward is far less than that of Mirajane's quest.
The reward for Erza's quest was just some rare metal materials, such as Silver Star Sand, Orichalcos, and Gamma Nylon.
It's not that these things aren't precious; in fact, these materials are extremely valuable. They are treasures that only exist in myths and legends, and are rare metals used to make and repair Saint Cloths.
But before the Saint Cloths were made, and before the "Saint Cloth Repair Manual" was available, Moen didn't really need these materials.
In comparison, a new skill is certainly more practical.
Even if the scope of this random skill is limited to Bronze Saints.
The Bronze Saints didn't eliminate the five main characters.
The "empty-handed catching of a blade" move that Shiryu used last time was also a Bronze Saint skill.
However, the skill "catching a blade barehanded" would not be out of place even in the skill pool of a Gold Saint.
If you manage to draw a skill from the Bronze Saints' skill pool, you're guaranteed to get a good deal, and the chances of that are very high, because Moen doesn't remember how many skills the other Bronze Saints have.
This means that the skills of the five main characters make up a large proportion of the skill pool of the Bronze Saints!
In a sense, adding the prefix "Bronze Saint" before a random skill actually gives the impression of "rare skill UP".
Seeing Mirajane's stunned expression, Moen abandoned his plan to go out and make the request.
For the next period of time, he will focus all his attention on Mirajane and see how difficult the task is.
"If you have nowhere to go, stay at the guild, join us, and become a member of Fairy Tail."
Moen smiled and extended an invitation to the three children on behalf of Grandpa Makarov.
He felt that Mirajane, Lisanna, and Elfman had no reason to refuse; the fact that they stopped at the door because of the lively scene inside the guild already showed their longing for that atmosphere.
"Great! I love it here."
Lisanna smiled happily and agreed; she liked the place.
Because the old man and the older brother in front of them are good people, they won't hate Mira, they won't treat Mira as someone possessed by a demon, and they won't clamor to drive them away. None of the people in this guild called "Fairy Tail" would do that.
"Yes, I'd like to."
Elfman began by saying that his personality didn't quite match his appearance; the boy seemed to be a "quite quiet" person.
Lisanna and Elfman both expressed their desire to stay, leaving Mirajane alone, and everyone's eyes turned to her.
"...Then I'll stay."
Mirajane pulled the arm back under her cloak and replied in a dejected voice.
She tried to make her voice sound normal and to lift her spirits, but to little avail. Mirajane didn't want her emotional problems to affect her younger brother and sister.
"Okay, Sister Airo, Mirajane and Lisanna are in your care. I'll take Elfman to the boys' dormitory to settle them in."
Moen nodded in satisfaction. Leaving Mirajane at the guild was the first step in completing the mission; otherwise, he couldn't very well go wandering with these three.
Although the mission description in the [Saint Seiya System] states that Mirajane is an S-rank mage of the guild, things that haven't happened yet are always uncertain, and things can change with human effort.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of them."
Airo smiled and agreed. She could let Rachel fill in by herself for a while. Rachel had been with the company for half a year and could manage to stay at the front desk by herself for some time.
Moen trusted Airo quite a bit. She was beautiful, kind-hearted, and a talented singer and dancer. Apart from not being very good at fighting, she had no flaws. No wonder she was the dream girl of many people in the guild.
"Come on, Elfman, I'll take you to your dorm."
Moen patted Elfman on the head, gesturing for him to follow him.
"Okay, big brother."
Elfman was very obedient. He carried his bag, nodded, and called him "Big Brother" repeatedly, following closely behind Moen.
Although they had only just met, Moen gave Elfman a very reliable feeling.
The main reason was that Moen was the first to deny the claim that Mirajane was "possessed by a demon," which made Elfman have a very good impression of Moen.
"No need to be so formal, Elfman. Now that we've joined the Fairy Tail guild, we're family. Relax."
Moen smiled and spoke. His impression of Elfman was also changing rapidly. The initial impression based on his appearance was disappearing, and in its place was a contrasting image.
"Yes, Moeng!"
Elfman agreed, but was clearly still a little unaccustomed to it.
Moen smiled and shook his head, not saying anything more. They would get used to it eventually. Neither Lisanna nor Elfman seemed to have strange personalities. Children like this would integrate into the environment quickly, especially when there were a lot of peers in the guild.
Moen arrived at the boys' dormitory with Elfman. He paused for a moment, wondering if he had gone to the wrong place because he hadn't been there in a while. Why did the dormitory look so dilapidated? It didn't seem like what he remembered.