Chapter 5: Ch 5 : Erza Scarlet
Noel quietly sat on the second floor of the guild, reading a book.
Unlike the lively and noisy first floor, the second floor of the guild was extremely quiet.
After all, even in Fiore Kingdom's number one guild, Fairy Tail, only seven people, including the guild master, held the title of S-Class Mage and had access to the second floor.
Noel didn't dislike the liveliness, but he preferred tranquil environments.
In such peace, he could temporarily forget who he truly was and the painful past he couldn't bear to recall—even if that peace was only fleeting.
(It's been a while.) Noel stretched his body, stiff from reading for a long time.
He closed the book The Origins and Historical Applications of Magic and returned it to the shelf.
(Might as well go check downstairs. They're probably getting noisy again.)
With that thought, Noel slowly descended the stairs.
Just then, he spotted Natsu, Happy, Lucy, and Gray returning from their mission.
"Huh? How did you all end up coming back together?" Noel was a bit surprised.