Chapter 40: Ch 40 : Daily life
Magnolia's eastern coastline, the former site of the Fairy Tail guild—now a makeshift headquarters consisting of scattered piles of lumber and a temporary bar counter.
"Everyone, starting today, we're officially resuming the acceptance of job requests! Even though this is just a temporary reception area, let's all work hard and take on more jobs," Mira said with a gentle smile, standing behind the simple bar counter.
"Ohhh!" Upon hearing Mira's words, the entire guild erupted with excitement as a large group of people rushed toward the request board.
Watching the lively scene, Lucy tilted her head in confusion. "What's up with that? Normally, they're all lazy and don't even want to work."
Hearing Lucy's remark, Noel remained silent.
He couldn't exactly say it was because of Mira's overwhelming influence, could he? In terms of looks, Lucy wasn't any less attractive than Mira, but when it came to sheer charm, Lucy was still far behind Mira's soothing, angelic smile.
"Speaking of which, Loki isn't here," Lucy muttered to herself, scanning the area.
Upon hearing Lucy's comment, Mira flashed a knowing smile, placed her hands on her hips, and teased, "Oh my, so Lucy has finally fallen into Loki's grasp, huh?"
"That's not it at all!" Lucy hurriedly took out her Celestial Spirit keys and refuted, "He helped me find my key, so I just wanted to thank him, that's all!"
"Hmm, if we see him, Noel and I will pass along your message, right, Noel?" Mira said, looking at Noel.
"Yeah. By the way, Lucy, did your Celestial Spirits get mad at you for losing your keys?" Noel nodded at Mira before turning to Lucy with a curious expression.