Chapter 294: My Name is Lucy
Master hadn't come downstairs since going up, not even for lunch.
Mira quietly went to check and found the old man had fallen asleep at his desk while writing his self-reflection letter.
She asked Mr. Cook to prepare an extra meal and left it in a thermal box, ready for him when he woke up.
Downstairs, the guild tavern was buzzing as usual. Everyone was still talking about the recent chaos namely, how Natsu had blown up half the port. It was the hot topic of the day.
A lot of people were wondering just how badly the Master would punish him this time.
"There must've been a damage invoice tucked into that mission report, right?" Rhodes said with concern. "Do you think the guild can cover it?"
If the damage was severe, the guild might need to front the compensation, and Natsu would have to pay it back slowly. That could really hurt their little treasury. Happy and Natsu's secret stash might not be able to keep it.
"It depends on how bad the damage is," Mira replied. "From what I've heard, it's only half the port, not half the city."
She thought for a moment and added, "But still, Natsu did take down a criminal gang. That should help cover part of the fine."
"I hope so," Rhodes said. "Honestly, what he did was a good thing. I remember that guy, Bora right? He used to be just a thief, but now he's gotten into human trafficking?"
He recalled reading about Bora in a magazine he'd borrowed from Laki last year, which had an article from the year before that.