Chapter 297: Will Wild Monsters Become Stronger?
With the help of the Scuttle crabs, Natsu and Lucy had a much easier time climbing the mountain, but they weren't so lucky with the weather. They got caught in a blizzard, and the whole experience turned into a miserable uphill trek.
It was the middle of summer, and yet here was a full-on snowstorm, right near Magnolia. Watching the scene unfold through through crab, Rhodes couldn't help but feel a little disoriented, like time and space were colliding.
"You seem to care about Lucy a lot."
During their afternoon break, Rhodes had been casually relaying Natsu and Lucy's location and status to Mira.
Mira had listened quietly for a while, but now she finally voiced the question that had been on her mind.
There was no way he could explain the truth directly.
Rhodes thought carefully, trying to come up with the safest answer.
"You don't need to answer if it's going to be a lie." Mira didn't even look at him, she just glanced at his expression, then lowered her head and pulled out a pen and the account ledger, pretending to look busy.
But Rhodes had already handled all the bookkeeping. There was nothing left to distract her.
He gently took her right hand, slipped the pen from her fingers, and straightened them carefully before holding her hand in both of his.
"I can only tell you part of it," Rhodes said quietly. "The master's here."