Chapter 421: Fairy Tail Special
Rhodes wasn’t the gossiping type. Since Mira had kidnapped Lucy to keep her from spilling secrets, he didn’t press further. Instead, he simply waited until Mira returned, so he could ask the other girls in front of her.
Then, when Mira inevitably panicked and tried to stop him, he’d casually propose a harmless little deal in exchange.
As for what Mira might’ve said at the party? That was no longer the point. What mattered was what came next.
Over the following week, Lucy found herself alone again.
Natsu had gone into special training mode after getting thoroughly beaten by the Infernal Dragon. Gray, meanwhile, was sticking close to Juvia, at least until the upcoming Harvest Festival. Erza had taken a hit emotionally upon hearing that Jellal had been arrested. Though she didn’t say anything, the news clearly weighed on her.
Her method of coping? Designing a brand-new armor set. Since the pajama party, she hadn’t even returned to the guild.
That left Lucy spending her days pacing aimlessly around the request board, eyes filled with dread and indecision. In fact, she was starting to look like Nabu 2.0.
It wasn’t entirely her fault. With the Harvest Festival coming up, everyone had been snatching up jobs so they could enjoy a few days off. Most of the high-reward, low-risk requests were long gone, and any new ones posted were picked clean by noon.
Lucy’s hesitation didn’t help. Twice now, she’d spotted missions that seemed doable, only to lose them to someone else while she stood there weighing her options. She couldn’t even complain, because technically she hadn’t made a decision either time.
"Ughhh... what am I gonna do about my rent..." she groaned, slumping onto the counter with a loud thud.
If there’d been a bed nearby, she probably would’ve rolled onto it and flailed dramatically.