The sun rises and the birds sing a cappella.

When the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on the streets of Culokas, the morning dew carried by the winter wind also awakened the sleeping royal capital.

Although it is the depth of winter and the flowers are withered, the pines, cypresses and plum blossoms are still standing tall and full of vitality.

"The weather is nice and it looks like another prosperous day for business!"

The owner of the hotel opened the door and looked out the window at the scene of Culokas. He felt that his whole body felt comfortable and his energy was much better.

"Speaking of which... I seemed to hear something in the middle of the night last night. To be on the safe side, let's go take a look, otherwise it would be bad if something happens. After all, they are my dearest guests!"

Since I started running this hotel, my wallet has become bigger and bigger. Not only has my life become more comfortable, but I have also saved a lot of personal money.

When he thought of this, the hotel owner became happy and his smile was extremely bright.

until……

"Where did my door go?!"

Looking at the empty door frame in front of him and the broken door lying in the room, the smile on the hotel owner's face suddenly froze.

…

On the avenue, a modified magic four-wheel-drive vehicle sped past, and behind it was the bustling capital of the kingdom.

The driver was Erza, and this was her punishment for breaking the door and causing everyone to leave early.

In the car, thinking she had done it, Wendy was worried, hugged Xia Lulu tightly, looked at Kira anxiously and asked: "Um...Kira-san, is it really okay for us to leave like this?"

Kira was playing cards with Hopelite and Gray. Hearing the sound, he looked up at Wendy and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lucy complained first: "You have the nerve to ask what's wrong?! You destroyed the door of the hotel and left like this. How can a kind-hearted person like Wendy have such a good conscience?!"

"Huh? After causing damage and running away, I thought you would have been familiar with this routine... Besides, it wasn't me who broke the door, it was Erza!"

After hearing the reason, Kira replied casually, and then continued to look down at the cards.

Erza: Rage 11...

What they played was "Fairy Tail Killer". After it became popular all over the country, Kira launched many magicians and new forms of the original magicians, such as [Natsu·Fire Mode], [Gray·Destroy Evil]

Mode] and so on, which greatly increased their popularity in the Kingdom of Fiore.

"Everyone eats my ultimate move! Fairy's Law!!!" Kira confidently played a [Fairy's Law].

"not good!!"

Hopelet and Gray were shocked at the same time: "It's actually an AOE super magic card?!"

"I remember there's only one card in the set, right? You guys have been hiding it for so long..."

"Asshole Kira, you are so insidious!!"

"Wow hahaha... win, win! When you go back, you will have lunch and you will have dinner..."

Lucy, Wendy, and Xia Lulu looked at the three people in silence, with speechless faces. They thought these three people were mentally retarded.

Natsu and Habi looked at the three of them excitedly, their eyes sparkling. They felt that the three of them were so powerful and wanted to join the game, but they were always confused by the rules of the game.

Seeing that the three-person card game was over, Lucy spoke again: "Even if it was Erza who broke it, she should at least apologize and leave some compensation or something, right?"

Kira waved his hand casually: "Don't worry, I left the compensation."

"Compensation...how much has been retained?"

Lucy and the others blinked. How could a person like Kira, who loves money as much as his life, leave compensation? Is this the sun rising in the west? It's so strange!

For a time, several people were curious about how much money Kira left as compensation.

"Erza's signed photo."

"Eh?!"

The air in the car suddenly solidified.

Something's wrong, there's murderous intent!

Kira quickly changed her words and told the truth, while laughing loudly to hide her guilt: "Hahaha... I was joking just now! Where did I get Erza's signed photo in my hand?"

Huh? That’s right! Where could he have Erza’s signed photo?!

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time: "Huh... I was shocked..."

"There's no signature, just a photo, cut from the hotel's weekly magazine."

In the silence, everyone's eyes twitched.

"Isn't that just no compensation at all?! Moreover, the hotel was damaged again!!"

During the rest of the journey, Kira felt that Erza's driving skills had seriously deteriorated. She would shake violently every few seconds. If he hadn't added powerful anti-shock technology when building the car, it wouldn't have taken half an hour. It has to fall apart.

…

Magnolia still has a familiar atmosphere.

The guild tavern still has a familiar atmosphere.

The spacious tavern is filled with noisy chatter and laughter, as well as music that you can never tire of listening to. Today's music is rock music, which makes all the magicians in the tavern feel excited. They can't help but hum along while drinking and having fun. Sing and dance.

The smells of tobacco, alcohol, food, and sweat were all mixed together. Fortunately, the tavern was well ventilated and the air freshener was sprayed on it, so it didn't make people feel uncomfortable. Instead, it felt more warm and friendly.

It took Kira and others less than three days in total to complete this trip. It has been less than a week since the S-level assessment was completed in mid-December, and Christmas has not even arrived yet.

Bang!!

There was a loud noise, the door of the tavern was pushed open, and two figures rushed in.

"Back!!"

"It's a guild!!"

Happy and Natsu were the first to rush in. They walked around the lobby on the first floor as usual, spreading their scent everywhere, and then came back to greet the magicians.

“I miss you all so much!!”

"What do you mean by missing someone...you guys just left for a few days..."

"Can I miss you for a few days? Na na... do you know? We really saw the dragon's graveyard!!"

"Huh? Didn't you already know about this before going? There's no need to make a fuss!"

"But knowing and seeing are still different!!"

Natsu smiled brightly. Due to the profound influence of Igneel when he was young, he now has the ability to accept any dragon, whether it is alive or dead, bones or ghosts, except for Akunololia. I feel very friendly.

"And Wendy can also summon the ghost of the dragon! We even talked to the ghost of the dragon!! How interesting!!!"

Gajeel was stunned: "Wendy? When did she change her profession to become a necromancer?"

"It's not a necromancer! It's the secret of dragon slaying!"

Natsu showed off Wendy's magic to the guild wizard with great interest, his face full of pride, as if the person who could summon the undead dragon was not Wendy but himself.

Kana asked curiously: "The dragon-slaying secret of your dragon-slayer magicians? Isn't that for combat?"

"Of course it's because Wendy's magic is special! How about it, it sounds cool, right?"

"Well...it's just so-so..."

"Eh?!"

"Are you that disappointed?!!"

On the other side, Habi also found his good colleague, Mira, the second-ranked member of the ‘Xia Lu Pushing Hand Party’, and loudly shared the gains from this trip.

"Mira Mira... Natsu and Lucy almost kissed this time!"

"Oops?! Really?!! Did you kiss at the end?"

Mira was indeed very interested. She clapped her hands together, her eyes flashed like stars, and she looked expectantly at Habi's fleshy face.

Did you kiss me? Needless to say, you can tell just by looking at my expression!

Habi spread his little hands helplessly: "What a pity...because Natsu didn't seize the opportunity, and nothing happened in the end!"

"Eh!! Really? So disappointed..."

Mira's face suddenly fell, but she quickly regained her energy. After all, it was not just once or twice that the two of them missed the move and took a step further because of Natsu's slowness.

She had endured it for so long and had long been used to it, so she only had one sentence left for Habi.

"Explore again! Report again!"

"like!!"

Happy and Mira saluted each other solemnly and earnestly, then turned around and flew towards Natsu.

As soon as Lucy walked into the guild, she heard this man and a cat unabashedly gossiping about herself and Natsu in front of everyone, and she was immediately embarrassed and annoyed.

She couldn't say anything about Mira. She was the guild's signature, a gentle and considerate sister, and the dream lover of countless men. She usually took good care of herself, so it was normal for her to worry about her emotional life.

But! Hubby…

"You stinky cat, you're scheming behind my back again! Come here!!"
To be continued...