The hair tie was not expensive, and Goodman even gave him a discount with a wink.

Rod was very happy and wanted to thank him for spending the money.

Mira collected the small New Year's gifts and quietly looked at Rhodes, thinking about what gifts to give in return.

"It's great to be young." Goodman watched the two people leave, remembering that he and Molly had gone through a similar period.

They have a good impression of each other and are close to each other. Neither of them said it out loud but they understood it tacitly.

During such a period, every day is full of vague expectations and simple happiness, and occasionally there is a little worry about gains and losses.

Let him tell you, this period is probably the most memorable.

"But to be favored by that Miss Mirajane, this boy is very lucky, right?"

Although Mirajane used to have a bit of a temper, now she is a well-known beauty, which is really enviable.

Goodman looked at the knitted goods made by his wife in the store - forget it, he wasn't very envious.

…

There is an ice cream shop on the way back, which is still popular even in winter.

Rather, it seems to be even more popular than summer.

Many children noisily bought cones with their pocket money, and ran wildly cheering after receiving them, making people worried that they would drop them on the ground without taking a bite.

Rhodes went to buy a matcha-flavored one and handed it to Mira: "Last time I said I would treat you to ice cream."

"Why is there only one?" Mira took it and asked, "Don't you want to eat it?"

"Hmm... I don't really want to eat it either." Rhodes thought for a while and then compiled, "I didn't bring much money with me today."

"Then let me treat you to a meal, too?" Mira said while taking her wallet.

"No, no, no..." Rhodes quickly stopped her, "There are so many people in line, it will take a long time, we should go back."

Mira thought this person was a little weird today. Don't you usually like to eat with her?

Mira tasted it doubtfully. It was ice cold and tasted very good...

Then she noticed Rod's eyes: "You really don't want to eat?"

Rhodes' eyes wandered: "This...actually...I can do it."

Hum hum, no good intentions.

Mira ignored him and ate her own food.

Seeing that the ice cream was getting less and less as he got closer to the guild, Rhodes couldn't help but hint: "Well, is it delicious?"

"Well..." Mira looked at him and wanted to laugh, and said seriously,

"The quality of the cream is very good, and the taste of matcha is also great. The cool sweetness has a hint of matcha fragrance, which is delicious."

Is this what I'm asking? Looking at Mira's expression, Rhode felt that she did it on purpose.

Mira held back her laughter: "Thank you for treating me to such delicious ice cream."

"You're welcome." Rhode sighed, watching her eat the last bit, with no intention of sharing it with him.

Alas, the conspiracy was exposed.

Before entering the guild, Mira kicked Rhode's calf.

…

"You guys came back so quickly." Lucky said with a smile, "It only took the merchant more than half an hour to send the goods back."

Mira glanced at Rhodes and said with a smile: "Sorry, I was delayed on the way."

"Yes, yes, it was delayed~"

"Raki~"

"Hehe~ Anyway, the items have been inventoried and the receipt is on the counter." Lucky said with a smile, "If this continues, I will apply for a salary increase."

Mira smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to cake next time."

"Okay." Lucky nodded and reached out to Rhodes.

Rhodes wondered: "What?"

Lucky blinked and whispered: "This is an opportunity for Sister Mira to treat me to a cake. I will sell it to you for 10,000J. Take the money."

Rhodes showed a stern expression: "With a budget of 10,000 J, I can just ask her out. Why should I buy any opportunities from you?"

Lucky wanted to beat him up, that damn ‘loving couple’.

…

December 31, X783, Fairy Tail’s New Year celebrations started on this day.

Since morning, everyone has been setting up the guild.

Some of the decorations were bought by Rod and Mira a few days ago, and some were made on site.

Gray's Ice and Lidas's paintings are the main ones.

Hubby flew around and hung various decorations on the roof and other heights according to Mira's instructions.

Natsu expressed that he did not want to lose to Gray and wanted to light a fire inside and outside the guild, but he was beaten by the guild leader and thrown into the yard.

When they arrived in the yard, Natsu became more obedient, because Erza was competing with Elfman in the rice cake game.

Elfman didn't have much to say. He kept shouting manly slogans and hammering hard.

Erza seemed to be particularly energetic. She even changed into a bunny girl costume in order to beat rice cakes, hitting and jumping, smashing and jumping.

The competition between the two men in the yard attracted many spectators, with cheers and cheers coming and going.

It's hard to tell what they were looking at and what they were cheering for.

Rhodes promised that he didn't look at anything he shouldn't have looked at. He just felt that he should cheer Elfman more or something.

"Forget it, let's go help Mira." He is a person with a strong desire to survive.

Mira stood on tiptoes to hang a ribbon, but she was a little short of height.

Rhodes stretched out his hand to help her hang it up.

This kind of casual fingertip touch is the most heartwarming. Although there are usually many, each time is different.

The two of them did not take the initiative to create opportunities, but they also did not deliberately avoid them.

"Go a little higher." Mira asked Rhodes to adjust his position, "The yard seems to be very lively."

"Erza and Elfman are playing rice cakes in a competition." Rhodes said seriously, "I don't understand why those guys who are neither helping nor refereeing are joining in the fun."

"Playing rice cakes, it would be more fun to be more lively...does it look good?" Mira asked with a smile.

"I didn't pay attention." The witty Rhodes would not reveal his true feelings to a sudden question.

Mira tilted her head and said in confusion: "I'm asking about the effect of hanging this ribbon. What are you talking about?"

"..." Rhodes' brain was running rapidly. He took two steps back and looked at it seriously for a while.

"Ahem, I was too close just now and didn't notice it. It does look good from a distance. Well... you have such a good eye when buying things."

"Is that so?" Mira backed away to Rhodes with her hands behind her back, deciding to let him go.

Lidas looked at the backs of the two people, quickly picked up the paintbrush, and painted a scene of the two people slightly raising their heads and looking at the decoration on the wall.

…

There was a party held in the guild in the evening. Although not all members were there, the excitement was not bad at all.

Naturally, the host still likes Marcus the most in this kind of situation. There is a little joke mixed in between the words, which has the potential of a talk show.

In addition to Mira singing a song on stage, many people also performed.

It may not be very professional, but there is always a different kind of fun in making noise among people.

Everyone kept rioting until midnight, and then Marcus used sand magic to make a few numbers and started counting down emotionally:

"10,9,8...2,1!"

Then the president shouted: "Cheers to Fairy Tail!"

Everyone raised their glasses and shouted in unison: "Cheers to Fairy Tail!"

On Rod's left is Mira, on the right is Natsu, and in the row beyond are Erza, Gray, Loki, Kana, Rebby... all the way to Elfman on Mira's left.

Habibi was riding on Worm, surrounded by everyone. Today, it was rare for Loki to run away without seeing Rhodes.

The voices of this small circle of people were mixed in the crowd: "Cheers to Fairy Tail!"
Chapter completed!