"Laxus, that mission the Guild Master mentioned is truly troublesome!"
"I requested this mission, and I'm just waiting for the Guild Master's approval!"
"It seems it's not simple at all. Forget it, let's hold the Harvest Festival first, and talk about it in a few days!"
"Hmm."
...
As night fell, the annual grand Magic Parade officially began. Everyone from Demon Island also came to participate in this magnificent event. After the last mission, Demon Island had fully opened up to communication with the surrounding towns, and the standard of living was gradually improving.
Parade floats traversed the center of the street, and the Guild Members did their best to showcase their talents. After several years of development, there were many Guild Members. At this time, Zorn was, as before, responsible for enhancing the atmosphere.
He similarly laid a Rainbow Road and a Sky Bridge that spanned the horizon, while also amplifying the Moonlight, giving the onlookers a fairy-tale-like sensation.
Zorn sat on a rooftop, watching the noisy, cheering scene that echoed throughout the street, truly feeling incredibly Happy since he came to this world.
The next day, the results of the Miss Fairy competition were announced. Lucy still didn't get her wish; she didn't win first place in the competition and missed out on the prize money. She slumped on the table, feeling dejected, lamenting about how to pay this month's rent.
"Ah, what about this month's rent?!"
"What's wrong, Lucy? Are you still sad? Second place is already good enough. The competition isn't important!"
Cana placed a plate of food in front of Lucy, resting her head on her hand, comforting the sad Lucy. In her heart, she still believed that Lucy was so sad because of the competition's failure.
"No, it's just… I don't know what to do next…" Lucy said softly.
Cana didn't quite hear her for a moment and whispered into Lucy's ear: "Lucy, how many boyfriends have you had so far?"
"Uh, that… haha, probably three!" Lucy's face immediately turned red when she heard this. She waved her hands awkwardly and quickly lied that she had three boyfriends.
However, this reaction immediately made Cana realize that Lucy was lying.
"Stop lying, Lucy!"
"Don't you want to have a boyfriend?"
"Well, of course I want to a little, to be honest, I don't know."
When Lucy heard Cana's words, her mind was in a jumble, unsure how to answer Cana, but an inexplicable expression appeared on her face.
"Everyone, I have news for you! Lucy hasn't had a single boyfriend until now!" Cana immediately stood up and loudly shouted this news to the others.
Upon hearing this, Lucy also immediately stood up in a panic, pulling Cana, not letting her speak, but her face showed a shy expression, revealing everything.
"You can rest assured, Lucy, I've calculated it. Today is exactly the day of your destined encounter, and your Prince Charming will also appear!"
Cana looked at Lucy with a mysterious expression, making Lucy directly stunned: "Destiny… Encounter…"
Then, while the two were secretly conversing, Erza, Gajeel, and a group of people hurriedly and anxiously prepared, rushing to put on makeup, ready to be interviewed by the Weekly Sorcerer reporter.
"Ah, is this true? Is this the beginning of my fated encounter?" Lucy, after hearing Mirajane's explanation and recalling what Cana had just said, immediately covered her face with both hands, blushing and fantasizing wildly.
"Maybe I can even get some manuscript fees… which I can use to pay the rent… Hehe, great!"
"This is simply a plan that kills several birds with one stone."
Lucy secretly chuckled, then turned to look around the Guild, searching for the reporter's figure. Before they arrived, she quickly darted to her room to trim her hairstyle.
Within the Guild, Zorn, dressed in a suit and tie like Laxus, also stood profoundly on the second floor, observing the entrance, preparing to get a better view of the reporter's arrival.
This was also a great opportunity to enhance the Fairy Tail Guild's reputation. Although its reputation was already great, who would complain about having more?
Just as Lucy finished tidying up and came to the Guild, about to ask Erza about the situation...
"Oh, is this the Fairy Queen?!" A yellow-haired reporter, with an exaggerated expression, slid and lunged in front of Erza, excitedly asking her more questions.
His pen quickly recorded, completely ignoring Lucy beside him, making Lucy directly question if she was very bad.
"Is my fame really only this little?!"
"Pfft!"
"Happy, you have no right to laugh at me!" Lucy was already very dejected, and then being mocked by Happy, she directly exploded. However, the subsequent scene caused her self-esteem to suffer another setback.
"Oh, Happy, why are you blue?!"
"Because I'm a cat!"
...
Just after the reporter finished interviewing Happy, he turned to look in Lucy's direction, making Lucy believe that she had finally gained the reporter's attention, and she was secretly gloating. However, while she was still thinking, the reporter Jason directly bumped into her and ran towards Gray behind her.
"You are Juvia, and Gray! So cool!"
Lucy also followed behind the reporter, running back and forth within the Guild. No matter how she tried to entice him, the reporter always ignored her. He interviewed Everyone in the Guild but never interviewed Lucy.
This caused Lucy to break down and cry loudly behind him!
"Ah, what's going on? Nothing I do works!"
"Jason, this is our Guild's most powerful Star Spirit Mage. She possesses the key to the Twelve Golden Zodiacs, and she helped a lot in the last mission, defeating one of the Three Raven with Juvia."
While Lucy was still crying loudly, Natsu's voice suddenly drew Jason's attention back. He even specifically introduced Lucy, and the last sentence made Jason exclaim how cool it was.
"Click, click."
Surrounding Lucy and taking photos, Juvia and Cana also worked hard to praise Lucy, making the reporter Jason even more excited as he recorded in his notebook.
Lucy also looked at Everyone gratefully, finally breaking into a smile through her tears, confidently accepting Jason's interview.
"Really, Zorn, you still like doing these things!" Laxus suddenly teased Zorn.
It turned out that Zorn had told Cana something, and then used a light stab to Natsu's eyes, noticing Lucy's tearful expression.
"Well, isn't it pretty good now!"
To be continued
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