Chapter 41 of 100

Chapter 41

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The moment the loud clashing sound rang out, everyone in the guild turned their gaze toward the source of the noise. When they saw Natsu and Gray lying on the ground with bumps on their heads and circles in their eyes, they immediately acted as if nothing had happened and resumed their conversations.

There's no helping it; such a scene almost plays out every day in the guild, and the mages have long since become accustomed to it. Even Noah himself has gotten used to it, sighing habitually before greeting everyone as if nothing was wrong.

"Good morning!"

"Good morning!" The people in the guild greeted him one after another.

"Good morning! Noah and Lisanna!"

In the crowd, three girls of Noah's age approached.

One was dressed in cold armor, wearing a simple dress underneath.

Another was in revealing leather clothing, looking like a delinquent girl.

The last one wore a simple plaid dress, with her long black hair tied into a ponytail.

The one in cold armor was naturally Erza.

The one in revealing leather clothing was Mira.

As for the one with her black hair tied into a ponytail, she was called Cana, Cana Alberona, who joined 'Fairy Tail' even earlier than Noah, Erza, and Gray.

"You two really never learn, do you!" Erza placed her hands on her hips, looking at Natsu and Gray on the ground, and criticized them sternly.

"To defeat Noah, you need to be better prepared. Just rushing in is just an ambush, and even if you win, it doesn't count as strength!"

"E-Erza..." Natsu shuddered, holding the bump on his head, with tears in his eyes.

"Don't stop me, I'm going to defeat Noah today to prove that I'm stronger than Gray!"

"Who are you saying is stronger than me?" Gray also held the large bump on his head, sneering.

"The one who defeats Noah will be me, you fire idiot!"

"But you were taken down by Noah in an instant!" Cana glanced at Gray, who was only wearing shorts, and said with a troubled expression.

"Also, Gray, where are your clothes?"

"Damn!" Gray was suddenly alarmed.

"By the way, Noah, did you make Lisanna wake you up again?!" Mira looked at Lisanna, who was hiding beside Noah with a smile, and couldn't help but feel angry.

"Don't just treat someone's little sister like a servant, just because she's a mere Noah!"

"First, Lisanna came to wake me up on her own, not because I asked her to," Noah rubbed his aching forehead.

"Second, Mira, what do you mean by 'mere Noah'?"

"Noah is very strong!" Erza also rebutted Mira.

"Mira, are you insulting Noah?"

"Tch." Mira crossed her arms, looking very disdainful.

"What's it to you? You hard-headed woman!"

Instantly, an '井' (well) mark appeared on Erza's forehead, and she looked at Mira with a forced smile.

"Are you insulting me? Belly-showing woman!"

"Do you want to fight?" Mira grinned viciously and cracked her knuckles.

"Perfect, I'm going to give you, you cold-hearted girl, a lesson today!"

"Oh?" Erza's face also showed a murderous aura.

"If you think you can, then come at me!"

Immediately, the two girls' gazes clashed like tangible electricity, and they emitted a demonic aura that made everyone shudder.

"So... so scary..." Natsu and Gray hugged each other, lacking any backbone.

"Really?" Cana also took a few steps back.

"Are they going to fight again?"

"This isn't just a fight; it's a disturbance." Noah felt his headache getting worse.

"Why do these two always look at each other with such disdain?"

"Isn't this a good thing?" Lisanna looked at Mira, who was entangled with Erza, with a gentle expression.

"Compared to the Mira of the past, the current Mira is much more cheerful, isn't she?"

When Mira first joined 'Fairy Tail,' she was almost exactly like the Erza of the past—she didn't talk to anyone, never smiled, and just hid in a corner under a cloak, as if her existence was almost negligible.

However, later, as Lisanna and Elfman also learned 'Reception Magic,' Mira gradually accepted the demon's power within her and became less reclusive.

Moreover, as Mira became more familiar with 'Reception Magic,' her demonized arm returned to its original state. Before long, she became a genuine delinquent girl, just like when she first met Noah.

Unfortunately, perhaps because Noah had privately told both Mira and Erza that they were very similar when they first joined the guild, the two began to look at each other with disdain.

As a result, the second pair of rivals in 'Fairy Tail' was born.

Incidentally, the first pair was Natsu and Gray.

Noah's expression softened, but his headache didn't lessen.

"Isn't this a bit too cheerful?"

"Ahaha..." Lisanna also laughed awkwardly.

"Really, Mira is actually very gentle but doesn't want to show it, always acting tough. That way, she won't find a boyfriend, will she?"

"Whether she's gentle or not is still up for debate, but thinking about boyfriends is a bit premature, isn't it?" Noah was a bit embarrassed.

"Mira is only thirteen, right?"

"Thirteen-year-olds start thinking about these things, that's just how girls are..." Lisanna lifted her head slightly, meeting Noah's gaze, her eyes becoming clear like a rippling surface.

"Actually, even eleven-year-old girls are the same, Noah-nii."

Hearing Lisanna's suggestive words and seeing the shimmering light in her eyes, Noah felt a bit uncomfortable, his heart inexplicably racing, and he involuntarily turned away.

However, at that moment, Noah felt a soft, small hand suddenly slip into his and tightly grip it.

Noah was startled and instinctively looked at Lisanna again.

Lisanna still had her head tilted back, looking at Noah with passionate eyes.

The hand that had slipped into Noah's and tightly gripped it was, of course, Lisanna's.

Faced with Lisanna's behavior, Noah could only avert his gaze.

This wasn't the first time Lisanna had done this.

Noah didn't know when it started.

He only knew that at certain times, especially when they were alone, Lisanna would occasionally show this aggressive side, as if she was launching an attack on Noah, leaving him at a loss.

Surprisingly, Noah couldn't dislike such a Lisanna, but feeling embarrassed was inevitable.

So, Noah could only use his usual weapon in such situations.

"What are you saying?" Placing his free hand on Lisanna's small head, Noah started to mess up her hair.

"Just because you're Lisanna, don't act like you know everything!"

"Ah!" Lisanna struggled wildly.

"Noah-nii, you're so mean, you always do this!"

"It's your fault for always teasing me; you deserve some punishment!"

"I'm not teasing, Noah-nii is an idiot!"

"Calling me an idiot, huh? Watch this..."

"Ah! Ah!"

"Damn Noah!" Mira, who was wrestling with Erza, was furious and abandoned Erza to pounce over.

"Don't you bully Lisanna!"

"Do you think you can run?!" Seeing Mira abandon her, Erza was also enraged and pounced over.

"Oh! I'm fired up!"

"Want to fight? Count me in!"

Natsu and Gray, full of enthusiasm, also charged over.

"Get lost!"

Then, they were both punched away by the enraged Erza and Mira.

For a moment, the entire scene turned into chaos.

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