Chapter 58

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“Phew————!”

The moment Noah opened the window, a cool breeze rushed towards him, lifting the bangs on his forehead. Noah took a deep breath of the fresh air, feeling incredibly refreshed, as if his entire body had melted in comfort.

Four years.

Exactly four years had passed.

He had finally returned here once again.

Was he nostalgic?

Perhaps a little.

But more than anything, Noah felt deeply moved.

It had been four years since he last returned, yet the arrangement of his room remained exactly as it was when he left, not a speck of dust in sight. Even the clothes in the wardrobe, which he could no longer wear, were still neatly arranged.

What did this mean?

It meant that even during the four years Noah was away from 'Fairy Tail,' someone had almost daily come to clean his room without touching his belongings, keeping everything just as it was when he left.

Knowing this, how could Noah not be moved?

Of course, Noah could guess who had been cleaning his room for over four years.

“Really…” The image of that long-unseen figure flashed in his mind, and Noah couldn’t help but smile.

“I need to thank her properly…”

As Noah was lost in his memories and emotions, a voice behind him, hesitant and filled with disbelief, echoed.

“Noah… big brother?…”

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar voice, Noah almost instinctively turned around, looking behind him.

There, a very pretty girl stood.

She was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with soft, shoulder-length white hair as white as snow, and a face that was both cute and delicate.

The girl stood at the door, looking at Noah with a hesitant and uncertain yet somewhat excited expression, her voice slightly trembling.

“Noah big brother, is it really you?”

Seeing the girl, who had changed quite a bit from the familiar figure in his memory, calling him with the familiar tone and name, Noah just stared at her, his expression softening.

“Even though I’ve been away from the guild for four years, if I’m not mistaken, you found me in the wild just half a year ago, so you shouldn’t have trouble recognizing me, right?”

As he said this, Noah called out the name of the very pretty and cute girl in front of him.

“Lisanna…”

Lisanna finally confirmed that the person in front of her was indeed the owner of this room. Her delicate and pretty face, which had been filled with hesitation and uncertainty, now transformed into one of excitement, and she threw herself at Noah without hesitation.

“Noah big brother!”

Caught off guard by Lisanna’s sudden embrace, Noah was almost knocked to the ground.

But Lisanna paid no attention to this, hugging Noah tightly with all her strength, her small face rubbing against his chest.

“Noah big brother! You’re finally back! It’s so great! So great!”

Feeling the soft and fragrant body of the girl in his arms, Noah, who had not been moved for four years, felt his heart waver for a few seconds.

Not to mention now, even when they were younger, Lisanna, who was very close to Noah, had only held his hand or hugged his arm, and sometimes playfully asked him to carry her, but she had never hugged him like this.

So, without a doubt, this was the first time Lisanna had hugged Noah so tightly, making Noah, who had never been so intimately close to a girl (he didn’t know about Mira and Lisanna’s secret kisses), feel shaken.

Moreover, the current Lisanna was almost incomparable to the Lisanna from before.

At least, Noah, who was tightly hugged by Lisanna, could clearly feel the softness of her developing body hidden under her clothes.

“I… I know you’re happy, and I’m happy too.” Noah said, somewhat awkwardly.

“But you don’t have to be so excited, right? We saw each other just half a year ago.”

“You know we haven’t seen each other for half a year!” Lisanna lifted her head from Noah’s chest, staring at him with a slightly angry look.

“We used to be together every day, but in the past four years, we’ve only met less than ten times. You can’t blame me for being excited!”

“Alright, alright, I get it.” Noah could only surrender, suppressing the rare wavering in his heart, and reached out to gently stroke Lisanna’s beautiful white hair, just like he used to when they were younger.

“I’m back.”

“Welcome back!” Lisanna smiled happily, burying her face in Noah’s chest again, contentedly saying.

“It really is Noah big brother’s scent, so nostalgic…”

“You remember my scent too?” Noah, somewhat amused and exasperated, gently pushed Lisanna away a bit, looking at her with a slightly displeased expression, and then glanced around his clean room.

“Girl, have you been cleaning my room for the past four years?”

“Yeah!” Lisanna didn’t hide it, nodding.

“When Noah big brother wasn’t around, Mira-nee didn’t stay in the guild often, often going out to work. Elf-nii was always playing with Natsu and Gray, and Erza was either working like Mira-nee or training in the forest. I was so bored, so I would come and clean the room to pass the time.”

“I see…” Noah looked at Lisanna, who still wouldn’t let go of him, and examined her.

“You’ve changed a lot…”

“Have I?” Lisanna smiled a bit shyly but didn’t look away, still staring at Noah intently.

“Do I look more womanly than before?”

“You’re still the same, a little devil.” Noah couldn’t help but tap Lisanna’s head. As she clutched her head in pain, he broke free from her embrace and walked out of the room.

“Let’s go! Say hello to everyone!”

“Wait! Noah big brother!”

Lisanna quickly followed, walking out of the room with Noah, heading towards the first-floor bar.

…

As soon as they reached the first-floor bar of the guild, the familiar noise of the guild filled Noah’s ears.

Standing at the top of the stairs, Noah looked at the guild members scattered around, some laughing and talking across tables, others playing and fooling around, and a sense of belonging rose in his heart.

Indeed, 'Fairy Tail' was the best.

“Everyone!”

Lisanna was already shouting to the guild members.

“Look who’s back!”

Hearing this, the guild members all stopped what they were doing and looked towards the top of the stairs. When they saw the smiling young man standing next to Lisanna, everyone’s eyes widened.

The old members who had been in 'Fairy Tail' for four years were either gaping in shock or rubbing their eyes, worried they might be mistaken.

The new members who had joined 'Fairy Tail' in the past four years looked around at the seniors, confused.

The noisy guild fell completely silent for about ten seconds.

Ten seconds later.

“Noah?”

“Is that Noah?!”

“It’s Noah!”

“Noah is back!”

“Noah is back!”

The old members who knew Noah all cheered.

“Noah?”

“Who is Noah?”

The new members who didn’t know Noah all looked at each other in confusion.

“Noah————!”

In the next moment, a boy with pink hair, a scarf around his neck, and about the same age as Lisanna, rushed out from the crowd, his fist ablaze with fire, and charged at Noah with an excited look on his face.

“Let’s have a match————!”