Chapter 61

(Listening... (Greatly appreciate the 2000 reward from 'Blue Sky and White Clouds'! And the rewards from 'Ice·Moon Shadow', 'Qi Guan Xuan Qi', 'Zhai Yifei 2012', 'Yun Qi Qing Gu', 'Yue Shang Jiu Tian Luo Yin Hua', 'Di Ying', and 'Hei Guang Yuan Xing Ti'!))

(Listening... (A bit worried about the future of the otome genre...))

"Bye! Big Brother Noah!"

"Hmph, don't sleep too late and be unable to wake up tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

Amidst their characteristic farewells, Mira, Lisanna, and Erza walked noisily in another direction of the 'Fairy Tail' guild, leaving Noah with only their backs.

Watching Mira, Lisanna, and Erza's figures gradually move further away and blur in the darkness, Noah couldn't help but sigh again, feeling how much his childhood friends had changed.

Of course, the changes Noah referred to were not in their personalities. In fact, the personalities of Mira, Lisanna, and Erza had hardly changed at all.

What had truly changed was their appearance.

After four years, Mira, Lisanna, and Erza had truly become extremely charming women in every sense.

Height...

Figure...

Posture...

Value...

All these factors had grown to different extents in the past four years, and the changes were almost like a complete transformation compared to their childhood innocence.

Even Lisanna, who was still fifteen and whose body had not fully developed, already had her unique charm, and her occasional displays of coquettishness were extremely eye-catching.

Erza, despite still wearing her cold and icy armor that mostly concealed her body, making it hard to truly evaluate how much she had grown, had already shed most of her childishness, developing into a very beautiful level.

As for Mira, who was not inferior to Erza in appearance and whose good figure was not hidden like Erza's, the impact on Noah was the greatest.

Clearly, when these three girls were found in the wild about half a year ago, their growth was not so obvious. In just half a year, they had grown to this extent. The saying "a girl changes eighteen times" probably referred to such a situation.

"Everyone has grown up..."

In the end, Noah could only sigh and turn to walk towards the 'Fairy Tail' guild.

Not far from 'Fairy Tail', there was a girls' dormitory specifically provided for the female members of the guild.

Erza had been living in the girls' dormitory since joining 'Fairy Tail', and the other female members of the guild mostly lived there as well.

Mira and Lisanna lived with Elfman in another place.

As for Noah, he still chose to live in the 'Fairy Tail' guild.

After all, it was a place where Noah had lived for at least two years and was, to some extent, like his home. He would really be reluctant to move out.

Basically, except for Noah, the 'Fairy Tail' guild was usually empty at night unless there was a special situation.

Or, someone specifically came for Noah.

"..."

At a place where the 'Fairy Tail' gate could be clearly seen, Noah had already stopped his steps at some point, standing there, looking ahead.

"Whoosh——!"

A somewhat cold night breeze blew from afar, passing by Noah and the 'Fairy Tail' gate, making the coat of the figure standing there, with a clearly robust build, flutter loudly.

It was a young man a few years older than Noah, around twenty years old, with a magical instrument called 'Sound Pot' on his ear.

The young man stood not far from the 'Fairy Tail' gate, arms crossed, eyes closed, allowing the fur coat draped over his shoulders to flutter in the wind, exuding an overwhelming presence that could not be ignored.

This presence became even more intense when Noah appeared.

Noah looked directly at the young man exuding a powerful aura, not saying a word, his expression not exactly calm as if he had expected this, but also not surprised by the young man's appearance.

After a while, the young man slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of sharp, eagle-like, and fierce, tiger-like eyes to Noah.

"You... have grown up..."

Hearing this, Noah's face remained expressionless as he replied.

"You haven't changed much either."

Just a few seconds of dialogue, and the air was already filled with tension.

Anyone could tell that the relationship between the two was far from friendly.

"Do you have something to talk to me about?" Noah, who knew the other's character, did not waste time and directly focused his gaze on the other.

"Laxus..."

The person who came was none other than Noah's nominal brother, Makarov's grandson—Laxus Dreyar!

"Don't be so cold. As your brother, don't I have the right to care about my own brother?" Laxus said with a somewhat stern expression.

"Didn't you learn Gildarts' magic and make a vow not to return to the guild until you could fully control it, and then go on a four-year training journey?"

"Now that you're back, it means you've succeeded, right?" Gildarts lowered his arms crossed in front of his chest, his eyes slowly becoming dangerous.

"Let me, as your brother, test your growth over these four years."

The tension in the air instantly turned into a heavy atmosphere.

Facing Laxus' clearly unfriendly invitation, Noah's face remained calm, but a rare mocking look appeared in his eyes.

"What? When did you become like Natsu, always looking for people to fight?"

"Don't lump me with that game-loving guy!" Laxus sneered.

"I only act on what interests me!"

As he spoke, golden lightning arcs suddenly surged from Laxus' body, forming a layer of lightning that enveloped his entire body.

Noah watched the lightning arcs that enveloped Laxus, resembling countless snakes writhing, and felt the magic power that was many times stronger than the time of the Lake of Ritual, slightly narrowing his eyes.

On the other side, Laxus sneered, his foot stomping down, and a thick lightning bolt suddenly shot out from his body, like a giant python, following his foot to the ground, and then along the ground, shooting towards Noah.

Noah didn't even raise his eyes, allowing the impressive lightning to touch his body along the ground.

"Bang——!"

However, the lightning, like a giant python, seemed to be cleanly cut in half the moment it touched Noah's body, breaking into perfectly square pieces with a muffled sound, and finally dissipating in the air.

"Hmm?" Laxus' defiant smile grew even wider.

"Finally, you're a bit more decent than before?"

"Are you satisfied now?" Noah showed a hint of impatience.

"You should know that I don't like meaningless battles. If you've achieved your goal, let's stop here!"

"Stop?" Laxus' eyes turned cold.

"Don't joke with me!"

After saying that, Laxus finally stopped standing still, and magic power surged from his body, forming brilliant lightning arcs that enveloped his robust body.

"Whoosh——!"

Like a flash of lightning, Laxus' figure turned into a bolt of lightning, appearing in front of Noah in an instant amidst the violent disturbance of the air.

In the next moment, a fist surrounded by lightning, carrying the sound of wind and thunder, fiercely struck Noah's head.

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