"No problem. When you don't have time, just let her come find me."
Regarding Moen's request, Vltava agreed very readily. After all, he did not have many things to do in Magnolia, and when he was not performing, having another child to teach was quite nice.
As for things like a royal princess or a future queen, none of that meant much to Master Vltava. He had already achieved fame and success, and he already had a disciple like Moen who had surpassed his master. Basically, he had nothing more left to pursue.
For Vltava, he was simply helping Moen out.
Since Princess Hisui was Moen's disciple, that meant she was his grand-disciple. If Moen did not have time to teach her, it was only natural that he would help.
"Thank you for the trouble."
Moen thanked the old man. In the future, he might need to trouble the old man quite often.
"It's nothing. Actually, there's an even simpler method for this, and that's to let her form a contract with Lyra. Isn't she a Celestial Spirit Mage? Then she can let Lyra directly guide her."
Vltava waved his hand and proposed a new idea, a more convenient method that would allow Hisui to attend lessons anytime and anywhere instead of running here to find him.
"That is indeed a good method, but is the key of Lyra easy to find?"
Moen asked. It would certainly be more convenient this way, but the problem was that Princess Hisui did not possess the key to the Lyra Celestial Spirit.
And Lyra was obviously not the kind of Celestial Spirit with a large population. The key to Lyra was relatively rare.
"We just need to ask Lyra. For a child who loves the harp, she definitely won't refuse. As for the key—if the king wants it, would it really be hard to find? It's not one of the Twelve Zodiac keys after all."
Vltava had a smile on his face. Based on his understanding of his old partner Lyra, there would definitely be no problem with this matter.
As for the key, there was even less reason to worry. Lyra was not a combat-type Celestial Spirit. It could even be said that she had absolutely no use in battle.
Therefore, although the key to Lyra was not common, it was far from being highly sought after. If the royal family wanted to find it, once word was spread, it should be located quickly.
"Alright. Tomorrow I'll bring Hisui over so she can meet Lyra directly. If the two of them get along well, we'll let the king look for the key."
Moen nodded. It sounded quite interesting—first verbally forming a contract with the Celestial Spirit, and then going to find the key that could open the gate.
After settling this matter, Moen left the theater. Today Hisui still needed to settle in first. Tomorrow he would bring her to meet her grand-master.
After leaving the theater, Moen returned home, and at the entrance he ran into Laxus.
Laxus was packing things, loading his daily necessities onto a carriage.
"This is… moving house?"
Seeing this scene, Moen asked in surprise. He had spent quite some time away dealing with the troubles of the Heartfilia Consortium, and Laxus's new house had already been built.
"Yeah. Moving."
Laxus casually replied while placing items onto the carriage.
"It seems everyone's construction skills are getting more and more proficient. Compared to the last time they built a house for Mira's family, this was much faster."
Moen sighed with emotion. He had not even gone to see Laxus's new house yet, nor had he helped at all. He had completely missed it.
"My house is a little smaller than theirs."
Laxus replied. After all, he lived alone, while Mira's family had three people. In addition, there were things like a study and guest rooms, so their house was quite a bit larger.
"That makes sense. There's no need to build it too large. If there's a need later, it can always be expanded. After all, the land around there won't be developed."
Moen nodded. He understood the reason this one had been built so quickly. The needs of one person and three people living together were definitely different.
While talking, Moen also stepped forward to help move things. Laxus did not have many belongings, and there was no need to move the furniture. Before long, the two of them had finished loading everything. They climbed onto the carriage and drove toward the outskirts of the city.
"You didn't invite everyone over for a housewarming banquet?"
On the carriage, Moen asked. He kept a straight face and deliberately continued chatting with Laxus, observing Laxus's condition.
"No."
Laxus kept a stiff expression and answered perfunctorily. In fact, he could have completely ignored Moen. It was not as if that had never happened before.
But the more someone pretended to be fine at times like this, the more they wanted to appear calm and composed. Ignoring Moen would make him seem as though he felt guilty.
So even though he felt uncomfortable, he still chatted with Moen from time to time. What he did not realize was that it actually made him seem even stranger.
Moen's expression became somewhat strange, but he did not expose Laxus. The prideful Laxus probably did not know that for Dragon Slayers, not getting motion sickness from transportation actually meant their skill level was too poor.
Very soon, the carriage arrived in the forest outside the eastern suburbs. Laxus's home was farther out than Mira's family's house, already within the forest, although still on the outskirts. It was not as deep in the forest as Porlyusica's place. Laxus was not that reclusive.
After helping Laxus carry the items into the house, Moen looked around at the layout. Laxus's house was indeed slightly smaller than Mira's. Aside from the living room, dining room, kitchen, and bathroom on the first floor, the second floor only had the master bedroom, a guest bedroom, and a music room. It was simply a small two-story house.
"Is this the room you kept for me?"
On the second floor, Moen opened the guest room door and called out.
"Don't flatter yourself."
Laxus's cold voice came from downstairs.
"..."
Moen shook his head. To put it bluntly, besides him, who else would come stay at Laxus's house? This guest room was unnecessary!
Closing the guest room door, Moen went downstairs and looked at Laxus, who was tidying things.
"How about inviting everyone over tomorrow to hold a housewarming banquet together?"
Moen asked Laxus. Moving into a new house was not a small matter. It was worth gathering everyone together for some excitement and to add a bit of liveliness to the new home. Otherwise it would feel too lonely.
"No need."
As expected, Laxus refused the suggestion without any hesitation.
"..."
Moen rolled his eyes, but there was nothing he could do about it. If Laxus did not want to, he could not invite everyone on Laxus's behalf.
"They completed their commission very well and very quickly. I was very satisfied, so I voluntarily gave them a bonus."
Seeing Moen sit in the chair without speaking anymore, Laxus, who was carrying a box upstairs, casually said this as if it were nothing.
"Oh?"
Moen's eyes lit up, and his expression showed some surprise.
Laxus, who had always hated it when guild companions did this kind of thing, had actually taken the initiative to give a bonus? That was naturally something worth being surprised about.
"How about inviting everyone to gather together for another meal then?"
Moen proposed again. Just giving money felt a bit too official. They still needed to eat, drink, and have fun together. Only then could everyone integrate better with one another. He really wanted Laxus to host a gathering as the center of it. Normally, this guy always kept to himself in a corner.
During this recent period of time, Laxus's mindset had already begun to change somewhat. This gradually allowed Moen to see hope in completing the task [My Foolish Oni-san].
Because of that, Moen was extremely enthusiastic about this matter. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and help Laxus integrate into the group more quickly.
If he could complete it, that would be another "Gold Cloth." The originally distant Gold Cloth suddenly seemed within reach, and there would be two of them at once!
One of them was basically already secured. The Heartfilia Consortium establishing a railway network in the south no longer had any obstacles. All that remained was to wait. Obtaining that Gold Cloth was only a matter of time.
As for changing Laxus's personality, that task was simply far too abstract, unlike building a railway network, which was very concrete.
Moen had always been working hard for this, trying to get Laxus to participate whenever there were group activities, but the results had been minimal.
"Not necessary."
Laxus went upstairs, leaving behind a single sentence of refusal. Moen sighed at that. Sure enough, the steps could not be taken all at once. Reaching the current state was already not easy.
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