"Squeak squeak squeak~"
"Ouch~ What are you doing~"
Cheese, hands on hips, smugly translated Snow White's mouse language. Even magical creatures have language barriers, but the cat, raised by hamsters since childhood, could understand it.
Noah rubbed the little snow cat's fluffy head, then said to Snow White, "Snow White, quickly spit out a winter snow grass to save our lives."
As a magical beast even more powerful than the "Beast King", Snow White has more than just the heaven-defying growth ability of "Mutual Dependence of Life and Magic".
A typical hamster has a cheek pouch on each side of its mouth. After eating, the hamster uses these cheek pouches to store food, causing its cheeks to bulge out.
As a hamster, Snowy also has cheek pouches, but it's a little different from ordinary hamsters. Its cheek pouches contain a secret space, connecting two magical spaces.
Noah's exact size is unknown; he couldn't very well go inside and see for himself.
The rare magical herb Winter Snow Grass, a specialty of Hakobei Mountain, is actually not scarce; it's just that the snow has "eaten" it as a staple food.
Noah made Snowspeak spit out a winter snow grass in order to save people.
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
Little Paws rubbed their cheeks, and Snow White immediately gave her answer, followed closely by Cheese's translation.
"Bai Xue said yes, but in exchange for food."
Then the cheese proceeded to announce the names of dishes: 100 jin of sunflower seeds, 100 jin of peanuts, 100 jin of walnuts, 100 jin of corn, 100 jin of oats, 100 jin of potatoes, 100 jin of cucumbers...
You're buying goods from me?!
Noah immediately pressed the greedy hamster into a patty and kneaded it.
After rubbing it thoroughly, Noah agreed to Snowy's request. Since the hamster could eat anyway, he figured he might as well buy it some snacks.
Holding the winter snow grass that Bai Xue had spat out, Noah discovered that the herb was still dry; he had thought it would be covered in hamster saliva.
Bai Xue: Me, the little mouse, am also a clean person.
Gray quickly crushed the winter snow grass using an ice mortar and pestle, and then Natsu applied it to the bandages Lucy had prepared and wrapped them around the unconscious man.
Just as I finished applying the medicine, Mira returned.
Returning empty-handed and unable to catch up with the priest named "Daqiru," Mira was clearly annoyed. "That guy got away. He's not good at fighting, but he's pretty fast at running away. Dark magic priests are nothing special. He's not even as tough as Elfman."
Noah wholeheartedly agreed. The puppeteer black priest he encountered at Black Bird had a knack for escaping by turning into threads. If he hadn't been well-informed and hadn't covered the priest with explosive marks beforehand, the priest would likely have gotten away.
"Mira, don't worry about it. The Dark Magic Order is just a bunch of rats in the gutter. They don't have the guts to retaliate against the guild."
With Makarov, a veteran Wizard of Ten, in charge of Fairy Tail, no one dares to cause trouble for Fairy Tail unless they are wizards of the same rank.
Of course, this excludes those who come to the guild demanding compensation...
Mira bit her lip and pouted, snatching Snow White from Noah's hands and giving her a good rub before realizing that the guy was wrapped in bandages like a "mummy".
Who is this?
"I don't know, but he asked us to pass on a message."
Noah repeated what had just happened to Mira.
Lahar? It sounds familiar, but Mira couldn't quite place it, so she stopped thinking about it.
Noah paused for a second to mourn Rahar's obscure reputation, then tore a blank page from Daphne's notebook.
He borrowed a pen from a town resident, wrote a letter, signed it "Nexus," and then asked the town's postman to mail it to the Magic Council's action force.
After that, Noah and his group boarded the magic train for their return journey.
As for the reward for the "defeat the evil scientist" commission from Silent Town, Natsu was unwilling to accept it because he was several years late, but the residents insisted on giving it to him.
Because it wasn't a wealthy town, the total reward was only 150,000 yen, but no one complained. Everyone had come to help Natsu.
Perfect, five people, each get 30,000.
Inside the luxurious carriage of the magical train, Lucy excitedly counted the banknotes over and over again.
Although a mere 30,000 won is nothing to Princess Heartfilia, it is the first time she has received the full amount of payment since teaming up with Natsu!
No damage!
The full reward will not be withheld due to compensation!
To celebrate the day, Lucy generously treated her companions to a luxury train ticket, even though the price of a single ticket exceeded Lucy's share of the earnings.
Seeing the overjoyed heiress of the conglomerate, Noah, Mira, and Gray couldn't help but sigh inwardly for her.
Noah returned to the guild safely and told Makarov what had happened in Silent Town. Natsu had forgotten his request because of the influence of the "Concealment" magic, so Makarov did not punish him.
Not being punished is the best reward. Natsu immediately went to his companions to boast about how he used a combination of magic and Haki to defeat the artificial dragon with a single punch.
Taking advantage of the lull, Noah followed Makarov's advice and arranged for the man he had rescued to stay in a hotel relatively close to the guild. He believed that given Lahar's speed of action, someone would come to pick him up in no more than two days.
As for whether trouble will come knocking, in Makarov's words, "We Fairy Tail don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of trouble either."
Noah had no idea how the old man could say that without batting an eye...
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Magic Council, Operations Force Building.
Lahar opened the simple envelope signed "Nexus".
After thinking for a while, he called his friend Dolanbart and asked him to go to Magnolia and bring back his comrades whom he thought had been killed.
At the same time, our new councilor's telephony crystal rang.
"Teacher, you actually called me first. What serious problem has occurred?" In front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Zikrein sat on the leather sofa, enjoying the warmth of the sun.
"Geralt, the rat we handed over to the Black Magic Order has been rescued. He knows we have people in the upper echelons of the Council, but he doesn't know that person is you."
Hearing the steady voice from the magic crystal, Zeke Rein's smile widened. "What does it matter? He's just a member of the operations unit. Of those old fogies, only two people will listen to him."
"It was Fairy Tail that saved that rat. Makarov is a troublesome individual, and his words carry considerable weight."
The steady voice came again, and Zeke Rein's smile vanished.
Erza, I didn't expect to meet you sooner than planned. Will you still remember me?
A cloud happened to drift across the sky, blocking out the sunlight.
Dark shadows enveloped the young man, like invisible chains binding him, but Zeke Rein was completely unaware of it.
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