After watching the Council's envoy leave under the escort of the Crescent Knights, Makarov happily pushed open the door of the guild.

"Mira, give me a glass of wine, I want to celebrate properly."

"no problem."

Mira responded as she turned her head, and her smile became even brighter when she saw Takagi Akira and his group behind Makarov.

"Ala, welcome back, thank you for your hard work."

Gao Muming immediately came to Mira's side and circled around her.

"Don't disturb me while I'm working."

Hearing Mira's complaint, Gao Muming immediately walked to the bar.

"Mira, give me the love meal you made especially for me."

After ordering the food, Gao Muming spoke with some grievance.

"Mira, you don't know, I've suffered a lot for helping Erza this time."

"Really? Is it so hard?"

"Don't disbelieve me, I was beaten up by wizards from a dark guild in the Iron Forest alone, and you almost didn't see me."

Hearing what Gao Muming said, Mira frowned and looked Gao Muming up and down with some worry in her eyes.

After discovering that Gao Muming had no injuries on his body, his originally worried heart instantly calmed down, and he continued to speak in cooperation with Gao Muming.

"Really? Is it really hard to fight against the entire Iron Forest Guild? But I see that you don't look injured at all."

"If I must say, I wasn't hurt. But that was because the guys in the Iron Forest were frightened by my actions, and Erza and the others arrived in time."

"Otherwise, after withstanding the many attack spells of the Iron Forest, including the Emerald Swift, I will have very little magic power left. If I continue to fight the wizards of the Iron Forest, it will be really dangerous."

"We haven't practiced together for almost two years. Since then, you have been practicing your barrier all the time. I didn't expect that you have become so powerful now."

Hearing Mira's words of praise, Gao Muming smiled shyly and raised his hand to rub the tip of his nose.

"well enough."

"Just wait here, I'll go make your order."

After Mira left, President Makarov sat next to Takagi Akira with a glass of wine.

"I really have to thank you for this time. If it weren't for your cleverness, I would have to stand in the dock of the Council again just because of Natsu burning the forest."

"Hey, this is just the right time. If no one knew the inside story except the escaped Death God Eligore, and the Council itself is already overwhelmed by this matter, it would be difficult to pass on the blame."

After a while, Mira walked over to Gao Muming with a tray of food.

"Here's your order."

Looking at Gao Muming who was eating quietly, Mira's eyes softened and a smile from the bottom of her heart appeared on the corners of her mouth.

"I'm so glad you came back safely."

Early the next morning after everyone returned to the guild, in Gao Muming's room, Gao Muming, who was catching up on his sleep after giving a magic knowledge class to his friends in the chat group the whole night, was suddenly woken up.

Gao Muming stared with bloodshot eyes at the tall white-haired figure who woke him up.

"Elfman, you better wake me up for something. Otherwise, I'll let you know that waking up a sleep-deprived person is like provoking a wild beast."

Elfman felt a little frightened by Takagi Akira's murderous gaze.

"Well, today is the day that Natsu and Erza agreed to compete..."

"Huh? There's nothing to see. Natsu is still too young. If it's a fight to the death, then Natsu often explodes in desperate situations, so there might be a glimmer of hope for victory. In a simple duel, Erza will definitely win overwhelmingly."

Without waiting for Elfman to finish speaking, Gao Muming made an analysis casually, then stood in front of Elfman, pulled the quilt over his head and lay back down.

"If there's nothing else, you can go. I need to catch up on some sleep."

Seeing that Akira Takagi really had no intention of getting up to watch the match between Natsu and Erza, Elfman scratched his head and continued speaking.

"My sister originally asked me to tell you that the guild's kitchen is running out of ingredients, and she wanted you to accompany her to buy supplies after Natsu and Erza finish their competition. Since you don't want to, I'll go with you."

As soon as Elfman finished speaking, Gao Muming, who had his head covered with a quilt, suddenly threw away the quilt and sat up straight.

"Oh, Elfman, you are such a bad boy. Why did you learn such a bad thing? You didn't tell me such an important thing in advance, but instead you talked about something irrelevant."

Looking at the back of Takagi Akira, whose expression immediately changed when his sister was mentioned, and who quickly changed his clothes and went to the bathroom to tidy up his appearance, Elfman scratched his head in confusion.

"I really don't understand him and my sister. They clearly like each other but they never take the next step. It's so unmanly to drag it out like this."

When Gao Muming and Elfman arrived at the guild gate, they saw a group of guild members holding wine glasses and sitting in a circle, talking and laughing, it was very lively.

After noticing this, many residents of Magnolia thought that the Fairy Tail Guild was organizing some interesting new activities, and they stopped to watch out of curiosity.

As soon as Gao Muming approached, Kana's voice came into Gao Muming's ears from a corner.

"Isn't this Takagi Akira? You're here too, do you want to make a bet? Everyone in the guild has placed their bets."

When Takagi Akira heard the voice, he looked and saw Cana squatting in the corner. Next to her was a drawing board with Natsu and Erza's names on it, and in front of her was a basin full of banknotes. In front of her was Happy, holding the banknotes and hesitating about who to bet on.

Gao Muming took out a bill from his pocket and walked over.

"Habiblian, are you ready to place a bet too?"

"Love! But I'm a little hesitant about who to press now. What do you think?"

"Is there any need to ask? Just go for Erza."

Akira Takagi said as he handed the ticket to Kana.

"Then I'll suppress Erza too."

Just when Happy decided to defeat Erza, Makarov, the referee of this duel, directly announced the start of the competition.

The moment Makarov announced the start of the competition, Erza directly put on the Armor of Entei to counter Natsu's flames. Seeing that Erza took the duel with him so seriously, Natsu became even more excited, and attacked Erza with flames wrapped around his hands.

As the battle between Erza and Natsu began, Takagi Akira, who was worried that Mira would be affected by Natsu and Erza, walked quickly to Mira's side.

Mira was stunned for a moment when she looked at the barrier extending in front of her, and then she gave a sweet smile to Takagi Akira beside her.

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