Sure enough, early the next morning, Lucy came to the guild full of energy to inquire about the Harvest Festival, especially the "Miss Fairy Tail" beauty pageant.

"You even know this? Did Natsu and Happy tell you yesterday?

Lucy nodded: "Yeah! But I only talked about the competition prize money, not too much detail."

In fact, it was because Natsu smelled like sweat and wanted to sleep on Lucy's bed and take a shower in her bathroom, so Lucy drove him away.

Habib told her about the bonus.

"J$500,000, seven months of rent!" Lucy was excited when she mentioned the bonus. As long as she won this game, she wouldn't have to worry about it for a long time.

"Now that we're talking about this, I have to introduce you to the winner of last year's beauty pageant."

Rhodes opened his palms and stretched them out to the side, "Dang Dang Dang~"

Mira smiled and waved to Lucy, "Yes, that's Miss Mirajane Strauss in front of you!"

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Lucy suddenly felt that the five hundred thousand was not so easy to get.

She tried to eliminate a strong opponent for herself: "Will Miss Mira still participate this year?"

"Of course, I'm trying to save money for my wedding." Mira glanced at Rhodes, "Half a million is almost enough for the two of us to earn a month's salary."

Lucy was surprised: "The salary of being a waiter is so high!"

Where is the height? It has been...cough for so many years.

Rhodes explained: "What we two do is not ordinary waiters' jobs. Lucky and the others' salaries are even lower."

"That would be great." Lucy finally wants to be a waiter, but in the long run, she still likes to take risks.

Rhodes shook his head: "Nothing is as high as the remuneration you get when you go out to take on missions. You can earn back our monthly salary in three to five days."

Considering the strength of Rhodes and Mira, a dead salary of only a few hundred thousand a month is really too low. The two of them were busy for a month and could only pay Erza's rent.

The only advantage may be safety and comfort. You don't need to deal with various variables during the mission, and you don't have to worry about wind and sun.

Lucy disagreed with Rhodes' statement: "But it's possible to return empty-handed after accepting a mission."

Rhodes looked at her with strange eyes: "We don't destroy things casually.

For those missions you took over in the past, if you had teamed up with me, you would have become a little rich woman, and you wouldn't have to worry about the rent of a mere 70,000 J."

"Why did you become a little rich woman? Lucy was originally————" Mira suddenly stopped and looked at Lucy apologetically.

"Ah——————Don't worry about it." Lucy already knew what was going on at home.

It's just that the Heartfilia Group went bankrupt, and Lucy didn't care at all what would happen to her family's property.

Since she left home last time, she has never thought of relying on her family's financial resources, no matter what.

As for her father---that man had no doubts about his abilities. Lucy remembered that her mother admired and trusted her father's abilities very much.

Give him some time and maybe he can create a new business group.

It's just that Lucy doesn't care about this. She plans to go home to visit her mother's grave later and inquire about the man.

Lucy temporarily put the unhappy things behind her and asked about the other contestants last year and about the magic parade.

Rod and Mira talked about last year's situation, and Lucy's face was full of yearning.

Time passed by unconsciously, and it was already October in the blink of an eye, and the festive atmosphere in Magnolia became more and more intense.

For Rhodes, the most important thing after entering October is paying wages.

He dragged Mira into the jewelry store, and was quickly dragged out by Mira.

"Are you really not going to change?"

"If I don't change it, this one is unique and I will keep it forever."

But thinking that this was made by Rhodes using magic, Mira glared at him again and confirmed: "Is it unique?"

"Absolutely!" Luo vowed never to make a second ring.

"That's good." Mira stood up and kissed him on the face, "This is your reward."

Rhodes looked at her: "Not enough."

"Forget it's not enough."

"Okay, then I'll give it back to you."

"Go away, I don't want it!"

The two of them chased each other towards the bank and accidentally saw Kana lying drunk on the street.

The girl was leaning against the wall casually, with a wine bottle in her hand, and her satchel half-opened on the floor. Her hair was messy, and she was only wearing a bra as usual.

After all, Kanna is also a well-known mage. The residents of Magnolia are accustomed to this, but people who are not familiar with it find it very exciting.

Those beautiful facial features, charming and naive drunkenness, round body, and slender waist can easily make people think of committing crimes.

It's just that the coat of arms on her waist has a certain dissuasive effect, making people afraid to act rashly.

Rhodes shook his head: "It's a good thing she can fall asleep and isn't afraid of being picked up."

"What is corpse picking?" Although Mira could vaguely guess the meaning, she had never heard of this word.

"Just take advantage of her being drunk and make her——"

Speaking of Cao Cao Cao Cao, there are always many tourists from other places before and after the Harvest Festival, including some who like to be brave.

At this moment, two people walked up to Kana, one with yellow hair and one with green hair.

The yellow-haired one skillfully touched Kana's cross-body bag, while the green-haired one was eager to reach out.

"Hey, this is Fairy Tail's mage, don't wake her up."

"How can you wake up so easily when you're so drunk?" Green Eyes pointedly stretched out his hand.

Before Rhodes and Mira could take action, the wine bottle on the ground was already in Kana's hand, and smashed it to green hair's head with a bang.

The green-haired young man rolled his eyes and fell down, glass shards flying, and the remaining wine spilled all over his head and face.

Huang Mao, who was rummaging through the bag, seemed to have touched a card, and a golden electric light enveloped his whole body.

The young man twitched and fell down, and his yellow hair turned into curly hair in an instant.

As if nothing happened, Kana raised the bottle in her hand and poured it down. She muttered, "There's no more wine, give me another bottle." She fell asleep again in a daze.

Rod now knew why Kana dared to sleep on the street.

But it's not good to leave her alone like this: "Send her home, or take her to the guild?"

Mira thought for a while and took out a bag of banknotes from her bag: "You go ahead and save money, and I will take care of Kana."

"Okay." Rhodes nodded.

It is indeed more convenient for Mira to take care of Kana, and there is no need to worry about her being unable to move.

Taking money from Mira in a scene other than paying wages, it feels a bit strange: "Hey, passbook——·

Mira had already hugged Kana and didn't bother to dig through her bag anymore: "I'll just put it in your account, it's all the same anyway."

In the bathroom of Kana's house.

Mira put Kana's clothes in the basin to soak, and then went outside to boil water to make tea.

I also went to the closet to find some clothes and came back.

Kana herself was soaking in the bathtub and seemed to have woken up a lot.

"Mira, will he come back this year?"

"I don't know, there is no news at all."

Mira knew she was talking about Gildarts.

Kana had previously told Mira about her relationship with Gildas and asked Mira to keep it a secret.

Mira was still very strict about such important matters, so she didn't even tell Rhodes about this matter.

"That's it." Kana hugged her legs and let her long hair fall gently into the water.

The most well-informed person in the guild, apart from the president, is Mira, and if she doesn't even know about it, there's nothing we can do.

Mira comforted: "I think I will be back soon, after all, it has been three years."

"Yeah." Kana responded softly, and then there was a long silence.

Mira thought for a while and asked: "What happens when he comes back? Will he still be like before?"

"Well, he is such a powerful and trusted mage. If he does not become an S-class mage, I am not qualified..."

"Bloodline has been decided since birth, so what qualifications are needed?"

Mira had already said this last time, but Kana just shook her head.

After years of missing out, hesitating and shrinking, Kana couldn't open her mouth at all. She went from waiting hard for an opportunity to taking becoming an S-class as an opportunity.

It's just that it failed for four consecutive years.
To be continued...