A/N: Here's another chapter. You are welcome and enjoy.
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Chapter 151: Juvia's Date
~Juvia L. POV~
[November 27, X784]
*Knock*
*Knock*
Listening to the sounds of my beloved Silva-sama I answered the door revealing his figure in casual clothes as I replied happily, "Coming my Silva-sama! Your beloved Juvia has come!"
Opening the door Silva responded quite sheepishly at my figure dressing nicely and complementing me causing my cheeks to blush, "Hello Juvia… uh… you look very nice today. Quite the cute dress you have on for today's date."
Yes!
It was only 3 days ago when I learned how my Edolas counterpart wasn't interested in love and Gray was in love with my counterpart.
It was quite perplexing to hear but I guess my Silva-sama is a one-of-a-kind man. But hearing about this only encouraged me to try and ask him out on a date shortly after Lisanna returned home.
When I heard the news, I immediately tried to get him to agree with Juvia on a date. And it worked!!
Who knew being bold listening how my counterpart from another world has a man at her grasp being bold and uncaring but I'm not her…
But I could be brave.
Yes, Juvia will be brave and have Silva out of the palm of my hand!
Doing so will win his heart!
Thus he said he'll have time later just for us today to enjoy each other company.
Which it will be the perfect time and get to know each other something I'll beat Erza on for a fact!
From previous times Erza never really delved too much into his past respecting his privacy but how will I know what he likes if I don't ask?
Allowing him to make the moves he motioned for Juvia to follow feeling my heartbeat faster delighted to finally have some alone time from my love rivals, "Well then let's begin our date. I have just the place in mind."
Of course my beloved!
I'll follow you anywhere!
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Taking me to a fancy restaurant in the capital city away from Magnolia Town and love rivals Silva introduced me to this place called Royal Flowers, "I heard great meal in this place. I can guarantee you love it."
Nodding agreeing he even managed to get us VIP reservations despite being in our casual uniform causing me to ask a bit embarrassed, "Oh! How fancy although Juvia didn't think you would like this sort of thing?"
Genuinely surprised he scratched the back of his head sheepishly agreeing to Juvia's words laughing lightly, "Hahaha… yeah. This kind of place isn't me, but I only had some experience in dating. Figured to change things up for you and thought something fancy since we really don't know each other that well I thought it would help to know each other."
Ah!
So his merely testing the waters giving me a more expensive taste!
My beloved you didn't have to do that but I appreciate the sentiment put into place thinking of our first date~
Plus I wish to know more about you too.
Agreeing with my beloved the waiter finally called towards us to our table as we sat down giving us the menu.
We placed our orders of what to eat as the waiter gave us customary water leaving us finally alone with no love rivals in sight.
Truly Silva-sama forethought knowledge knows no bounds!
After waiting a while Silva-sama took a deep breath and exhaled starting a conversation with Juvia on our first date, "So then Juvia. I know you say you love me and all that but… to be honest it never occurred to me who Juvia really is. I mean as a comrade I can trust but as a person, I don't have a clue. So, yikes sorry if I suck at this sort of thing?"
Comforting my beloved I made sure to be supportive since his making the first move and try to find out more about him expressing a soft smile, "No worries my beloved. You can ask Juvia anything, but Juvia wishes to ask something about you it's alright."
He nodded as he first began to ask some questions about myself causing me to blush lightly that my beloved wants to know more about Juvia, "In that case how about we start things off? So, Juvia how was growing up in your Childhood?"
Gulping at that it was somewhat of a difficult time growing up.
But nonetheless, if I wanted my beloved to notice or make him more interested in me, I explained much about my time growing up.
Taking a deep breath and exhaling explaining what my childhood was like to him taking an interest in Juvia in a calm tone, "Well… where to begin huh? Juvia spent her childhood shunned by the other children for constantly making it rain around her. She took up making teru teru bozu dolls to make it stop raining, but it only served to make the other children tease her even more."
Explaining my past I see Silva's eyes shift slightly somewhat surprised asking about my hobby of creating teru teru bozu dolls, "Oh? I didn't take you for someone who makes dolls. Never much seen one before but I bet you practiced a lot to make them good."
I smiled as he complemented me in my doll-making skills. It felt nice to be appreciated and accepted to hear that from my beloved words.
Feeling a bit more confident I began to explain more about growing up in a reminiscent dream recalling my past in a lighter tone, "Thanks for the compliment, my beloved. As Juvia grew older, she would overhear other people commenting on the gloominess of the rain around her, making her feel increasingly depressed. At one point in her life, she was in a relationship with Bora, but he broke up with her because he couldn't stand the rain."
Then I saw Silva's eyes flash in surprise contemplating me about my rain expressing my shock as he explained to me who Bora was at the time, "Bora! Well… it seems like your rain saved you from that slave trader creep. I heard from Lucy how he would capture beautiful girls into slavery but seems like your rain managed to keep you safe that's quite impressive."
I…
I don't know what to feel here.
Usually whenever my power over Water Magic affects my emotional state, especially my depression causes others to shun me but is someone complementing my rain?
And to think dating Bora was a good thing when my own rain managed to make that scum go away…
I never really thought about it like that…
Shaking my head, I began to speak to Silva-sama about his childhood life expecting some juicy details compared to my own happily, "Thanks for the kind words beloved… but my depressing tale might not be compared to yours! I bet you had a great childhood."
To that he merely had his eyes cast down.
He took a deep breath and exhaled as he explained his childhood. Listening surprised me with the kind of man he was listening intently, "Ah… where to begin. Well as a child I didn't have a bad childhood like yours Juvia I had a small group of friends, but I wouldn't say we were close. Growing up my parents tried to help me but at times I felt like they didn't understand me when I grew up into my teens. In my early teens, I guess what I felt was depression myself and my outlook."
Blinking surprised I couldn't help but interject seeing depression on his face speaking about it trying not to offend him, "You know you don't strike me as someone who's depressed? You seem to be upbeat if not particularly kind towards others. Reliable even when people close to you need it."
At this, he chuckles at my words responding in a half-hearted tone surprising me of his response to me, "Yeah… I wasn't usually like this. In the past, I would be mopey or depressed to continue doing my regular activities because it felt too much. The sense of failure and gap ever-increasing between me and my peers…"
Hearing this hearing his tone earlier be sad then joy listening further to Silva's ramblings about the past and turning point for him, "I eventually gave up what it means to be alive only working out of necessity sake just accepting my fate being a gear for the system… at least I thought I did before entering Fairy Tail meeting one man changing my life for better or worse making me meet everyone I would call friends today."
He seemed to stop smiling contently as I couldn't help but mutter about his background listening to his past, "In that case were you perhaps a noble? It sounded like someone with a noble background?"
To my shock, he laughed at my claims exclaiming his opinion of being a noble dismissing the idea as laughable to him, "Hahaha!! Sorry to burst your bubble Juvia but I'm no noble. Wouldn't catch me dead acting all fancy stiffs like that, just not my style. I have just been taught in a different land with a different form of education but I'm no secret prince charming."
Ah…
I was somewhat expecting that to be the case.
But it's quite honestly surprising to hear how similar our past is to each other as Silva-sama explains about his past seemingly distressed but nervous sharing his past.
However, I haven't made any attempts to stop this since he hasn't stopped. This would mean that he trusts me with this information or exchange equivalent to the questions asked.
Although the date continues Juvia got to learn some interesting things about her Silva-sama finding him to surprisingly be more relatable than what I have believed him to be.
To think he would have that much self-doubt but manages to use his Magic. That's surprising and motivating that he could be able to learn how to use Magic passing his mental barriers to finally use magic.
Juvia thinks everyone has different tales and trials all must go through one day. But Juvia is glad to have met Silva-sama feeling him to be more human and approachable and relatable to our past.
Maybe asking for another date in the future would help me learn more about my future beloved to help him in his time of need.
Chapter 152: Side Quest – Gambler of Fate
~Silva K. POV~
[November 30, X784]
After the date with Juvia, I was currently inside the guild building enjoying my time as I observed everyone was as busy as ever which was odd.
I stand on the sidelines seeing everyone doing jobs witnessing Natsu and Happy both taking jobs quickly in excitement, "Gotta get jobs done!!! Gotta get jobs done!!!"
I hear Lucy at the bar of the guild trying to join for the job as I take a sip of my drink, "Wait!! If you're going on a job, count me in…"
*Vooom*
Then I saw Natsu flat out reject Lucy's invitation to his party as he replies in a hurry, "Sorry!! At this time of year, we work alone!!"
Just as I see Natsu I see the rest of the members try to finish up some jobs quickly in a rush surprising me with the amount of requests they are taking just witnessing the jobs being taken as fast as other members rush inside the guild.
"I'm back!!"
"Welcome, Gray. Where are your clothes?"
"Forget that!!! I need another job!"
"Mira!! I need a job for a man!!"
"I'll take this job! This one!!"
"Rrragh!!!"
"Hey, you jerk! I was here first!!"
"Who cares?!"
"Outta my way, you oaf!"
"Team Shadow Gear is disbanded for now!!"
Hahaha….
This kind of shit is funny seeing Mira being slammed by Request papers and seeing her suffer slightly does bring a smile to my face.
To my left side, I see Erza dueling against Lily in his battle shifting from practicing their swordsmanship using my <Perfect Vision> to gaining more EXP for my <Sword Mastery> skills in the process.
[+5 EXP to <Sword Mastery>!]
*KLANK*
[+5 EXP to <Sword Mastery>!]
*KANNG*
[+5 EXP to <Sword Mastery>!]
*KEEEEN*
[+5 EXP to <Sword Mastery>!]
*KONNG*
[+5 EXP to <Sword Mastery>!]
*KRACH*
They then ended the fight admiring each other's swordsmanship in respect to each other skills in the ways of the blade which makes me smile seeing how Lily fits in and Gajeel claiming him as his cat.
This will certainly be an interesting experience –
"Hey Silva…"
That was till my ears picked up being called as my head turned to the source revealed to be Cana with some hesitation in her eyes.
Interesting Cana doesn't come to me but I'm willing to hear her out as I responded in a kind tone, "Oh? Sup Cana what can I do you for?"
Seeing the hesitation on her face she finally responded to me in a hopeful tone, "Hey Silva… I was wondering how you got as strong as you did. Is there some secret that made you this strong compared to before…"
It seems like Cana is serious about asking how I got stronger huh?
[Ding!]
[Quest is generated!]
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Side Quest: Gambler of Fate
Description: Cana asked [THE GAMER] how to become stronger. Show her the ropes in sparring sessions to let her see the fruits of countless days of training for the grind!
Objective: Defeat Cana.
Rewards: Kiriichimonji.
Failure: None.
[Accept: Y] or [Deny: N]
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Seeing this I accepted the request as I responded to Cana how I got stronger in a serious tone, "I only train to get where I am Cana. Training every day if I can while having days off to relax. There's no big secret cheat to getting stronger than the old reliable method."
That seems to not satisfy her showing the expression of not believing in my words. I sighed at this taking out Shambhala surprising her by my request, "Sigh… seems like you don't believe my words so how about this? You and I spar one-on-one no Replica's just till one admits defeat and see if my words are true. That cool with you?"
She seems hesitant but nods once she catches view of Gildarts her father in the distance her expression changes expressing a determined glint in her eyes, "Sure. I'm sure I can kick your butt before… no never mind. Let's just go somewhere private to kick your ass."
I smirked at this since I'm not letting her go easy.
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~Third POV~
*Shiiii*
Teleporting onto the Great Plains with a clear area soon enough Cana and Silva teleported via Shambhala with a smug grin on his face, "So impressed by the teleporting or the private area of my training grounds in the Great Plains."
Cana took a moment to look around seeing signs of life with a table and other utensils along with wooden weapons and weights as she spoke out with sarcasm, "Oh? So, this like what your mancave out in the open? Or you didn't find an actual cave to be impressed by?"
Silva's eye twitched by that as Cana merely smirked as he moved enough space to begin their sparing match with him having Arifar equipped, "Alright Cana would you like to begin or rather I?"
Cana merely revealed her Deck of Magic Cards with each of the back of all these cards bears a dark cross with heart-shaped arms reminiscent of Heart Kreuz's logo surrounded by an intricate motif, while the front part houses a different image for each of them, reminiscent of those found on real-life tarot cards.
Revealing three cards with pictures of the 'Lightning', 'Reverse Tower', and 'Lovers' cards on top of each other, combining them, and subsequently generating a massive Magic Power with no words needed.
*Bzzzt*
Cana played <Thunderbolt's Fate> combo with electric shocks shot out quickly surrounding the area with Silva remaining calm.
Cana seeing Silva remaining still expressed a confident look with him preparing a <Stab> stance as wind gathered around making her think critically, 'He not going to bother with the lightning bolts? What's his – '
*Ding*
Suddenly Cana's eyes widen as Silva uses <The Knight> equipping Ricochet instantly parrying the magic lightning bolt away as rushes forward Arifar preparing his attack compressing the air surrounding his blade making it invisible to the naked eye causing her to narrow her eyes at the sword.
Silva used <Invisible Air> compressing his sword in layers of compressed wind stockpiling saving for <Air Strike> as he rushes in with <Stab>.
*Wooosh*
Cana quickly throws 10 Magic Cards that soon transformed using the spell <Card Explosion> bursting into a bright fire as Silva merely smirked.
*Woosh*
Her eyes widen as the fire suddenly got redirected immediately with him using <Pyrokinesis> to control the fire she produced making her take the brunt of <Stab> immediately feeling the brunt force of the <Invisible Air>.
*Wooosh*
*BAM*
Pushing her away she quickly got her bearings together as she put the two Magic cards, 'Heaven' and 'Wind', on top of each other and combined their effects to unleash a massive wave of wind that intended to strike him.
Surprise shown on her face she yells out what happens next in disbelief, "Okay I call total BS!!"
*Vroooom*
Suddenly Cana's spell <Wind Edge> was blown away by <Air Strike> rushing forward in her direction seeing a confident grin on his face, "Sorry Cana but you need more than that to beat me."
Cana merely twitched her eyes at him brushing off her attacks like it was nothing as he began to rush towards her forcing Cana to be cautious.
Quickly using <Random Throw> taking out a few of her Magic Cards began to glow strengthened flowing Magic into them with enough power to inflict damage when they landed.
*Wissss*
*Wisss*
Throwing them immediately Silva noticed them as he quickly used his attack pointing his blade at the cards thrown and unleashing his attack, "<Double Heart Mana Blast>!"
*WOOSH*
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
Releasing his <Mana Blast> the compressed surge of mana clashing channeled through his sword shot out at Cana's attack blasting them away into nothing along with any trees caught in the crossfire of the attack.
*THUD*
*THUD*
Releasing the attack causing several trees to be destroyed in the process causing Cana to see the destruction making her sweat a bit gritting her teeth in surprise, "Well… that's certainly troubling. But I'm not giving up yet."
Revealing a series of ice-themed cards directed towards Silva she used <Icicle> as he soon took control of her produced she next used <Sun's Strength> she threw a few of the same, fire themed Magic Cards, each with flame-like drawing on each of them as these cards, after being thrown, change into flame covered bullets which explode upon contact.
*Boom*
With the flame-covered bullets making contact with her <Icicle> spell caused a steam explosion, but Silva used <Invisible Air> to create a makeshift barrier protecting himself from the damage produced by Cana's spell.
*Wooosh*
With the wind being cleared into view Cana prepared another set of Magic Cards as Silva felt it was enough.
*Vooom*
Using <Mana Reinforcement> to strengthen his body already behind her brandishing his blade at its designated location stopping in place.
Cana immediately stopped sensing a blade behind her neck showing Saber holding Hrunting causing her to sigh.
She raises her arms up into the air admitting surrender to Silva of her defeat bitterly, "I lost… there are you happy now."
Silva merely smiled and backed off his blade returning it to his <Requip> responding as Cana witnessed the fruits of his labor, "Most definitely. But this strength could be yours if you work hard for it like I did. It wasn't easy getting to where I am, but I worked hard to get this kind of power."
Cana sighs admitting to Silva's words seeing the signs of countless scars on rocks and trees practicing seeing it put into practice she admitted as much, "Sigh… fine I see your ways isn't a load of bull. You simply worked hard to obtain this much in a short amount of time huh?"
Cana seems to be contemplating something as Silva drops the bombshell on her causing her eyes to widen at his claims, "I know this is intruding but did you only take me on to hopefully see Gildarts your pops see how her daughter has grown up?"
Her eyes dart towards Silva in utter shock finding that out as he exclaims to her his Eye Magic aka his <Observe> skill to figure that out, "Wasn't hard you know? Or did you forget I have my Eye Magic to help me find information not everyone knows at a glance?"
She tried to refute but couldn't as she forgot that Silva did have that kind of Magic to look into people's info about them at a glance she took in a deep breath and exhaled shooting a stern glare at him, "Whew… fine. But you better not say anything about this to anyone you got it, bastard…!"
Seeing the hostility Silva shrugged at her threat then asked in a curious tone that had been bothering him for a while now, "Perhaps but I do want to know why you can't just say you are his daughter? Does it matter that much with you being 18 years old?"
Her lips thinned at his words causing him to sigh gesturing for her to come onto the portal not leaving this topic alone, "Sigh… alright I'll let this go for today. But I'm going to talk to you about this issue tomorrow at my place. This is unrefusable so better come by or I'll come to you myself."
Cana gulped at that thinking to herself nervously talking about this to someone…
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