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章節 147: The Missing Girls

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

August, x784.

A little more than a week has passed since Mirajane was reinstated as an S-Class wizard. Since Cana was on a quest, Ultear left early with her mother to watch Gray's training on Mt. Hakobe, Erza was busy organizing her [Requip] space, and Sun followed her parents back to Akane Beach as they checked on the state of the Seto Group, Alfonzo and Elicia reached the guild hall alone.

When they arrived, they were surprised to see Lucy standing in front of the quest board. Seeing Lucy looking for a quest was, in itself, not all that surprising. However, the expression on her face is what caught Alfonzo and Elicia's attention.

"Oh, Alfonzo, Elicia, good morning." Mirajane greeted from behind the bar.

"Hey, Mira! Good morning.!" Elicia replied energetically.

"Morning, Mira." Alfonzo said with a smile. Then, he gestured in Lucy's direction with his head. "What's up with Lucy. She looks kinda pissed off."

Glancing in Lucy's direction, Mirajane wore a concerned expression. Nevertheless, she replied to Alfonzo's question.

"I'm not sure what's up with Lucy, actually." Mirajane said while shaking her head. "But ever since I posted that quest sheet, she's been staring at it with her expression constantly flickering."

"Hmm… That's pretty weird." Alfonzo muttered with a contemplative expression on his face.

"I'll go check it out." Elicia said with a smile. "Fonzie, you should spend some time with Mira. I'm sure that would make her day."

In response, Mirajane blushed slightly. Still, she smiled happily at the thought of spending more time with Alfonzo.

"Sure." Alfonzo replied with a nod.

In the past week, although Mirajane spent a lot of her free time at the mansion, Because she was not sure that Elfman and Lisanna were ready to live alone without her, which was mainly the manifestation of her overprotective nature, she had yet to move in with Alfonzo and the others.

In fact, Mirajane was not even the one keeping their household running smoothly. Thanks to the changes in the timeline brought by Alfonzo and Elicia's presence, she never had to learn how to manage a household because of Lisanna's disappearance.

Though, for the last week, she had been receiving cooking and cleaning lessons from Lisanna so she could be a better wife in the future.

"Great!" Mirajane replied happily. "Lisanna taught me a new recipe yesterday. You'd make me really happy if you would try it."

Immediately, Alfonzo's face paled slightly. After becoming his girlfriend, Mirajane insisted that she would become a good cook so that she could take care of and pamper him. Unfortunately, it seemed that Mirajane had no talent in cooking, Alfonzo's frequent trips to the bathroom after trying her food for the first time being perfect proof for that statement.

Meanwhile, as Alfonzo suffered, Elicia made her way over to the quest board with a smile on her face.

'I almost feel sorry for Fonzie.' Elicia thought to herself. 'I've watched Mira cook before, and I've never been more scared in my life. She's got the habit of adding anything she thinks will make the food look better. And I mean anything. If it weren't for all the threats of not cooking for me, I'd probably try to save him from her demonic cooking techniques. Hmph! But he can suffer alone. That should teach him to threaten me with food.'

"Hey, Lucy, what's up?" Elicia said while smiling at Alfonzo's suffering. "Why do you look so… unsettled."

Glancing back after hearing her name, Lucy smiled weakly. Then, she returned her attention to the quest sheet she had been staring at.

Approaching Lucy with a bit of confusion, Elicia placed her chin on Lucy's left shoulder while hugging her from behind. Then, she looked at the quest sheet that had caught Lucy's attention.

Missing Girls

Rank: B

Client: Mark Hamilton

Location: Crocus

Objective: Find the reason why so many pretty girls have gone missing.

Notes: Over the last month, some of the most beautiful girls in the city have simply disappeared, among which is my sixteen year old daughter. Most people think she's just run away because she is in her rebellious phase. But she's not the type of girl to do that. Please bring her back as soon as possible, I'm really scared for her safety.

Reward: 500,000 Jewels

"Wow! Pretty girls are disappearing in the capital?" Elicia exclaimed in surprise. Then, she turned her head toward Lucy and hugged her a bit tighter. "Are you sure you want to take this quest, Lucy? If you do, you might disappear, too. I mean, you're so pretty."

Blushing in Elicia's embrace, Lucy couldn't help but smile proudly. A moment later, however, her expression became serious again.

"This sounds really fishy." Lucy said while nodding at the quest sheet. Then, she continued in a solemn tone. "Back when I first met Natsu, something like this happened in Hargeon."

"Oh, yeah, that's right." Elicia said, remembering about Bora, who she helped turn over to the magic council. "I was there when you and Natsu brought him in."

"Yeah, I'm getting a similar feeling to back then." Lucy said with a nod.

"Well then, let's go and check it out." Elicia said with a smile as she reached past Lucy and pulled the quest sheet off the board.

"Just like that?" Lucy asked in a dumbfounded tone. "I mean, wouldn't you be targeted, too. You're really pretty too, Lici."

"Are you worried about me, Lucy?" Elicia said with a smile as she turned Lucy around and hugged her head into her chest. "That's so~~~ sweet. But you don't have to worry. If there really is someone using [Charm Magic] to kidnap those girls, they'll probably receive a backlash if they try to use it on me."

"Huh? Why?" Lucy asked curiously as she pulled her face away from Elicia's breasts.

"Even though [Charm Magic] was outlawed by the magic council two years ago, there's still quite a bit of information about it being circulated." Elicia explained. "You know, so that people can take precautions against bad people who use it."

"Oh, I see." Lucy replied in a surprised tone. "I didn't know that."

"Well, if you're not looking, you won't find it." Elicia replied. "Anyway, according to what I've read, the caster of the [Charm Magic] would need to have more magic power than their target. Otherwise, it won't work. And if their target outclasses them significantly, they'll receive some kind of backlash."

"Oh, now I get it." Lucy replied in an understanding tone. "And because you're an S-Class wizard, you've got a lot more magic power than most people in Fiore."

"Most people in Ishgar." Elicia corrected. "But yes, you're right. And if I go with you, I can make sure that you don't get charmed, too."

"So, you already figured out that I was going, huh?" Lucy asked with a wry smile on her face.

"Yeah, that expression was a dead giveaway." Elicia replied with a smile. "Anyway, let's go!"

With that, Elicia dragged Lucy towards the guild's main entrance.

"Hey, Fonzie, I'm taking a quest with Lucy!" Elicia shouted, without even slowing down.

"Really, but we've only been back for a few days since our last quest." Alfonzo said in a bewildered tone while looking at Elicia with eyes that screamed: "Please, save me," from the bar.

"Don't worry about it." Elicia replied. "It's only a B-Rank quest. Plus, this quest needs to be completed as soon as possible."

With Alfonzo's shoulders slumping in defeat, Elicia's smile widened.

"Make sure to spend some time with Mira." Elicia said in a gloating tone. "She's been waiting a long time for this."

In response, Alfonzo smiled weakly.

"Just be careful. Even a B-Rank quest can be dangerous if you're careless." Alfonzo said. Then, he muttered quietly. "I hope I still have an asshole when you get back. I get the feeling I'm gonna spend a lot of time on the shitter while you're gone."

As a powerful wizard, Elicia was able to hear Alfonzo's muttering and giggled as she continued to pull Lucy out of the guild hall.

"What's wrong with Alfonzo?" Lucy asked curiously. "Shouldn't he be happy to hang out with Mira?"

"Oh, he's definitely happy to spend time with her." Elicia snickered. "But he's not happy to be her taste tester."

In response, Lucy tilted her head in confusion.

Noticing Lucy's expression, Elicia smiled brightly.

"Just pray that you're never asked to test Mira's food, Lucy." Elicia said happily. "Trust me."

"Uh… Sure?" Lucy replied in an uncertain tone.

Just then, Elicia reached the guild hall's main entrance and opened the door. When she did, Marin was standing on the other side of the door.

Surprised that the door opened so suddenly as she reached out to open it from the outside, Marin stepped back subconsciously. Then, she looked up to see who it was that opened the door. When she saw that it was Elicia, she blushed up to her ears.

"Oh, Marin!" Elicia said excitedly. "Good morning."

"Lici, g-good morning." Marin replied with a stutter.

'How can she act like nothing happened?' Marin asked herself after seeing Elicia's usual smile. 'It's been about a month and a half since that night, and every time I see Alfonzo, Lici, and Ultear, I get flashbacks of that night. Surprisingly, spending time with Sun doesn't bother me, though.'

Before she could ponder that last thought too deeply, Marin noticed that Elicia was dragging Lucy out of the guild.

"This is an unusual combination." Marin said. "Is something going on?"

"Oh, we're taking a quest." Elicia replied. "A bunch of pretty girls have been going missing in Crocus."

"Pretty girls? Going missing?" Marin asked in confusion.

"Yeah, it's probably [Charm Magic]." Lucy replied. "I think they've been kidnapped."

Marin's expression turned serious at Lucy's explanation.

"Can I come with you?" Marin asked seriously. "I can guess what kind of things are happening to those girls thanks to my books. And no one should have to go through that in real life."

While Lucy had some idea what kind of books Marin was talking about, Elicia knew exactly what she was talking about. So, she smiled happily and nodded.

"If Lucy doesn't mind, neither do I." Elicia said with a smile.

"I don't mind, either." Lucy said.

"Good, I'll go back home and pack up for the quest." Marin said with a nod. "And if things are the way I think they are, I'll be able to test my new [Dagger Magic] in a real fight."

Ever since she joined Fairy Tail, Marin had been learning an offensive magic, namely, [Dagger Magic]. She got the idea to combine it with her [Transformation Magic] after seeing Alfonzo sparring with Erza. Seeing Alfonzo use his [Metal Magic] to change the shape of his weapons at will is what gave her the idea.

"Good." Elicia replied with a nod. "That means we'll have some time to hang out again too, Marin. I feel like you've been avoiding me and Fonzie since the night we--- Mmph!"

Before Elicia could finish her sentence, Marin lunged forward and covered Elicia's mouth with her hands.

"Lici! There's no need to mention that night." Marin said in a panicked tone while her whole face, her ears, and even her neck turned red. "I'm sorry I've been avoiding you guys, okay? So, please don't talk about that night anymore."

Waiting for Elicia to agree, Marin released her when she nodded.

"What night are they talking about?" Lucy muttered with curiosity.

"Anyway, you guys go and get what you need for the quest packed up." Elicia said with a smile. "When I'm done packing, I'll swing by and pick you up in the Escalade."

"Okay." Lucy replied, still curious about what Elicia and Marin were talking about before.

"Got it." Marin replied with a smile.

Then, the three girls split up and made their way to their respective homes.

'Marin, oh, Marin.' Elicia mused as she walked back to the mansion. 'You think you can get away now that you've been marked for Fonzie's harem just because you're embarrassed? So naïve.'

*Growl!*

"Oops! I didn't have breakfast." Elicia muttered. "I'll just pack some of last night's leftovers and have them on the way. Cutting up some of the roasted chicken and putting it on some bread with some cheese should be good. Hmm… Now that I think about it, we'll be skipping training, too… OH well, whatever."

Around two hours later, Elicia, Marin, and Lucy were all riding in the Escalade towards Crocus. while eating the sandwiches Elicia made from the leftovers from last night's dinner.


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章節 148: The Unholy Trinity Assembled

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Crocus.

August, x784.

Around the time that the sun set on Fiore, Elicia, driving the Escalade, Marin, and Lucy drove through Crocus' city gates. Though this was not the first time for any of the girls to come to the capital city of the Kingdom of Fiore, it would be the first time that Marin and Lucy came here for a quest.

"So, what do you wanna do now that we're in the city?" Marin asked. "Should we find a place to spend the night and see the client in the morning? Or should we go see the client right now?"

"Since we've been on the road all day, I'd like to find a place to sit down and have a nice meal." Lucy suggested.

"I agree with Lucy." Elicia replied. "Sitting down for a hot meal sounds great after eating nothing but cold leftovers all day. The real question is... What do you two feel like eating?"

With that, the car's interior fell into silence. Honestly, neither of them had given it any thought while on the way to Crocus. A few seconds later, Marin was the one to break the silence.

"Let's just find a buffet." Marin said with n unsure smile. "Those kind of places usually have a big selection of foods, right? Then, we won't have to choose just one thing."

Once again, the car's interior fell into silence while Elicia and lucy mulled over the idea.

"Sounds good to me." Lucy replied with a shrug. "I've never been all that picky when it comes to food, anyway."

"If that's what you two want." Elicia replied, shrugging as well. "It's not like it will compare to Fonzie's cooking, anyway."

"That's true." Marin and Lucy said in unison.

With the decision made; the girls continued to chat happily as they drove through the capital city of Fiore looking for a buffet style restaurant. Luckily, it did not take long to find one.

Parking the Escalade, the three girls wasted no time disembarking and entering the restaurant.

"The Feeding Bowl." Lucy commented as she looked around the restaurant from its entrance. "What a strangely fitting name for an all you can eat restaurant that caters to wizards."

"Seriously, it kinda reminds me of the way Natsu and Elfman eat." Marin replied with a chuckle.

"Elfman wasn't always like that." Elicia said with a wry smile. "Before the incident two years ago, Elfman was quiet and polite. Not to mention, his table manners were impeccable."

Elicia's last statement was mostly meant for Lucy's benefit. Still, Marin also wore an expression of nostalgia after hearing it. But before their conversation could continue, a decent looking man approached with a professional smile on his face.

"Good afternoon, Ladies." The man, a green-haired man with pink eyes and his long hair worn in a low ponytail and dressed in a white dress shirt, black vest, black pants, and black leather shoes, greeted politely. "Table for three?"

"Yeah." Elicia replied with a nod.

"Then, please follow me." The man replied as he made a half turn and gestured towards the restaurant's interior.

Shortly afterward, Elicia, Marin, and Lucy were seated at a table and the man that greeted them was explaining the way the restaurant worked.

'It's just like Fogo de Chão.' Elicia thought happily. 'I definitely have to bring Fonzie here next time we're both in Crocus.'

Once the explanation was over, Elicia, Marin, and Lucy got up and approached the salad bar. After making their plates the way they wanted, they returned to their seats and flipped over the cards on the table to signal the waiters walking around with large sizzling platters of meat that they were ready for the restaurant's main attraction.

"Wild!" A loud shout came from the restaurant's entrance.

Looking over in the direction the shout came from, the three girls saw a tall man with slicked back black hair, a bare chest, and armored arms and shoulders leading two other men into the restaurant.

"Ugh… It's Bacchus." Elicia groaned in annoyance.

"Bacchus? The ace of Quatro Cerberus" Lucy asked curiously. "Why do you sound so annoyed."

"Because he's a drunken pervert." Marin replied. "And for some reason, he thinks Elicia is into him."

Lucy had just taken a sip of water when Marin started speaking, resulting in a splendid spit-take. Unfortunately, that drew the attention of the three men who just entered the restaurant.

"Well… If it isn't Elicia Taylor." Bacchus Groh, the leader of the Quatro Cerberus wizards that just entered the restaurant, said with a smile after looking in the direction of the spit-take. It's been a while."

"Ugh… Hi, Bacchus." Elicia said flatly as Bacchus ignored the greeter and started walking toward the girls' table.

"I don't see that fiancé of yours anywhere." Bacchus said as he pulled out the empty seat at the table, spun it around, and sat with his arms resting on its back rest. "Have you finally decided to dump him and come be my woman? Ha! You even brought two more to join us. You don't have to try and sweeten the deal."

"Even if Fonzie and I ever broke up, I'd never be with you." Elicia said with little emotion on her face. "Since me leaving Fonzie is impossible in the first place, there's no point in even having this conversation."

Reaching down to his waste, Bacchus pulled a gourde from his belt. After uncorking it, he took a large swig. Then, after setting the gourd on the table, he looked at Elicia with pity.

"Don't worry, Elicia." Bacchus said with a confident smile. "Next time I come to Magnolia, I'll challenge that fiancé of yours for your hand. It's clear by your expression that you'd rather be with me than that sorry excuse for a man. So, I'll liberate you from him."

With that, the table fell silent. While the two other members of Quatro Cerberus, who had sat down at a nearby table were cheering for Bacchus' wild, manly spirit, Marin and Lucy were looking at him as if he had just said something incredibly stupid. Then, they leaned close to each other and started to whisper.

"Hey, Marin, did he just call Alfonzo a poor excuse for a man?" Lucy asked.

"That's what it sounded like to me." Marin replied.

"Shouldn't we do something?" Lucy asked with some worry in her tone. "From what I've heard, Elicia can get kind of out of hand when people insult Alfonzo."

"That's true." Marin replied with a nod. "But I don't think there is anything we can do. I mean… I think it's too late."

As she finished whispering, Marin looked in Elicia's direction, shortly followed by Lucy. When they saw her, at first, they couldn't see anything different about her. However, they noticed that her eyes seemed a little hollow. Mixing that with her bright smile, Elicia was quite terrifying at the moment.

"Bacchus~." Elicia said in a cheerful, sing-song tone.

"Oh, how sweet that sounds." Bacchus said, not noticing the terrifying aura Elicia was releasing. "It seems that I've finally gotten through to---"

"How many times have I told you not to insult my Fonzie?" Elicia asked, cutting off Bacchus' monologue.

Surprised that he had been cut off, Bacchus looked at Elicia with a drunken confusion on his face.

"This is your last warning." Elicia said, her smile growing as she spoke. "The next time you do it, you'll regret it. Trust me."

Hearing that, not only Bacchus, but even the other two members of Quatro Cerberus were surprised. Elicia's tone and words were so contrasting that they were a bit uncomfortable.

Before Bacchus could respond to the threat, however, the door to the restaurant opened once again. This time, five new people entered the restaurant, led by a short, stout man with a distinctively rectangular face, wavy orange hair, and a big, flat nose that seemed to be shining, as well as a beautiful green haired woman wearing an expression as if the entire world owed her something.

"Men!" The short, orange-haired man, Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki, shouted as he entered the restaurant.

"Boss/Master/Big Brother, you're so dashing." The three young men in the group said in unison as Ichiya entered the restaurant.

"For God's sake, would you four morons shut up?" The green-haired woman, Karen Lilica, barked in annoyance.

Ignoring Karen's remark, Ichiya began sniffing the air.

"I smell a familiar perfume." Ichiya muttered. "The scent of cloth and textiles. Quite the soothing perfume."

Hearing that, Karen's eyes lit up. Pushing Ichiya out of the way hard enough that he slammed face first into a nearby wall, Karen dashed further into the restaurant while looking at all those present.

"O.M.G. These two weirdos are here, too?" Elicia muttered, no longer interested in threatening Bacchus. "What kind of bad luck is this?"

As if she had heard Elicia's muttering, Karen's head snapped in her direction. Then, she walked toward the table.

Bacchus, on the other hand, finally came out of the shock Elicia's threat put him in. When he saw Karen, however, his eyes lit up as well.

"Well, if it isn't Karen?" Bacchus said before taking a swig from his gourd. A moment later, he continued after wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "It seems that after a few years, you couldn't resist me and came back for more."

Instead of responding, Karen looked at Bacchus with disgust.

A few years ago, when Karen met Bacchus for the first time, she spoke to him politely with a smile on her face. Considering that he would be a good connection to have since he would undoubtedly become an S-Class wizard in the future, she tried her best to leave an impression.

Unfortunately, Bacchus was quite drunk and interpreted Karen's politeness for romantic interest, a notion that has stuck with him even till the present..

"Elicia, it seems fate has brought us together again." Karen said as she turned her attention toward Elicia. "Have you decided on a fitting punishment for me yet? I'll admit, the way you tied me up the first time you punished me was one of the most humiliating things I've ever experienced. If I might suggest, I think we should start there."

At the same time, Lucy, a fan of Karen's feats as a Celestial wizard, was dumbfounded when she heard what Karen had to say. Then, she remembered something Alfonzo said a couple of months ago.

"So, she's the third member of the 'Unholy Trinity'." Lucy muttered.

"What'd you say?" Marin asked curiously.

Letting out a sigh, Lucy explained to Marin about the three worst masochists she had ever had the pleasure of meeting and Alfonzo's nickname for them.

"I see you're not with Alfonzo." Karen said with a smile. "Did you finally decide to leave that guy and make me your pet full time?"

Before Elicia could respond, however, her left hand was grabbed, drawing her attention in that direction.

"Ahh… Miss Elicia, your perfume is as exquisite as ever." Ichiya said, lowering his head to kiss the back of Elicia's hand.

Before Ichiya's lips could make contact with Elicia's hand, however, a large number of threads shot out of the tips of her fingers and wrapped around Ichiya's body, leaving only his head exposed. Then, Elicia looped the other end of the threads around a chandelier hanging from the restaurant's ceiling, resulting in Ichiya being suspended in mid-air.

"So unfair." Karen muttered with a bright blush on her face while biting her thumb. "Why won't you tie me up and hang me from the ceiling again, Elicia?"

"How many times have I told you not to do that, Ichiya." Elicia said, clearly annoyed at this point. "I have a fiancé, a man that I love with all my heart."

"Master/Boss/Big Brother." The three young men, Hibiki Lates, Eve Tearm, and Ren Akatsuki, shouted as they saw Ichiya hanging from the chandelier.

"*Sigh* Well at least that stopped them from flirting with us." Lucy said, all the over the top flirting making her uncomfortable.

"Yeah, that was just weird." Marin replied. "But Elicia looks to be really popular with some… unique… people."

"Unique is one way to put it." Lucy replied while letting her gaze run over the three people who approached Elicia. "A drunk pervert, a haughty masochist, and a wannabe host. They don't get much weirder."

Just at that moment, Virgo summoned herself next to Lucy, causing Karen to glance at her for a moment before refocusing on Elicia.

"Virgo? Is something wrong?" Lucy asked in confusion.

"No, Princess." Virgo replied with a smile. "Ther's nothing wrong. But I felt that if I summoned myself to your side, I would see my new friend once again. On top of that, I can feel the presence of another with similar interests nearby. Oh, and Princess, I think you should ask Lady Elicia for tips in rope binding techniques. They would help when it is time for me to receive punishment in the future."

"Your new friend?" Lucy asked in confusion before she paled slightly.

"*Bang!*

At that moment, the restaurant's front door swung open with force, banging into the wall as a stunningly gorgeous blonde-haired, blue eyed woman with a voluptuous figure entered the restaurant. Walking into the dining area without minding the greeter, Darkness' eyes landed on Ichiya who was currently tied up and hanging from the ceiling.

"Who would dare to attack a man in broad daylight like this?" Darkness asked as her cheeks reddened and her breathing became ragged while she stared at Ichiya's tied up form. "I, Darkness, will bring you to justice. Fight me, and I will show you the passion of a night. Even if you were to entangle me like that man, I would not yield. No matter what manner of torture you inflicted upon me. Even if you were to strip my armor and parade me around the city, my fighting spirit would never be broken."

With Darkness' arrival, the chaos in the restaurant reached a whole new level. Meanwhile, Elicia only looked on helplessly.

'I wanna go home.' Elicia thought to herself. 'I miss Fonzie already.'


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