Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Mermaid Heel Headquarters.
June 4, x785.
Like so many other mornings, Alfonzo woke up in a warm, comfortable bed. On top of that, he could feel the warmth of several bodies pressing against him, as well. However, this is where the similarities to the way he normally woke up ended.
Unlike the usual, Alfonzo did not feel his arms being sandwiched by soft flesh. Well... That would be a bit inaccurate, as his arms were feeling the soft flesh of two women weighing down on them. However, it felt more like he was being restrained rather than hugged lovingly.
On top of that, there was also pressure on his waist, undoubtedly from someone sitting on him. At the same time, he could feel the pressure from a pair of hands on his chest.
'Well, this is different.' Alfonzo thought to himself without opening his eyes. 'I don't think I ever woke up like this before. I wonder what kind of game these girls are playing.'
Naturally, after feeling something different, Alfonzo spread his [Magic Power Detection]. Immediately afterwards, he was able to identify the three weights that had settled atop him. Sitting on his waist was Erza. While Marin and Lucy each sat on his left and right arm, respectively.
["There's really only one way to find out, isn't there?"] Bedlam asked with a grin.
'I guess you're right.' Alfonzo replied internally.
"So, to what do I owe the pleasure of feeling all three of your asses on me, first thing in the morning?" Alfonzo asked as he opened his eyes and raised his head slightly to slowly make eye contact with each of the girls.
Upon making eye contact with each of the girls, Marin, Erza, and Lucy smiled brightly in turn. However, Alfonzo could tell that they were a little unhappy about something.
"We are not pleased that you are keeping secrets, Alfonzo." Erza said, her brilliant smile turning into a stern expression instantly.
"Yeah, and how could you sneak out like that after I fell asleep?" Marin asked with a pout.
"So, we've decided that we're going to get the truth out of you, one way or another." Lucy added with a solemn expression, as well.
"*Sigh* I guess I should have seen this coming, huh?" Alfonzo said as he let his head sink back into his pillow. "Unfortunately, this has to remain a secret."
"Is keeping your secret more important to you than the discontent of your lovers?" Erza asked, her stern expression turning into a frown.
"Or, are you afraid that we'll tell someone?" Marin asked, her pout deepening as she asked.
Meanwhile, Lucy, who had already tried those tricks, only kept her silence while glaring at Alfonzo with increasing intensity.
"*Sigh* You all know that's not it." Alfonzo said while gently shaking his head. "I trust all of you with my life. So, of course I'm not afraid of the secret getting out."
"Then, why?" Lucy asked in a huff.
"Because if I told you, it would ruin the surprise." Alfonzo said with a grin. "Although this project is mostly meant for a single purpose, it's meant to be a surprise for all of you, as well. And what would be the fun if only a few of you knew about it while the others were left in the dark."
"Then, you can just tell all of us, right?" Marin asked, her pout now replaced with a bright smile. "If you do, I promise we'll make it worth your while."
As she spoke the last part, Marin reached to her shoulder and slowly lowered the strap of her tank top, causing more of her left breast to be revealed.
"As fun as that sounds, I think I'll let the surprise, be a surprise." Alfonzo replied with a grin.
Once again, Marin's smile transformed into a pout. Then, she raised her tank top's strap and hid her breast away before turning her head away.
"Fine, have it your way." Marin said, clearly not happy that her seduction attempt failed.
"It would seem we are unable to get any more information out of you." Erza said as she relaxed her posture. "I guess we'll just have to wait until the surprise is uncovered. And since Lucy told us about your promise that you were not seeing another woman behind our backs, I suppose there is no harm in waiting."
"*Sigh* I told you this wouldn't work." Lucy said as she, too, relaxed her posture.
"Yeah, but I was looking forward to rewarding him after he gave in." Marin said while continuing to pout. "I even had a new idea of how I could add my [Transformation Magic] into the fun."
"You know, it's not like we need a reason to do that, though." Lucy pointed out.
"I know. I know." Marin said while waving off Lucy's comment. "But this would have made it feel more special."
"After hearing that you had a new idea, I must admit, I'm rather curious." Erza said as she glanced at Marin.
"And you should be." Marin said while smiling proudly. "You really should look forward to it."
Like that, while continuing to sit on top of Alfonzo, the girls chatted without a care in the world. Meanwhile, Alfonzo could only watch them with a wry smile on his face.
'If I didn't know any better, I'd think they forgot I was down here.' Alfonzo thought while enjoying Erza, Marin, and Lucy's smiles.
["Yeah, we all know they're just messing with you."] Bedlam replied.
'Well then, I think we should do something about that.' Alfonzo replied with a mischievous grin.
In the next instant, Alfonzo bucked his hips while simultaneously swinging his arms upwards. As a result, Erza, Marin, and Lucy were all thrown into the air with dumbfounded expressions on their faces. Then, they all landed on top of Alfonzo, with Erza landing on his chest and Marin and Lucy landing in his outstretched arms.
"There, this is much more comfortable, don't you think?" Alfonzo asked as he wrapped his arms around Marin and Lucy.
"*Sigh* Somehow I forgot how strong he is." Marin said with a wry smile on her face.
"Yeah, if he wasn't playing along with us, we would have never been able to hold him down like that." Lucy added while sporting a similar wry smile.
"But that's why we love him the way we do, right?" Erza asked as she snuggled into Alfonzo's chest. "He let us air out our grievances, as it were."
"*Sigh* That's true." Marin and Lucy replied simultaneously while also snuggling into Alfonzo's embrace.
Then, for the next few minutes, the group of four fell into a comfortable silence. However, that silence was broken when Alfonzo remembered a question he had from the day before.
"Hey, Marin, I got a question for you." Alfonzo said while turning his head to address Marin.
"What's up?" Marin asked as she tilted her head to make eye contact.
"By the time I reached you yesterday, the homunculus, Lust, was already turning to dust." Alfonzo said. "But how did you kill her so fast? I mean, from what I can tell, you'd usually have to injure her over and over until her Philosopher's Stone ran out of power."
Hearing that, Erza and Lucy's gazes also fell on Marin. Even though Lucy already knew Marin fought a homunculus yesterday, Erza had not yet heard the story. So, she was even more curious to know what happened.
"Wait, Marin, you killed one of those things?" Lucy asked in a disbelieving tone. "You mean, it didn't run away when Alfonzo showed up?"
"I thought I told you; the fight was over by the time I got there." Alfonzo said as he turned his head towards Lucy. "The only thing I did was catch Marin before she face planted into the ground, picked her up, and flew her back here."
"Yeah, but I didn't think that meant she won." Lucy said in an incredulous tone.
"Are you trying to call me weak?" Marin asked with a playful smile on her face. Then, she freed herself from Alfonzo's hug and jumped over both Alfonzo and Erza, before landing on top of Lucy. "I'll show you just how strong I am!"
"Hey, Marin, what are you--- Hahaha! Marin, sto--- Ahahahahaha!" Lucy began to ask before bursting into raucous laughter.
"Yeah, that will teach you to look down on me, Lucy!" Marin shouted as she tickled Lucy mercilessly.
Meanwhile, Erza allowed herself to roll off of Alfonzo's chest and settle into the space Marin had just vacated while she and Alfonzo watched Marin and Lucy play around.
"I'm truly thankful that everything turned out all right." Erza said with a smile. "I would hate to lose moments like this."
"Yeah." Alfonzo replied with a smile and a nod. "But I think we should stop them soon. We still haven't heard from Marin how she took out the homunculus so fast."
"Agreed." Erza replied with a nod.
That said, Alfonzo and Erza did not immediately move to stop Marin's relentless tickle torture. Instead, they waited until it looked like Lucy would run out of breath before intervening.
A few minutes later, everyone had once again taken up relaxed positions. Though, Lucy was still breathing somewhat heavily.
"I thought I was gonna pee myself." Lucy said between labored breaths.
"Well, at least I stopped before that happened." Marin said from her spot atop Alfonzo's chest.
Hearing that, Lucy glared at Marin resentfully.
"No, you were stopped before that happened." Lucy barked back.
"Same difference." Marin replied with a shrug.
"Anyway, Marin, tell us what happened while you were fighting the homunculus.
"Right." Marin replied with a nod as her expression turned serious once again. It actually happened just after I got hurt. Right after my arm got slashed, I lunged forward and stabbed Nova into---"
"Wait! Is that the name of your [Soul Armament]?" Lucy asked, interrupting Marin's story again.
While Erza was just as shocked as Lucy this time, Alfonzo was much calmer, as he was there to see when Nova reverted to its sealed state.
"Oh, I guess I forgot to mention that, huh?" Marin said as she sat up on Alfonzo's waist.
Then, while grabbing at the multi-colored bracelets on her wrists, she reverted them back to their original forms, a pair of multi-colored, double-edged, kodachi.
"This is Nova." Marin said, holding out her [Soul Armament]. "And even though there are two of them, there's only one spirit."
"Interesting." Erza replied while inspecting the quality of the two short swords.
"But how did you find out her name so fast." Lucy asked in an amazed tone.
"I was just about to tell you that." Marin said as she turned Nova back into a pair of bracelets. "But a certain someone keeps interrupting me."
As she spoke, Marin reached over and pinched Lucy, who had started to blush in embarrassment, on the cheek. Then, after having her fun, she continued her story.
"Anyway, after I stabbed Nova's initial form into her chest, she screamed, like, really loud." Marin said, continuing her story. "And then, Nova told me that she could sense the souls inside of the Philosopher's Stone escaping when her blade made contact with the stone."
"But how is that possible?" Erza asked, though it was obvious that Lucy was thinking the same thing.
"If I had to guess, it was because the [Soul Armaments] are created from our souls." Alfonzo said with a contemplative expression on his face. "And while in most situation, if we were to attack someone with them, there wouldn't be much of a difference from a normal weapon, most-likely because the body insulates the soul from the attack, but when attacking something like a Philosopher's Stone, which is only made up of souls, they probably have a much greater effect."
"Yeah, Nova said something like that, too." Marin replied with a nod. "Anyway, after that, I dodged around, trying to get close enough to attack the stone again. But the homunculus wouldn't let me get close."
From there, Marin explained what she had to go through to hear Nova's name and how she defeated Lust.
"After that, I passed out." Marin said, concluding her story. "And... Well... You know what happened after that."
With that, the room fell into silence while everyone digested Marin's story.
"Alright, now that we know how to finish off the homunculus, things will be a lot easier going forward." Alfonzo said, snapping the girls out of their contemplations. "But we can worry about that later, it's almost time for me to start getting ready."
"Ooh! I'll help you get washed up." Marin said as she sprung out of bed.
"I will offer my aid, as well." Erza said as she climbed out of bed shortly after Marin.
"Well, if they're doing it, I'll help, too." Lucy said, following the other two.
As Erza, Marin, and Lucy got out of bed, they missed the malevolent glint that passed through Alfonzo's eyes.
'Good, now I know how to get revenge.' Alfonzo thought to himself. 'After hearing what Bradley muttered about them leaking the information about where our parents lived, I'm sure Lici will be ready for a homunculus massacre, too.'
["Fuck yeah, this is gonna be fun!"] Riot shouted excitedly.
["We'll have to make them pay for what they did to Marin, too."] Bedlam said with a malevolent smile on his face. ["They undoubtedly wanted to capture her to lure us out. And we need to show them why that was such a bad idea."]
With that, Alfonzo got out of bed and followed the girls into the master bathroom while doing his best to stop his current emotions from showing up on his face.
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Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Mermaid Heel Headquarters.
June, x785.
After taking their time in the bathroom, Alfonzo, Erza, Marin, and Lucy made their way downstairs and met up with Wendy and Carla, who had also just finished preparing for the day. Then, after making their morning greeting, Alfonzo headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast while the girls chatted to their heart's content.
After breakfast, Alfonzo, Wendy, and Carla were once again accompanied by Virgo as they made their way to the Mermaid Heel guild hall. Meanwhile, Lucy drove Erza and Marin to Cedar Town so they could catch a train to head home.
On top of that, they would have to make a stop in Shirotsume to pick up Marin's luggage and let the Sorcerer Weekly crew, if they were still in Shirotsume, know that Marin was all right, as well as inform them that the threat had been dealt with. And if the crew had not incurred too much mental damage, they could even finish the photo shoot, that never actually got started.
To Erza and Marin's surprise, the crew was still in Shirotsume. And the reason was simple, Lust knew all their identities. So, they thought, if Marin had lost, they would rather not lead that homicidal woman back to their families. On top of that, as professionals, they were ready to finish their job, regardless of the dangers involved, something Erza applauded them for.
So, With Erza as extra security, Marin finished her photo shoot before she and Erza returned to Magnolia by train. Meanwhile, Alfonzo and Wendy continued their work at the Mermaid heel Headquarters. And thankfully, nothing else of note happened during their stay. Well, other than Tsunade trying to poach Wendy into her guild, an attempt that failed miserably.
Other than that, everything went off without a hitch, with Lucy spending a total of two weeks with Alfonzo, Wendy, and Carla, before being replaced by Cana for the last week. And surprisingly, during that week, Cana found another best friend. And that friend was Anko, whose personality seemed to mesh well with hers, as they could both be rather rampant in their behavior.
Another thing that was worthy of mention was the fact that Alfonzo finished the majority of his side project, his and his girls' new residence. Though, he still had some finishing touches to put on it. For example, hiring capable masons to put a brick and stone exterior on it. As for the interior, he would have to hire carpenters to cover the interior walls with wood and drywall, as well.
But with the use of magic, Alfonzo believed all those jobs could be taken care of in no longer than a month and a half, leaving him plenty of time to move the estate to its place in the center of Lake Sciliora.
The only real issue would be getting the masons and contractors to the island to put on the finishing touches without any of the girls finding out. However, he decided he would just hire them from Cedar instead of a town closer to Magnolia to keep the secret. And as for checking on their work, he could do so while taking a quest, and no one would know that he was going to do something else.
After all that, the day to return to Magnolia finally arrived. And currently, Alfonzo, Cana, Wendy, and Carla were standing outside of the Mermaid Heel guild hall saying their goodbyes to the people they had grown close to over the last while.
"Are you sure you don't wanna stay here and join Mermaid Heel, Wendy?" Tsunade asked while patting Wendy on the head. "Naturally, that offer extends to Carla, as well."
"Um... No thank you." Wendy said with her head lowered awkwardly. "But... Thank you for the offer."
"*Sigh* Master Tsunade, please stop trying to poach away our young and talented wizards." Alfonzo said as she gently pulled Wendy away from Tsunade's hand.
"Tch!" Tsunade clicked her tongue in response.
Over the last month, Tsunade really took a liking to Wendy. Her polite personality was a breath of fresh air. Though not as energetic, she was a lot like Beth. IN fact, the two had gotten along quite well during the time the Fairy Tail wizards were guests of Mermaid Heel.
"See you next time, Wendy." Beth waved with a smile. "Next time our wizards come to visit, I'll come with them. Then, you can show me around your guild, okay?"
"Of course." Wendy replied with a smile of her own. "I'll show you all of Magnolia, too."
"Then, that's a promise." Beth replied cheerfully.
Meanwhile, Cana and Anko were having their own goodbye, as well.
"So, you're saying Alfonzo makes dango, too?" Anko asked with her eyes opened wide in surprise.
"Yeah, though, he really only makes them for Sun, who really seems to like them." Cana replied before taking a swig from the flask her father bought her a while ago.
"Damn it, and he didn't tell me." Anko said while clenching her fists. "Next time I see him, I'll definitely make him cook some for me."
"Yeah, if you ever come to visit, all you have to do is talk to Sun about them, and he'll give in easily when she asks for some."
"Got it." Anko replied with a nod.
"Hey, Cana, quit telling my secrets." Alfonzo said with a bit of annoyance in his tone.
In response, Cana only poked out her tongue with a smile on her face.
"On top of that, I'll show you my private alcohol collection." Cana said in a whisper. "But even I don't touch that too often, so you'll only get a little taste."
Though Cana was whispering, Alfonzo was still able to hear her. As a result, his eyes were opened quite wide in surprise.
'Holy shit!' Alfonzo exclaimed internally. 'Did Cana just offer some of her private stash to someone? Is the world going to end soon?'
"It's a shame to see you leave so soon, Alfonzo." Ritsu said, breaking Alfonzo out of his thoughts. "I would have liked to see your skills in combat. I've heard quite a bit about your combat prowess from Makarov during our shared time on the new Magic Council."
As it turns out, though there were only a few spots for former guild masters from each country on the Magic Council, due to her experience, Ritsu was voted onto the Council unanimously. As a result, she spent a lot more time than she usually would with Makarov. Time that he spent fearing for his life... and manhood.
And during that time, Makarov could not help but brag about his most talented children, with Alfonzo taking one of those spots. And because of that, Ritsu took an interest in Alfonzo's fighting ability. In fact, that was the whole reason she offered to accompany Alfonzo while he was working, in the hopes that she would maybe get the chance to spar with him afterwards.
Unfortunately, thanks to his side project, Alfonzo never had the extra energy for a spar. So, Ritsu desires went unfulfilled.
"Well, there's always next time." Alfonzo replied with a wry smile while cold sweat flowed down his back.
'Doubt I'm strong enough to flip her switch, yet.' Alfonzo thought to himself. 'But on the off chance that I am, that sparring match would have turned into a death match real quick.'
"I suppose I can only look forward to the next time we meet, then." Ritsu replied with a gentle smile.
'Why does her smile look so terrifying right now?' Alfonzo wondered.
"Anyway, it's a good thing you managed to get your magic vehicle fixed." Tsunade said, cutting into the conversation. "Otherwise, you would have had to take the train."
As Tsunade said, Alfonzo was forced to remove the unstable lacrima from the Escalade's engine block by creating a lift with is magic and doing it the old-fashioned way. Otherwise, he, Cana, Wendy, and Carla would have had to take the train, since Cana rode the train to arrive in Cedar a week ago.
"*Sigh* Yeah, I didn't think I would have to do that while I was here." Alfonzo replied with a wry smile as he glanced at Cana, who was still chatting happily with Anko.
'If I had to guess, Cana intended to drive here. But she probably got too wasted before departure.' Alfonzo surmised. 'So, she had to sleep off her drunkenness/hangover on the train. I'd also put a lot of money on the fact that she wanted to drive anyway. But someone, probably Lici, made her take the train.'
"Anyway, it's about time for us to get on the road." Alfonzo said as he stretched out a hand towards Tsunade. "Allow me to thank you on behalf of all the Fairy Tail wizards who stayed here during this month for the wonderful hospitality."
"Oh please, think nothing of it." Tsunade said with a somewhat awkward smile on her face.
'I'm glad he never found out about how I lost the money to pay him.' Tsunade thought as she grasped Alfonzo's outstretched hand.
["She definitely lost the money she was supposed to pay you with on that one gambling trip."] Riot said at the same time.
'Yeah, I'm starting to think so, too.' Alfonzo replied internally. 'I mean, look at that smile. She looks like she'll start crying any second.'
["Yeah, but the real question is, how did she get the money to pay you back?"] Bedlam asked in a tone filled with curiosity.
With that, Alfonzo stopped to ponder as he released Tsunade's hand. Then, he caught sight of the smile Ritsu was sending her way.
'I see, so Master Unohana put up the money.' Alfonzo said to himself in an enlightened tone. 'And by the looks of it, Tsunade was punished severely for her fuck up.'
"Hey, Alfie!" Millianna, who had been waiting for the conversation between Alfonzo, Tsunade, and Ritsu to end, shouted excitedly. "Make sure to tell Erzie-Werzie I said hi, okay, meow?"
"I don't worry, I will." Alfonzo replied with a smile.
"It's too bad she couldn't stay longer, meow." Millianna said with her shoulders drooping.
"Well, if you're ever out on a mission around Magnolia, you can always drop in to see her, right?" Alfonzo asked with a smile.
"Ooh! That's right!" Millianna replied, regaining her energy in the process. "I'll definitely come visit next time."
As soon as Millianna was satisfied, Kagura was the next to approach Alfonzo.
"Also, tell Marin that I would like to face her in a spar the next time we meet." Kagura said in her usual emotionless tone.
"You want to face Marin?" Alfonzo asked in a puzzled tone. "I thought you'd want to face off against me or Mira, though."
"I'd like to test my skills against the She-Devil as well." Kagura replied. "Unfortunately, I don't think I've trained enough yet to face you. Especially after seeing that magic ray rip through the side of the ravine back then."
"Don't worry, Kagura." Ritsu said, patting Kagura on her shoulder as she did so. "You'll be there soon enough. Just be patient."
"Yes, Master." Kagura replied while bowing her head.
Before Alfonzo could say anything else, Anko jumped on him from behind with her arms wrapped around his neck.
"Hey, Alfonzo, when I come to visit Cana, you'll cook for me, right." Anko asked with a smile.
"*Sigh* Yeah, I guess." Alfonzo replied nonchalantly. "I mean, if you come to visit Cana, you'll be a guest in my house. So, I'll have to."
"Haha! Yes!" Anko said as she jumped off Alfonzo's back.
Meanwhile, Alfonzo noticed a glint in all the other ladies of Mermaid Heel's eyes. He would even swear that he heard the gears in their heads turning as they thought about who in Alfonzo's house, they could come to visit so that they could get some of his cooking.
"Alright, it really is time for us to go." Alfonzo said as he looked down at his watch. "I'd like to get home before dark."
"Alright, then you should go." Tsunade said while shooing Alfonzo away. "And if we have any problems with those training rooms, you can expect a letter requesting repairs."
"Got it." Alfonzo said as he turned towards the Escalade. "Alright, ladies, let's get on the road."
With that, Cana, Wendy, and Carla said their final goodbyes. Then, they all piled into the Escalade before Alfonzo pulled off without the trailer he pulled here from Magnolia.
As it turned out, that trailer was something Alfonzo made with his magic power and maintained for the whole trip. Then, when it was no longer necessary, he simply let it dispel.
A few minutes later, Alfonzo and the girls were on their way back to Magnolia.
"So, how was training with Master Tsunade?" Cana asked while looking back at Wendy.
"Exhausting." Wendy replied with a weak smile. "She crammed so much information about the human body into my head. Then, she taught me how to treat certain injuries, and made me practice each step until I got it perfect. On top of that, there was all the sparring."
"Yeah, I noticed the sparring." Cana said with a puzzled expression. "But what was that about? I mean, it's not like you need to know how to fight to be a capable healer, right?"
"To be a battlefield medic, you do." Carla replied. "Or at least, that's what that woman said."
"She says that a battlefield medic has to be the last one to go down." Wendy added. "Otherwise, having a healer on the team is meaningless. So, she wanted to make sure that I was capable of not getting hurt while out on a quest."
"Even if that makes sense, it sounds like overkill." Cana said with a wry smile. "I mean, how often are you gonna fight someone who can cause the ground to crater like that with a punch or a kick?"
"Well, in Master Tsunade's defense, that should make dodging attacks from just about anyone else much easier." Alfonzo replied, inserting himself into the conversation.
"I guess." Cana muttered, though it was clear that she still thought it was too much.
With that, the rest of the trip back to Magnolia continued with no problem. And about halfway through the trip, while Cana was sober, she switched places with Alfonzo and drove the rest of the way back. Meanwhile, Alfonzo and Wendy got some much-needed rest after a month of hard work.
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