Jogging happily on the central street of "Magnolia", the barefoot feather-eared girl said hello to the residents who greeted her on the roadside while running towards today's destination.
A week has passed since the battle to liberate the city. Because the two girls needed to recover, and Yuri and the other two seemed to have some personal matters to deal with, their team stayed here for the time being.
But last night, Zera's tone seemed to be that Yuri and the others had finished their work, and their health had recovered, and it was almost time to leave. That's why she left the hotel so early today, preparing to spend the next few days with her.
Say goodbye to people you know.
After turning two corners, he stopped outside an ordinary bakery at the end of the street. With a happy expression, Mavis gently opened the door with a business sign.
"...Good morning~little sister Miko!"
The wind chimes jingled, accompanied by words, announcing the arrival of customers in the store.
When he heard someone calling him, the young figure who was helping to organize his display cabinet outside the window put down his work and looked at the person.
"Ah! It's Sister Mavis!"
"Hey! I'm here again!"
Smiling and stroking the little head that happily leaned in front of her, Mavis also politely greeted another woman who poked her head out of the kitchen.
"Hello! Sister store manager!"
She has been a regular visitor here in recent days, and she has easily become familiar with the young female store manager and her daughter.
I heard that the other party's husband was also a victim of the previous tyranny of the Dark Guild, so their family was very grateful to Mavis and his team for saving the city.
"...Ah, welcome, Miss Mabis, are you here to buy breakfast for your friend today?"
"Well...although this is also the same thing, today I'm here to say goodbye."
The feather-eared girl holding her cute little sister shook her head as she arched her eyebrows in melancholy.
"That's right..."
"Why?!"
Mavis' words stunned the two of them. Compared to the young lady who quickly understood, the little girl grabbed the feather-eared girl's clothes with a look of reluctance.
"Miko! Don't make things difficult for others!"
"but……"
The mother suddenly turned serious, causing the little girl to let go of her hand in frustration and raised her head with tears in her eyes.
"...Don't be sad, Xiaomi, I promise you that I will come back if I have the chance in the future."
Bending down to wipe the sparkle from the corners of the little girl's eyes, Mavis smiled apologetically.
"...Then, we've made an appointment..."
"Um!"
After getting the promise, the little girl took back her hand sensibly.
The store manager, who is a mother, also showed a happy smile, and then began to help Mavis prepare a rich bread basket.
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"By the way, Sister Store Manager, do you know where the uncle from the blacksmith shop is?"
While sitting in the shop waiting, Mabius thought of the still closed blacksmith shop he had seen when he arrived.
Knowing that this shop was also introduced by the loud-voiced uncle and that he helped everyone so much in the past, it was both reasonable and logical to say goodbye.
But since the celebration party, she hasn't seen him again in the past two days.
"Ah... what that person said..."
"I know, I know! Uncle Blacksmith joined the reconstruction committee organized by everyone in the town, and now he helps on the construction site every day!"
She raised her hands and answered before her mother could. Because she sometimes went to deliver things, Xiaomi vividly reproduced the actions she saw.
"haha, really……"
Amused by the little girl's imitation, Mavis couldn't help but smile.
(The construction site... seems to be not far from the hotel. Let's go check it out when we go back...)
Smelling the familiar rich fragrance that slowly began to spread, the feather-eared girl decided to take a detour and once again looked forward to it.
Holding a torch and walking in a mysterious cave on the outskirts of "Magnolia", Warrod looked at the seemingly endless black abyss in front of him and asked worriedly.
If I remember correctly, they have been walking like this for a long time.
"Tsk, you must be right. We have arrested several hooded men for interrogation in the past few days. Everyone who knows tells us that they hid the secrets of our guild in this place."
"Right? Precht."
Depressedly, he kicked the ball to another companion, because the two of them were investigating the events in the past few days.
"Um……"
Nodding silently, the stern young man whose eyes were intact due to Zella's intervention also felt strange.
The location should be correct. This cave was found using special techniques. So what exactly went wrong?
"..."
Unable to find the reason for a while, the three of them had to stop and think about countermeasures.
"...If I had known this, I thought it would be better to bring Mavis and the others over here."
It is a fact recognized by everyone that girls with feather ears have good brains, and girls with brown hair sometimes seem to understand a lot and can give many unique insights.
"What are you talking about, Warlord! We are real treasure hunters! Do we have to continue to rely on two girls?"
Yuri straightened his back and emphasized his tone on the treasure hunter with a serious look on his face.
"...Okay, I know you don't want to involve them in the guild's affairs. That's probably why you ran out to exercise hard before the sun has risen in the past two days."
"Why, why do you know this?"
Yuri's face turned red after being exposed. This idiot who was accustomed to expressing his thoughts through actions probably forgot the fact that they lived in the same room.
"Of course it's because I and Precht——"
"Wait!"
After interrupting the quarrel between the two of them, Precht, who had been feeling something in the dark with his eyes closed, tightened his expression.
"Look ahead!"
Looking in the direction of Precht's vigilance, countless ghost-like cloaked shadows floated in the darkness, as if they were patrolling.
"...Hey! This is what happened earlier. After all, he is also the president of a dark guild. Isn't it possible for the property to be returned to its original owner so easily?"
"But this also shows that we are going in the right direction."
There was no panic at all. If it were before, seeing these magic traps might give them a headache or retreat, but now...
"Yuri! Volod!"
"oh!"
Facing the shadow with a bloody red light in their eyes, the three people's bodies were surging with magic, and they faced it headlong.
And this time, it became their last adventure as "treasure hunters".
At this time, in the hotel of "Magnolia", in Zera and Mavis's room, someone seemed to finally realize that something was wrong.
"..."
"...where are the people?"
She complained speechlessly, and of course no one could answer her in the deserted place.
I just got out of bed out of habit, and when I got up, I found that not only the bed beside me was neatly folded, but the three adventure hunters in the other room had also disappeared without a trace.
Touching her belly, which had begun to protest, Zella felt that she might be facing the 'biggest crisis' in history.
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There are still 48 days left before the birth of "Fairy Tail". (To be continued)