Then, with that, it was the end of Everlue. As he had exposed everything to Kira, including all of the evidence of his shady business, his life was as good as over.
If what Everlue did was just to make Kaby Melon, the famous writer, live in prison for three years alone, it would have been nothing, as money, connections, and authority would make it possible for him to escape from such a crime. However, the shady businesses and crimes that he committed in Shirotsume Town were too much, and it was impossible for him to escape from his punishments, and death would probably await him.
After all, those who were greedy for the wealth of Everlue and Shirotsume Town weren't low, so when they had a chance, all of them definitely wouldn't stay low, especially with all the evidence prepared by Kira.
Still, watching this, Kira sighed inwardly, thinking that even if Everlue disappeared, a new Everlue would appear. It was impossible for corruption to disappear since if one became such a gentle and kind Lord or Governor, then it would make the others feel bad.
Being corrupt was one of the ways for those Lords or Governors to protect themselves from each other, but then again, such corruption had to be done within a limit, and it couldn't be like Everlue, who had become a tyrant.
Nevertheless, as expected, since not only did Kira gain money but also a reward from those who wanted to get Everlue's wealth and influence over the town, the gauge of his gacha was filled.
If possible, he wanted to open his reward, wondering what kind of a new ability he could gain, but before that, he looked at Lucy and asked, "What do you think?"
"What do I think?" Lucy looked at Kira with confusion.
"My method. Don't you think it is despicable?"
Unlike the members of Fairy Tail, who were straightforward and honest, whenever they met someone in need, they would help those who were in need; even if they lost all the money of their rewards, they didn't care so long as they could help those who were in need.
Yet, Kira knew that he couldn't do that. He didn't want to live in poverty and wanted to live in a comfortable way without being troubled by money. When he had a family, he didn't want them to live in such a small, dilapidated place as he had to work for many days without stopping.
Frankly, if many mages were asked why they divorce,
It was because they worked too hard; even Macao, who Kira had saved before, was divorced by his wife because he had worked too hard.
Yet, was Macao wrong?
After all, what Macao wanted was to give a comfortable life to his family, so he worked hard to get more money, yet at that time, he sacrificed his time with his family.
It would be great if one could have a lot of money and also have time with a family, but while it was possible, the method that one could do definitely couldn't be right.
It was rather despicable, like Kira, who used a subtle manipulation magic by his pheromone manipulation, disguising himself as another identity, and when he got all the weakness of his target as that target trusted him so much that the target thought of him as their best friend, he betrayed them and stabbed them in the back as he gained most of the wealth from this corrupted politician.
While Everlue might be evil and someone that should be punished, the kindness that he gave Kira was genuine as he even wanted to give his beloved maids to Kira.
Kira might not need maids as their taste in women was different, but when Everlue trusted him so much, he used this guy as a means to make money.
Still, facing Kira's question, Lucy smiled at him. "What? Are you worried that I will hate you or something?"
"I am asking you seriously."
"Well, I am surprised with the method you told me, and while it is a bit dirty, I think it is good since, frankly, my method isn't that much different."
"..." Kira.
"Say something!"
Lucy cried since she tried to comfort Kira, but how could this guy not comfort her?!
"Well, your plan... is so special, but it won't work on Everlue."
"...you are right."
When Kira and Lucy thought of Everlue's taste in a woman, even if Lucy had a bombastic body, sweet fragrance of body soap, and also a beautiful face, no matter how hard this woman did, Everlue wouldn't budge or be tempted at all!
Still, even if Everlue wasn't tempted, Kira was quite tempted by Lucy's lewd body and beautiful face.
In the original, Lucy was within the 10th position of the mage that one wanted to make as a girlfriend list, showing her beauty, personality, and body, which were what most people sought.
Regardless, this wasn't their current focus.
"If you are worried that I might despise you because of this, then I will say it straightly that I am not." Lucy held Kira's hand tightly and said, "Or do you think that my feelings are so faint that I will waver due to this?"
"...." Kira.
Was this silly girl confessing to him?
"Also, that bastard deserves such a punishment! It's good that you punished him!"
When Lucy thought about everything that Everlue did to many people, including Kaby Melon and many others, she couldn't help but get angry, thinking that such a person should have been in jail earlier!
Also, how dare that bastard wish to send his maids to Kira?!
Did Everlue not see that Kira loves her better?!
"Haha..."
"....."
While Lucy was in a daze, thinking that his laugh was nice to see, she was a bit embarrassed. "Why did you laugh? Are you making fun of me again?"
"Well, you are as silly as usual."
"What did you mean by that?!"
"But I am glad that I met you."
When Kira thought of their first meeting, even though Lucy was afraid, she pulled him and saved him. When he became a berserk and a beast, she held him without hesitation, trying to calm him without fear.
Now?
He could see that she hadn't changed at all, showing that no matter how ugly he had become, she accepted him.
"Kira..."
Was this the chance?
Was this her chance to confess?
Lucy thought so, and she was ready to jump to him, to kiss him, then... then...
"I am sorry for interrupting you, but can I have a moment?"
"....." 2x
When they were at the peak of their conversation, a gentle voice interrupted them. It was the voice of a woman, sweet, gentle, and meek, yet strangely enough, they were sure that this voice didn't come from a petite, beautiful maid. Instead, they saw the gorilla maid who previously served Everlue come out from the underground and stand before them menacingly.
While Kira was calm, Lucy quickly stood before him. "I won't give him to you!"
"...." Kira.
"Calm down." Kira pushed Lucy away, which caused her to grieve and sulk on the side, then asked, "Is there something wrong?"
"Here." The pink-haired maid with a gorilla body took out a golden key.
"C-Celestial Key?! Also, a zodiac type?!" Lucy was dumbfounded.
"That rare one?"
"Yes! There are only twelve zodiac types of Celestia Key! But... but... unexpectedly, you are one..."
That gorilla-like maid was a Celestial Key?
This shock was so huge that Lucy couldn't even say anything properly.
"This key... do you want to give it to her?" While Kira could use various magics to do the Noble Phantasm of Amakusa Shiro, his mastery was definitely lower than that of Lucy, who was born with a talent.
"No, I want to give it to you... if possible." The woman said softly while looking at Kira.
"....." 2x
Kira was surprised since he knew well that Lucy had almost all the twelve zodiac-type Celestial Keys in the original, yet unexpectedly, one of them came to him instead of Lucy.
"Accept it, Kira." Lucy quickly came to Kira's side. "You can use all the magic, right? If so, then you should be able to accept her... er..."
"Virgo. I am a Virgo." Virgo quickly introduced herself.
"I might be able to use all types of magic, but you should know my talent in some magics is so-so."
"The Celestial Spirit Magic is all about trust. As long as you trust Celestial Key as a partner, it will be okay."
"You sure? You don't want her?"
"It's fine. She chose you, after all, so you should treasure her."
Lucy knew that Kira wasn't someone who judged people at face value, and even if Virgo liked Kira, it didn't matter since she knew well that Kira's heart was on her!
Her confidence was high, and she believed that it was only a time they would be together!
"....."
Kira watched this silly girl's expression for a moment and sighed inwardly. He understood that Virgo could use transformation magic, and this fatty, gorilla-like appearance was nothing but to follow Everlue's aesthetic, but if Virgo became his, then naturally, her appearance would change.
By then, could Lucy remain calm?
Shaking his head, Kira didn't mind accepting Virgo, so he took Virgo's key. As he did so, his arms glowed in a red and blue light, bypassing all the requirements, and he used the Celestial Spirit Magic smoothly under the surprised eyes of Virgo and Lucy.
Frankly, all the magicians could use all types of magic, but everyone had an affinity, and if one didn't have an affinity, even if they had decades of training, their result would be below average.
Meanwhile, for Kira, who had the Left Hand - Xanadu Matrix and the Right Hand - Evil Eater, he could bypass all the requirements and everything that needed to use magic, then made him able to use all types of magic that existed in this world, including the Celestial Spirit Magic despite not understanding anything.
Still, he wondered what his affinity with this magic was, yet he knew that he had successfully signed a contract with Virgo.
"From now on, I am your Master, Virgo."
"Yes, Virgo will be your most loyal and masochistic servant, Master!"
As Virgo answered vigorously, she returned to the Spirit World to tell the king of the Celestial Spirit about the change of her master.
"........" 2x
"...let's go back."
"....okay."
"Let's stay at the hotel for a night."
Considering it was already late, it was better to go back to the Magnolia tomorrow, especially when he hadn't taken all of the rewards, but when he said so, Lucy looked at him pitifully and said softly, "Kira... can we stay in the same room?"
"......"
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