In the end, Erza paid the compensation to the vendors on behalf of Natsu.
From the way she decisively took out the money and the way she skillfully followed Natsu's apology movements, it was not difficult to see how familiar Erza was with the process of helping this kid fill the hole.
Although her actions towards Natsu were tough, Erza also cared about him, like a strict older sister.
The vendors who received compensation left satisfied. Erza turned her head slightly and saw the cherry-haired boy who was trying to run away furtively in her peripheral vision.
"Natsu, come here!"
Nazdon, whose ears were grabbed, felt bad and could only look at Noah and Happy with pleading eyes, hoping that they could plead for him.
However, the man and the cat, who were placed high hopes by Natsu, looked up to the sky and the ground respectively, but neither of them noticed Natsu's prayer.
Natsu was dragged into the alley by Erza with a look of despair on his face. He didn't know whether he would be given a lecture or a good beating to learn his lesson.
Noah took advantage of this time and went to the client's location on the next street with Habby, returned the two dogs to the client, and successfully received the 30,000 yuan reward.
After taking his share, Noah put the remaining money in a small wallet and handed it to the kitten on his shoulder, "Happy, this is the reward for you and Natsu, hold on to it."
"Hey! I can eat big fish again!"
Holding the wallet tightly, harpy's mouth was watering as if the delicious fish dish was right in front of him.
What a greedy little cat.
Noah took Happy off his shoulders, "I have to go back to the guild for something, can you go find Natsu on your own?"
"Aiyi, no problem."
Happy immediately spread his little wings and flew towards the central street. If nothing unexpected happened, Erza and Natsu would still be there.
Noah looked at the completed pet-finding commission in his hand. The reward for this commission was already very high among commissions of the same type, but it was less than one percent of the total reward for "Subjugating the Beast King".
S-level missions are so terrifying.
Of course, Noah was just sighing. Mira, an S-class wizard, almost fell into the hands of the Beast King. A rookie like himself who had just awakened his magic couldn't even hope for that.
He walked towards the guild.
Due to his unfamiliarity with this world, Noah now urgently wants to learn some "commonly known" common sense of magic, so as to avoid unnecessary suspicion due to ignorance.
Given the choice between Magnolia's City Library and the Fairy Tail Guild Bookstore, Noah chose the latter without hesitation.
In Noah's opinion, the city libraries open to the public certainly do not have as many books on magical knowledge as the ones collected by the Magic Guild.
Ten minutes later, at the guild hall bar.
The old and the young stared at each other in an awkward atmosphere.
Noah stared at Makarov with a very intriguing expression, "President, what do you mean by 'no'?"
"I don't mean… it's just… it's just…"
Scratching his bald head, Makarov blushed and said a little embarrassedly: "The guild doesn't have a bookstore right now."
"If it doesn't exist now, then it must have existed in the past. The book can't have been sold, can it?"
"Of course, our guild is not so poor that we have to sell all the books. A few cents per pound is too much of a loss…"
You even know the price of waste paper recycling so clearly, and you still say you haven't thought about it… Noah only felt that his ability to complain had improved significantly after he came to this guild, but out of politeness, Noah only complained in his heart.
If this continues, I will become a sultry person sooner or later…
Subtly changing a person, this "Fairy Tail" really has a dark side…
Back to the topic, Noah heard from Makarov's tone that the guild bookstore should have been replaced for some reason, but as long as the books were still there, it would be enough for him to have something to read.
When Noah asked about the location of the guild's collection of books, Makarov became embarrassed once again.
Seeing this, Noah forcibly suppressed the desire to complain, and said helplessly: "Just say it directly, President, I can bear it."
"The books are in the warehouse."
That's it?
Noah thought that the books would appear under the legs of some tables, but it turned out that they were placed in the warehouse. There was nothing to be embarrassed about.
Makarov then revealed the truth, "The books in the library are all in the deepest part of the warehouse, and the warehouse… has not been cleaned for a long time."
"But don't worry too much, Noah. If four or five people work together to clean up the warehouse, it will probably be done in a day or two."
As if worried about dampening Noah's enthusiasm for reading, Makarov quickly made amends for himself. It was not easy for the guild to have a second child who was willing to read, and he couldn't let him down.
"I'll ask a few guys to clean up in a bit, and I'll make sure you can read normally tomorrow."
Then I really want to thank you on behalf of those unlucky guys…
Noah was speechless. He finally understood why the guild had a silly guy like Natsu. It turned out that the pillar of the guild was not serious.
"President, I have another question. What was the original bookstore used for?" Noah was now quite suspicious that a certain corner in the tavern lobby was the former bookstore.
"Haha… this… I seem to have forgotten it."
Makarov hesitated and tried to cover up the matter. It was really difficult for him to say it, but even if he didn't want to say it, there were others who were willing to.
"The library? Isn't that the first floor of the wine cellar now? President, you are so forgetful. It's really because you are getting old."
A beautiful figure suddenly emerged from behind the bar. It was Mira with a sweet smile on her face. Unfortunately, she said something that hurt Makarov so much.
Makarov felt that he had lost all the shamelessness he had developed in recent years today, and in front of the new members of the guild!
It turned out that due to the increasing number of guild members, the demand for drinks was also increasing, resulting in insufficient space in the guild's underground wine cellar.
So three years ago, Makarov converted the study into a room for storing alcohol.
As for why they chose the library, it was of course because except for a girl who had already read all the books in the library, no one else in the guild was willing to swim in the ocean of knowledge.
After listening to Mira's introduction and knowing the outrageous whole story, Noah had no expression.
He suddenly found that he had gotten used to it.
By the way, among those who don't want to read books, Makarov himself is also included, right?
In order to avoid further embarrassment for the respected president, Noah tactfully changed the subject and looked at the drinks Mira was placing on the tray.
"Mira, what are you doing?"
"Oh, I work part-time as a hostess. My job is to receive clients and serve my fellow guild members."
Mira's smile was very gentle, but Noah was not very reassured. After all, when he came here yesterday, he saw Mira beat up more than a dozen people by herself.
The so-called hostess, wouldn't she entertain with her fists?