No matter how much he hated magic, Jiude could not deny that the Heartfilia Group, which he had spent countless efforts to found, was able to escape from the brink of bankruptcy thanks to a magician.
"Mr. Noah, thank you very much."
"And you too, Reina."
Seeing that Jiude was trying hard to force a smile on his stern face, Reina laughed out loud. He had to do something to celebrate since he could make his old friend, who was very proud, swallow his pride and thank him.
Then just to save face for my old friend, I'll add another 2.5 million in remuneration.
Jiude's expression changed at the speed of light. Is his face worth two hundred and fifty? He suspected that Reina was being sarcastic to him, but he couldn't get angry because of the current situation.
Noah didn't expect the client to be so generous in increasing the money. The original reward of 3 million, 2 million mixed into the Black Bird's operation funds, plus an additional 2.5 million.
Is this the capriciousness of rich people?
A full 7.5 million, almost catching up with two-thirds of Mira's mission reward for defeating the Beast King. However, compared with the life-and-death S-level mission, the difficulty of this mission can only be said to be playing house.
7.5 million in cash would require a large box. To avoid trouble, Reina opened a savings account for Noah and deposited the reward directly into the account.
"Please keep this magic crystal, Mr. Noah. When you need to make a purchase, you can activate it and pay. It is already widely used in many big cities, so don't worry about the trouble."
Noah took the payment magic crystal. He didn't expect that this world had already developed this method. He didn't need to carry cash when going out. He could pay by scanning the payment magic crystal. It was really convenient.
After hearing the message "7.5 million J has arrived" from the magic crystal, Noah's commission was over.
Reina wanted to ask Noah to stay for another day or two so that he could treat him well, but for Noah, who was a homebody, he just wanted to go back to the dormitory and start business.
But before leaving, Noah glanced at Jiude and recalled the stories he had heard about him from Reina before, and his daughter who he had locked up at home like a canary and ignored.
"Mr. Jiude, there are some things that an outsider like me shouldn't say, but I think we won't have any intersection in the future, so I don't care if you get angry after listening to it."
"I don't know much about magic, but I do know that whether it is evil or not depends on the stance of the user."
"Your wife died due to magic. I don't know the reason, but if you take your anger out on your daughter, ignore her ideas, and kill her dreams… then you are a failure as a father."
"Don't wait until you realize your mistake to regret it. There is no medicine for regret in this world."
"Cherish your family and friends."
Noah didn't care whether Jiude listened or not, and turned and left after he finished speaking.
Noah was a man who hated trouble. The reason he said so much to someone he met for the first time was only because Jude's situation was similar to that of his old father, Faust.
Before Noah was created, Faust took out his anger on his newborn son because of the queen's death in childbirth and the crisis of the world's magic power depletion.
Noah's poor brother was ruthlessly abandoned not long after he came into this world.
When Phauser's hard heart softened because of Noah, he remembered his debt to his eldest son. However, he had no chance to make up for it, so he could only double his love for Noah.
But Jude is much luckier than Faust. He has not caused further harm to his daughter, and he also has a friend who is willing to care about him.
I hope he can get over the pain of losing his wife.
If not, it has nothing to do with Noah, he is just a person of the same kind.
The young man had been gone for half an hour, but the two people in the office didn't make any moves. Reina sighed as he looked at Jiude who had been stunned for a long time.
Reina himself didn't know how many times he had used Noah's words to persuade his good friend.
But is it useful?
Jiude remained as stubborn as a rock.
"Reina…thank you."
"Come home with me to see Lucy. She won't want to talk to me if I'm alone."
The silent Jiude suddenly spoke up, which startled Reina who had originally given up hope. Then he felt a little surprised. This lucky idiot finally figured it out!
So my advice and counseling over the years are totally incomparable to what outsiders say?
Because we are good friends, you don't take my words to heart? You are such a bastard, Jiude…
Although he cursed in his heart, Reina was still willing to help his friend and immediately offered advice, "What are you waiting for? Go buy Lucy something she likes. She is 15 years old and a sensible child. You need to apologize and admit your mistake."
Hearing Reina's words, Jiude was excited and grateful at first, but then his expression froze.
What does my daughter like?
After a long period of estrangement and alienation, Jiude actually found that he didn't know what his daughter's preferences were.
"You're such a lousy father."
Reina, who was always a decent man, couldn't help but swear when he saw this, and then spoke helplessly.
"Dolls, storybooks, beautiful clothes, delicious food… these are what most girls like."
"Lucy inherited her mother's 'Star Spirit' magic. Hurry up and have your people go to various magic shops to see if there are any Star Spirit keys for sale. It would be even better if there is a chance to buy the unique 'Zodiac' key."
"Don't just stand there! Hurry up and take action! You bastard who has nothing left but money!"
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Noah had no interest in knowing what happened after he left the Business Guild.
He only knew that he completed the commission in just three days, and the client, President Reina, even gave it a five-star rating on the commission form to express his satisfaction.
Now Erza has nothing to say, right?
There are still four days until Christmas, and Noah plans to take a holiday until next year. It's only about 10 days in total anyway.
The last moments of the year, of course, should be spent relaxing.
"Laxus, I'm the Guild Master!"
"Old man, you're going to regret this!"
Outside the guild gate, two angry voices reached Noah's ears, but he seemed to have heard these two lines somewhere before.
Isn't this what Reina and Jiude said when they were arguing?
Will one party just open the door and leave next?
Just when Noah was secretly complaining, the door was opened from the inside as expected, and a cool blond man wearing a black coat and stylish headphones walked out.
The person who came was…
Makarov's grandson, the powerful rebellious Thunder, the first S-class wizard of the new generation, the caretaker of the second floor of the guild, a music lover of classical mixed rock, and a psychopath in Noah's eyes.
Laxus Dorea.