A fickle guy.
Watching the figure turn and leave, Mirajane subconsciously touched her lips with her fingertips, as if the warmth from a moment ago still lingered.
So this is how a kiss feels, so comfortable.
Recalling that heart-pounding scene, she pushed the door open with a slight blush and walked in, immediately followed by Elfman's panicked voice.
"Sis, your face is so red—are you sick!?"
"Mm... I have a slight fever."
As the effects of the "Honesty Pill" wore off, Mirajane cupped her slightly hot cheeks with both hands and nodded softly.
I'm never taking that pill again.
No... how should I face Levy now?
Mirajane walked slowly into the bathroom, slightly troubled.
What happened tonight left her with mixed feelings.
The good news was that her feelings were reciprocated; the bad news was that while he liked her, he also liked Levy and was trying to date them both at the same time.
Although dating multiple girlfriends wasn't uncommon—aside from that one person in their own guild, the male models from Blue Pegasus were often in the news for similar things.
I remember a Celestial Spirit Mage named Karen who was exposed for dating four boyfriends at once, and she seemed to be from Blue Pegasus too.
In that case.
"Roland really is suited to be a host at Blue Pegasus..."
Mirajane sighed sincerely.
If that happened, he would undoubtedly be number one on Weekly Sorcerer's "Mage I'd Want as a Boyfriend" ranking.
...
The place where Roland lived was not too far from Mirajane's house; it only took him four or five minutes to reach his doorstep.
Looking up at the second floor, a soft, orange-yellow light shone through the window into the night. It was Levy, who had returned early and turned on the lights.
"How much did we make from Eisenwald today?"
Instead of pushing the door open to go home, Roland leaned against the marble wall and snapped his fingers.
The surrounding shadows began to twist and stretch. Indifferent scarlet eyes quietly emerged from the ground, and a ninja from the Shadowkhan knelt respectfully on one knee, holding three chests full of coins.
This was all from trading the enlarged gold—gold is a precious metal, a hard currency in almost any world.
"As expected of a dark guild, they have so much money..."
Roland took a deep breath, the corners of his mouth uncontrollably turning up.
He had counted yesterday; one chest was about 24 million jewels, so three chests would be close to 96 million jewels.
With this money, he could buy a nice luxury house in the central business district of Magnolia.
"Unfortunately, I can't go trade with Eisenwald again."
The Magnifying Lamp itself has a time limit, and since it was a product from Doraemon, the duration was even shorter by half.
By tomorrow morning, the large gold nuggets traded last night would have turned back into small particles.
At that point, everyone in Eisenwald would probably go crazy.
Imagining that scene, Roland let out a cheerful chuckle.
As for whether Eisenwald would retaliate?
What a joke. The Shadowkhan ninjas wore hooded cloaks during the transaction, communicated using a writing tablet, and melted directly into the shadows after taking the money.
With no clues whatsoever, where could they go for revenge? To the Shadow Kingdom?
"Good job. Take the money back for now."
After giving the order, Roland walked towards the second floor, thinking about his next target.
In fact, besides scamming dark guilds, he could do the same to the merchants of the Kingdom of Fiore. After all, they were all one-time deals.
The wooden stairs creaked under his feet as Roland pushed open the door to the second-floor bedroom.
Under the bright lights, a petite girl was lying on her stomach on the bed, engrossed in a book, her fair, jade-like calves dangling in the air.
Roland quietly approached and grabbed her cute, constantly swaying little feet.
"—Ugh! L-let go!"
Wh-what, ah, doing something like this all of a sudden...
Feeling her little feet being gently massaged, Levy couldn't help but blush, her pearl-like toes curling involuntarily.
Although she had bathed beforehand so there wouldn't be any smell—being played with like a toy by the person she liked was so embarrassing!
"Thanks for the treat, little Levy."
Sitting next to Levy, Roland turned her over and held her in his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head and continuing to play with her feet.
To be clear, he didn't have a foot fetish; it was just that Levy was too cute.
"I told you to stop..."
"Sorry, I can't do that."
"It's embarrassing, you idiot!"
Levy shouted with some embarrassment, struggled symbolically for a moment, and then stopped resisting.
Closing her eyes with a slight pant, the girl snuggled into his embrace like a kitten, feeling an indescribable sense of peace in her heart.
"Ahem—why are you back so late today?"
Letting out a subtle hum, Levy instinctively held her breath and quickly changed the subject.
"I talked about some things with Mira-nee on the way and also enjoyed a wonderful view."
Roland let go of her little feet and said softly.
He was telling the truth. The things they talked about were about his confession, and the beautiful view he enjoyed was the girl looking dazed after being kissed.
"Mira-nee, huh..."
Levy didn't think much of it. After all, their rented houses were on the same street, so it was normal for them to walk back together from the guild.
But speaking of Mira-nee, she suddenly remembered something and said softly:
"Tomorrow seems to be the anniversary of Lisanna's death."
"Lisanna?"
Roland repeated, feigning ignorance.
"Yeah, Lisanna is Mira-nee's younger sister. She passed away last year in an accident during a mission related to the Beast King."
As a friend who also grew up with her in the guild, Levy remembered the date of her death clearly.
"I see..."
Roland looked at the dispirited girl, reached out to pat her head, and didn't say anything more.
Fortunately, the somber atmosphere didn't last long, and Levy soon returned to her usual energetic self.
She put on her Gale-Force Reading Glasses, ready to finish the ancient book she hadn't completed while in Roland's soft embrace.
It's just that—
"Hey... you just touched my toes with your right hand!"
Seeing his fingers moving towards his lower lip, Levy questioned him, unable to bear it any longer.
"It's all part of me, don't be so disgusted."
"No way! Go wash your hands, now!"
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