Does she know what I'm thinking?
Rhode's slight annoyance dissipated instantly.
No handsome guy or Blue Pegasus can sway Mira, who is definitely not a lovesick girl.
"What?!"*3
The three revealed expressions of disbelief.
The top model of Wizard Weekly, and the newly crowned 'most desired girlfriend among mages', Mirajane, has a boyfriend?!
Among the three, Hibiki was the best at managing his expression and quickly returned to normal:
"Although I heard some rumors a while ago, I thought they were just gossip. I didn't expect it to be true. That was indeed a faux pas."
Being ranked first as the 'most desired boyfriend among mages', Hibiki completely understood the feeling of being plagued by rumors.
He himself was currently rumored to be dating over 18 girls simultaneously...
But it seemed that Miss Mirajane wasn't bothered and actually enjoyed this romance without any intention of hiding it.
But wouldn't this affect her popularity? I wonder if Jenny, who just got knocked off the top spot, would be happy about it.
Ren remained the same, never looking directly at Mira and Rhode, just talking to himself:
"So you already have a boyfriend, what a pity. But if you have any emotional troubles, you can still come find me. Of course, I'm not hoping for anything."
Ive continued to use his baby face to act cute: "It's okay, I just wanted to call you sister, you're just too enchanting."
Rhode looked at Mira: "I still want to punch them."
"You've been tired all day. Let me handle it for you."
Mira gave Rhode a gentle smile, then when she looked at the trio, her gaze turned fierce.
A powerful surge of magic power erupted, causing Mira's hair and clothes to flutter.
"Th-this aura..."
"It's just like when the president is angry... I'm, I'm not surprised."
"D-Demon... Mirajane!"
The powerful magic made the trio's hearts pound. Only two people with such power could they usually see.
The trio couldn't help but retreat a few steps, only then remembering Miss Mirajane's former fame.
But, wasn't it said that she had lost her power due to an accident?
Over a year of modeling work had almost made people think she was just a beautiful female mage.
"W-wait a minute! We mean no harm!" Hibiki quickly explained loudly, "We only came to check because we found out the Mouse King in the mission was defeated!"
As for approaching ladies... that's a professional habit, not really trying to do anything.
Rhode put an arm around Mira's shoulder: "Alright, your hair's all messed up, let's hear what they have to say first."
Actually, thanks to the friendship between the presidents, Fairy Tail and Pegasus had a pretty good relationship.
It's just that Erza would avoid a certain person from Pegasus, Loki would avoid all of Pegasus, and now Rhode sort of disliked the Pegasus trio...
The young guild members obviously had some relationship issues.
If things continued like this without proper communication, the friendship between the two guilds wouldn't last to the next generation.
Mira nodded, returned to her normal expression, and asked: "What's the task about?"
Rhode helped tidy her hair, then suddenly felt something was wrong.
It seemed like he was the one aggrieved, with boss Mira backing him up for revenge, and his 'kindness' quelled the conflict...
What the heck, this is weird!
"Actually, the commission we received was to hunt the Mouse King and Mouse Queen by Mint Lake and stop them from expanding their mouse horde."
"But when we went to Mint Lake the day before yesterday, we found both the Mouse King and Mouse Queen gone, and even the nearby mice had disappeared."
"After investigating, we found there had been a flood there a few days ago. The lake rose significantly, flooding the mice's nests."
"The other local flora and fauna were also affected to varying degrees and migrated elsewhere."
"We had a hard time tracking the mice down, but as soon as we got here, we saw the Mouse King lying there."
Not just the Mouse King; the Mouse Queen was on the other side, and a big stone golem was pounding its head.
Rhode forgot to tell it to stop; the thing was too earnest.
The trio explained the situation one after another.
Rhode and Mira exchanged a look, having found the cause of Lavender Village's mouse infestation.
Mint Lake is about twenty kilometers south of Lavender Village, so the mouse horde had migrated from there.
The person who commissioned Pegasus was obviously different from the one who sought Fairy Tail, and that person probably didn't know the Mouse King had already moved.
Mira told Rhode: "These things happen occasionally."
Different clients issue different tasks, resulting in the same goal being achieved, or different clients unknowingly issuing the same task to different guilds.
In such cases, the mages from the two guilds would have to compete.
Erza had met Baggs from the Four-headed Hound under similar circumstances and a fight had ensued because of the competition.
This kind of personal brawling among mages due to task conflicts doesn't seem to violate the treaty banning forceful disputes between guilds.
So if Rhode and Mira beat them up before the trio gave up on the task, it would be perfectly reasonable and legal.
But Hibiki decisively said: "Since you've already solved it, it just means we've failed the task."
"This can be negotiated," Rhode stopped them first, then whispered a few words to Mira.
Mira nodded to indicate she had no objection.
"In light of Mr. Hibiki's face, I have a suggestion," Rhode still remembered the help with the language package and didn't want to see them fail their task.
"Why don't we trade?"
"Trade?"
"Yes, in fact, our mission was to solve the mouse plague, not just focusing on the Mouse King. So..."
Hibiki caught on quickly: "You want us to help you deal with the remaining mice?"
"Exactly." Rhode said, "We don't ask for complete extermination; finding their location or driving them together is good enough. If you can do that, the Mouse King and Queen will be regarded as us helping each other."
Rhode and Mira didn't have such functional magic and could only conduct a carpet search, tiring and time-consuming.
If they had such magic, it would have saved a lot of trouble.
The trio smiled confidently: "Leave that to us."
"I am Hibiki of Hundred Nights!"
"I am Ren of Sky Night!"
"I am Ive of Holy Night!"
The three posed in formation and struck a dashing gesture: "Tri Men engaged, we won't let any lady down!"
Can't appreciate it, can't appreciate it, Rhode remembered the Lane Engine Squad also had some flashy grand entrance...
Is this something only those who personally do it can enjoy?