readease Chapter 602 With such a kind-hearted older brother, Lucy is truly blessed.
Chapter 602 With such a kind-hearted older brother, Lucy is truly blessed.
Chapter 602 With such a kind-hearted older brother, Lucy is truly blessed.
"No wonder you two, Chess and Natsu, love playing pranks on Lucy so much. It's really fun~"
Mira casually leaned back on the sofa in the luxurious presidential suite.
At this moment, she was wearing a light pink loungewear set. The loose fabric could not hide her curvaceous figure, and her fair and flawless feet swayed gently beneath her long legs.
"But I really didn't expect that the request that was supposed to be accepted by Natsu and Gray would actually be taken by Lucy and the others."
Erza, dressed in casual clothes, crossed her legs, her eyes glancing occasionally at the "stolen money" laid out on the table.
As the person closest to them, Chase also told them that he was a time traveler who knew the plot.
However, Mira and Erza were only stunned for a few seconds before they naturally accepted this setting and were even grateful to the vehicle called the Grand Transport that brought Chase to them!
In the world of magic, anything is possible—they themselves have personally experienced a wondrous time-travel event and witnessed their own "parallel counterparts."
Not to mention Chase, who had already shown many unusual behaviors, so I had long suspected something was wrong.
However, since Chess didn't say anything, the sensible girls wouldn't press him for details.
"After all, we are not very familiar with the Fiore royal family yet, so it's not surprising that they chose to seek help from the Ten Councils."
Recalling how much Lucy valued this commission, Chase chuckled, "And this commission is indeed quite challenging for Lucy."
"What if Lucy and the others are even more powerful than Chase imagines, and manage to take the Dragon's Cry Staff without being discovered?" Erza shifted her legs, adopting a more relaxed sitting posture.
According to Chess, the Queen of the Kingdom of Stella, Sanya, appears to be a young and beautiful girl, but inside her lies a dying dragon—the Crystal Dragon Animus.
Animus wanted to obtain the Dragon's Cry Staff so that, at the right time, he could use the dragon power accumulated within it to complete his rebirth, completely break free from his symbiotic relationship with Sonya, and rebuild the glory of dragons ruling the world.
The premise of "having a certain level of challenge" is that Lucy and her friends' attempt to reclaim the Dragon's Cry ended in failure, forcing the Crystal Dragon Animus to appear prematurely!
Although she often says admonishing and discouraging things to Lucy, Erza, as a member of the strongest team, actually understands Lucy's "strength" very well, especially after Lucy passed the test to become an S-class mage.
"So, this is one of the reasons why I chose to follow them here."
"If we can intervene in time when Lucy and the others are in mortal danger, and if their performance is better than expected, then—"
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After a brief pause, Chase chuckled maliciously, "Secretly increasing the game's difficulty."
Seeing the sinister smile on her boyfriend's face, Erza was slightly taken aback, then sighed softly.
With such a kind-hearted brother, Lucy, you're so lucky!
"Oh my, as expected of my man, I agree with his cunning~"
As she spoke, Mira shifted her position and sat down next to Chase, affectionately taking his arm and trying to take advantage of him.
"You shameless woman! How can you even relate this to anything? Chase clearly just wants Lucy to get more training!"
Erza pointed at Mira and berated her.
"That's none of your business~" Mira rubbed against Chase's chest and winked at her provocatively.
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Chase quickly changed the subject: "Let's divide this million first."
Mira and Erza both became interested when this was mentioned.
One million J sounds like a lot, but for them, who often handle commissions in the millions, it's not actually that tempting.
What? This is Lucy's money?
That would be very interesting!
"The idea, props, and costumes were all Chase's idea, so you'll take the lion's share, nine hundred thousand."
Mira got up from Chase and deftly divided the money on the table into three parts. "And then, this ninety thousand is mine."
The ownership of the remaining ten thousand is, well, obvious.
"Why should I?!" Erza was quite indignant.
"With your terrible acting skills, you're lucky to get any money at all. I even suspect that Lucy and the others might have found out something," Mira said matter-of-factly.
Erza's acting skills have always been terrible, which has become one of the two consensuses among everyone in the guild.
The other is a brutal duet.
Even Erza herself had to admit that she was indeed very nervous while playing the role of an information broker.
"Besides, I put my whole heart and soul into it, and you didn't even perform that well, did you?"
The Fairy Queen shrank back somewhat guiltily, but when she caught sight of Chase out of the corner of her eye, she regained her confidence and domineering air. "Chase, how do you suggest we divide it?"
Upon hearing this, Mira's gaze followed, and she said with a half-smile, "Then let Chase decide, but I don't accept the same number~"
The atmosphere of a mini-battleground was overwhelming, but Chase remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic.
He took a deep breath and reached out to gather all the banknotes piled on the table into his arms.
"Sigh, it's easy for unequal distribution of spoils to cause conflict. For the sake of our relationship, I'll reluctantly accept all the money."
Difficult to distinguish? Then let's not distinguish them!
Mira:
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Erza: "————"
"Didn't the hotel manager mention when we checked in that they have a private outdoor hot spring?"
Before the two could react, Chess, shamelessly pocketing all the money, changed the subject, saying, "It's a rare opportunity to get out here, so of course we should relax a bit. Consider it Lucy's treat."
Even without the issue of dividing the money, he had already made such plans.
On the way there, Mira and Erza mentioned more than once, both openly and subtly, that they wanted to see the unique starry sky of the Kingdom of Stella, which was famous far and wide.
Yes, it's definitely not that he wanted to soak in the hot springs with them!
"Huh?" Mira was taken aback.
"Lulu Lulu Open-air Hot Spring!" Erza's face instantly turned red, clearly as she was thinking of some ambiguous scene.
Because it's a city with a thriving tourism industry, and the hotel's signature feature is its private open-air hot spring, reservations are normally required in advance.
However, such regulations and procedures are rendered meaningless in the face of monetary power.
The open-air hot spring is located on the top floor of the hotel, and the hotel is well-equipped with facilities such as a tea room, changing room, and rest area.
The most crucial hot spring area is surrounded by shimmering Stellar ore, dotted with various green plants, and filled with a faint floral fragrance.
Inside the pool, spring water, said to have been specially transported from the hot spring area of the Kingdom of Stella, was emitting thin steam.
After briefly checking the privacy of the room and the cleanliness of the spring water, Chase took off all his clothes and stepped into the pool with a carefree attitude.
Erza, her head steaming, was a little hesitant at first, but seeing Mira remove her restraints without batting an eye, she followed suit and entered the pool.
The warm spring water enveloped my entire body, bringing an indescribable sense of comfort, but the imagined intimate scene did not materialize.
As soon as Chase pressed the button on the curtain at the top of the room, the view above his head suddenly opened up.
It was a magnificent night sky adorned with countless stars. The blue-purple sky was filled with a dazzling Milky Way, and all kinds of constellations were clearly visible, creating a beautiful and breathtaking scene.
"Wow, so beautiful!" Erza exclaimed, her bright and beautiful eyes reflecting the starry sky.
Even Mira, who always liked to go against her, couldn't help but exclaim, "The starry sky of the Kingdom of Stella truly lives up to its reputation."
As a card player who doesn't understand what romance is, Chase didn't feel much about it.
His attention was more focused on his two girlfriends, whose eyes were filled with surprise, than on the starry sky.
Becoming stronger is important, but like now, it's nice to relax and spend time with them soaking in a hot spring and watching the stars.
like----
It looks pretty good, doesn't it?