Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Old Man Visits
Walking down a quiet path, just as the sun is rising in the east, the whole city has just woken up, and the environment is full of comforting tranquility and vitality. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Mira Jenny quietly pushed Wox forward, feeling her inner peace gradually return, no longer as restless as she had been in the previous period. She liked the feeling now, as if her body and soul were full of strength, and the tiredness accumulated in the previous battle seemed to have been swept away by this morning breeze.
Yes, despite her outward appearance, Mira Jeanne was the most nervous and tired person in the guild, even though the war had been over for four days. It was only at this moment, witnessing the awakening and recovery of Woz, that Mira Jenny truly believed that the war with the Ghost was completely over, and Fairy Tail had finally won the perfect victory!
Although she has been sleeping very little these days, Mira Jenny is unexpectedly energetic and brisk. On the contrary, Woz, who had been asleep for several days, looked very tired, motionless in a wheelchair, and did not speak, as if he had really become a disabled person.
As if sensing Woz's tiredness, Mira Jenny didn't speak, letting the quiet atmosphere envelop the two of them.
Although silent, the atmosphere was very comfortable, and Mila Jenny remembered what Woz once said: "If you are a real friend, you will not feel embarrassed even if you don't talk when you are together." ”
Before, everyone thought that this was just an excuse for Watts to be good at talking, but now Mira Jenny really felt it.
"It's a real friend. That's nice. ”
"What?" Wadsy heard the whisper of Mira Jenny behind him, he had been in a daze just now, in fact, he had already walked most of the distance before he knew it.
"No, nothing ......"
Woz didn't ask, he had always been quiet, so even the property that Magnolia bought was in a relatively remote place on the outskirts of the city, but it happened to be relatively close to the forest hut in Polyusica, even if it was slow, it would take more than twenty minutes to arrive.
"Thank you for your hard work, let's go into the house and have a cup of tea when we get there soon. Wads beckoned back. Originally, Woz planned to invite Mila Jenny to have breakfast by the way, but Woz himself rarely had a meal in the house, and there was no food reserve in the kitchen, so black tea was probably the highest level of hospitality he could prepare.
It's not that Woz doesn't know how to cook, but it's obviously more convenient to go to the guild to solve it, and the food in the guild is basically prepared by Mila Jenny and a few other girls;
It's simple, it's still okay to make a cup of tea if you have limited mobility.
"What's the use of buying that house?" said Mira Jeanne helplessly, "You can't live for a few days a year, and thanks to Lebby's frequent visits to help you clean your room, I'm afraid it would have been too dusty to move in by now, right?"
Woltz laughed, "Lebby cleaned me because I lent her half of the room to store books, otherwise you think she could fit all her books in the girls' dormitory room?"
Mila Jeanne did not refute, of course she knew this, and she herself often helped Leby clean the room together, so it can be said that Mila Jeanne was more familiar with Watts' house than Watts, the real owner.
She was complaining that Woltz was often away from home. On the contrary, Woz spends most of his time outside or on vacation every year.
If you can turn a good house into a desolate haunted house, Woz is the only one in the guild.
Mira Jeanne has been to the empty and uninhabited house many times, but the "manned version of the house" where the owner is at home is a rare "collector's version" in comparison, and even she has not come across it a few times. So in the face of Woz's invitation, Mira Jenny readily agreed.
Truth be told, this kind of opportunity to be alone with Woz, Mira Jenny has a lot more than the others. This made Mila Jenny feel more or less different, but at the night talk last night, she suddenly realized that many other people seemed to have similar times to being alone with Woz, and they were all girls!
Especially Elusa, a competitor she identifies as. As long as he stayed in Magnolia, the habit of practicing his sword by the river every morning was still preserved by Woz.
It was before she joined Fairy Tail, and Mira Jenny was suddenly a little indignant, Elusa was so cunning.
"It's a good thing the others didn't come this time...... "Mila Jeanne looked back at where she had come, and when she came out, she ran in a hurry, leaving everyone else behind, and if the girls came along, I was afraid that the next step would be to have a celebratory meeting. After all, the center of the conversation throughout the night was the person in front of him, and under the influence of stories and legends, Woz is almost the "hero" image in the hearts of these girls, right?
Mila Jeanne felt that the celebration of Woz's awakening was enough for herself—and that's the only thing that Mila Jenny felt unwilling to share with the others.
However, the desire to be alone with Wox was ultimately disappointed.
Walking to the door of Wads's house, the two saw that there were already people waiting outside the door!
Due to his modest budget and remote location, Woz bought a large house, similar to the villa he had rented on the outskirts of Haruja. There was also a small garden at the gate, and when the two came to the gate of the courtyard, they found a person sitting by the flower bed.
It was an old man with gray hair, but he looked like a bell in good spirits. Hidden under the wide cloak was a muscular body that did not match his age. I don't know where he came from, how long he came, he looked like a dusty man, and his body was also covered with dew.
"Who is it?" asked Mira Jeanne softly, asking the old man and Woz. Because since he appeared in this place, this old man was obviously looking for Woz.
When the old man saw someone coming, he immediately stood up. At this stop, the old man's sturdy body suddenly stood in front of him like a mountain peak, and there was an awe-inspiring momentum that was not angry and self-threatening, which made Mira Jenny feel a burst of pressure.
Wads asked in surprise, "President Shouyan, why are you here?"
"Huh?" Hearing Waz's name, Mira Jeanne exclaimed softly, this old man is the head of the Mercenary Alliance, Shou Yan, because she had just heard the story about this person at night, which made her a little curious about this real-life version of the Sword Master. I'm also a little worried about whether the other party will come to take revenge.
Although there was a fierce battle between the two, and Wads also cut off someone's right arm, Shouyan did not have the slightest anger at this moment, he still maintained the bearing of an old man and a senior, and greeted with a smile: "Long time no see, Woz." It's been eight years since the last encounter in Broken Wall City. ”
"Eight years? It's been a long time. Wodds responded, "I don't know why you're here, but I'm sorry to keep you waiting, so let's go inside." ”
Mira Jenny behind her sighed slightly, it was a rare opportunity to be alone with Woz, it seemed that there was really no more.
However, she didn't complain too much, but took the initiative to help Woz, who was handicapped, prepare refreshments to entertain Shouyan. Mila Jenny, who was originally a waitress in the guild, is also familiar with these jobs.
"Since Woz doesn't have any good tea at home, please just take it. Mila Jenny handed Shouyan a cup of black tea, and did not forget to complain about Woz's taste.
"Thank you!" Shou Yan smiled and reached out to take it.
It was her right hand that stretched out, and it was only then that Mira Jenny realized that the first goose was actually in both arms.
"Your hands ......," she exclaimed.
Shou Yan looked at his right arm and said with a wry smile: "It's really evil, the old man has only lost this in his life, but he didn't expect it to be the most remembered ......."
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. Mira Jenny quickly apologized.
Shou Yan shook his head: "It doesn't matter, it's just a win or defeat, I was the old man at that time." But since then, every time the old man fights a duel, he doesn't dare to be careless, and the lion fights the rabbit with all his might, and he has never been defeated. He patted the sword at his waist, "In that case, I would like to thank Wadsy for teaching me a lesson in defeat." ”
Although Shou Yan spoke very lightly and calmly, Woz seemed to see the bloody wind and rain hidden behind it. In the mercenary alliance where strength is paramount, the position of the president must be held by the strongest one, and after losing the battle with Woz, the first goose can be said to have lost his strength. There are countless mercenaries who want to replace him. Moreover, Shouyan is also burdened with the name of the Sword Master, and people who want to take the opportunity to obtain the title of "Defeat the Sword Master" have also rushed to challenge. I am afraid that the first goose did not have an easy time during that time.
However, listening to what Shou Yan said, he seems to have regained the fierce swordsmanship style of his youth, and no longer shows mercy to his subordinates. Woz's opponents were saddened.
"As for this ......," Shouyan flicked his right arm with his fingers, making a crisp sound of metal clashing, "as you can see, a prosthetic leg." ”
It was then that Mira Jenny noticed that the right arm of the first goose was made entirely of metal. Before, because this arm was so flexible that it was no different from a normal arm, she always thought that the metallic color was just Shouyan's fist gloves or something.
Wodds looked at it with interest, "Did you really find a way to make mechanical armor?"
Shou Yan said: "Yes, according to the information you provided, our mercenary alliance organized an expedition, and really found the city called 'Rashobarre' on the other side of the continent, and obtained the technology of mechanical armor, which is very popular in the alliance with a very high disability rate." And it has been exported in large quantities as a major characteristic product of Broken Wall City. Speaking of which, thank you very much. ”