Nod.

Smile.

Happily trotting down the central street of "Magunolia", the barefoot feather-eared girl greeted the residents who greeted her on the side of the road and ran towards her destination for the day.

It's been a week since the battle to liberate the city, and because the two girls need to recuperate, and the three of Yuri seem to have some personal matters to deal with, their team has stayed here for the time being.

But last night, listening to Zela's tone, it seemed that Yuri and their affairs were done, and their health was fine, and it was almost time to leave, so she would leave the hotel so early today, ready to say goodbye to the people she had known in the past few days.

After turning two corners and stopping outside an ordinary bakery at the end of the street, Mebis, who looked happy, gently pushed open the door with the business sign.

“…… Good morning~ Little Sister Mico! ”

The wind chimes jingle and inform the arrival of the customers in the store.

Hearing someone shouting to him, the young figure outside the window who was helping to tidy up his display cabinet put down his work and looked at the visitor.

"Ahh It's Sister Mebis! ”

"Hey, hey! Here I go again! ”

Smiling and touching the little head that had happily leaned in front of him, Maebis politely greeted the other woman who poked her head out of the back kitchen.

"Hello! Sister store manager! ”

She has been a regular visitor to the store for the last few days, and it is easy to get acquainted with the young female store manager and her daughter.

I heard that the other party's husband was also a victim of the tyranny of the Dark Guild before, so the family is very grateful to the Mebis and his party who saved the city.

“…… Ah, welcome, Miss Mebis, are you still here to buy breakfast for your friend today? ”

"Hmm...... It's a thing, but today I'm here to say goodbye. ”

The feather-eared girl who curled her eyebrows a little melancholy and held her well-behaved little sister shook her head.

"That's right......"

"Huh?!"

Mebis's words made the two of them stunned, compared to the young lady who quickly understood with relief, the little girl was reluctant to grab the clothes of the feather-eared girl.

"Michael! Don't embarrass others! ”

"But ......"

The mother who suddenly straightened her face made the little girl let go of her little hand in frustration and raised her head with teary eyes.

“…… Don't be sad Xiaomi, I promise you, if you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely come back. ”

Bending down to wipe the sparkle from the corner of the little girl's eyes, Mebis smiled apologetically.

“…… Well, it's ...... appointment."

"Hmm!"

After receiving the promise, the little girl still sensibly withdrew her hand.

The store manager, who is a mother, also smiled with satisfaction, and then began to help Mebis prepare a hearty bread basket.

……

"By the way, sister store manager, do you know where the uncle who played the iron house has gone?"

As she sat in the shop and waited, Mebis remembered the still closed blacksmith she had seen when she first arrived.

I can know that this store was also introduced by the loud uncle, and he helped everyone so much at the beginning, so it is reasonable to say goodbye.

But since the celebration banquet, she hasn't met again in the past two days.

"Ah...... The man's words ......"

"I know, I know! Uncle Ironhouse joined the reconstruction committee organized by everyone in the town, and now he helps on the construction site every day! ”

Raised his hand and answered in front of his mother, because sometimes he would send things, Xiaomi Ke vividly restored the action she saw.

"Hehe, is it......"

Amused by the little girl's imitation, Mebis couldn't help but smile.

(Construction site...... It doesn't seem to be far from the inn, so let's check it out when you go back...... ）

Smelling the familiar rich fragrance and slowly diffusing, the feather-eared girl who decided to go around the road was looking forward to it again.

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“…… Yuri, are you sure it's here? ”

Walking in a mysterious cave on the outskirts of Magunolia with a torch, Volod asked worriedly as he looked at the black abyss that seemed to be invisible in front of him.

If memory serves, they've been like this for a long time.

"Tsk, I should be right, we haven't arrested several hooded people for interrogation in the past few days, and everyone who knows them said that they have hidden the secret treasures of our guild in this place."

"Right? Precht. ”

Frustratedly, he kicked the ball to another companion, because the two of them had investigated the matter of the place in the past few days.

"Hmmm......"

He nodded silently, and the cold young man with his eyes intact because of Zela's intervention also felt strange.

There should be nothing wrong with the location, this cave was also found through special techniques, so what went wrong.

“……”

couldn't find the reason for a while, and the three of them had to stop and think about countermeasures.

“…… Knowing this, the old man thought it would be better to bring Mebis and the others over. ”

It is a well-known fact that the feather-eared girl has a good head, and the brown-haired girl sometimes knows a lot about what she looks like and can give a lot of unique insights.

"What are you talking about, Volod! We're real treasure hunters! Do you want to continue to rely on two girls? ”

Yuri, who straightened his back and accentuated his tone on the treasure hunter, looked serious.

“…… Okay, the old man knows that you don't want to involve them in the guild, and that's why you ran out to exercise hard before the sun rose in the past two days. ”

"Why, why do you know about this?"

Yuri, who was exposed, blushed, this idiot who is used to expressing his thoughts with actions probably forgot the fact that they lived in the same room.

"Of course, it's because of the old man and Precht—"

"Wait!"

Precht, who had broken their mouths and had been feeling something in the dark with his eyes closed, tightened his expression.

"Look ahead!"

Looking in Precht's vigilant direction, countless ghostly cloaked shadows floated in the darkness, as if they were patrolling.

“…… Hey! It's been right for a long time, it's better to be the president of a dark guild, can't it be so simple to return things to their original owners. ”

"However, this also shows that the old men are going in the right direction."

There was no panic at all, if it was before, seeing these magic traps might still give them a headache or retreat, but now......

"Yuri! Volod! ”

"Oh!"

Faced with the shadows that lit up with bloody red light in their eyes, the three of them surged with the color of magic and rushed forward to meet them.

And this time, it also became their last adventure as a 'treasure hunter'.

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At this time, in the hotel of "Magunolia", in the room of Zela and Mebis, someone seems to have finally noticed that something is wrong.

“……”

“…… What about people? ”

Speechless, she complained loudly, and of course no one could answer her in an empty place.

I got out of bed habitually, but when I woke up, I found that not only were the beds on the side neatly stacked, but the three adventure hunters in the other room had disappeared without a trace.

Touching her belly, which had already begun to protest, Zela felt that she might be facing the 'biggest crisis' ever.

……

There are 48 days left before the birth of "Fairy Tail".