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As the sun sets, the sky is full of sunset.

By the sparse light, Noah, holding a box in his hand, pushed through the grass, crossed the trees, and after passing through the paths, the scene in front of him began to become clear.

It wasn't long before a clearing with a clear river appeared in front of Noah.

And by the river, a young girl with long striking crimson hair was staying.

"Drink-drink-drink!"

In the awe-inspiring cheers, Elusa, who was wearing cold armor as always, held a knight's sword in one hand, like a Valkyrie descending from the sky, and ran back and forth on the river bank flexibly, while swinging the knight's sword in her hand at great speed, bringing up pieces of sword light.

"Choke-choke-choke-!"

The crisp sound of sword strikes flickered in the air like a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

Looking at Elusa's ghostly figure and the flashing pieces of sword light, Noah couldn't help but smile softly as if he saw Elusa who was diligently practicing her swordsmanship on the riverbank when she was a child.

In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed, and both Noah and Elusa have grown up.

Unlike the original Elusa who could only ponder the use of sword skills jerkily and grew up in a clumsy way, the current Elusa has already reached the point of being superb, far from being comparable to before.

Moreover, Elusa is no longer the one who has not even been granted permission to work. A novice mage who can only stay in the guild and temporarily hone his magic. It's a real strong man.

He was awarded the title of the only five S-class magicians in "Fairytail", and also earned the reputation of "Fairy Queen". Known as the strongest female sorcerer of "Fairytail", she is also a true powerhouse who is one of the strongest candidates.

Thinking about it like this, Noah felt that the events of his childhood were still vivid, flashing through his mind one by one, and Noah was immersed in the memories of his childhood.

It's a pity that this memory didn't last long.

"Noah?" With a sound of surprise, all the sword lights that flickered on the bank of the river disappeared.

Noah came back to his senses and looked ahead. I saw that the two knight swords in Elusa's hand were turning into a burst of light and disappearing into Elusa's hands, and Elusa herself looked at Noah and said in surprise.

"It's strange that you're here."

"What do you mean by what is so strange?" Noah shook his head amusedly, stepped forward, came to the bank of the river, and looked at the flowing water in the clear river.

"This secret base seems to belong to me in the first place, right? If it weren't for the fact that I wanted to learn sword skills from you, you wouldn't know this place, would you? Why do you now say it as if it's your own? ”

"It seems like there's such a thing." Elusa couldn't help but chuckle. Come to Noah's side, stand side by side with Noah, and look ahead.

"I've been practicing here for a long time, and I forgot that you brought me here in this place."

"I didn't expect you to keep coming here. If it weren't for Mira and Lisanna telling me, I would have been in the dark. Noah spread his hands.

"If you tell Natsu and Gray about how you practice here almost every day, they'll understand why you're so strong, right?"

"Don't say that. The two of them also work hard. Elusa turned her head and said to Noah for some reason.

"That's it. You haven't been here in a long time, haven't you? ”

"yes." Speaking of which, Noah himself was a little embarrassed.

"After all. Now, if I still want to become stronger, it will not work to exercise blindly, more I need to hone in actual combat or death battle, or find another way, and the opportunity to come here will naturally become less, and it is even difficult to have it again. ”

"That's right." When Noah said this, Elusa also recalled Noah's excellent hand-to-hand combat ability and unfathomable strength, and couldn't help but sigh a little.

"You're really above me now, when did I get to the point where you can't get stronger by simple exercise, then it proves that I'm more or less catching up with you, right?"

"Don't say compliments, you're already strong." Noah pursed his lips and sat down on the spot, resting the box he had been holding on the ground.

"I've brought you a consoling gift."

With that, Noah opened the box, exposing the contents to the air.

It was a strawberry cake.

Elusa's eyes lit up, and she immediately sat down on the spot, snatched the cake on the ground without hesitation, picked up the fork placed in the box, took a bite first, and then said to Noah in a slightly cheerful tone with some aftertaste.

"It's still as delicious as ever."

"Is it just as delicious as ever?" Looking at Elusa, who only looks like a girl who is just starting to fall in love when facing her favorite food, Noah can't help but sigh.

"I thought that the way of making zuò cakes at Magnoliari's cake shop was much better than before, and the taste would be much better."

"Huh?" Hearing this, Elusa was stunned.

"Haven't you ever tasted it?"

"I prefer something a little lighter than something sweet." Noah replied casually.

"And, as I said earlier, this is a condolence gift for you."

"Really?" Elusa took another bite of the cake, holding the box containing the cake, and her tone became ethereal.

"Eating the cake you brought like this, I can't help but think of the first time you brought me a cake when I was a child."

At that time, Elusa still had some problems in one eye, covered it with a medical blindfold, and was silent, only staying in the corner of the guild, sitting quietly alone, and not intersecting with anyone.

"At that time, I had only been in Fairytail for a short time, and you were the first companion in the guild with whom I intersected, and just like now, you brought me a cake." Elusa shifted her gaze to Noah again.

"Actually, I've always wanted to ask you, why did you want to bring me a cake at that time?"

Hearing this, Noah fell silent.

Why?

Why do you want to bring a cake to Elusa and have an intersection with Elusa?

At that time, Noah did not forget the mood.

"The first time I saw you, I knew you were a man with a great story." Under Elusa's gaze, Noah said this indifferently.

"Elusa, actually, there has always been a part of your heart that no one can touch, right?"

Hearing this, the expression on Elusa's face instantly froze, and the look in her eyes suddenly froze.

"A child of such a young age can bear not to fight with others in such a lively place, either he is really afraid of life, or there must be a reason why he has to do it." Noah said to himself as if he hadn't noticed the change in Elusa.

"But you don't look like someone who is afraid of life, so I think you must have a past that you can't tell, and it's certainly not a very good past."

"Really?" The expression on Elusa's face vanished, and her gaze at Noah became cloudy.

"So, at that time, did you do that because you felt sympathy for me?"

"Sympathy?" Noah smiled and shook his head.

"It would be nice if it was sympathy, but unfortunately, at that time, the only mood I had was envy."

"Envy?" Even Elusa was stunned on the spot when she heard such words.

Envy?

Envy yourself for being withdrawn?

Envy yourself for having a bad past?

This can also be envied?

If someone else said something like this, Elusa would definitely think that the other person was laughing at her, but Noah was not that kind of person.

So, what does this mean?

"Even if you have a bad past, a painful past, or even a desperate past, it's all your past." Noah seemed to have seen through what Elusa was thinking, and his face suddenly became complicated.

"Isn't it enviable to have a past that can prove that you have a zài?"

Elusa was stunned, and then as if she remembered something, she fell into silence, unable to speak. (To be continued......) R1292