A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Now that you mention it...it does make some sense!

Seeing that the other party was wavering, Kira immediately pressed his advantage: "Right, right... Instead of buying him that kind of toy, why not buy him a couple more practice problems... Study materials are fine too, they can also be a form of entertainment."

The wife thought for a moment, as if she had made a major decision, clenched her fist, and said, "Fine! In that case, let's do it your way! Recommend me two books for bedtime reading, boss!"

Kira nodded in satisfaction, then turned and pulled out a few of the season's most popular fantasy novels from the bookshelf: "Kids might be interested in magic, hmm... these will do!"

"Hmm...hmm...this looks quite interesting. How much?"

"Total 1999J, thank you for your patronage."

……

Half an hour later, the little boy, who was lying in bed with a cold, took the book from his mother and looked bewildered: "What...what is this...? Didn't Mom promise to buy me a toy?"

"You're sick, why are you playing games? The boss already told me that those kinds of games are bad for your health!"

"Huh?? It hurts your health?? It's just a card game! And it was sold by that store..."

"Don't try to fool Mom! The toy store owner told me! You got sick because you played too much!! Mom told you a long time ago not to play those card games, but you just wouldn't listen..."

The boy's entire body turned gray, and he couldn't hear his mother's nagging at all. He just sat blankly on the bed, his hands and feet ice-cold: "How could this happen..."

"What on earth happened?!"

"Quiet! If you're sick, just rest!"

"Yes Yes……"

Chapter 439 Taking medicine when you're sick doesn't work in ten minutes.

During this time, Magnolia suddenly experienced a very severe outbreak of cold.

The pathogen came from other towns, and many people were infected. Regardless of age or gender, once someone catches a cold, they have to stay in bed for at least a week to recover.

As a result, the residents of Magnolia hardly ever left their homes, and Kira's business naturally plummeted.

Inside the Hope Cottage, Kira leaned back in his deck chair, holding a magic book in his hands, enjoying the afternoon sun and desserts with black tea and cake beside him.

After a long while, Kira closed the book and sighed, "It seems like no one's come to buy anything lately. Is everyone just lying in bed unable to move?"

Knock, knock, knock... The sound of knocking on the shop door reached my ears.

Who is it?!

The knocking grew more urgent, then a familiar voice called out, "Kira! Kira! I know you're in there, open the door!!"

"Natsu and Happy? What do they want from me at a time like this?" A thought suddenly struck Kira. "Wait! Did those two give me their colds?"

Luckily I just locked the door, so they shouldn't be able to get in for the time being...

"Stop knocking! What do you want? The shop is closed today!" Kira shouted at the door, completely forgetting that he had just been complaining about the lack of business.

"Kira, come out quickly! We need to talk to you about something very important!"

"Important matter? Did Natsu break something again, or is Happy unable to catch any fish again?"

Happy's anxious voice came through: "It's not our fault, something happened to Lucy!!"

……

Three minutes later, on the street.

Kira was dressed in a coat and wore a mask, completely covering himself up, just like a mysterious mage on a secret mission in a manga; and two meters away from him was Natsu, dressed in his usual black suit with a white dragon scale scarf around his neck, and Happy, who was always by his side.

They were heading in the direction of Lucy's house.

"So, what happened to Lucy?"

Natsu held his head in his hands, looking somewhat sullen: "Lucy is sick, she's bedridden now, and her high fever won't go down!"

"If you're sick, go see a doctor! Why are you coming to me?"

“She has already taken the doctor’s medicine, but she hasn’t gotten any better… So I was thinking, didn’t you often use magic to heal people? Maybe you have a way.”

After hearing Natsu's words, Kira rolled his eyes: "While it's good that you guys thought of using magic to solve life's problems, shouldn't you be asking Wendy about this? Her expertise is more relevant!"

"Wendy seems to have gone somewhere with Senior Perusia, we can't find her for the time being..."

"No way?! Wendy and Perusia-senpai? Are they going to discuss their wills or something?!" Kira was instantly shocked.

"Uh... I don't think so."

Seriously! Ever since Lucy got sick, these two have become so lifeless. The cat doesn't complain anymore, and the people don't cause any trouble. It's so boring!

"Well, since that's the case, I guess I'll have to go check on her—by the way! How long ago did she take the medication?"

"Ten minutes have passed."

"Goodbye!" Kira turned and walked away.

"No! Kira!! You have to save Lucy!!"

Seeing that Kira was about to leave, Natsu and Happy flew over immediately. One grabbed Kira's waist, and the other grabbed his leg, howling and shouting as they held on tightly to stop him from leaving. "She's our comrade! Are you just going to leave like this?"

"How cruel!"

"How cruel!"

Kira, expressionless, pried Natsu's large hand off: "Let go of me! Are you two idiots?! I thought the medicine really wasn't working. What effect can it have in just ten minutes? It's not even enough time to eat a meal. Can't you wait a little longer? You should at least wait ten hours before coming to me if there's no effect, right?"

"Ten hours?! That's way too long!!"

"That's right... Lucy looks like she's in a lot of pain!!"

"If you two could come around to me right now and open your eyes, you'd know I'm in pain too! Who takes medicine and sees results in ten minutes? Even an injection doesn't work that fast!"

"Please! Please go and take a look!!"

The two humans and the cat struggled for several minutes on the street, until Kira finally gave in.

"Honestly! I just can't do anything with you guys..."

Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly realized the crux of the matter: "Wait! You two came to see me, and then left Lucy, who has a high fever, all alone at home?"

Nazhabi turned and gave Kira a strange look, then answered in unison, "Of course not! Of course someone at home is taking care of her!"

"Who's taking care of her? Erza and Gray? They don't seem like the type to take care of anyone..."

"neither!"

"Kira, don't you know?"

Should I know something?

"Selene has been staying at Lucy's house lately!"

……

Lucy's house.

After being invited by Natsu to enter Lucy's bedroom and cast a "Plague Removal" spell on her (the effectiveness of which was unknown), Kira returned to the living room and began chatting with Selene.

"I never expected you to be living at Lucy's house... Is the president's house smelling too bad?"

Selene looks no different at home than when she goes out, always wearing a loose kimono that reveals her breasts and long legs. If she were staying at Makarov's house, it's hard to imagine what might happen—she'd probably be seeing the chairman in a wheelchair in just a few days...

"I just thought it would be more convenient to live with a girl, and Lucy agreed very readily."

I think you forced her to agree by force!

"What about Kurnuki and Dispel?"

"It seems he went to the mountains to train, right? I heard that the child prefers Kurnuki's swordsmanship, and they had a falling out because of it."

Cultivating in the mountains? They're really something! They haven't even decided on the first disciple, and the second disciple is nowhere to be seen, yet they're already teaching swordsmanship? Won't they complain about unfairness later?

"No wonder I haven't seen them lately..."

"You didn't see them just because you've been staying at home, right?"

After briefly inquiring about the recent situation of these guys, Kira and Selene changed the subject to the purpose of their trip.

"How is Lucy? Is she feeling any better?"

"Getting sick isn't that easy to cure! She's still sleeping! Sleeping more contentedly than Happy, who sleeps with his fish. Natsu is watching over her, and I even secretly took a picture, planning to take it when she wakes up..."

Kira said with interest, even reaching into his clothes as if to show the other person something, but then suddenly remembered that the person in front of him didn't ship couples, and felt a little embarrassed. "Never mind, you probably aren't interested in this kind of thing."

Selene continued drinking his tea, seemingly unconcerned.

"But speaking of which, I never expected you to be able to take care of humans..."

"Actually, I didn't do anything; it was all done by the two of them."

The "two of them" that Selene mentioned were naturally Natsu and Happy. From her, we learned that after Lucy fell ill, the two of them changed their usual boisterous ways and took meticulous care of Lucy, bringing her tea and water.

"Eh~ Really?"

Kira was immediately intrigued by what the other person said. He had to admit, this kind of topic really piqued his curiosity. "I can practically imagine what their married life will be like..."

"I was just a little impatient," she added.

“I can see that.”

Otherwise, she wouldn't have rushed over to find me so urgently just ten minutes after taking the medicine.

……

Kira and Selene chatted over tea in the living room, while Natsu stayed in Lucy's room, a routine that continued until sunset when Lucy emerged from her bedroom.

"Hey, Lucy, you're awake?"

"Kira?! What are you doing here?"

"Natsu and Happy dragged me here, how are you?"

"I feel much better now, and I feel completely refreshed!"

Kira nodded and stood up to leave: "Is that so? Then I'll head back first. By the way, where are Natsu and Happy?"

Lucy looked a little embarrassed: "Well..."

"What's wrong?"