Fairy Tail Space Mage

My head was covered in sweat, but my back felt icy cold!

He was terrified!

"null!!!"

Mira lay prone in the ruins, looking up at Kong, who suddenly appeared as if in response to her prayers. Tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her face.

……

Six months ago, on the night Mira was announced as an S-class mage, a celebratory banquet was held.

Mira sat in the main seat, receiving everyone's congratulations in turn.

"Sister, congratulations! You are the strongest!" Elfman was as happy as if he had become an S-class mage.

"Yes, thank you, Elfman."

Mira responded with a somewhat forced smile. She kept glancing towards the hall entrance, seemingly hoping to catch a glimpse of someone.

The president and Erza knew, of course, who she was hoping for. They exchanged a glance and lowered their heads to hide their expressions.

"What's wrong, sister? Are you waiting for Brother Kong? You're not going to stay with him tonight, are you... Oh dear, my sister whom I raised with such difficulty is about to become someone else's. As her younger sister, Lisanna, I'm so heartbroken!"

Lisanna leaned close to Mira's ear and, as usual, whispered teasingly about her sister.

Lisanna is a classic example of "a girl's appearance changes drastically as she grows up." Her short hair, which wasn't particularly cute before, has become very suitable as she's gotten older. Inheriting her sister's great figure, Lisanna is now not only adorable but also beautiful.

Coupled with her mischievous personality, her popularity in the guild is skyrocketing. Of course, she only has eyes for Natsu.

Strangely, after whispering something in her sister's ear, Lisanna looked at her sister with a puzzled expression.

That's understandable. Normally, after such a joke, her older sister would flick her forehead. But now, her sister seemed not to hear her at all, showing no reaction whatsoever.

"Sister?" Lisanna noticed something.

"Engineer, meow... umm~ hiccup!... Just watch. Next time, I'll definitely qualify and become an S-class mage!"

Natsu, his mouth full of food, ran over to offer his congratulations, his words muffled.

Lisanna wasn't sure if her sister had heard Natsu clearly; in any case, she didn't understand the first part of his sentence.

"Thank you, Natsu."

Mira seemed to have heard him clearly. This greatly surprised Lisanna. Was her "bride training" still insufficient? Was she even less capable than her sister in understanding Natsu's feelings?

"Congratulations, Mira! By the way, when is Kong arriving? I haven't seen him."

"Oh, oh, the fog hasn't even reached Sister Xun'er."

Gray and Happy, whose mouth was also stuffed with food, came over as well.

“Kongta…”

Mira didn't know how to answer. A fleeting look of sadness crossed her face. Then, she forced a smile:

"Kong said he and Xun'er would be waiting for me at the dormitory. There's a small banquet specially for me after the main banquet. He and Xun'er are making preparations..."

"There's a banquet too! I want to go! I want to go!" Natsu immediately wanted to go with them as soon as he heard this.

"Don't be so rude, you idiot!" Gray couldn't help but yell at Natsu, even though he sensed that Mira's reaction was a bit off.

"What did you say!"

"That's right, they don't understand the atmosphere at all!"

"Waaah, why is even Happy..." Natsu was so aggrieved he was almost crying. Everyone burst into laughter at this.

Sure enough, everyone was very happy because of the banquet.

Mira could also tell that everyone was genuinely happy for her.

But for some reason, every time she heard that laughter, she felt a sharp pain in her heart. Her throat also felt sore and swollen, and nothing tasted good in her mouth.

If she could change it, she would rather forgo any celebration banquet and just hope that Sora could sit in this hall.

……

"Oh dear, Mira is already an S-class mage at such a young age. As expected, it's impossible to go on a date with Mira-chan... Sigh, if only I didn't have such an excellent rival like Kuro..." Wakaba must be drunk, saying something like that again.

"Hey! You're a married man! If you say something like that again, I'll tell your wife!" Macao immediately slapped Wakaba on the head.

"That's right! That's right!" The young female members of the guild glared angrily at Wakaba and condemned him in unison.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Wakkaba… Mira probably, could never like any man other than the one in the sky again.” Mira, who would usually fly into a rage upon hearing Wakkaba’s words, replied with unusual gentleness and sweetness.

"Wow!"

"Huh! Huh!"

"Ugh!"

Hearing her words and seeing her appearance, the women were all infected, some excited, some shy, and all blushed.

The men either whistled in a jeering manner or sighed and looked heartbroken.

Surprisingly, the chairman and Erza were among those sighing. Even Cana, who was half-drunk, noticed something was amiss.

……

Although Sora never showed up in the end, Mira confessed her feelings in front of everyone. That could be considered a gain in itself.

Mira felt a little more invigorated!

Isn't it just about keeping a little distance from the air for the time being?

Given the current situation, Mira believed it was impossible for anyone to separate her from Sora. After all, after today, the entire guild knew how she felt. Everyone seemed to support her (that's what Mira thought).

Mira regained her confidence in overcoming the difficulties and finally being with Sora!

However... things didn't go so smoothly.

The next day, when Mira found Xun'er in the "Ancient Library," she learned that Kong had already left the guild alone on the night he returned to the guild and gone on a trip.

Although he left a letter for Mira explaining that he wanted to use this opportunity to broaden his horizons, constantly fight different enemies to improve the level of the "Sky Garment," and investigate a way to restore the "Sky Garment" to its original state.

Mira knew, of course, that this was the most appropriate thing for Sora to do... Sora would only feel tormented if he stayed in the guild, so it would be better for him to go out and relax.

But Mira couldn't accept it... because this meant that her resolve from last night and her beautiful dreams for the future had shattered like a dream!

Chapter 075 The Beast King's Request

Having just become an S-class mage, Mira faces many trials.

Mira had no time to be sad, nor could she recklessly abandon her younger brother and sister to search the world for Sora. Therefore, Mira had no choice but to temporarily put Sora aside and begin preparing for her first few S-rank missions.

Fortunately, as everyone grows and their relationships improve, Mira is able to complete each S-rank mission successfully with the help of her companions.

Perhaps due to a bad mood, Mira's "Satanic" mode evolved as she unleashed her fury on the monsters. As Mira's combat power increased, the reputation of "Demon Mira" and her terrifying fighting style were deeply etched into the minds of many!

Mira's fame began to spread throughout the entire Kingdom of Fiore.

……

Just as Mira breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that she had completed the two important tasks of "completing the S-rank mission" and "promoting her reputation," and could finally be a little more willful and go looking for Kong, Elsa found her.

“Mira, if you see any requests for ‘Slaying the Beast King,’ be sure to let me know. Sora seems to care a lot about this request…”

Mira didn't hear what was said after that. She probably thought that Sora needed some material from the "Beast King." After all, Sora and Kaoru had been collecting precious materials everywhere.

Therefore, when she discovered this request, she happily accepted it alone. Then, seemingly worried that Natsu, from the "Elsa faction," would inform on her to Elsa, Mira didn't take the opportunity to bring Natsu along.

She set off to fight the "Beast King" with only Elfman and Lisanna.

……

Mira was half-buried in the rubble. Her leg was injured and she couldn't move for the time being. To make matters worse, her magic was almost completely depleted.

Before her eyes, her usually timid and cautious younger brother was forced to make the most risky choice in order to save her—he "accepted" the "Beast King"! And he "accepted" it completely!

This is impossible. Because, let alone a powerful monster like the "Beast King," Elfman can only "partially receive" information from ordinary monsters.

"Accepting magic" is a double-edged sword. If the "acceptance" fails, the caster will instead be "accepted" by the monster, becoming the monster's source of magic power.

Elfman looked like this at that moment...

"We must not damage the materials, and we must defeat the 'Beast King' while preserving its entire corpse!" Recalling her arrogant words before the battle began, Mira was filled with shame and regret!

It seems that merely making Mira regret her actions and punishing Elfman by having him "acquired" by the monster was not enough.

When Lisanna, who had used "Partial Reception" to turn her arms into wings, descended from the sky and appeared between her and "Beast King", Mira immediately had a very bad feeling!

(Why, why did Lisanna have to appear at a time like this... No, I don't care what happens to me, but Lisanna absolutely mustn't...)

"Sister Mira, everyone has been evacuated. What happened here? Where is Brother Elf?" Lisanna looked around and asked, somewhat bewildered.

"It's all my fault for being so careless. Elfman forcibly 'accepted' the 'Beast King' to save me. Lisanna, hurry..."

(No, Lisanna, you have to go! It's spotted you and is coming this way!)

"What?! That's Brother Elf!?" Lisanna was surprised at first, then immediately realized the truth. She spread her arms and stood in front of the "Beast King".

"What are you doing! Run, Lisanna!" Mira finally couldn't help but shout.

Previously, Mira hadn't dared to shout for fear of attracting the "Beast King's" attention. But now, she no longer needed to worry about that. Because the "Beast King" was already in front of Lisanna, and his muscular arm was raised high!

"Brother Elf, what's wrong? Don't you recognize me?... I'm Lisanna, your sister... Wake up! Then, come back with me and Sister Mira..." Lisanna's words were cut short as the Beast King's arm slammed down on her!

(No! Someone save her! Someone save my sister! ...Kong! Please, appear quickly!)

The Beast King's claws slammed down, producing a piercing sound like metal clashing against metal!

That was the sound of the Beast King's steel-like claws striking something even more solid, the claws trembling violently as the immense force rebounded!

Lisanna was so frightened that she closed her eyes tightly, never expecting that "Brother Elf" would actually attack her!

Then, instead of experiencing the pain I had imagined, I heard strange sounds and... a very familiar scent.

Lisanna cautiously opened her eyes, and immediately saw a very familiar figure from behind. It was her other brother, a brother who was equally gentle, but also a little too serious and somewhat clumsy.

"Air host..."

"null!"

Lisanna's calls were interrupted again. This time, it was Mira who interrupted her with an unintelligible, tearful cry.

"Hoo... Although I have many questions and a lot to say, for now, please, Lisanna, take Mira away from here quickly. Leave this to me!" Kong said, his voice trembling slightly as he took a deep breath.

Sora looked like someone who had just crawled out of a warm room in the dead of winter. Shivering, she reluctantly exhaled, forcing her unwilling body to adapt to the cold outside.