On the return Magic Train.
Having no mood to appreciate the uninteresting scenery outside the window, Cana was sound asleep, hugging a wine bottle, occupying two seats with an undignified sleeping posture.
Fortunately, it was the last train of the day, and there were no other passengers in the carriage except for her and Noah.
The journey from Iron Furnace Ridge back to Magnolia took an hour, and Noah also planned to close his eyes and rest for a while, but he was suddenly drawn by a "ding" sound in his mind.
After completing three Wish orders, there was now a prompt sound when a new order came in.
Noah stroked his chin, wondering if the Wish Magic still had some undiscovered functions that would gradually unlock by completing Wish orders?
He glanced at Cana, who was giggling, perhaps dreaming of something silly. Noah sighed at her carefree nature and then activated his Wish Magic.
White Magic appeared in Noah's hand in the form of a book page.
[An Otherworld Wish commission has been received.]
[Long-term Commission: Yu-Gi-Oh's Path of Friendship (Part 1)]
[Yugi Muto is an ordinary high school student in Domino City. Lonely, he yearns for friends. Please teach him how to make friends.]
[Reward: Trap Card 'Soul of Rebirth']
[Deadline: Before Yugi Muto completes the Millennium Puzzle.]
Noah frowned as he looked at the content of the order.
The wish is to make friends? A reclusive student, huh... But what is a "Trap Card"?
And what's with that strange deadline? How much time could it take to assemble a puzzle? A few hours at most, surely not several years.
Although he was completely confused, Noah still wanted to try this first long-term order.
After all, the three words "Yu-Gi-Oh" in the commission order were quite intimidating, and it was clearly deeply connected to the name "Yugi Muto."
Since he didn't know when the so-called "Millennium Puzzle" would be completed, Noah planned to finish this order as quickly as possible.
It's just some experience in making friends, I'll handle it in minutes... His finger, poised to write on the Magic book, stopped. Noah suddenly froze, remembering something important.
He... didn't seem to have many friends either.
During his eighteen years in Edolas, although Noah was a respected noble Second Prince, most of the people he met were mere acquaintances due to his status.
And usually after training, Noah would just hole up in his own palace. Besides his old father, he rarely had much interaction with others, mainly just being a shut-in until the end of time.
After coming to Earth Land, had he made any friends?
Mira and her two siblings?
Noah felt that the reason they were willing to be close to him was more because he was their savior, which would be useless to share with Yugi Muto.
Besides them, were there any other people he could call friends?
Natsu and Happy?
Could he be considered their friend?
Shaking his head, Noah looked at the beautiful, snot-bubbling drunkard girl in the opposite seat. Although they had only known each other for less than a day, he and Cana might be more accurately described as friends.
So, how did he and Cana become friends?
After asking himself this question, Noah fell silent, because he himself didn't know why he suddenly became friends with Cana.
Burying his head in the small wooden table provided on the train seat, Noah understood. It turned out that he, like the client, didn't know how to make friends at all!
Damn it! As expected of a long-term order, it's such a high-difficulty commission right from the start.
But I really don't know the answer to this question... Noah's movements startled Cana. She opened her eyes, wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, and instinctively reached for her wine bottle, but her gaze was drawn to Noah's troubled expression.
"Is something bothering you, Noah?"
Looking at the mature-looking Cana, who surely had many friends, Noah finally decided to ask for outside help.
"Cana, please tell me how to make friends!"
"Huh?"
Cana was startled by Noah's sudden serious expression. Although her mind was still a bit foggy after just waking up, she misunderstood Noah's meaning.
Does one need to be taught how to make friends?
Could it be... Cana showed a knowing smile, already understanding what Noah meant by "making friends."
Little boys, you know.
"You've come to the right person to ask about this."
"Let me tell you, the boys who chase me are enough to circle the guild once."
Adopting a 'come here' posture, Cana rattled off long passages of romantic novel tropes she had read to Noah.
Love-hate relationships, constant missed opportunities, the 'white moonlight,' killing everyone in the world for you... The more Noah listened, the more he felt something was off. What was all this nonsense?!
It's just making friends, does it have to be this ridiculous?!
With a deadpan expression, Noah forcefully interrupted Cana, genuinely afraid he might blurt out a complaint.
"Cana, I have a male friend who is very reclusive, and I want to gather some friendship-making experiences to share with him."
Cana now realized she had been presumptuous. Although she felt incredibly embarrassed inside, she maintained a calm facade.
"Oh, it's just that kind of thing. You should have said so earlier."
"The simplest way for men to build friendships is to have a fight."
Noah's face darkened. How could there be such a way to make friends! That would only worsen the relationship!
Seeing the disapproval written all over Noah's face, Cana offered her second suggestion. "Drinking is also a way to build friendships."
"My friend is still a student, underage, understand?"
Again rejected by Noah, Cana smacked her lips and said nonchalantly, "The Kingdom of Fiore stipulates you have to be fifteen to drink, but I started at thirteen, and nothing's happened to me, so don't worry."
Noah looked suspiciously at the confident Cana. Since he was completely clueless about making friends, Noah didn't know whether to trust this female drunkard for a moment.
Unaware of Yugi Muto's puzzle-solving speed and time, Noah, in order to complete the commission as quickly as possible, still chose to believe Cana.
Finding an excuse to get some fresh air, Noah left the carriage and, in the deserted connecting area between the carriages, transcribed Cana's seemingly unreliable friendship advice onto the Wish order. With a thought, he submitted it.
Ten minutes later, Noah received a notification about his commission reward.
That fast, could it actually be useful?!
Noah eagerly opened his Wish Magic.
[Otherworld Commission Completed.]
[Reward: Trap Card 'Soul of Rebirth']
[Client's comment: Although I don't know who you are, I'm very grateful for your advice. It's a pity I'm underage and can't drink, but fighting really did help me make friends. Jounouchi-kun actually begged me not to die. Those are words only friends would say, right?]
You were beaten half to death!
Even like that, he still didn't forget to thank me... Noah felt his conscience being severely condemned. He really shouldn't have trusted Cana.
But the reward had already been issued, and Noah didn't know how to return it, so he could only accept it.
In a pure white light, a card appeared and fell into Noah's hand. It was a card with a magenta background and the character "罠" (trap) printed in the upper right corner.
[Soul of Rebirth (Effect modified to adapt to the current world)]
[Prerequisites for use: Card Magic, immense Magic Power]
[Target a deceased ordinary creature and revive it.]
[Note: This card only affects a single target. When the card is destroyed, the revived ordinary creature will also die again.]
Noah stared blankly at the card in his hand.
Reviving the dead—although the scope was limited to ordinary creatures, it was still an existence that defied the heavens.
Is this something an ordinary high school student could possess?!
But I don't know Card Magic either...