The scumbag Gildarts looked up at the sky, his eyes full of longing for his wife, Cornelia. But Gildarts' gaze kept darting towards the young girls around him.
Well, this guy is truly beyond saving...
On the other side, Cornelia was bustling around the city, constantly looking for work.
"Sorry, you can't handle this job!"
"Sorry, I can't offer you this job..."
"Beautiful lady! Would you like to work as a hostess at our place?"
"You're really well-suited for it!"
"Many bosses like your type!"
"Sorry, I'm the one who can't handle your work."
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
Cornelia had visited every job opening in the entire town, but she hadn't found a single job that would allow her to stay.
As for the jobs that actively sought her out, without exception, they all required her to exploit her beauty. In Cornelia's eyes, this was something a lady like her was completely incapable of doing.
Let alone jobs that involved selling herself or being suggestive, even simple escorting for drinks was a serious problem for Cornelia...
She, who was completely averse to alcohol, simply couldn't drink it!
Besides, she was pregnant now, how could she drink alcohol?!
"A whole month has passed."
"Yet I'm still stuck in this rented room, unable to extricate myself!"
"What am I going to do?!"
Under repeated blows, Cornelia lost her initial confidence. She seemed to become anxious, constantly pulling at her brown long hair in the empty room, letting out cries of despair.
"Wuwu..."
Just as Cornelia was anxious and at a loss, a sudden pain shot through her abdomen.
This made Cornelia's expression change slightly, and at the same time, she made up her mind once more.
"I will absolutely not give up."
"Even if it's for my child..."
Cornelia stood up. After washing her face with cold water in the bathroom, she pulled herself together and set off again.
As the saying goes, a mother's love makes her strong!
Cornelia refused to believe that she couldn't find a suitable job.
On the other side.
Gildarts, who had been in the hospital for a month, finally made a full recovery. With his injuries healed, he immediately embarked on a journey to find Cornelia.
Although it was completely impossible to find someone in the Fiore Kingdom, a country comparable in size to 'Australia,' Gildarts would absolutely not give up...
At the same time, Gildarts had a trick up his sleeve: Cornelia didn't have much cash on her. As long as Cornelia used the magic bank card he had left her, he would be able to pinpoint Cornelia's location through the Council's bank.
"Cornelia, don't worry, I'm coming to find you~"
Gildarts' mood was exceptionally bright, not only because his strength was now vastly different, having finally reached the 'Shield-class' level! More importantly, after being beaten by Medivh, he had finally understood that he needed to win back his woman.
After that, three months passed.
Gildarts found no trace of Cornelia. He sat in despair at the back of the Fairy Tail Guild bar, drinking heavily and muttering, "Impossible! I've already visited all the cities Cornelia told me she wanted to travel to with me! How could I not find any trace of Cornelia?! Even if I didn't find Cornelia, her money should have run out after three months. How could she not use my card? What's going on? This is too abnormal, it shouldn't be like this?!"
"Hey! Gildarts, you idiot, pull yourself together!"
Makarov looked at the despairing Gildarts and said helplessly.
"Master! Did I really make a mistake?"
Gildarts looked at Makarov, constantly asking.
"I think even if Cornelia were here, she wouldn't want to see you so dejected, right?"
Makarov glared at Gildarts, speaking with a tone of disappointment.
"You're right! I need to pull myself together..."
After downing the drink in his glass, Gildarts accepted several carefully chosen S-Class missions and set off again. Well, if he didn't go on missions, he wouldn't be able to pay off his debts and wouldn't be able to live in Magnolia Town.
On the other side.
"Phew..."
"Today's work is finally over."
Cornelia gently wiped the sweat from her forehead and changed out of her work clothes.
Through Cornelia's unremitting efforts, perhaps hard work paid off, or for some other reason, she finally found a job arranging flowers in the town.
Although the salary wasn't very high...
It was enough for her to barely live in this town by herself.
"Wuwu..."
However, as time passed...
The pain in Cornelia's lower abdomen became more pronounced. She could feel a tiny life growing within her.
"I'm fine by myself right now!"
"But after the child is born, the expenses will double. What am I going to do then?!"
Cornelia fell into deep thought; it seemed to her that this flower arrangement job was not a long-term solution.
"If this doesn't work, I'll just have to find another part-time job..."
"But if I want to raise this child well, I'll need more money."
"If one part-time job isn't enough! I'll find two part-time jobs!"
"I, Cornelia, will never be inferior to anyone in my life."
It must be said that Cornelia was truly a very strong woman.
Of course, if Cornelia weren't strong, she wouldn't have been able to raise Cana in the original story by herself, until her body was completely exhausted and she finally collapsed...
Just as Cornelia stood tall with her head held high, her eyes gleaming with determination, ready to fight to the end for her beliefs, a hoarse voice suddenly entered her ears: "Miss, I have a job here, would you like to consider it?!"
"Sorry! I've already found a job..."
Cornelia's brows furrowed with a hint of anger when she heard this. She didn't even bother to lift her head, refusing the other party on her own accord. It seemed to Cornelia that any job that proactively sought her out was not a good job! In this world, there would absolutely be no such thing as a free lunch.
"Is that so? That's truly a pity..."
"It seems this librarian job, with a monthly salary of 150,000 J, will have to be given to someone else."
Upon hearing that, the person sighed helplessly and silently turned around, making to leave.
"Excuse me! Old Sir, I was too abrupt just now!"
"Please allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Cornelia Alperona, and I am twenty-three years old this year! My greatest hobby in life is reading..."
"Please, you must give this librarian job to me."
Cornelia, who had originally intended to leave, instantly appeared before the 'elder' with the hoarse voice and aged face, speaking excitedly.
"Hehe..." The elder chuckled softly upon hearing this, like an NPC giving out a quest, and gave the job to Cornelia, who closely resembled Cana: "Since you love reading so much, I'll give this librarian job to you. Report to the largest library in town tomorrow! Work hard, I have high hopes for you!"
"Understood! You can trust me with it!"
Cornelia bowed deeply to the departing elder.
"Next..."
"This should be enough."
The elder breathed a slow sigh of relief, seeing that he had finally assigned the job to Cornelia.
Yes, this elder who appeared just in time was none other than Medivh...
In fact, it had already been three months since Medivh arrived in the town where Cornelia was. During this time, he had been secretly protecting Cornelia's safety...
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