After agreeing on the meeting time with Erza, Lu Li was surrounded by the children in the guild, chatting away.
Yesterday, because Lu Li fainted from exhausting his Magic Power, they didn't have a chance to communicate properly.
Seeing Lu Li getting along with the children in the guild, Makarov nodded. He had been worried that Lu Li couldn't move on from the pain of losing his family. Now it seemed he didn't need to worry; this boy was much stronger than he imagined.
The next morning, Lu Li waited for Erza at the guild entrance.
"Sorry, you've been waiting."
Erza's voice rang out.
Lu Li looked in Erza's direction and saw her pulling a cart full of large and small bags of luggage. His mouth couldn't help but twitch.
He just remembered that Erza seemed to move house every time she went out.
"I just arrived not long ago. Let me help you."
"No, no need. These things are very heavy, let's go."
The two took the train together to their destination. After about an hour's ride, they got off at Onibus Station.
After getting off the train and walking for about half an hour, they arrived at a very luxurious hotel.
Erza went to the front desk: "Hello, I'm looking for Miss Alice. We are Mages from Fairy Tail who have accepted the quest request."
"Okay, please wait a moment, I will go ask."
"Thank you."
Soon, the receptionist returned and said: "Two guests, please follow me."
Lu Li and Erza followed the receptionist upstairs. Starting from the staircase, there were many burly bodyguards in suits and sunglasses standing on both sides. When they reached the top floor, bodyguards almost filled the entire corridor. The receptionist led Lu Li and Erza to a door and knocked.
"Miss Alice, the Mages from Fairy Tail have arrived."
"Bring them in."
The receptionist opened the door and said to Lu Li and Erza: "Please come in."
As soon as Lu Li and Erza entered the room, they saw that the decoration was very luxurious. Obviously, this was the presidential suite of the hotel.
Then, Lu Li and Erza saw a gorgeously dressed girl of about sixteen or seventeen sitting on the sofa, with an old man who looked like a butler standing beside her.
Standing around them were several burly bodyguards in black suits.
The girl frowned immediately upon seeing Lu Li and Erza: "Mages from Fairy Tail?"
Erza replied neither humbly nor arrogantly: "That's right, we are Mages from Fairy Tail."
She was used to this situation. almost every time she went on a quest, she would be looked down upon by clients due to her young age and gender.
"Are you kidding? The quest I issued offers a reward of 50,000 Jewels a day, and Fairy Tail actually sent two children? This is too much. You two leave, I don't need your protection."
Alice turned her head arrogantly, dismissing Lu Li and Erza.
The old butler persuaded: "But Miss Alice, it's a bit too late to find other Mages now!"
"Sebas, do you think these two children can protect me?"
"..."
Sebas didn't know what to say either. After all, these two children were so young. Even if they were Mages, they surely wouldn't be very strong.
Erza stepped forward and said: "Miss Alice, don't look down on us because of our young age. We are Mages of Fairy Tail. As long as we accept the request, we will definitely protect your safety."
"Oh? Why should I believe your words?"
Erza frowned, about to speak.
Lu Li beat her to it: "Then how do you think you can believe in our strength?"
A playful smile appeared on the corner of Alice's mouth: "Interesting. Simple. Aren't you Mages? Then compete with my bodyguards. If you win, I'll believe you have the strength to protect me."
"If you are not even as good as my bodyguards, how can I trust you with my safety?"
"No problem."
Erza agreed immediately. She didn't like being looked down upon.
"Good! Then let's go to the square behind the hotel. I also want to see how powerful Fairy Tail Mages are."
Alice looked very excited.
Soon, everyone arrived at the square behind the hotel.
Alice said to Lu Li and Erza: "Which one of you will go?"
"I..." Erza immediately stood up.
But she was held back by Lu Li: "Let me. After all, this is my job. I can't rely on Erza for all tasks in the future."
Hearing Lu Li say this, Erza thought it made sense, so she nodded.
Lu Li stepped forward.
Alice said: "Since you are a Mage, you can choose five of them as your opponents. As long as you win..."
Before Alice could finish, Lu Li interrupted her directly: "No need to make it so troublesome. You all come together."
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Alice and the others looked at Lu Li in disbelief. A smile appeared on Erza's face, and her gaze towards Lu Li carried appreciation. This was the demeanor a Fairy Tail Mage should have.
Lu Li smiled faintly: "I said, let them all come together."
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