~ Inside Fairy Tail Emergency Treatment Room ~
The morning sun shone and hit Cana's face as her eyelids twitched. Slowly, she opened her eyes and rubbed them a few times to get over the sleepiness. Looking around, she saw that she was still inside the emergency treatment room. It seems she fell asleep watching over her mother.
Thinking of her mother, Cana's eyes turned to her, who, despite sleeping for almost a full day, didn't show any signs of regaining consciousness. Seeing her still like this, Cana's eyes were almost about to burst with tears.
But she ultimately held herself back and wiped away the tears with her hands. She knew that crying would not help her mother. And her mother would definitely not want to see her crying like this.
Sniffing a little bit, Cana walked outside of the room holding a small basin. Since her mother still hasn't regained consciousness yet, she needs someone to wipe away all the dirt and clean her body. So that is why Cana wanted to go out and fill the basin so she could wipe her mother's body with a wet towel.
When Cana came out of the room, she was surprised to see that everyone was sleeping in various poses in the guild's main hall. It seems none of them went home last night.
As if sensing Cana's presence, Makarov, who was sleeping on top of the bar counter, sat up groggily as he spoke, " Good morning, little Cana. "
"Good morning, Grandpa Makarov, " Cana greeted Makarov back. She looked at the still sleeping guild members and couldn't help but ask, " Grandpa, why is everyone sleeping in the main hall? "
"Oh, that? Well, yesterday no one wanted to leave, so these bastards stayed up all night before each of them fell down sleeping in the guild. " Makarov said he stretched his muscles a little bit. Sleeping on the bar counter made his body very stiff.
"I see, " Cana said as she looked down. She was very touched by this gesture. Even though they only met yesterday, everyone was willing to stay all night waiting for her mother's recovery.
Just as Cana was about to go and bring some water, she suddenly began to hear the sounds of bells ringing.
Cana was surprised, as even though it is normal to ring a bell in the morning, she had never seen it ringing so loudly early in the morning.
The sounds of bells were so loud that they even woke up the sleeping guild members.
"Ahhh, can't you keep it down? I'm still sleeping. "
"You idiot, why did you punch me? I'm not the one who is ringing the bell. "
"Arrrgg, can you two keep it down? Someone here needs her beauty sleep. "
"Oh, please, like you are a great beauty. And besides, aren't you guys? Why the hell are you even doing face care before you sleep? "
"Hmph, who said only women can be beautiful? I will have you know that even the guys at Blue Pegasus are envious of my looks."
"Dude, those guys always show that look to attract more customers. I even heard that most of the men who go there are those who want to bask in the envy of those guys. "
"Wait, really? "
"Yeah, I'm not kidding. "
Ignoring the weird conversation, Makarov, who recognized the bell ringing, had a very happy smile. The bells of the cathedral would only ring so loudly when that guy is near Magnolia. And sure enough, the announcement that was heard in all of Magnolia started.
"Dear Residents, Magnolia Town will be entering Gildarts mode in 3 minutes. I repeat, dear residents, Magnolia Town will be entering Gildarts mode in 3 minutes. Please go to your designated places immediately".
Hearing the announcement, everyone in the Fairy Tail guild suddenly began to get excited.
"Hey, it's Gildarts; that guy is coming back. "
"Hahaha, didn't I tell you that guy would be here very soon? With that guy's strength, no demon could escape his wrath. "
"Ahaha, you know it. "
As the guild began to get rowdy, Makarov jumped out of the bar counter and came near Cana. He patted Cana's head and said, " See, your father is already coming back. Now I'm sure your mother will be cured very soon. "
" Hmm, " Cana nodded as tears came down her cheek. She had a very happy smile as she waited for her father to arrive.
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It didn't take long for Gildarts to arrive at the guild. When he saw everyone still there, he was also a bit touched. Truly the efforts I went out of my way to teach are not in vain.
Just as Gildarts was about to say something, he was interrupted by a rather irritated voice: "So did you kill that demon and bring some of her blood? "
When the crowd parted away, they saw it was none other than Grandma Porlyusica who spoke. Like the rest of the guild members, she also stayed at the guild all night. But unlike the other, she slept on the second floor comfortably.
As for the fact that only S-rank mages are allowed to step onto the second floor, Makarov and others completely ignored that rule. They didn't have the guts to say that to Grandma Porlyusica, who is equipped with her almighty broom.
Gildarts grinned and was about to say something, but he was once again interrupted. "Yes, we brought some of her blood with the body itself. "
Came Akira's voice as he pushed everyone aside and dispelled the illusion he created so that Wakaba could drag the still unconscious woman with his giant smoke hands. Thankfully, they were inside the guild, or someone may have contacted the council, informing them of a woman being kidnapped. Still, some of the guild members couldn't help but comment,
"Hey Wakaba, did not having a girlfriend drive you so crazy that you actually kidnapped a woman from the streets?"
"Yeah, you should seriously calm down. Don't worry, there are countless others like you who don't have a girlfriend, so don't be too hasty and try to calm down. "
"Yeah, you should first put the pretty lady down slowly. I'm sure we all apologized; now we can save you from going to prison for kidnapping. "
While the young mages of the guild were teasing Wakaba, the older and more experienced ones all had serious expressions as they looked at the unconscious girl. They could feel this girl was very strong and was not human. And with the mission, Gildarts and the others just went out, they could immediately guess this girl's identity.
She is a demon and is the same demon who harmed Cornelia.
"Akira, why did you bring this demon here?" Makarov asked with a serious expression as he readied himself to act immediately.
"Well, Master, that's a long story, but don't worry, everything is still under control," he said as he looked at Grandma Porlyusica.
"Grandma Porlyusica is the blood all you need to cure Aunt Cornelia," he said.
Porlyusica frowned and said, " Yes, but since you already bought the culprit, this method would no longer be needed. " Her eyes were on the collar-like tattoo that was like a scar on Lilith's neck.
Although she may not have as much knowledge on runes and formations as someone who had healed countless curses, she could still recognize the dark magic that was used to bind Lilith.
"Yes, that is correct; this girl had already agreed to lift the curse on Aunt Cornelia. " Akira grinned as he looked at the unconscious Lilith with a cold smile.
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