138: Chapter 138 Sunrise! A Two Million MissionHer eyes darted around slyly, and as if casually adding, her voice carried a hint of anticipation:
"By the way, I heard that Happy originally planned to bring you along on that mission."
Upon hearing this, Lucy asked in confusion, "Huh?Why didn't Natsu come looking for me?He should know where I live, right?"
Mirajane lowered her voice, leaned close to Lucy's ear, and said as if sharing a secret, "From what I overheard.it seems like a mission that would be perfect for you!"
All you need to do is sneak into the house of a Duke named Aibar and steal a book.Sounds simple, right?And besides…"
She paused, then emphasized, "The mission sheet also specifically mentions that the target is a pervert and a lecher, and is currently recruiting blonde maids~"
Happy even tried to persuade Natsu to take you along, but unfortunately.Natsu ultimately refused.
Upon hearing the mission description, Lucy's feelings became complicated.
On one hand, the task did sound very easy, which made her somewhat tempted.
On the other hand, she felt a strong resistance and aversion to the idea of selling her body to become a maid and get close to a pervert.
Thinking about her monthly rent of 70,000 J, Lucy couldn't help but ask:
"This.this task is so easy.how much will the bounty be?"
Mirajane's smile widened as she softly uttered the number:
"A full two hundred thousand j!"
"Two hundred thousand J?"
Upon hearing this astronomical figure, Lucy's eyes instantly turned into glittering gold coins!
His mind raced with calculations: "Two hundred thousand.even if it's split among three people.I can still get close to seventy thousand!"
"I can just take on a few small jobs later and scrape together enough to pay this month's rent!Then I won't have to worry about rent anymore!"
The enormous financial temptation instantly overwhelmed any remaining restraint and concerns!
Lucy was so angry she jumped up and down, clenched her fists, and roared at the air, "Damn it!That Natsu!How dare he hog all the food!"
Mirajane!How long have Natsu and the others been gone?Where is the mission location?
Mirajane seemed to have anticipated her reaction and calmly replied, "We just set off recently.As for the mission location.it seems to be in the Hilos Gate."
"The Hilo branch, right!I'm going to catch up right now!" Lucy turned around hurriedly, about to rush out of the guild gate.
However, at that moment, Chairman Makarov, who had been quietly drinking at the bar, suddenly put down his glass and spoke:
"Perhaps.it's better if you don't go."
Lucy stopped abruptly and turned around in confusion: "Huh?What's wrong, Guild Master?Was the mission canceled?"
She then snorted with a mixture of schadenfreude and disappointment, "Yeah, that's true.There's definitely something wrong with giving away 200,000 for such a simple task!"
"Hmph!It's all Natsu's fault for not inviting me; he wanted to eat alone!Now he's made a wasted trip!"
"No." Makarov shook his head, denying her guess.
He stroked his neatly trimmed white beard, his expression seemingly somewhat subtle, and slowly said:
"The task wasn't cancelled; the client just contacted me again specifically."
Under the curious gazes of Lucy and the nearby members who were listening intently, Makarov paused, then uttered the news that left everyone speechless:
".He increased the mission reward to a full two million J."
"Two, two million J?Just to find one book?"
The mages drinking nearby were so shocked they spat out their drinks, exclaiming in disbelief, "This price is almost equivalent to an S-rank mission to defeat a powerful monster!This is outrageous!"
As for Lucy, the moment she heard the number "two million", her brain was completely filled with the golden Pele symbol, and her reason and vigilance were shattered!
"Two million!I'm coming!"
She let out a high-pitched scream loud enough to shatter glass, her eyes burning with an extreme desire for money, and rushed out of the guild gate like a whirlwind!
Only Puru remained, all alone on the bar counter, trembling as she weakly waved her little hand towards the doorway where her master had disappeared: "Puru."
It seemed to be reminding its owner not to forget it here.
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At this moment, in an open-air restaurant in the Hilos store.
Natsu and Happy were eating meat and fish without any regard for their image, with their plates piled high in front of them.
With his mouth full of roasted meat, Natsu mumbled to Happy, "How about it, Happy!As long as we complete this mission and get those 200,000 J, we can eat this much meat all the time!"
I told you we shouldn't have invited Lucy along!More people meant more money to split!
Harpy, completely absorbed in the blissful act of eating fish, echoed without even looking up:
"Ah~!Natsu is right!" Clearly, his little brain was completely occupied by the grilled fish.
Just then, a chilling voice, seemingly emanating from the depths of hell, suddenly came from behind them:
"My dear masters.are you happy eating alone?"
The two people were instantly frozen as if they had been doused with ice water, their movements stiffening instantly, and the hairs on their bodies standing on end!
They turned their heads extremely slowly, like rusty robots, bit by bit—
There stood Lucy, dressed in a black and white maid outfit that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, with an extremely "kind" smile on her face.
He stood with his hands crossed in front of his abdomen, his head slightly tilted, staring at them with a seemingly respectful but actually murderous gaze.
The two men instantly broke out in a cold sweat and shouted in unison, "We're doomed!We've been discovered!"
Happy instantly switched sides, "I knew we should have called Lucy!Love it!"
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A moment later, in VenezuelaIn the living room of the villa where the person had asked for help.
Natsu and Happy, with freshly baked, steaming buns on their heads, obediently lowered their heads and listened to Lucy's "formal" negotiation with the person who commissioned the mission.
"I am the client, Kirby Menlow," the man introduced himself.
Lucy's heart skipped a beat, and she thought with some suspicion, 'Kirby Monroe?That name.I feel like I've heard it somewhere before?'
The client, oblivious to Lucy's distraction, continued, "Let's get straight to the point."
What I want to ask of you is to retrieve the book "Sunrise" from that damned Duke Aybar's house, and then.burn it or destroy it completely!
Upon hearing this, Natsu immediately looked up and bluntly stated, "You want to burn it down?In that case, let's burn the whole house down!Let's complete the mission now!"
Happy waved his little paws and chimed in, "Love it!So easy!"
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