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Chapter 24 - Chapter 24: The Rain Woman in Pursuit, a Heart Aflutter with Love!

Sunlight like scattered gold spilled over the umbrella's canopy. A warmth she had never known made Juvia stop in place, her sky-blue eyes staring blankly up at the clear sky.

"The rain... has stopped?"

Her eyes widened in disbelief.

Born with a high affinity for magic, the girl named Juvia knew all too well that wherever she went, rain would follow.

Because of that powerful magic, she could hardly make friends and was even bullied by her peers—branded the "Rain Woman."

Because of this, Juvia gradually came to hate it—came to hate the seemingly endless rainy days...

A bright, clear day like this—this was the first time in her life she had seen one.

"So warm... even the hateful rain has vanished."

Juvia tilted aside her ornate parasol and faced the gentle, radiant sunlight, eyes narrowing as her lips lifted.

Under the sun it felt—so comfortable!

No... wait—were there two suns in the sky?

Peering into the glare, Juvia saw one large and one small sun above. She tilted her head, lost in thought.

"Wow—amazing!?"

Watching the clouds scatter in an instant, Levy clasped her small fists before her chest and blurted out.

"So your magic doesn't just enhance yourself—it's this powerful too?"

Even from a distance, Levy could clearly feel the heat radiating from that small sun in the sky.

If it hit someone, there probably wouldn't even be ashes left.

"My magic, 'Sun'—is it really unreasonable that it can make a miniature sun?"

Roland said it offhandedly.

In truth, if he wished, he could detonate the sun he'd created at any moment.

The power unleashed then would likely wipe this little town clean off the map.

"Completely unreasonable!"

Levy folded her arms and couldn't help rolling her eyes.

A spell on that scale should count as super-magic.

To create something like that so easily—who could guess how vast Roland's reserves of magic truly were?

Ah, what an enviable magic...

Eyeing the great fountain at the square's center, Levy suddenly moved, light on her feet as she trotted up the steps.

Reaching the top, she steadied herself and turned.

Below the steps, Roland had followed at an unhurried pace and looked up at her.

"I'm tired, so—please!"

The blue-haired girl smiled, holding out her arms, eyes sparkling with expectation.

Seeing her gesture and hearing her tone, Roland understood at once and couldn't help smiling.

"You've walked barely two steps and you're already this tired. I don't know what I'm going to do with you."

"Hehe~"

As Roland slowly crouched, the petite, soft girl settled onto his back, cheeks flushed as she nuzzled against his shoulders with a satisfied little laugh.

They'd handed the travel pack to the Shadow Battalion that morning, so she didn't feel heavy at all.

With Levy's build, how heavy could she be, anyway?

Supporting her pale, slender thighs beneath her dress, Roland followed her directions toward the carriage rental.

Not long after the two left, a figure with an umbrella appeared nearby, staring fixedly at the close pair as they went and quietly tightening her grip on the handle.

That boy... is he the one Juvia is looking for?

Because Roland hadn't concealed his act of making a sun, many people on the street had witnessed it and were abuzz with curiosity.

"What incredible magic—he changed the weather in an instant!"

"A mage that strong—wonder which guild he's from..."

"If it's a guild, isn't there only that one near here?"

At that last remark, several fell silent, cold sweat beading on their brows.

"Hey, hey—don't tell me he's from Phantom Lord?"

Hearing her own guild's name, Juvia kept her expression blank, lifted her head, and asked coolly, "That mage from just now—where did he go?"

After asking around, she hurried to the town's central square.

In the end—she only saw their backs as they left, the boy carrying a cute girl.

"Juvia will find him."

Murmuring softly, Juvia followed without the slightest hesitation.

Seated in the rented carriage, Levy sat beside him, absorbed in her book for once, not bothering him.

"Check today's quests."

Gazing at the drizzle beyond the window, Roland propped his chin on one hand and spoke silently.

[Quest One: Master of Reading!]

[Quest Description: Please speed-read twenty books within one day!]

[Quest Reward: Light-novel writing techniques — from How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend.]

If he took this one, he'd have to borrow Levy's Wind Chant Glasses.

It would cost nearly an entire day.

Roland shook his head and looked at the next quest.

[Quest Two: The So-Called Ashina Sword Saint!]

[Quest Description: Don't let the sword in your hand limit your thinking. Defeat ten enemies by any means!]

[Quest Reward: Ashina Swordsmanship — from Sekiro.]

Well now—even that showed up?

Wouldn't it be perfect to finish while driving off bandits?

Roland rubbed his chin and glanced at the third quest—then froze at its title.

[Quest Three: The Rain Woman's Fluttering Heart!]

[Quest Description: The Rain Woman, bullied since childhood, has finally found her sun. Please answer her feelings!]

[Quest Reward: Teru-teru bōzu — from Doraemon.]

The Rain Woman... Juvia of the Element Four?

At the quest's target, the image of that slightly yandere girl surfaced in Roland's mind.

"No wonder it kept raining around me... so that's why."

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