Hospital front desk registration complete.
Aux found Cana's room number.
She was currently bandaged, lying in bed, staring blankly at the pure white ceiling.
It was clear that the failure of this mission had dealt a very heavy blow to her.
"Sorry..." Aux apologized first, then added, "I actually didn't want to stop you from becoming an S-Class Mage."
Cana tilted her head to look at him, then after a few seconds, she looked back at the ceiling, lost in thought.
Aux walked over and sat beside her.
"My father is a great Mage. When I was little, I hoped he would recognize me as his daughter, but in his eyes, I seemed to be just a stranger."
"At that time, I decided to become a powerful Mage so I could openly make him notice me."
"Later, becoming an S-Class Mage became my obsession. I wanted to become an S-Class Mage, stand before him, and tell him... I am the daughter he forgot."
Cana opened her heart.
She explained why she wanted to become an S-Class Mage.
Aux didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only speak from his own perspective:
"It is indeed his fault that a father didn't recognize his daughter, but I don't think a father would care about his daughter's strength or weakness."
"Your unwillingness to tell him is not advisable. There's no need to set such a goal for yourself. What's wrong with reuniting with him as an ordinary person?"
"Perhaps your father is a bit slow; why not tell him the truth yourself?"
Cana, on the hospital bed, turned her head.
She stared at him with those eyes, seemingly thinking about something.
"How are your injuries?"
Cana's gaze was calm, but it made Aux feel sharp, so he quickly changed the subject to show concern.
Cana withdrew her gaze, "It's fine, I'll be okay after two days of rest, I just can't drink alcohol..."
Aux said, "I brought three barrels of special fine wine from another place. The taste is exceptionally good. You can try it when your injuries heal."
Cana immediately salivated, wishing she could drink it right away.
She was definitely tempted by the fine wine, but having to wait until her injuries healed was simply torture.
She immediately suggested, "Send me one barrel now, and as a reward, you can... umm... do it to me here. How about that?"
Goodbye!
How could Aux be so depraved? He couldn't do something like bullying an injured girl.
He turned to leave!
"Stingy..." Cana rolled her eyes and reminded him loudly from behind, "Save the wine for me, otherwise I'll tell everyone in the Fairy Tail Guild that you defiled me!"
Aux, who was walking out, stumbled and almost fell.
Speechlessly, he quickened his pace!
He was actually threatened. That hateful Cana, she was the one who initiated it that night!
For the next few days, Aux went to the hospital every day.
Cana's injuries also quickly healed.
"Ah hahaha... This wine is so good..."
In the Fairy Tail Guild.
Cana was again holding a large wine barrel, laughing heartily, and occasionally lifting the barrel to guzzle wine like crazy.
The aroma of the wine wafted through the Fairy Tail Guild.
It made Macao, Wakaba, and a few other Drunkardss itch, and they shuffled over to Cana's side.
"Cana, let me have a taste," Wakaba said.
Cana immediately glared at him warily, remaining stiff and silent.
Macao, feeling frustrated, said, "This wine isn't available in Magnolia, is it? Cana, where did you buy it?"
Cana narrowed her eyes and said mysteriously, "This is wine from my boyfriend, you guys can forget about drinking it!"
Boyfriend?
Macao and Wakaba didn't believe it. How could Cana, reeking of alcohol, have a boyfriend?
She must be saying that deliberately because she didn't want them to drink it.
"Oh my, oh my, Cana actually has a boyfriend. Do you know who it is?" Mirajane asked gossiping.
Erza frowned and shook her head, "I'm not sure. I haven't seen her particularly close to anyone. Maybe she's just talking in her sleep."
Gray and Natsu ate their food, minding their own business.
With Erza nearby, neither of them dared to cause any trouble.
"Aux!"
Aux, who was quietly drinking coffee nearby, tried his best to become more transparent.
But a shout made his scalp tingle.
Thump... Cana walked over, carrying a large wine barrel, placed the barrel on the floor, and reached out to grab Aux by the back of his collar.
"Come on, let's go drink..." Cana invited.
And Aux dared not refuse, fearing that Cana would say something that would make people think too much.
The two quickly left the Fairy Tail Guild like that.
"When did their relationship become so good?" Erza wondered.
Mirajane chuckled mischievously, "Erza is jealous, huh... Sure enough, Aux's charm is too great, even the Fairy Queen can't help but fall in love with him~"
"Nonsense..." Erza immediately became nervous, tensing her body and widening her eyes to deny, "I wouldn't like him! This guy isn't a good person... Many girls before... Noble Misses..."
Erza began to give examples!
Mirajane's smile grew colder and colder, noting down all those names.
She planned to have a good talk with Aux another day.
Over here.
Cana didn't drag Aux to a tavern, but instead rented a room far from the Fairy Tail Guild.
"Quick, quick, quick, finish up and give me the rest of the wine!"
In the room.
There was no time even to shower, Cana urged him to take off his clothes.
"Don't be like this, it makes it sound like we're doing a transaction..."
Aux grabbed her hand to stop her.
Doing it then getting something made Aux think of a certain kind of transaction, which affected both their moods.
"Isn't it?" Cana was surprised, "I came for the wine!"
Speechless... Aux rolled his eyes, feeling deeply exhausted.
"Wait a moment, I'll go get the rest for you..." Aux said.
He quickly left the hotel.
Soon after, he returned and placed the other two large barrels on the floor.
"Drink if you want to. After you finish, you can also go to that place to buy it yourself," Aux said.
After speaking, he left directly.
He felt he should stay away from Cana, let her calm down for a few days, and sort out their relationship.
Cana found it strange.
She silently opened a wine barrel, drinking and pondering why Aux refused.
Wasn't this what he wanted?
After two sips, she was filled with deliciousness.
She no longer had time to think about Aux and started drinking the wine frantically again.
Two barrels of wine weren't much for her.
After finishing them, she left the hotel, reeking of alcohol, swaying as she walked down the street, still thinking.
"My dear, you're so naughty, you bought it but lied to me that you didn't."
"Hehehe... I'm just teasing you~"
"You bad boy, I don't like you anymore..."
"Baby, I was wrong~"
A couple on the roadside was talking.
Cana pricked up her ears to listen to their conversation.
She lost her mother in childhood, her father didn't acknowledge her, and she had been drinking since her teens until now.
To her, wine was her boyfriend.
What was love? It seemed much harder than drinking.
But she vaguely felt that Aux's reason for refusing her must be related to this thing called love.
Yet, that night between her and Aux was purely out of curiosity.
As for love?
Cana believed there was none. In her eyes, Aux had always been just a handsome comrade.
She had never cared what Aux thought.
"What is love? How can it be more troublesome than drinking..." Cana mumbled.
She swayed as she continued forward...