CHAPTER 39

The members of the Guild just watch at the slowly departing figures of both Mirajane and Elfman. After an hour of them being consoled by the guild members, they decided to leave and be alone, for a while. Enzo looks at their departing back and just sighed.

Enzo knew the pain of loss, he was, dare he says accustomed to it. So, he understood the pain that the siblings were currently feeling right now.

"That's rough", Enzo stated to no one in particular.

Makarov who was beside him heard what he said and he said to him, "Let's hope that they can get through this".

"Loss is hard to get over. Especially if you subconsciously blame yourself for what happened", Enzo stated.

Makarov nodded in response. He knew that Enzo was right. Mira was the newest S-rank mage of Fairy Tail. To pick a mission that led to the death of her own sister, and to top it all off, it was the very first S-rank mission that the siblings were taking.

There was a chance that Mira would blame herself for being too proud and impulsive in taking that mission. While in Elfman's case, he could blame himself for being too weak. If only he was able to control his take-over magic, then maybe his sister would be alive today. A thought that Enzo was 100% sure that Elfman was feeling right now.

After that entire ordeal, the rest of the guild members were not in a drinking mode, so they all went home early. Right now, even before the sun went down, the guild only has three people left.

They didn't even realize that they were the only ones left. One was a drunk Master Makarov, beside him was Enzo who was also drinking, but not as much as the Guild Master of Fairy Tail. Enzo was drinking in moderation, he was only accompanying Master Makarov in his drinking session, no one wants to get drunk alone after all.

Suddenly Kagura walks towards the two individuals and she said in a voice that was said in a vulnerable tone, "Why?".

The two individuals were shocked at what Kagura was asking them all of a sudden. Makarov looks at Kagura and it dawns on him. The question wasn't meant for him. Kagura was asking Enzo, because of this Makarov stood up from his seat and he tosses a bunch of keys to Enzo and he said to him, "After you are done talking, lock up".

Enzo subconsciously caught the keys and he watches the departing back of Master Makarov. He places the keys on the counter and said to Kagura, "Okay...what's on your mind Kagura?".

Kagura, who was holding her sword Privilege tightly in her hands said in a somewhat angry voice, "Why do you care all of a sudden?".

Enzo still confused, asked again, "I don't understand. What do you mean?".

Kagura clenched her teeth in anger, but she said nothing.

"If you do not tell me, I will never know what you mean?", Enzo said to the angry Kagura.

"WHY DO YOU CARE ALL OF A SUDDEN! WHY DO YOU CARE WHEN YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THEM?! WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT LISANNA'S DEATH?!", Kagura shouted with anger in her voice.

Enzo had a shocked expression on his face and for a while he was silent. He was analyzing why Kagura would feel like this, he eventually compose himself and said to her "Because, she was part of the Guild. And Master Makarov keeps telling me that a guild is a family", Enzo said to her.

Without messing a bit, Kagura responded, "Yet,.....You are never here".

Like a lightning bolt, Enzo realizes where Kagura was coming from and he responded, "I see".

Due to his decision to rarely return to the guild, Enzo knew that his relationship with Kagura was already strained. But Enzo actually likes that, he didn't really like people to get too close to him, Makarov was a special case in that regard. He guarded himself that way, it was a way of life that he was used to.

"Look Kagura, what do you want from me? You are a decent mage and based on what I'm hearing from Master Makarov, you have the potential to become an even more powerful mage in the future. As far as I can see, you don't need me anymore", Enzo stated.

"Is that it? It's that easy for you to distance yourself from other people", Kagura said.

Enzo didn't give a reply and he just sighed and said to her, "Look, you should go. I'll close the guild early today".

"Stop pushing people away, Enzo", Kagura said before she walks out of the guild.

Enzo looks at Kagura and he just sighed. Perhaps he was too mean in detaching himself from the girl but what done is done. He stood up and began closing the guild for the night.

The moment he walks outside of the Guild, he saw Master Makarov on the side of the building.

"How long have you been there?", Enzo asked.

"I never left", Makarov said as he drunk from the bottle that he was carrying.

"Well, that sucks. So, are you going to give me advice for my life", Enzo said with sarcasm in his voice.

"Yes, she is right you know", Makarov said with a grin on his face as he walks away.

"Damn it old man. Here are your keys", Enzo said as he threw the keys to Master Makarov. Makarov who was drunk wasn't able to catch it, instead, the keys hit his head.

'A small win', Enzo thought with a small glee, and he soon left the area.

Instead of going home, or in Enzo's case, going to an inn for the night. Enzo, went towards the forest to get some fresh air. The events of today had clearly left an impact on Enzo, even if he refuses to admit it.

As Enzo was walking in the forest he spotted Elfman. Interested, Enzo went towards him without him noticing.

"I need to become stronger. If I'm weak then I will never be able to protect Mira...I won't let the same thing happen twice", Elfman said with a determined voice.

"FULL TAKE-OVER MAGIC!", Elfman said as his body seem to glow all over, but his intended goal wasn't reached. Just like usual Elfman's transformation only happened in his arm.

Elfman looks at his right arm in anger and he said, "Damn it!". He then changed back to normal his normal form and tried to transform again, but he had the same outcome. He did this multiple times in the span of half-hour until he just stoped and lay on the ground.

Elfman wasn't magically tired, no, he was mentally exhausted. He looks in the night sky and said in a voice that only he could hear, "I'm sorry Lisanna".

"Do you want to be powerful?"

"What!", Elfman was shocked when he suddenly heard a voice in the forest. He stood up and scanned his surroundings. He saw Enzo, leaning on a massive tree.

"Do you want to be powerful?", Enzo asked again.

"Y..yes", Elfman reluctantly responded to the White Titan of Fairy Tail.

"Then meet me here tomorrow, 5:00 am sharp", Enzo said as he left the forest, leaving behind a bewildered Elfman.

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