Chapter 370 Daily Life - Christmas Eve Gifts
Santa Claus originated from Western folklore, about a wealthy man and philanthropist named Saint Nicholas, a Christian believer who was kind and generous, very good to children, and often helped the poor.
The legend of Santa Claus in the Fairy Tail world is similar to that in the previous life, but with more magical elements - Santa Claus is a kind, generous and powerful wizard, and those gifts are created by his magic.
But even with the element of magic, he can only create physical gifts!!
It was impossible to turn a child into a magician directly, so Kira left a book called "Basic Theory of Magic" and wrote on the wish card:
[The honest foundation is the first step to becoming a strong person, and it is also the last step to becoming the strongest person!
——It’s good to have dreams, but you still need to read more! If you know a little more about Santa Claus, you should know that the wish of “becoming a powerful wizard” should not appear here! 】
Perhaps this is why parents want to hand this matter over to the magician. There are some children’s wishes that they don’t know how to fulfill, or they simply cannot fulfill them.
After leaving the child's bedroom, Kira sent the bill to the parents. The money for the magic book would be paid together when the client settled the task reward. In view of the child's love for magic, he also gave the other party a rare discount.
Kira left and went to the next house to continue giving gifts.
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This is the wish of a little girl. Her wish is to make the boy she likes fall in love with her too.
"At such a young age, he likes to come and go... What on earth has gone wrong with Magnolia's education in the past two years? Such a bad trend has actually been allowed to develop!"
Kira decided to have a serious talk with the mayor about this issue after the New Year.
The client of the second mission was a wealthy man who lived in a six-story villa. The little girl occupied one floor alone. This floor had a study, bedroom, music room, painting studio, and dance room. Each room was two or three times larger than Kira's house.
In order to find the bedroom, Kira looked at every room on this floor and was shocked by the life of rich people.
"They say that rich people never have to worry about food and clothing, so they think about love every day. I didn't believe it before, but now I know it's true!"
From just five minutes of exploration, Kira discovered that this was a very outstanding (she had a lot of awards and trophies) but introverted and reserved little girl, who had lived under the strict education of her parents since childhood. She was almost the kind of rich and beautiful girl that only existed in storybooks or movies.
Given his habit of "collecting intelligence in order to better complete the commission", Kira opened the little girl's diary with great interest and found information related to the boy.
As Kira expected, the boy was a poor boy, but he was sunny, sincere and warm. He always said things like "I want to be a great wizard", and he had the temperament of a male protagonist in a passionate boy comic.
The frank, bold and vigorous spirit deeply attracted the rich girl who had been deprived of freedom since childhood. She envied the other party's attitude towards life, so she paid attention to him silently. After a period of time, her emotions fermented, but she dared not express her feelings.
Kira closed the book, feeling a little hesitant.
There is indeed magic in this world that can "make people like you", and there are similar magic props, but such immoral things are against the law and are looked down upon by most people. You definitely cannot send them out to teach children bad things.
"Hmm... I don't know if the girl's parents know about this. If they really do it, they won't take it out on me, right? How can I give her this gift?"
After thinking for a while, Kira left a bottle of "Courage Potion" on the bedside, and also left a message:
[Hesitation will not help, only by moving forward bravely can you see hope!
Be prepared, seize opportunities, and your chances of success will be greater !
Emotionally, only when one party takes the initiative will there be a story between the two!
It is important to distinguish between "like" and "appreciate"!
When pursuing freedom, be careful to avoid hurting your family and friends!
Drink this bottle of "courage potion" and you will become very courageous within a day. Take this time to confess to "him"!
——It’s not good to fall in love too early! 】
Kira was very satisfied with his masterpiece. Looking at the series of exhortations, a sense of pride rose in his heart: "I am really a master of emotions!"
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Kira came to the third house according to the address on the commission, but this time, he was stunned on the roof. He did not go directly into the chimney like the previous two times, because this house did not have a chimney at all!
"There's no chimney... How am I, Santa Claus, supposed to get in?"
After walking around the house three times, Kira was sure of one thing: not only did this house have no chimney, but all the windows were closed tightly, leaving no gap for Santa Claus!
The wind and snow in the middle of the night were cold, but Kira felt that people's hearts were colder.
"At least the anti-theft measures are really good and deserve praise - what the hell!!! I'm here to complete a mission! Not to steal anything!"
What kind of family is this? Are the parents so ignorant?
As a last resort, Kira had to take out the prop "Master Key", open the front door and walk in with swagger.
Silently unlocking the locked bedroom door, Kira discovered that the person making the wish this time was a boy, and what he wanted was "eternal friendship."
Kira looked at the ceiling speechlessly: "...No wonder the parents asked the wizard for help, they were right!"
Do all the kids nowadays like this kind of "boys' comics"? They either use the heroine template to pursue love, or use the hero template to pursue bond!
The boy seemed to regard Santa Claus as a close uncle and wrote down the story of him and his friends.
The two met a few years ago in the midsummer when the sound of cicadas filled the air.
The boy went swimming for fun and accidentally fell into a deep pool. Suddenly his leg cramped and he drowned, but no one heard his cries for help. Just when he ran out of strength, that guy appeared!
【How are you?】
【Thank you for saving me! 】
[We are friends from now on. If you have any difficulties, just come to me! ]
After a clichéd "hero saves the boss" story, the two boys of similar age became close friends who could talk about anything.
The friend who saved the boy was sunny, handsome, helpful, and had a dream of becoming a great wizard. He always said that he wanted to be a wizard like "Mr. Kira". The boy felt that he was his best friend, so he always supported him spiritually.
But recently, the boy found that there seemed to be a lot more "slutty girls" around his friend, who often pestered his friend to play, causing his friend to have no time to practice magic.
That's fine, these can be regarded as demons to temper the will, and the boy believes that his friend can overcome them! But there is a girl who often peeks and follows the friend, which makes the boy feel an inexplicable sense of crisis - he feels that this girl is much more terrible than those demons! It is very likely to shake the friend's ambition and even affect their friendship!
So the boy made a wish to Santa Claus, hoping to keep this friendship and not let it deteriorate.
“It’s gone bad!!!”
Kira threw the wishing card angrily, and calmed down after a moment, "Yeah... it does happen occasionally. This kid didn't get the male protagonist template, but the female protagonist template. This is normal, no big deal!"
Santa Claus is there to solve all kinds of troubles for children, so no matter how strange the things they encounter are, they will not feel strange!
"Friendship... that's what I'm best at!"
So Kira left behind "100 sets of trick toys".
"I believe that with these things, that friend will realize your importance again!"
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Except for the three weird children at the beginning, the gifts that other children wanted were relatively normal , such as "the latest novel of writer Light of Hope", "Fairy Tail Wizard plush toy", "beautiful clothes" and "magic weapons".
Some ask for little, some ask for more, as if Santa Claus’ gifts really don’t require money.
But Kira didn't care much whether it was a lot or a little. After all, the money for the gift would be reimbursed by the client, so it was just a door-to-door delivery and cash on delivery business.
It took Kira two hours to process seven or eight orders. By the time he returned to Hope Lodge, it was already late at night.
"It takes so long to deliver a few presents, no one can stand it! No wonder Santa Claus is going to be laid off!"
After returning home and tidying up and about to go to bed, Kira suddenly found a gift box under the Christmas tree at home, and then heard several unusual noises in the wind outside the house.
Kira opened the window and saw a familiar short figure wearing Santa Claus clothes and carrying a large cloth bag, jumping up and down between the houses with a little funny movements.
"Hahaha...thank you very much, President!"
