Chapter 531 Mother and Daughter
The moon is high in the sky and the sky is full of stars.
The Albares Empire occupies almost the entire Western Continent. The overall climate is different from that of the Kingdom of Fiore. However, this town is currently inland. Compared with the weather in coastal cities like Magnolia, the air at night is much drier. Apart from that, it is still just as cold during this time of autumn turning into winter.
The night wind, carrying a bone-chilling chill, gently caressed the face of the beautiful figure on the balcony and lifted up a few strands of her fiery red hair.
Erza stood alone on the balcony, with the vast night sky above her head and the moonlight pouring on her wantonly. Her hair was as dazzling as the moonlight, her figure was as cold as the moon's, and her whole body showed a rare loneliness.
The silver-white armor on her body rose and fell slightly, showing that Erza was not at peace at the moment.
Although she pretended to be indifferent in front of everyone before, she knew that it was all done to avoid her relationship with Irene affecting the 'Guild's plan to stop the Empire from going to war'. It was also a bit of a stubborn mentality at work. In fact, she did care a little bit, but it was difficult to express this feeling in front of everyone.
Erza is different from Natsu and others. The others all had parents to some extent, so they can only be considered half-orphans; but she was abandoned at birth, and only after coming to Fairy Tail did she feel the feelings of "family" and "kinship". But in the final analysis, this kind of "family" and "kinship" is just an atmosphere that Fairy Tail strives to create.
The moment she saw Irene, the blood connection made her heart beat, and Erza suddenly realized that the people in the guild were essentially "companions". Although they were almost the same as family members in terms of their way of getting along, behavior and personality habits, they were still .
She could ignore the difference, but she couldn't deny its existence.
When she realized this, it was like a thorn in her throat, making her feel very uncomfortable, but she was powerless to do anything.
Erza did not choose to express this discomfort, because that would only make others worry about her for no reason.
Although Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Wendy and others can be comforted a little, most of them are thick-skinned, emotionally dull, and have childish personalities. They have never experienced this kind of 'having no father or mother, and finding them is worse than having them', so they cannot understand it firsthand.
Perhaps in this room, only Kira could understand a little, but with his personality and, he would only use methods like "complaining", "joking", "eating", "laughing and playing" to help her forget her troubles, but it would only make her feel worse afterwards, which was only treating the symptoms and not the root cause.
The only cure is time .
As for the reunion of mother and daughter, Erza did not hold out any hope.
"Eruza, you're still awake?"
A familiar voice came from behind, interrupting Erza's thoughts.
Kira was wearing high-end pajamas custom-made by the H-K store in Magnolia, and wrapped in a plush quilt. He walked onto the balcony with sleepy eyes, stood beside Erza, then put his hands on the railing, supporting his head, exuding a lazy aura.
"You ate too much last night and couldn't sleep?"
Erza shook her head: "Just thinking about something."
"Is it because of the story I told you earlier?"
"Um...that's about right..." Erza said after a moment of hesitation.
She's thinking about me!
"How does it feel?" Kira's expression was three parts shyness, three parts curiosity, three parts nervousness and one part anticipation.
Erza thought for a moment and replied, "The plot is okay. It should be a big seller if it's written into a novel or made into a drama, but it can only serve as a prologue or the first act."
Huh?! Is this what I was asking? Never mind, it doesn't seem to be very important.
"Well said! I knew you had a keen eye for drama!"
Hearing Erza's praise, Kira straightened his back unconsciously, and then waved his hand , looking extremely generous, like a screenwriter boss or film and television industry investor: "Don't worry, I'll reserve the female lead role for you when the time is right!"
Since she is acting in her true colors, there is no need to worry about Erza's poor acting skills.
"Let me tell you, these kinds of novels and plays are very popular in the Kingdom of Fiore right now. With the profit from just one book, you might be able to buy a house in Magnolia."
“If you add the Red Hair Girl Love Story that came out last year, you can debut as a star straight away!”
Erza was immediately alert: "Huh?! What's the story? What does it have to do with me?!"
Oops! I let it slip!
Kira originally sold the movie secretly without Erza's knowledge, but later he forgot to pay her because he was busy. He also didn't expect that after a year, Erza still hadn't heard of the movie.
That was the biggest production of the year with the highest box office in Magnolia, the third in Fiore Kingdom, and the eleventh in Ishgar!!
"No...no...it doesn't matter...I was just talking nonsense..."
Kira waved his hands hurriedly, "By the way, do you think the story should focus on 'restoring the country' or 'finding relatives'?"
"Don't change the subject, you bastard! What's with the love story you just talked about?!"
"The male protagonist? If it's a story about a female protagonist, there must be several male characters around her, right? A first love that loves and hates each other, two naughty younger brothers, a gentlest and most handsome brother in the world, two domineering and arrogant bad clowns, and a group of frivolous but reliable middle-aged uncles..."
"What are you talking about..." Erza became more and more embarrassed as she listened.
"Ah, that's right! Don't forget the female characters either!"
Kira slapped his brain and said again, "Equally matched competitors, the bankrupt daughter in the same dormitory, the innocent girl next door, the supporting actress who has been chasing the heroine in many aspects such as study, singing and dancing, and beauty but has never been able to match her..."
"Well... only rich characters can satisfy the audience's fantasies."
"No matter how you look at it, I think there will be a big market for it!"
Swish, swish, swish…
Under Erza's stunned gaze, Kira took out a pen and paper and quickly wrote down the inspirations that kept popping up in his mind.
"As expected... my thoughts are clearer at night! This is the best time for creation! Those authors have no choice but to stay up until 2 or 3 a.m. every day..."
For a moment, the only sound on the balcony was Kira's furious writing.
The night air was cool, and the atmosphere between the two was also cool.
I originally thought that Kira came to comfort me, but I didn't expect that after he said a few words, he actually recorded his creative inspiration by himself! !
Erza sighed helplessly: This really fits Kira's character!
In her memory, whether it was forgetting troubles by overeating like before, or doing his own thing like now, but actually conveying the message of "even though fate is not good to you, you still have companions" in a silent way, Kira often used this way to comfort people. The last time he did this was when Lisanna "died" and he comforted Mira.
After a long time, Erza said to Kira who was frowning and thinking: "Kira, can you tell me the truth of that story? You should know it, right?"
Kira stopped writing when he heard the voice and looked at Erza in surprise: "Don't you want to wait for her to tell you in person?"
"I want to know now!"
…
Under the same night sky, on a similar balcony , similar figures are looking at the moon and enjoying the breeze.
She is Irene.
Compared to the dozens of minutes in the original work, which were spent on fighting and had no time to think, she now has more time to feel her emotions after reuniting with her daughter.
For the past twenty years, she has always believed that she abandoned Erza because she felt that she was useless to her, but after recalling her mood at that time, she felt that something was wrong.
It seemed... my feeling at that time was not regret, but fear.
She could understand the regret, probably because the personality addition had not been successful; but why was she afraid? Was she afraid that she would continue to live in a form that was neither human nor dragon? Although she was trapped in the dragon's body at the time, it seemed that she felt more pain than fear.
So, what is she afraid of?
Twenty years had passed, and Irene could no longer remember what kind of mentality she had when she abandoned her daughter.
"Erusa..."
"What's wrong? Do you miss your daughter?"
The same figure walked over and interrupted Irene's thoughts.
The person who came was Selene. She did not go back to her hometown, Kiltina, nor did she find a place to rest. Instead, she temporarily stayed at Irene's house.
As for the purpose, it was also very simple. In order to realize the plan of "annihilating the five dragons", she decided to bring along Irene, a rare fighting force.
