"It's good that you are okay, Kira."
"Aye!"
"Thanks to you, Loke is okay."
As everyone gathered around him, feeling happy that Kira was okay, strangely unlike before, it was hard for Lucy to approach Kira, especially—
"Lucy, do you mind if I take him later?"
Facing Mirajane, who looked at her gently, Lucy could see how beautiful she was, which made Lucy feel slightly inferior. Unlike her, who was always silly and made mistakes many times, Mirajane was perfect, she thought, so facing Mirajane's question, even though she was clear what she wanted inside her heart, she could only nod awkwardly. "Ah, um."
"...."
Mirajane stared at Lucy for a moment, then nodded and thanked her sincerely. "Thank you."
Still, while the two appeared to have a conversation, Cana, who was drunk for the first time in a while after Kira told her that she would treat him to a barrel of cheap wine, wanted to hug him, but Kira pushed her head away. "Don't get too close to me. Your scent is too unbearable."
Did Cana think that as long as she was a beautiful woman, she would be forgiven?
This woman got ahead of herself since he had decided to treat her.
Yes, he might have treated her, but it wasn't because he was seduced by her charm; instead, it was because she had helped to erase the awkwardness between him, Mirajane, and Lucy.
Still, if Cana wanted to get close to him in that drunk state, he would push her away.
Not only because of her smell that was so smelly, but a high chance that she might throw up, and at the same time, once again, he wasn't good with the alcohol.
"You are so cruel! When I am drunk, you can steal a chance to rub me! Do you think I am so unattractive in your eyes?! Or are you not interested in a woman?!"
This guy was so cruel!
Cana wanted to give him a happy moment by letting him touch her womanly body that was luscious and soft, yet this guy cruelly and coldly pushed her away.
Dammit!
Her pride as a woman was always damaged by his side, which made her wonder about her charm as a woman!
"Did you see me as someone who is so desperate for your body, Cana?"
This woman might be like this, but Kira had thought of her as a friend despite her obvious flaw, which was kind of hurtful when she said that he would take advantage of her, thinking that she thought of him the same as all men, who just wanted to sleep with her.
If he wanted to do so, then why didn't he do that before?
It was because he wasn't such a person that he hadn't done anything to Cana despite all of the chances that she had given him.
"...."
With her lips twitching, Cana was slightly sober, feeling a little guilty, then gulped her alcohol again, trying to erase all the uncomfortable feelings in her heart.
Alcohol is nice.
It made her forget all the problems in her life, and everything, whatever it was, could be washed away with alcohol. Still, it had always been like this when she wanted to do something and hesitated; then, in the end, she drowned herself in alcohol so she could hide her sorrows away.
"Don't get too close to me."
"...you really hate alcohol, huh?" Cana was a bit drunk, but even so, she still had a question that she wanted to ask him. "By the way, I want to ask you a question!"
"What is it?"
"Teach me how to make money!"
Despite being drunk, Cana bowed her head.
"Ah, me too!"
"Please teach us, Kira-sensei!"
"I beg you!"
"...." Kira.
Somehow, along with the group who begged him, Kira even saw Makarov, who also begged together. Looking up at the sky, he was sure that he shouldn't show that he had money to this group of scumbags, or else, his money would only be borrowed without paying.
No, if he opened a money lending, or just become a loan shark, it would be better, he thought since he was sure that all of those suckers would definitely become his slaves, who worked under him like a zombie.
'Sigh...'
"Get drunk like Cana, sleep, then you can become rich by dreaming."
"....." Everyone.
All of them stared at him in a daze, never expecting those words from him.
"What do you want to do except for working hard? Getting money isn't easy, and you only need to work hard to earn it. More importantly, as it is hard for you to get money, you should treat it preciously and not waste it on a gamble!"
Alcohol aside, as it couldn't be helped, they shouldn't let themselves be drowned in a gamble!
If it was just 100 jewels or so, then Kira wouldn't say much since it was just for fun, but all of them were crazy gamblers who would use all of their money for a gamble!
"I agree." Mirajane nodded.
"Men!" Elfman also nodded.
"That's true." Gray Fullbuster nodded.
Those who joined the gamble aside, those who weren't interested in a gamble nodded.
Yes, gambling was fun, but it was also the source of a problem since how many families were destroyed due to gambling?
"Gray, your clothes."
"Ah, when did I get naked?!"
"...." Everyone.
"B-But, there is no trick or whatever?"
"There is no trick. Do you think it is easy for me to get money? If I am better than you, it is because I don't cause destruction and am careful on my mission."
"....." Everyone.
What could they say?
"So, you understand, right?"
"???"
Watching their confusion, Kira sighed inwardly, then said, "It's just my personal experience, but you should try to pick a specialization."
"Specialization?"
As their heads tilted in confusion, Kira listed, "There are many quests on the guild, whether it is related to hunting a beast, taking down a criminal, erasing a curse, bodyguards, and many others.
"Being a mage is free, and you can do whatever you want, but there must be something that you are better at than others, right? I am not sure what it is, but instead of trying to pick up all the quests on the guild to make a lot of money, you should pick what is suited to you better, whether it is from your experience, magic, or just simply because you like it."
"Specialization..."
All of them murmured, never expecting that answer from Kira.
Yes, similar to a doctor that has their own specialization such as immunology, dermatology, cardiology, etc.
Kira felt that a mage was similar since, depending on their magic, they would be better at handling certain situations than others.
"Can you give an example?"
"Well, let's see... how about Natsu, then?"
"Eh? Me?" Natsu was surprised.
"Your Dragon Slayer Magic can make you eat fire, right?"
"Yeah! I like fire! They are delicious!" As Natsu said so, a fire came out from his lips.
"Then, in the case of a fire-related quest, you might be able to help since there are many situations where forests, cities, or something precious are burnt by an accident, natural disaster, or simply a criminal; by then, not only you can save people, but also get to eat delicious fire and get a lot of money."
"....."
Blinking his eyes, Natsu was in a daze. Not to destroy but to save people. He had never expected that his magic could be used for such a thing.
"But... are there a lot of fire-related incidents?"
"There is!"
Unexpectedly, there were many around who gave such an answer.
"There are many burning forests that happen almost every month, Natsu."
"If you can eat those fires, then you can get a lot of money!"
"Yes, you won't be in debt all the time!"
Everyone was clear how much damage that Natsu often caused when he did a quest, so if he could do his quest quietly, without causing much damage, and even got a money, then wouldn't he be able to move away from his dilapidated, small house and live a better life?
"I can help others..." Natsu murmured, never expecting that the magic that he usually used to beat up others could be used to help others.
"But this is just one case; it isn't like you can't do other things since magic is free. You should do whatever you want, but your magic is definitely better than others in a certain area, and if you want, you can focus on that area."
Kira drank water to moist his throat and said, "By then, if you make a name in that respective field, you will become famous."
While many were happy for being famous, some disdained to be one and loved to be low-key. Regardless, they asked, "What's so good about being famous?"
"Instead of desperately searching for money, the money will come to you."
BAAAAAAMMMMM!!!
Like a bolt of thunder on a midday, all of them were shocked that they couldn't move. It wouldn't be them who desperately searched for money, but it would be the money who would desperately search for them!
"Kira, what do you think my specialization is?!"
"Forget about him! Me first!"
"You bastard! Let's take it outside!"
Then, somehow, the fight started once again, which made Kira look up with a sigh, thinking that the guild was the same as ever.