Fairy Tail: This Healing Mage's hits hurt so much!

Riyao rested his elbows on the bar, his chin on his fist, and his fingers dabbed the beer foam from the rim of his glass in circles on the wooden bar.

After finishing the ninth crooked sun, he finally couldn't help but let out a wail.

Mirajane's teasing remark before leaving with Elfman and Lisana still echoes in his ears.

"This is just a small request, not worth the trouble of an S-rank mage."

The laughter in his voice was almost overflowing.

He slumped on the bar, looking like a big dog abandoned at home by its owner, so resentful it looked like mushrooms were about to grow.

Gray, who was making himself an ice pop with ice magic, rolled his eyes dramatically upon hearing this and crunched the ice pop in his mouth.

"You're getting a good deal but acting innocent. If you don't want to be an S-class, I don't mind trading with you."

Kana took a sip of her beer, her lips twitching slightly.

"Exactly, I've never seen anyone so worried about not being able to go out with their partner to do a service that they act like they've lost money."

No sooner had the two finished speaking than Erza, clutching the hem of her knight's uniform, slowly walked over.

Her ears were red-tipped, her fingers were twisting the fabric, and she was stammering as she spoke.

"Sunshine...you and Mirajane...how far have we gotten?"

Upon hearing this, Riyao's eyes darted around, and he immediately put on a shy expression, covering his face and twisting his body.

"Oh dear, Erza, why are you asking such an embarrassing question?"

He chuckled to himself: Mira specifically told me not to talk nonsense, so I can't be blamed for this.

Erza's face instantly turned so red it was steaming, and even the tips of her ears were so hot they could fry an egg.

There was no romantic atmosphere between Erza and Sunrise; it was simply that Erza was seeing her peers in love for the first time, and she put herself in their shoes, which made her blush.

She opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long time. In the end, she simply squatted down by the bar, buried her head in her knees, looking like a little girl whose secret had been exposed.

Sunrise and Mirajane used to tease her with their daily romantic moments, which always made the guild's discipline committee member freeze up. This trick always worked.

Just then, Natsu ran over, gnawing on a greasy pig's trotter, his mouth stuffed full, and shouted indistinctly.

"Sunburst! I heard you can transform into a Celestial! Come and fight me!"

He waved his oily hand, splattering oil droplets from the pig's trotters far away.

Before Sunshine could speak, Gray retorted.

"You fire-breathing idiot? You can't even beat me, and you want to challenge Sunrise?"

Kana's eyes lit up, and she made the suggestion, not wanting to miss out on the fun.

"Why don't you two come at me together? Maybe you can hold out for another three minutes."

"No!"

Erza suddenly sprang up from the bar, her face still flushed, but she immediately adopted the posture of a discipline committee member.

Fighting is strictly prohibited within the guild!

Sunburst spread his hands and shrugged at Natsu with a cheerful expression.

"Look, the discipline committee member has spoken, so forget about fighting!"

The words had barely left his mouth when the guild door was flung open with a bang, and Mirajane's laughter rang out first: "What are you all up to now?"

When Riyao looked up, his eyes lit up instantly.

Mirajane was wearing a black leather jacket, her long hair was a little messy from the wind, and she was carrying a cloth bag. Elfman and Lisana followed behind her.

She walked straight to the bar, sat down next to Sunrise, glanced at Erza who hadn't fully recovered, and a sly smile appeared on her lips.

She reached out and hugged Riyao's arm, gently nuzzling her head against his shoulder, her voice so soft it could melt your heart, deliberately raising her voice.

"Honey, I'm so tired, can you give me a leg massage?"

Before Riyao could respond, a "thud" was heard from the side—Erza rolled her eyes and collapsed onto the bar, completely out of commission.

Natsu scratched his head, looking at Erza thoughtfully, probably contemplating how to get Happy to stage a lovey-dovey performance to defeat Erza.

Happy flapped his wings and flew to the bar, poked Erza's head with his little paws, and clicked his tongue mischievously.

"Aye! Erza is such a loser!"

Sunlight smiled as he cast a healing spell, warm light spreading from his palm to Mirajane's shoulder.

"Alright, stop teasing Erza. She'll probably develop antibodies in a few days."

He gently pinched her shoulder with his fingertips to relieve her fatigue.

Mirajane leaned all her weight on Sunshine, completely relaxed, and her voice was a little lazy.

"We finally got a chance to crush her, so of course we have to make the most of it."

Lisana covered her mouth and chuckled, then skipped over to the two of them.

"My sister has been talking about Riyao the whole time she's been away these past few days, wondering if he's been eating on time."

Mirajane's face instantly turned red, and he reached out to pinch Lisana's cheeks and gently rubbed them.

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Elfman, who was wearing a suit jacket and had been adjusting his collar, secretly looked up when he heard this, nodded vigorously at Riyao, and muttered something under his breath.

"It's true. My sister said last night that if Sunrise doesn't have any food, she'll definitely steal Natsu's fish."

Sunlight's eyes crinkled with laughter as he reached out and grabbed Mirajane's hand, pulling her fingers between his own. He said with a grin, "For my sake, let Lisana go. She's still just a child."

Lisana rubbed her reddened cheeks and pouted, muttering something.

"My life is so hard, I have a violent older sister and a biased brother-in-law."

She suddenly remembered something and asked with sparkling eyes.

"By the way, Riyao-ge, can the crystal key that my sister has really summon you? I want one too."

Riyao shook his finger and said with a smile, "Of course it can be summoned, but this is a one-of-a-kind key in the world."

"Sunshine Bro is so stingy!" Lisana puffed out her cheeks.

"That was a token of love I gave to your sister, how could there be a second one?"

As he spoke, Riyao leaned close to Mirajane's ear and deliberately spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Speaking of which, it seems you still owe me a token of our love."

Mirajane's face turned even redder, and she buried her head in the bar, revealing only her bright red ears, her voice muffled.

"It's because your key is too precious. I've been thinking about it for days and can't come up with a suitable one. Let me think about it some more."

Riyao smiled and pressed his face against hers, rubbing his cheek against her earlobe like a little fox stealing a treat.

"No rush, we have a lifetime ahead of us, don't we?"

As soon as he said that, the surroundings fell silent.

Kana's hand, holding the beer glass, froze in mid-air, and she almost choked on her beer.

Gray rolled his eyes, the whites of his eyes almost bigger than his pupils.

Lisana and Levy, who had just come over, had bright, sparkling eyes. They whispered in each other's ears, their mouths practically stretched to their ears in a wide grin.

Elfman scratched his head, clenched his fist against his chest, and muttered to himself, "Is this what a real man should be like?"

Kana sighed, rubbing her forehead. "Damn it, can't we just send them away to do some commissioned work?"

Gray glared with dead fish eyes: "Send one of them to the North on a commission, and the other to the South on a commission!"

Harpy flapped his wings and flew up, clicking his tongue cheekily: "Aye! We're hooked up~"

Natsu scratched his head, feeling like he wanted to burn something, otherwise he felt uneasy.

Erza, who had just recovered, blushed like a ripe apple when she heard Sunrise say "a lifetime." This time, she simply lay down on the bar and completely lost consciousness.

In the distance, Macao and Wakaba leaned against a pillar, took a deep drag on their cigars, and exhaled a round smoke ring.

Marcao laughed and said, "It's so great to be young; even dating is so exciting."

Wakaba nodded: "Back in the day, your sister-in-law and I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Macao slapped him on the shoulder: "Come on, you were much more naive than Riyao back in the day."

Mirajane felt his face burning hot, so he simply got up and partially received the soul of Satan.

She beckoned to Erza, who was still offline: "Erza, let's have a match!"

Erza sprang to her feet, her demon sword instantly drawn, the hem of her knight's uniform fluttering wildly: "I'll fight you to the bitter end!"

The two spells collided with a loud "bang," instantly throwing the guild into chaos.

Hearing the sounds of fighting, Natsu threw down Gray's half-burnt clothes and rushed over: "How can a fight be complete without me!"

Gray, not to be outdone, instantly conjured ice blades with ice magic: "Count me in!"

A certain raccoon stopped rummaging through the trash can and rushed over to join the brawl: "I'll fight!"

An elderly man adjusted his glasses and pushed up his cane: "You may leave now."

The red-haired woman silently made a cup of coffee and tossed it into the crowd.

The pink-haired amnesiac patient pulled out a camera and started snapping pictures.

Cold Noodles Little Green Dragon threw his spear at the enemy: "I never let go of my spear."

Tables and chairs were knocked over and spilled everywhere. Guild members were either busy dodging the flying tables and chairs or excitedly shouting encouragement.

Sunrise sat at the bar, watching the chaotic scene. He glanced at Mirajane, who was being dragged into the fight by Natsu, shook his head helplessly, picked up his juice, took a sip, and couldn't help but smile. This was what Fairy Tail should be like.