Chapter 34

As soon as Aidan was alone, he finally decided to take a better look at his home.

Most of the room was furnished quite well. A large bed by the window, a round table nearby with a few chairs. A couple of bookcases against the wall, several landscape paintings nearby, beautiful painted wallpapers and a small chandelier. In general, the place turned out to be quite cozy. Aidan decided to sit here and ignore the other rooms. The old renting man didn't mind if Aidan brought guests here or even put someone in. But, the guy decided not to do it yet. He was not against Wendy's company, but still understood that the girl was better off learning to be independent. Although, now alone, he began to doubt that this was a good idea. Living alone can be boring ...

"Ay, it doesn't matter ... I will not appear here often, I just need a corner for a while. I'll save some money and rebuild myself a mansion no worse than the Heartfilians, this will be more interesting "- rummaging through the books, Aidan did not notice anything interesting, so he decided to go to the store and get some clothes, and then come back and rest.

Having bought some clothes, the guy decided to look into the magic shop of Magnolia. She was very close to the Cathedral of Cardia. There he finally found something interesting.

"Greetings," the little old woman greeted with a cane. Aidan just nodded and smiled a little when he noticed this old woman's head was wearing a pink cap with blue stars. She seemed pretty funny to him.

"Anything for you, young man?" She asked, adjusting her bicycle glasses. Aidan shook his head and said:

- Not yet necessary, I'll just look around.

No more distraction, the old woman began to read the newspaper while Aidan looked around. The shop turned out to be quite interesting. Although, he was in a place like this for the first time, so he was not sure if it was like that everywhere.

Several shelves filled with books to the eyeballs stood in the corner of the wall next to the window, while on the other side there were showcases and a cash register, where all sorts of magical trinkets were located.

Aidan hadn't planned on touching magic books so quickly, but since he got the chance, he decided to see what they wrote there.

Ten minutes later, the guy put aside another volume of "magic" and shook his head in disappointment. You shouldn't be surprised that in some shop they might sell something worthwhile. There were, of course, small tutorials on magic, but they were all oriented towards beginners or even theory. Simply put, these books are more likely for general acquaintance, you will not get much benefit from them. Of course, apart from some knowledge of simple magic. Although there was a book describing the principles of holding and spell magic, it was perhaps Aidan who spent the most time on it. They wrote at least something interesting in it.

Although he knew that there might be something like that in the guild, since it happened, the guy still decided to buy this book. In the evening reading, you can while away the time.

Next, Aidan decided to inspect the display cases and all sorts of magic items. He didn't really hope for them, but still believed that it was definitely possible to find something worthwhile.

"Hmm, interesting ..." - looking closely, the guy read the inscriptions under each item. Besides the price, there was even a minimal description. There were: earrings, rings, caps, chains, glasses and even all sorts of feathers, pens, gloves and shoes. In general, a bunch of magic "artifacts". All of them were enchanted, but in fact the spells on them were not particularly strong. Some allowed protection from different temperatures, some used telepathy spells. For example, two earrings allowed the owners to communicate. Luminous pen - writing with light ink and speed reading glasses had several models. There were even long distance transmission letters, odor suppression cufflinks. The set is interesting, so such little things caught Aidan's attention for almost an hour. After all, he first encountered something like this.

"Hurricane reading glasses are definitely worth getting, it's a pity I don't have the money for those with wind lacrima. I'll take it at a higher price, but within acceptable limits ... Still, it's a good idea to take that mirror, it allows you to see the hidden flows of magic in objects, it may also work. I gave part of the money for the apartment, and Natsu's share, and a little more to Wendy, so now I'm not that rich ... I'll take only points, for the rest I may come back later. I liked this strange knife for perfect cutting of stones and trees or a ring of silence with sleep magic. Although, I probably don't know what to spend the non-existent money on "- grinning at his thoughts, Aidan quickly bought glasses of hurricane reading and left the shop.

In fact, only glasses and had at least some benefit. Of course, for ordinary magicians, everything else could be useful. For example, a cloak that completely blocks heat or cold, for a non-elemental magician, such a thing could well be very useful. This is not to mention speed boots or even such an amusing thing as a transformation bracelet. For a low-level magician, all this could be just the most necessary kit. True, all this is worth a lot.

It was easy to buy a drink in Magnolia, so Aidan collected more and returned home. He wanted at least one evening to relax before the coming, as in the good old days, reading books and drinking.

Turning on the bedside lamp, Aidan made himself comfortable on the floor and poured himself some wine. He did not want to use glasses yet, so he simply opened the book and sipped wine slowly began to delve into the history and theory of holding and incantatory magic. That's just ...

The door to the apartment was thrown open and a furious laugh was heard. Aidan almost choked on wine when Natsu burst into his house:

- Hello! Nice hut you have!

- What ... - Aidan did not have time to finish, as several others appeared behind the back of the guest, and then a little girl ran towards Aidan:

- Brother!

Aidan didn't know to laugh or cry ... Looking at the grinning Kana, the guy quickly understood everything. This is exactly what she started! Everyone was here: Erza, Gray, Natsu, Cana, Wendy.

- Ha! What do you think? - the girl smiled: - I called the others!

"Yeah ..." Aidan sat Wendy down next to him and waved his hand with a sigh. "Okay, I bought some food, so ...

Before he could finish, Natsu had already got hold of a smoked chicken somewhere and chuckled chewing on the bones. Gray glanced at his friend with displeasure.

- You, firebrand ... Damn! If only I could share!

- What did you say? He gave me permission!

- No shit!

Erza shook her head in displeasure.

- Forgive them, I'll figure it out.

After successive sounds of beatings and screams, the lonely house on the outskirts of Magnolia finally became quiet. The lights came on and all the floors lit up with life. The silence did not last long and soon the joyful laughter of friends was heard from the lonely house. On this day, Aidan unconsciously relaxed and for the first time in his new life really rested.