Chapter 134: Cana’s Fortune Telling, Nate’s Difficulties in Love?

Chapter 134: Chapter 134: Cana's Fortune Telling, Nate's Difficulties in Love?After talking with Loke, Nate felt like he had learned a lot.

As expected from someone ranked highly as a potential boyfriend in [Sorcerer Weekly], Loke's experience juggling multiple relationships was extensive. His personal record was dating nine women at the same time, all while keeping everything in order and avoiding drama.

"Incredible," Nate couldn't help but praise, thinking, 'Nine girlfriends at once? Are you the protagonist of some dating sim?'

Loke humbly shook his head. "Nate, I should be admiring you. Daring to date Erza and actually making her your girlfriend? That's something else."

"Just make sure she never finds out, or you're definitely getting beaten up. Besides, unlike me, your girlfriends are all part of the guild, which makes it way riskier."

Nate quickly corrected, "It's not me; it's my friend..."

Loke gave him a deadpan look. "Sure... well, good luck! I mean, good luck to your 'friend'!"

'Why does that sound like I'm being sent to the battlefield?' Nate thought, grumbling inwardly. 'It's just three relationships. After all, it's common knowledge that triangles are the most stable shape!'

"Let's get out of here," Nate said, placing a hand on Loke's shoulder. With a thought, the two were instantly transported out of the Arena.

...

Back at Karen's grave.

Nate held out his hand. "Hand me your Magic Net ring."

Loke obediently removed the ring and handed it over. Nate held it briefly before returning it.

"I've added access for you to freely enter and exit the Magic Arena. When you have time, help me make some more maps."

"I'll do my best to help!" Loke nodded seriously, placing the ring back on his finger.

"Alright, I'll be off now," Nate said, glancing at Karen's tombstone before vanishing in a flash of golden light, shooting off into the sky.

The speed of his flight was incredible, and before long, Nate descended back onto the construction site at the guild.

He was planning to find a shady spot to sit down and work on programming 'Fairy Law' into a magic app when Cana rushed over with a copy of [Sorcerer Weekly] in hand.

"Nate, look at this!"

"What's this?" he asked.

"The ranking for 'I'd Like Him to Be My Boyfriend'!" Cana pointed to a page with an excited grin. "You're number one, and you've got way more votes than the second-place guy!"

Raising an eyebrow, Nate curiously glanced at the page.

There was a half-body photo of him, followed by a brief introduction:

[Nate, a mage from Fairy Tail, creator of the Internet Magic, and one of the Ten Wizard Saints.]

It included personal details like age, height, and weight, along with his vote count, which was nearly triple that of the second-place candidate.

"Well?" Cana teased, "Care to give a speech? What's it like being the most popular guy of the week? By the way, I voted for you too~."

Nate smirked. "I don't care about this kind of superficial fame."

Cana burst out laughing. "Yeah, right! Try saying that without grinning so much."

"So, what did you come to me for?" Nate asked, giving her a playful glare.

Sure, being popular with women felt nice, but that wasn't the point.

"Can't I just stop by to chat?" Cana sat down on a pile of lumber and pulled out a bottle of alcohol from seemingly nowhere.

Nate thought, 'You really are inseparable from booze. The fact that you didn't pull out a barrel is a bit surprising, though.'

Noticing his stare, Cana paused while opening the bottle. "You want a drink?"

"No, thanks."

"Life without booze is boring." She began drinking straight from the bottle.

Nate had to admit he was impressed by her drinking capacity—truly a heroine among women.

"Actually..."

After a few sips, Cana seemed a little shy. "I wanted to ask..."

"You want to learn my spatial card magic?"

Cana blinked in surprise. "Wait, how did you know? Oh, you saw the group chat!"

"Yeah, I saw it."

"So, will you teach me?" Cana set the bottle aside and clasped her hands in front of her in a pleading gesture. "I'll treat you to drinks for a month!"

"Can we trade for something else?"

Nate sighed. 'You love alcohol, but I really don't care for it.'

"So, you agree?" Cana's face lit up with excitement.

"That's not the point! The point is, trade for something else!"

"Hmm..." Cana thought for a moment, then her eyes sparkled. "How about we go on a date?"

"How about you give me a fortune reading?" Nate remembered Cana had fortune-telling magic, a branch of card magic.

"Eh? You don't want to go on a date with me? I'm hurt!"

Cana pulled out her deck of cards from her pocket. "Alright, fine. I'm good at fortune-telling. What do you want to know? Love?"

"How long will I live?" Nate asked, genuinely curious.

"Oh, that's boring," Cana commented as she shuffled the cards and performed a series of ritualistic gestures that Nate didn't really follow.

After a moment, she asked him to draw a card. He did so, revealing it with a flip. Sёarᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Cana stared at the card for a long time, staying silent.

"Is it that you can't predict my lifespan?" Nate asked, half-jokingly thinking maybe it was because his lifespan was so long.

Cana chuckled softly. "It's weird. I was supposed to read how long you'll live, but the result shows you have the 'trouble with women' fate."

"What does that mean?"

"It means you're too popular with girls! Makes sense, huh? Nate, you must be the type who flirts with every girl you meet."

Nate sighed internally. 'Am I doomed to be caught in a love triangle, or worse?' No way! That's just superstition!

"Let me just teach you the spatial card magic already..."

"You don't believe in fortune-telling? My readings are accurate, you know."

"Do you still want to learn or not?"

"Sorry, Nate-sensei! The reading was wrong! You must be the most devoted and faithful man alive!" Cana laughed, quickly changing her tone.

Nate was speechless. 'These girls sure know how to adapt...'

"Pay attention. I'm only going to show you this once. It's simple if you get the trick."

"Got it, Sensei!"

...

Meanwhile, at the Magic Council headquarters.

Ultear had just finished attending a council meeting. The primary topic had been selecting a new member for the Ten Wizard Saints.

According to the chairman, one of the current members had recommended her... and it turned out to be her boyfriend!

'That brother of mine! What do I need the title of Wizard Saint for? And he hasn't even come to see me! If he doesn't come soon, I'll have to go find him!' Ultear thought with a smile.

Returning to her luxurious home, she paused upon entering her living room.

On the sofa sat a girl with short pink hair.

"Ul..."

The girl started to say her name but quickly corrected herself, realizing her mistake. "Sorry, I forgot you don't like being called that."

"Meredy?"

Ultear smiled warmly, her lips parting slightly. "It's fine. You can call me whatever you like."

She used to dislike being called "Ul" because of misunderstandings with her mother, but now it didn't bother her anymore.

Meredy blinked in surprise. It felt like Ultear had changed in the time they hadn't seen each other. She no longer had that gloomy aura. Instead, it was more like...

A woman in love?

Meredy couldn't shake the odd feeling.

"Ultear, the master sent me to see you. It's about the 'key'..."

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