Chapter 70

Holistic Fantasy Chapter 70: On the island, in the rain, the story

Thundaaa boom

Black clouds filled the skies above Tenrou Island and thunder could be heard from within .

Swoosh

The torrential rain doesn’t seem to be letting up . Hiding in the woods, Noah and Lisanna used a normal person’s speed to run through the rain, an attempt to conserve their energy .

Lisanna and Noah entered the shade produced by the ridiculously huge Tenrou Island’s leaves . Because of the tree’s huge coverage, the rain had become a bit smaller in magnitude . Tenrou tree acted as a natural barrier against the torrential rain .

“Ha…”

Lisanna sighed as she shook away the water droplets on her arm .

“Lucky for me I came here wearing my bikini, I hadn’t the time to change otherwise I would be soaking wet . ”

Noah shrugged and he took out a piece of cloth from his cloth sack . He then proceeded to wipe Lisanna’s hair .

“Even so, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re wet, you’re going to catch a cold at this rate . ”

“Ehehe…”

Lisanna giggled in a shy manner . But, she didn’t reject Noah’s offer to help her dry her hair . The slight tinge of red on her cheeks was undeniable proof that she’s enjoying Noah’s service .

“If it comes to that, Noah Nii-san can just take of me isn’t that right?”

“I don’t have the time to take care of people who get sick on purpose . ”

Noah knocked her head and ignored her cries of pain . He stopped rubbing Lisanna’s hair and sat down against a tree .

“If you get sick, you’re just going to trouble Mira and Elfman . ”

Lisanna puffed her cheeks in protest and stuck out her tongue at him . Despite doing so, she still came to Noah’s side .

Noah sat against a tree while Lisanna sat down against Noah as though he is her pillar of support .

“Why are you so close?”

Noticing her bikini-clad figure and her exposed tender skin smoothly rubbing against him made Noah felt awkward .

“Are-Aren’t you uncomfortable doing this?”

“Hell naw . ”

Lisanna acted as though she didn’t see him being uncomfortable . She stepped up her game and stuck to him on an even more intimate scale, she grabbed his arm in a disturbingly deft manner and leaned her head on his shoulders . To a bystander, they would totally look like a couple .

“It’s very warm and cozy like this . ”

“I-is that so?”

Noah rubbed his cheeks and found that he had no better words to say .

In the past 7 years, he had spent a majority of his time doing training and as a result, he had no close experience of being in a relationship .

He’s not at a completely hopeless blackhole level of density, thanks to the books he had read in his lifetime . But, he’s still pretty ignorant in many fields despite having high knowledge in certain fields . At this point, he’s going to have to use some of the knowledge he accumulated or that knowledge will stay useless for him .

That is why, even as Lisanna snuggled up to him in such an intimate manner, he isn’t 100% sure that she’s into him, because he had no experience in this kind of stuff before .

Every time he felt that Lisanna is being a bit too close, he would always think about what if .

What if, it’s all a misunderstanding?

Even if it’s not a misunderstanding, Noah wouldn’t know what to do .

(Tl: I feel a great disturbance in the readership as if a million souls cried out in frustration and reeee-ed)

This is as expected, Noah’s childhood friends all lived at least a little over a decade .

Among them, excluding Cana, most of them didn’t have any such experience or immunity to these kinds of subject .

Now, think of it in Noah’s shoe, he who had come into existence with a ten-year-old’s mind of state and appearance, when in actual fact, he had only known the world for 7 years . It’s a magnificent feat that he could even sense Lisanna’s feelings .

Noah is just too young for this .

Lisanna, on the other hand, is also as young as they come back she’s precocious like you wouldn’t believe, quirky as well . With the way she’s attacking him, it’s no wonder that he’s feeling a bit pressed against the wall .

Noah wouldn’t possibly know that because of his experience and interaction with Lisanna, he would be able to remain calm when presented with a similar situation in the future .

Ignorant of the embarrassment she is causing for Noah, Lisanna closed her eyes while still leaning on Noah’s shoulder . She had a very peaceful smile as she seemingly slept . At least, before she broke the silence .

“Actually, I have always been very grateful towards Noah Nii-san…”

“Thankful of me?”

Noah replied in a surprised manner .

“When we were young, as far as I can remember, Mira-nee, Elf-nii and I only had each other .

Lisanna, with her eyes still closed, walked down memory lane .

“We lived in a very normal village, father and mother were there but in our memories, we only had each other to rely on . ”

Noah didn’t say anything, he decided to listen quietly to her story .

“I had thought about what it would feel like to have parents that loved you, I don’t know what Mira-nee and Elfman-nii thought but for me, I didn’t felt lonely . ”

Lisanna’s tone started going lower .

“Things changed when Mira-nee made contact with the devil in the village’s church when she awakened her [Takeover] magic . ”

“Mira-nee gradually stopped laughing and talked infrequently . I know that deep down in her heart, she blamed herself, thinking that we were driven out together with her . Elfman knew about this and his courage diminished somewhat . ”

“Seeing Mira-nee so anguished must have made Elfman-nii afraid of rejection by others . I really didn’t know what to do back then . ”

“That’s all in the past now . ”

Noticing that Lisanna had a tinge of pain in her tone, Noah continued .

“Right now, you guys won’t experience those kinds of stuff again . ”

“Nn!”

Lisanna’s distress was dispelled and she looked at Noah with bright eyes .

“The one who made all this possible, the one who saved us, is you, Noah Nii-san . ”

“No . ”

Noah shook his head .

“I just know a teeny tiny bit more than you guys and invited you guys into Fairy Tail at an opportune time and place . Even without me, you guys would have figured out the truth behind Mira’s power in due time . ”

“And yet, the one we met isn’t someone else, it’s you, Noah Nii-san!”

Lisanna reached out and grabbed Noah’s face . She turned him around and stared eye to eye with him .

“It is you who saved Mira-nee and it is also you who stopped Elfman-nii from becoming anymore spineless . It is you who brought us into the guild, you brought us friends and we started anew . That is what you are to us, Noah Nii-san!”

“Noah Nii-san!”

Lisanna sounded very passionate all of a sudden .

“Actually, from that time on, I have always been…”

Ding

Just when Lisanna is about to confess her feelings, a mysterious sound interrupted her .

“Hm?”

They were both surprised by the sudden voice . Turning around, Noah and Lisanna’s eyes widened .

The reason, a figure standing outside not far away from them in the rain .

It’s a very cute girl who looked like she’s twelve or thirteen .

She had green eyes and what appears to be small wings on top of her head . She also had rich radiant blonde hair reaching her feet, by the way, she’s not wearing any shoes . She had a frilly robe on her as well .

Looking at that cute girl who was almost doll-like in cuteness stunned Noah and Lisanna .