"However, if breakfast were this rich every day, I'd actually want to come every single day, I'm just afraid the chef might think I eat too much."
After "teaching" Lisanna a lesson, Moen turned to look at Mira. What he said was the truth, if Mira didn't mind, he would gladly run over every morning for a delicious breakfast. After all, running for morning training was the same no matter where he ran.
"It's just making a little more…"
Hearing Moen's words, Mira quickly looked away and muttered softly.
"Then I'll be in your care from now on."
Moen said with a smile. He had naturally heard her response, this clearly wasn't a refusal.
"Yay! That's great!"
Lisanna covered her forehead and jumped up happily.
"That's great!"
Elfman also shouted happily, though it wasn't clear whether he was happy about Moen coming or about getting such a rich breakfast every morning.
"In that case, I'll take care of the dishwashing from now on!"
Moen said, proactively taking over the cleanup work. When someone is willing to cook delicious food for you, even if you can't help while they're cooking, you should at least help wash the dishes afterward—that's basic etiquette, and also the secret to maintaining relationships.
"It's fine, I can do it myself."
Mira waved her hands repeatedly. When someone comes over as a guest, how could you let them wash dishes after eating?
"If it were just for one day, I wouldn't fight you for it. But if I'm coming every day from now on, how could I possibly feel at ease doing nothing? If you insist on stopping me, then I'll have no choice but to stop coming."
Moen squeezed into the kitchen and spoke righteously. That immediately made Mira stop trying to block him as she watched him pick up the dishes and begin cleaning.
"Put on an apron, don't get your clothes dirty."
Mira held the apron beside her, intending to hand it to Moen.
"You help me put it on."
Moen put down the plate, stepped closer to Mira, and lowered his head. He raised his hands, both were covered in water and grease, indicating that he couldn't put it on himself and needed her help.
"Ah?"
Mira froze for a moment, suddenly at a loss. But Moen's calm tone, as if this was nothing at all, made her feel like it really wasn't a big deal.
Almost instinctively, Mira reached out and placed the apron over Moen's lowered neck. The two were very close, she could already smell the fresh scent from Moen's hair. After all, he had taken a shower after his morning training.
Moen lifted his head and turned around, letting Mirajane tie the apron for him.
Mira reached out, took the straps, and tied them behind Moen's waist. At that moment, she noticed that although they were roughly the same age, Moen had clearly developed quickly. He was tall and well-built—standing beside him gave a strong sense of security, like the backbone of a household.
Quickly tying the apron, Mira stepped back, her face slightly red. She began to reflect on herself, what on earth had she been thinking?!
"Alright, fully equipped, time to get to work!"
After putting on the apron, Moen immediately started washing at high speed. His pace was so fast that Mira, who had still been lost in her thoughts, couldn't hold it together anymore. In less than two minutes, Moen had already cleaned all the dishes and neatly put them away.
"All done!"
Moen wiped his hands and casually took off the apron, hanging it aside.
Everything that had just happened made Mira fall into self-doubt. Putting on the apron felt like something that had just happened a second ago… so… had she done something unnecessary? Moen had perfectly controlled his distance and force, he hadn't even splashed a single drop of water onto the apron.
"What's wrong, Mira?"
After tidying up the kitchen and looking at the results of his work, Moen felt quite satisfied. He looked at Mira and noticed that she was staring at him in a daze with a strange expression, so he spoke up and asked.
"N-no, nothing! Finished cleaning up? Then let's set off!"
Mira snapped back to her senses and immediately spoke to change the topic, absolutely refusing to mention her earlier wild thoughts, acting as if nothing had happened!
It was just helping tie an apron, yet things like head of the household and pillar of support had all come up, this was all because of Lisanna always talking about "family, family," which made her start overthinking!
Mira quickly identified the culprit behind her wandering thoughts.
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Having finished getting ready and waiting to set off, Lisanna suddenly felt a chill at the back of her head. She looked around vigilantly but didn't find any threat, feeling puzzled, as if something wasn't quite right.
When Mira came out of the kitchen, Lisanna suddenly shivered. The look in Mira's eyes made her sense danger!
Lisanna immediately hid beside Moen, who had come out of the kitchen with Mira, putting distance between herself and Mira and blocking the line of sight.
'I even got Moen to come eat at our house every day, so why is Mira still not satisfied?! Did I do something wrong?!'
Lisanna complained in her heart. She didn't know what was off with her sister again—what she did should have made her happy!
"Let's go, let's go, to the guild."
Standing between the Mira siblings, Moen could feel Mira's gaze occasionally glancing at Lisanna, so he took the initiative to speak, then led Lisanna out first.
The little one had gotten him a long-term meal ticket, so Moen felt he should return the favor and help Lisanna out of the situation.
"Let's go, let's go!"
Elfman was also ready and immediately followed the two. He even turned back to call Mira, telling her to hurry up and keep up with Moen.
"You two little ones, whose family are you even part of…"
Looking at her younger siblings following right behind Moen, Mira complained, but couldn't help smiling. She actually understood that her siblings probably truly felt something like an elder brother being like a father from Moen.
"This… is pretty good too."
Mira sighed with emotion, then quickly tidied up and followed after them.
By the time they arrived at the guild, most people were already there. They had indeed dawdled a bit today, playing around on the way.
"Master!"
Seeing Moen enter, Hisui immediately moved closer. Although everyone was very enthusiastic, she clearly still felt closest to Moen. Being new here, she instinctively stayed near him.
"Is this your disciple?"
Mira poked Moen from the side and asked.
She had already calmed down and returned to her usual state, her big eyes sharply sizing up the well-behaved Hisui.
'This guy… why does he always bring back this type? Wendy, Juvia, and now this Hisui in front of me, all look obedient. Of course, Wendy and Juvia are different on the inside—Juvia likes to mutter gloomily to herself—so what is this Hisui like inside?'
Mira complained in her heart. She was actually quite good at observing. Although Juvia and Wendy both appeared timid and weak, they were different, Juvia sometimes muttered resentfully to herself in a corner, which was quite interesting to watch.
"Yes, this is Hisui, my disciple. She's learning harp and magic from me."
Moen introduced her to Mira, Lisanna, and Elfman. They hadn't met yesterday, so this was a proper introduction today.
"Lisanna, and Juvia, Levy, you can all play together."
Moen looked at Lisanna. She, Juvia, Levy, and Hisui were about the same age, so they should be able to get along well.
Actually, everyone was about the same age, only differing by one or two or two or three years. Cana and Laki were just one year older than them and could also play together.
The slightly older ones were Moen, Erza, and Mira, so the three of them were the main managers among the children. Moen was the backbone, Erza was the disciplinarian, and Mira didn't manage much, being somewhat on the sidelines, she mainly took care of her younger siblings.
"Okay! Moen, I'll take Hisui to play with us!"
Lisanna responded. Among the younger children, she was quite thoughtful.
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