Simon is a good man, Rhode sighed, although the money he left is not enough...
But the kind gesture is what matters.
Rhode told Mira he was leaving, and went to the church to deliver the money himself.
Mira realized that she suddenly felt like she was in love again, with an urge to stick by his side.
But thinking it's just for a while, she didn't follow him, instead staying behind to continue handling the post-wedding chores.
After a while, Mira suddenly stopped: "Lisana."
"Hmm? What's up, Sister Mira?"
"Shouldn't I be asking you that? Why are you staring at me?"
"Just feel like you've changed, Sister Mira." Lisana affectionately wrapped her arm around Mira's, "You've become like Bisca, your aura and all."
"Really?" Mira didn't think she could change suddenly, she chuckled, "It might be something you'll experience once you get married."
Speaking of marriage, Lisana instinctively blushed: "That's not even in sight yet. I don't even have a boyfriend."
Talking about that piqued Mira's interest: "Not even any guy you're particularly into? Like Natsu or someone."
"No way..." Lisana denied.
Mira laughed: "Didn't you once say you were Natsu's bride, Hapi's mom?"
"That was just during playtime... Besides, Natsu used to get shy back then; it was quite amusing."
The sisters share a mischievous streak, and Lisana enjoyed teasing Natsu when she was younger.
"Really, Sister Mira, you have changed. When I used to play with Natsu, you'd scold me."
"Because Natsu was part of the 'Erza Faction'! How could my sister play with him!" Mira seriously reiterated her childish younger thoughts.
Both sisters couldn't help but laugh.
"Wouldn't it be great if Brother-in-law had grown up with us? I wonder if things would still be the same."
Mira knocked on Lisana's head: "Was I that unappealing back then?"
"Absolutely, although your face was still pretty, you were so unapproachable, and always so fierce towards others." Lisana snuck a glance at Mira's chest, "Besides, when you were 14, you weren't even up to Wendy's level at 12."
"..." That time it was due to malnutrition, Mira pinched Lisana's cheeks, "Looks like you're lacking sisterly love lately!"
"..." Suddenly silent, Lisana hugged Mira, burying her head in her chest.
Mira paused, hugged her sister back, and patted her back: "What's come over you all of a sudden?"
Lisana struggled free, forcing a smile: "It's nothing."
It's just that she suddenly felt like she truly lacked her sister's love.
She'd always been happy that her sister found a place to belong, but all of a sudden she realized that her sister is now someone else's wife.
Lisana is different from Elfman.
When Elfman heard about a guy wanting to approach his sister, he instantly wanted to block it, but as he realized their mutual affection and the guy's goodness, he gradually accepted it.
Lisana, on the other hand, initially heard her sister had a fiancé and felt disbelief but was happy for her sister.
It wasn't until now that she belatedly realized her sister now had an extra 'Rhode' to her name.
In the future, much of her sister's attention might turn to her brother-in-law.
Mira watched Lisana's expression, pulled her back into her embrace, and gently combed her sister's short white hair:
"Silly girl, just because I'm married doesn't mean we don't live together anymore, we'll see each other at the guild every day. Our sisterly bond will never break, we will always, forever be a family.
"Plus, now there's an extra brother-in-law to care for you... you have no idea how much Elfman has been helped since we started dating."
Lisana broke free: "I get it, don't treat me like a kid."
It's not like she opposed her sister getting married, it's just this inexplicable feeling leaving her heart empty.
Her sister and brother-in-law being happy together and their family not changing is more than good enough.
...
"Turns out, right after saying such touching things yesterday, today she's leaving us to go on a honeymoon with Brother-in-law!"
Lisana vented to Elfman angrily.
Elfman was much calmer than Lisana: "Because the dates had been set long ago."
"Humph." Of course, Lisana knew this.
She just felt the two left too hastily. They didn't even say goodbye, leaving behind only a note, as if they were fleeing.
Plainly they're married, but it seemed like they eloped.
Elfman, seeing his sister wasn't truly angry, stood up: "Well, I should be heading out too."
Lisana put on a tearful expression: "Brother Elf is leaving me too?"
"...It's just a regular task, the guild's tasks have been left undone for days, it's barely recovering some reputation..." Elfman paused, tentatively suggesting, "Why not come along with us?"
Lisana quickly caught the keyword: "'Us'?"
Elfman confessed: "Oh, it's the Thunder God Tribe, Fried mentioned yesterday there's a task he'd like me to assist with."
"So it's the Thunder God Tribe~" Lisana's mood lifted instantly, not bothering to tease her brother anymore, "Then get going quickly, don't be late~"
"..." Elfman sensed something in his sister's words, "Not coming with me?"
Lisana waved her hand: "No way, I promised Laki to help at the tavern."
Actually, she suspected that Fried and Biguslo might be unavailable today.
Sure enough, when Lisana got to the guild, she only saw Ibarglin leaving with Elfman.
After quite a while, Fried and Biguslo finally arrived.
Biguslo was still complaining: "Ibarglin just can't be straightforward, what's the big deal about teaming up with a 'man' for a task."
"Such things might be hard to voice." Fried replied, "Having made such a decision took courage from the flower at Rhode's wedding."
"You two, tricked Brother Elf!" Lisana, as the 'victim' family member, solemnly expressed her admonition.
Both Fried and Biguslo felt guilty: "Sorry, Ibarglin begged us so desperately we couldn't refuse."
Lisana couldn't help but laugh, giving them a thumbs up: "Thanks for your help!"
"But wasn't it originally a task for the four of you? Isn't it risky leaving it to just those two?"
Fried said: "No need to worry, the task was chosen to suit the two of them from the get-go, and the destination has a great dating Holy Land."
Actually, Fried initially planned for Laxus to lead their Thunder God Tribe there, but since Ibarglin needed it, he just recommended it to her.