After all, they were still soaking in the hot spring, and Juvia was currently too embarrassed to do anything too bold in front of her sisters on the very first day.
By the time Mirajane and Ultear finally came out after taking their time, the two of them had already separated.
"Hmph, Mirajane, you just missed a great scene."
Cana, who was still feeling a little unhappy, immediately reported to Mirajane with a sarcastic tone.
Mirajane naturally removed her bath towel and stepped into the hot spring.
After letting out a comfortable sigh, she curiously asked.
"What great scene?"
Cana glared at Kabe before exaggerating and adding some details as she retold everything that had just happened to the two girls.
After hearing the story, Ultear, who was already somewhat unable to relax, instantly froze.
Originally, Juvia had been another girl on her side, so at least she had someone with the same position.
But now even Juvia had joined the enemy camp.
Didn't that mean everyone in this hot spring except herself was either Kabe or one of his women?
Seriously...
She had somehow become the only outsider here.
On the other side, Mirajane's reaction to Juvia officially becoming Kabe's girlfriend was not very big.
However, she was much more interested in what Kabe had said.
"Kabe can actually say romantic things?
Impossible.
Although this guy is lecherous, affectionate, and a womanizer, when it comes to expressing feelings, he is basically an idiot.
He only knows how to be direct and forcefully charge forward."
Kabe pointed at himself, clearly dissatisfied.
"Are you saying that in your eyes, I am a person with no sense of romance?"
"Yes, of course. Isn't that obvious?"
Erza, Mirajane, and Cana answered at the same time.
The words hit him so hard that Kabe immediately began seriously reflecting.
"Am I really that bad?
I buy you flowers and gifts during festivals and special occasions.
Whenever I go out on missions, I also remember to bring back souvenirs.
How can you say that I'm not an excellent boyfriend?"
Cana: "Heh, that's just the bare minimum."
Mirajane: "That's exactly why you don't understand romance at all."
Erza: "It doesn't matter. Actually, we don't care about those things."
Kabe: "Then where exactly am I lacking?"
The three girls: "Figure it out yourself."
Kabe: "..."
'I figure it out? Figure out what?
Anyway, I already got you all. It's not like you can run away now.'
Kabe had no intention of wasting brainpower on this kind of problem.
If Saiyans were actually good at understanding romance, would they still be Saiyans?
After a not-so-perfect hot spring experience ended, the girls returned to their rooms one after another to catch up on sleep.
Seeing that everyone was exhausted, Kabe simply gave up on having another round of fun activities.
Instead, he hugged his newly confirmed girlfriend and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, while their group rested, the competition continued intensely.
First was the team from Lamia Scale.
As a future Ten Wizard Saint, Jura had no shortage of stamina or determination.
However, this was not an individual competition.
The other members of his team had already reached their limits.
"Huff... I'm so tired... I'm so thirsty... I, I really can't continue..."
Toby, the dog-headed man who had once met Kabe on Galuna Island and had now rejoined Lamia Scale, leaned on a wooden stick he found by the roadside and moved forward with difficulty like a snail.
Beside him, Yuka, who was also drenched in sweat, wiped his face and asked the tall figure ahead of them.
"Jura-sama, can we rest for a while longer? I also can't hold on much longer."
Hearing this, Jura helplessly stopped and turned back toward his teammates, who were looking at him with pleading expressions.
Aside from Toby and Yuka, the only girl in the team, Sherry, had already completely lost consciousness from exhaustion.
She was currently being carried on Leon's back.
Leon himself was also close to his limit, but his prideful personality forced him to grit his teeth and silently endure.
"Jura-sama, I can't hold on either.
The deadline is still far away anyway. Let's just rest here for a while before continuing."
The last person to speak was a muscular middle-aged man.
His name was Kout.
He was a veteran member of Lamia Scale and a close-combat type mage who specialized in physical fighting.
The six of them were the trump card team chosen by Lamia Scale for this event, comparable to Fairy Tail A Team's main lineup.
Unfortunately, their greatest expected opponent had already finished the competition and was resting comfortably at the inn.
Meanwhile, they had been slowed down because of their team's stamina issues.
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Note: Kout is an OC introduced by the author.
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