What happened in her job still changes Mira even though Lisanna is still here. She can't help but keep thinking of the worst case scenario that could happen that time if Alex wasn't there. The sight of Lisanna being hit by the uncontrolled Elfman keeps appearing in her mind for a few days.
Mira is in very low spirit after returning from that job. She doesn't show up in the Guild for a few days and stays in the dorm all the time. Elfman and Lisanna are in good condition now, and they reassure the others that Mira is fine. She just needs some time alone.
Then a few days later, Mira finally shows up in the Guild, with a new look. Everyone's jaw drops when they see Mira wearing more feminine clothes. She wears a simple light blue one piece dress with a long skirt and her hair is untied.
This surely surprises everyone who always sees her in her tomboy gothic outfits. Even Alex is surprised because he didn't think that Mira would already change herself like this. She looks more like how she would be in the original story if Lisanna was gone.
But she doesn't look exactly like that now and looks more like someone who tries to change to be more mature. Her tomboy side is still there, but Alex can already imagine how she'll look if she becomes exactly like herself in the story.
After entering the Guild, Mira immediately approaches Alex who sits on the bar with Makarov. She just stands beside him and looks at him for a while without saying anything, which makes the situation quite awkward.
'Oi, kid, say something.' Son Goku can't bear the silence.
'Huh? What are you saying?' Alex asks stupidly.
'She wants to hear your opinion about her new look. Just tell her that she looks good.' Matatabi sighs and feels that she has failed at raising Alex.
Alex can feel that the Tailed Beasts are kind of blaming him for something he doesn't know he's being guilty of. But they usually know more than him, so he just follows their advice.
"B-been a while, Mira. T-that's a cute dress. You look really good in it."
Mira smiles before sitting on the chair beside Alex which surprises him because now he knows that just as the Tailed Beasts said, she was waiting for him to compliment her look. He still doesn't understand why she even wants that though.
But the others in the Guild understand and it just makes their jaws drop even lower. They didn't expect that Mira would change this much in just a few days. This might be the most mind-blowing thing that's ever happened in the last few years.
"Um, A-Alex, a-are you free tonight?" Mira asks while blushing, making everyone's jaw break through the floor.
"Hmm? I plan to prepare some stuff for a job tomorrow. Why?"
'IDIOT! YOU SHOULD SAY YOU ARE FREE!' The Tailed Beasts somehow shout the same thing at Alex without any brief.
The others in the Guild also seem to have the same opinion as the Tailed Beasts, but they can only shout in their minds. Then as they've expected, Mira looks dejected after Alex says that, so the Tailed Beasts quickly tells him to fix it.
"W-well, it won't take long because I've made most of the preparations. So I can spare some time. Do you need something from me tonight?" Alex repeats what the Tailed Beasts tell him to say.
"I-it's nothing grand. I just want to treat you to dinner as a thanks for your help. B-but it's fine if you can't tonight, I can treat you another time."
"Oh, so that's what you mean. It's-" Alex wants to say that it's fine, but the Tailed Beasts quickly shout at him to stop.
'DON'T SAY THAT IT'S FINE AND SHE DOESN'T NEED TO TREAT YOU OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY!' Shukaku quickly stops Alex.
'Just accept her invitation. She has put up her courage to ask you, so it's impolite to refuse her. Also, try to think if you are in her position. Won't you be disappointed if you try to show your gratitude to someone but they refuse it?' Matatabi explains it with her motherly tone as usual.
"I-it's good, I can free my time for dinner. I've finished most of my preparations anyway. There won't be much to do tonight." Alex quickly revises his words, making everyone feel relieved.
So that night, Alex has dinner with Mira. He almost brings Meteor with him, but the Tailed Beasts scold him again while sighing in disbelief. So he comes alone and even dresses properly after the Tailed Beasts told him to.
His stupid self even thinks that Mira will come with her siblings, so he is surprised when she waits alone in their meeting place. If not for the Tailed Beasts again, he will ask why Elfman and Lisanna aren't there.
The Tailed Beasts keep guiding him on what to do and say the whole time like complimenting Mira's dress and even sets the chair for her. He really acts like a gentleman although none of his actions are his own initiative.
Well, at least that makes Mira happy although the Tailed Beasts feel tired for being Alex's dating assistants. It feels more frustrating for them when they know that Alex doesn't realize that this is a date.
He really thinks that this is purely Mira's way of thanking him. After all, both of them mostly talk about that incident and Mira also keeps asking for his advice about what she should do from now on.
But he doesn't realize that she is asking for his advice so that she can have excuses to get closer to him by training with him and asking for more advice in the future. Alex always ridicules dense MC in stories but he himself is just as dense.
Well, even if Alex isn't dense, he will not take this too seriously. He will think that what Mira feels might be temporary. She might not actually fall for him. It's just because he was there for her at her lowest time and it makes her think he is very reliable, for now.
Her feelings might be temporary, like an impulse, and it might change after a while. The Tailed Beasts know it might be the case, but they want Alex to take this chance. Alex is like their kid because they basically raise him and they want him to live like normal people by experiencing romance.
He never shows any romantic interest in others. He just keeps thinking of getting stronger and protecting his loved ones using his knowledge about the story. But the Tailed Beasts think he forgets to pursue his own happiness, that's why they want him to take this chance while he has it.
Even if it doesn't work, it can be a valuable experience for him. Their lives here are tied to Alex and a human's life won't be that long. So they want to get the best out of their few decades here and they want Alex to also live to his fullest here.
As the Tailed Beasts have thought, Mira keeps trying to get closer to Alex. She will often ask for his advice and join his training. She even learns how to cook and will sometimes bring the result of her cooking in their training.
Though they are surprised that her feelings don't seem to change even after months. She even becomes more feminine, calmer, and brighter. She stops using foul language, stops fighting with Erza. Both girls actually get closer very quickly, which is surprising.
Mira has become very mature too as she often stops and scolds those who fight when Erza isn't there to do it. She will even scold Makarov and her "demon" self sometimes still shows up when she scolds her Guild Mates.
Slowly, she becomes the Guild's "mother" like how she is in the story. But unlike in the story, Mira is still working as a Mage. She keeps getting stronger and taking jobs although she becomes much more careful with the jobs she takes now.
Against her enemies, she will turn back into Mirajane The Demon. But with her friends, she will become Mirajane The Angel. Alex is happy with this result although his dumb brain still doesn't catch Mira's advance on him.
Well, he can't think about it too much anyway because now his focus is on Elfman's problem. Just like in the story, Elfman still can't control The Beast that he took over that time. He also has a trauma for almost killing his sister that makes him unable to transform into full forms properly.
Fortunately, he only can't transform into The Beast because of his fear of losing control again. He still can transform into the other beast transformations he has and still can Take Over other beasts if he wants.
Right now, Alex is trying to help Elfman get over his fear and control The Beast. He always brings Elfman to train together when they don't work because Alex finds out that Elfman's problem is his insufficient power and lack of confidence that he can control The Beast.
So Alex's solution is by making Elfman stronger. If he gets much stronger, he will gain the power and confidence to defeat The Beast's soul. That's why he keeps training Elfman when he can and without his realization, the time for the S-Class exam is finally here.
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