Hurray I'm not homeless anymore

The guild members start making their way back to town. Elfman had the unconscious Natsu over his shoulder taking long strides next to me. 'How tall am I? Elfman just feels a few centimeters taller than me and the dude is two and a half meters tall. Also the entire guild kinda looks way shorter in comparison to what I thought they would be, especially the main cast.'

As we make our way through town Cana slings her arm around my shoulder and starts monologuing

"I can't wait to watch you get bodied by Erza. Honestly you're pretty strong but against a wizard as agile and battle hardened as her your odds are slim. Thankfully people have started to bet on how many attacks you'll get off before she decks you. I'm making a killing. The only thing that has me concerned is that the Master bet on you. Not sure why he did but I hope he doesn't convince Erza to take a dive. Well not like he could. Anyway your odds are three to one which is generous considering all you bet on was your victory."

Cana left towards Laki who I could hear bet twenty thousand on me getting two licks in before Erza takes me out.

I can't help but feel that Master has figured out some of my abilities. No doubt my magic but also probably my physical prowess. I doubt that any of Erza's weapons can actually hurt me at this point in time. My body is built to tank hits from a full power Acnologia. I doubt she would do anything more than damage my clothes. I could probably stall until Erza runs out of magic but that would be no good. This is important for me to get stronger.

When we get back to the guild hall I take the first request of the board for a dark guild job and it's a big one Zaxza the largest guild under Grimoire Heart. I take the job posting off the board and head to the master who has already found his place at the bar.

"Master I will take this quest I will return." I say confidently

" No you won't, you have other priorities. You have to make a statement at the magic courthouse hall but not only that I heard you are homeless. Really youngsters like you need to get your priorities straight." he says in an exasperated tone clearly thinking I'm ridiculous.

'Shit I forgot about Charlie's report. I need to do that more than anything.' I gather my thoughts then give Master the job posting. "Sorry I got caught the moment I'll head to the magic courthouse now."

Master sighs and takes the job poster from me, placing it behind the counter "I'll let you take the job but after you get your affairs in order. Also don't be dragged down by what the others say you are improving at an incredible rate. I have know doubt you'll outperform Erza next week considering you beat Natsu after just one day of practice. Seriously, that growth rate of yours is insane."

Hearing this my eyes widen. `He knows I just started using magic yesterday.'

Master smiles looking at my face before saying "No, but I had a hunch until now." I feel frustrated knowing he read me like an open book. "Even after you beat Erza you won't be able to take a S-class job until you become an S-class wizard of the guild. The only way to do that is by passing the S-class trials. We do that at the end of every year. I have high hopes for you. "

I leave the guild hall and towards the eastern part of town where the magic courthouse branch is. When I get there I see a series of flags affixed all around the corners of the building and on either side of the front doors. The flags seem to take the place of gargoyles that would be present on similar architecture on earth.

I step in and see a line of people all sitting in chairs along the wall. There are four tellers behind magic reinforced glass two of them seem to be occupied. I step forward and present myself to one of the tellers who seems to be writing four documents at a time using self writing magic pens. He's wearing a standard uniform decorated with symbols representing the magic counsel with custom pins across his collar.

"Ehem" I clear my throat to get his attention. He looks up at me, not stopping his magic pens. He looks just like Flarence but without the hat. He has super deep bags under his eyes from the overtime he must be putting in.

"Yes?" he says in a lazy tone with "Over it" written all over his face.

"I'm from Fairytail and I need to make a statement for the job I took on." I say politely

"Do you need a private or public property damage form?" he says drearily not looking forward to the paperwork that comes with either.

"No not that, I was told to write a statement in regards to the persecution of the Devon theft family and their charges of bribery."

"Oh that's a new one, here's a numbered pass. Go to the door on your left when you get called, the representative will help you with the rest."

I sit down next to the people against the wall waiting for my number to be called. I close my eyes and go online to read some manga to pass the time.

After about thirty minutes the door to my left opens and my number is called. I follow the agent and go through a few doors before I'm in front of a large lacrima ball.

The worker starts speaking. "The orb will automatically record you and what you say when activated. The recording will be watched and released during the trial for the wizards involved. When you step up to it, say your full name, guild and reference the parties involved. You must speak the truth and nothing but the truth, failure to do so will result in your charge to the full extent of the law, do you understand?"

"YES"

"Walk up to the lacrima and place your hand upon it. This will activate the lacrima."

I step forward and place my hand onto the lacrima. "My name is Ostrum Freeman of Fairytail…"

I give as many details as I can, explaining Devons' attempts at bribery as well as their statement about the two guilds that came before me. When I finish I remove my hand and I'm guided out.

The clock tower sounds as the clock hits twelve and this signals me back to the guild to receive my commission.

I get to the guild hall and head toward the bar where Mira is cleaning a glass. "Did any commission come in for me?"

"Yep here it is." she says handing me another envelope before continuing "I sent a message to Griffin one of the property managers at Aries. I made sure to put in a good word."

Heading out of the guild hall, I open my map bracer and try to locate Aries properties. They seem to be in the center of town on the river knee deep in the shopping district. I make my way there following along the canal until I see a building with a full face greek helmet logo. "That has to be it.'

I step inside and sit in one of the chairs. I can feel the man in the back is a wizard not very strong but a wizard nonetheless. A tall man over two meters steps out with a piping hot cup of coffee. He has long shoulder length black hair and small glasses.

He takes a sip of coffee before placing it on the desk. He brings his hand forward for a handshake. "My name is Griffin I'm the head broker at Aries and going by your look and the call Mira gave me you must be Ostrum of Fairytail."

I stand and grab his hand to extend my greetings "Sure am, It's a pleasure to meet you."

He sits down and I follow suit before he says "what kind of property are we looking for?"

"Something contemporary for less than 150,000 jewels a month. Preferably a loft with at least two bathrooms."

"I see well I have a few properties that meet you description but only one is owned by Aries so considering your career you'll have to do interviews for the other ones but the one owned by us sounds perfect for you."

"Let's check it out."

We walk just two blocks down along the canal and come to a large boutique. We head to the alley on the side and Griffin pulls a key out of his pocket. Opening a door leading to a staircase we climb two flights of stairs before coming to the third floor where he pulls a second key opening a door on the inside of the building revealing a beautiful loft with mixed brick and marble architecture.

I inspect each empty room and the bathrooms before heading to the kitchen. It had beautiful ebony cabinets with a white marble countertops and a full range powered by fire lacrimas.

"How much is the rent?"

"It's a bit high at 120,000 exactly but it has three rooms and a beautiful kitchen. The deposit is one month's rent and payment is due on the first as is the utilities. Trash is 8,000 a month, water and sewer is 15,000. Trash day is Thursday and there's a laundry lacrima in that closet." he says pointing towards a closet next to the pantry.

"I'll take it" I passed Griffin 150,000 jewels from my bracer.

"Well alright then here's the paperwork you have to sign and I'll get you some change." he pulls a folder filled with documents to sign and places them on the kitchen countertop.

"Pocket Magic?" I ask

"Yep it's just so convenient, honestly space magics are the best."

I finish signing the papers, Griffin gives me the keys and the 7,000 jewels before heading out.

After he leaves I celebrate "Hurray I'm not homeless anymore."

Looking back though I don't have a bed and only have 30,000 jewels to my name. I need to do that job. It has a massive reward. I head out and open the door when I see a large box out front with a red bow. On a tag fastened to the bow it reads Mr. Freeman.

I pull the box inside and place it on the counter. Opening the box I find several sets of clothes just like mine in the same colors. There's a holiday card inside.

Opening the card reads out in Mr. Freeman's voice "I hope you like the apartment I designed myself. Here's a house warming gift. P.S. This is your drip now."

I pull a set of clothes and head to the bathroom where I place them on the sink before stripping and placing the old clothes on top of the cleaning lacrima. I go back to the bathroom and stop to look at the mirror.

"WHAT THE FUCK!" I yell out looking at my appearance. I thought I would look like my normal self but instead my whole face structure is different. I'm the same race as the people of this world. I look like anime come to life. My eyes are enlarged, my teeth are perfectly white and my mouth is unusually large. Honestly I look like a Hiro Mashima character come to life like everyone around me.

'I guess it doesn't matter. I still have my black hair but now my eyes are gray. Probably an effect of my magic though.'

I step into the shower and activate the lacrima. 'This has been an interesting 28 hours.'

As I shower I realise I don't have any soap. I decided to use my magic cheat to make a hygiene magic. A blue magic circle appears at my feet and a stream of lavender scented soap bubbles erupts completely covering my body in suds. I scrub and wash away the soap.

I use a small spell on each of my teeth, cleaning each one with a minty aftertaste and removing all plaque build up. I produce some spearmint mouthwash and rinse it clean.

Stepping out I use the hygiene magic to clear the water on my body as well as soapy water that got on the floor. I dress up and make my way to the guild hall.

As soon as I step in Natsu yells out "Hey I want a rematch."

Expecting this i say "After my fight with Erza we can have a rematch."

He smiled at my comment "Oh yeah I'm all fired up."

I passed Natsu and headed for Master. He sees me and pulls the job posting from behind the counter. When I get in front of him he passes me the poster and says "When you get done head back here I'll give you a list of jobs that will be good for you to train in."

I smile pulling the job poster up

Job

Take down the Zaxza dark guild

Description

Report to the magic counsel headquarters in Crocus for further instruction

Reward

2,380,000 Jewels

—Chapter End—

Okay got back from the trip late so no chapter yesterday we should go back to daily uploads starting today.

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