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A New Life in Fairy Tail

Chapter 289 289: I Want to Be on Your Team · Oct 20, 2026

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251 Chapter 251 251: The Plan 2026-10-20
252 Chapter 252 252: Copying? Feelings Exposed? 2026-10-20
253 Chapter 253 253: The Promise 2026-10-20
254 Chapter 254 254: Ur’s Return 2026-10-20
255 Chapter 255 255: Layla and Jude Arrive 2026-10-20
256 Chapter 256 256: Urano Metria 2026-10-20
257 Chapter 257 257: Urano Metria vs. Star Guardian 2026-10-20
258 Chapter 258 258: Phantom Lord 2026-10-20
259 Chapter 259 259: Surveillance 2026-10-20
260 Chapter 260 260: Strength Comparison 2026-10-20
261 Chapter 261 261: Making a Move 2026-10-20
262 Chapter 262 262: Kidnapping Successful 2026-10-20
263 Chapter 263 263: A Powerful Kick 2026-10-20
264 Chapter 264 264: War! 2026-10-20
265 Chapter 265 265: Abyss Break 2026-10-20
266 Chapter 266 266: Natsu vs. Totomaru 2026-10-20
267 Chapter 267 267: Elfman vs. Sol 2026-10-20
268 Chapter 268 268: Gray vs. Juvia 2026-10-20
269 Chapter 269 269: Aria 2026-10-20
270 Chapter 270 270: Sorano vs. Aria 2026-10-20
271 Chapter 271 271: Regrouping 2026-10-20
272 Chapter 272 272: The Five vs. Jose 2026-10-20
273 Chapter 273 273: I Am a Wizard Saint! 2026-10-20
274 Chapter 274 274: Natsu vs. Gajeel 2026-10-20
275 Chapter 275 275: Natsu vs. Gajeel (Part 2) 2026-10-20
276 Chapter 276 276: Battle Resumes 2026-10-20
277 Chapter 277 277: The Five vs. Jose (Part 2) 2026-10-20
278 Chapter 278 278: Rest, and Substitution 2026-10-20
279 Chapter 279 279: Noah vs. Jose 2026-10-20
280 Chapter 280 280: Noah vs. Jose (Part 2) 2026-10-20
281 Chapter 281 281: Noah vs. Jose (Part 3) 2026-10-20
282 Chapter 282 282: The End of the War 2026-10-20
283 Chapter 283 283: You Are a Member of Fairy Tail 2026-10-20
284 Chapter 284 284: Character Bento 2026-10-20
285 Chapter 285 285: Have 30 Kids! 2026-10-20
286 Chapter 286 286: A Loss 2026-10-20
287 Chapter 287 287: Forming a Team 2026-10-20
288 Chapter 288 288: Fairy Tail’s Strongest Team 2026-10-20
289 Chapter 289 289: I Want to Be on Your Team 2026-10-20
290 Chapter 290 290: Actors? We Have Them Right Here! 2026-10-20
291 Chapter 291 291: So This Is the Real Erza 2026-10-20
292 Chapter 292 292: Everyone’s Happy, Right? 2026-10-20
293 Chapter 293 293: I Don’t Attack Unless Attacked 2026-10-20
294 Chapter 294 294: Pillow Fight 2026-10-20
295 Chapter 295 295: I Don’t Have Long to Live 2026-10-20
296 Chapter 296 296: He Broke Up With Us 2026-10-20
297 Chapter 297 297: The Star That Cannot Return to the Sky 2026-10-20
298 Chapter 298 298: Opening the Gate to the Spirit World 2026-10-20
299 Chapter 299 299: Invitation Vouchers 2026-10-20
300 Chapter 300 300: The Eighth Tower of Heaven 2026-10-20

”Who said you could eat?!”

Erza glared at Natsu and Gray, annoyed at their behavior.

Then, her eyes landed on the contents of the bento box Gray was holding. Her anger vanished, replaced by surprise. ”Is that... a character bento?”

”It sure is. That face is unmistakably Gray’s. It’s quite a likeness,” Noah said with a smile, standing next to Erza and looking into the box.

”Why don’t you try some?” Sorano ran over, attracted by the commotion. She peered at the bento in Gray’s hands.

”No way... I don’t know how I got this, and I’m scared to eat it... Plus, there’s some kind of juice leaking out of it...”

Gray looked at the liquid seeping from the food with apprehension.

”Don’t be like that. If you won’t eat it, I’ll try it,” Noah said.

His eyes flashed with magic circles as he scanned the box inside and out, confirming it was safe. He trusted Juvia wouldn’t poison Gray, but it was better to be sure.

Then, Noah grabbed a fork and stabbed it straight into the face made of rice.

His movement was merciless. Seeing a fork plunged into his own likeness, Gray shuddered as if he’d been electrocuted.

Noah put the forkful of food into his mouth and chewed slowly.

”Mhm. It’s actually really good. You guys should try it.”

Noah swallowed and gave his verdict.

”Really? Let me try!”

Sorano eagerly grabbed a fork and stabbed Gray’s rice-face as well.

Gray flinched again.

”Wow, it is good. Really tasty,” Sorano said, chewing happily.

Hearing this, Natsu and Erza grabbed forks and dug in too.

”Really? Let me try then.”

Seeing that Noah and the others weren’t lying, Gray finally took a bite.

”It is delicious.”

Gray chewed and swallowed, surprised by the quality.

Hiding in the corner and observing Gray intently, Juvia heard his praise. Her imagination instantly went wild.

’Delicious! It’s so delicious! I want to eat this every day! So marry me!’

In her mind, a shirtless Gray held a bouquet of roses, kneeling on one knee to propose.

’Yes! Let’s have thirty babies!’

Imaginary Juvia accepted without hesitation.

’Juvia is so moved!’

Real Juvia blushed furiously, wiggling happily in her hiding spot.

Noah glanced at the corner out of the corner of his eye, saw Juvia’s squirming, and sweatdropped. He quickly focused back on the food.

After everyone had taken a few bites, Ultear, Mirajane, and Wendy walked over.

”A character bento? That’s a nice idea. Should I make one for you?” Mirajane asked Noah with a smile, having heard about it from Erza.

”Oh! So we can do that!” Erza punched her palm, enlightenment dawning on her face. She stared at Noah intensely.

Ultear and Sorano also wore expressions that said ’I learned something new’ as they looked at Noah.

”So... so bold! (whisper)”

Hearing Mirajane’s offer, Wendy blushed. Beside her, Meredy and Yukino had similar reactions.

”No thanks. Putting my own face on top of food feels weird. I don’t think I could handle eating myself,” Noah refused without hesitation.

”Besides, look at Gray. He shivered every time I stabbed his face with a fork. I don’t want a character bento.” Noah pointed at Gray, who was still eating.

”Wait! If you knew it felt bad, why did you stab it so ruthlessly earlier?!” Gray shouted, realizing what Noah had done.

”Because the face wasn’t mine. Of course I didn’t feel bad,” Noah replied matter-of-factly.

Gray’s face darkened. So as long as it wasn’t him, no mercy needed, huh?

”That’s a shame...” Mirajane said regretfully. Ultear and the others nodded in agreement.

”Since the character is Gray, we shouldn’t eat too much of it. Let’s leave the rest for him and go eat inside the guild,” Noah said, putting down his fork.

”You say that after you ate half of it?!” Gray looked at Noah incredulously. They had practically cleared the top layer before Noah decided to stop.

Granted, it was mostly the adults eating. Wendy and the younger girls were too shy to join in.

”Alright, let’s go inside,” Noah said, ignoring Gray’s complaint and leading Ultear and the others toward the guild hall.

Gray shook his head, continuing to eat from the box as he followed them inside. He needed to find a place to sit and finish his lunch anyway.

Inside the guild, members sat in small groups, eating and chatting.

”Over here!”

Lucy waved at Noah as he entered. She was sitting with Levy, Kagura, Lisanna, and some other female members.

Noah and his group walked over and found seats nearby.

”Hey, Gray, where’d you get that pink lunchbox? Never seen you use that before,” Lyon asked curiously from a nearby table.

”I don’t know who gave it to me,” Gray said, shaking his head.

”It’s a character bento of Gray!” Happy shouted from the air.

”What?! Someone gave Gray a character bento?! I’m so jealous!”

The male guild members stared at Gray with envy. A pink box meant it was definitely from a girl. And a character bento meant she put effort into it.

Lyon’s glare was the sharpest. As the senior disciple, seeing his junior get ahead in romance (presumably) made him unhappy.

Feeling the collective gaze, Gray broke out in a cold sweat. He buried his face in the bento, pretending not to notice.

They called over a waiter and ordered their lunches.

”My parents want to host another banquet to thank everyone for their help. Is that okay?” Lucy asked Noah.

”Of course. We’d be more than happy to attend,” Noah smiled.

”A banquet! Lots of meat, right?!” Natsu asked Happy excitedly.

”And lots of fish!” Happy drooled.

Carla rolled her eyes at Happy’s comment.

”When are they planning to hold it?”

”I’m not sure. They asked me to check with you and the Master first to see what you thought.”

”Alright. I’ll discuss it with Gramps and your parents later.”

Noah agreed. A banquet was always welcome.

The guild kitchen was fast, and soon their food arrived. Everyone ate and chatted happily.

After lunch, people started to disperse, heading home or back to work.

Noah got up to leave as well, but after taking a few steps, he spotted a figure in the corner.

He walked over and patted the person on the shoulder.

The man jumped, startled. Seeing it was Noah, he relaxed.

”Oh, it’s you.”

”Loke, you look terrible. Your body can’t hold out much longer, can it? My offer to help you find the Spirit King still stands,” Noah said, shaking his head at Loke’s pale complexion.

”No... I’m fine. I can hold on,” Loke refused immediately.

Noah looked at Loke helplessly. It had been almost three years, and Loke still hadn’t let go of his guilt. He was still drowning in the past.

It seemed his knot needed to be untied by a Celestial Spirit Wizard. Noah didn’t count as a true Celestial Spirit Wizard in that sense.

Fortunately, there was a capable Celestial Spirit Wizard in the guild now. He decided to let her handle it.

But he couldn’t just say it outright. He’d let her discover it herself.

If it really came down to the wire and nothing worked, Noah planned to ignore Loke’s protests and toss him into the Spirit World by force. Saving his life came first; everything else could wait.

”Noah, there you are.”

Lucy’s voice came from behind. Noah turned to see Natsu, Gray, Ultear, and the others approaching.

”Uh... I have something to do. Gotta go! See ya!”

Seeing Lucy, Loke stammered a quick excuse to Noah and bolted, running away as fast as he could.

”What was that?! He ran away the moment he saw me!” Lucy puffed out her cheeks, annoyed.

”Well, Loke is really bad with Celestial Spirit Wizards. It’s not you, Lucy,” Mirajane explained.

”It’s weird. Lucy is just Lucy...” Natsu commented nonchalantly.

”But he looked really pale just now. Noah, do you know what’s wrong?” Gray asked, having noticed Loke’s condition.

”It’s a personal matter. I can’t talk about it without his permission. Let’s just say it’s not good, but he needs to solve it himself,” Noah shook his head.

”I see...”

Gray didn’t press further, and the others dropped the subject. Since it was personal, they wouldn’t pry.

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