Chapter 135: Side Quest – Rainbow Cherry Blossoms (2)

Chapter 135: Side Quest – Rainbow Cherry Blossoms (2)

~Third POV~

On the same day during the Rainbow Cherry Blossoms, the Fairy Tail Guild were all celebrating this time of year on the outside where the Pink Sakura flowers are floating down enjoying a picnic.

Everyone sat on blankets enjoying the festival as everyone enjoyed waiting for the anticipated event to occur the bingo and later in the night witnessing the Rainbow Cherry Blossoms in the night to appreciate such an event.

Currently, in the sunset, everyone was enjoying their time with Natsu looking down saddened as Gray asked Natsu in a confused tone, "What? Why isn't Lucy coming wasn't she all excited about today's event?"

Juvia asked as well in a confused tone of the circumstance of Lucy not joining, "Did she lose interest?"

Natsu merely remained silent as Happy explained to them about Lucy's predicament in pity for her, "She's got a cold. I've never seen her look so rough."

Erza asked confused about how Lucy got a cold in a curious tone, "How'd she get a cold?"

Carla and Wendy with them the feline gal sweat drop at Erza forgetting yesterday's events prior to obtaining a rare plant, "Have you already forgotten?"

Wendy on the other hand felt a bit guilty of Lucy not being able to participate before recalling Silva trying his luck, "Poor Lucy… she's been looking forward to this. Oh, maybe Silva could do something since I bumped into him."

Before they could continue further their heads looked towards Lucy recovered causing Natsu and Happy expressions to smile seeing her fine, "Hey guys!! Sorry for what happened earlier doctor Knights here says I'm good to go!! Hope I didn't miss anything?"

Juvia went starry-eyed as Silva entered Natsu smiled happily seeing his friend manage to participate in this year's event, "Ha! Lucy glad to have ya around! It wouldn't be the same without you around!!"

Lucy merely smiled as Erza curtly nodded at Silva's direction thanking him in a kind tone, "You never cease to amaze me, Silva. Thanks for bringing Lucy to top health for today."

Silva merely scratched the back of his head sheepishly responding about forgetting about today in slight embarrassment, "Yeah… funnily enough I almost forgot about today if I didn't bump into Wendy as I did. Can't believe I almost missed this. Good to see you Gray, Ur, and Juvia."

Gray made a small salute with two of his fingers, Ur waving back, and Juvia blushed getting complimented as he noticed everyone was only barefoot as he used <Requip > to be the same with everyone sitting down with Natsu's group.

Erza sat to his left and Juvia to his right as they both handed him some treats trying to gain his attention making him sweat drop at this.

They enjoyed their time when Mirajane began passing out Bingo cards with a grin on her face heading towards Natsu's group and greeting them, "Oh! Surprising seeing you here Lucy, glad you could make it! Here's your bingo cards everyone."

Everyone gathered one within the group as Silva grinned 'innocently' causing Mira to stiff up knowing that troublesome expression on his face thinking to herself in slight panic, 'Oh no… what's the trickster up to this time…'

Knowing his personality Mira wondered what Silva would do…

*Poof*

*Poof*

*Poof*

*Poof*

Bringing out his Replica each getting a Bingo Card from Mira himself included he grinned happily at Mira in a playful tone, "Thanks for giving us 5 Bingo Cards Mira. I'll be sure my guys to win this event 'fairly' as possible."

Mira didn't say anything but merely gave them all their Bingo Cards as Silva grinned happily seeing her fist tightening and scrunching the paper as he talked to his group, "Yes! 5 chances to win this fair in square playing bingo!"

Ur noticing Silva's childish expression chuckled seeing such a reaction from him happily commenting on it, "Hahaha… seems like you do have a playful side to you, my student. It seems like you played bingo a lot as a kid Silva?"

Listening to her voice Silva nodded feeling content explaining being excited with a glint of his Replicas to hand over all their Character Specific Lacrima to boost his LUCK, "Definitely not. But only when prizes are involved. Saber, Archer, Berserker, and Lancer would you be so kind as to help me win the odds?"

They all nodded as this was the first time the group heard Silva name his Replica as they handed over the Lacrima causing Lucy to comment on it curiously, "Oh? I didn't know you give names to your clones?"

Hearing Lucy's comment Silva paused briefly after equipping the Lacrimas before finally responding with a shrug, "Hmm… well it makes things easier for me to name them. It's easier to call on those around me who specialize in one field to assist me in fights with different weapons equipped to them or magic."

They nodded as Gray raised an eyebrow at the names calling out to Berserker curiously, "Berserker? Any reason why you need someone in that type of field?"

Silva shrugged his shoulders as he responded in a neutral tone with his reasonings to him, "Just a guy that can bash things or go wild."

Gray rolled his eyes but relented to letting Silva have his moment listening to Mirajane's voice announcing the bingo game in an excited tone, "Everyone have a card now? Now let the annual flower bingo tournament begin!"

"YEAH!!!!"

"BINGO!!!!!"

Makarov laughed as he explained to the group the interesting rewards this year with a happy grin on his face, "We got some great prizes for the tournament this year? Are you all ready to play?!!!"

"AYE, SIR!!!"

Everyone began to pop the middle card that was marked 'FREE' to begin the game as Silva gave a curt nod to Mavis appearing using her magic to create the illusions only for him to see and no one else.

The message read as followed with a mischievous grin on her face opening her mouth as if talking out loud, 'I got here on time to see and rig this bingo match. As promised you'll have a private library for me in your apartment room for me to read got it?'

A glint in Silva's eyes shined brightly as he gave a curt nod in agreement thinking to himself happily in his private thoughts, 'Who needs to raise LUCK stat when I have the loli activity on my side –' 

Speaking too soon Mavis got ghostnapped thanks to Bickslow moving her out of the way with his magic as Silva caught his voice mumbling quietly to himself, "There. Now no one can say we didn't cheat here on bingo game the most sacred of games. Oh! Just my number baby!!"

Silva's plan to cheat during Bingo failed immediately before it started looking at his status specifically his LUCK stat thinking to himself, '… Is it wise to raise my LUCK for this bingo game… Nah. I got my items to help me with that, but Mavis deals off!!'

Somewhere out of the way seeing the game she pouted about losing the chance but regardless of the game Mira called out the number, "Number 42!!"

"Yeah, I got that!"

"You go, Levy!"

Soon enough everything proceeded happily as Mira called out the next number, "Number 5!"

"Oh yeah, 5 is my manly number!"

"Tch. I didn't get it!"

After a few numbers called out the first one to win is Erza calling out in glee, "BINGO!!!"

Silva merely enjoyed the craziness happening feeling slightly annoyed that the one with the most LUCK hadn't had the best of LUCK not getting enough numbers.

But he won't be depressed for Silva is filled with determination!

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Pouting in a small corner with a lifeless expression on his face muttering silently to himself, "I want to die…"

Silva didn't win any Bingo games feeling depressed not getting one win himself.

Eventually, Silva mumbles curses under his breath as night began to fall with the members enjoying the time, "That Bingo game is bullshit… I didn't even get any rewards with my stacked LUCK charms-I mean lucky charms.…"

Contrary to what others saw his Saber, Berserker, and Archer didn't win them…

Yet in a strange sense of irony in the universe somehow Lancer out of all of them won holding the reward of a new clothing set just convenient enough enchanted to protect against the user of electricity.

Gray merely laughed hard slamming Silva's back at his grumbling seeing him get his just deserts for once, "Hahaha!!! No worries, man at least one of your guys got one thing out of it. Be glad you got the reward… Pff… who am I kidding you just suck at bingo man."

Silva sent a glare at him as Erza shook her head understanding his pain holding her crumbling reward in a depressed tone, "No worries, Silva… the game of Bingo is merely something that needs to be trained. One day you'll get a reward next year."

Natsu and Happy merely held their chuckle seeing misfortune happen to Silva both thinking to themselves, 'There is a god! And that god is called Karma!! Hahaha!'

Lucy merely patted Silva on the back of the head holding the last reward from the bingo game trying to cheer him up, "There, there Silva. There will be next year to get a win maybe then you'll gain another ally to up your winning chances."

Silva merely pouted as Juvia comforted him but thought to herself in a happy tone, 'Ah!! This is better than winning that ticket resort!! I get to stand by my beloved Silva-sama comforting him in his time of need instead of love rivals in my way…!!'

She turned at Erza with a smug grin that said 'her win' challenging her and making her face twitch returning to comforting him.

Wendy seeing this expressed confusion innocently asking the question, "Uh… what's going on between them?"

Ur standing next to them patted the Sky Dragon Slayer's shoulders explaining to her much to Carla's agreement with her being a good influence, "Don't worry Wendy. It's a woman thing hopefully something you might learn yourself in the future. Or don't for your health."

Carla merely scoffed at the affection towards the anomaly with strange glints in her eyes not seeing Silva in any of her visions.

But she remained to keep those thoughts of her visions to herself for now…

Lucy soon noticed the flower petals of rainbow color began to fall during the night as her eyes shined brightly witnessing the Rainbow Cherry Blossom for the first time clasping her hands together, "Ahhh!! Look everyone it's finally happening!! The rainbow petals from the Pink Sakura tree… they're really rainbow color… beautiful…"

Everyone turned their attention feeling the brush of wind pass them as the rainbow flower petals fell with Wendy awing at them, "Whoa…! They really are a rainbow color isn't Carla… beautiful…"

*Wooosh*

*Wssssh*

Silva witnessed the rainbow color of the Sakura's falling as he smiled leaning down on the ground seeing such an event as Mavis floated above smiling happily seeing the rainbow Sakura flowers fall gracefully passing everyone's faces.

Everyone enjoyed the Rainbow Sakura Flowers merely taking a moment of silence and seeing the winds carry the petals to create a beautiful night sky.

They were awed viewing the beauty as Silva memorized the beauty that the world, he lives in offers recovering his loss from Bingo thinking to himself happily, 'This is beautiful… no other words could describe it. And it's best to share this moment with people you care about for such an event…'

Taking a side glance at his group that he would call friends he gently smiled his eyes gluing back to the beauty of the Rainbow Cherry Blossoms blooming in the wind with a full moon complementing such an occasion.