Chapter 233 - Return To Ishgar {11} Who Are You? (1/2)

The apartment complex was silent, all you heard was your footsteps and the muffled laughter from the people walking by down on the street. Amell, Lupus and Jugo with the drunk Emilio on his back stood in front of a white door in a small corridor with three other apartment doors. Amell knocked and his knock resounded throughout the corridor. It took a few seconds, but light and quick footsteps were heard from inside. They heard the lock on the door unlock and as the door was opened they were met with a worried but also excited looking little girl.

”DADDY!” She screamed prematurely but stopped when she saw Amell, who in her eyes was as tall as a giant. His heigh stretched over two hundred centimetres and she started backing off.

”Do not worry, child. We have your father here, we came to deliver him.” Amell said and made way for Jugo. When the small girl saw Emilio sleeping on Jugo, her smile came back.

”Lisa! Step back!” A woman came walking from inside the apartment and placed her daughter behind her back.

”What do you want?” She glared at the strange party at the door. Amell smiled and nodded and gestured towards Emilio, ”I believe we have something that belongs to you, miss!” He moved out of the way so Jugo could walk inside.

”Oh, Emilio! Thank you so much, we were so worried! P-Please, come inside!” She said quickly. All worry seemed to disappeared once she saw him and she invited them inside without hesitation.

”Please, put him down on the couch in the living room.” She guided Jugo. Amell bowed down and walked inside the apartment. He was almost too tall to walk inside the apartment, so he finally got some perspective on how normal people usually saw him.

Jugo placed Emilio down on the couch and turned to his wife, ”He is quite the heavy drinker. He could barely walk when we met him.” He laughed a little, and his calm and cheerful demeanour helped calm her down about the fact that she had just invited three strangers into her apartment with her daughter present.

”That's not unusual for him. He can hold his liquor most days, but sometimes he kind of forgets about limits and whatnot and start consuming all alcohol around him. Last time this happened, he was gone for three days and we didn't hear a word from him.”

”Then it is lucky that he ran into us instead of someone with ill intentions. In his state, he wouldn't be able to defend himself at all.” Amell came walking in with Lupus behind him looking apathetic as she looked around the apartment.

”Indeed it is. My name is Angela. Who are you, people? I don't know many that would go out of their way to help someone in this city.” Angela performed a small courteous bow towards the group.

”I am a wizard and a member of Fairy Tail,” Jugo said and showed his guild mark that was stamped on the back of his left hand. ”This tall man behind me is my master, Amell. And this beautiful woman is my lady, you can call her Lupus!” Jugo did splendidly at introducing everyone. Angela nodded to them all and breathed a sigh of relief that a mage had picked her husband up. Wizards were mostly universally trusted on this continent by the civilians.

”Fairy Tail, huh, I won't say I'm surprised. Your guild has quite the history with our beautiful city. Do you know about it?” Angela seemed genuinely interested in this. She took Lisa in her arms and sat down on the couch next to Emilio.

”Sort of. I suppose you are referring to the eight Saint?” Jugo said and tried hard not to laugh out loud by the fact that the eight Saint stood right behind him.

”Exactly! Emilio is a member of the magic council and I think I've heard every tale and legend about the eight Saint that exists. He is quite the fanatic fan!” Angela said while stroking the cheek of her husband.

”Oh, so he's a council member? Is he high ranked?” Amell asked excitedly. He needed to talk to the council about his absence. He didn't care for his Saint duties that much but he was a member and he felt slightly bad about disappearing for so long and informing no one at the council about it.

”Not at headquarters, no. But he is the Captain of the council's branch office in Saint city.” Angela answered with a smile. She became somewhat of an open book when Jugo was revealed to be a wizard of Fairy Tail since those guys were pretty well known for being chaotic but also very kind to strangers.

”I see, too bad. I suppose I have no choice but to go to headquarters directly.” He sighed out loud and sat down in a chair that was almost too small for him.