Lucy could not believe her ears.
These trendy magical items that were highly sought after throughout the outside world were actually all produced by this little-known shop.
Her curiosity toward the owner of this store grew even stronger.
She wanted to know exactly who had managed to monopolize the fashion trends of recent years.
Finally, while the two were talking, the sound of high heels stepping down the stairs came from the shop's upper floor.
Lucy and Meredy looked up at the same time.
The first thing that entered their view was a pair of black open-toe high heels.
Above them was a figure wrapped in a transparent black lace dress.
The woman slowly walked down the stairs.
With every step, the black lace skirt fluttered lightly.
As their eyes moved upward, a large area of snowy white skin was proudly revealed, pushing the dress forward and creating a striking contrast with her slender waist.
The impact was overwhelming.
Even Lucy could not help but secretly admire such a perfect figure.
However, all those random thoughts vanished the moment she saw the woman's face.
A cold yet stunningly beautiful face.
Long crimson hair like burning flames.
Lucy's mind instantly went blank.
A name appeared in her head.
"Saint Ten Mage, the Crimson Despair, Irene Belserion?!"
The moment Meredy saw Irene, she immediately returned to her childlike nature.
She happily ran over and hugged Irene around the waist.
"Aunt Irene, look! I also brought a new member to complete a request!"
Irene smiled and gently patted Meredy's little head.
"You are a senior now. You need to properly set an example for the newcomer."
"Mm-hmm! I have been seriously guiding Lucy."
As she spoke, Meredy released Irene and turned around to wave at Lucy, who had already completely frozen.
"Lucy, come here. This is Aunt Irene. You must know her."
'I know her? I know her too well!'
Lucy screamed internally.
As the only female member among the current Saint Ten, Irene was undoubtedly the idol and goal that countless female mages of Ishgar admired and pursued.
Especially this year, when the Magic Council announced the new Saint Ten rankings.
Irene had surpassed many veteran mages and ranked second among the Saint Ten, shocking the entire Ishgar.
It was worth mentioning that the current first-ranked Saint Ten was no longer the long-standing top mage, the Heavenly God, Serena.
Although Serena, as one of the Dragon Slayers of the Eight Dragons, was extremely powerful, he was still not enough before Irene, the mother of Dragon Slayer magic who had lived for hundreds of years.
The current number one Saint Ten was the mage that Irene herself admitted had defeated her.
The newly recognized strongest mage of Ishgar.
The Magic King of Destruction, Kabe.
No one knew why the Saint Ten rankings had changed, or what happened between Irene and Serena.
Everyone only knew that after that, Serena betrayed Ishgar and joined the Alvarez Empire on the western continent.
Naturally, the Magic Council condemned him and removed him from the ranks of the Saint Ten.
The remaining Ishgar Four Gods of Ishgar moved down one rank accordingly.
Poor old Fairy Tail senior, one of the original Four Gods, Warrod Sequen, was even removed from the Four Gods entirely.
However, the old man did not seem unhappy about it.
Instead, because someone from his own guild had become the number one Saint Ten mage, he happily wrote several letters to Makarov and Kabe praising them.
Returning to the present, Lucy was now standing this close to the second-ranked Saint Ten mage, the strongest female mage in Ishgar and even the world.
As expected, her legs went weak.
"Thump!"
Lucy fell to her knees.
She looked up at Irene and stammered for a long time before finally speaking.
"I-Irene-sama... I-I am Lucy, a new member of Fairy Tail."
"To be able to meet you in person, I am truly honored beyond words!"
After saying that, Lucy actually wanted to bow down on the spot to show her respect.
But Irene, looking helpless, used her magic to lift her back up from the floor.
"You do not need to be this respectful."
"I am just an ordinary magic item shop owner."
"Just relax, Lucy."
"Understood!"
Lucy's mind was completely blank.
She instinctively stood straight and responded loudly.
Irene was speechless for a moment.
Meredy almost failed to hold back her laughter.
But in the end, even Irene could not help but laugh at herself.
"Pfft. Lucy, you are really timid."
"You are the most nervous newcomer I have ever seen."
As she spoke, she stepped forward and took Lucy's hand.
She forcibly brought the girl in front of Irene and reminded her.
"Alright, stop trembling."
"Quickly take out the request paper and let Aunt Irene check it."
"This is the standard process for a mage meeting a requester."
"Oh, oh! Okay, okay."
Perhaps because Irene was watching her, Lucy became extremely flustered.
She searched through herself for a while before finally pulling out the folded request paper from her pocket with trembling hands.
Irene looked at it and wondered what exactly about herself was so frightening that she made this newcomer so scared.
She glanced over the request paper.
Without saying anything unnecessary, she simply raised her hand toward the storage room on the first floor.
The next second, five palm-sized wooden boxes flew out from inside.
They smoothly passed through various obstacles along the way and stopped right in front of Lucy.
"These are the items you need to deliver."
"The requirement is that they must arrive before this evening, and there must be no bumps or damage during the process."
"Understood?"
"U-understood!"
Lucy quickly responded.
She hurriedly opened the small bag hanging at her waist and carefully placed the five metal boxes inside.
It was at that moment that Irene noticed the small pouch holding her Celestial Spirit keys.
She looked slightly surprised and commented.