To scatter pearls in a forest of reeds is to put effort towards people who will not appreciate it. Erza, Juvia, Lucy, and Cana certainly feel this way about their respective loved-ones, but when an impenetrable cloud of monsters threatens Magnolia, they will be pushed to their limits to see if they can bear the lack of reciprocation. [Jerza; Gruvia; Nalu; Mirajane X Cana]