"If this goes on... I will not be able to protect the people who are important to me at all..."
The soft murmur rang in the ears of the three.
They could all hear Laxus's determination!
The determination to become stronger!
Different from the past when he was simply becoming stronger for the sake of being stronger.
This time... it was to become stronger for the sake of the people he loved in his heart!
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Magnolia, South Gate Park.
"Wendy?" Lucy reached out and waved her hand in front of Wendy's eyes.
And called out cautiously.
"Huh?!" The stunned Wendy came back to her senses, and smiled a little embarrassedly.
"I'm sorry, Sister Lucy, I was a little distracted."
Lucy shook her head, indicating that it was okay.
But her eyes looking at Wendy were a little worried: "Are you really okay?"
"Your current situation is a bit worrying."
Indeed, since a week ago, Wendy finally found her mother with great difficulty.
But before she had time to tell her thoughts, the lives of the dragons came to an end.
Although Wendy raised a smile again after that, Wendy would still be distracted from time to time.
It seemed that the sadness buried in her eyes had been noticed.
The smile that Wendy had raised gradually disappeared.
She lowered her eyes, and remained silent for a long time before she raised her head.
"Don't worry about me!"
"Just like Grandeeney said, what she needs is not tears, but smiles."
"So, I won't cry anymore!"
Wendy's face once again raised a bright smile, but it was like she was being brave.
Lucy sighed slightly, and then smiled, and reached out to stroke Wendy's head.
Opposite them.
Gajeel fell on the stone steps of the park, and his hands were powerlessly drooping on the ground.
From those tightly closed eyes, and the even breathing, it could be seen that, he should be asleep.
"Really, Gajeel, this is not the guild, sleeping in this kind of place..." Levy squatted in front of Gajeel, and said softly.
"..." Gajeel did not respond, but only raised one eyelid slightly.
Then he fell asleep again.
Not far away, Carla and Lily and Nancy were sitting on the lawn watching the two.
"These two are really fond of being brave..." Carla said in a low voice.
Indeed, facing sadness, some people would use smiles to cover, and some people would immerse themselves in their own world and heal alone.
But without a doubt, they still had to welcome the sun of the next day
And their lives still had to continue.
Both Wendy and Gajeel understood that what they needed to do now was to hide their sadness in their hearts, and then... continue to move forward!
"Natsu is also a little worrying." Nancy sighed and said.
"That guy will definitely be fine!" Lily replied.
He turned his head and looked at Carla and Nancy who were a little puzzled:
"After all, Happy is still with him."
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Natsu and Happy's small home.
Natsu was packing his luggage, and asked Happy, who was on the side: "Happy, how much savings do we have?"
"Only 130,000 J." Happy flipped the box in front of him and replied.
Hearing Happy's words, Natsu sighed helplessly: "It's so little..."
"Ai... Natsu has caused too much damage during this time, so that all the money he earned has been compensated out..." Happy said with some complaints.
"That's right, let's borrow some money from Finn!" Natsu clapped his hands and said excitedly.
In response, Happy spread his hands: "But, we already owe Finn a lot of money, if we convert it, it's almost enough for us to eat fish for ten years."
Natsu's movements froze, then he shook his head, and a smile appeared on his face: "Then don't worry about it!"
"There will always be a way."
"Ai!" Happy raised his claws and echoed.
One person and one cat carried their luggage and walked out of the house in big steps.
"Are you just leaving like this?" The suddenly ringing voice made the two people's footsteps stop.
"Finn?!"
Looking at Finn who appeared at the door, one person and one cat exclaimed.
"Don't tell me you want us to pay back the money while we are still here?"
Natsu instantly imagined the reason for Finn's arrival.
Suddenly one person and one cat looked at each other, and their eyes changed.
Finn, who knew Natsu and Happy very well, instantly understood what they wanted to do.
It was nothing more than wanting to slip away immediately.
"Okay, I'm not here to ask you to pay back the money." Finn shook his head helplessly.
Listening to Finn's words, Natsu and Happy breathed a sigh of relief.
"You are going out to practice, how can you not bring some travel expenses?" Saying that, Finn(the King is good) handed a bundle of banknotes to Natsu's hand.
"It's okay if you are hungry, don't let Happy starve with you."
Listening to Finn's words, Happy was immediately moved to tears.
"Finn..." He wanted to give Finn a hug while crying.
But he was immediately grabbed by the back of his neck by Finn.
"Let's skip this, you are not Nancy."
The slightly disgusted words made Happy fall from heaven to hell in an instant.
Ignoring Happy's dejection, Finn looked at Natsu: "Since you have ideas, then work hard!"
"That's for sure!" Natsu echoed with a smile.
Calling Happy, he passed Finn and walked towards the distance.
Seeming to want to say something, Natsu stopped, but did not turn back.
Taking a deep breath, he shouted his declaration to the person he had always admired:
"What I said that day after Acnologia left was not a rush of blood..."
"I will become stronger!"
"Become stronger... to the point where I can fight alongside you!"
"At that time, I will end Acnologia with you!"
Smiling, Natsu no longer lingered, and embarked on a journey with Happy.
Finn watched their figures gradually disappear from his sight.
"Ah... I look forward to that day!"
The northernmost part of the continent.
Heavy snow covered the dilapidated city.
Cold snowflakes fell from the sky, and the whistling cold wind kept ringing.
Gray sat alone on the ruins of the wall that was covered by wind and snow.
In front of him was a simple wooden cross.
The inscription that should have been covered by wind and snow on the cross, perhaps because of the cold wind blowing, was revealed at this moment.
SILVER＆MIKA.
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