"President, Natsu is acting a bit strange!"
"That kid wants to save Macao."
"He's still immature. Doing that will only hurt Macao's pride."
Makarov, hearing this, took a puff from his pipe and said nonchalantly, "Everyone decides their own path. Let him be."
"Wh-what happened? He… suddenly…"
Lucy looked at Natsu, who had suddenly changed expression, feeling a bit confused.
Mira walked over, placed three beers down, and said, "Because Natsu is just like Romeo. He's probably remembering his own experience."
"Huh?"
Lucy was a bit puzzled.
"Natsu's father also left and never came back. Although I say father, he's actually his adoptive father, and he's a dragon."
"A dragon?! You mean Natsu was raised by a dragon?! How is that possible…"
Lucy was dumbfounded by this revelation.
"When Natsu was little, that dragon found him in the forest. Language, culture, and even magic were all taught by that dragon. But one day, it disappeared from Natsu's sight."
Lucy suddenly realized, "So that's it… that's Igneel…"
She remembered the fire dragon Natsu was looking for earlier in Hargeon. It turned out he was looking for his adoptive father.
Mira smiled and said, "Natsu, he always hopes to see Igneel again. Isn't that quite cute?"
Gray pouted, "Cute? I just find him annoying no matter how I look at him."
Elfman said, "I don't know what's going on with you two, you've been at odds since you were little."
Qi Yan also remembered this storyline with Macao. Macao didn't have much screen time in the Fairy Tail anime.
However, when Fairy Tail was in trouble, Macao voluntarily took on the responsibility of President and preserved Fairy Tail. His love for Fairy Tail is unquestionable.
He hadn't been at the guild for long and could only be described as familiar with Macao.
Since Natsu went, there shouldn't be anything to worry about.
After Qi Yan had eaten and drunk his fill, he found Cana, who was drinking from a barrel of alcohol.
"Cana!"
Qi Yan came and sat down in front of Cana.
"Hmm? Little brother Qi Yan, what do you need from big sister? Do you want to drink with big sister?"
Cana was already a bit tipsy at this point. Seeing Qi Yan come to her, her eyes lit up.
Qi Yan said helplessly, "You're an eighteen-year-old girl, yet you have such a strong 'big sister' vibe?"
"What? Don't you like big sister? Then 'little sister' is fine too!"
Cana said, tying up her hair, which made her look much younger instantly.
"Alright! Stop joking, let's get serious. I came to you for a fortune-telling."
"Fortune-telling?"
Cana's eyes lit up, and she sobered up quite a bit. "Do you want a love fortune? If it's that, you don't need a fortune-telling. I've already divined it, your fated person is… me… Oh!"
Cana hadn't even finished speaking when Qi Yan flicked her forehead with his finger.
"Ouch!! You actually flicked me!!"
Cana clutched her forehead.
"I told you, stop joking, this is serious. Please tell me which day and which hour in the coming days my luck will be best, preferably precise to the second."
In the past six months, Qi Yan had performed four ten-pulls. It was as if all the good luck he had accumulated before had been used up in these six months. Twice he got nothing, and twice he got a purple item. He could only say his luck was neither good nor bad.
He hadn't drawn a single golden legend, which made him a bit anxious. He could only think of other ways.
There's an old saying: the end of science is metaphysics.
This was a world of magic, and fortune-telling wasn't baseless but genuine. Naturally, he should make good use of it if he had the means.
Cana looked incredulous: "Huh? Precise to the second? Do you think I'm the Goddess of Fortune-telling? At most, I can tell you which hour your luck is not bad."
"Hmm… that's fine too!"
At this, Cana's eyes darted, and she rubbed her index finger and thumb together: "But my fees are very expensive."
"How much?"
"Twenty barrels… no, fifty barrels of alcohol!"
Qi Yan was a big fat sheep; it would be a disservice to herself not to fleece him properly.
"I think I'll go find someone else then!"
Qi Yan stood up and turned to leave.
"No! Don't go! Twenty barrels! Nineteen barrels! Eighteen…"
Seeing Qi Yan stand up, Cana quickly hugged his leg. When she saw Qi Yan still trying to leave.
"Ten barrels! Ten barrels! I can't go any lower!"
Qi Yan stopped at this. "Alright! Ten barrels it is. If the final result satisfies me, I'll give you an extra ten barrels."
The price of ten barrels of alcohol was roughly 500,000 J. It wasn't expensive, but it wasn't cheap either. For Cana, it would mean working hard for one or two months.
Cana's eyes lit up at this and she immediately jumped up. "Alright! It's a deal!"
Then, fearing Qi Yan might back out, she immediately raised her hand and called out, "Mira! Ten barrels of alcohol here!! Qi Yan's paying!!"
"Drink later, let's get down to business first. This is very important to me."
Qi Yan's expression was serious. Cana knew this matter might truly be very important to Qi Yan.
Cana patted her full chest and said, "Don't worry! The more I drink, the more accurate my fortune-telling is."
But even as she said that, Cana still laid out her tarot cards on the table.
"Draw three cards!"
Qi Yan casually drew three cards.
Cana flipped them over one by one: "The Fool, The Devil, and The World, is it?"
"Hmm… your peak luck will be at exactly 12 AM tonight."
"Tonight at 12 AM? I understand."
Qi Yan finished speaking and turned to leave.
"Thank you for your patronage!! Next time, I'll give you a twenty percent discount!"
At this moment, Mira came to Cana's side: "Cana, since when can Major Arcana cards tell time? Don't only Minor Arcana cards tell time? Don't trick Qi Yan, what he needs to do is very important to him."
Cana waved her hand and laughed, "Don't worry! While the time was made up, I only divined whether what he wants to do will succeed. The time doesn't matter. You don't need to worry about your little lover."
"Little… little lover… What are you talking about?!"
Mira's face immediately flushed slightly.
"Isn't he? Then I'll make my move, after all, Qi Yan really is a good man!"
Mira retorted, "In your eyes, anyone who can provide you with unlimited alcohol is a good man, right?"
"Who said that? I also value feelings a lot."
"Is it more important than drinking?"
"No! Alcohol is my boyfriend number one, others are at most boyfriend number two!"
Cana happily hugged the barrel of alcohol.
Seeing this, Mira smiled helplessly and shook her head.
In the evening, the guild closed. Qi Yan, as usual, walked Mira home, and at the same time, had Mira cast Goddess's Blessing on him again.
After returning home, Qi Yan took a hot shower. Afterwards, he sat cross-legged to practice Sun Breathing, while quietly waiting for 12 o'clock to arrive.
Dong! Dong! Dong!… The 12 o'clock chimes rang. Qi Yan immediately opened his eyes and clicked on the system interface.
"Do you want to perform a ten-pull?"
"Confirm."