131: Chapter 131 Joining! Fairy TailLucy, clutching her aching fist from hitting the hard head, complained angrily with tears in her eyes:
"Damn it.it hurts.is your head made of iron?"
Natsu lay on the ground, clutching his head where he had been hit, and complained with tears welling up in his eyes:
"Damn it.why did you hit me?Was my acting not convincing enough?"
He felt he had perfectly replicated the "essence" of Grey.
Harpy, standing to the side, raised his little paw and replied in a serious tone:
"Wow!I can vouch for that, it was a really good performance!Especially the part about not wearing clothes!"
Lucy was so angry that her forehead creased with fury.She roared, "Damn it!Of all the roles to play, why did she have to play a perverted streaking maniac?"
Just then, "Gurgle gurgle—!"
Natsu's stomach emitted a louder and more pitiful wail than before, so loud that the surrounding air vibrated slightly.
Natsu immediately clutched his stomach in discomfort, his face contorted in pain, only then realizing that he had been starving ever since he got off the train.
Having just used such energy-consuming magic, my hunger has erupted like a volcano.
Seeing this, Lucy's eyes darted around, as if she had thought of something.
She rubbed her hands together, a slightly ingratiating smile on her face, and said, "By the way!You're a mage from Fairy Tail, right?"
To thank you for saving me from that scoundrel's charm spell.how about I treat you to dinner?
Wow!Really?
Natsu jumped up in surprise, his eyes turning into glittering barbecue symbols!
He and Harpy exchanged a glance and reacted in perfect unison—
The two immediately prostrated themselves on the ground, kneeling perfectly, and shouted to Lucy:
"A huge thank you!" x 2
Lucy was taken aback by the overly formal thanks, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickly waved her hand:
"No, no need for that!It's so embarrassing!Get up, get up!"
Afterwards, Lucy took the two to a restaurant that looked reasonably priced and reluctantly ordered a table full of food.
Looking at Natsu in front of her, who was wolfing down his food like a starving ghost, almost swallowing the plate whole, Lucy forced a smile and said:
"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."
While internally weeping and complaining: 'Why does this seem so unreliable!And.'
Wow, I can really eat!All the 1000 J I saved by taking advantage of the discounts.just like that.just like that, it's all gone!
She cautiously inquired, "By the way.what brings you to Harujon?"
While munching on a fish, Harpy replied, "Ignir."
Natsu swallowed his mouthful of food and mumbled, "Yeah!We came all this way because we heard there was a fire dragon in this city!I'm so angry we came to the wrong place!"
Happy chimed in, "Love!That guy doesn't look like a dragon at all!"
Lucy sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation: "You said he doesn't look like a dragon.but that's what humans look like."
Natsu said matter-of-factly, "Igneel isn't human!He's a real fire dragon!"
Happy nodded: "Love!He's a real dragon!"
Lucy immediately broke down, exclaiming, "What?A real dragon?How could it possibly appear in a city like this?"
Upon hearing this, Natsu and Happy simultaneously stopped eating, exchanged a glance, and their faces showed a perfectly synchronized expression of sudden realization: "Oh, right!"
Looking at their silly expressions, Lucy couldn't help but complain, "Why do you two look like you just realized that?Isn't this basic common sense?"
Watching Natsu and Happy continue to eat without a care in the world, Lucy took a deep breath and decided to be more direct.
She then probed further, "By the way!My name is Lucy, Lucy Ha.Hahaha, you might not know, but.I'm actually a mage too!"
She looked at Natsu expectantly, hoping he would react.
However, Natsu simply looked up and muttered, "What a strange surname."
Happy chimed in, "Love~"
The two then continued eating.
Seeing this, Lucy had no choice but to take out her bunch of golden keys and wave them in front of Natsu, making a crisp "clinking" sound:
"Ta-da!Look!This is my Gate Key!I can summon powerful Protoss to fight!Isn't that amazing?"
Natsu looked up curiously, nodded, and commented, "Hmm, it's sparkly."
Then continue working hard to deal with the steak in front of you.
Lucy sighed again, feeling utterly exhausted.
She decided to unleash her final trump card, saying in a longing tone, "Alas.what a pity, only mages belonging to a guild can be considered true mages."
Especially Fairy Tail!I heard that after joining, I'll definitely get lots and lots of important missions, right?And the rewards must be really generous, right?
As she spoke, she deliberately winked at Natsu, her words carrying a strong implication.
Natsu nodded in agreement, deeply resonating as he ate his meal.
"Yes, yes, yes!It's just that the old man never lets me go upstairs to accept S-rank missions!It's so annoying!But this time when I go back, I'm sure I'll be able to go upstairs!"
He seemed completely oblivious to Lucy's hint, lost in his own world.
Happy waved his fishbone and chimed in, "Love!That's right!"
Looking at this single-celled dragon that wouldn't listen to reason and whose eyes were only on food, Lucy couldn't hold back any longer!
She suddenly stood up, slammed her hands on the table with a "bang," leaned forward, and shouted loudly at Natsu:
"So—!Please let me join Fairy Tail!I'll do anything!"
After shouting, she immediatelyRealizing she was too excited, she quickly clasped her hands together in front of her chest and bowed deeply, burying her head in her arms, her cheeks burning red, her heart pounding wildly.
'Oh no!Was this too direct?What if I get rejected?I'm so nervous!'
She anxiously awaited the outcome of the "trial".
"...OK."
"well?"
As if she hadn't heard clearly, Lucy suddenly looked up, her face full of astonishment, at Natsu, who was still "fighting" with the last piece of meat.
Natsu mumbled as he chewed on some meat, "Didn't you want to join Fairy Tail?Then join."
Lucy was instantly overwhelmed with joy, feeling like she was about to float away: "R-really?"
Happy licked his paws and replied, "Aww~!Welcome to the team~"
Lucy felt that happiness had come too suddenly, and it was a little unreal.She asked cautiously:
"Is this really okay?Are there no tests or anything like that?Like testing your magic level or completing a mission or something."
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