141: Chapter 141 Divergence! Let's just burn it!Natsu then realized that he was still in that astonishing "Seven Sisters" form, and he quickly deactivated all his shadow clones.
Bang!Bang!Bang!
After six puffs of white smoke, only the original body remained, and it reverted to its original appearance with cherry-red hair and wearing a vest.
"It's me!Lucy!"
Natsu said, then looked at her with a puzzled expression, as well as at the giant minotaur beneath her, "By the way, what brings you here?And with Happy and this.minotaur?"
Lucy breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately retorted, "What minotaur!This is my celestial spirit—Talos of Taurus!"
Don't let his goofy appearance fool you, he's the strongest of all my Celestial Spirits!
He then nodded, "Hmm.at least he has good taste, much better than some perverted old man!"
"As for how I got here." Lucy's eyes darted around as she quickly made up a reason in her mind.
Happy flew to her ear, covering his mouth with his wing, but still whispered to Natsu:
"Oh!Lucy insisted on coming along because she was jealous that you were able to sneak in so 'smoothly,' and felt that she was useless!"
"Nonsense!"
Lucy's face flushed instantly, and she snapped, "I only came along because I was worried you'd mess it up!That's two million!What if you just burn the house down!"
At that moment, Natsu also realized what was happening and said, "Oh!Right!Lucy, look!There are so many books here!Which one is 'Sunrise'?"
Looking at the vast sea of books before him, the idea of "efficient" processing rekindled within him, and flames suddenly erupted from his hands."Why not just burn them all!Surely one of them will be one!"
Lucy finally shifted her attention from the awkward infiltration method back to the mission itself.
She walked around, looking at the bookshelves reaching the ceiling and the densely packed books, and exclaimed, "I never imagined that perverted old man was actually a bibliophile."
But seeing Natsu's hand flaming and his eager expression, she immediately stopped him:
"No way—!This is my first mission!It has to be completed perfectly and precisely!I can't be so rough!"
Natsu scratched his head and said helplessly, "But with so many books.how long will it take to find them all?"
Lucy realized what was happening, and her face fell: "Oh yeah.what should we do."
Looking at the library-like collection of books, she felt a chill run down her spine.
While Lucy was racking her brains for a smarter solution, Natsu had already started rummaging through the books impatiently.
He casually pulled out a book from a bookshelf beside him.The book was exquisitely bound, with a brilliant gold cover and an exceptionally eye-catching title.
He glanced at the cover, then recalled the mission title, and excitedly held the book high, shouting:
"Found it!"
Lucy and Happy immediately went over.Looking at the golden book in Natsu's hand, and the clearly visible words "Sunrise" on the cover, Lucy's mouth dropped open in astonishment:
"This.it's that simple?And it's right here?"
Happy flapped his wings excitedly: "Love~!Two million!Two million!"
Natsu ignited a blazing flame in one hand and exclaimed excitedly, "Alright!Burn it down!Mission accomplished!" He then moved the flame closer to the fire.
Harpy, drooling, fantasized: "Love~!So many, many fish."
"etc--!"
Just as the flames were about to reach "Sunrise," Lucy reacted quickly and snatched the book from Natsu's hands!
She clutched the book tightly, her gaze sweeping over the author's name at the bottom of the cover, and her eyes widened in surprise: "This, isn't this.Kem Saleo?"
Natsu looked bewildered: "Kem?Who's that?Is he famous?"
Lucy excitedly explained, "He's not only a mage!He's also a very famous novelist!"
Clutching the book, she was as excited as if she had discovered a priceless treasure, almost jumping for joy."I'm his biggest fan!I've read all of his works!"
This book, *Sunrise*.I've never heard of it before!It must be an unpublished new work of his!
Natsu waved his hand dismissively: "Whatever it is!Just burn it!That's what the client asked for!" He then reached out to grab it again.
Lucy clutched the book tightly, as if guarding something extremely precious, and stared at Natsu in shock:
"What nonsense are you talking about?This book is a cultural heritage!A literary treasure!How can you just burn it like that?"
Happy chimed in, "Ugh!Lucy actually dared to quit her job!She's going to starve!"
Afterwards, no matter how excitedly Lucy explained that she was a huge fan of Cam Saleo and how precious the book was, Natsu and Happy remained completely unmoved.
They just kept pressing forward, one shouting "Burn it, burn it!" and the other shouting "Fish, fish, fish!"
Just as the dispute reached an impasse and chaos ensued—
"So that's how it is~"
A greasy voice, tinged with sudden realization and a hint of disappointment, came from underground.
Lucy exclaimed, "Oh no!We've been discovered!"
Natsu complained irritably, "It's all your fault for dawdling!"
With a "plop," Duke Aibar emerged from the floor beside them once again, like a groundhog.
He wiped away the tears that had flowed from the corners of his eyes when he fainted from happiness, and said in an aria-like tone:
"I knew it.that wonderful paradise.could never exist.it's all just a dream."
His small eyes swept over Natsu, who had returned to normal, and Lucy, who was clutching the book tightly.His face immediately darkened, filled with anger at being deceived.
"So.it was you, brat, who conspired with this dinosaur woman to deceive us?"
Lucy was once again enraged by the term "dinosaur girl," and.Forgetting his fear, he roared:
"I'm not a dinosaur girl!Believe me or not, I'll hide all your shoes so you won't be able to find them!"
Duke Aybar's gaze fell on the copy of "Sunrise" that Lucy was clutching tightly in her arms, and he snorted coldly:
"I've been wondering.what are you mages looking for, constantly infiltrating my mansion?"
So it was this… awful book!
Finally, he rubbed his chubby hands together in front of his chest, a lewd and disgusting expression on his face, and said to Natsu:
"How about this?If you use that magical transformation spell again to bring all seven of you back to life, and then stay in the mansion with us from now on."
"How about we share everything with you, including this book?This is the wealth and status that countless people dream of!"
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