145: Chapter 145 Challenge! The Strongest TeamAt this moment, a member nearby asked in a low voice, both curious and frightened, "B-Boss.what is this giant horn?"
Erza casually replied, "Oh, this.It's the horn of the monster I was required to defeat in my quest.The local villagers were very kind and helped me decorate it, so they asked me to bring it back as a gift.Is there a problem?"
Under Erza's rather imposing gaze, the nearby members were so frightened that they hurriedly waved their hands, saying, "N-nothing at all!It's a very, very beautiful gift!"
Lucy was even more puzzled: 'She seems like a reasonable, strong, and beautiful older sister.how come she's completely different from everyone's description?'
Just as Lucy was wondering, Erza's gaze swept over the guild members again, her tone gradually turning somber: "You people."
Immediately, everyone's heart jumped into their throats, and they were even more nervous than before!
Erza continued, "On my way, I heard some bad rumors."
They say the Fairy Tail members are always causing trouble!It's making everyone complain!
Even if the student council president can tolerate you.I will never forgive you!
Then she started calling them out one by one: "Kana!Look at the way you're drinking!Do you look like a mage?"
"Bishida!Go outside to dance!The guild is not your dance hall!"
"Wakaba!The ash is falling!Watch out!"
"Naboo!Stop loitering around the bulletin board!Go pick up a quest and get to work!"
"Macao…"
Macao, whose name was called, was startled and nervously awaited his trial.
Erza looked at him and simply sighed, "Sigh."
Marcao was on the verge of tears, feeling even worse than being scolded, and muttered under his breath, ".At least say something."
Lucy watched in disbelief, muttering under her breath, "No wonder everyone's so nervous.They're the disciplinary committee type.But even so, they shouldn't be that scared, right?"
Mirajane smiled and explained in a low voice, "Because Miss Erza's methods of enforcing 'discipline' are rather.decisive and direct!"
Natsu challenged her out of defiance, only to be nearly killed by her in just a few moves.
Gray was severely punished by Erza for always walking around naked.
Loki once tried to seduce Erza, but ended up getting a beating.There are many similar examples.
Lucy suddenly realized, "I see.But it sounds like they brought it all on themselves."
At that moment, Erza noticed Lucy, who was standing with Mirajane and had an unfamiliar face, and walked over to ask, "Are you a new member?"
Lucy quickly stood up straight, hugged Prue nervously, and introduced herself, "Y-yes!My name is Lucy, nice to meet you!"
Erza suddenly realized, nodded, and said with a hint of approval, "Oh.so it was you.I've heard about you."
"You're the one who 'defeated the giant Vulcan with a single finger,' right?I'm Erza, nice to meet you, Lucy."
Lucy froze in astonishment, her face full of question marks: ".Defeat Vulcan the gorilla with one finger?What an outrageous rumor.Who spread this?"
Just then, Erza's gaze swept over like a searchlight, landing precisely on Natsu and Gray.
"And Natsu and Gray."
The two, who were just taking advantage of Erza's lack of attention to them and were fighting fiercely, suddenly changed their positions as if a switch had been pressed!
The two suddenly hugged each other's shoulders, and made a heart shape with their other hands between them.
Gray forced a distorted smile and said, "Heh, heh.We're good buddies today too."
Natsu responded in an extremely strange tone, "Love~!"
Lucy watched in stunned silence, exclaiming softly, "Natsu.he's turned into Happy?"
Erza looked at their feigned brotherly affection and seemed quite satisfied, nodding and saying, "Not bad, I still prefer to see you two getting along so harmoniously."
However, Natsu's reflexes finally caught up.He suddenly realized what was happening, shoved Gray aside, clenched his fist, and shouted at Erza with burning fighting spirit:
"Wait a minute!Why should I be afraid of you, woman!Damn it!I subconsciously acted like a Happy!Erza, let's have a showdown!"
Startled, Gray quickly grabbed him: "Hey!What's the rush?Do you want to die?"
Natsu's eyes were resolute, and his entire body seemed to be engulfed in an invisible flame: "It's different from last time!The current me.can definitely beat you!"
Surprisingly, Erza wasn't angry.Instead, she smiled slightly, her eyes holding a hint of scrutiny.
"It seems you've indeed grown a lot.In that case, I accept your challenge."
Natsu clenched his fists, and with a loud "boom," real flames enveloped his arms as he excitedly exclaimed, "Great!"
My fighting spirit is ignited!Okay!Let's get started now.
Just then, Erza poured cold water on the idea without hesitation: "--But not now."
"well?"
Natsu's flames instantly dimmed, his face filled with confusion and displeasure."Why?Are you scared?"
Erza's expression turned serious as she said calmly, "Because of you, and Gray.I have something to ask of you."
Gray was also a little confused, and pointed to himself: "Why am I involved?"
Erza explained, "I've run into a problem.I should have asked the guild master, but since he's not here, let's resolve it privately for now."
"I need your help," she said, her gaze sweeping over the two of them."You…should be willing, right?"
Natsu and Gray exchanged bewildered glances, wondering if Erza could.It's definitely not easy to say "I need help".
Looking at each other's repulsive faces, the two awkwardly turned their faces away, but neither voiced any objection.
The surrounding members were even more shocked and started discussing among themselves: "Erza actually needs help?"
"This is the first time I've ever heard of this!"
"What exactly happened?"
Erza didn't explain further; seeing that neither of them explicitly objected, she simply announced:
"Alright!It's settled then!We'll leave first thing tomorrow morning!Go and get ready." His tone left no room for argument.
Mirajane looked at this strange combination and couldn't help but exclaim, "These three are teaming up?This is a combination I never thought possible.Perhaps this will be Fairy Tail's strongest temporary team?"
She suddenly remembered something, leaned close to Lucy who was equally curious, and whispered, "Lucy, I need to ask you something."
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