The next day.
At the city gate of Hargeon Port.
"Tch, what is the old man thinking? This time, the teammate is actually you."
An arrogant voice sounded, and Laxus crossed his arms and glanced at the two of them.
"And this time, you even brought a child. I don't know what you guys are thinking."
"If you're not happy, you can go back."
Rayn casually glanced at Laxus, with no intention of humoring him.
Holding Kanna's hand, he began to look for a carriage heading towards Oak Village.
Makarov said he wanted to find a teammate, but Rayn really didn't expect him to arrange for Laxus to come.
It seemed that he wanted to prove that he was a mature adult.
Laxus often went out to complete requests during this period of time.
His provocation towards Rayn also stopped on that day.
But Rayn knew that he had not forgotten what happened that day.
It was more because he didn't want to bully a child and waited for him to grow up.
Then he would openly decide the winner.
In a way, he had not yet reached the level of arrogance that he would have later.
"What's wrong with this guy? Why is he so angry?"
The blond young man frowned as he looked at Rayn, who had turned and left directly. He clearly sensed Rayn's unhappy mood.
He wanted to go back, but it was a mission arranged by his grandfather.
Laxus didn't want to go back without completing it.
Not long after.
Rayn heard heavy footsteps behind him.
Even without looking back, just from the force that seemed to be stepping on the ground, he could tell who it was.
"If it weren't for the old man, I wouldn't bother with you!"
"Hey, what's the request?"
Catching up quickly, Laxus glanced to the side with dissatisfaction, completely unwilling to look at Rayn.
"Oak Village, a child suddenly disappeared."
He casually threw the request form over, and Rayn introduced the mission with brief words.
If Laxus was willing to go, then as a teammate, he had to put aside their previous unpleasantness first.
Rayn was clear about this point.
"…Is it because of a dark guild?"
Listening to Rayn's explanation, Laxus also scanned the request form and murmured thoughtfully.
As a 'veteran' who had completed more than a dozen requests alone.
He also quickly guessed who the enemy would be this time.
"No wonder this guy is in such a bad mood."
After sorting out the situation, Laxus looked at Rayn out of the corner of his eye and thought to himself.
Rayn did not want to hide anything about himself.
So those who asked Makarov also knew the answer.
Laxus did not ask specifically, but he also learned about it from others after drinking.
"Why did the old man suddenly agree for you to take this mission?"
After rolling up the request and putting it away, Laxus looked strangely at Rayn, who had finished negotiating with the coachman.
He had spent some time completing requests before.
In Laxus's opinion.
Rayn should be beaten black and blue at this time.
How could he suddenly accept a mission, and a mission of this level at that.
"…"
This question made Rayn, who was putting Kanna on the carriage, fall silent.
He looked back at Laxus wordlessly.
"…"
Sensing Rayn's shocked gaze, Laxus was first confused.
But he soon realized that he had asked a stupid question.
To be able to accept a mission, it was naturally because the old man felt that his strength was enough.
Otherwise, how could Rayn have accepted the mission.
Thinking it through in his heart.
Laxus was immediately so embarrassed that his toes curled up, and he glanced to the side casually.
Rayn did not say anything more to provoke Laxus.
After all, they would be teammates later.
This kind of ridicule could wait until they returned to the guild.
Sensing that Rayn had withdrawn his gaze and had not said anything, Laxus was relieved.
Following Rayn, he got on the carriage and sat quietly on one side.
This made Rayn happy to be idle.
Holding Kanna, he looked at the port that was gradually pulling away.
And after the initial awkwardness, Laxus also gradually adjusted his mentality, and his gaze turned to Kanna.
Perhaps because he was looking at her up close, this little girl always gave him a strange feeling.
It was not like he hated her, and it was even more impossible that he liked her.
It was more like… a rival?
Realizing this, Laxus immediately shook his head and denied it.
How could he treat a little girl as a rival.
In fact, this kind of little girl who was so weak that he could knock her away with one hand.
What qualifications did she have to be treated as a rival by him?
Laxus's gaze was too strong, making Kanna twist her body uncomfortably.
"Awoo."
Turning back to look at Laxus, Kanna let out a wary threat.
"What?"
Rayn also looked at the silent blond young man.
"She… it's nothing."
The words that were about to come out stopped when he noticed that there were other people around.
"Yes."
His eyes narrowed slightly. Thinking of the Dragon Lacrima implanted in Laxus's body, Rayn immediately knew what he wanted to ask.
After summoning Kanna, Rayn was prepared for her identity to be discovered by Laxus.
But now it seemed that the Dragon Slayer's perception was not as powerful as he had imagined.
He could not directly smell the dragon scent on Kanna.
It was also possible that because Laxus had never seen a dragon, he could not make a comparison.
Of course, it was also possible that because she was a dragon from another world, her aura was different.
But no matter which one it was, it brought him a good result.
And when Natsu and the others arrived in 777.
He would have enough strength to protect himself.
Even if Kanna's identity as a dragon was discovered, nothing would happen.
After the initial interlude, Laxus also withdrew his gaze.
He did not look at Kanna again, and temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart.
The carriage moved forward for a period of time.
When they reached the intersection of Oak Village, Rayn led Kanna off the carriage.
Laxus followed closely behind.
"Let's find the client first."
As someone who had executed a request, Laxus naturally took the lead, giving a feeling of being in charge.
Rayn didn't mind, carrying Kanna and walking behind.
"Kanna, can you smell anything wrong?"
Looking at the village not far away, Rayn whispered in Kanna's ear.
The hot air in his ear made Kanna feel a strange sensation all over her body, and she quickly pulled back.
Her whole body trembled slightly with a酥麻 feeling.
"What's wrong?"
Looking at Kanna's trembling appearance, Rayn looked at her strangely.
"It's itchy, it's strange…"
Kanna didn't know how to describe it, her little head slightly tilted, her face expressionless.
"Oh, sorry."
Rayn knew that some people's ears were very ticklish, but he didn't expect a dragon to be like this.
"Sniff, sniff."
After recovering, Kanna began to use her dragon's senses.
She carefully sorted out the smells left in the air.
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