Qi Yan looked in the direction of the voice and saw a familiar figure emerging from under a girl's crotch.
With cherry-blossom hair and a dragon-scale scarf, it was Natsu, accompanied by a small blue cat, Happy.
When Natsu emerged and realized the person wasn't Igneel as he had expected, he was so embarrassed that he started sweating: "Who are you?"
"I say, Fire Dragon, you should know, right?"
The man struck what he considered a handsome pose, but before he could finish speaking, Natsu and Happy had already pushed through the crowd and dejectedly turned to leave.
"They left so fast."
Seeing their idol ignored, many girls immediately rushed over, grabbed Natsu's scarf, and dragged him back.
"How can you two be so rude?"
"Exactly! Lord Fire Dragon is a very powerful Mage."
"You apologize to him."
Natsu was a bit bewildered at this point: "What are you doing?"
The man waved his hand, saying magnanimously, "It's alright, it's alright. He doesn't seem to have any ill intentions."
"Ah~~~! So gentle!!"
All the girls' eyes turned into hearts.
The man took out an autograph board, wrote "Fire Dragon" in large characters, and handed it to Natsu: "This is my autograph. Take it and show off to your friends."
"Ah~~~! How enviable!"
"I don't want it."
As soon as Natsu finished speaking, he was picked up and thrown out by the girls defending their idol.
"What do you mean!!"
"Get out of here!!"
The man snapped his fingers, and a ball of red flame rose from his feet, carrying him into the air.
"Thank you all for your warm welcome, but I have something to do at the port ahead, so I'll take my leave now. I'll be holding a party on the ship tonight, so everyone should come!" After speaking, he waved his hand and quickly flew away on the flames.
"Yay!!!"
"We'll definitely be there!!"
This magical scene made many girls cheer with excitement.
"What is that guy up to?"
Natsu was a bit confused at this moment.
Just then, Qi Yan's voice rang out: "Natsu, Happy."
"That voice!"
Natsu and Happy were startled, then quickly looked in the direction of the voice, seeing Qi Yan standing not far away, smiling at them.
"Qi Yan!!"
Seeing Qi Yan, Natsu and Happy were both delighted. In the past six months, Qi Yan, Natsu, Happy, and everyone else in the Guild had become very familiar. Since Qi Yan moved into his new home, the two would often visit Qi Yan to play, making them very close.
"Qi Yan, you're back!"
Happy happily ran over.
"Yes, I'm back."
Natsu quickly crawled over and hugged Qi Yan's leg: "Qi Yan! Save me! Quickly treat me to a meal! I'm starving to death!"
"You've been causing trouble everywhere again, haven't you?"
Seeing Natsu like this, Qi Yan guessed that he had probably gotten into trouble during a job and lost money again. Otherwise, with Natsu's abilities, a 200,000 J job would be quite easy for him.
"Aye~! We lost money again this time."
Happy gave an affirmative answer.
Qi Yan shook his head helplessly: "Let's go. I'm hungry too. I know a restaurant ahead that's affordable and has good food."
"Yay!!"
Natsu and Happy both jumped with joy.
Suddenly!
A voice rang out behind the three of them.
"If it's alright, I'd like to treat you to this meal."
Hearing this, the three of them paused, turned around, and saw a very cute girl standing behind them.
The girl had brilliant golden hair, with a strand tied up with a blue bow, making her look playful and adorable.
She wore a white top with blue trim and short sleeves, and a blue pleated skirt. Her skin was very fair, and her appearance was very cute, especially her impressive figure, which was simply a beautiful sight.
Qi Yan couldn't help but be stunned when he saw her. Although there were some differences between the real person and the anime, Qi Yan recognized her at a glance. She was Lucy Heartfilia, the heroine of the Fairy Tail anime.
"Thank you all just now!"
Lucy raised her hand and smiled, greeting them.
"Huh?"
Natsu and Happy were a bit confused. Lucy's words were directed at them, but they couldn't remember doing anything that deserved thanks.
Lucy explained: "That man named Fire Dragon used a magic called 'Charm.' This magic entices people's hearts and was banned from sale many years ago. It's truly vulgar to use such magic to lure girls. Thanks to you bursting in, the spell I was under was broken, so please allow me to treat you to a meal to express my gratitude."
Natsu and Happy exchanged glances.
"I see, but it's not necessary. Qi Yan will treat us."
Natsu chuckled and patted Qi Yan's shoulder.
"Aye! Qi Yan will treat us."
Natsu and Happy knew that Qi Yan was the biggest sugar daddy in the Fairy Tail Guild. One job of his earned more than a year of their work. This time, Qi Yan had gone out for an S-rank mission, and from the looks of it, he must have successfully completed it. It was a good chance to fleece him.
Qi Yan rolled his eyes helplessly: "Haven't you two mooched enough?"
Qi Yan didn't mind treating them to a meal. Occasionally, he would also invite Guild members he was close with to his house for meals and gatherings.
"Let me do it! If I don't express my thanks properly, I'll feel bad."
Hearing Lucy's words, Qi Yan and the other two no longer refused, and they all headed to the restaurant together.
"My name is Lucy. What are your names?"
"Qi Yan."
"Natsu."
"Happy."
"Qi Yan, Natsu, Happy, huh? Oh, by the way, don't let my appearance fool you, I am a Mage, though I haven't joined any Guild yet."
"Ah, a Guild is an organization that gathers many Mages, providing them with jobs and information as an intermediary. If a Mage doesn't work within a Guild, they can't be considered self-reliant."
"However!! However!! There are many Guilds in the world, but for famous Guilds, the conditions for joining are quite strict."
"The Guild I most want to join has many, many powerful Mages!"
"Ah... what should I do!! I really want to join there, but the conditions must be very strict."
"Ah! I'm sorry, I talked a bit about the Mage world. You probably don't understand much."
"But I must join that Guild. It seems I can get many substantial jobs there."
Qi Yan, Natsu, and Happy looked at Lucy with bewildered expressions and retorted: "You talk a lot!!"
From the moment they first met Lucy, her mouth had been chattering non-stop. It was their first meeting, and she was already so talkative.