Except for Wu, the other five members of the Oracion Seis were retrieved, as for Wu... he could only be packed in a box.
As for the peculiar Skull Magic Staff, it had somehow been burned to ashes and was packed in the box with Wu.
Once all these tasks were done, it was already very late, and everyone went to rest at the Cat Transformation Inn.
The Cat Transformation Inn had plenty of empty rooms, so accommodating these dozen or so people was no problem.
President Robin Lu warmly received them. He seemed like he wanted to say something, but seeing everyone exhausted and covered in wounds, he asked them to rest well instead.
Never mind the coalition forces, even Wendy, who treated them, was quite exhausted. If it had been six months ago, such a level of treatment would have caused Wendy to faint.
Not a word all night, and by the time they woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky.
Rhode woke up a bit earlier because it was too noisy sharing a room with Natsu and Gray.
He quietly got up and switched Gray's position so his face was next to Natsu's foot and his feet were next to Natsu's face.
Gray seemed to unconsciously sense something in his sleep, waved his arm, turned over, and ended up hugging Natsu's calf, with his foot planted on Natsu's face.
Rhode stifled his laughter as he left the room. After washing his face, he heard a scream and then the sounds of fighting and yelling from the room.
Poor Hapi, who was kicked out by someone, was caught by Rhode, who asked, "What happened?"
Hapi, still dazed, responded, "I don't really know, seems like Natsu bit Gray's foot, and then the fight started."
"So noisy, those males," Carla grumbled, rubbing her eyes in dissatisfaction.
"Good morning, Carla!" In a flash, Hapi disappeared from Rhode's arms and went to Carla.
Carla pushed Hapi's face with one hand, "Morning, but don't get so close."
In another flash, Hapi zipped back, "Did you hear that, Rhode? Carla said good morning to me!"
"Yes, yes..." Rhode replied perfunctorily, thinking this kid was hopeless.
With the continuous banging sounds from the room, Carla worriedly asked, "They won't tear down the house, will they? Miss Mira said she'd stop them later, but it feels like the room can't last that long."
"I'll go and talk to them," Rhode felt it was too eye-burning inside and there was no need for Mira to get involved.
A few seconds later, a shout of "Ambush!" came from the room, followed by two loud bangs, and then all was quiet.
Rhode came out while clapping his hands, "Talked them down, they should come out to find me for another fight after getting dressed."
Carla said, "Your way of mediating is quite unique."
"Learned from Erza, but my personality is too good, so my intimidation isn't quite there, so another fight was unavoidable..." Rhode thought for a moment and said, "It'd be great if I could punch them into amnesia and make them forget all about this."
"Can you really say you have a good personality like that?"
"Of course, I'm very nice to Wendy."
"..." Carla had no reply.
By the time everyone gathered for breakfast, it was already nearly ten.
Except for Blue Pegasus, everyone had changed into clothes from the Nirubit Race.
The boys were nothing to mention, but Jie Li, Lucy, Erza, and Mira were each dazzling in their own right.
Mira nudged Rhode gently with her shoulder, "So, how's the view?"
"Hmm..." Rhode dragged out the 'hmm' for a long time, staring at Mira for several seconds before finally coming up with words, "I didn't before, but now I do."
"I don't believe you."
"MEN~ Actually, I had a dream last night where we were defeated by the Oracion Seis, then a fire-breathing dragon descended from the sky, not only defeating their leader but also destroying Nirvana.
There was even another dragon using Earth Magic to help put out the fire... What an absurd dream, hahaha..."
Though wrapped in countless bandages, One Night energetically switched between various 'elegant' poses, narrating his amusing dream.
His deeply magnetic voice was quite lethal to the ladies, especially when they weren't looking at his face.
But regrettably, he was the only one laughing among those present.
Rhode wasn't sure if this guy was sleepwalking or showing off his insufficient humor.
Hibiki whispered in One Night's ear, "Master One Night, that wasn't a dream."
"Wha... what?" One Night showed a look of surprise, but quickly composed himself, placing a fist before his mouth and clearing his throat, "Ah, so it was really a dragon, indeed a strong aroma..."
"You're so quick to regain composure, as expected of Mr. Yiye!"
Hibiki, Ren, and Ive, those three loyal hype men, immediately started praising, and for some reason, suddenly twisted their bodies, chanting in unison with One Night's peculiar slogans:
"One Night?"
"One Night!"*3
"Energetic?"
"Energetic!"*3
"What kind of strange dance is that?" Lucy quipped, but she was itching to join in.
Even though it was inexplicable, it was indeed very lively.
"After a big battle, such activities are also..." Just as Erza was about to say something, she suddenly turned towards the village entrance.
"What's wrong?" the others asked, turning their heads in confusion.
They saw nothing, but once Blue Pegasus' lively bunch went quiet, they heard the sound of dense, imposing footsteps.
Jura frowned and commented, "Sounds like an army marching."
Leon asked, "Are there troops stationed nearby?"