The guy who got punched flew into a rage, jumping on Natsu and wrestling with him.
"I only heard a rumor! You're the one who ran off as soon as you heard about Igneel! I hadn't even finished speaking!"
"You bastard, want to fight?!"
Natsu bared his teeth, becoming even more restless.
Swinging his arm, he launched another fire fist, sending a large number of people flying as he shouted.
"Want to fight? Bring it on!"
With that, the two sides started fighting with great intensity.
Happy's cat eyes squinted happily as he flew to the edge of the battlefield, waving his paw and speak with a smile on his face.
"Come on Natsu, for my sake, just..."
Boom! Bam bam bam!
Before little Happy could finish speaking, a strong man accidentally threw a punch that hit Happy, sending the cat flying like a ball.
On his flight path, he crashed into several members who were drinking and watching nearby...
And thus, the Fairy Tail Guild Internal All-Out War once again opened its magnificent curtain...
Lucy held her luggage, watching the chaotic guild hall, and couldn't help but say with an awkward smile.
"This is... amazing..."
Ankh heard her words and couldn't help sweating... 'She could see "amazing" in this messy fighting scene?'
Lucy really was quite the character too...
Nearby, Gray, who had stripped off his clothes, noticed Natsu fighting widly, immediately kicked the stool away and charged toward Natsu aggressively.
"Let's settle this, flame-brain!"
"Put some clothes on first, exhibitionist!" Cana hugged her huge wooden barrel, her light brown eyes lazy as she took a big gulp and sighed.
"The men here always show such a lowly side..."
At that moment, the muscular Elfman suddenly emerged from behind Lucy, snorted coldly, and raised his strong arms, confidently saying.
"A real man expresses himself with his fists!"
The highly perceptive Lucy said speechlessly, "Meaning we still have to rely on fighting?"
"Don't get in the way!" Natsu and Gray, entangled together with veins bulging, impatiently turned and did a windmill swing, their heavy punch directly sending the nagging Elfman flying back!
Thus, Elfman, who had just moments ago looked like a strong man, quite spectacularly flew back again.
Lucy was covered in cold sweat and helplessly complained.
"He's knocked out instantly!"
"Apologies for the disturbance, miss. What a noisy guild..."
Lucy was taken aback, quickly turning to see a handsome man with orange short hair and blue glasses, elegantly sitting to the side while embracing two beautiful women.
Lucy recognized that face and suddenly remembered.
"You're... Loke from the most popular male mages ranking?"
Loke adjusted his glasses, his smile containing a mix of coolness, gentleness, and a bit of foolishness.
Just as he was about to elegantly flirt, a stool suddenly came flying from somewhere, smashing directly into his face.
The handsome gentleman Loke was instantly knocked to the ground by the chair...
Lucy's mouth twitched.
Loke scrambled to his feet, putting on airs with a gentle smile.
"Wait for me a moment, I need to handle some matters..."
Loke's two female companions swooned, holding their faces with heart-shaped eyes.
"Okay, Loke dear~"
Lucy silently moved away from Loke, took out a magazine from her bag, and silently crossed out Loke's name from the rankings...
"Removing him from the rankings... Seriously, what's going on here? There isn't a single normal person in this guild..."
Ankh, in his mask and coat, had floated over at some point while nodding in agreement.
"Other than me, everyone's a bit abnormal."
Lucy's eyelid twitched.
'Seems like Ankh might actually be the most abnormal one...'
"Ankh, you're back?!"
At that moment, a charming voice suddenly sounded from behind.
Ankh turned to see Mirajane in a dress, holding a tray while looking at him in surprise.
Ankh scratched his head. "Yeah, mission completed."
Mirajane nodded, her delicate little face adorned with a gentle smile.
"You've worked hard."
Ankh looked at the gentle Mirajane, feeling uncomfortable all over.
'Mirajane... has she gone crazy?'
'When did she become this gentle? Was Lisanna okay? This didn't make sense.'
Lucy suddenly jumped up in surprise.
"Mirajane! It's really her! The woman who dominates the entire modeling circle in Sorcerer Magazine, called 'the witch' by industry insiders!"
Any newspaper featuring Mirajane would sell out immediately.
Ankh had noticed this while he was away.
Unlike the original work, Mirajane's photo collections weren't the revealing kind.
Even so, she had become a major celebrity in the industry over the past two years, her status in the fashion world considered second in history!
As for who was first... well let's not go into that...
Mirajane reached out and helped Ankh take off his backpack while smiling.
"How was the mission? Why didn't you send any messages for so long?"
Ankh was surprised when the luggage was unloaded.
"Uh... the journey was quite far, letters couldn't get through, and I forgot to bring a video lacrima, so..."
Mirajane's blue eyes held a trace of heartache.
After a long moment, she sighed. "Forget it, I'll get some food for you. Don't overwork yourself..."
"No, it's nothing really..." Ankh quickly waved his hand.
'The change was too great, Mirajane.'
'If it were anyone else, having a childhood friend who suddenly transformed from a tomboy into a gentle goddess—who could accept that immediately?'
Ankh looked helplessly at the smiling Mirajane, then his eyes caught Lucy's curious expression.
He quickly said, "Let me introduce you - this is the new member Natsu invited, the Celestial Spirit Mage Lucy."
Lucy, who had been secretly shipping them, immediately retracted her smile upon hearing her name and said nervously.
"Hello, I'm Lucy, the newcomer."
Mirajane's little braid swayed as she tilted her head.
"Welcome to the guild, Lucy."
Lucy nodded excitedly, then awkwardly pointed at the battlefield. "Um, are we really not going to stop them?"
Mirajane shook her head. "No need, this is fine..."
"Ah... watch out nee-san!"
Before she could finish, Elfman, who had just gone to provoke Natsu and Gray, was knocked back again, his burly body crashing down toward Mirajane.
Ankh sighed helplessly, gently raised his left arm, and activated a magic circle, using gravity to push aside the flying Elfman.
"Really... this is enough..." Ankh swung his arms, his blood-red eyes flashing, just as he was about to join the battlefield.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, a thunderous voice exploded through the guild.
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