"Yo! Lucy, long time no see!" Natsu greeted with a smile.
Lucy roared again: "What do you mean long time no see! We've only been apart for two hours!"
"How exactly did you get in?"
Natsu and Happy simultaneously pointed at the shattered glass!
With Happy, who could fly.
Coupled with Natsu, who destroyed everything wherever he went.
Let alone a single pane of glass, even an entire city couldn't stop them.
Looking at the shattered glass, Lucy trembled with anger.
Natsu acted as if he completely didn't see Lucy's reaction, eating while saying: "I controlled my power and only broke this pane of glass!"
Hearing this, Lucy's anger vanished instantly.
The first time they met, Natsu destroyed half the port.
Her rented house only had one pane of glass broken.
She was truly very lucky!
He had shown enough mercy!
"Lucy!" Natsu's suddenly heavy voice pulled Lucy back from her thoughts.
Seeing the serious and earnest attitude of the person and the cat, Lucy's expression froze, feeling instinctively that something very important had happened.
This matter would affect her future!
Natsu looked at Lucy very seriously, his expression incredibly solemn.
"Although everyone in the guild is family, forming a team for missions is something you do with the person you are closest to!"
"The person you are closest to!" Lucy shuddered.
Has Natsu accepted her?
!
Closest!
Is Natsu confessing to her?
Although they had only known each other for a short three months, Lucy had favorable feelings for Natsu, this sunny boy.
Most importantly, he had saved her multiple times.
What girl hasn't fantasized about a hero descending from the sky when in danger, saving her from a desperate situation?
A blush gradually crept up Lucy's cheeks.
Happy continued: "You and I are Lucy's closest partners. With her weak abilities, it would be hard for her to complete a mission alone."
"Tch!" Lucy secretly sized up that detestable little cat, secretly plotting where to stab him to best vent her anger.
Natsu stood up, looking at Lucy with a face full of excitement: "So! Starting today, we are team partners!"
Happy flew up and shouted excitedly: "Aye!!"
Lucy complained softly: "Although it's not a confession, this is probably better."
There was a tiny bit of disappointment in her heart!
No!
That's not important anymore.
Working together with Natsu every day, feelings will naturally grow over time.
When that time comes...
Lucy secretly glanced at Happy again.
This little cat definitely needs to be taught a good lesson!
She would teach this detestable little flying cat a lesson with the attitude of a hostess!
"Grumble!!" Two very peculiar sounds rang out.
Lucy blinked her large, bewildered eyes, looking at the person and cat who were full of energy just a moment ago, but were now suddenly sprawled on the table, devoid of strength.
A bad premonition was born in her heart.
"Natsu! I'm so hungry!" Happy said pitifully.
"Didn't we just find a team partner? We will rely on her for our future livelihood!" Natsu said with difficulty but also smugness.
The bad premonition was confirmed.
A flash of light gleamed in Lucy's eyes!
"Bang! Bang!!" With two muffled thuds, Lucy rushed up and gave each of them a Lucy Kick, sending them flying out the window.
"Making me so excited for so long, all just to freeload food and drinks."
"Bastards! You two bastards!"
"Natsu, you bastard!"
"Bastard Natsu!"
"I thought it was a confession."
"If it was a confession, I might have even said yes."
"But... but..."
"You two are too detestable!!"
"Saying so many touching words, and in the end it was just to freeload food and drinks, you're such bastards!"
Inside the guild tavern.
Natsu resumed his slacker pose, and even Happy had been corrupted, adopting the same slacker pose.
"Grumble!" A pitiful sound came from his stomach.
Mirajane looked at the fish in her hand. She was just about to bring it to Natsu when a wooden staff blocked her way.
Makarov said indignantly: "Let him starve. He hasn't gone to work for so long; let him go hungry for a few more days, and he'll go to work."
Mirajane said softly: "But Happy is so pitiful!"
She completely didn't care about Natsu!
It was publicly acknowledged in the guild.
Natsu had been broken by Lucy. Him going hungry was Lucy's business and had nothing to do with anyone else.
But Happy!
As the guild's mascot, everyone really liked this little flying cat.
Seeing him go hungry, no one could bear it.
"Sigh! It can't be helped." Makarov sighed softly and withdrew his staff.
The aroma of the fish immediately coaxed out Happy's drool. He jumped up reflexively, leaped into Mirajane's arms, and grabbed the fish to feast on.
After gnawing through half of it, seeing Natsu's state, he forcefully suppressed his craving for the fish and brought the rest to Natsu's mouth.
"Natsu! Eat a little, Lucy has abandoned us!"
These pitiful words drew the malicious glares of the entire guild towards Lucy.
Lucy, standing to the side, instantly felt the malice from the entire guild.
She complained with utter helplessness: "Why are you blaming Natsu's current situation on me?"
"I clearly haven't done anything!"
"I didn't break Natsu either!"
"By the way! Why do I feel so evil!"