Chapter 65 Chess's goal: to kill Uru!
Chapter 65 Chess's goal: to kill Uru!
On the riverbank in the city, Lucy stretched out her arms and walked home along the edge of the river embankment.
Prudential, the Little Dog, still followed behind, trembling, while the big fisherman, drifting across the river, continued to offer his well-intentioned reminders to be careful.
"Chesco is dating Loki and Elfman..."
Lucy subconsciously conjured up images of three top monsters in their respective fields—a chuunibyou (delusional) card player, a womanizer, and a tough guy—coming together to talk about love.
"Damn it! I really want to know what that scene looked like!"
Lucy clenched her fists, her beautiful eyes filled with intense curiosity.
Amidst a flurry of blushing and heart-pounding fantasies, she returned to her rented apartment.
I took out my keys, unlocked the door, pushed it open, and the bright lights immediately shone on me.
Strange? Why am I not at all surprised that the lights in my house are on?
The moment Lucy felt this surprise, the scene before her eyes almost made her vomit blood on the spot.
Natsu and Happy were lying on the carpet in the hall doing push-ups!
"It's you guys again!"
Realizing what had happened, Lucy huffed and yelled, "If you want to exercise, can't you go out on the street? You stink like a log!!!"
"Hey Lucy, you're back!"
Natsu stopped training and greeted him very naturally.
"Love~! Lucy, welcome back." Happy also raised his arms high.
"This is my house!!" Lucy snapped.
"Speaking of which, Lucy, I didn't expect you to have something like this at home. It's been a huge help."
Natsu completely ignored Lucy's shouts, and with an expression as if he had discovered a new continent, he pulled out a pink dumbbell from under the coffee table behind him and shook it a couple of times.
"That way, I can train at Lucy's house from now on," he said.
"Natsu, there's just no way to deal with you. Looks like this is the only option." Happy shook his head helplessly.
Lucy's lips twitched: "...After all this, do you still need to find excuses for your illegal entry? You two robbers!"
"Harpy, next up are two hundred push-ups!"
"Love~!"
"Listen carefully to what the owner of this house is saying! The stench of sweat is wafting over here!!"
Watching the human and cat rapidly performing push-ups, Lucy was utterly speechless. She walked over and casually pulled up a stool to sit down.
"Hurry up and finish this so we can go home. I'm going to rest now." She sighed deeply, as if resigned to her fate.
I really don't know if having two such oddballs is a good thing or a bad thing.
Upon hearing this, Natsu slowly stopped, plopped down on the ground, and his expression suddenly became extremely serious.
Habi followed closely behind.
"Lucy, we've decided! We're going to take on an S-rank commission and get Grandpa and that bastard Laxus to acknowledge my strength!"
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Across the river from the city center stands Chess's detached house.
"Just as you said, Master, they really have set off."
Dark Magician Girl leaned against the windowsill, watching Lucy rush downstairs and quickly catch up with Natsu and Happy, who were carrying their bags.
Lucy, who knew the guild's rule that non-S-rank mages could not accept S-rank commissions, originally wanted to distance herself from the matter and not get involved. However, the extra rewards for the commissions were too tempting for her as a Celestial Spirit Mage.
Those are extremely rare keys to the zodiac!
"Although it includes some bad things, Natsu's first thought is always Lucy."
Chase sat in the living room, leisurely sipping tea, and chuckled as he remarked.
Looking at the Dark Magician Girl's energetic appearance, he said softly, "But it's a bit unexpected that you were able to come out so quickly."
When a card monster is defeated in battle, it needs to return to the deck and remain dormant for a period of time.
During that encounter with the Flame Dragon Ignia, Dark Magician Girl went on strike for three days and three nights!
"Erza showed mercy and didn't inflict any serious, fatal wounds on me."
The dark magic girl pointed a slender white finger at her cheek and winked adorably. "And compared to when we were on the continent of Giltina, hasn't Master become even stronger?"
"That's true." Chase nodded slightly.
During his time back at the guild, including the Sky Dragon that Ignia dropped, he acquired four new cards: City Guardian Wyvern, Mind Control, and The Right Arm of the Sealed One.
The resulting increase in magical power is quite considerable.
"It's so great to be able to make it! The eerie purple moon and the demons flying in the sky, just thinking about it is such a beautiful scene!" The dark magic girl said with anticipation.
From Chess, she learned the general situation about Karuna Island.
So beautiful?
Chase was initially surprised, but then, thinking of the card companions whose art style was completely different from that of Dark Magician Girl, he quickly understood.
"So, Master, when do we set off?" the dark magician girl asked.
"No rush, let's talk about it tomorrow morning. We need a legitimate reason."
As he finished speaking, Chase's gaze fell on the rippling tea.
"The fact that Natsu and the others went to Karuna Island at this time means that the Moon Drop Project has reached its final stage."
"Is the absolute freeze that Uru placed on the demon Deliora finally about to be broken...?"
The dark magician girl sat down next to Chess, tilting her head thoughtfully, and said, "Uru, is that the Gray master that Master mentioned before?"
"That's right."
Chase picked up the warm tea and drank it all in one gulp, his eyes sparkling.
The moment to completely kill Uru, who has become "never to melt" ice...
It's ripe!
The next morning, Fairy Tail Guild.
The sound of someone rushing down the stairs broke the rare tranquility.
"Oh no, President! There's one missing from the second floor's petition!" Mira exclaimed in a panic.
A single, brief sentence caused Makarov, who was leisurely sipping his tea, to spit it out on the spot.
The guild members stared wide-eyed, stunned into place.
"What?! The request on the second floor is S-rank, right?!"
"Mira didn't register it, which means it wasn't Chase and his group who took it?"
"What kind of idiot would do something like this?!"
……
The crowd was abuzz with discussion, completely unprepared for someone to act so recklessly.
"I saw it; a winged cat carried it away."
The loud noise interrupted the commotion. Laxus sat cross-legged on the second-floor corridor, a mocking smile on his lips.
"A winged cat? A Happy?"
"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Natsu and Lucy today."
"What are those guys thinking? Don't they know how dangerous S-rank commissions are?!"
Mira, who had been standing at the corner of the stairs, returned to the second floor and looked at the blond-haired man, questioning, "Laxus, since you saw it all, why didn't you stop them?"
"So it's Happy and Natsu. I thought they were some kind of thieving cat."
Laxus nonchalantly spread his hands, looking utterly smug. "Hey old man, they've seriously violated the rules; they should be expelled from the guild, right?"
"But given the skill level of those few mediocre people, the probability of them failing during the commissioning process is probably higher, hahaha!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Laxus suddenly felt an extremely cold chill wash over him.
He looked up at Mira, whose face had turned completely gloomy and terrifying, and sat up slightly.
"Heh, haven't seen that expression on your face in ages. What, planning to get Satan's soul here and beat me up?"
Makarov had no interest in dealing with this rebellious grandson and interrupted, "Mira, which commission is missing?"
"The cursed island, Karuna." Mira frowned.
"What?!" Makarov was startled.
This is no ordinary S-level commission!
"Laxus, go and bring Natsu back by force! That island is far too dangerous for him right now!"
Besides Lagersas, another person present who was capable of doing this was Mira, who had broken free from her self-imposed isolation.
But Laxus's remarks had completely alienated everyone, even the usually mild-mannered Mira couldn't stand it anymore.
If he were to bring Natsu back after making a mistake, it might salvage his image a little.
After all, he was his grandson, and Makarov really didn't want to see Laxus being hated and rejected by the Fairy Tail family.
"I'm busy, I have other commitments to make."
Clearly, the rebellious Laxus was completely unaware of the old man's good intentions, or perhaps even if he knew, he didn't care.
Why should I care about the opinions of a group of pitiful weaklings when I am destined to become the strongest person in the guild?
Are you kidding me!
"You!" Makarov clenched his fists in anger.
Seeing that Laxus showed no intention of taking any action, Mira's eyes flashed with disappointment, and she sighed deeply.
"President, let me go," she said in a deep voice.
"Manly woman! Mira, I'm with you!" Elfman stepped forward.
Having fully mastered the Beast King's Soul, he is now very confident.
"There's no need for that, Mira. You have a lot of guild work to do, don't you?"
Gray, who had remained silent the whole time, slowly stood up and looked at Makarov with confidence. "It's just Natsu and two lackeys, right? Chairman, leave this to me."
Makarov frowned and fell into deep thought.
Gray was annoyed by the skeptical look on his face. Just as he was about to speak, the guild door was suddenly kicked open with a bang.
Under everyone's gaze, Chase and the Dark Magician Girl walked slowly towards them.
"Chess!"
Mira, who had been frowning, instantly felt relieved and smiled with relief.
"Tch, another nosy, boring bastard."
Laxus snorted and got up to leave.
Now that Chase is here, he can't stand watching this spectacle anymore—putting everything else aside, he quite acknowledges Chase's abilities.
"Grey, I'll go with you. I'm just killing time anyway," Chase said.
"Hey, I've already told you I'm fine on my own!"
"It's decided just like that. If you have any objections, you can talk to my fist."
"……without."
After saying goodbye to Makarov, Chess, with a reluctant Gray in his arms, left the guild to pursue Natsu.
After they left, the guild returned to normal.
The group of friends were making a ruckus, drinking and chatting, and no one was worried about Natsu's safety anymore.
This is the sense of security that Chase brings!
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