Magnolia in the rain.
"Pitter-patter!"
Juvia, holding an umbrella and carrying Everyone from the Guild on her back, arrived at a very suspicious pharmacy.
"Oh, you want someone to fall in love with you, but you don't know there's such a perfect medicine!"
"Crack!" Lightning streaked across the sky.
"As long as, as long as he notices Juvia, that's enough!" Juvia's extremely serious expression showed her determination.
"Well, I do have something of that sort. This is it, take it and use it!"
The pharmacy owner slapped a bottle containing a very suspicious-looking pink liquid onto the table.
"This is..."
"This is a magic potion that will make the other person intensely focus on you, non-negotiable, 60,000 J!" The owner held up his palm in the shape of a six, gesturing for Juvia to quickly get the money.
"This... it's really not cheap!" Juvia looked at the magic potion in her hand, her heart wavering. The owner, seeing her hesitant expression, quickly added: "This potion is guaranteed, it's very popular, if you miss this store, you won't find it anywhere else!"
"Guaranteed? Gray-sama... passionate gaze." Upon hearing this, Juvia's thoughts immediately soared, recalling Gray's sharp features, and she instantly firmed her resolve.
"I'll buy it at full price! Pitter-patter, Gray-sama, you are forever Juvia's." Juvia held the magic potion, stepped out of the door, and looked at the Fairy Tail Guild in the distance, her heart filled with fantasies of Gray-sama.
However, Juvia didn't notice that the shop owner was happily packing his valuables, preparing to flee. He had only just managed to gather enough money.
...
The next day, the sun shone brightly in the Fairy Tail Guild.
"Ah, most of the Guild Members have gone out to work, it's so boring."
Lucy was sprawled on the table, terribly bored. Now, only Mirajane and Erza, two S-Class Magicians, were left in the Guild. Zorn and Laxus, however, had been dispatched by the Master a day earlier for an unknown mission.
It was rare for a mission to directly involve two S-Class Magicians, but the Master remained tight-lipped, which made Everyone extremely curious.
"Lucy, you can go work and earn money!"
"Ah, but Natsu doesn't seem to want to work! Mira, do you know why?"
Lucy pouted, looking unhappy. She also couldn't figure out why Natsu was slacking off from work.
"I'm not sure about that. Look, Natsu is dancing exceptionally happily right now! But you can also go to work by yourself, can't you?" Mirajane put away the plate she was wiping, walked to the bar, and advised Lucy.
"Well, after all, he and I are a team, so there's no way I can leave Natsu behind!"
Lucy also lay on the table, expressing her thoughts with a helpless look.
But Mirajane leaned directly into Lucy's ear and teased her: "You and Natsu look like a couple, the more I look, the more compatible you two seem! And Natsu seems to have feelings for you too!"
"Huh!" Lucy looked at Mira in disbelief, then turned her head to look at Natsu, who was striking poses: "I'm shaking, I'm shaking!"
"Haha, Natsu, you're so funny shaking like that." The other Guild Members surrounded Natsu, laughing heartily.
Lucy watched this: "Well, if it's like this, I don't really want to accept it!"
"Natsu, shouldn't we go out and work?" Gray, seeing Natsu like this, immediately came out to stop him and remind him about work.
"Put your clothes on first, Gray, and you, Natsu, have you used too much fire and burned your brain?"
Erza directly scolded both of them, utterly infuriated by these two troublemakers, completely immersed in her rage.
"It's fine, Erza, it's time to relax, isn't it, Happy!"
"Aye!"
"Haha, crunch, crunch."
Natsu, however, remained indifferent, still dancing his self-developed dance on the table with Happy, causing the other Guild Members to burst into even louder laughter.
"I absolutely cannot accept this!"
"Well, Lucy, I actually think you two are very compatible!" Mirajane also tried her best to play matchmaker for the two, and with this push, Lucy began to feel a slight hint of something else for Natsu in her heart.
"Ah, Gray-sama, quickly turn your passionate gaze to me, I can't take it, my hands are starting to tremble."
Juvia was also hiding behind a pillar at this moment, secretly observing Gray's every move, and fantasizing about Gray's handsome face, practically overjoyed.
Her hand holding the magic potion kept trembling, which resulted in her failing to administer the potion again today.
----Separator----
On the other side, Zorn and Laxus were in a ruined area, looking at the fallen Dark Guild Members.
"Laxus, your blows are too heavy. It looks like we won't be able to get any information now!"
Zorn squatted down, looking at the charred Dark Member beside him, and sighed.
"Tch, I just cast a lightning strike!" Laxus said indifferently, turning his head with a look of disdain.
"Never mind, there are still many Dark Guilds to deal with, no need to worry!"
Zorn stood up and said calmly, as Laxus indeed hadn't used much force. They just needed to find the next Dark Guild and ask questions without fighting first.
"The Master said we need to find out why Oración Seis has been so active recently. Other Dark Guilds have also taken action because of this."
"Yes, this is a good opportunity to clean up the Dark Guilds!"
Laxus crossed his arms, looking at the Dark Guild on the ground with a disgusted expression.
"Well, no need to think so much. Let's go eat something first. I just saw a barbecue restaurant that looked pretty good!"
Zorn suddenly changed the subject, pulling Laxus towards a restaurant to eat. They could talk about other matters later; after all, eating was the most important.
However, Zorn already understood in his heart that the Oración Seis arc was likely about to begin.
...
Onboard the Grimoire Heart Dark Guild airship.
"Master Hades, Oración Seis has already begun their operation, but it seems they've attracted two very strong opponents. What should we do now?" Ultear reported the situation to Hades on the ship.
"Let them be."
"Some people won't stand by and do nothing. It's a good chance to get rid of them!"
"Let's seize this opportunity to quickly find the key that can break Zeref's seal!"
Hades, in the shadows, laid out his plans and thoughts completely, speaking with an expression of one watching a good show.
"Yes, Master, that would be for the best!"
Ultear also responded respectfully, her face showing a sneer, as she also hoped to eliminate Fairy Tail.
However, when her back was turned to the Master, her expression immediately changed to one of worry, concerned about Zorn and Gray's situation!
To be continued~
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