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Chapter 361: Oh, I See
Chapter 361: Oh, I See
It was just a matter of being kicked from the second floor to the first, nothing too serious.
After climbing back up, Natsu was about to fight with Rod.
But Elusa held him back, "First, let's search for clues properly. I don't think Lucy would leave without a word."
Before she could finish, Happy was already rummaging through Lucy's belongings.
While touching Mira's things might lead to trouble, messing with Lucy's possessions seemed to have no consequences, and it even felt like an adventure.
Rod felt it was inappropriate to start searching right away, "Natsu, can't you sniff Lucy's scent and find her?"
Natsu gave him a strange look, "Are you an idiot? Lucy's scent is everywhere in her house."
Rod's fist clenched, he was called an idiot by an idiot, "I meant for you to go outside and sniff. She wouldn't hide in her own home and avoid us."
Natsu and Happy looked at him, then both tapped their palms simultaneously, "Oh, so she wouldn't hide here!"
Indeed, an idiot.
Rod sighed, "So what were you looking for when you searched just now?"
Natsu lifted Lucy's blanket and glanced under the bed, "I thought Lucy might be hiding under the blanket or under the bed, and then suddenly jump out to scare us."
"Is she that bored?"
"No, Rod, you don't understand. Lucy occasionally feels like doing this kind of thing." Happy flew to the side of the trash can, peered inside, then flew up, "We thought Lucy might be hiding in this trash can or the cabinet above."
Rod sighed, "Even if she wanted to hide, who would hide in such an obvious place?"
Natsu gave him a thumbs up, "That sounds like something Lucy would say."
"Wow!" Happy suddenly fell and was buried under a pile of envelopes.
He had just opened a cabinet door.
"What's this, letters?" Gray picked up a few envelopes, "'To Mom', 'To Mom'... they all seem to be addressed to her mom, why didn't she send them out?"
"With 'Mom' as the recipient instead of a name and address, how could they possibly be delivered?" Rod picked up an envelope and examined it, "Maybe... Lucy never intended to send them out."
Such baseless speculation was impolite, but Rod felt that Lucy's mom might...
Without a second thought, Natsu casually tore open an envelope and started reading, "'Mom, I finally joined the Fairy Tail I've always admired. The people and things here are chaotic, but it's an amazing place. Haha, it's a bit contradictory to say this, but I truly love it..."
Gray was slightly more polite than Natsu, "Hey, don't open other people's letters like that."
However, Natsu ignored him and immediately opened the next one.
This was the reason Rod had kicked Natsu down earlier; this guy sometimes doesn't listen at all.
"'Mom, I met Miss Elusa today. She's cool and beautiful...'"
Suddenly receiving unexpected praise, Elusa blushed a little.
"That's enough, stop reading. Lucy's back home." Rod waved the note in his hand, which he found on her desk. They had searched for so long, yet none of them thought to look there.
It seemed like Lucy expected someone to break in, so she left a note at home.
Thinking about it, it seemed a bit sad.
"She's back home?!" Everyone was shocked, "Could she still be blaming herself?!"
"Not necessarily." Rod thought for a moment, "Before, she mentioned wanting to talk to her father and settle this matter properly."
"
"Isn't it just that her father wants to take her back?" Elusa said, "Will there be any danger?"
"It's hard to say, we might encounter some trouble." Rod wasn't sure what kind of person Lucy's father was and whether he would forcibly keep her at home. "Shall we catch up and see?"
Natsu, Happy, and Gray spoke in unison: "Do we even need to ask?"
...
The Hartfelia family's address was easy to find.
Normally, they should take the train, but Natsu said the train would take a long time to depart, and Lucy might be gone by then, so it would be better to take the river crabs directly.
It was reasonable to suspect that he had ulterior motives, but Rod didn't refuse.
Lucy had already left for a long time, and it was better to act quickly.
Elusa and Gray rode one river crab, while Rod accompanied Natsu and Happy on another.
The river crabs sprinted out of the city, and Rod took out his notebook to write down the reason for their pursuit. He then called for a Beak Bird to deliver the message back to the guild.
Before long, a Beak Bird returned with a reply.
Rod read it, smiled, and wrote a few more sentences before sending it back with another Beak Bird.
The two of them exchanged notes like passing notes in class, sending messages back and forth several times until they were too far apart and the responses became too slow.
Gray couldn't help but ask, "What have you been doing since we left Magnolia?"
"Of course, I'm telling Mira about our whereabouts," Rod explained. "Otherwise, first Lucy goes missing, then we disappear, and everyone will be worried sick."
"Oh, I see. It's my fault for not considering this," Elusa said, always good at self-reflection during such times.
"I was so anxious that I forgot such an important matter. I'm supposed to be helping the Guild Master take care of the guild, but I'm so unqualified."
Gray doubted, "Do you need to send so many messages for this?"
Happy raised his hand, "Love, and they're so grossly in love."
Rod grabbed Happy and tugged at his cat face, "We also discussed some engineering arrangements. Do you have a problem with that? Go back and carry the cement yourself."
Happy immediately backed down, "Sorry!"
As soon as Rod let go, Happy flew to the other river crab and hid behind Gray, "Abuse of power, retaliation, and petty."
"Okay, okay, I'll show you my pettiness when we get there."
"We're going to tell Mira."
"She'll help me take you down."
"...Gray, protect me."
"You solve your own problems."
"Natsu!"
"...Natsu fell into deep thought, wondering whether Happy or the river crabs were more important.
Elusa patted Happy's head, "Don't worry, Happy."
"Elusa..." Happy was touched, and indeed, Elusa was the most reliable.
Elusa said, "We can solve this using our guild's usual method. Let's have a fair duel with Rod."
"Give us our touching moment back!" Happy cried with tears streaming down his face.
Amidst laughter and joy, the group sped away.
At this moment, Juvia had just left the city and lost track of them, so she returned dejectedly.
Initially, she was interested in Gray, but after observing them for those days in the Enforced Arrest Squad's camp, she began to take an interest in the guild.
Over the past two days, she even had a bold thought—if only she could join this guild.
But she used to be a member of Phantom, an enemy of Fairy Tail, and she had attacked Lucy.
Although she was soundly beaten and heard Master Makarov's words, Juvia still lacked the courage to speak up.
(End of Chapter)
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