Chapter 419: Fire Dragon King? You Want Him to Fight Me?

Chapter 419: Fire Dragon King? You Want Him to Fight Me?

Wakaba, alive.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quickly left the guild, not wanting to linger any longer.

Mira's gaze naturally fell on Elfman, "Is Elfman going out too?"

Elfman nodded, "Yeah, I just saw a job suitable for a real man."

"Oh..." Mira thought for a moment, then handed the mission request to Rod and pulled Elfman aside, "Come here, I have something to tell you."

Rod took a look at the mission Elfman had chosen and silently prepared what was needed.

By the time he was done with the preparations, Elfman returned with Mira, took the items Rod had prepared, and bid farewell.

Rod casually asked, "What's so important that you have to go outside to talk about it?"

"I told him about our plan and asked him not to work so hard to save money."

"Then why is he still..."

"Because a real man has his reasons to strive!" Mira imitated Elfman's tone, her voice hoarse.

They both laughed.

This could be considered as getting the family's support, and besides that...

Mira sat at the counter, chin in hand, looking up at Rod inside, "In a few days, when Elfman returns, come with us to visit the cemetery."

Rod turned to her, "Okay."

Such important matters should be shared with Lisanna.

"I'm back!"

The guild's door was kicked open, and Rod knew who it was just from the sound:

"Natsu, can't you open the door nicely just once? You always have to kick it."

Happy flew in cheerfully and corrected, "No, this time Natsu kicked it twice."

"Huh?"

Lucy sighed in exasperation, "The outer iron gate was also kicked open."

"..." Rod glanced at Natsu's slippers, wondering how his feet could endure such pain.

"Welcome back," Mira stood up to greet them, "Erza, how was your mission?"

"It went well. We took down everyone except for two who were away, but it took some time to wait for them."

Erza left her luggage at the entrance and walked in, placing several papers on the counter.

Lucy looked exhausted and sat on a stool, stretching her hands forward and leaning on the counter, flattening the round object.

She sighed, "Fortunately, the dark guild likes to hide in the deep mountains and forests, and it doesn't matter if their house is damaged. Otherwise, we might have had to pay compensation again."

Natsu asked in confusion, "Huh? Why?"

Lucy sighed, "Why is the most destructive person completely unaware?"

Happy quickly answered, "Because if they were aware, they wouldn't be Natsu!"

Rod chuckled and collected the mission request, along with the proof of the dark guild members being taken in by the local prison, and recorded the completion time and other information.

"Mira, it's time to settle the payment."

"Okay." Mira counted out a stack of banknotes and placed them in front of Erza, "This is your reward."

Their mission was assigned to Fairy Tail by the Local Guild Alliance, and the reward came from funds collected by guilds within the alliance that couldn't provide combat power.

Therefore, there was no need to meet the client; the guild would distribute the payment.

Stronger guilds like Blue Pegasus and Quad Hounds handled their payments in a similar manner.

"It's the full reward!" Lucy's spirits lifted at the mention of the full reward, as it was a rare occurrence for her.

However, before she could even touch the crisp new banknotes, Erza pushed them back, "Take these, is it enough to cover the hotel compensation from last time?"

Mira thought for a moment, "It's about right, and the rest is Gray's share."

Gray had been teaming up with Juvia recently, so he wasn't entitled to a share of this money.

Erza smiled with relief, "That's good, then you can have all of this."

It was a customary rule in the guild that when they went out together, regardless of individual contributions, the earnings were shared equally, and any losses were also shared.

Take Natsu and Happy, for example; when earning money, they took two shares, and Happy also had to contribute one share when compensating for losses.

Therefore, only those with a particularly close relationship would form fixed teams.

Erza took the initiative to return the money to Mira and Rod, and everyone agreed.

Only Lucy felt the pain of losing the full reward, which was supposed to be rare, to compensate for the losses.

Ah, because the damage from the previous time wasn't caused during the mission.

"My rent..." Lucy let out a mournful cry.

"Don't worry, just keep working hard from now on," Erza said encouragingly.

Lucy pessimistically wondered if the next mission would go as smoothly.

Natsu laughed heartily, "Forget about that, let's order the Flame Special, it's been ages since I had it!"

"I want to eat Mr. Cook's steamed fish!"

Although they hadn't received the reward, the mission was successfully completed, so a little celebration was in order.

Mira directly stuffed the cash into Rod's hands, "We'll deposit it together when we have time."

"Okay." Rod collected the money.

Wakaba's words were just a bluff; Mira had no intention of taking over the guild's finances.

"Mira, I'd like a strawberry cake," Erza patted Lucy's shoulder, "Don't be sad, let's have something to eat and then check out the new job."

"I guess that's all we can do." Lucy sighed, "Miss Mira, I'll have a pan-fried steak."

"Sure, just a moment." Mira noted their orders and asked, "What would you like to drink?"

"Iced coffee."

"I'll have tea."

Erza and Lucy ordered their favorite drinks.

Soon, Rachel brought the drinks but didn't leave immediately. Instead, she struck up a conversation with Lucy, "Lucy, do you have a hairdresser Celestial Spirit?"

"It's a 'he,'" Lucy corrected, "Cancer, Keisha, he loves to do haircuts."

"That's great!" Rachel lifted a lock of her purple hair, "I want to change my look recently, can I ask him to cut my hair, make it shorter."

"You mean 'cut' it?" Lucy wasn't used to Rachel's choice of words, "Sure."

"Thank you! Today's drinks are on me." Rachel was excited about the Celestial Spirit hairdresser.

"Rachel, we're ready to pay over here."

"Coming right up!"

Seeing how busy she was, Lucy said, "Come find me when you're free."

"Deal!" Rachel hurried off.

Rod didn't understand, "Why cut such beautiful hair suddenly?" He glanced at Mira's long, flowing hair in the distance, and he couldn't help but think long hair looked better.

"Maybe it's because of the hot weather, it'll be cooler with shorter hair," Lucy lifted her hair, and like hers, loose hair made the back of her neck sweaty.

"Oh... I'll go help Mira with her hair." Rod took the food Lucy and Erza ordered from the kitchen and headed outside the counter.

Lucy rested her chin on her hand, teasing, "Such a loving couple..."

Unfortunately, someone was secretly enjoying it without a hint of embarrassment.

Just as Rod was busy, a female voice suddenly rang out in the guild, a mix of determination and shyness, "Please go out with me!"

Again?

Erza's movements froze, and the fork in her hand clattered onto the plate.

She turned around and saw Bisca, with her long green hair, holding a bouquet of flowers and confessing to Alzack.

"Oh my..." Mira covered her mouth in surprise, whispering, "So bold."

"You're not one to talk," Rod whispered in Mira's ear, quickly tying her hair into a ponytail.

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He admired his handiwork, feeling it was getting better. Next time, he'd try a twin-tail hairstyle.

Others who heard the commotion also stopped what they were doing and turned to look.

Bisca's face turned bright red; she had already regretted saying those words—she should have found a quiet place to confess to Alzack alone.

But seeing Rod and Mira's affectionate display, and remembering Mira's decisive confession, Bisca couldn't hold back.

Her heart was pounding uncontrollably, and she couldn't bring herself to look at Alzack or anyone else.

Why did she have to confess at the busiest moment in the guild? Bisca wanted to slap herself.

She was too impulsive.

But since the words were out, she could only anxiously await Alzack's response.

However, Alzack's situation wasn't much better.

Happiness came too fast and suddenly, leaving the young man flustered.

He had wanted to gather the courage to confess more than once but failed. He had also imagined Bisca taking the initiative to confess, but when the surprise came, he found it hard to believe.

So Alzack stood there like a wooden statue, his face as red as Bisca's, and after a long time, he stammered out, "I-I-I... I do!"

An ordinary confession, but he made it sound like he was accepting a marriage proposal.

The onlookers laughed and cheered, clapping and whistling.

Action: The two of them had been exchanging glances just as long as Rod and Mira, but their shyness prevented them from even sitting together for a meal at the guild, leaving onlookers exasperated.

And Alzack was utterly useless, waiting for the girl to make the first move.

Speaking of which, Mira and Bisca were both impressive ladies in the guild.

Who would be next? No one knew who gave them a nudge, but the two extremely shy individuals found themselves in an embrace.

Amidst the cheers, Alzack and Bisca smiled, their faces almost steaming.

Elusa was so flustered that she didn't even touch her strawberry cake.

Lately, she had been through quite a lot.

Although she had once encouraged Bisca to take the initiative, when the time came, Elusa was even more shy than Bisca.

"Elusa, Elusa?" Lucy called out several times.

After discussing Alzack and Bisca's date enthusiastically, everyone returned to their tasks.

Lucy had finished her steak when she realized Elusa was still in a daze.

"We should..." Lucy said after calling out a few times.

Elusa was jolted out of her trance and stammered, "Um, thank you. I'll be heading back now."

She stood up and strode out, her body swaying and her arms and legs moving awkwardly.

"...We should choose a new mission..." Lucy's words drifted into Elusa's left ear and out the right, leaving no echo or impression.

The new mission would have to wait, as Lucy worried, "Is she okay?"

"She's fine. When Mira confessed to me, she was just as dazed."

"Oh... Hey? Miss Mira confessed to you?!" Lucy was eager for some gossip.

"There's no other way; her charm is too strong." With Mira not around, Rod felt it was fine to boast a little.

...

That night, Natsu was dragged out of the city by Rod.

Mira didn't follow; she had plans to go to the girls' dormitory with Lucy.

- It seemed like Juvia wanted to get along better with her companions and was moving into the dormitory, so they were going to help her move.

(Juvia: Juvia wants Gray to help with the move.

Gray: Males are not allowed near the girls' dormitory.)



According to Mira, they were going to have a pajama party to celebrate Juvia's move and Bisca's successful confession.

Girls like Levy, Rachel, and the others were all going to participate, and if they got too carried away, they might end up spending the night there.

When Rod asked if she needed Crab to pick them up, Mira gave him an especially gentle smile.

So Crab didn't make it, and Rod and Natsu rode out instead.

"Why all the secrecy? Can't everyone know about the dragon?" Natsu asked. "I wanted to introduce him to everyone after finding Igneel."

"I don't want to cause a commotion in the city, and this new friend of mine loves to fight. I'm afraid he'll tear down the town, and I won't be able to afford the damages."

"Loves to fight? That's awesome!" Natsu bumped his fist excitedly. "I can fight him!"

"Then it's definitely not a good idea in the city."

"I think Rod's right."

Natsu realized that whenever he went out with Rod, he was always in the minority.

As they neared their destination, Rod wasted no time. "Summon, Hellfire Dragon!"

The air grew hot, and the Hellfire Dragon immediately responded to the summon. Before its figure appeared, its voice echoed from the magic array:

"Here, here! So soon? What's the job, little brother? Who do you want me to take care of?"

As soon as it saw its surroundings, it exclaimed, "This is the same place as last time... Hey, little dragon? Where did you come from?"

The Hellfire Dragon stared at Natsu, sniffing the air with its nose. "It's a little dragon, and it's a fire-type dragon like me! Whose is it?"

Natsu felt an instant connection with the dragon, whose body seemed to flow with molten lava. "I'm Natsu, Igneel's child. Do you know Igneel?"

Although Rod had said his dragon had no connection to Igneel, the previous stone dragon didn't know him, but this fire dragon might.

"Igneel? Never heard of him. Who's that?"

"Fire Dragon King, Igneel!"

"Damn, Fire Dragon King? Who's so bold to call themselves the Fire Dragon King? Bring him here, and I'll show him who's boss!"

(End of Chapter)

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