"Wendy-chan! Your new dress is so cute!" Lucy was the first to exclaim.
"It suits you so well, Wendy!" Levy also smiled.
"Carla made it for me!" Wendy happily twirled around, her skirt flaring out, her little face flushed, "Carla is amazing!"
Carla stood to the side, arms crossed, pushing up her goggles, a proud look on her face: "Hmph, it's just an old curtain I found in the guild's storage, I just casually altered it. Wendy's previous clothes were too old-fashioned; as a Sky Maiden, how could she dress so shabbily."
"Old curtain?" Mira's smile stiffened slightly.
Wendy didn't care about the fabric's origin at all, completely immersed in the joy of having new clothes. "Carla's craftsmanship is truly wonderful!"
"Carla, you're amazing! You can even make clothes!" Happy flew over, circling around Wendy, "Aye—! Wendy looks like a little princess!"
"Hmph, this level of skill is just basic," Carla said, but her slightly raised chin betrayed her small sense of pride.
"Carla," Cana put down her wine glass, a mischievous glint in her eyes, "since your craftsmanship is so good, could you help me alter this shawl? I always feel the color is a bit dark."
"Yes, yes! Carla, please add some lace to my scarf!" Levy also joined in.
"Lord Carla! Please design a cheering outfit for Juvia that can complement Lord Gray's noble temperament!" Juvia had approached at some point, her eyes shining.
Carla: "..."
She looked at the group of women (and one cat) who had suddenly surrounded her, feeling a little uneasy.
"Hey! Don't go too far! Carla isn't your tailor!" She tried to maintain her "aloof" image.
"Carla, please!" Wendy tugged on Carla's wing, pouting.
"Hmph... I can't do anything with you all..." Carla finally succumbed to Wendy's starry-eyed offensive, muttering softly, "Just this once!"
And so, a corner of the guild became a temporary tailor shop.
Carla commanded with confidence, using her sharp claws as scissors and her precise "sewing magic" (a technique that quickly stitches with magical threads) to begin "modifying" everyone's clothing.
Cana's dark red shawl was skillfully cut by Carla and embroidered with a golden Fairy Tail emblem, instantly making it look heroic.
The ends of Levy's scarf were sewn with a row of small, colorful magic book patterns, perfectly matching her own aura.
Juvia... Carla looked at Juvia's dark blue dress, then at Gray, who was emanating cold air not far away, and sighed. She designed for her a... ice-blue themed, snowflake-patterned... cheering apron?
Juvia, however, acted as if she had found a treasure, immediately changed into it, and ran in front of Gray, twirling around: "Lord Gray! Look! This is the cheering outfit Lord Carla designed for me! Does it look good?"
Gray: "..." He just wanted to find an ice cave to crawl into.
Carla looked at her "work." Although she feigned disdain, a hint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.
Finally, she turned her gaze to Ezreal, who was leisurely sipping tea nearby.
"Hey, you, the blonde over there."
Ezreal put down his teacup: "Hm?"
"Your cloak," Carla pointed with her paw at Ezreal's white, gold-trimmed cloak, "the edges are worn. Do you want me to mend it for you? And... maybe add a defensive rune or something? For Wendy's sake."
Ezreal was a little surprised, then smiled: "Then I'll trouble you, Carla."
Carla snorted, jumped onto the table, and began carefully mending Ezreal's cloak with magical threads. In an inconspicuous corner, she embroidered a tiny, silver star array representing protection.
Wendy looked at Carla working diligently, then at her companions' refreshed "Carla creations," her eyes curving into a smile.
The guild was filled with the "swish-swish" of sewing, the girls' laughter, and Gray's helpless sighs (and Juvia's praises), creating a warm yet slightly chaotic atmosphere.
Master Makarov looked at this scene, then at the ledger, which temporarily showed no new "destruction fees," and a rare, contented smile appeared on his face. He picked up his teacup and took a satisfied sip.
"This is more like it... although... Carla seems to have used the fabric from the warehouse that was meant for new curtains... Never mind, old curtains are fine too... old curtains are fine..." He comforted himself.
However, the daily life of Fairy Tail is always full of unexpected "surprises."
Just as Carla finished her last "creation"—adding a fishbone pattern to Happy's small cloak—and was about to call it a day, Wendy, looking at the lifelike cloud embroidery on her skirt, had a sudden thought.
"Carla, do you think... my healing magic... can make this cloud 'come alive'?" Wendy blinked her big eyes, full of anticipation.
"Huh?" Carla was startled, "Healing magic is for healing, not for creation magic..."
"But Sky Magic also includes legends of 'creation' and 'giving life'..." Wendy whispered, trying to inject a soft wisp of healing magic into the cloud embroidery on her skirt.
Whoosh—!
A faint green light flashed!
The cloud embroidery... actually moved slightly!
As if blown by a gentle breeze!
"Wow! It really moved!" Wendy exclaimed in surprise.
"What?" Carla leaned in for a closer look.
Just then, due to her excitement, Wendy's magic output became slightly unstable!
Whoosh—!
A stronger green light erupted!
Immediately afterward, a jaw-dropping scene unfolded!
Centered on Wendy, a strange, fresh-scented green ripple spread rapidly!
Wherever the ripple swept—
Wendy, wearing her new dress, her body... shrank at a visible speed!
In the blink of an eye, she became a tiny person, only palm-sized, wearing a mini sky-blue dress!
She was sitting on her original chair, looking bewildered at the suddenly enormous world around her!
"Wendy?!" Carla was stunned.
"Wow! Wendy-chan got smaller!" Happy was the first to notice, flying around the "figure-sized" Wendy.
"What happened?" Lucy and Levy also gathered around.
"Oh my goodness!" Cana also put down her wine glass.
Ezreal looked at his cloak, which had instantly become as huge as a bedsheet, then at the mini Wendy, deep in thought: "...It seems Wendy's healing magic has somehow developed a side effect of... rejuvenation (or rather, shrinking in size)?"
"Rejuvenation?!" Everyone exclaimed.
"Wendy! Are you okay?" Lucy carefully cupped the mini Wendy in her palm.
The mini Wendy sat in Lucy's palm, curiously looking at the faces magnified countless times around her, then looked down at her own tiny hands. Far from being scared, her eyes sparkled: "I... I'm fine! It's just... the world feels so big!"
"This... what do we do?" Carla panicked, "Wendy! Change back quickly!"
Wendy tried to channel her magic, but it seemed to have no effect: "I... I can't control it..."
"Lord Gray! Please use your Ice Magic to freeze Wendy! Maybe it can stop the change!" Juvia offered a "constructive" suggestion.
Gray: "..." He didn't want to be treated like a refrigerator.
"Calm down!" Cana rubbed her temples, "Ezreal, do you have any ideas?"
Ezreal looked at the tiny, curious Wendy in Lucy's palm, then sensed the lingering, gentle but strange magical fluctuations in the air, and mused: "Wendy's magic doesn't seem to be damaged, and her life force is very stable. This is more like a... temporary change in form. Perhaps... we wait for the magic effect to naturally fade?"
"How long will that take?" Carla pressed.
"I don't know." Ezreal shrugged, "Maybe a few minutes, or maybe... a few days?"
"A few days?!" Carla bristled, "No way! Wendy is too dangerous like this! What if she gets stepped on?!"
"Stepped on?" Natsu came over, curiously looking at the little person in Lucy's palm, his fingers twitching, "Wow! Wendy got so small! Like a little toy!"
"Natsu! Don't mess around!" Lucy quickly shielded Wendy.
"Natsu! Don't bully Wendy!" Happy stood in front.
"Aye—! Protect Wendy!"
The guild instantly fell into a lively atmosphere of both worry and novelty due to the appearance of mini Wendy.
Master Makarov looked at the chaotic scene, almost spitting out the tea he had just drunk.
"...Medical fees... no, research fees?... or... childcare fees?" He looked at the ledger, feeling his head start to ache again.
Meanwhile, Wendy, who had become a mini figure, sat in Lucy's warm palm, looking at the magnified, concerned, and curious faces of her companions around her, and Carla anxiously circling her. Far from being scared, she actually found it... quite interesting?
She even extended her tiny hand, curiously touching Lucy's finger.
"Lucy-nee, your finger is so big!"
Lucy: "..."
Everyone: "..."
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