By the time Qi Yan came downstairs from the second floor, Natsu and Gray were fighting again.
"You stinking fire-user!"
"Panty thief!"
"You bastard! Is that the only thing you can say?"
"Panty thief!"
"Ah ah ah ah!!"...Gray was almost at his breaking point at this moment. In previous fights, they at least exchanged various insults, but now that bastard Natsu only kept repeating "panty thief." He only took a few pairs of someone else's underwear, after all.
Even Lucy, a newcomer who had only joined the Fairy Tail Guild a week ago, was unfazed by this. Natsu and Gray had a bad relationship; they would almost always start fighting after exchanging just a few words.
"So, are you going to take that mission?"
Mira asked proactively when she saw Qi Yan come down.
Qi Yan waved the request form in his hand: "Of course, an S-Class mission cannot be missed."
Normally, an S-Class mission would take at least 20 days, but knowing how to do this mission, a round trip would only take three or four days. This was equivalent to a free ten-pull gacha.
Suddenly, clang!
The Fairy Tail Guild doors were flung open, and Loki yelled in terror: "It's bad—!!!"
The Fairy Tail Guild instantly fell silent, and everyone looked towards Loki.
Loki said with fear in his eyes: "Erza is back!!!"
"What—?!"
Almost everyone in the Fairy Tail Guild was shocked, their faces filled with panic, as if some formidable person had returned.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Seeing everyone's panic-stricken appearance, Lucy also couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
Soon, heavy footsteps sounded, and a figure carrying a giant monster's horn on her shoulder walked into the Fairy Tail Guild.
With striking long red hair paired with a delicate and beautiful face, and a silver armor that looked both dashing and beautiful, it was none other than the Fairy Tail Guild's S-Class Mage, the 'Fairy Queen,' Erza.
"So beautiful!"
The moment Lucy saw Erza, she was amazed by her aura and beautiful appearance.
Thud!
Erza put down the giant horn: "I'm back. Is the Master here?"
Mira came forward: "You're back. The Master went to the regular meeting."
"Is that so..."
Someone couldn't help but ask curiously: "M-Miss Erza, what is that super huge thing?"
"Hmm? This? It's the horn of a demon I subjugated. The locals gave it to me as a decoration, and since I thought it was beautiful, I brought it back as a local souvenir."
"The horn of a subjugated demon?"
"How amazing..."
The height of this horn alone was over four meters; the demon's height must have been at least twenty meters.
At this moment, Erza's tone changed: "More importantly, you all... have been causing trouble again, haven't you? Even if the Master forgives you, I won't."
Everyone's hearts skipped a beat upon hearing Erza's words. Sure enough, what was bound to come, still came.
"Cana, why are you drinking in that posture?"
"Bixlow, if you want to dance, go outside and dance."
"Wakaba, your cigarette ash is falling."
"Nob, you're still the same, loitering in front of the bulletin board? Go to work quickly."
"Honestly, you're all so worrisome. I won't say anything more today."
Lucy couldn't help but retort, hearing this: "She said a whole lot. Is she a disciplinary committee member?"
Happy replied: "She is Erza."
At this moment, Erza's gaze swept over Natsu and Gray.
"Ya... hello, Erza... we've been getting along very well today..."
"Aye!"
Natsu and Gray, who had just been fighting fiercely, were now arm-in-arm.
Both of them were filled with fear at this moment, after all, they had both caused considerable trouble this time, and they had just been fighting.
"Natsu has become like Happy again!!"
Lucy's eyes widened. The last time she saw Natsu become like Happy was when she had just joined the Fairy Tail Guild.
Erza nodded with satisfaction: "Is that so? Good friends sometimes quarrel, but I like to see you two getting along harmoniously like this."
"Ah... no... I've said it many times, we are not good friends."
"Aye!"
"W-what exactly is going on?! How did they end up like this?"
Lucy was a bit bewildered. The Natsu she knew was almost always lawless, except for that one time he was scared by Qi Yan. Now he was actually this terrified.
Mira explained with a giggle: "Natsu and Gray are both very afraid of Erza. Natsu provoked her once and got beaten to a pulp. Gray was walking around naked outside and got beaten by Erza when she saw him. Loki tried to pursue Erza and ended up half-dead from a beating."
"Qi Yan!"
Erza's gaze passed over the two and looked towards Qi Yan.
"Yo! Erza! Long time no see!"
Qi Yan raised his hand to greet Erza. He and Erza had become much more familiar since they did an SS-Class mission together, and now they were considered good friends.
"It's good that you're still here. Actually, I have something I want to ask of you. I heard about some troublesome things at the place I was working. I should have asked the Master to decide, but I think it's better to resolve it early, so I want to borrow your strength. Come with me."
"Eh—?!"
"What?!"
"W-what's going on?!"
"Erza actually invited someone proactively, and it's Qi Yan!!"
"The last time those two teamed up was half a year ago!"
"Now that they're teaming up again, are they going to destroy a country?!"...Everyone in the Fairy Tail Guild was shocked upon hearing Erza's words. Qi Yan and Erza went on an SS-Class mission together half a year ago, and at that time, Qi Yan had taken down a giant dragon. That is still a continuously circulating legend on the Ishgar continent.
"We'll depart tomorrow. Go prepare. We'll discuss the details on the way."
Erza finished speaking and turned to leave.
"Wait..."
Qi Yan quickly tried to call out to Erza, but Erza left without looking back, leaving Qi Yan in a state of disarray.
"I... I was just about to go on an S-Class mission!"
You're too self-willed. I haven't even agreed to go yet.
Mira smiled as she took the S-Class mission request form from Qi Yan's hand and said: "I remember now, S-Class requests need to be personally approved by the Master. You can only do this mission after the Master returns from the regular meeting. Besides, for someone as strong as Erza to actually invite someone, and to invite you, she must have encountered some tricky trouble."
"Sigh! That's the only way! Mira, please hold onto this mission for me."
It was rare for Erza to speak up, so Qi Yan naturally couldn't refuse. It didn't matter if the mission was done a little later.
Mira smiled: "Don't worry! I'll save it for you."
Erza left the Fairy Tail Guild, but the Fairy Tail Guild erupted in excitement. Everyone was discussing what Erza had invited Qi Yan to do. With these two together, the difficulty of what they would undertake might even be SS-Class.
What they did last time is still being talked about on the Ishgar continent. Who knows how big a stir they'll cause this time.