"Welcome home~"
At the Fairy Tail Guild.
As Aux walked into the guild, Mirajane, who was busy working as a waitress, greeted him with a smile.
"Aux, hurry and make me bigger! I'm going to stomp that exhibitionist to death!"
"Don't listen to him! Boost my magic first. I'm going to freeze that scoundrel into an ice sculpture today."
The guild was exceptionally lively.
Macao and the other adults were still in small groups of two or three, either drinking or bragging.
Natsu and Gray, as always, were fighting.
When they saw Aux return, they immediately wanted his help to deal with each other.
The two argued non-stop, one after the other.
Ignoring them both.
Aux sat at the counter, ordered coffee, and slowly savored it.
"Was the job difficult this time?"
Mirajane wiped the table, casually asking about his work.
"It was alright, just catching a strange fish in the sea. That fish was bigger than a house," Aux replied.
Mirajane expressed appropriate concern, "You must be very careful. Some requests are especially difficult, and people can die if you're not careful."
The two quickly fell into conversation.
Before long, Natsu and Gray, tired from fighting, also came to the counter during their break to listen to stories.
"Speaking of which, I met a girl in Hargeon this time," Aux brought up the topic.
"That little girl seemed to know Natsu and specifically asked about Natsu's information," Aux said.
Natsu was puzzled, "Who is it?! It couldn't be some scoundrel from an enemy guild, could it?"
Gray couldn't help but retort, "Why would an enemy guild ask for your information? If they were going to ask, they'd ask about S-Class Mages like Laxus and Erza."
Mirajane joked playfully, "Oh my, oh my, maybe she's Natsu's admirer. It seems Natsu is quite charming after all~"
Eww… Gray immediately showed a disgusted expression, sweeping a disdainful glance over Natsu's face.
"What are you looking at, you jerk…"
Natsu keenly caught Gray's gaze and immediately glared back in annoyance.
Heh heh heh… Gray sneered inwardly but didn't respond.
"That little girl's name is Wendy!" Aux reminded him.
Natsu repeated the name, "Wendy?"
He scratched his head in confusion, muttering glumly, "Why does that sound a little familiar to me!"
Gray was surprised, "You really do know her."
Natsu continued, "Help me think! The name Wendy really sounds familiar."
Happy flew over and also tried to remember when he heard the name Wendy.
He wanted to confirm if they had encountered her during past jobs.
Aux turned to Happy, "Speaking of which, there's an even bigger coincidence: that Wendy also has a partner, a white, flying, talking cat~"
Meow~
Happy's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing that.
A white, flying, talking cat, could this be love?
Just imagining it, Happy felt it was love!
"Aux~"
Happy wagged his tail and landed on the counter in front of Aux, asking shyly, "What's her name, and why didn't you bring her to the guild…?"
Natsu was still thinking about the name Wendy.
Gray was chuckling, enjoying the show, while Mirajane wanted to hear more gossip.
"Carla, it's a very lovely name~" Aux replied.
Happy showed a doting smile.
"That name is so nice, she must be a great beauty…" Aux introduced, "Wendy and Carla are members of the Cait Shelter Guild. The specific location is…"
After giving the address.
Happy tightened his small satchel and, with a resolute expression, patted Natsu's arm.
"Natsu! We've rested long enough, it's time to go out and work. Let's go to Wendy and Carla's place," Happy said.
Natsu exposed him, "Are you going to work? I'm almost too embarrassed to call you out."
Happy wasn't shy, he egged him on, "Don't you want to go see Wendy? Maybe you'll recognize her when you see her~"
Natsu was tempted.
But he still shook his head, refusing. Only the name felt familiar to him.
There was no need to go to Cait Shelter just for that reason.
Mirajane warned, "If you intrude without prior notice, it's easy to be seen as an invasion. To visit other unfamiliar guilds, you need a letter of invitation from the Master."
There were exchanges between Light Guilds.
But if you intrude without prior notice, your actions are not only abrupt.
If you encounter a guild with a bad temper, they might even consider it a challenge!
So, when dealing with unfamiliar guilds, you must notify them in advance!
"Did you hear that? We can't just go to unfamiliar guilds!" Natsu scolded Happy.
At this moment.
Aux directly added fuel to the fire, "That Wendy is also a Dragon Slayer Mage~"
What!!!
Natsu couldn't sit still now.
Even Happy and Gray opened their eyes in disbelief.
She's also a Dragon Slayer Mage!
"And Wendy's mother, Grandeeney, and Natsu's father have both disappeared…" Aux added.
Natsu's breathing quickened, "Her mother is…"
Aux smiled, "That's right, she's also a Dragon~"
Hiss~
Natsu took a deep, sharp breath. He could no longer hold back.
The name Wendy was very familiar to him.
The other party was also a Dragon Slayer Mage, and her mother was also a giant Dragon.
And she had also disappeared!
All these circumstances indicated a great secret in this matter: why did the Dragons disappear?
Where did they go?
Gray recalled at this moment, "If I remember correctly… Gajeel, the Iron Dragon from the Phantom Lord Guild, is also a Dragon Slayer Mage, right?"
That's right!
Natsu remembered that guy he had clashed with. He wondered if Gajeel's parents had also disappeared!
"Is the old man around? Ask him to write me a letter of invitation to visit the Cait Shelter Guild," Natsu eagerly asked.
He wanted to confirm it himself!
However, Mirajane replied helplessly, "The Master and Erza went to a routine meeting. They won't be back for three more days."
Ah!
Natsu grimaced in frustration, he couldn't wait that long.
Would it be okay to just barge into the Cait Shelter Guild?
"The Cait Shelter Guild doesn't seem very famous. I don't recall this guild in my memory…"
Mirajane tapped her chin with her slender finger.
She thought the other party must be a small guild, so small that they might not even be recognized at routine meetings.
"What's the rush? If you suddenly go to see a young girl like that, you might easily scare her."
"If you ask me, there's no need to rush. As long as it's a legitimate guild, there will always be opportunities to meet in the future."
Aux comforted Natsu.
His main reason for saying these things was purely to let the Dragon Slayer Mages get to know each other.
Such impatience wouldn't do.
Especially Natsu wanting to suddenly go see Wendy, he thought it was completely unnecessary.
What would happen if they met?
They didn't know each other, and without his spoilers, they wouldn't know where the Dragons were before Tartaros.
"Ah, ah, ah…"
Natsu sighed to the sky in frustration.
But he was still convinced by Aux's words and temporarily put the matter aside.
Slurp~
Aux enjoyed his coffee with satisfaction; he liked obedient children.
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