137: Chapter 137 Pru! The Clever NatsuThe next morning.
The Fairy Tail guild had only been open for a short time, but a noisy atmosphere was already brewing.
Natsu stood in front of the mission bulletin board, idly scanning the low-paying, ordinary missions.
Suddenly, his gaze was drawn to one of the task sheets!
He quickly reached out and carefully peeled off the task sheet, bringing it close to his eyes for a closer look.
Perched on his shoulder, Harpy curiously leaned over and read the quest sheet aloud, "Quest requirements: Obtain a book from Duke Aibar's mansion in Hilos Gate.and you can get the whole."
The person and the cat stretched out their fingers, carefully counting the zeros at the end of the string of numbers, "Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands?"
"Two hundred thousand J?" x 2
The eyes of the person and the cat instantly turned into the shape of glittering gold coins!
The task list also included a message: "[Special Reminder]: Be careful!The owner of the task target, Duke Aibal, is an extremely lecherous and perverted man!He is currently recruiting blonde maids."
Seeing this, Natsu and Happy exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise of "windfall" in each other's eyes.They then laughed in perfect unison and shouted in unison:
"Let's go, both of us!"
"Let's go with Lucy!"
After shouting, the two immediately realized that what the other had shouted was different from what they had shouted.
Natsu angrily grabbed Happy's cat face and kneaded it into various shapes: "Hey!Happy!Have you forgotten?I can transform into other people's appearances now!"
"Why not just conjure up some blonde beauty and sneak in?Bringing Lucy along means sharing the reward; why not just do this easy and lucrative task yourself?"
Having finally escaped Natsu's clutches, Happy had somehow changed into a tiny detective's outfit, complete with a deerstalker hat and a magnifying glass, and was pretending to analyze things seriously:
"Hey~!Natsu, don't you think the timing of this mission is too coincidental?"
Lucy just joined the guild, and this quest, so obviously perfect for a blonde beauty, appeared.Isn't this a newbie bonus quest bestowed upon her by heaven?
Pointing to the words "blonde maid" on the task sheet with a magnifying glass, it continued its description:
"Think about it, what if."
Because Lucy missed out on this easy and lucrative job, she ended up homeless and starving to death because she couldn't afford rent or food.
What a tragic outcome!Natsu, how can you bear to see your new comrade starve to death?
Natsu picked his nose dismissively, flicked off his nose twig, and said, "Happy, aren't you overthinking this?It's not that exaggerated."
"If that's the case, why don't you say that I just gained the ability to transform, and this mission appeared as a reward from heaven?"
Happy didn't explain much, but simply used its ability to fly to repeatedly and rapidly flit between Natsu's ears, whispering like a devil, in a voice only Natsu could hear:
"Lucy will starve to death."
"Love~ Lucy will starve to death."
"Lucy has no money for food, so pitiful."
"Love~ I'm starving."
Natsu, annoyed by its nagging, scratched his head and forced a smile, saying, "W-How could it be so exaggerated, hahaha."
But as he listened to Harpy's repeated words, he couldn't help but recall those moments in his memory when he was penniless, starving, and on the verge of death because he was lost or failed a mission.and his confidence began to waver again.
On one hand, there's the curse-like whisper of "Lucy will starve to death," and on the other hand, there's the allure of easy, simple, and highly rewarding missions.
In the midst of this dilemma, Natsu's extraordinary wisdom suddenly came into play, and he came up with a solution that he considered perfect and flawless!
He clenched his right fist and slammed it into his left palm, suddenly realizing something."That's it!Let's complete this task ourselves first and get the money!"
"Then, when Lucy was really about to starve to death."
Natsu grinned smugly, as if to say, "I'm such a genius!" "Let's issue another mission ourselves!The mission requirements will be—"
I need a blonde celestial spirit mage named Lucy to give me a shoulder and leg massage!
Then use the bounty from this mission to 'help' her, so she doesn't starve to death!Perfect!
Happy was so shocked that his detective hat fell off, and his mouth dropped open: "Ah~!Natsu!When did you become so cunning."
No, it's actually that 'clever'?
"Okay!It's decided then!"
Natsu shouted, instantly casting aside all his worries and ceasing his hesitation.
He grabbed the still-shocked Harpy, clutching the quest slip worth "200,000 J" tightly, and like a wild dog, rushed out of the guild gate and headed straight for the Hiloci store!
"Ai~!Wait Natsu!That's not the plan!At least bring Lucy!Ai~!" Happy's screams gradually faded at the end of the street.
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A short while later, a spirited Lucy, carrying her newly contracted Celestial Spirit, skipped and hopped to the guild bar.
She excitedly lifted the trembling little one in her arms and showed him to Mirajane, boasting:
"Miss Mirajane!Look, look!This is my newest contracted Canis Minor Celestial Spirit—Nikola!I named him 'Puru'!Isn't it a cute name?"
It was an adorable star spirit, pure white, like a little snowman, with a spiral apex on its nose.It timidly waved its little hand, making a soft "plop~" sound.
Mirajane smiled gently and praised, "Wow, so cute!I remember Canis Minor Celestials are very popular plaything-type Celestials, congratulations, Lucy!By the way, where did you get it?"?
Lucy recalled, "I found this in a magical goods shop in Harugeon Port!"
Then, she thought of that unscrupulous boss, and her face immediately turned ugly.She said angrily, "That despicable boss!He actually wanted to charge me a full 20,000 J at the beginning!"
What's worse, after I swallowed my pride and haggled until my lips were hoarse.he only gave me a discount of 1,000 J!In the end, I still paid 19,000 J!
Thinking of this, her wallet seemed to ache again.
Mirajane comforted him, "That's just because the boss doesn't appreciate the cuteness of pretty girls~"
She skillfully changed the subject, "By the way, you met Natsu in Hargeon, right?"
Lucy nodded, a look of relief on her face: "Yeah!Luckily I met Natsu there, otherwise I might have fallen for that fraudulent mage's charm magic."
By the way, speaking of Natsu, where is he?Where is he now?
Mirajane maintained her perfect smile and said, "He went on a mission with Happy."
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