Chapter 16

"Well... looking for a magic puppy, looking for a love fortune teller, removing a cursed ring... all kinds of tasks." Lucy looked at the commission list on the task bar in amazement.

Half a month had passed since the last time she did a task. In order to pay the rent, Lucy and Natsu formed a team many times, and they were chased madly because Natsu's destructive power was too strong, and the little they earned was not enough to pay for it.

Lucy had no choice but to look for a task that was suitable for her. As a result, when she saw the task list on the task bar, Lucy was instantly surprised, because before, it was always Natsu who took the task, and Lucy just followed as a teammate.

"Yes, after all, we are the Fairy Tail Guild. If you want to do anything, just ask me. The president is not here now."Mirajane stood behind the bar, supporting her face with her hands and smiled.

"Not here? Yes, I didn't see the president early in the morning. Where was he?"Lucy asked curiously

"The old man has gone to the regular meeting. Mirajane, bring me a strawberry milkshake."Raphael came in yawning and rubbing his hair.

"regular meeting?"

"Good~ Your strawberry milkshake." Mirajane made a cup of pink strawberry milkshake for Raphael, and then borrowed Lidas's light pen to draw while explaining to Lucy,"The so-called meeting is that the guild leaders of various places gather together to hold a meeting and make regular reports. It is different from the Council of Directors, which is the management body that controls these guilds, while the regular meetings between guilds are for mutual cooperation or exchange of information."

"Ah~ I always feel that they are all working so hard." Lucy felt dizzy after listening to this, as if a lot of things were stuffed into her head.

Raphael looked at Lucy with amusement while drinking a milkshake. This rich girl who ran away secretly lacked common sense about the magic world.

At this moment, Raphael saw Natsu quietly walking behind Lucy, and he immediately showed a sly smile, pretending to be serious and said to Lucy:"Lucy, you know, the cooperation between these guilds is very important. If you ignore this point, it will..."

"What will happen?"Lucy was listening intently.

"Those dark guys will pop out!!!"Natsu suddenly shouted darkly behind Lucy.

""Aaaaaaah!" Lucy shuddered and flipped over the bar and hid behind Milaja.

"Lucy is a coward!"Harpy laughed.

"You bastards are actually scaring me. Stop giving others random nicknames!"

Lucy stuck her head out from behind Mirajane and yelled at Natsu and Happy.

"Hahaha, Natsu is really bad, but what he said is right."Raphael also laughed unscrupulously.

"Don't worry, don't worry~" Milaje said with a smile while comforting Lucy,"Those dark guys do exist, they are the dark guilds that don't belong to the righteous side, they will do anything to achieve their goals"

"Natsu, what are you doing here?" Lucy said to Natsu unhappily.

"I didn't see you when I went to your room, so I came to the guild. I received the task before, but now it's your turn."Natsu said heartlessly.

"Didn't I say I was going to my room?"Lucy came out from the bar and punched them,"And we disbanded the team!"

"why? Wasn't it great that we formed a team before?"Natsu asked in confusion, covering his head.

"What a ghost! I almost have no money to pay the rent after joining your team!" Lucy covered her face helplessly.

"You don't have to force yourself to form a team with them."

"You can also join our team."

Gray and Loki's voices came from the side.

"You took care of the two mercenary guilds and the gorilla-like woman by yourself, you are so powerful, come and team up with me!" Gray opened his arms towards Lucy.

"Your clothes, Gray~" Mirajane smiled and nodded at Gray.

"Ahhhh, what's going on? Did you get rid of those droopy eyes?"Gray grabbed Natsu's clothes and said viciously.

"You took it off by yourself, do you want to fight? Go ahead!" Natsu responded unyieldingly.

Then the two of them wrestled together, while Raphael was taking pictures crazily.

"Raphael, remember to share one with me."They said in unison.

"You are so powerful, come and team up with me, and form a team of love!"

Loki pulled his collar and walked towards Lucy.

"Eh? But I didn't do that. It was Raphael who defeated those two people, and it was Natsu who defeated that woman."

"I'll tell you a secret, Loki. She's a Celestial Mage. If you don't believe me, look to see if she has a key hanging around her waist." Raphael whispered in Loki's ear, and at the same time prepared to take a picture of Loki's escape.

"Star... Spirit Mage?! You are a Star Spirit Mage?!"Loki looked at Lucy in horror. He had just discovered the key on Lucy's waist.

"Yes, is there any problem?" Lucy looked puzzled.

"So what, we're done, don't pester me anymore!"Loki fled, accompanied by a"click" sound.

"We didn't start, okay?..."Lucy covered her face helplessly

"What's up with him?"

"I heard that he can't deal with the Celestial Mage. Maybe he was hurt by a girl."

In a way, Mirajane, you are right, Raphael listened to Mirajane's answer and thought while fiddling with the camera.

Suddenly, Loki, who had run far away, ran in again in a hurry, shouting as he ran:"Everyone pay attention, Erza is back!"

"Erza is back?!"A group of people were surprised in unison, and quickly sat down. Gray and Natsu didn't even fight.

"Is it so scary?"Lucy was infected by this atmosphere and trembled instantly.

"She's back. Looks like she won't have any free time." Raphael sighed after taking the last sip of his strawberry milkshake.

A lady with crimson hair and Chinese knight-style armor and a skirt walked in from the door. She was carrying a huge horn on her shoulder.

"Erza, you've collected some weird things again. Is this the horn of a monster?" Raphael said as he looked at Erza with a twitch in his mouth.

I didn't expect Erza to be a collector. She always had to collect something when she went on a mission. But it seemed normal that she had so many sets of armor.

"Yes, but this was given to me by a local. I thought it was pretty, so I took it back. By the way, where is the president?" Erza put the horn on the ground, and the weight instantly made everyone jump on the spot.

"The president has gone to hold a regular meeting. Would you like to sit down and have a drink?"Miraje looked at Erza with a smile.

"No, compared to this, I heard that you have caused a lot of trouble. Even if the president forgives you, I will not forgive you. Erza pointed at them with one hand on her hips and said with great momentum.

"She... what's going on with her? Her aura is so terrifying."Lucy shivered even more.

"Hey... Erza is super powerful and scary." Happy didn't dare to speak loudly, and just whispered to himself.

"Kana, you are a girl, how can you drink in that position!"

Kana quickly put down the barrel, put her legs straight and sat down obediently.

"Birgitta, if you want to dance, go outside, don't stand on the table."

Birgitta sat down immediately.

"Wakaba, your cigarette ash has fallen to the ground."

Wakaba quickly squatted down and swept up the ash.

"Macao, are you still drinking, have you forgotten what Romeo said about you?"

Makao poured the wine directly and drank some boiled water.

"Nob, why are you still hanging around in front of the taskbar? Can't you find a suitable job?"

Erza sighed and shook her head:"You guys are really a worry. Forget it, I don't want to talk so much today...."

Lucy: No... you've said enough.

"By the way, Natsu and Gray, did you get along well today?" Erza glanced at Natsu and Gray.

"Of course...it's good! I...we are best friends!"

"Hey...hey!"

"Natsu has become a harpy! And when did Gray put on those clothes!"

Lucy looked at Natsu and Gray who were as close as brothers, and finally couldn't help but complain.

Suddenly Erza looked over, and Lucy froze instantly.

Lucy: No... No way, is she coming for me? Help, Natsu!

Natsu: Hey... Hey!

Lucy: What the hell are you saying!

Lucy looked at Natsu for help, but she didn't expect that he had become the second generation of harpy.

"Are you a new member? Erza looked at Lucy with sharp eyes and asked.

"Yes...yeah...me..."Lucy was sweating profusely

""You did a great job, and you completed several missions brilliantly. You worked really hard to keep an eye on Natsu and prevent him from causing any damage." Suddenly Erza quickly stepped forward and praised Lucy.

"No... It's okay. This is what I should do." Lucy breathed a sigh of relief.

Watching Erza walk towards Raphael, she quietly asked Mirajane:"Why are they so afraid of Erza? I think Erza is a very nice person."

Mirajane explained to Lucy while drawing:"Because they have all been beaten by Erza. Natsu challenged Erza without knowing the consequences and was beaten half to death. Gray walked around naked outside and was beaten half to death. Loki wanted to seduce Erza and was beaten half to death... In short, except for me and Raphael, everyone else in the guild has been beaten half to death by Erza."

"Okay...okay!"The corner of Lucy's mouth twitched,"It turns out that most of them have been beaten before. No wonder they are so afraid of Erza. This force is too strong, right?"

"So in our guild, she is like a disciplinary committee member, controlling every move of the members, with the purpose of not embarrassing the guild."

That's really a good girl who thinks about the guild." Lucy looked at Erza's back and thought with admiration.

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