Who Took My Dragon Egg?

The next morning

Eleven sat bored in the guild hall, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the table, making a clicking sound.

After seeing Erza's Memories yesterday, he had been thinking that the feeling of peeking into other people's Memories was quite exciting...

Cough! Cough!

I never imagined Erza had gone through something like this.

This explains why Erza initially suppressed her emotions.

Even as an observer, Eleven could deeply feel the despair of being betrayed by the person he trusted most.

What is now certain is that the Jellal in Erza's Memories is probably the same Jellal she met before who was mentally unstable, not Mystogan.

"That bastard Jellal... which one is the real him?" Eleven's fingers continued to tap on the table, but the rhythm was slightly impatient.

Based solely on Erza's Memories, Eleven had no idea of the specific reasons behind Jellal's transformation.

He slammed his finger down on the table, deciding to stop thinking about things he couldn't understand.

What happened to Jellal is actually irrelevant to Eleven. Whether he was lying to Erza from the beginning, or he collapsed under pressure and was manipulated, the fact that he hurt Erza remains unchanged.

Although Erza still harbors the desire to save Jellal, she doesn't seem to believe he's completely beyond redemption; there must be some hidden reason for this.

But Eleven didn't care what Erza thought; he couldn't forgive someone for persecuting his family like that. Fairy Tail was always a bunch of bastards who would side with their own family regardless of reason. No matter what grand principles you had, if you dared to hurt your family, they would beat you until you couldn't explain yourself anymore.

"Heh, looks like I need to find a chance to have a good talk with this bastard."

"Who do you want to talk to? Why are you so angry?"

Looking up, he saw Erza, covered in bandages, curiously watching Eleven, who was brewing up anger.

"It's nothing, you don't know him," Eleven replied casually.

"Oh, really?" Erza paused for a moment, but didn't seem too bothered. Instead, she clenched her fist, her fighting spirit rising. "Eleven, let's have another match!"

Eleven raised an eyebrow, looking strangely at Erza, who was wrapped up like a mummy, before finally bursting out laughing.

Eleven's handling of Erza's Memories was actually quite simple; he simply made her believe that she had lost her memory after being beaten by Eleven. It's quite amusing that this girl is now seeking revenge out of spite.

As for Erza's deepest Memories, Eleven didn't alter them. After all, these Memories shaped the Erza we know today, and even the painful ones are part of Erza personality, not something Memory can be easily discarded.

Eleven only slightly downplayed her Memories and emotions, with the sole purpose of ensuring that Erza wouldn't become so agitated and out of control the next time she saw Jellal.

Looking at Erza, who looked completely bewildered and a little silly, Eleven stopped trying to suppress his smile, and the annoyance he had felt earlier dissipated considerably. This was good enough for now; as for Jellal's problem, he'd figure out a solution when he encountered him again.

"Hmph, Erza, you really don't learn your lesson. Fine, then I'll just..."

Before Eleven could finish speaking, the guild's door was once again kicked open with a loud bang, as was customary.

"Who?! Which bastard stole my egg?!" Natsu's booming voice instantly echoed throughout the guild hall.

The guild, which had been relatively peaceful, immediately became an uproar after Natsu barged in. This guy would grab everyone he saw by the collar and ask if they had taken his balls.

Even Laxus didn't escape his clutches; he was utterly insane and did whatever he pleased!

When Natsu saw Eleven sitting there, whom he hadn't seen for two months, his eyes lit up, and he charged towards Eleven, startling Eleven.

"Eleven, tell me, did you steal my egg?" Natsu jumped onto the table, squatted in front of Eleven, grabbed his head, and roared.

Eleven:∑(O_O;)

He instinctively looked towards Natsu's crotch, but the words "Please accept my condolences" stuck in his throat.

What's wrong with Natsu? He lost his testicles, so why is he still so energetic?

Can you just throw that thing away?

Just then, Lisanna came running into the guild from outside and anxiously approached Mira, asking, "Mira- nee, have you seen Natsu's egg?"

Mira crossed her slender arms over her chest, completely ignoring Lisanna's anxiety, and instead grinned mischievously as if she were watching a good show.

"Hmph, I had no idea." She then turned and teased the jumping Natsu, "Natsu, I think you ate the egg yourself!"

Eleven:(ㅍ_ㅍ)

Suddenly I felt a chill in my lower body.

Hey, Mira -chan, do you have to be so brutal?

Who would eat their own testicles?

See, Natsu really got angry! He's such a worry.

Unlike Eleven, who just sits there daydreaming, Erza, being the action-oriented type, immediately rushed over to put out the fire when she saw Mira and Natsu fighting.

However, it quickly turned into a brawl between Erza and Mira, and Natsu, having lost his opponent, naturally dragged Gray was watching from the sidelines, into the fray. The situation instantly turned into a chaotic free-for-all, and finding the testicles seemed to have become irrelevant.

The guild leader and the other uncles, including Macao, calmly sipped their drinks, already used to these farces in the guild. They even had the leisure to find sophisticated reasons for the kids' fights, such as the fact that the rebounding meant mutual recognition, and took the opportunity to praise their own guild.

Eleven, who was watching the scene unfold, was completely bewildered. It seemed like something terrible had happened in the past two months; why wasn't anyone surprised at all that Natsu had lost his testicles?

"Hey, Laxus, what's going on?" Eleven quietly approached Laxus, who was showing off, and asked in a low voice.

Laxus, who had been leaning against a pillar looking incredibly cool, suddenly felt annoyed when Eleven interrupted his stylish pose. He snorted coldly, "Hmph, who knows? How boring!"

After saying that, he strode away with the air of a big shot, turning and leaving without the slightest hint of regret.

Eleven: (꒪⌓꒪)

Damn it, can't we just be friends anymore? Am I more important than showing off?

Fortunately, Eleven's thoughtful little girl, Cana, hadn't left the guild. Seeing Eleven's predicament, she came over with a smile and explained the whole story to Eleven.

"Natsu found a huge egg earlier, and he seems to think it's a dragon's egg!"