New Life

After much pleading and cajoling from Natsu, Eleven finally returned Happy to Natsu. However, this only meant the return of Happy; Happy remained everyone's communal cat within the guild.

In other words, it's not much different now that Eleven is holding Happy up and sucking on him, but Natsu is holding him up and sucking on him.

"Happy, my name is Eleven."

"Argumentative essay?"

"No, no, it's not an argumentative essay, it's Eleven."

At that moment, Eleven was sticking his butt out, teaching Happy to say his name, while the other members of the guild stood around, eagerly lining up to introduce themselves to the little cat.

That's right, Happy is a talking kitten. This is quite magical, and it didn't surprise anyone much. Instead, it added to Happy's cuteness.

The little kitten's babbling, innocent voice is simply a collection of all the cutest things in the world; even the most hard-hearted person could be melted by it.

Not to mention the younger generation like Eleven, even the older guys in the guild were hit with a critical strike, unable to help but show their old man smiles, their girlish hearts pounding, and the whole guild had a pink atmosphere.

If you suddenly walked in from outside, you'd find that the scene was actually quite disgusting...

Inside a filthy little tavern, a group of rough-looking men were leering at a tiny kitten...

Forehead...

However, Eleven, who were in the thick of it, didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Lying on the ground listening to Little Happy say his name, their butts would sometimes wag excitedly. If they had a tail, it would be the standard licking dog posture.

The joy involved is something those who haven't owned pets can't understand. Think about those parents who initially vehemently opposed having pets—didn't they all eventually change their minds and become the most devoted pet owners?

What's more, our beloved Happy so cute and smart, he doesn't even need to have his poop scooped, so it's only natural that he's spoiled and takes it for granted.

But then, a rumbling sound suddenly came from Happy's little belly, which was surrounded in the center; Happy was hungry.

This small commotion caused an uproar among the surrounding people. It was true that little Happy hadn't eaten anything since birth, but no one had ever seen a kitten hatched from an egg. What should they feed it?

"Um, I, I'm Happy's mom, I, I'll feed Happy, eat, eat..."

Lisanna was the most anxious when she saw that Happy was hungry. Her mind went blank for a moment, and she snatched Happy from Natsu's arms, trying to stuff him into her clothes as if she were going to breastfeed him.

Fortunately, Eleven reacted quickly and snatched Happy away before Lisanna could make a foolish move.

"Lisanna, you're so young, how could you possibly have breast milk? Come on, Mira, you try!"

Mira:???

"Do you think I'll have it? Eleven, I'll fight you to the death!" Mira went berserk.

"Then let me try!"

Erza, not to be outdone, even used magic to instantly transform her armor into pink loungewear, striking a pose of a virtuous wife and loving mother as she stretched out her hands. However, her eyes were vacant, clearly indicating that she was also someone who had a mental lapse.

Fortunately, Cana was still relatively clear-headed and stopped Erza before he actually handed Happy to Eleven.

Erza greatly disappointed.

"Seriously, everyone calm down!" Cana held Happy in one arm and rubbed her forehead with the other, looking helplessly at the panicked group of people.

These guys are usually incredibly strong, but they keep making stupid mistakes every day. I don't know whether to feel sorry for them or relieved.

"Have you all forgotten that Happy isn't an ordinary kitten? Instead of speculating, why don't we just ask Happy directly, right Happy?"

"Like"

"Happy, is there anything you'd like to eat?" Cana asked with a smile, looking at Happy in her palm.

"Fish!"

"Fish? That's all?" Everyone was somewhat surprised by Happy's request; it was too simple and direct, even unbelievable.

"Love! Fresh and delicious fish! Hehehe!" Happy nodded excitedly, his little face showing longing as he talked about fish, and drool was dripping from the corner of his mouth.

"Speaking of fish, I remember there are quite a few in the big lake behind the guild, would that work?" After a moment of silence, someone suddenly reacted and offered a suggestion.

"Like!"

"Oh, Happy says yes! Let's go catch some fish! Happy, you wait, we'll catch all the fish in the lake for you!"

As they were talking, a group of people rushed out of the guild hall. In no time, the once bustling guild hall was completely empty. Everyone had gone out to catch fish.

A moment later, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the gate, and with a loud bang, the miserable guild gate was kicked open once again.

"It's a boy! It's a boy! Everyone..."

Macao, who had excitedly rushed to the guild to share the good news with everyone, was now extremely embarrassed.

Looking at the empty guild hall, he even took two steps back and went out to check the sign again.

Damn it, where is everyone?

They clearly promised to wait for me to throw a banquet together!

By the time everyone returned carrying large bags of fresh, live fish, it was nearly evening.

Macao sat alone in the guild, drinking alone in silence. His desolate figure was lonely and forlorn, as if it had its own background music, bringing tears to people's eyes.

Forehead...

Then everyone remembered that today was the day Macao's wife gave birth, and they had planned to celebrate together.

I've been so busy cuddling cats that I've forgotten about the important day of my companions! That's really not right!

Well, anyway, let's have a party first! There's no problem that a night out can't solve; if there is, then have two.

Since we have so many fish, let's have a grilled fish party! Let's all have a blast!

Macao:...

I feel like I've already missed the most exciting part... I have absolutely no desire to party with these bastards; I'd rather go home and breastfeed my kids.

However, even so, Macao is a Fairy Tail, and his habits have become second nature. After a few drinks, he forgets all his troubles and once again becomes the most dazzling person at the table!

All the games and performances that had been prepared for this newborn party were brought out again, and the atmosphere was incredibly lively, just like it was supposed to be.

Eleven was lucky enough to win a key pouch with the Fairy Tail logo in a mini-game, but it was useless. The orphanage didn't have any lockable doors, so he didn't have a single key on him. Helpless, he could only toss the key pouch into his bag and forget about it.

The banquet went on into the middle of the night, and Macao, who had drunk too much, ignored his wife's roars and ran home to secretly bring his newborn son to the guild!

He proudly showed it off to everyone, telling them that he had named his son Romeo, Romeo Colbert.

Two new lives were born in the guild in one day, and everyone was naturally very excited. Holding the wailing baby, they started the second half of the night's revelry.

This was also the first time Eleven had seen a human newborn so closely, and witnessing the birth of such a life truly moved him and made him feel quite amazed.

I have to say, newborn human babies are fucking ugly, not nearly as cute as kittens!