Return!

Fairy Tail

Today, the guild was as noisy as ever... or rather, there wasn't a single day that wasn't noisy.

Some started by drinking contests, others by fighting, and then it gradually escalated into everyone getting drunk and fighting together.

However, two people among these individuals were unusually excluded from the group...

Natsu and Gray were fighting as usual, but Erza, who usually would come to stop them, was unusually lying on the table today.

Mirajane was lying next to her.

Logically speaking, these two people should be in such a chaotic situation.

It should start with Erza intervening to stop it, followed by Mirajane's taunts, and then end with the two of them joining in the fight.

But both of them seemed to be preoccupied with something lately, so they didn't even bother to fight.

Cana, sipping her juice across from them, glanced at the two of them with a similarly sullen expression.

She could roughly guess what the two were thinking, because she had been thinking the same things they were lately.

Since reuniting with Gildarts, Cana has indeed received unprecedented fatherly love, but sometimes this love is too clingy and can be quite bothersome.

And most importantly, her father came back to her side.

But "brother" has disappeared again.

Although Yuri often left the guild for long periods of time in previous years, at least he would say goodbye to her before leaving each time.

Moreover, they would send back a bill about every two weeks to let us know they were safe.

To everyone's surprise, this time they left without even saying goodbye, and they haven't been gone for over a month without a single word.

If Gildarts hadn't said he had to go to the Northern Continent, she would have really thought he had left the guild without a word.

Although Yuri had always seemed approachable, he always gave off a subtle sense of distance, as if there was a thin barrier between him and everyone else...

To be honest, she could understand Mirajane's worries.

After all, aside from single-celled organisms, any normal person could see that she liked Yuri.

But why Erza?

Could this usually serious guy be... completely unexpected...?

"Underwear pervert!"

"Fire-splatter bastard!"

Drooping eyes!

"Upturned eyes!"

Just as Cana was lost in thought, Natsu and Gray charged toward their table, yelling.

And unsurprisingly, they successfully angered the two lionesses.

"Slap! Slap!"

Erza and Mirajane placed their hands on the two men's faces, instantly terrifying them so much that they broke out in a cold sweat.

Gray: "Erza... Erza..."

Natsu: "Mira... Mira..."

"You two have been quite idle lately!" Mirajane's forehead veins bulged, and he exuded a terrifying aura as he spoke in a ferocious tone.

"Since you all have so much free time, why don't you come and spar with us!" Erza spoke with righteous indignation, but for some reason, it sent chills down everyone's spine.

After saying that, the two, working in perfect harmony, dragged the two single-celled organisms away together.

"No! I don't want to go!!"

"Help! People are going to die!!"

The two struggled and cried out in panic, but in the hands of these two women, they were as powerless as newborn chicks.

"Two idiots..." Cana shook her head helplessly.

"Cana -chan~"

Just then, a sticky voice suddenly came from behind, Gildarts, acting cute, came to Cana's side.

"Do you want to go on a mission with Dad?"

Cana was immediately exasperated. "You'd better go by yourself..."

Gildarts, devastated by the rejection, clutched his chest and pitifully said, "Another day of being rejected by Cana- chan..."

Cana: "..."

Perhaps, sometimes keeping a little distance, like Yuri did, isn't so bad.

Before long, a series of crackling sounds rang out in the guild, attracting the attention of everyone in the guild.

A crowd gradually gathered around, cheering and encouraging them.

Go, Erza!

Macao stood to the side, holding a beer mug and egging everyone on.

"Don't lose to her, Mirajane!"

Wakaba, pipe in hand, chimed in.

"Get up, Natsu, Gray!"

The others also shouted loudly.

Meanwhile, the four people surrounded in the center are engaged in a fierce 2vs2 battle.

Specifically, Erza and Mirajane relentlessly beat up Natsu and Gray, and even switched punching bags during the fight.

Seeing Natsu and Gray lying on the ground, unable to get up, Elfman weakly asked from the edge of the crowd, "Are they really alright after fighting like that?"

Lisanna waved her hand with a smile, and said mischievously, "Don't worry, Brother Elfman, Sister Mira and the others are very careful."

"Besides, Natsu and Gray are so resilient, they'll definitely be fine."

"Hopefully..."

The battle on the field did not end with Natsu and Gray falling; instead, Erza and Mirajane fought even more intensely, and the scene gradually evolved into a duel between them.

"What's got you so worried about lately, Armor Girl!" Mirajane asked, pulling Erza's hair with annoyance.

She had always considered Erza her rival, and the longer they spent together, the more she felt that something was off about Erza.

"What I'm worried about is none of your business, you delinquent!" Erza retorted, pinching Mirajane's cheek in return.

She didn't know what was bothering her lately, but she inexplicably felt that something was missing from the guild, making her feel a little uncomfortable.

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, you repressed, filthy woman!!" Mirajane glared at him.

When Levy was chatting with Lisanna earlier, she overheard that Erza seemed to be quite interested in erotic books lately.

"Then tell me, you exhibitionist woman who's always showing your belly button!!" Erza retorted.

"Fat pig!"

"Skinny girl!"

"..."

The verbal battle between the two remained evenly matched, and they suddenly retreated, creating some distance between themselves.

"In that case, let's continue the duel we started last time!" Erza's body surged with magical power.

"Just what I wanted! This time I'm going to beat you until you cry and beg for mercy!" Mirajane's magic surged as well.

"Hey, hey, hey, you guys aren't planning to use magic in the guild, are you?!" the surrounding crowd exclaimed in alarm.

But clearly, both women had lost their minds and wouldn't listen to any advice.

With a deafening roar, a violent explosion occurred inside Fairy Tail, smoke billowed from the roof, and even the main door was blasted far away.

Everyone in the guild was affected, lying scattered amidst the ruins of broken tables, chairs, and the bar counter.

Mirajane and Erza, the two involved, were blasted outside the door, but they continued to fight each other.

They even wrapped their legs around each other, engaging in hand-to-hand combat.

"Hey, long time no see! I didn't expect you two to get along so well."

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, a figure wearing a black trench coat appeared before the two of them and spoke.

"Who's close to her?!"

Mirajane and Erza, covered in dust and dirt, turned around and roared loudly.

However, upon recognizing the person, they tacitly released the other person and quickly tidied themselves up.

It was as if the two people who had just been fighting on the ground weren't them at all.

Seeing this, Yuri smiled gently:

"I'm back."

Erza and Mirajane smiled simultaneously and said in unison:

Welcome back!