Natsu the Idiot

The old man was rich, pulling out wads of cash to show off his status as a nouveau riche. With the guild leader taking the lead, many others in the guild joined the gambling.

Many people bet on the chairman to win, while some bet on Macao to win; almost no one supports Chiba.

Chiba, full of high spirits, gambled away the rest of his 100,000 J. Seeing Chiba's generosity, the guild members wondered if the kid had lost his mind. After a few words of admiration, they joined him, risking their lives to be with him, adding tens of thousands more.

"Chiba... we're out of money..." Seele tugged at Chiba's sleeve and said in a soft voice.

Chiba patted her head and laughed, "It's alright, the money will arrive in a few days, lots and lots of it."

In fact, he was laughing so hard he could hardly close his legs. Look at these animals in the guild, they usually keep a low profile, but when it matters, they throw tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars into it. They're really awesome!

RBQ! RBQ!

"What are you all doing?!" Erza and Mira walked in together and asked, seeing a large group of people gathered together.

"Haha! Erza, let's guess what will hatch from the egg Natsu found..." Macao waved at her and said, "Want to place a bet?"

"Place a bet?" Erza looked puzzled.

"It's just a game that men like to play!" Mira, standing to the side, crossed her arms and snorted dismissively.

But then she realized something and let out a heavy snort.

Erza also snorted and turned her face away haughtily.

"What? Weren't you two getting along just a few days ago? You were practically drinking yourself into oblivion the night before last..." Macao laughed.

"It's all Mira's fault! I now seriously suspect she has violent tendencies—no, she already has serious violent tendencies!" Erza said. "If it weren't for her, would we have been fired by the client?"

"Ah... I simply thought the client found you annoying..."

"What did you say?"

"You hard, smelly woman, you're getting in my way while I'm doing my mission!"

"You skinny, smelly woman, how dare you say that!"

"That cold, stinky woman!"

"You smelly woman who shows her belly button!"

Mira and Erza started fighting, hurling insults at each other.

"That's so unprofessional..." Cana complained.

"What a fake sisterhood..." Macao sighed.

Gray was equally speechless. "That Erza, she's in this state herself, and she still tells us not to fight... It's infuriating..."

"Damn it!" Natsu exclaimed, equally furious. "Whether it's Erza or Mira, one day I'll beat you both to a pulp!"

"I can't stand it..."

Just then, a slightly helpless girl's voice rang out from not far away.

Then, Lisanna walked over and said, "If you keep acting so tough, you'll never be popular with women..."

Chiba's heart skipped a beat. He vaguely remembered a sentence that Lucy seemed to have said later. But it had a greater impact on Natsu.

After all, Lisanna is going to "die" later.

"How long-winded, Lisanna," Natsu, crossing his arms and pouting.

But Lisanna showed no sign of anger; instead, she smiled broadly and said, "Hey! Natsu, can I raise that egg with you?"

Natsu, as if he had found a savior, asked excitedly, "Do you want to help?"

"Yeah..." Lisanna nodded and said, "Because I think it's quite interesting..."

"Natsu!" Chiba stood up after finishing his drink. He walked over to Natsu, patted him on the shoulder, and laughed, "You two, do you know how to hatch an egg?"

The more he looked at Natsu and the unhatched Happy, the happier he became. If it weren't for them, how could he have made so much money off those guys?

"Just heat it up," Lisanna said, blinking.

"Heat it up?"

Natsu then unleashed a Fire Dragon's Roar while holding the egg.

Gray snatched the egg away, glaring at him. "Where did you come from, you idiot!"

Chiba was speechless for a moment, then said, "That's not how you heat it up."

"Is it made from Chiba's lava?" Natsu's eyes sparkled.

Chiba couldn't help but tap the idiot on the head and said, "Idiot! Who told you to use fire to heat things up?"

The idiot rubbed his head, looking puzzled. "But... if we don't use fire... how do we heat it up?"

Chiba paused, then coughed twice and said, "With love... with a loving embrace... yes, just like that, hold it."

He instructed Natsu like a charlatan, and although Natsu was stupid, he was quite obedient... at least quite obedient to Chiba.

"Hey! Let's go hatch in the eastern forest. Staying in the guild will only bother the other people," Lisanna said with a smile.

Chiba waved his hand, thinking to himself, "I don't want to be a third wheel for you two. A dog mother eating two little brats' food? What a joke! How could I be that stupid?"

"You two go ahead, I'm going... uh... I'm going to train..." Chiba said, trying to find an excuse.

"Cultivation?!"

Upon hearing those two words, Natsu's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ask, "Hey! Chiba, have you been training these past few days?"

"Go and hatch your cat... uh... go and get your dragon egg!" Chiba flicked his head again, changing the subject.

"Ouch!"

After being bounced twice in a row, Natsu instantly became enraged and swung his fist at Chiba.

Chiba caught his small fist with one hand, but Natsu wouldn't let it go and kicked him. Chiba sighed, then punched him to the ground. He got up and laughed, "Natsu, you're still too green..."

Natsu lay on the ground, rolling his Byakugan: "One day... I'm going to give you a good beating..."

"Hahaha..."

Chiba chuckled smugly, then returned to his seat and watched Lisanna lead Natsu away.

"You're really quite boring..." At that moment, Laxus, wearing a simple shirt, came to his side.

"Yo! Laxus?" Chiba was taken aback, not expecting Laxus to take the initiative to talk to him.

However, he didn't think too much about it and laughed, "You can't say it's boring. Don't you think Natsu is very interesting?"

He added in his mind, "His silliness is quite amusing..."

"All kids are like this..." Laxus said casually. His attention wasn't currently on the pink-haired brat, but rather on the gloating disabled man beside him. He glanced at Chiba and said, "You seem to have gotten stronger."

Chiba thought to himself, "Big brother, you have a good eye. We're not even from the same cultivation system, yet you can tell I'm much better than before. I've heard that experts have some kind of aura. Could it be that my domineering aura has increased?"

Laxus paused for a moment, then said, "My mana has increased significantly since I first woke up."

Chiba: "..."

Wow! I really overestimated you! But the way you've acted makes me seriously suspect that you're not after my skills, but after me as a person.