Lucy's Daily Suffering

Erza stepped through the door of Sagittarius, and as soon as her feet touched the ground, she felt her body sink.

She discovered that she was in the Celestial Spirit World, and her power was being suppressed.

Sagittarius looked at Erza, his horse pawing the ground twice, a hint of smugness in his voice.

"It seems you've realized that it's not just suppressing your strength, but also that when we Celestial Spirit are in the Celestial Spirit World, our power is fully unleashed. Although this isn't the Celestial Spirit World, it's enough. Now you can only abide by my rules."

He raised his hand and waved it, and the space inside the door instantly transformed, revealing a vast grassland that undulated in the wind.

Ten targets were erected a kilometer away, their bullseyes no bigger than a fist, swaying slightly in the wind.

Erza nodded and cast Requip Magic.

Although the magic flow is slow, Requip itself is not a problem.

She summoned a magical iron horse, donned riding attire, and mounted it with clean, swift movements.

Erza drew her bow and shot ten arrows almost simultaneously, tearing through the air and leaving ten straight trajectories across the grassland.

All the arrows hit the bullseye, and the fletchings were still trembling slightly.

Sagittarius raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise appearing on his horse-like face.

"It seems we can't determine a winner based on this alone."

He made a fist with both hands, and a naginata appeared in his hands, its blade gleaming coldly in the starlight.

He charged at Erza, dragging his sword, the tip carving a deep furrow in the ground, sending dirt flying.

Erza raised her hand and summoned a naginata; the hilt felt heavy in her hand.

She rode her horse toward Sagittarius, the iron hooves pounding the ground.

The two blades clashed, and the shrill sound of metal colliding pierced the air.

The impact was instantaneous; Erza's hand was ripped open, blood flowing down the hilt of her sword, and the naginata was cleaved in two, the broken blade spinning a few times in the air before embedding itself in the ground.

Erza summoned a naginata again, and with a flick of her wrist, the blade drew an arc beside her.

She spurred her horse toward Sagittarius, the iron horse moving even faster than before, the magical patterns on its mane shining brightly.

The two sides are getting closer and closer.

Erza's lips curled slightly.

The moment the two blades clashed, she suddenly let go, and the naginata flew out of her hand, heading straight for Sagittarius's face.

Sagittarius instinctively tilted his head to block, in that instant.

Erza leaped off the iron horse, her body arcing through the air before landing steadily on Sagittarius's back.

This move caught Sagittarius off guard for a moment, his mouth agape in disbelief.

Erza pulled the reins from her waist and quickly harnessed them to the animal.

She even changed into a cowboy outfit, complete with a wide-brimmed hat, leather boots, and spurs, with a feather stuck in the brim of her hat—a feat of unknown origin.

"Giddy up!"

Erza her horse, the reins snapping loudly in her hand.

Sagittarius was completely flustered. Although he was in centaur form, he didn't have a penchant for being ridden.

He leaped up wildly, his four hooves off the ground, his body twisting in the air like a pretzel, trying to throw Erza off.

The cowgirl Erza on the back didn't move an inch; her buttocks looked like they were glued on.

Is there another way?

Sagittarius's voice carried a hint of helplessness and despair.

Erza gripped the reins tightly, strained her waist, and gripped the horse's belly with her legs, precisely neutralizing every jolt, clinging tightly to Sagittarius's back.

Sagittarius struggled for a while, panting heavily.

He sighed, his horse ears drooped, and he sheathed his knife.

"You win."

Erza pulled out the Sagittarius Lock Key and pressed it against Sagittarius's forehead.

A bright light flashed.

Sagittarius successfully closed the door.

Princess Hisui gazed at the light screen, resting her chin on two fingers, and nodded thoughtfully.

"As expected of the Titania, Taurus and Sagittarius only seemed to be putting up a symbolic resistance. Taurus only used a book to block, and Sagittarius only used his naginata in a duel, without truly killing anyone. Could it be that the Celestial Spirit weren't acting voluntarily?"

Arcadios seemed lost in thought, his brow furrowing slightly as he rubbed his chin a couple of times.

On Aquarius's side, Lucy was being chased all over the place by Aquarius, her legs were practically steaming from all the running, and her hair was soaked by the water balloons, sticking to her face.

"Aquarius, stop hitting me, stop hitting me, waaaah..."

"Haha, run, run! If I catch you, you're in big trouble!"

Aquarius is now a little girl, only up to Lucy's waist, with two pigtails sticking up in the air and a chubby face.

But she carried a golden water bottle as big as herself on her shoulder, its mouth pointed at Lucy, constantly spraying water droplets.

The water balloon crashed to the ground, creating a crater, and scattering gravel and water everywhere.

This terrified Lucy, turning her face pale. She ran while looking back, each time the water balloon grazed her heels and exploded, just a hair's breadth away.

Aquarius was running, she suddenly slammed on the brakes and abruptly turned her little head to the side.

Ice cream truck.

A pink and white ice cream truck was parked on the side of the road, with a huge ice cream cone model on its roof, which was flashing.

"Come quick, come quick, I want ice cream!"

Lucy stood at a distance, panting with her hands on her knees, her chest heaving, her face filled with hesitation.

He was just chasing her around, and now he suddenly wants her to make ice cream? What kind of magical turn of events is this?

Aquarius continued to urge loudly, stomping her little feet twice on the ground, and pointed the golden water bottle at Lucy again.

"Come help me! Otherwise I'll keep hitting you!"

Upon hearing this, Lucy froze, then moved forward step by step, each step taken with extreme caution, as if walking through a minefield.

"Uh, this battle feels so rushed."

"Hurry up, I want the strawberry and vanilla flavor!"

Aquarius, hands on her hips, head tilted back, issued the order in a commanding tone; the little girl's voice was surprisingly loud.

"Okay, okay, I'll get it for you right away."

Lucy took the cone from the side, took a deep breath, and placed it under the ice cream machine nozzle.

She pressed the button, and the ice cream flowed out, a soft, white, creamy strand swaying and dripping down.

She held the cone and spun it around to catch the food, but the result was a mess of crooked and uneven catches.

Aquarius looked at her with disdain, her big eyes filled with the contempt that said, "You can't even do this."

Lucy looked miserable, her shoulders slumped.

"Stop yelling, stop yelling."

She took out the cone again and started filling it, this time paying close attention, her eyes fixed on the ice cream machine nozzle, her hands as steady as if she were performing surgery.

The spiral pattern is finally looking decent.

She presented it with both hands, her expression as devout as if offering a tribute.

Aquarius slapped it away, and with a flick of her little hand, the ice cream fell to the ground with a thud.

"I said I wanted a strawberry and vanilla flavor! This is just vanilla. If you don't get it right, I'm really going to punish you!"

As she spoke, she pointed the water bottle at Lucy, bringing the bottle opening to Lucy's nose, and a drop of water seeped out of the bottle and lingered on Lucy's nose.

Lucy was so scared she almost bristled. She jumped back half a step and raised her hands in front of her chest in a gesture of surrender.

"Give me another chance, I'll definitely get it right this time."

She picked up the crispy cone with trembling hands.

This time she was very focused and didn't dare to be careless. She first applied a layer of vanilla cream, then added a layer of strawberry cream.

Lucy felt like a year had passed, and she was sweating more on her forehead than when she was being chased and beaten.

We finally succeeded.

She handed the ice cream to Aquarius with both hands.

Aquarius took the ice cream and started eating it, smacking her lips with a satisfied expression. Her two pigtails swayed with her movements, making her look exceptionally cute.

Lucy took an ice cream for herself, licked it, and finally relaxed.

"You're so hard to please."

"You're clearly just stupid, okay? You can't even do something this simple right."

Aquarius's tone betrayed her disdain as she licked her ice cream, her cheeks puffed out.

This made Lucy grit her teeth; the ice cream cone almost crumbled in her hand, and she regretted coming here.

Aquarius was suddenly drawn to something. Looking up, she saw a roller coaster hurtling overhead, its tracks twisting and turning in mid-air.

Her eyes lit up instantly, and she grabbed Lucy's hand and ran over there, her little hand gripping Lucy's fingers with surprising strength.

"Let's go ride the roller coaster!"

Lucy looked in the direction she was pointing and saw the tall roller coaster track, winding and twisting, probably a hundred meters high.

Her mouth was slightly open, her face was deathly pale, and she almost dropped the ice cream in her hand.