I'd Had Faith in Gray Since He Was Little

A long table was set up inside the wooden house, and the smell of cooking oil mixed with the rich aroma of meat wafted out from the kitchen.

Ur prepared a large feast and invited everyone to eat. Everyone was starving after a day of playing, so naturally they didn't refuse.

The table was laden with food: a large pot of stewed beef steaming hot, lamb chops sizzling with oil, and large platters of vegetables and hot rice.

Besides, do Fairy Tail seem like the type to be polite?

In the guild, it's become a habit to fight for food; the concept of politeness simply doesn't exist.

Everyone acted as if they were at home, picking up their utensils and starting to eat.

Riyao and Mirajane sat together, feeding each other dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection), Cana opened a barrel of wine and filled a glass, Levy and Wendy chatted and laughed quietly, Carla received some dried fish.

Gray sat shirtless on the corner of the table, forks in his hands, watching the group of guys fill up his table.

These bastards are really rude.

He opened his mouth as if to curse, but swallowed it back. Instead, he grabbed a spoon and scooped up a large chunk of beef, stuffing it into his mouth.

Lucy ate with the most gusto.

She was gnawing on the grilled ribs with both hands, her mouth full of oil, her cheeks bulging, and her eyes kept glancing at Gray.

You all broke into my house, I'm going to get my revenge today. I'm going to have a long chat with Juvia later.

Back then, these guys would climb through her window and occupy her bed every day. Now that they've finally got a chance to take advantage of her, they're not only going to make their money back, but they're also going to dig up Gray's dark past!

As they were eating, a golden light flashed past Riyao, Leo, dressed in a suit, sat smiling to Gray's right, casually pouring him a glass of red wine.

Riyao and the uninvited Leo sandwiched Gray in the middle, and the two asked him with wicked smiles how he and Juvia got together.

Gray froze, trapped between Riyao on his left and Leo on his right, unable to move.

Riyao shook the cup in his hand, glanced sideways at Gray's reddened ears, and spoke first.

"I've always thought Gray, and he's definitely faster than that idiot Natsu."

Leo took a sip of his drink, adjusted his sunglasses, and nodded with a smile in agreement.

"That's what I think too."

The two of them took turns insulting Gray, leaving him with a face full of black lines.

Gray jabbed his fork into the plate with a loud clang, veins throbbing on his forehead, his face flushed red.

"That's enough! Hurry up and eat, then get out of here!"

Riyao laughed so hard his shoulders shook, and he picked up a piece of beef with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Then I won't eat. I want to stay a little longer." Riyao had a mischievous smile on his lips.

Playing with Gray is so much fun.

Seeing Gray's frustrated expression, Riyao felt the food tasted even better.

Juvia was also sandwiched between Cana and Lisanna, who kept asking her questions.

Cana had her arm around Juvia's shoulder, Lisanna rested her chin on her hands, and Lucy and Levy were also listening intently.

Juvia gripped her skirt with both hands, her face flushed, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

A happy smile spread across her face.

Ur put down the large spoon in his hand, looked at Gray and Juvia's expressions, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The fact that Gray and Juvia were able to establish a relationship so quickly was all thanks to Ur and Silver.

When Gray first brought Juvia to live in the forest in a cabin, he was very awkward and acted aloof every day.

But one was his mentor who raised him, and the other was his biological father.

Ur and Gintoki know Gray too well, and they keep coming up with dirty tricks for Juvia, Gray eventually can't handle.

Ur taught Juvia to take meticulous care of every detail of daily life.

Silver is even more direct, teaching Juvia to steal Gray's clothes while he's showering and change into matching outfits.

The main reason was the approval of Ur and Yin; Juvia's confidence was soaring, and his offensives became bolder with each successive attack.

Juvia gets up early every day to make love-filled bento boxes, walks with a sticky gait, and works with a sticky gait.

Gray blushed every day from being teased.

Juvia found Gray rather endearing and continued listening to Silver and Ur's wicked tricks.

They use all sorts of outrageous and malicious tricks.

He pretended to be sleepwalking in the middle of the night and wouldn't let go, using the excuse of being afraid of the dark to occupy the bed.

Gray was driven to his wits' end, while his father and master watched the spectacle unfold.

Until last week, Silver took Gray to the creek for drinks, pretending to have a heart-to-heart talk.

Gray was finally tricked into revealing his true feelings by Silver's heart-to-heart talk with his father. "I admit I do like him a little, just a little."

As soon as Yin finished speaking, he snapped his fingers into the bushes.

Juvia, who had been hiding in the shadows, burst out like a small blue cannonball and tackled Gray to the ground on the rocky beach.

"Lord Gray!"

Gray lay frozen on the ground, staring at his grinning father in the grass, then glancing at Juvia on his back.

"Hey!? What are you doing here?!" Gray's eyes widened in surprise.

"Lord Gray, Juvia loves you too!" Juvia declared loudly, hugging Gray.

Gray's face turned bright red, and his hands hovered in mid-air for a long time before finally landing on Juvia's back.

"So annoying."

And so the two happily got together.

Ur gesticulated wildly at the table, recounting the whole story, even mimicking Gray's foolish behavior back then.

The people at the table felt they had eaten their fill of this gossip, and they all joined in the commotion, not wanting to miss out on the fun.

Did you kiss?

Cana slammed her hand on the table and shouted.

Lisanna waved her little fists, her eyes shining.

"Are you sharing a room?"

Lucy joined in the fun.

"Is there...?"

Everyone chimed in with their own jokes, creating a lively and exciting atmosphere.

Juvia was so overwhelmed by their questions that her brain almost shut down; a nosebleed started flowing, and white smoke billowed from the top of her head.

Gray was so embarrassed he wanted to disappear into the ground.

Riyao nudged Gray with his elbow.

"So, you were the one who confessed, huh? Oh dear, you're blushing."

Gray's entire face turned bright red.

He slapped Riyao's hand away, veins throbbing on his forehead.

"Shut up! I never teased you like this when you were with Mira."

"You're supposed to be the one teasing us, but you need to have the nerve! Let me think... I was the one actively showing off our relationship back then, while you were always picking fights with Natsu, you were too embarrassed to even look at us."

When Riyao brought up the old story, Mirajane chuckled and lightly kicked Riyao under the table, telling him to stop teasing.

In a flash!

Gray ripped off his recently worn shirt and threw it on the back of the chair, then fanned himself vigorously with his bare hands.

"This liquor is too strong, it's so hot."

He muttered stubbornly, his eyes darting around, avoiding eye contact with Riyao and Juvia.

Everyone at the table burst into laughter.

After making a fuss for a while, they had almost finished eating.

Riyao put down his cup and looked at Ultear was sipping soup, and Meredy was munching on an apple, across from him.

"Hey you two, what are you doing here? Aren't you sticking with Jellal anymore?"

"Jellal has subdued the Oración Seis, so we've temporarily left to spend some time with Ur, who calls himself an empty-nest old man."

As Ultear finished speaking, she glared at Riyao with annoyance.

Riyao rolled his eyes.

Is it possible that Ur is actually like this?! This filter is way too thick.

Ur grinned, completely disregarding Ultear's words. What difference would it make if she said something?

My own daughter is so much sweeter. What's the point of her hanging out with a bunch of stinky men all the time? And she's even weird-looking.