Once You're Done Mixing Yours, Mix Yours

After Riyao and Grandine gave a long explanation, the atmosphere in the courtyard finally shifted from the sorrowful and bleak feeling of parting to an awkward and unpleasant one.

Lucy breathed a long sigh of relief, patted her chest vigorously with both hands, looking as if she had just escaped a disaster.

"I was so scared! I didn't hear clearly just now. I only heard 'Brother Riyao' 'is about to die,' and I thought Riyao was going to die, so I rushed back."

As soon Wendy Lucy said this, Mirajane, Levy, Lisanna, and even the dragon eggs hanging in the Parasol Tree all turned around and focused their attention on Lucy's face.

Riyao crossed his arms, raised his eyebrows, and stared at her with an unfriendly gaze.

"Isn't this what you secretly hope for every single day?!"

Lucy shrank back under everyone's gaze, gave a dry laugh, and quickly pretended to be looking at the ants on the ground.

At this moment, Wendy sniffed her bright red little nose and carefully cradled the dragon egg in her arms.

The tears from earlier hadn't completely dried, but a look of surprise and anticipation already spread across that innocent little face, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve into a bright smile.

The little girl tilted her head back, her big, bright eyes looking at Riyao with obvious dependence.

"What should Brother Riyao do?"

Riyao put his hands in his pockets and lazily gestured with his chin toward the few eggs hanging on the tree.

"Considering that Natsu and Gajeel are both idiots with very weak learning abilities, I've taught the method to Grandine and the others. Wendy, you just need to cooperate with Grandine."

Wendy nodded vigorously, placed her two little hands on the smooth, warm eggshell, and obediently followed the spiritual guidance from Grandine, slowly closing her eyes.

As the Sky Dragon Magic within the little girl flowed out little by little, a gentle and pure aura of wind flowed into the dragon egg through her palm.

The magic of the human and the dragon quietly intertwined and collided inside and outside the eggshell, their frequencies gradually resonating in perfect unison.

Click!

With a crisp, pleasant cracking sound, several fine cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the eggshell.

A blinding pure white light burst forth from the cracks, illuminating the entire courtyard in a dazzling white glow.

Immediately afterwards, a violent white hurricane suddenly rose from the ground, howling and completely enveloping Wendy and the broken dragon egg in a giant cocoon of wind!

A strong gust of wind sent the Parasol Trees in the yard flying wildly. Lucy Levy, and the others were forced to retreat by the wind, shielding their eyes with their arms, barely able to open them.

Mirajane's twin ponytails were blown about by the strong wind, and the two smooth, silver-white ends of her hair swung wildly, slapping Riyao's face twice, neither too hard nor too softly.

Riyao stretched out his long arm and pulled Mirajane's soft body into his arms, resting his head comfortably on her soft shoulder.

Mirajane turned her head and glanced at him helplessly, but couldn't help but smile indulgently as she let him cling to her like a big koala.

After howling for a few seconds, the wind gradually subsided, and the giant white cocoon of wind transformed into specks of fluorescent light that dissipated across the sky.

Wendy's petite figure reappeared before everyone's eyes.

The little girl looks much the same as before, but if you measure her carefully with a ruler, you might find that the top of her head has quietly grown a centimeter higher.

What's striking is that, in mid-air beside her, a tiny white creature, about the size of a palm, is floating lightly.

It was a miniature version of the Sky Dragon Grandine —its slender, elegant body gleamed with a warm, milky-white luster, its two small dragon wings flapped against the air currents, and the tip of its tail deftly curved into a small circle.

The miniature Grandine circled above Wendy's head twice before landing steadily on the little girl's soft blue hair with a thud, its two front paws resting comfortably on her bangs.

Riyao leaned on Mirajane's shoulder, watching this heartwarming scene, but a mischievous smile suddenly appeared on his lips as he deliberately dragged out his words.

"Oh dear, the little cat's position is threatened!"

The people around him rolled their eyes at his smug tone.

Mirajane raised her finger in annoyance and pinched Riyao's incessantly chattering lips, glaring at him with a feigned fierce look.

"Why are you teasing Carla all day long?"

A girl in white standing not far from Wendy glared fiercely at Riyao.

The girl was slender and light, only slightly taller than Wendy, and was the form that Carla had transformed into Transformation Magic.

She crossed her arms, turned her head away coldly, and gave a soft snort. If it weren't for the fact that she was in an inconvenient position, she would have loved to scratch three marks on this blond bastard's face right there and then.

"I don't care," Carla retorted firmly.

Wendy, afraid that Carla would feel wronged, ran over to her side, stretched out her arms and hugged the girl's arms tightly, tilting her little face up and earnestly acting coquettish.

"I won't neglect Carla."

The miniature Grandine, perched atop Wendy's head, blinked its round dragon eyes, looked down at the awkward white-haired girl, and spoke in an indescribably gentle and soft voice.

"Hello Carla, this is our first official meeting. I've been following you, and thank you for taking care of Wendy all these years."

Carla's fair and delicate ears turned bright red instantly. She looked away awkwardly and waved her hand hastily.

"I... I didn't take special care of her."

Wendy couldn't help but chuckle at Carla's contradictory expression.

She pulled Carla into her arms, rubbing her soft cheek against Carla's, her crescent-shaped eyes filled with pure and radiant joy.

"Carla."

"What?"

Wendy didn't say anything more, she just held her tightly with joy.

Today felt like a dream come true for her.

Grandine returned to her in a completely new form, with her best friend Carla by her side. She felt like the luckiest and happiest child on the entire continent.

Seeing this, Riyao rubbed his nose, which had been pinched red by Mirajane, and clapped his hands.

"We're having such a great time today, let's go to Hargeon Port for a seafood feast!"

"That's a good idea, shall we fly over?"

Mirajane's eyes lit up, and she was the first to raise both hands in agreement.

Lucy, Lisanna, and the others were so excited when they heard that they could get a top-notch seafood feast for free that they jumped for joy.

[Life Mimicry - Celestial Spirit]

With a casual wave of his hand, Riyao unleashed a gravitational field that spread out like ripples on water, firmly enveloping Mirajane, Wendy, Lucy, and the others who were gathered in the courtyard.

The next moment, accompanied by exclamations and laughter, everyone's bodies floated lightly off the ground and rose straight into the cloudless blue sky.

With a Riyao pulled Mirajane along, and with a gravitational field in tow, they broke through the air and transformed into a streak of light, speeding towards the Hargeon harbor.

Meanwhile, inside Magnolia's little tavern.

Behind the bar, Cana, wearing an apron, was frantically shaking a silver cocktail shaker in her hands.

As she poured the colorful cocktails she had just prepared into glasses, sweating profusely, she stared at the empty doorway and muttered to herself through gritted teeth.

"Why haven't they come back yet? I wonder how Wendy is doing."

"Don't rush, everyone. Finish yours first, then finish yours!"