Wendy and Carla

With so many people watching, Wendy became even more nervous and awkward.

"Um... um... I can't fight... but I... I can use a lot of support magic... so please don't ostracize me!"

The little girl's voice trembled with tears as she bowed deeply once more.

Just then, a slightly arrogant, clear female voice rang out from the doorway. "Wendy, it's because you've always been so weak that people look down on you!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a beautiful little cat, pure white and graceful, walking in with elegant steps.

"Another talking cat?" Gray said instinctively.

When Wendy saw the white cat, her face immediately lit up with surprise. "Carla? You came along too!"

"Of course!" The white cat, known as Carla, raised her head and said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"I was very worried about you coming alone."

At that moment, when Happy saw Carla, it was as if he had been struck by lightning, and countless pink hearts instantly appeared in his azure eyes.

Like iron filings drawn to a magnet, he drifted over to Jiang Bai's side, tugged at Jiang Bai's trouser leg, and said in a hesitant yet expectant tone, "Hey! Jiang Bai, could you go and deliver the fish to her for me?"

Jiang Bai also temporarily stopped flirting with Erza. He squatted down, ruffled Happy's fluffy head, and said in a tone as if imparting life philosophy:

"Happy, as a man, you can't be timid when you meet a girl you like. You have to be bold and go after her. You have to be thick-skinned."

"However, never confess your feelings right away, because you don't know each other well at this stage."

"Remember, confessing your feelings is never the battle cry, but the triumphant song of victory."

At this point, Erza nodded in agreement, agreeing that Jiang Bai's words made a lot of sense.

However, Jiang Bai abruptly changed the subject, a malicious smile spreading across his face. He lowered his voice and continued, "Actually, there's an even more advanced technique, which is..."

"Get on the bus first, buy the ticket later, let me tell you..."

Before Jiang Bai could finish speaking, he felt a terrifying killing intent gathering above his head.

"Duang!"

With a deafening crash, Erza's iron fist, brimming with shame and rage, slammed into Jiang Bai's head with tremendous force, smashing him into the floor.

The villa's floor cracked with a spiderweb-like pattern, centered around Jiang Bai's head.

"What kind of nonsense are you teaching Happy?!" Erza was trembling with anger.

"See, Wendy?" Carla said to Wendy beside her, her head held high.

"Men are all like that; you'd better be careful in the future."

Erza pulled Jiang Bai out of the ground, a little embarrassed, and casually brushed the dust off his head before turning to Wendy and Carla to apologize. "Sorry, our guild's idiot was just talking nonsense."

Then, she softened her voice and said gently to Wendy, "It's okay if you can't fight. Having this idiot is enough. Support magic is very important in a team."

"I look forward to your guidance from now on."

"Carla! It's Miss Erza herself!" Wendy's eyes sparkled with admiration.

"Mm!" Carla nodded, a rare occurrence for her.

"She's an even more outstanding woman than I imagined."

"Man!"

Yi Ye stepped forward and cleared his throat.

This was, after all, "Blue Pegasus" territory, and Jiang Bai seemed too lazy to get involved, so the leadership of the meeting naturally fell to him, who had more information.

"Now that everyone is here, I will explain the battle plan."

He struck what he thought was a cool pose overnight, then abruptly changed the subject...

"But before that, I need to go to the restroom and smell its fragrance."

"I'm just going to the toilet, what's with all this fragrance coming from there?!" Lucy blurted out her complaint.

Just then, Happy finally mustered up his courage, took out a plump fish from his little green backpack, and trotted over to Carla.

"Hey! Are you Carla? That's a lovely name. Do you like to eat fish?"

Carla merely glanced at him haughtily and coldly snorted, "Don't come near me like that. I'm not like you."

Happy tilted his head, somewhat puzzled. "They're all winged cats, what's the difference?"

Carla turned her head away from him, simply saying, "You don't understand anything, don't bother me."

"Carla, don't be so cold," Wendy whispered, trying to persuade her.

Then she turned around and said apologetically to the dejected Happy, "I'm sorry, Carla isn't usually like this. She might not be in a good mood today."

I finally emerged from the bathroom feeling refreshed.

Jiang Bai looked at this "one night" and gave a faint sneer.

No one noticed the soft chuckle except Erza, who was holding his arm. She silently asked with her eyes, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Bai shook his head and gestured with his eyes, indicating that it was just a minor issue and not worth worrying about.

"Man! Now that everyone is here, I'll explain," Yi Ye said, standing before the crowd with a serious expression.

"If you head north from here, you'll find an endless sea of trees. Somewhere there, the ancients sealed away an Ancient Magic called 'Nirvana'!"

Nirvana?

"I've never heard of it."

Lyon immediately realized. "So, the Oración Seis's goal is this magic called 'Nirvana'?"

"That's right!" He snapped his fingers overnight.

"Therefore, in order to stop this, we must punish them!"

"Yoo-ho! I'm on fire!" Flames were already erupting from Natsu's fist.

Xiang's fingers lightly traced through the air, using his "Archive" magic to display the Oración Seis's portrait and information to everyone.

"Our main enemies are these six people, but each of them is extremely powerful."

"This is 'Cobra,' it probably uses poison magic; and this one, judging from the name, is incredibly fast— 'Racer'."

"Hoteye, who wields earth magic; Angel is rumored to be able to see into people's hearts;"

"Very little information is available about this person; all we know is that his name is 'Midnight'; and finally, there's their leader, Brain."

"Each of them is extremely skilled in combat, so we must make good use of our numerical advantage," Hibiki added.

"Um..." Lucy timidly raised her hand.

Please don't include my combat strength in your calculations.

"Me too..." Wendy whispered in agreement.

Jiang Bai looked at Lucy's pathetic state and said with a wicked smile, "Lucy, that Angel, she's the Celestial Spirit Mage you're looking for. Didn't you say you wanted to teach her a lesson?"

Upon hearing the name "Angel," "One Night," who was giving an introduction, paused almost imperceptibly.

"But... my strength..." Lucy was still somewhat unsure.

"Don't worry," Jiang Bai's voice wasn't loud, but it was full of convincing power.

"Although you are indeed much weaker than her right now, your love for the Celestial Spirit and your belief in protecting your comrades are enough to make up for it all. You will definitely win."

"I... I don't know why you have so much confidence in me, Jiang Bai,"

Lucy blushed slightly, but these words dispelled much of her fear. She clenched her fists, her eyes hardening.

"However, I won't let you down!"