The Road Home

The battle against Oración Seis has come to a complete end. Fairy Tail, along with their newly joined companions Wendy and Carla, bid farewell to the Blue Pegasus and the members of Lamia Scale.

On the way back, the group ultimately chose to travel by boat.

This way you can go directly to the port of Hargeon, and then take a short train ride back to the guild in Magnolia.

The ship sailed smoothly on the azure sea, the sea breeze carrying a salty yet refreshing scent.

"Ah--!"

Natsu stood on the deck with his arms outstretched, looking relaxed, and shouted into the sea breeze.

"So this is what it feels like to be on a boat, with the sea breeze blowing! No wonder Jiang Bai was so reluctant to use Space Magic to go back directly!"

He ran around on the deck like a monkey just released from its cage, laughing excitedly.

"Haha, transportation is such a wonderful thing!"

However, his happiness did not last long.

Before he could run more than a few steps, Natsu's face turned a ghastly green at a visible speed. His body went limp, and he collapsed onto the deck with a "thud," clutching his mouth as if he was about to vomit.

"Ugh... Wendy... Help..."

Seeing this, Wendy quickly ran over and said with some helplessness, "Mr. Natsu, Troia's effects are very short-lived."

"One more time..." Natsu's voice was trembling with tears.

"No way," Wendy shook her head.

"With continuous use, the effects will become less and less noticeable."

"Ignore that idiot!" Gray said coolly, arms crossed, leaning against the ship's railing with a mocking smile.

Not far away, Happy was eagerly approaching Carla.

"Carla, are you really going to join Fairy Tail?"

Carla turned her head haughtily and snorted, "Hmph! I didn't come because of you. Wendy wanted to go, so I came with Wendy."

"Mmm!" Wendy heard the conversation, turned around, and flashed a big smile.

"I'm really looking forward to joining Fairy Tail!"

Seeing that Wendy had gradually emerged from the grief of losing her "family" and that a bright smile befitting her age had returned to her face, Jiang Bai felt a warmth in his heart.

He took out two delicate strawberry cakes from his storage space and handed them to Wendy and Carla.

Wow! Jiang Bai!

Watching the two little ones happily eating cake, Jiang Bai smiled, took out another one, and walked towards Erza and Lucy on the other side.

At that moment, Lucy was excitedly showing off her spoils to Erza.

"Erza, look! I've got four more Celestial Spirit Keys! Three of them are Zodiac!"

Jiang Bai walked over and handed the cake to Erza.

Then, he looked at Lucy, who was beaming with pride, and bluntly poured cold water on her enthusiasm. "Lucy, you should try harder too."

"If it weren't for that Angel being mentally unstable and having Gemini clone you in the end, you would have already lost that battle."

"Uh..." Lucy's smile froze on her face.

"Speaking of which," Happy said, appearing out of nowhere with half a fish in his mouth, his words muffled.

"So there's a Celestial Spirit Mage among the Oración Seis? I thought all Celestial Spirit Mages were as weak as Lucy."

"Hey! What do you mean by that, you stinky cat!" Lucy's forehead bulged as she roared angrily.

Amidst this noisy atmosphere, the ship quickly arrived at Hargeon port.

The group transferred to a train, and soon the familiar building with the words "FAIRY TAIL" on it came into view.

Pushing open the guild door, the scene was still bustling with activity.

The sounds of drinking, fighting, chatting... all paused for a moment when they saw the group of people at the door.

Then, an even louder cheer erupted.

Wendy nervously hid behind Jiang Bai, clutching his clothes, looking at the place that was about to become her new home with a mixture of curiosity and timidity.

She took a deep breath, mustered her courage, stepped forward, and bowed deeply to everyone in the guild.

"Hello everyone! I'm Wendy Bel, and this is my partner Carla. From today onwards, we're joining Fairy Tail. Please take good care of us!"

Her voice was clear and sweet, instantly winning over most of the people present.

"That's right!" Jiang Bai stepped forward, placed his hand on Wendy's head, and announced to everyone.

"Wendy is my sister, you know. If I find out anyone is bullying Wendy..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Macao's loud voice.

"Don't worry, Jiang Bai!" Macao said, holding his wine glass and laughing heartily.

"Wendy is so cute, who would have the heart to bully her!"

"That's exactly right!" Wakaba, puffing on his pipe, chimed in with a wistful expression.

"Our guild has finally welcomed a normal and lovely girl!"

As they talked, they couldn't help but recall the "dark history" of several other female members in the guild.

When Erza first joined the guild, she displayed a maturity and aloofness beyond her years.

Mirajane, needless to say, used to be a delinquent girl who fought with Erza every day.

Cana was relatively normal at first, but later she turned into a complete alcoholic.

As for Lisanna... sigh, no one mentions that name in the guild anymore, for fear of upsetting Mirajane and Elfman.

Just then, a gasp suddenly erupted from the crowd.

"Hey! There's another female Happy here!"

"Little sister, how old are you? What do you like to eat?"

The guild members, who had been unable to contain themselves any longer, all rushed forward and surrounded Wendy and Carla.

Wendy's cuteness is truly irresistible to both men and women. Even when Lucy first joined the guild, she never received such treatment, being the center of attention by everyone.

All I can say is that when faced with absolute cuteness, sexiness is utterly insignificant.