"Let me see... Hmm... it's referring to Natsu and Gray!"
"Oh, and me too!!"
It can only be said that it was still the two of them, only now with his own name added afterward.
Zorn stared at his own name at the end of the commission form, lost in thought.
That old man is always joking around, so this mission clearly doesn't require his involvement; instead, they've brought him along.
Something's weird, something's weird!!
"What?! A mission assigned to one of the Ten Wizard Saints?!" Lucy was the first to exclaim in surprise, her eyes wide as she stared at Makarov in disbelief.
"What's going on? Who can assign a mission to one of the Ten Wizard Saints?!" Wendy and Carla were also speechless with surprise, whispering to each other as they tried to understand this shocking news.
"Old man~" Laxus saw the serious look on Makarov's face and couldn't help but urge him to explain the situation quickly.
"It's Warold Shinken, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgard, ranked fourth among the Ten Wizard Saints," Makarov said slowly, his voice carrying a hint of heaviness.
"I just never expected him to entrust this to you, Zorn. I can't even imagine what this mission entails!" Makarov continued, his brow furrowed, revealing his inner worry.
The sheer number of personnel required for this task already put him under immense pressure.
"Huh~ what's wrong~" Natsu and Gray straightened up, still clueless as they propped themselves up on the table, wondering why the Fairy Tail was so quiet.
After a long train journey, the group walked along a picturesque path.
"The scenery here is so beautiful! It's so great to be out with you all!" Wendy hugged Carla and happily admired the beautiful scenery along the way.
"Yes, the air is so fresh!" Lucy stretched, a smile spreading across her face, and looked around happily.
"The breeze feels so refreshing!"
A gentle breeze blew by, Erza's long, crimson hair fluttered in the wind. She smiled broadly as she appreciated the beauty of nature, still pulling a large cartload of luggage behind her.
However, the only drawback was that Natsu and Gray were constantly arguing and occasionally making sarcastic remarks to each other.
"Hey, you stole my meat!"
Who would eat the rotten food of someone like you!
"Exhibitionist, put some clothes on first, you bastard!"
"Want to fight?!"
"Come on then!"
Just as the two were arguing fiercely, Zorn, who was walking in the middle, suddenly stopped and let out a displeased "Hmm~", his voice deep and authoritative, as if carrying a hint of anger.
Then he turned his head and glared at them fiercely.
Natsu and Gray immediately stopped arguing, hugged each other tightly, their faces full of fear, but still showing an extremely close relationship.
"Honestly, Laxus, what's the meaning of you coming along too?!" Zorn, having finished dealing with Gray and Natsu's argument, turned and looked at Laxus with a hint of exasperation.
Laxus snorted coldly, ending the conversation, and strode ahead, clearly indicating that they were following him.
"Childish!" Zorn retorted mercilessly, a slight smile playing on his lips.
They seemed to find Laxus's behavior quite ridiculous, thinking he was acting like a child.
"Well, it'll be more lively with more people!" Cana said, linking her arm with Zorn's, her smile bright and warm, giving off a friendly vibe.
She didn't seem to care about Laxus's attitude; in fact, she found the atmosphere more interesting.
"Look, everyone, there's a little house up ahead!" Wendy exclaimed excitedly, pointing to a house at the end of the road.
Their faces beamed with anticipation and Pleasure, as if they had seen a glimmer of hope.
"Great, we've finally arrived!" Lucy cheered.
Then, Lucy called out to the three cats behind her, "Happy, Tami, Ximi, hurry up and catch up, or I'll leave you behind!!"
"What a dilapidated house!"
"Would the Ten Wizard Saints really live here?" The group walked up to the house, looking at the overgrown weeds, and were filled with doubt.
"Let's go inside and talk about it!"
With a creak, the dilapidated wooden door was pushed open by Laxus, and people entered the dimly lit room one after another.
Is anyone home?
"We are from the Mage' Fairy Tail who want Fairy Tail!" Erza immediately announced their identities, but received no response whatsoever.
"Wow~, Happy, Ximi, look there's a really big tree in the middle!" Tami flew up to the tree and looked around, excitedly calling out to the two cats below.
Everyone looked up and saw a huge tree standing in the center of the room. Its trunk was as thick as Giants's leg, and its bark was rough and thick, extending out of the house's window.
"Wow, this tree is huge!" Happy couldn't help but exclaim. Ximi nodded in agreement.
A soft hissing sound came from behind.
The sound caught Lucy's attention. She looked curiously at the dimly lit opposite side and saw what appeared to be a blurry figure quietly watering the flowers.
Lucy couldn't help but feel suspicious and tentatively asked, "Is anyone home?"
However, she had barely finished speaking.
The figure suddenly spoke in a low, serious voice:
"Quiet down! Plants love a quiet environment! If you know that, shut your noisy mouths!"
The sudden warning startled Lucy, Wendy, and the cats so much that they fell silent, covering their mouths in terror, afraid to make another sound.
Even Laxus became unusually tense at this moment, his body tensing up instantly, and he even unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Just as everyone fell silent, the figure suddenly burst into laughter, breaking the tense atmosphere:
"Haha, just kidding! Don't be so nervous!" That's what she said.
Warrod turned around, smiling at them, and continued, "Zorn, could you please use your Light Magic to bring some warmth from the sun to these lovely plants?"
Upon hearing this, Zorn snapped his fingers without hesitation, and countless rays of warm sunlight streamed through the gaps in the Treehouse, illuminating the entire room.
The flowers that were originally budding quickly bloomed under the sunlight, releasing a captivating fragrance.
"Wow~" Seeing the beautiful scene before them, the girls couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. They were captivated by this magical Magic, their eyes sparkling with surprise.
"Haha, I was just kidding! Plants love people's voices!"
"And I even told Zorn last time that his Magic is the perfect match for mine, and suggested he come and stay with me, but he still had the heart to abandon me!"
An old man, whose body resembled a plant, whose head was topped with a tree canopy, and whose face looked more like a tree stump, greeted everyone with a smile.
And when he spoke of Zorn abandoning him, he symbolically shed a few tears.
This appearance stunned the people standing nearby; they simply never expected that Warrod, one of the Four Gods of Ishgar, would look like this.
"Haha, just kidding, just kidding!" Warrod saw that the group was stunned again, and then burst into laughter again. He was obviously pleased that his joke had worked.
"This guy really likes to joke around!" Lucy remarked.
At this moment, Warrod showed no trace of the demeanor of a Wizard Saint; he was nothing more than a mischievous old man.
The laughter never stopped.
This left Fairy Tail and the others standing nearby somewhat amused and exasperated.
However, although Warrod seems to have a rather easygoing personality, they all know that Warrod is definitely not as simple as he appears.
As one of the Four Gods of Ishgar, Warrod's strength should not be underestimated.
"Cough~ cough~" Uncle Warrod started coughing from laughing.
"Hey Uncle Warrod, how about we go over the mission details?" Zorn stepped forward and gently patted the uncle's back, trying to ease his cough.
"Hmm~ You are~" Uncle Warrod suddenly raised his head, looked at Zorn with a questioning look, and then asked.
"Thump!" Upon hearing this, the others were so frightened that they fell to the ground, their legs twitching uncontrollably. They never expected that the client would not remember what the person they were working for looked like.
"I'm Zorn, the Fourth Guild Master of Fairy Tail ~" Zorn replied patiently with a helpless smile on his face.
This old man always likes to joke around; it's really both funny and exasperating.
"Haha~ Just kidding, just kidding!" Uncle Warrod laughed again, his laughter hearty and loud, as if it could penetrate the entire room.
A mischievous glint still flickered in his eyes.
"Come with me!" Warrod said with a smile as he walked out the door, his steps light and seemingly full of energy.
Gray and Natsu followed behind, their expressions somewhat helpless.
"This guy's such a pain," Gray muttered under his breath.
Natsu chimed in, "That's right~"
Both of them had droopy eyes.
To be continued~