The next day Fairy Tail Fairy Tail
Early in the morning, the Fairy Tail was still noisy and bustling, as the renovations were progressing smoothly.
"Ah, I don't know what kind of task it is."
Lucy was carefully selecting from the task list, feeling quite troubled and unsure of which option to choose. Meanwhile, Natsu and Happy were having a great time, and Gray was sitting at the bar enjoying a drink, all of them reaping the benefits of the task without lifting a finger.
"Lucy, choose this one, the mission reward is very high."
"But this..."
"Hey, Loke, what are you doing here now?"
Lucy turned to look at Loke, who had recovered and returned to the Human World so quickly, and exclaimed in surprise.
The other Fairy Tail members immediately gathered around, since they had learned the general situation the night before. Given Loke's condition, he would need to stay in the Celestial Spirit World for a long time to recover.
"Ouch~... Bang!"
Natsu immediately charged over from a distance, breathing fire, wanting to duel Loke. However, as he passed the task board, he was tripped by Lucy's outstretched foot, and with a whoosh, he slid past Loke and Gray, crashing into a pile of debris.
"Loke, how are you? Have you recovered?"
"I'm feeling a bit better, but I still wanted to come and say hello to everyone! Especially Lucy!"
After Gray inquired about Loke's health, Loke, feeling rather embarrassed, reported his condition to everyone. However, when he uttered his last sentence, he gazed at Lucy with deep affection.
Such a deep and affectionate gaze made Lucy blush, and she was a little afraid to meet Loke's eyes.
But less than a second later, Happy appeared next to Lucy, covering his mouth and chuckling. "So they really are having an affair, Lucy!!"
"Happy, be normal, don't talk like that." Lucy was speechless at Happy's words; he had definitely picked up Natsu's bad habits.
"That's how it is, Lucy. Let's go and plan our future!" Loke scooped Lucy up in a princess carry in a flash, and, following Happy's teasing, prepared to leave the Fairy Tail's temporary location.
"Wishing you happiness, Lucy, Loke!!" The Fairy Tail members, not wanting to miss out on the fun, continued to cheer from behind, causing Lucy to shyly and playfully struggle in Loke's arms. "Okay, okay, put me down!"
"Ah, that's great! I'd like a Celestial Spirit too."
"What kind of Celestial Spirit do you want, Natsu?" Happy flapped its little wings and stretched out its short little arms, echoing Natsu's fantasy.
"Dragon, only then can I try my Dragon Slayer Magic."
Natsu stood there, expressing the fervor of his dream to the sky, while Happy and the rest of the Fairy Tail members clapped and cheered.
"Natsu, the Celestial Spirit aren't people you can test your strength against."
"Um?"
"That means the Celestial Spirit exist to express love!" Loke, through Zorn's words, expressed his own feelings to Lucy and refuted Natsu's statement.
"Enough, Loke. I understand your intentions. You can go back now. Your body hasn't recovered yet, has it?" Lucy placed her hand between their faces, stopping Loke from taking any further action.
"Zorn, Cana, you're here." Gray greeted the two who came in together.
"Ah! Hmm, good morning. Ah, I'm still a little sleepy."
Good morning, everyone.
Zorn greeted everyone while yawning, then went to the bar to ask Lisanna for two glasses of milk. The other Lisanna had been taken away on a mission by Mirajane and Elfman, so she was working as a waitress at the Fairy Tail today.
"Oh, love, I understand, is it the love between partners?"
After thinking for a while, Natsu seemed to have an epiphany, clapped his hands, and spoke out his understanding.
"Well, you're right!" Zorn finished the last sip of milk and nodded in agreement with Natsu.
Suddenly, a flock of sparrows flew across the sky, making several cackling sounds of varying lengths. These sounds caused Zorn, who had been chatting and laughing with the others, to change his expression, though it was done very subtly, and no one around him noticed.
"Zorn, come here..." Loke suddenly reached out and beckoned to Zorn, as if avoiding Cana, deliberately waving at Zorn from Cana's blind spot.
"Well, I originally planned to have a banquet at the Fairy Tail with everyone to properly thank you for your care, but these two are specially reserved for you." Loke took out the travel tickets from his pocket and handed them to Zorn.
"This is?"
"These are tickets for a special couples' resort hotel, my personal collection. It's a tourist Sacred Ground," Loke whispered in Zorn's ear.
Upon hearing this, Zorn's heart stirred, and he immediately gripped the bills in his hand tightly. To Loke, this was a look of tension on Zorn's face, and Loki secretly rejoiced, thinking that his arrangements were perfectly reasonable.
However, Zorn was thinking about something else. He had just received a message from Ultear that the Magic Council had received a set of photos, and the scene in the photos was highly suspected by the Magic Council to be the island of the Tower of Heaven.
However, in Zorn's view, this news meant that Jellal's Tower of Heaven had already been built, and the next step would definitely be to take action against Erza. Moreover, at this time, they must be preparing to advocate for the use of Etherion by the Magic Council.
"Thank you, Loke."
You're welcome, haha, I'm rooting for you!
Loke gave Zorn a thumbs up, then ran to Lucy's side to offer his thanks. He even loudly announced in the Fairy Tail that a banquet would be held, and that he Loke the Prince on the White Horse, would pay for everything.
The Fairy Tail members cheered.
"Let's have a banquet! Let's have a banquet!"
Zorn, however, was lost in thought, staring at the two tickets in his hand. Just then, a carrier pigeon flew over from afar, delivering a mission notification from the Magic Council to Zorn.
"The Magic Council will hold a meeting in three days to assign tasks. Please attend on time!!"
--Separator--
Magic Council Headquarters...
"Jellal, your plan is almost complete! Now all that's left is for the Council Member to use their Etherion!!"
"Don't worry, Ur, it's simple. Just let some photos that shouldn't be leaked get out, and those idiots in the Magic Council will automatically fall into the trap."
"That would be perfect."
"Okay, the game is about to start..."
To be continued~