Erza the Disciplinary Committee Member

Just then, a shirtless man walked over.

"You really don't need to feel troubled. There are plenty of people in the guild who'd want to team up with you."

Cana suddenly reminded him, "Gray, your clothes?"

"Ah! Since when?!"

Natsu looked at Gray impatiently. "Ah, so annoying."

Gray was immediately displeased.

"You flaming bastard, did you just say I'm annoying?!"

"You super-annoying pervert!"

"Huh?" Gray said, then slammed his forehead into Natsu's with an annoyed look.

"You wanna fight?!"

"Heh! Just what I wanted."

The two started arguing just like that.

At that moment, Loke slowly walked over and put an arm around Lucy's shoulders.

"Lucy, how about forming a team of love with me? Tonight, perhaps?"

Lucy had already rejected Loke's whole act when she had first joined the guild.

"Huh?!"

"I think you're truly beautiful. Even sunglasses can't hide your charm."

Just as Loke was about to continue his romantic offensive, he suddenly noticed the keys hanging at Lucy's waist.

His expression abruptly changed.

"Th-that... you're a Celestial Spirit Mage?"

Happy came over to explain, "Aye~ And there are crabs and cows too."

Loke looked utterly regretful. "Oh~ I never expected fate to toy with people like this. I'm sorry, our team of love is hereby disbanded."

With that, he ran out of the guild crying at top speed.

Lucy was speechless. =_= "We never even started, okay?"

Mirajane said, "Loke doesn't seem to be very good at dealing with Celestial Spirit Mages. I heard he was hurt by one in the past."

Lucy then glanced at Ye Yang, who was lying there like some old master, watching Natsu and Gray argue.

"I'm really jealous of you. You get to lounge around like some old master and have endless money coming in without doing any jobs."

Mirajane explained, "He's different from everyone else. He only does a few jobs a year."

"I know. The way he is, he'd be fine even if he never did another job in his life."

Mirajane clearly realized that Lucy had misunderstood. Just as she was about to explain, she saw Loke run into the guild from outside in a panic.

"B-bad news! Erza is back!!"

The once-lively guild immediately fell silent upon hearing that Erza had returned.

Natsu and Gray, who had been arguing, instantly looked as though they had seen a ghost, while Ye Yang chose to play dead.

Lucy looked around in confusion.

"Erza? I think I heard Natsu mention her before."

"Why does it feel like everyone in the guild is afraid of her?"

"Who exactly is she?"

Natsu panicked. "She's a monster!"

Gray chimed in, "She's a devil!"

Their words only made Lucy more curious.

Mirajane explained, "Don't listen to their nonsense. Erza is currently Fairy Tail's strongest female mage."

⊙ω⊙ "The strongest?! What kind of person is she?"

At that moment, everyone in the guild turned toward the entrance. Suddenly, powerful tremors came from the ground. As the sound drew closer, everyone grew increasingly nervous.

Lucy even began imagining what kind of monster Erza might be.

Outside the guild, a figure carrying a massive object in one hand appeared ahead.

Boom! "Is the Guild Master here?"

⊙ω⊙ "She's so beautiful!"

Mirajane explained, "The Guild Master went out to attend a routine meeting."

"I see."

Her slightly disappointed expression vanished at once.

"You lot have caused trouble for the Guild Master again! I heard all about it while I was out on a job!"

Erza immediately began berating several guild members.

When her gaze fell on Natsu and Gray, the two were drenched in sweat and clung tightly to each other.

Gray said, "E-Erza, Natsu and I are really good friends today."

Natsu said, "Aye~"

"Mm, very good. Friends may fight sometimes, but I still like seeing you get along peacefully."

She then looked at Ye Yang, who was lying in a chair pretending to be dead.

"You're getting lazier and lazier. You know that makes it easy to set a bad example for newcomers, right?"

What Ye Yang hated most was being lectured.

"Yes, yes, my fault, my fault. It won't happen again."

Erza nodded in satisfaction.

"Come do a job with me tomorrow."

"Yes, yes—huh?! A job?"

Erza gave Ye Yang no chance to refuse and simply left the guild carrying the horn.

Lucy was still confused. Why was everyone so afraid of such a beautiful person? "What exactly is going on?"

Mirajane explained, "Natsu once challenged Erza to a duel, and she beat him up badly."

"Gray was caught by Erza without any clothes on, so he got taught a lesson too."

"And Loke got beaten up badly because he once pursued Erza."

Lucy asked curiously, "What about Ye Yang? Did she beat him up badly too?"

Mirajane shook her head. "No. Ye Yang has become increasingly lazy these past few years, only managing a few commissions a year. Whenever Erza sees him, she lectures him nonstop."

"And what he hates most is someone nagging in his ear without end. San Mao is one, and Erza is another."

"I see. Then who's San Mao?"

"Emmm, if I calculate the timing, you'll be meeting her very soon."

"I see."

After seeing Erza leave, the guild members began discussing it.

"Did you hear that just now? Erza actually asked Ye Yang for help!"

"Yeah, yeah! Could they be planning to conquer some country?"

"I think they're going to make a move against the Magic Council."

The more they talked, the more outrageous it became, leaving Lucy completely stunned. She then looked at Ye Yang, who had returned to his usual state.

"Is this guy really that strong?"

In her memory, Ye Yang had only made a move once. A powerful golden light had instantly wiped out the entire enemy group. He was indeed strong, but Lucy had only thought Ye Yang was on the same level as Natsu.

What she did not know was that the golden light that looked like a finishing move had merely been a casual strike from Ye Yang.

Early the next morning, Magnolia Station.

Ye Yang, who had been woken up early by Erza, walked along with an exhausted expression.

Suddenly, as if he had noticed something, his gaze turned toward the pillar behind him.

"We've been found out!"

"It's all Natsu's fault. Why were you moving around?"

"How can you blame me? Lucy was clearly too fat!"

"What did you say?! Where am I fat?"

Just as the three began arguing, a figure appeared in front of them.

The three humans and one cat slowly raised their heads and saw Erza's stern expression.

"Why are you all here?"

Cold sweat slowly ran down the faces of the three humans and one cat.

Happy flew directly onto Ye Yang's head.

"Boss, Natsu dragged me here."

Lucy froze on the spot. "Those are all my lines!"

That was right. Lucy had been sleeping peacefully at home when Natsu had dragged her over.