Projecting Etherion (Part 1)

"Milliana, hurry up and tell us what exactly Natsu did. How did he turn into takoyaki? (Golden Softie, her gossiping soul ablaze)"

Hearing the question in her heart, the orange-haired little kitty who was hurrying along raised her head and recalled for a moment before slowly saying in her mind, "After sending Ail-chin to the dungeon, Woolie and I returned to our rooms separately. Later, I went out for something to eat because I was hungry. When I came back to my room, I saw a cute Meow Meow floating near my door."

"Cute? Milliana, are you serious? (Golden Softie, cheeks puffed up)"

"Actually... Happy is pretty cute when he doesn't talk! (Erza)"

"Mhm... I agree! (Xiao Ou)"

"Fine... then what happened?"

"Well... Ail-chin and the others know this. I have absolutely no resistance to Meow Meows, so I immediately threw myself into Meow Meow's embrace."

"Um... even though I really don't want to praise that Natsu guy, his nose is seriously amazing. There's no way someone could get that close without him noticing, right? (Queen of Complaints)"

"Mhm... At the time, he had a cute Meow Meow mask over his head and was completely focused on a moving Meow Meow toy, so he didn't notice me."

"So that's how it was! (Erza, rubbing her chin)"

"Still doesn't make sense. Even if he couldn't smell you, Natsu should have heard your footsteps, right? (Golden Softie)"

"I never said I was walking on the ground! (the orange-haired Meow Meow blinking her little eyes nonstop)"

"Y-You weren't walking on the ground?! (Lucy, Erza)"

"Oh... right. Back then, this girl pestered me endlessly to teach her flight magic. I couldn't stand having a mosquito buzzing around my ears anymore, so I taught her!"

"Xiao Ou-chan, I'm getting mad!"

"Ahem... Let's get back to