Charging Toward the Top of the Tower

After confirming that she had left the danger zone, Miss Lucy began her true calling.

"Juvia?!"

"How did you get here?"

"Juvia naturally came with Lord Gray! (Rain Woman, her eyes full of blissful hearts)"

"Gray?!"

Seeing the strange gleam in Golden Softie's eyes, Rain Woman's expression instantly darkened.

"Love rival!!! (Juvia, her face black as coal, drawing little circles with both hands)"

"No way!!! (Lucy protesting with all her might)"

"Hey, do you two have time to chat? Can't you deal with this noise-maker first?"

Hearing the shout, the two girls looked toward its source and immediately saw Xiao Ou suppressing Vidarudas with one hand. (Ahem... you know, peanuts need to be shelled, so Xiao Ou only used one hand to suppress Guitar Man.)

"Hey, hey... love rival, who's this big shot?"

"He is..."

"Hehe... I couldn't tell, love rival, but you're pretty charming! (Rain Woman poking Golden Softie's waist with her elbow, wearing a lecherous grin)"

"He's Miss Erza's senior brother, August! It's not what you think at all!!! (Lucy, her face bright red, stomping and shouting)"

Faced with the Queen of Complaints' explanation, Rain Woman said nothing and merely kept covering her mouth as she snickered.

"You..."

Golden Softie's laughing curse froze in her throat before she could finish it. Then she and Rain Woman realized they had appeared right in front of Guitar Man.

"Come on, little ones!"

After that cheer filled with masculine charm, piercing rock music crashed into their ears like a flood.

"I seriously can't take this anymore. Why is it getting more and more grating?"

"Really? Juvia thinks it has quite a nice rhythm!"

"Hehe... I'm speechless at your taste!"

"Do you two have time to talk about that right now?"

"Hm?"

As the two girls wondered about the supervising big shot's