Battle of the Three Dragons

"Hmm?"

Looking up in the direction of the airflow, the bartender girl tossed aside the barrel in her hands and complained speechlessly, "Who the hell is this guy? How is he even more of a show-off than Old Suo?"

"He really is a show-off! (Bickslow, freshly baptized in booze)"

Hearing the commotion behind her, the smiling bartender girl slowly walked over to him.

"Hey, are you done yet?!"

"Smack!"

The armored man lying flat did not get crushed beneath a mountain. Instead, he was yanked upright by tremendous force.

"Hehe... now you can take me to find Laxus, right?"

Driven by instinct, Bickslow's lips twitched twice, but just as the word "no" reached his mouth, reason suddenly stopped him.

"Phew... Laxus, I really can't drink anymore. I'm sorry!"

After steadying his emotions, the armored man raised his right hand and pointed in a direction.

"Hehe... you got lucky, kid!"

With that, the bartender girl put away the silver wine bottle in her hand, hooked an arm around Bickslow's neck, and staggered toward where Laxus was.

"Big Sister, I'm fine. Go defeat Laxus already!"

Looking at her younger brother, whose face was twisted in pain, the demon smiled and said softly, "It's fine. The Master and the others will definitely find a way to locate and defeat Laxus!"

"Ahhh~~"

The moment the demon finished speaking, a black shadow wrapped in a whirlwind screamed as it vanished over their heads.

"Um... (the dumbfounded Manly man)"

"I don't know who that was, but one thing's certain—they're reinforcements!"

"Huh???"

This time, the demon did not explain. She merely gave a faint smile and continued toward her destination.

"Mira-sis, explain it to me!"

"Hehe. (the white-haired older sister shaking her head with a faint smile)"

"Don't be like that, Big Sister!"

"Hehe."

"Waaah... Big