Fire Dragon Knight Appears

"Heh... Underwear Prince, I never thought even you could be reliable sometimes!"

Gray showed no emotion at his old rival's praise.

"Don't get too excited. I got this information three days ago, so I have no idea what the situation is like now!"

Ignoring the useless details, the Fire Dragon impatiently pressed, "All right... all right, get to the point!"

"There's a mountain thirty-six kilometers southwest of here. Someone reportedly heard a dragon's roar nearby, and others even claimed to have seen a dragon flying through the sky."

The moment Gray finished speaking, Natsu and Wendy's pupils turned red.

"Mr. Natsu!!!"

"Yeah!"

Just as he was about to leave, the Fire Dragon suddenly called out to the Iron Block leaning against a tree. "Gajeel, aren't you coming?"

"Tch! If that guy left me on his own, why should I worry about him? Besides, haven't we been fooled by this plenty of times over the years?"

"Wendy, this guy's right! (Sherry)"

"Oh my... oh my, I never expected Sherry to be just as dishonest as Gajeel! (The demon with a knowing smile all over her face)"

"Yeah! A manly man should act like a manly man!"

"Hmph! None of your business! (The tsundere Iron Dragon left)"

"Honestly! Don't come crying later!"

Though she said that, Byakko's body still moved uncontrollably to the Sky Witch's side.

"Big dummy, aren't you going to join the fun? (Yellow Meow Meow waggling her eyebrows)"

Normally, Happy would have immediately struck back at his old rival's provocation. But now Natsu—and his dearly beloved little beauty—were setting off, so Happy could only roll his eyes at her before silently following along.

However, as they brushed past each other, Blue Meow Meow sent an almost imperceptible whisper into her ear.

"You idiot, don't think you can succeed just