Fairy Tail: Vector Manipulation

"Mira, a few beers over here."

"Coming."

"Mira, go on a date with me next time." Wakaba smoked as he leered at Mira.

"Oh my, but you..." Mira paused, then with a bang, used Transformation Magic. A plump woman appeared before Wakaba, and Mira continued, "Don't you have a wife?"

Wakaba jumped in fright, rising to his feet and taking a step back. Fear showed on his face as he said, "Don't do this, Mira. Sometimes I just want to have a quiet drink."

Macao teased him from the side. "Wakaba, you've gotten brave. You actually dared to hit on Mira while Chen Fan isn't around."

Wakaba's face grew even more terrified. He dropped to his knees before Macao and said, "Please, for the sake of all these years, don't tell Chen Fan. If he finds out, who knows how he'll mess with me."

"He was joking." Mira smiled. Seeing Wakaba's miserable expression, everyone nearby burst into laughter. It seemed Chen Fan was still quite terrifying in the eyes of the guild members.

"It's about time we went to work." Natsu rested his chin on the table and spoke boredly.

"Yeah, otherwise we won't have any food money." Happy said as he gnawed on a fish beside him. The fish was still alive, and no one knew how he ate it.

"Yeah, it's such a shame that the two million J is gone. Come to think of it, this month's rent is looking a little dangerous." Lucy spoke with a serious expression. Then she ran over to the notice board and carefully searched for a job she could take, but after looking for a long time, she still couldn't find anything suitable.

Mira said from the side, "If there's any job you like, just tell me. The master has gone to attend the regular meeting."

"A regular meeting?"

"The local guild masters gather together for a guild meeting. It's a little different from the Magic Council. The Magic Council exists to maintain all kinds of order in the magic world, and mages who commit crimes are punished by that organization. Below them is the Guild Masters' Alliance, formed by guild masters joining together, which conveys the Magic Council's decisions to their subordinates." Before she could finish, Natsu suddenly said in a grave tone, "If you're not careful, those black-clad guys will show up."

Natsu's sudden words startled Lucy. She said angrily, "Could you not scare me?"

Seeing this, Mira's expression turned somewhat serious as well. "Those black-clad guys really do exist. They're the dark guilds."

"Alright, alright, hurry up and tell us, Lucy. What job are we taking this time?" Natsu said excitedly from the side.

"Why do I have to decide?" Lucy asked, puzzled.

"Last time, we decided what job to take. This time, it's Lucy's turn." Happy said from the side as well.

"That's right, we're a team." Natsu said with a smile.

"What team? Didn't you just need a blonde maid? Besides, that job is already over, so of course the team is disbanded. Disbanded!" Lucy said, though there was hesitation in her voice. I wonder if I can even find any teammates.

"Of course not. We teamed up with Lucy because she's a good person."

Gray, who was sitting nearby, also said, "What are you talking about? You don't have to force yourself into a team. Before long, lots of people will be asking you to join them."

"Gray, your clothes." Kana said while drinking.

"Ah, damn it."

"So annoying," Natsu muttered disdainfully.

"You just said I was annoying, didn't you, flame-brain?" Gray pressed his forehead against Natsu's and snarled.

"You're way more annoying, you perverted bastard."

"Bird-brain."

"Exhibitionist." The two began trading insults.

"You two are so noisy. Lucy, how about joining my little team of love? Tonight, it'll be just the two of us. You're so beautiful. Even with sunglasses on, I can still see how lovely you are. If I looked at you with my naked eyes, I'd surely go blind." Rocky appeared out of nowhere in front of Lucy while Natsu and Gray were arguing, spouting the same lines Chen Fan had long since abandoned.