"Spit it out! How did you end up here?"
After taking down the giant beast and absorbing its magic, Ul had finally recovered a little of his strength. He looked at Natsu beside him with an exasperated expression and asked.
Natsu, who had been grimacing and rubbing his lower back, and Happy beside him suddenly heard Ul's question. Their faces stiffened, and the boy and cat guiltily looked away, stammering, "Well... um... ahahaha!"
Ul: "..."
"Don't tell me you snuck over here?"
Natsu: [Σ(°△°|||)︴]
Happy: [Σ(°Д°;]
"We just happened to overhear Grandpa saying Levy was in danger, so we snuck out..." Natsu pursed his lips slightly and glanced to the side, explaining in a quiet voice.
"Aye!" Happy added.
"Pfft—" Levy couldn't help covering her mouth and giggling at the strange expressions on Natsu and Happy's faces.
Seeing how guilty the boy and cat looked, Ul was speechless.
He'd pretty much figured out what had happened!
It looked like Makarov had been worried about their safety, so he'd deliberately let Natsu hear about them...
Fairy Tail's principle was "the lives of your comrades come above all else"!
But there were some things you couldn't make too obvious. For example:
When it came to jobs, if a guild member encountered danger while on a mission, Makarov, as guild master, couldn't use the guild's name to send help. After all, a Mage's work came with all kinds of dangers. If the guild had to come to the rescue every time someone was in trouble, it would hinder the growth of both the Mages themselves and the guild.
Still, although he couldn't send help in the guild's name, there was nothing wrong with a guild member acting on his own!
If Ul remembered correctly,
at the beginning of the original story, Makarov had