She complained softly.
Mirajane heard her muttering and walked over with a smile.
"Haha, everyone hasn't worked for a long time, so money is a little tight."
She explained gently.
Lucy looked around and found that the always elusive figure was missing.
"Speaking of which, why haven't you seen Loke?"
she asked curiously.
Hearing this, Mirajane blinked narrowly and lightly touched Lucy's arm with his elbow.
"Oh my, our Lucy, is he completely fascinated by Loke?"
Her teasing tone made Lucy's cheeks turn red.
"No, no!"
Lucy waved his hands in panic and hurriedly denied it.
She took out the lost bunch of Celestial Spirit Key from her pocket, with sincere gratitude on her face.
"I just want to solemnly thank him for helping me get such an important thing back."
"Okay, okay, I understand."
Mirajane covered his mouth and chuckled.
"I will tell him for you."
At this moment, a tall and oppressive figure slowly walked in from the entrance of the construction site.
He was wearing a fur-collared coat, with short blond hair standing on end, and a look of arrogance on his face that was incompatible with the joyful atmosphere around him.
It's Laxus.
Lu Chongwei caught a glimpse of him, took the initiative to walk over with a glass of juice.
"Hey, Laxus, are you willing to come back?"
He said hello lazily.
Laxus ignored him, went straight to a relatively intact table and sat down, looking around at the messy ruins, frowning.
"Humph, it's really embarrassing."
He snorted coldly, his tone full of undisguised contempt.
"The guild was broken down like this by people like Phantom Lord. It's really embarrassing and humiliating."
Lu Chongwei sat down opposite him and took a sip of juice.
"You destroyed several branches of Phantom Lord by yourself, so your anger should be gone, right?"
"Who said I was doing it for the guild!"
Laxus was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, its fur suddenly exploded, and its voice suddenly rose in pitch.
"I'm just unhappy with those bastards! Besides, Mystogan already told me this little thing, so I don't need you to remind me!"
He retorted stiffly, but his eyes drifted away unconsciously.
Laxus glanced at everyone present irritably, and his eyes finally fell on the Levy trio who were discussing the mission not far away.
"There are just too many weak guys like them in the guild, so they are looked down upon by people like Phantom Lord!"
His voice was not loud, but full of vitriol and sharpness.
"Being beaten without the ability to fight back is simply a shame for Fairy Tail!"
Levy The faces of the three people instantly turned pale, and they lowered their heads, their eyes full of humiliation.
Laxus's eyes turned to Lucy on the other side, and his tone became even colder.
"And you, woman, after all, you are the culprit of this incident!"
This accusation was like a sharp knife, piercing Lucy's heart.
The self-blame and guilt that she had just calmed down surged up again at this moment, and her face instantly lost all color.
"Laxus!"
A hand suddenly grabbed his arm, interrupting his next words.
Lu Chongwei didn't know when he had stood up, his eyes as calm as water.
"The matter has passed. No one is right or wrong."
"Humph, it's over?"
Laxus slammed his hand away, stood up, and looked down at him condescendingly.
"In my opinion, being weak is itself a kind of original sin!"
"What are you talking about, bastard!"
Natsu couldn't listen any longer and rushed forward roaring.
His fist was instantly wrapped with blazing flames, and with the Heat's air wave, it hit Laxus's face hard.
However, Laxus sneered disdainfully.
"Too slow."
The second before his fist was about to hit, his body suddenly turned into a golden lightning, disappeared instantly, and appeared several meters away.
Natsu punched away and looked at the uninjured figure in shock.
"With your level, you still want to fight with me?"
Laxus crossed his arms and said contemptuously.
He didn't take Natsu seriously at all. He looked past him and looked directly at Lu Chongwei, with crazy ambition flashing in his eyes.
"Listen, when I inherit this guild, the first thing I will do is to eradicate all the weak guys!"
His voice echoed over the entire construction site, full of unquestionable arrogance.
"I want to create the strongest guild in history! Only the strong are qualified to stay in Fairy Tail!"
Lu Chongwei's eyes turned completely cold at this moment.
He stared at Laxus and said word for word clearly:
"The guild is everyone's home, not just your tool."
"If you have this intention, then I will stop you."
The moment the words fell.
Two completely different terrifying magical powers collided like two ancient behemoths awakening from their slumber!
An invisible storm centered on the two of them and swept across suddenly!
The surrounding tables, chairs and benches were as fragile as paper in front of this force, and were instantly blown away and torn to pieces!
Not far away, Lucy covered her mouth in horror. She felt a suffocating and terrifying pressure falling from the sky. Even the air was sucked out, leaving her unable to breathe.
Laxus snorted coldly, and the thunder around him emitted a harsh explosion.
He turned around slowly, his cloak rustling in the strong wind.
"Lu Chongwei, you disappoint me so much."
Laxus turned his head sideways, with an almost pity-like mockery in the corner of his eye.
His tall back casts a long shadow in the sun, revealing an aloofness that repels people thousands of miles away.
"Being bound by a group of weak companions, this false gentleness will only grind your teeth."
Laxus stepped on the gravel, and each step was extremely heavy.
He waved his hand without looking back, his tone full of disdain for the current situation of the guild.
"With this heavy burden, you will never be able to defeat me in this life."
Lu Chongwei stood there, looking still lazy, and even took out a carton of milk from his arms.
He bit open the straw and took a slow sip.
"Laxus, you made a mistake."
Lu Chongwei raised his head, his eyes became deep.
He felt the concerned looks from his companions around him and smiled.
"Companies are never a constraint, but a reason to make me stronger."
Laxus paused for a moment, then let out an arrogant laugh.
"Then wait until the day I take over the guild and see how much of your so-called reasons you have left!"
With a flash of lightning, Laxus's figure disappeared at the end of the construction site.
Lucy stared blankly at the direction Laxus was leaving, and it took him a long while to find his voice.
"Who... is that person? He's speaking too arrogantly!"