Mavis refused to buy that flimsy excuse at all.
Without even looking up, she let out a heavy huff and shifted to the side.
Keeping the back of her head pointed at Lu Chongwei, she made her tsundere silent treatment abundantly clear.
Out of options, Lu Chongwei turned and frantically mouthed pleas for help at Makarov and Laxus.
But the old man and the young man instantly reached a bizarre unspoken agreement, both opting to stand by and watch.
Makarov turned his head aside, his eyes plainly conveying: Clean up your own mess. I'm not getting involved.
Laxus was even more direct. Expressionless, he took three large steps back and crossed his arms, completely distancing himself from the matter.
"Good grief, you two sure know how to be loyal..."
Faced with the reality that no one would help him, Lu Chongwei took a deep breath and could only bite the bullet and salvage things himself.
He moved in front of Mavis and looked at her adorable puffed-cheek face, tear tracks still lingering on it.
His mind frantically searched through every joke he had accumulated in his previous life.
"First Master, don't be mad anymore. How about I tell you a joke?" Lu Chongwei forced a smile.
Mavis tilted her head slightly and secretly peeked at him through her fingers, letting out a muffled hum.
"I don't want to hear a joke."
"Just one. If it's not funny, you can keep being mad."
Lu Chongwei cleared his throat and began acting it out with his hands and feet.
"Once upon a time, a little rabbit went fishing by the river. On the first day, it caught nothing and went home empty-handed."
"On the second day, it still caught nothing. Then, on the third day, just as it cast its line, a