Inside the station, the strongest team had already regrouped in the lobby, but they were helpless against the impenetrable Demon Wind Barrier.
"Aye! Lucy, I remembered!" Happy suddenly raised a paw and cried out.
"What now?" Lucy asked irritably.
Happy rummaged through his bag for a while before finally pulling out a golden Celestial Spirit Key:
"This! Virgo's key!"
At the sight of it, Lucy grabbed Happy's little cheeks and kneaded them furiously.
"Happy, you little thief! How could you just take someone else's things?!"
"Ow, ow, ow... I didn't! Virgo gave it to me herself and asked me to pass it on to you."
"She said Duke Everlue had been arrested, so their contract was automatically canceled. She came all the way to our house to say she wanted to make a new contract with you."
"I'm happy to hear that, but this isn't the time! We need to figure out how to get out of here!"
"But..."
"You're so annoying, Happy! You're a cat, so just sit quietly on the sidelines and meow!"
Happy struggled free of Lucy's clutches and said pitifully:
"Virgo can dig underground. I was trying to say she could take us underneath the Demon Wind Barrier..."
Natsu, Gray, and Erza all turned their heads at once.
"What?!"
"Really?"
Lucy froze for a moment, then her eyes lit up. She scooped Happy into a hug. "Wow! Happy, you're amazing! Why didn't you say so sooner?!"
Happy rolled his eyes and mumbled indistinctly, "You kept squeezing my cheeks. How was I supposed to say anything...?"
"All right, all right, give me the key!"
Lucy snatched the golden key, proudly puffing out her chest as fierce confidence blazed in her eyes:
*Hehehe, at last, the great Lucy's moment to shine has arrived! Time to show what I