"Let me out! Let me ooout!!"
Natsu's full-throated roars echoed through the Fairy Tail guildhall.
He had been transformed into a little lizard by magic and trapped inside a magical container, unable to escape, with stray sparks still sputtering from his mouth.
"Stop shouting, Natsu!" Lisanna planted her hands on her hips and snapped at the fire lizard in the bottle.
"Let me out of this damn thing! Blanc got arrested, didn't he? That weird frog took him away, didn't he?! I'm gonna tear that Magic Council place down!!"
"That's exactly why we can't let you out!"
Lisanna sighed helplessly, crouched down, and poked Natsu.
"If we let you out, you'll run straight to the Magic Council and cause trouble. You'll end up behind bars before you even get Blanc out."
"N-no way..." Natsu guiltily turned his head aside, his voice suddenly dwindling.
Sitting nearby, Gray furrowed his brow and was the first to voice his doubts.
"Questioning him about the damage caused during the Eisenwald incident..."
"Heh. Did I hear that right?"
"Have those old geezers at the Magic Council lost their minds?"
The more he thought about it, the more absurd it seemed. He slammed a hand on the table and sprang to his feet.
"We caused all that damage, didn't we? Did Blanc have anything to do with any of it from start to finish? Why did they take him, of all people?!"
Erza, who had been sitting nearby in thought, paused briefly before saying gravely,
"They mentioned it already, didn't they? He's also suspected of destroying Lullaby."
"But didn't he also save the Guild Masters in Clover Town?!" Mirajane walked over with a tray, her usually gentle face filled with confusion and indignation.
"With an achievement like that, even if they just let his merits cancel