Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

As a doctor, Hinata Hoshino knew very well that this was a form of self-protection, but he should be fine once the fever subsided by tomorrow!

That night, Hinata Hoshino felt a chill run down his spine. He was always thoughtful, and Erza was in this state; what about her bathing? He couldn't go against the girl's wishes.

"dong dong dong"

"Who is it? Hoshino!"

"Lucy, please help Erza with a bath and a change of clothes."

"Hoshino, can't you do it yourself?"

"Lucy, you've gone astray!"

"Hehe! Okay, but you have to take Erza back with you!"

Lucy smiled at Erza, who tilted her head and deliberately acted cute, making Lucy feel like her girlish heart had been struck.

"Let's go take a nice bath!"

Hinata Hoshino breathed a sigh of relief. The other person was sober and willing, right?

Hearing the sounds of playful banter, I felt a little itchy to join in. I'll go find Juvia later.

The bathroom door was flung open, and Lucy was thrown out. "Take this!"

Hyuga Hoshino instinctively caught it, then Erza unleashed a powerful attack, and that was the end of it.

The Hyuga Hoshino was sunk once again by sugar-coated bullets, not to mention there were four of them.

At dawn, when Hinata Hoshino opened his eyes, Erza was staring straight at him, which made him feel a little lost.

Thinking of Hinata Hoshino, a gentleman, though not exactly upright, he said, "Sorry, Erza."

Erza shook her head. "My wish is simply that Lucy needs an apology from both of us."

Hinata Hoshino sighed softly. The pace of things was a bit too fast. She knocked on the bathroom door, "Hoshino..."

Lucy's gaze darted away, as if she dared not face Hinata Hoshino.

"Sorry!"

"I should be the one apologizing. You and Erza stay at the hotel today and don't go anywhere, especially you."

"I see!"

Separate the spinach leaves and wash them thoroughly. Bring water to a boil in a pot, add salt and cooking oil, then add the spinach and blanch for half a minute. Remove the spinach, drain, and set aside.

Cut the pork liver into slices, add salt and flour and rub to remove the blood. Rinse several times to remove the blood, then drain and pat dry with kitchen paper.

Add ginger slices and flour to the pork liver, mix well and marinate for ten minutes.

Clean the pig's blood thoroughly, cut it into small pieces, put it into boiling water, add ginger slices to remove the fishy smell, blanch for one minute, and then take it out and set aside.

Heat oil in a wok. Once hot, add minced garlic and ginger slices and sauté until fragrant. Then pour in enough water and bring to a boil over high heat. After boiling, add the pork liver and pork blood and cook for three minutes.

Next, add the spinach and goji berries, and continue cooking for one minute. Finally, add salt and chicken bouillon, stir well, and cook until flavorful.

A spinach, pork blood, and pork liver soup is ready. Hinata Hoshino paused, wondering how he was getting more and more skilled.

Hinata Hoshino believed that with just this bowl of soup, defeating the jumping turtle soup would be no problem.

After resting for two more days, the group returned to Fairy Tail. Before leaving, Hyuga Hoshino took out the keys to the eighteen Zodiac Spirits and handed them to Lucy. These were the keys to the remaining twelve Zodiac Spirits.

Consider it a gift.

"Hmph, I, Miss Lucy, will accept it!"

"Natsu, Gray, you two take your time on the road. I'll go ahead with Lucy, Erza, and Juvia."

With one in his left hand, one in his right hand, and one on his back, a configuration that would make others envious, Hyuga Hoshino took to the air and returned to the guild.

"Love! We can only take it one step at a time!"

Chapter 280 Natsu's Challenge, Harvest Festival

"whee……"

"Lisanna, what's wrong with Lucy?"

"Kana, aren't you familiar with this expression? The ring..."

"I see!"

Lucy looked at the Celestial Key with a sense of pride, but then she began to feel dejected.

"My mood changes so fast!"

Cana noticed Lucy's mood change instantly and guessed that she was short of money. "Lucy, take a look at this. It's the Fairy Tail beauty pageant on the day of the Harvest Festival. The first place winner gets 50 J."

"50 J!"

Lucy started imagining how she could pay her rent without worrying about the prize money and even do some shopping. "Great! I'm going to be number one!"

"But Lucy, Hoshino even gave you the Celestial Spirit Key, so why didn't he invite you to stay at his house? I think there are still rooms available."

"Kana, the ring on your hand looks like a gift from Hoshino. Why didn't he propose?"

Lucy's words made Cana blush instantly, and she took a big gulp of her drink.

"Look! Natsu is going to challenge Erza again!"

"How many times has this been done?"

"It seems to be the hundredth time."

Lucy and the others were instantly drawn to the entrance and ran to watch Natsu's challenge. Cana breathed a sigh of relief.

"Erza, I am no longer the person I used to be. The me of today will surely win."

"Oh, Natsu, such high spirits!"

"Hmph, of course! It's from a fire dragon..."

Erza seized the opportunity and punched Natsu in the stomach, knocking him out!

"How weak! You are not worthy to be members of Fairy Tail!"

Laxus made his appearance, still sporting a sour face, which drew dissatisfaction from many people.

Natsu, who had been lying there like a corpse, suddenly sat up and looked at Laxus. "What are you talking about?"

"I said, you're too weak, too weak!"

"The roar of the fire dragon!"

"Raging Volt!"

Hinata Hoshino suddenly barged between them, shouting, "Stop!"

With a single stroke, he extinguished the magic on both of their hands.

"I'll give you face!"

After Laxus finished speaking, he flicked his cloak and left gracefully. Natsu was indignant, but was stopped by Gray and Happy.

"Natsu! Calm down! You're no match for him!"

"Tch, let him go!"

"Alright, alright, he's just a tsundere!"

"Pfft." Mira covered her mouth and chuckled. "That's a very apt description, Hoshino."

Everyone knows Fairy Tail. When Laxus heard that Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord were in conflict, he abandoned his mission and led the Thunder God Society to annihilate a branch of Phantom Lord.

"Just a disobedient grandson!"

"Hey! Laxus is the guild master's grandson?"

Lucy gestured to show the height difference between the two, somewhat surprised. Makarov was about the same height as a child, while Laxus was so tall!

“Yes, Lucy, Laxus used to be proud that his grandfather was Makarov, and that’s what bothers him the most now.”

"I see. When he achieves something, people will say, 'No wonder he's Makarov's grandson,' not, 'No wonder he's Lagersas.' This is just like a child throwing a tantrum!"

"Lucy."

"exist!"

"One truth is that if the world didn't demand that a person grow up, everyone would want to be a child."

Lucy thought of her mother and the various demands her father had placed on her as she grew up, and she fell silent.

"Ah! Then I don't want to grow up either!"

Hinata Hoshino smiled happily and ruffled Wendy's hair. "Little Wendy, as long as I'm here, you don't have to grow up if you don't want to!"

"But..." Wendy looked up but couldn't see Lucy's face. She silently took a few steps back, looked directly at Lucy, and whispered almost inaudibly, "I'm so envious!"

"Hahaha, hahaha..."

Hinata Hoshino laughed until tears almost came out, "It's nothing, your sister Lucy usually has backaches and pains, it's not a good thing!"

Hyuga Hoshino's words earned him a glare from Lucy. Hyuga Hoshino smiled and said, "Lucy, come on, my house is quite big!"

"Huh? Huh? Huh..."

Lucy was carried away in a princess carry, and Lucy asked a series of question marks.

"Didn't you want to participate in a beauty pageant?"

"That's right, but you can't just take me away in front of so many people."

"I've picked out a few outfits, why don't you try them on, and I'll give you my opinion."

Hyuga Hoshino completely ignored Lucy's complaints and took out a bunch of clothes to show Lucy.

"Gothic Lolita?"

"Dah!"

Lucy looked at the Gothic Lolita style clothing, then looked down and said, "I feel like I'm having trouble breathing."

"How could that be? It should be just right. I measured it myself. My eyes are my ruler, even Ollivander agrees."

"It was clearly measured by hand. Also, who is Ollivander?"