Fairy Tail: I'm Not the Most Terrifying Mage

As the three walked out of the guild, Asuka shared her observations of the day: "Natsu and Lucy kissed today."

"Huh? Lucy is amazing." Bisca said with a smile. She immediately concluded that it was Lucy who took the initiative. As for Natsu, it was impossible for him to be interested in kissing.

Then—Bisca reached behind her back and gave Lucy a thumbs-up.

Lucy: “.”

The three of them left the guild chatting and laughing.

Guild: "." Silence!

Until the Alzak family had gone far away.

The guild erupted in chaos.

"What's going on with you two?!"

First up is Erza, who instantly gets right up to his face.

"Huh? That Natsu actually..." Wendy was shocked.

"Harby, what happened?" Xia Lulu immediately went to Harby to ask what was going on.

"Natsu—you actually ran away!" Gray went even further, punching Natsu and sending him flying.

"What's it to you, you bastard!" Natsu was furious and kicked Gray away.

"Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?" Juvia was immediately shocked. After a moment, she used her brute force to push Erza aside and asked, "Lucy, what happened? What happened? You did it?"

"Natsu—why are you throwing a tantrum?! This is clearly a good thing!"

"Damn it, you've really gotten a huge benefit!"

"I didn't expect Natsu to be the fastest!"

"Ah-ah-"

"What are you yelling about, Wakaba?"

"I really want to kiss a young girl too!"

"Disgusting old man, shut up!"

"Romeo, you little rascal, you know absolutely nothing!"

"Just a heads-up, Romeo has a girlfriend."

"Wallian! You promised me you wouldn't tell anyone!"

"Romeo, how could you not tell your father about something so important! What's that girl's name? What's her surname? What's her status? Commoner? Noblewoman? Merchant? Mage? Local or from out of town? What does she look like? Blonde or redhead? How much education has she received? Gentle or feisty?"

That's why I don't want to tell you.

"Gray, Natsu is open! Quick, right hook!"

"Speaking of which, Natsu's words seem unlikely; there must be something going on."

"Of course! It wasn't Lucy who took the initiative. That guy is as solid as a rock, how could he possibly realize it!"

Lucy: "." She wanted to cry but couldn't!

Why does everyone think she took the initiative?

She was truly forced into this situation!

"enough!"

Natsu kicked Gray to the ground, furious. Clenching his fists, he said, "You bunch of guys, don't underestimate me!"

"I'm not an idiot like Gray!"

"I know what a kiss means!"

That's the situation today—

With that, Natsu stormed off to Lucy.

He shoved Juvia aside, who was blocking his way.

Juvia was completely bewildered. Before she knew it, she tripped and was about to fall to the ground, but luckily Gray reacted quickly and caught her.

Natsu grabbed a bewildered Lucy and then confronted her.

'Click——'

The entire guild stared wide-eyed, their jaws agape.

Even the usually aloof Laxus rubbed his eyes in a rather comical way.

"Humph!"

Natsu snorted angrily, grabbed Lucy's hand, and started walking out, saying, "Lucy, let's go. Don't talk to a bunch of idiots who look down on me!"

Lucy was still caught up in what had just happened and hadn't come to her senses when Natsu pulled her out the door.

"Wait, Natsu, you—" Lucy was about to speak, but seeing Natsu's serious look, she immediately swallowed her words.

perhaps

This is not a misunderstanding.

"Natsu, what do you think?" Lucy finally asked.

Natsu paused for a moment, then said, "I will only do this to Lucy, and Lucy is only allowed to do this to me."

Lucy was completely dumbfounded.

She looked at Natsu and noticed for the first time that his usually direct gaze was now evasive.

Yes--

Natsu's eyes darted to the side, avoiding eye contact with Lucy.

That Natsu actually

Combining his words, Lucy suddenly understood.

turn out to be--

She's the one I've never understood!

So Natsu is a shy guy too.

Natsu is known for being straightforward, yet on this matter, he beats around the bush and avoids answering the question directly.

Of course, it's not a direct answer to the question—

He cited Abbey Green and Elfman as examples, but refused to say it was because they were a couple.

He cited Gajeel and Levy as examples, saying that their ambiguous relationship was common knowledge.

He even said that he was allowed to do this to Lucy, and that Lucy was allowed to be the one he did this to.

Even after all that, he still wouldn't say those words—"I like Lucy."

Is it because he didn't realize it?

Do not--

He realized it, but he was too shy.

“Natsu.” Lucy smiled, a smile of complete relaxation.

She nodded and said, "Then it's a deal."

"Hmm!" Natsu then grinned, revealing his large front teeth, his smile innocent and cheerful.

"Sigh—" Lucy sighed again.

These guys in the guild are really difficult to deal with.

Natsu is shy, Gray is slow, Laxus is arrogant, and Yefrit is lazy.

Really.

Each of them is decisive enough in other respects.

Why are they all so contradictory in this regard?

After dinner.

Yefrit and Mirajane head to the town's orphanage.

"Thank you so much for your help." The dean said somewhat apologetically.

Because the orphanage doesn't have much money, it would be difficult to resolve the matter by directly submitting a request to the Mage Guild—the payment is low, but the difficulty is not low.

Fortunately, Mirajane took the job privately, only accepting a token amount of money.

“It’s alright,” Mirajane said with a smile. “I’m often taken care of by you all. In fact, it’s not just me; everyone would help if they knew.”

"I know you Fairy Tail kids, you're all good children," the headmaster said. "By the way, have you eaten yet? Or shall we begin?"

“…” Mirajane did not answer immediately, but looked at Yefrit.

She couldn't come up with a solution herself, so everything else depended on what Yefrit did.

“Just act normally, don’t put pressure on the children,” Yefrit said. “We’ve already eaten, so let’s get started, but no lecturing. You can all leave the rest to me.”

After saying that, Yefrit raised her hand, and a stack of cards appeared in her palm.

"Kids, does anyone want to see a magic show?"

"I!"

Everyone wanted to see a magic show.

Yefried's magic shows are truly captivating—he never uses fixed magic routines when performing magic in conjunction with deception, so each performance is something new, always surprising the audience.

“Yeflit really is,” the headmaster remarked, “very popular with the children.”

“Yes.” Mirajane nodded, a hint of pride on her face.

“I can’t speak for others, but Yefried will definitely be an excellent father,” the dean said with a smile.

Mirajane smiled without saying a word.

Yefried performed a magic show for the children, which they thoroughly enjoyed.