A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Not to mention the others, even Kira was extremely shocked at this moment. He stared blankly in the direction of Natsu and Lucy, only to see:

Golden sunlight streamed through the square window, illuminating the figures of the two standing face to face. The crisp autumn air, coupled with the countryside far from the town, made the air incredibly comfortable. A gentle breeze carried the fragrance of nature, like a loving hand tenderly brushing aside a few strands of Lucy's long golden hair, ruffling Natsu's short, cherry-blossom-like hair, and lifting the white dragon-scale scarf he always wore around his neck.

They were a nineteen-year-old boy and girl, their brief and innocent love devoid of the bitterness of the past, filled only with the purest sweetness. At this moment, no one else was around them, not even their closest companion, Harpy. The scene froze, as if time had stopped at this instant.

At this moment, Kira felt an overwhelming surge of excitement and relief at witnessing history: I was wrong. Just a couple of days ago, I was thinking that with Natsu's blockheaded brain, I didn't know when the two of them would finally get together. Now he's pulled this stunt right in front of me. He really slapped me in the face!

But it's okay, I'll gladly endure this pain!

Chapter 559 Lucy: Natsu's confession wasn't ideal.

In less than a tenth of a second, Kira pulled out the Image Crystal and pointed the lens at Natsu and Lucy.

He was certain that this was the fastest he had ever ever extracted an image crystal!

The lighting is perfect, the location is perfect, the makeup is perfect, the actors are in position, everyone else get out of the set, no one is allowed in the shot! Yes! I'm talking to you, Happy! Come here! Don't ruin their first confession!

"Eh..."

Lucy was momentarily stunned by Natsu's sudden action, her mind going blank for a moment. When she came to her senses, she was filled with surprise at Natsu's unusual words, and also felt an indescribable shyness.

"Huh?? Huh?!!"

What's going on with Natsu?! Why did he suddenly confess to me?! Did something happen that I don't know about?! Even if it's a confession, having a baby or something... isn't this a bit too early?!

It's fair to say that those few short seconds were the most shocking thing Lucy had experienced in this year... no, in these ten years!!

"Wait...wait...wait a minute!!!"

By this time, Lucy's face was incredibly red, almost matching Erza's hair color, and steam was billowing from her head like a steam-powered locomotive.

"Natsu... Natsu... you... I... that..."

A strange feeling crept into Lucy's heart, and shyness and surprise filled her mind, disrupting her thoughts, which should have been much more meticulous than Natsu's.

The flushed blood caused by shyness made Lucy dizzy, and she couldn't utter a complete sentence. Her bright and beautiful eyes turned into round circles like fish shells, and she could clearly hear the sound of her heart pounding violently in her ears.

"Lucy?" Natsu tilted his head, his bright eyes fixed on Lucy, waiting for her reply.

In a daze, Lucy seemed to hear a voice echoing in her ears: "Promise him... promise him... promise him..."

Whose voice is that? Is it the demon within me? (Actually, it's Kira) Is it trying to make me accept Natsu?!

Wait a minute! Natsu said he wanted me to have his baby. Does that count as a confession? But who confesses by saying "Do you want to have my baby?" Doesn't that count? But... he said "have a baby"! Usually, you only do that kind of thing when you're a couple or married, right? And you can only be a couple and get married after you confess first, right?!

Lucy admits she has feelings for Natsu, but this is progressing way too fast! They've only known each other for a little over a year! Although they'll probably be together forever...

If I'm going to stay with Natsu forever, wouldn't we be lovers or even husband and wife? It seems like it's only a matter of time before Natsu confesses to me! Anyway, whether I say yes sooner or later, it's all the same, so why not…

No, no, no!!!

Lucy, Lucy, you're a girl, you should be more reserved!! Wake up!! What 'have my baby'? That's not a proper confession at all!! You absolutely can't agree to that!!

After taking a deep breath, Lucy finally calmed her chaotic emotions and slowly began to speak: "Natsu, listen to me, I..."

Halfway through her sentence, Lucy's eyes met Natsu's smiling gaze, warm and frank, gentle yet powerful. She felt a momentary daze, and the "no" she was about to utter suddenly stopped...

Glug!

He swallowed it back down with his saliva!

Her burning red lips parted slightly, and a barely audible sound escaped: "But..."

Just then, Natsu blinked and said in a calm tone, "If Lucy doesn't want to, then forget it. I'll find someone else."

After saying that, he casually picked his nose.

"..." × N

"Huh??"

In an instant, Lucy froze completely. All the emotion, anxiety, excitement, passion, and love she felt just a second ago were now frozen solid by Gray's Ice Form, becoming cold and lifeless.

As expected of Natsu!

Almost everyone had this thought in their mind.

Kira silently retrieved the image crystal. He would need to edit this part when he got back, otherwise the final product wouldn't look good.

Although I had guessed this would happen, I still felt incredibly melancholy when it actually happened. It seems that Natsu and Lucy's love story will continue for several more years!

Thinking of this, Kira sighed helplessly and couldn't help but turn to look out the window.

Hmm... the wind today feels as messy as a girl's hair...

"Find someone else...find someone else..." Lucy seemed lost in thought, with two huge, petrified tears hanging from the corners of her eyes, muttering Natsu's words over and over.

Happy, who had just flown to her side, looked around, then retreated to Kira's side in a panic: "Something's wrong... Lucy seems to have gone mad..."

"Don't worry, Happy! Humans are prone to this after experiencing great joy and sorrow, highs and lows. It will pass in a while."

"really?"

"Really! Lucy is a strong girl. She has a long future ahead of her, and everything will be alright!"

Hearing this, Ultear couldn't help but roll her eyes: "It's just that it wasn't quite the confession I imagined, why are you making it sound like we've experienced a life-or-death separation..."

Kira instantly put on a heartbroken expression: "Just a little bit short? She lost love (a confession)! How could someone who's never been in love possibly understand that feeling?!"

"..."

You talk like you've actually experienced it...

"Lucy?! What's wrong??"

Natsu grabbed the limp Lucy with both hands and shook her violently, looking puzzled. "That's strange, she was fine just now."

"Wendy, come quick, Lucy seems to be sick..."

“No…this is not a condition I can treat…” Wendy didn’t move an inch, she just glanced at it and wrote the diagnosis lightly, the blush on her face had just faded.

"Really? What should we do then?" Natsu reached out and poked Lucy's face, but Lucy still didn't react.

What should I do? Just hold him like this, what else can I do?!

"...It'll be ready in a minute."

"Really? Okay then..."

Although he didn't know the exact principle behind it, Natsu still followed Wendy's instructions and held Lucy tightly in front of him.

Seeing that his first attack had failed, Happy immediately decided to strike while the iron was hot. So he flew to Natsu's side again, grinning mischievously, and said, "Natsu, the stories say that if a princess receives a kiss from a prince, she will wake up from her dream!"

Unfortunately, Happy overestimated Natsu's intelligence.

Naz paused for a moment, then asked, "Really? But Lucy isn't a princess! Besides, we don't have a prince..."

"I'm really defeated by you..."

"What??" Natsu was completely confused and couldn't help but frown.

He felt that the way people around him were looking at Lucy was strange.

……

In a desolate area of ​​the western continent.

With a bright white light, the battle came to an end.

Bang!

With a loud thud, a muscular figure, entirely black with white skull markings, collapsed to the ground. Scattered around him were fragments of black cloth and countless eerie skulls exuding a palpable aura of death. But most terrifying of all was the air thick with magical particles, deadly to any mage!

All of this was created by his abilities, but despite fighting with all his might, he was still unable to shake the enemy before him.

"How...is this possible..."

Bradman stared in despair at the towering white dragon before him, a sense of powerlessness filling him with terror. He, a member of the Holy Shield of the Twelve, was about to die in this godforsaken place…

This is so frustrating!!

"Is this what a demon is? The spells do have their merits!"

Kurnuki, now in dragon form but with a fox-like appearance, glanced at Bradman below and said coldly, "Too bad! This ability is nothing compared to a dragon!"

As it spoke, it raised its foot to stomp down.

"Damn it! Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!!!"

Bradman snarled, then his entire body transformed into a black vortex, from which several thick tentacles emerged, wrapping around the descending dragon claw.

"What?!"

Sensing something amiss with this energy, Kurnuki immediately tried to retract his claws, but they were firmly entangled and he couldn't move. His expression instantly changed: "This is...?!"

"This is a vortex leading to the underworld!! You'll come down to hell with me!!!"

The seemingly mad voice and the extreme dark power were enough to terrify countless mages, but Kurnuki remained calm, as if he didn't take the move seriously at all.

The terrifying suction force pulled at Kurnuki's body, as if trying to force this mountain-sized dragon into the hole that was no bigger than its foot.

Just then, a surge of magical power appeared out of thin air on Kurnuki's body. Then, with a flash of light, the white dragon vanished instantly, leaving only the cave connecting to the underworld in place, absorbing the magical particles of the dragon-less void.

Bradman on the Road to the Underworld: "???"

Did I die in vain?

Chapter 560 Kurnuki was forcibly dragged away by his elderly mother

Three minutes later, the Road to the Underworld was completely closed, and all the demonic particles and skulls vanished, restoring complete tranquility to the mountains.

On a distant peak, three figures calmly watched this scene.

Only after confirming Bradman's death did Kurnuki turn around and look at the two elegant and charming women behind him.

"Why did you come here? And who is the woman next to you?"

"Oh dear, is this how you talk to your mother who saved your life?"

"I didn't ask you to save me."