Fairy Tail Space Mage

“Little Pink…it’s definitely good that she’s with Natsu. But I hope she doesn’t pick up Natsu’s habit of burning things indiscriminately.” Sora didn’t seem to care much.

He knew that Little Fur Ball and Natsu actually came from the same origin. It wasn't surprising that they could help each other and resonate with each other's aura.

Of course, he understood why Mira was so serious. After all, the resonance between a mage's and a monster's aura was no simple matter. This miraculous result must contain some important secret that Mira, too, had to take seriously.

Unfortunately, despite Mira's anticipation, Sora didn't explain anything to her. She glanced at Sora with dissatisfaction, like a little girl who had failed to get her way. At that moment, Sora couldn't help but feel guilty.

……

The next morning, when Dang Kong discovered that the little furball in his arms was gone, he first sighed with a hint of jealousy. Then, he suddenly felt something was wrong and couldn't help but feel uneasy.

It wasn't until Mira rushed over to him in a panic that he remembered why he had been feeling uneasy.

A request form is missing from the second floor of the guild building?

In other guilds, this might be a minor matter. But Fairy Tail is full of reckless individuals, and besides, the second floor is where S-rank quests are posted!

"What did the president say?" Sora asked first.

"The chairman wants you to apprehend the suspects—Natsu, Happy, and Lucy—directly. But Erza and Gray are demanding that the two of them catch up and bring back the three suspects from the same squad." Mira is impersonating a police officer, but that profession doesn't exist in this world.

“But… Elsa’s armor shouldn’t be fully repaired yet,” Kong said, frowning.

Elsa's armor is all magical armor, and even if it were empty, it wouldn't be possible to inspect it all at once. But today is the last batch.

“So, Gray has already gone ahead by train alone. After Elsa finished repairing his armor, he went directly there via the teleportation magic circle,” Mira continued.

"Alright. Since Gray and Erza have already made arrangements, it shouldn't concern me anymore, right?" Sora felt that Mira's flustered reaction was a bit excessive.

“But…someone saw that when Natsu boarded the train, there was a little pink pom-pom on his head…” Mira finally got to the crucial point.

He paused for a moment, then sighed and rubbed his forehead.

……

"No, Natsu. We can't find a single ship willing to go to that island."

Lucy sat on a wooden crate on the dock and sighed somewhat helplessly.

If it weren't for the fact that the reward for this request included the "golden key" her mother expected her to collect, Lucy would never have done something so outrageous with Natsu. Now, thinking about it calmly, Lucy feels a little regretful.

"It's okay, if we can't find a boat, we can just swim there!"

Natsu, however, was quite optimistic. At least in his mind, swimming across was more comfortable than taking a boat. Why? Well, a boat is, of course, a form of transportation.

"Stop talking nonsense. Let's think of some other ideas," Lucy said, rejecting Natsu's idea.

“Even if we flew there, it would be too far.” Harpy was completely at a loss.

Seeing the dejected look on the person and the cat, Lucy couldn't help but recall the scene when she first met them two weeks ago, and the expression on her face suddenly softened a lot.

(The Grey storyline is finally about to begin.)

157 Gray joins

"Speaking of which, the three of us first met in this town. Natsu was here, giving that Pola a good beating. Natsu was really cool back then."

It was probably the first time Lucy had praised a man in front of him, and her face couldn't help but turn red.

"I've always been amazing!" Natsu seemed a little confused by the atmosphere.

“There’s something going on…” From today onwards, the hobby with its rolled tongue begins its “famous saying.”

"What are you saying, you stinky cat!"

Although Natsu couldn't understand Happy's words, Lucy certainly could. She couldn't help but feel a little shy.

"Ahem! I apologize for disturbing your special performance on this bustling and eye-catching dock! I am Inspector Gray, the three suspects in the theft of guild commissions. Please come with me to the guild to be questioned by the guild master!"

Gray's voice, like a ghost, suddenly rang out behind the three of them!

He didn't know when he'd been there, or if he'd overheard their conversation. Then, like Mira, he started playing the police officer game.

Of course, the reason is that a certain popular novel recently created the profession of "police officer," which is something that ordinary people, and even many mages, yearn for.

However, unlike Mira, Gray clearly had deeper feelings involved. Perhaps it was because he had noticed Lucy's affection for Natsu.

“Wait, Officer Gray! We’re innocent! The three of us came here just to… right, to celebrate our two-week (not anniversary) anniversary of becoming partners!” Lucy seemed quite into the role as well.

Or rather, given how popular the novel was, she, who aspires to be a writer, had naturally already read it long ago.

"No need to deny it! We have witnesses. Laxus saw a flying blue kitten snatch the order form... Alright, come back with me now. Or do you want Sheriff Elsa to pick you up personally?"

Gray seemed quite comfortable with the role he was playing.

"Sheriff Elsa" seemed to be a very intimidating person; the three "suspects" appeared unusually hesitant upon hearing her name! Seeing this, Gray decided to add fuel to the fire.

“Honestly, I really sympathize with you. If you come back with me now, you might get a lighter sentence. But if Inspector Elsa, or the investigator from the Central Bureau—Kong—personally intervenes, I shudder just thinking about what will happen next!” Gray said, shrugging and shaking his head at the plight of the two people and the cat.

"Investigator Sora?" Lucy was surprised and didn't understand why Sora had also been disturbed by their affair.

"Hey, hey, hey! Miss Lucy, you can't still be kept in the dark, can you... Don't you know that your partner took away the investigator's important treasure before fleeing after committing the crime? And it's currently hidden in that droopy-eyed person's hair!" Gray struck a cool detective pose and pointed sharply at Natsu's head.

"What!" Lucy couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Then, she saw a small pink fluffy ball peeking out from Natsu's head, annoyed by the noise.

Natsu's hair color is clearly closer to Pink's fur color. Combined with Natsu's unkempt hairstyle, Pink's disguise is practically flawless! So much so that even Lucy didn't realize that Natsu had actually lured Sora's pet out!

"What are you doing, Natsu?!" Even Lucy, with her good temper, couldn't help but lose her temper at this moment.

"I will protect Pinkie Pie!" Natsu's reply only drove her even crazier.

“Officer Gray! This has nothing to do with me, I was forced by them!” Harpy had been observing for a long time and, seeing that the situation was deteriorating beyond repair, immediately chose to fly onto Gray’s shoulder and betray him.

"Sigh. There's nothing we can do. If it were just Elsa, maybe we'd have a tiny chance. But with Sora added to the mix, we have absolutely no chance. It seems we have no choice but to listen to Gray and go back with him." Lucy had no choice but to give up.

"No! I must complete the S-rank mission to prove my strength!" Natsu disagreed.

“Natsu…” Lucy tried to persuade him.

"Gray, don't you want to prove your strength? We were all together back then, but now Erza, Sora, Mira and we are not the same!" Natsu was unusually serious this time, so much so that Gray couldn't help but be stunned by his words.

"Of course I want to prove my strength. But that shouldn't have anything to do with an S-rank mission, right?" Gray seemed to be wavering a bit.

"Of course it's related! If we can complete an S-rank mission, it at least proves that we're on par with Elsa and the others! At least in terms of strength, I don't want to lose to any of them!"

Although he usually seems to be thinking of nothing, Natsu sometimes gives the impression of being clear-headed and focused. Therefore, Gray was stunned again upon hearing his words. Lucy, standing beside him, stared wide-eyed as if she were seeing Natsu for the first time.

"But with just the three of you, an S-rank commission is really..."

“Then let’s include you!” Natsu wiped his nose and suddenly said to Gray.

"What!" All three were shocked.

“Erza and Sora both said that high-difficulty quests are the best way to train mages! Are you going to miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?” Natsu asked.

"Of course not... Alright, I'll go with you. But it'll only be for oversight. If I find the task too difficult, I'll take you back." Gray finally agreed.

Lucy and Happy, standing beside the two, looked at Natsu with strange expressions. They felt that Natsu seemed to be possessed by something today, as he had come up with such an unexpected idea as recruiting Lagrim, and in the end, he even succeeded.

Is Natsu usually this smart?

Actually, Gray was furious when he heard that Natsu and Lucy had taken on an S-class mission without permission. Of course, the reason wasn't because it was too dangerous. It was because two of the three most promising members of the group were planning to run away behind his back!

How can this be allowed!

So he immediately rushed over in a panic.

Then, he was easily persuaded by Natsu to join the "suspect's" side.

"You lot, are you here for that S-rank quest, 'The Cursed Island'?"

When the words "S-rank," "commission," and "island" first appeared in their conversation, a taciturn boatman noticed the three of them.

“Hmm…that’s right!” Lucy, who was the first to realize, quickly replied.

"Then, get on the boat. I'll take you to the island!" the mysterious-looking boatman, draped in a cloak, suddenly said.

……

"Am I too late? Sure enough, after the armor maintenance, I had to go and check the data, which wasted a lot of time." When Erza appeared at the dock in the evening, Natsu and the others had already been gone for a long time.

“I didn’t expect Gray to agree to go with them too. Elsa, do you need my help? If so, I can get you to that island right away.” Sora suddenly appeared beside Elsa.

Chapter 158 The Island Enveloped in Mist

"No need... Since it's already like this, in order to prevent them from being severely punished by the guild leader later, I can only help them complete that request! Honestly, these guys have been spoiled by me all this time! Don't they know that accepting an S-rank request without authorization is a serious crime that could lead to expulsion from the guild!"

Elsa's anger was so intense that even Sora felt a little afraid. He decided to remain silent for the time being.

"In addition, I have also accepted a commission to subdue the pirates in the vicinity. It's perfect that the two commissions can be completed at the same time." After calming down a bit, Elsa continued.

Kong understood her words; she meant to have the pirates being hunted sail her to that island.

“Since you’ve already made your decision and understand the key to completing that mission, I won’t interfere this time. As for Pink, I’ll leave it to you, Elsa.” Sora was naturally very worried about Pink.

After all, if he remembered correctly, Ultear would also be on that island. She seemed to have designs on Pinkie Pie.

"Don't worry about me. As for Sora, she should spend time with Mira. After all, you two haven't seen each other in so long." Elsa always thought of those around her. Sora felt sorry for her, seeing her life filled with so much hard work.

Lately, his mind has been filled with thoughts of how to slack off, and he truly can't understand why Elsa always takes on so much trouble for him. Come to think of it, he's known Elsa for so long—has this woman ever really taken a break?

Sora had never seen her enjoy a vacation. She almost never took off her armor either.

Sora didn't reply to Erza; instead, she stared intently at her. Even Erza felt a little embarrassed by this.

"Ku?" Elsa called out softly to Ku, hoping to bring him back to reality.

Perhaps it was because of the crowds at the dock, who were all pointing and whispering about the couple who seemed to have an extraordinary air about them. This made Elsa feel very uncomfortable. So, Elsa unconsciously lowered her voice a little.

When she's not aware of it, Elsa can completely ignore everyone around her. But if she realizes that everyone is watching her, she becomes extremely nervous!

Therefore, Erza is the one in the guild least suited to go on stage. If she did, she'd tremble with nervousness from beginning to end!

"Sorry, I was thinking about something." After Erza called out to her several times, Sora finally came back to her senses.

"Thinking about something?"

"Yes... Elsa, you have someone you like, right?" Sora suddenly asked, catching Elsa off guard.

"What are you saying, Kong?!"

Elsa first stared wide-eyed, thinking she had misheard, and then, flustered, she was just like a little girl being asked this question for the first time.

"This isn't a strange question... Elsa, you're already 19, and Kana is even younger than you, and she's already had several boyfriends. Although I don't condone her lifestyle, Elsa, what do you think? Have you considered marriage and starting a family?" Sora continued. He seemed quite serious, and it was indeed a serious topic, a matter of lifelong commitment.

"Get married!" Elsa panicked even more. This time, she wasn't just at a loss for what to do; her eyes even started swirling in circles. Sora felt as if Elsa might overheat and faint at any moment because of these questions.