Chapter 52: The Island of Karna: Gathering and Negotiation
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Fu Ko was very reluctant to accept this mission, because since it was a commission that only S-class magicians could accept, it would definitely be dangerous. But what Natsu is best at is being soft and unreasonable, and eventually he is pulled out of the library in a daze, and Harpy has already prepared his luggage for him.
"Where are we going now? I remember the train station isn't going in this direction, and the train station should be out of work at this time, right?" asked Natsu and Harpy, pulling his coat in the cold night wind.
"Love!" said to Harpy, mysteriously holding out a paw to him, revealing its sharp claws, and making a deliberately vicious appearance, "we still have one of our members who have not yet gathered, and now we will go to her." β
Natsu suddenly stood where she was, pointed to a brightly lit apartment, and said, "It's here, we're here." β
"Whose apartment is this?" Fuko asked, "Who are we looking for?" and so on...... Don't tell me it's Lucy......"
As far as he knew, there were only a few people in the guild who lived outside the dormitory, and among them, the only one who was most familiar with Natsu and Harpy, and who was most likely to team up with them now, was Lucy.
Natsu didn't go to the door, but grabbed a pipe from an apartment and climbed up little by little. He is very skilled in his movements and seems to have done this kind of thing many times.
"Why don't you go to the door?" Fuko asked Natsu with a smile.
Natsu climbed up and replied, "Because Lucy didn't give me the key." β
That's the problem! We're trespassing!
Fuko couldn't laugh or cry, but after Natsu climbed a certain floor and opened the window on the balcony, he accepted Harpy's help and let Harpy fly him to the balcony. Then they entered the hall through the windows one after the other.
Hopefully Lucy won't get too angry. Fu Ko walked into the clean and tidy hall, sat on the sofa, and said to himself.
Natsu and Harpy left their luggage on the ground very casually, they called Lucy's name and looked for her everywhere, but they didn't find her, maybe she hadn't come home yet. So Natsu took off his shirt and did push-ups on the floor. Harpy went to the kitchen to find something to eat.
"You really think this is your home......"
Fuko shook his head helplessly, picked up a magazine and read it.
After a while, there was a clash of keys and the sound of the door opening. Lucy hummed a little song and walked merrily into the hallway, but when she saw the two of them as a cat, she screamed in fright.
"Ahh
"Why are you here!"
Natsu moved her bones, stood up, and said to her, "Ah, Lucy, you're finally back, come, find a place to sit." β
"This is my house......" Lucy still looked left and right suspiciously.
Later, Natsu and Harpy spent about three minutes explaining to Lucy why they were here and how they got there, and Lucy could hear her hands on her forehead and keep shaking her head.
"S-Class Delegation...... What the hell do you think, how can we accomplish that kind of task on our own?And, Fuko, you're too calm, you haven't put down the magazine since I came back, won't you stop these two fools?"
"You said it, they're stupid, how could I stop them, I can't do anything to them unreasonable guys. Well...... It looks like your magazines are all about Miraj, and she's almost always the cover girl of these magazines, what's the matter with you?"
"Shishsh...... What?" Lucy snatched the magazine from Fukou's hand with a flushed face, and tucked the other magazines on the table into her arms. "What are you talking about, how can I ......?"
"Okay, I see. Fuko interrupted her, saying, "Let's get down to business now." β
"You'd rather let me finish my sentence and let me explain!" Lucy cried angrily.
"If I'm not mistaken, the destination of this commission is called 'Karna Island', and the commission is to lift the dark curse on the island, right? The bounty is high, but it doesn't give us too much information, which is a bit nerve-wracking. β
"So, I'm definitely not going. Lucy said firmly.
Fuko looked at her and said, "Not necessarily. Listen, after this commission is completed, we will be able to get the [Star Spirit Key] in addition to the bounty, this should be what you need, right?"
"What? [Star Spirit Key]?" Lucy was surprised, and took the order over and read it carefully. "No, there really is...... This...... I thought, since it was my partner's request, I would go with it. β
Harpy said, "That's not what Lucy just said, Lucy is a money-grubbing person. β
"Shut up, stinky cat!"
Lucy suddenly asked Fuko curiously, "Then why did you decide to join Natsu's team, don't you dislike this kind of dangerous mission the most?" You used to say that you would not take things that were too risky for you to do unless you were sure. My father...... Well, he said, you're not a qualified businessman, you're too conservative and trying to be steady. β
"Ah, well, because Natsu promised to give me seven-tenths of the bounty, so I agreed. β
"Eh, it's so easy that you agreed, and all you want is to calculate how much money you'll get when it's done?and, Natsu, are you stupid, why are you giving this money-grub seven-tenths bounty!"
Natsu scratched his head and said, "Because he said he wouldn't give so much, he would never go." Anyway, I'm not short of money, so I'll give it to Fukou. β
"'No shortage of money'??Where did you get this self-confidence that you took for granted, don't you know that your assets have always been negative?, and all your assets have been used to compensate you for the buildings you destroyed!" Lucy pointed out Natsu's mistake without mercy.
Harpy retorted, "No, I still have some money to buy fish!"
"That's why you two stupid people's assets are negative!"
"Love! Fish is a necessity!"
"It's for you!"
After the noise, the three of them and one cat packed their bags. Natsu, Harpy, and Fuko jumped off the balcony of their apartment and landed smoothly on the ground. Lucy looked at them and thought to herself, why are you all leaving, when the gate is there, what is the point of setting up the gate like that?
Then, she leaped forward and landed at them. Fuko had to step forward and catch her.