Chapter 17: The Residence of the Cat
Jessica moved quickly with most of her body buried in the water, carefully searching for Wendy's traces along the way. Because she made an appointment with Wendy, Jessica will catch up when she gets rid of the rats, so she has to leave a signpost.
"Jessica, you just said that you just debuted, so you shouldn't have joined the guild yet." Elusa, who was speeding on the shore very suddenly, asked suddenly.
"yes, I haven't joined the guild yet." Jessica's heart moved, she already knew what Elusa was going to say.
"So do you want to join our guild? Your words should have a lot in common with Natsu. โ
"Natsu?" How did he join Fairy Tail so quickly? Isn't Natsu, in normal order, now after the disappearance of Iguniru, continue to wait at the place of residence until Makarov comes to the door? Could it be that Igoniru made some arrangements?
Elusa didn't let Jessica wait either. "Oh, I haven't told you about Natsu yet, so I'll tell you about it. Actually, Natsu is a dragon slayer like you (ใใฉใดใณในใฌใคใคใผ). About ten days ago in the morning, Natsu's child fell asleep alone in front of the guild gate, and woke up to a great commotion. โ
"It just so happened that the Master was not in the guild at the time, so let's let him stay in the guild first. Then I heard about him.,I didn't expect that the dragon-destroying magic that was the ancient magic of Ancientspell โโโโ was still circulating.,I didn't expect that there was still a dragon (ใใฉใดใณ) now.ใ โ
"At first, people didn't believe it, but Natsu didn't look like someone who would tell such a sensational lie. A few days later, the guild returned and personally verified the authenticity of the dragon-slaying magic, which convinced everyone that the dragon had disappeared from people's eyes for nearly 400 years. โ
"Natsu was all he wanted to find out about the dragon, and the guild thought it would be dangerous to go on like this, so he let him join our guild."
"I think you'll get along well, and you should want to know about the other dragon slayers." Elusa breathed out a long series of conversations without any confusion, obviously still running at high speed.
"yes, yes." I don't know why Elusa's persuasion is very hard, although she is not very interested in Natsu's affairs, but joining Fairy Tail was originally Jessica's scheduled itinerary, so Jessica quickly agreed.
Well? Is that? In the gentle waters of a river, something seemed to float there.
Jessica found a familiar dead tree on the shore and quickly took a closer look, it was the one Wendy rode on last night! There were also a few birds and beasts parked on it, and these little ones didn't know where they were hiding last night, and now they appeared.
Seeing someone approaching the small animals next to the dead wood, they immediately scattered, revealing a clearing. Hopefully, the mark Wendy left behind isn't disrupted.
On closer inspection, most of the dead wood was dragged ashore and fastened, and several large stones were arranged around it to form an obvious arrow with the dead wood. Jessica looked in the direction of the arrow, only to see a winding path buried in the grass disappear into the end.
"Did you find anything, is this the mark left by that companion of yours?" Elusa asked, half a step behind. For some reason, Elusa's attitude softened a lot more than before.
"Yes. Let's keep up. Jessica's movements were a little impatient.
The trail was difficult and intermittent, and if it weren't for the signs left by Wendy, Jessica and Elusa would have been lost in the jungle.
"Hey~~ It's not over there, the pillar should be standing here. And over there, the ground hasn't been cleaned yet! โ
"Oh, it's going to be fine right away, but hasn't the logger come back yet?"
There was a bustling of people ahead, were there any travelers other than Jessica and Elusa in this deserted place?
Jessica and Elusa looked at each other. "Wendy's instructions have been derived here, maybe the people ahead know something. Let's ask. โ
Jessica leads the way, after all, Elusa and Wendy don't know each other.
Jessica, who walked in front, seemed to have broken into a construction site, and a group of villagers were in full swing carrying out the restoration work. It seems to be a tribal-style village, both the houses being built and the villagers' costumes are full of exotic style.
"Huh? There are little girls I don't know. "A working youth spotted Jessica and Elusa." It's rare to see that this secluded place is visited for two days in a row. โ
"Huh? Really, what a cute girl~ then who is going to find the village chief"
The villagers who heard the movement all put down their work, and in the blink of an eye, Jessica was surrounded by groups.
"Nene, are you a friend of Wendy's. Did you come to Wendy? It was obviously a question, but the tone was full of affirmation.
"What about your names? Is that Jessica? โ
"Thirsty? Would you like a glass of water? โ
Good, a lot of people. How long has it been since you've seen so many people? Jessica froze in confusion.
"Excuse me to interrupt, did you just mention 'Wendy' yesterday?" Luckily, Elusa came to the rescue. Jessica gasped, "That's right, Wendy is my friend, about 4 or 5 years old, and her purple-blue hair is about that high. We got separated yesterday by a rat plague. โ
Jessica gestured her hand to her chest, then woke up and said, "Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Jessica, and Wendy should have mentioned it to everyone. This is Elusa, who I just met today, and she is a warm-hearted person."
"Jessica!!" Jessica's introduction is interrupted by a surprise surprise, and Wendy squeezes in from outside the crowd with a basket. "It's really Jessica! It's finally here, you're okay better than anything else."
"Wendy~~"
"Wait. Here, this is tea and towels, and the president asked me to bring them. And let me inform everyone, it's hard work, it's time to rest~" Wendy handed the basket to a big man next to him. Attach a polite bow.
"Aha, Wendy is so ruthless~~ Is this what it means for us to go aside and not disturb your reunion?"
"Don't worry, we didn't do anything to your friends~~"
"Okay~~ Let's go to the side and not get in the way of you."
"Mu~~," Wendy pouted as she waved away at the guild members who were waving away.
"Jessica has said it once, but really, it's really good that you're okay! This is Elusa-san, right, I heard it when I first introduced it. My name is Wendy. โ
"Hello Wendy, I'm Elusa. What a cute child, no wonder Jessica is so nervous. โ
"Wendy, I have something to ask you, you just said that the president, right? Then here it is"
"Hmmm! This is the Wizard Guild - the Lodge of Cats!! โ