Ice...... Lots of ice ......

It was darkness as soon as I saw it, and the cold temperature spread from the ends of my hair to my toes, as if my body and mind were completely blocked, and it was difficult to breathe, and the cold that spread all over my body and felt from the inside out was something I had never experienced before.

It's cold!

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a fire lit up in the darkness.

The fire grew brighter and brighter, and soon illuminated the dark world, exuding an indescribable warmth, and soon melting the ice on its body.

It's so warm!

It's so warm!

It's so warm!

！

……

"It's so hot!

！

”

Lucy opened her eyes, and she was greeted by a familiar face, short cherry hair, a white scarf, and hanging eyes...... and a smiling face full of 'wisdom'.

"Natsu ......"

"You're finally awake, Lucy!"

Lucy blinked in confusion, finally realizing that something was wrong: Natsu's face was so → away from her← near, there was still a fire in his hand, warming up the small tent.

"What are you doing?!

- It hurts!

What ...... am I?? ”

Lifting the quilt and getting up, a faint pain came, and Lucy realized that she was bandaged in several places, and it seemed that she had suffered a lot of injuries, or frostbite.

】

Now under Natsu's flames, there was a slight burning sensation.

Good guy, you're going to use dirt to get me hurt, aren't you?

While secretly complaining, a figure opened the tent and walked in: "Are you awake?" The surgery was a success, you're a boy now! ”

"Huh?!

！ ”

Lucy was stunned for a moment, then quickly lowered her head, and then reached out to probe into the quilt, and found that her body was no more or less, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I'm scared to death! Which bastard is playing such a joke with me?!

Lucy puffed up and looked up at the people who had come in...... Kira? That's fine, don't dare to lose your temper.

"What am I ......??"

After a brief period of thoughts, Lucy finally remembered what had happened before she fell unconscious, "Ah, yes! I was on the right with Gray in the previous assessment!

What happened to the results? ”

"You've lost! He was frozen by Gray's trick and has slept until now. Kira explained.

"Huh...... I think so...... How long have I been asleep? ”

"It's been a day, and now everyone is getting ready for dinner, I'm going to call you!" Kira lifted the hood and walked out, "Come out when you're done talking!" ”

"Huh?! Really?! I've slept for so long?! ”

Inside the room, Lucy froze.

I didn't expect this guy Gray to behave so well when he beat outsiders, but he was quite ruthless in beating his own people!

No, no, no...... It's better not to say this kind of friendship and unity......

"Are you alright, Lucy?"

"Hmmm! I'm fine! I'm sorry to worry you, Natsu. ”

"It's good if you're okay, I thought you were going to die when I saw you frozen into an iceman by Gray before......"

Natsu's smile was as warm as a flame, and Lucy couldn't help but think of the fire she felt in her dreams, coming out of the darkness and cold.

Wait a minute...... Firelight?!

"You didn't melt the ice off me with fire, did you?"

Lucy asked cautiously, she couldn't imagine what would happen if she was frozen and melted directly with fire.

I guess the best case scenario is also nerve tissue damage......

"How is that possible?!"

Natsu straightened his back as a matter of course, "I was going to do that in the first place, but Kira said your body was frozen into ice, and it would hurt you, so I didn't use it. ”

"Whew...... That's good......"

Hearing this, Lucy breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, Natsu saw two flames in both hands, and a bright smile on her face that was innocent and full of confidence: "So I used my own magic to help you melt it!" ”

"Huh?! Magic? Lucy was stunned.

"Uh-huh!

”

Natsu didn't realize anything was wrong, just nodded vigorously.

Three seconds later, an exclamation alarmed the birds that inhabited the Daurus Mountains: "What's the difference?!" What did you do to my body while I was unconscious?!

”

Lucy yelled, grabbed Natsu by the collar and slapped him in the face.

Bang Bang Bang ......

"I ...... I want to ...... too Help......"

After a long time, Lucy finally stopped: "I can't stand you!" Forget it, for the sake of not having any major problems with me, I'll forgive you this time......"

"Lucy!"

Natsu suddenly leaned in front of Lucy, looked at Lucy affectionately, saw her heart skip a beat, and nervously grabbed the sheet in her hand.

"How...... What's wrong, Natsu? ”

Under the four eyes, Lucy only felt that her blood pressure suddenly soared, and a ketchup-like flush crept up from her toes to the top of her head, and her head buzzed into a mess.

The vibe arrived.

Huh, huh?? What's going on? Why is Natsu showing me that look? I feel like the atmosphere is a little anxious right now...... Should he ...... Could it be that you want to ......

"Let's go to dinner!

！

”

A loud roar directly turned Lucy's hard-earned hormones into cholesterol, and her originally slightly shy expression became indifferent in an instant.

“…… Oh, I see. ”

Lucy, Lucy, what were you expecting?!

"Oh yes! How's your and Jubia's assessment? ”

Lucy suddenly remembered that she had been frozen by Gray, but what about Jubia?

"Jubia's situation is the same as yours, she was attacked by Natsu for a second, and she is still unconscious, but don't worry, she has a special physique, and the injuries she suffered are not as serious as yours!"

"Nani?!" Lucy froze for a moment.

It wasn't Natsu who said it, it was Kira's voice coming from outside the tent.

“……”

This guy didn't leave, he was eavesdropping outside...... Luckily, Natsu didn't talk nonsense just now! Otherwise, if he hears what he says that he shouldn't say, he will pass it on in the guild again, and then it will be ......

It's shy to think about!

After a moment of silence, Kira's voice outside the tent sounded again: "By the way, you and Jubiya can't continue the assessment, so they can only go here this year." ”

"Huh?!

Knocked out? I just slept and the assessment was over?!

”

"Yes!"

Damn it! I'm so unwilling!

But......

Although there is a loss, although this development seems to be a little different from the rules heard this morning, Lucy also knows in her heart that her strength is not as good as Natsu and Gray, even compared to Jubia, it is normal to fail the assessment.

Wait a minute! Since Jubia and I were eliminated, it should be one of Natsu and Gray who will be promoted to the S rank, right? So who won in the end?

Thinking of this, Lucy immediately looked at Natsu: "Natsu, have you and Gray decided the winner?" ”

"Nope." Natsu shook her head.

Kira's voice reappeared: "You and Jubia have become like this, where do they still have the heart to continue the assessment?" directly postponed the assessment. ”

How long are you going to be outside listening to the corner......

Lucy felt deeply puzzled and helpless about Kira's behavior: You're going to listen to the corner, can't you just don't make a sound? People still want to talk to Natsu alone, but now they want to talk and are embarrassed to say it......

After three seconds of silence in her heart for the ups and downs of the test, Lucy crossed her hands over the top, stretched hard, and showed off her proud figure in front of Natsu without any scruples, and then got up and lifted the tent.

"Hey...... Forget it, let's get out, Natsu! ”

Before she finished speaking, Lucy was dumbfounded.

Outside the tent, there were not only Kira, but also Harpy, Mira, Elusa, Rabi, Wendy, Makarov, and Brantish...... Everyone pressed one by one like arhats, each laughing with their aunts, listening to the corner of the wall with their ears sideways, and now as soon as the tent curtain was lifted, the movements were immediately exposed in front of the parties.

Lucy suddenly had countless complaints flashing in her heart: why didn't you find out that the people in this guild loved to listen to other people's whispers so much......

"You ...... What is this doing?? ”

"I'm here to call you to dinner!"

Everyone was not embarrassed at all, but looked at Lucy teasingly, and the communication between her and Natsu just now was clearly heard.

Lucy twitched: Can you make up a decent reason?

"Do you need so many people to shout that we need to eat?"

"Isn't that afraid that Natsu won't be able to shout alone......"

On the fourth day of the S-class assessment, Lucy was frozen by Gray and froze into an iceman, which took half a day to recover; Jubia was also stunned by Natsu's move, and the whole person almost evaporated directly into water vapor.

Although the two rescued in the end, this wave, Natsu and Gray really punched each other's girlfriends, and the next fierce battle was inevitable.

……

The next day, the final showdown, Natsu vs Gray.

"The assessment has been postponed again and again, and today is the fifth day!"

"It's not all because you are all causing trouble for the old man......"

Makarov complained, thinking that he could preside over a grand and almost perfect assessment before retiring and witness the birth of another new star in the guild, but he didn't expect that there would be so many other things.

"The trouble started on the third day, so it's all the president's fault......"

"What did you say?!"

On the other hand, the sorcerers discussed the outcome of Natsu and Gray's battle today.

"I said, who do you think will win?"

"Do you want to open?"

"Humph! What a serious matter is the S-level assessment, what kind of market is opened?! …… I'm pressing 10,000 J to help the fun! ”

"Jubia supports Lord Gray!

”

"Natsu will win!"

"Ice magic can't be lost to flames!"

Everyone argued fiercely, but there were very few bets on the end.

Kira held the banknote in one hand and kept scraping it in the palm of her hand, looking at Natsu and Gray who were ready to go next to her, her sapphire-like eyes sparkling.

"These two guys have always been evenly matched...... I don't know if the goal of blocking the S-level assessment this time can stimulate the deeper potential in their bodies......"

"Natsu and Gray have potential? I'm looking forward to it! ”

Alusa has always regarded these two as her younger brothers, and obviously they haven't grown up particularly well-behaved, but they finally didn't disappoint her in terms of character and strength.

"With the strength of the two of them, they may be able to surpass us!"

Let's not say if it can be surpassed, but since he is a younger brother and a close team companion, Elusa must be boasting to death.

The 'we' in her mouth naturally refers to the S-class magicians present.

Mira smiled and tilted her head: "I'm also looking forward to their performance today!" ”

As the gentlest and most intimate sister in the guild, and has taken great care of her younger siblings since she was a child, Mira naturally does not hesitate to expect Natsu and Gray. It's just that this tilted head and smiled lightly looks a little black, as if he is saying "I'm looking forward to it" on the surface, and secretly complaining in his heart that "it's still early".

"It's still early for them!"

Laxus was as arrogant as ever, and after complaining, he turned his head and pretended to look at the scenery from afar, but a pair of eyes were still secretly looking at the two figures who were gearing up with their peripheral vision.

"I think Laxus is right, at least they're good enough to overtake Kana now......"

"What did you say?!"

Kana was furious when she heard this, picked up the wine in her hand and threw it at Kira, "Bastard Kira! How long are you going to mock my 'S-Rank title'?! Even if it's not as good as you, that's what I got by strength and luck!

”

"It's just that...... Don't say that, Kira! We've worked so hard at Kana-chan!

”

"Don't call me Kana-chan!

Disgusting, stinky dad!

”

"Hey......"

The sudden sigh caught Elusa's attention, and she looked at the sighing person curiously, "What's wrong, Mira?" ”

"No, nothing! I just always feel that this battle owes something......"

Kira had an idea and said, "It's a 'lucky kiss'!" ”

"Huh?? Lucky kiss? ”

"That's right! It's the kind in fairy tales where before a duel, a man and a man would be kissed by their female companions as a blessing for their victory......"

"What fairy tale has these?!

You're not reading a serious fairy tale book, are you?! ”

Mira felt that what Kira said was very reasonable, and suddenly hammered her palm: "Ah! After you say so......"

"Hey! You're not going to believe it, are you, Mira? ”

Look at what you're saying! Does it matter if you believe it or not? The important thing is that I want to eat melon push cp!

Ignoring Elusa's shock, Mira followed Kira's words and pretended to say, "Ahh If you want to give Natsu and Gray a 'lucky kiss', who should you let go? ”

Can you play more like that? The look in the eyes is too obvious, hey!

Kira questioned Mira's acting skills for the first time, and he had always thought that Mira's acting talent was very high......

Fortunately, several like-minded companions did not disappoint Kira, and after a brief look at each other, they said in unison: "There is no doubt that it is Lucy and Jubia!" ”

Very good! I am not alone!

At this moment, several S-class magicians present reached the 'tacit' achievement.

Only one Laxus was very unsociable and did not join the melon-eating group.

Hum! Kick him out of the group chat later!