newbobooks Chapter 9: A surprise attack by Natsu and Lucy at night?
Chapter 9: A surprise attack by Natsu and Lucy at night?
You think you can handle me?
Chase nodded in satisfaction, put the cards back into the deck, straightened his expression, and said seriously, "There's something very important that I need your assistance with."
He shoved away the plaster stuck to his body and pulled out the Sky Dragon card, showing it to the Dark Magician Girl.
Dark Magician Girl originally wanted to continue acting cute, but the moment she saw the Sky Dragon, her pupils suddenly contracted and her expression became extremely serious.
"Wait, this is... the Sky Dragon of Osiris?!"
"That's right, it's a new companion I got after fighting that fire dragon. I've been on the road the whole time, so I didn't mention it to you."
"That fire-breathing, smelly lizard! Next time I see it, I'm definitely going to give it a good beating!"
Thinking of that insanely powerful fire dragon, the Dark Magician Girl clenched her fists in anger.
In that terrifying encounter, she was pierced by the opponent's claws imbued with dragon fire as soon as she appeared on the field, and she retreated to the deck to sleep in despair.
"Revenge is a given, but right now, I want to try to summon the Sky Dragon. Can you help me keep the Book of Arcane Arts active?"
After saying that, Chess stood up and handed a magic card to the Dark Magician Girl.
【Book of Secrets】: A book containing intricate and mysterious magical knowledge, which can slightly increase a mage's maximum magical power reserve.
The moment the Dark Magician Girl reached out and took the card, a magic circle lit up, and an ancient book with a quill pen hovered in the air above her palm.
The slowly turning pages of the book emitted glittering starlight.
Chase closed his eyes, his slightly bulging chest indicating that his strength had been amplified.
In fact, under normal circumstances, he could maintain the effect of the Book of Secrets even without the Dark Magician Girl's assistance.
However, summoning the Sky Dragon is extremely dangerous; it requires him to be highly focused and have all his nerves engaged to prevent any accidents.
This is actually why he chose to test himself after returning to the safety of Magnolia!
"Alright, let's begin."
Under the anxious gaze of the Dark Magician Girl, Chase took a deep breath to adjust his breathing rhythm, then put his index and middle fingers together, picked up the Sky Dragon card, and held it high above his head.
He looked serious and was muttering to himself.
"When the sky is filled with thunder and chaos, gather the ancient magic books within the chain, and their power can reach the limitless."
"When good and evil meet, the ritual to summon the judges of hell begins."
"Descend..."
Chase suddenly opened his eyes, about to call out the name of Osiris, when suddenly there was a loud "boom".
The loud explosion was heard ahead of time and echoed throughout the hall.
No, that's not right!
"Feed Chess! We've come to play with you!"
A familiar, idiotic voice came from deep within the thick smoke billowing from the doorway. Natsu swaggered in, stepping over the shattered pieces of the door.
Behind him followed Lucy, who was wrapped in a bath towel and exuded a seductive charm, and Happy, who opened his mouth to say "love".
The two groups stared at each other, their eyes meeting amidst the flying sawdust.
Lucy stared blankly at Chase, who was still holding up the card in a childish pose, and her expression instantly turned strange as she recalled the lines she had "accidentally" overheard at the door.
Who would have thought that the imposing Mr. Chase was actually such a delusional person in secret!
After internally complaining, Lucy suddenly realized what was happening and bowed several times to Chase at a perfect 90-degree angle.
"Mr. Chess, I'm so sorry! I was going to knock, but Natsu just attacked without warning. I'm truly sorry!!"
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A few minutes earlier, when Chase had just returned to his residence.
The residential area diagonally opposite the city river, a second-floor apartment with a wide view.
Lucy, wrapped in a towel after her bath, sat comfortably at her desk, a quill pen in her hand, writing her novel.
"On my second day in the guild, I've gotten to know my fellow members a little better."
"I got swindled out of 3000 gold by that dead cat Harpy. I'll remember this debt and make sure I don't forget it tomorrow!"
Lucy recalled what she had seen and heard at the guild that day, recording all the interesting and hateful things.
When writing about the lively scenes in the guild, the corners of his mouth turned up, but when writing about Harpy, he clenched his fists indignantly.
"The most memorable thing was meeting the super famous Mr. Chase and hearing a lot about dragons."
"The S-rank mages of Fairy Tail are terrifyingly strong. When will I ever reach that level?"
"Oh dear! I guess I was just being delusional!"
As she wrote this, Lucy shook her head vigorously, her cheeks flushing slightly.
I'm still a complete newbie with no reputation!
"Speaking of which, Mr. Chase is much more kind and gentle than the terrifying image he's been portrayed as..."
Just as Lucy was pondering how to describe Chase, the sound of chewing food suddenly came from the small living room outside the room.
A thief broke in right after we moved in?!
Lucy's relaxed nerves instantly tensed up. She quickly picked up the Celestial Key from the table and tiptoed to the door.
Then, she saw a scene that broke her down:
Natsu and Happy, those two guys, somehow sneaked into the house and are now frantically ransacking the food in the refrigerator and the snacks they just bought!
The scattered bone fragments and packaging bags added a touch of warmth and life to the clean and cozy little hall.
"Natsu! Happy! What are you doing here?!" Lucy exclaimed, clearly quite frightened.
"Hey Lucy, good evening."
Natsu greeted him with a smile, the corners of his mouth still stained with the grease from the grilled meat.
"Good evening... my foot! This is my home, my private space!!"
"Haha, what does it matter? We came here to have some fun with you anyway."
"I don't recall ever inviting you to be my guests!"
Looking at Natsu's nonchalant expression, Lucy spitting as she spoke, "And you dead cat over there, don't sharpen your claws on the newly renovated wall!!"
"Love, Lucy, please have some delicious dried fish."
Harpy reached behind his back and pulled out a blue dried fish from the bag.
"...That was bought with my money, wasn't it?"
Lucy's lips twitched, and angry swastikas kept popping up on her forehead.
"By the way, Lucy, what are you doing in your room? I think I heard the sound of a quill pen writing."
As he spoke, Natsu took a step forward and peeked out curiously at the desk in the room.
"Aaaaaah! Die!"
Fearing that her secret of writing novels would be discovered, Lucy's face turned bright red, and she spun around 180 degrees, kicking Natsu's head hard against the wall by the doorway.
Click.
Several spiderweb-like cracks immediately appeared in the wall.
Natsu coughed up blood on the spot; he was instantly killed the moment he showed his face.
Habby trembled, muttering, "Lucy is so scary, Lucy is so scary."
After the farce, Lucy finally softened and instead of sending the two trespassers to the council for trial, she made them each a cup of hot tea.
Her original intention was for the two of them to drink quickly and leave as soon as they finished.
However, under Natsu's persistent pestering, he ended up introducing and demonstrating the Celestial Spirit Magic that he was so proud of.
Natsu and Happy were amazed.
"Hey Lucy, wanna go to Chase's house? It's right across the river, super close!"
At the end of the conversation, Natsu suddenly made a suggestion with a mischievous grin.
He was knocked down by Chess with one punch during the day, and he's still incredibly resentful and thinking about getting his revenge.
"Oh, what a coincidence? Mr. Chase lives right across from me?!" Lucy's eyes widened in disbelief.
"While it's perfectly natural for a junior to visit a senior, isn't it too late for us to go now? Should we wait until tomorrow?!"
Before Lucy could finish speaking, Natsu grabbed her little hand and dragged her straight to the windowsill.
With a loud "bang," the fragile window was shattered on the spot.
Amidst the flying shards of glass, Lucy's furious scream rang out.
"So you weren't asking for my opinion, you were just informing me!"
"At least let me change into some normal clothes!"
"And another thing! Can't we come up with a more human-like way of leaving the house?!"