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Chapter 206

From One Loss

After that ordeal, the bar closed for the night, and everyone returned to their hotels. I was walking with Natsu and his group while carrying Mira on my back while she was still sleeping peacefully. They had arranged to stay at an inn not too far away from where the bar.

I had planned to head for the inn where I was staying, but the other Fairy Tail had different ideas. They decided it would be an opportunity to take Mira home while also having strength in numbers considering the attempted kidnap made on Lucy. But I thought it was just a way to tease me due to Mira's behavior when she was drunk. However, despite it all, I decided to do it anyway, feeling like I didn't have a choice.

"Man, I've never been so stuffed," Natsu sighed in contentment. "I feel like I might explode."

"Me too!" concurred Happy.

"You two should take it easy with the eating," scolded Carla. "You'll eat yourselves sick."

"By the way, Lucy, you said that the inn you and the rest of Team A are staying in is somewhere over here, right?" I asked the blonde.

"That's right," responded Lucy. "It shouldn't be that much farther now. By the way, how are you doing with Sleeping Beauty over there?"

"Still sound asleep," I told her. "Hopefully, the inn where Mira and the rest of her team are staying shouldn't be that much farther. I'm told it's somewhere close to the one you guys are staying."

"By the way, Lucy," said Wendy. "I'm afraid to ask, but do we have separate rooms?"

"Unfortunately, we don't," sighed Lucy. "It sucks, but it's the only one we can afford. Although, you should brace yourself for Natsu's snoring, Gray's stripping, and Erza climbing into your bed. I learned that the hard way."

"If it's any consolation, I know what it feels like," I said, chuckling lightly. "Mira's snuck into my bed a couple of times whenever I slept over at her place, but that was only when we were kids."

"Wait, seriously?" said Wendy. "It seems like every time I think I know everything about Mira, I end up learning something else about her."

"Well, you can never really know a person, child," said Carla. "And Willy and Mira are childhood friends, so it's expected that he knows some things we don't."

"Guess it pays to be a childhood friend," smirked Happy. "Especially when that friend happens to be a friend of Fairy Tail's poster girl."

Disregarding the comment, I changed the subject. "Speaking of Erza and Gray, does anyone know where they went?" I asked.

"Well, I can't speak for Erza, but Gray's stayed behind at the bar," said Carla. "Last time I checked, he got corned by Juvia and Lyon and is now dealing a little "crazy" of his own."

"And I bet I know where Erza's gone to," Happy spoke cheekily. "Makin' some smoochies, I bet.~"

I rolled my eyes while sighing. "Happy. How about you give the romance thing a rest already? It's seriously starting to get old."

"Besides, Erza's probably getting a solo workout for tomorrow's games," said Lucy. "No need to read into that."

"Oh, I don't think she's solo," giggled Happy. "But she is getting a workout.~"

"Good grief. Someone put a muzzle on this cat," I groaned.

At that moment, I felt movement on my back, followed by some murmuring. I then looked back to find that my passenger had finally opened her eyes.

"Well, looks who's finally awake," said Carla.

Mira slowly blinked while lightly rubbing her eyes. "What's going on? Where am I right now?" she wondered. Then she noticed me carrying her. "And why is Willy giving me a piggyback ride?"

"You passed out at the bar," Lucy explained. "After the bar closed, everyone went home for the night, and for some reason, they made Willy your carrier."

"Is that so?" said Mira. "Well, thank you very much, Willy. I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

"I-It's no trouble at all," I responded. "I'm happy to help. Besides, I couldn't leave you sleeping on the table. It's rather uncomfortable. Anyway, can you stand?"

Mira answered with a nod as she climbed off of my back. "Don't worry. I should be OK now that I'm a bit sober."

Then, Natsu noticed something. "Hey, look, someone's standing in front of our inn."

I looked towards where he was looking, and sure enough, he was right. Standing by the wall next to the stairs of an inn was a young girl with a suitcase, having short light blue hair and wearing casual clothes composed of a tank top and a miniskirt. When I saw her, I had a sense of deja vu.

"Yeah, I see her, too," I said. "But, is it just me, or does she seem familiar?"

"She does," agreed Wendy. "But where have we seen her before?"

"Geez, you guys have some good eyes because I can't see that far," said Lucy while squinting her eyes.

But as we approached, Lucy quickly recognized her, as did we, while the girl looked in our direction.

"Hey, it's that girl from Sabertooth!" the blonde gasped. "That Celestial Wizard from earlier!"

"I think her name was Yukino," said Mira. "But what's she doing here?"

Yukino then came up to us. "Good evening," she said in a quiet tone. She looked across toward Lucy. "You're Lady Lucy Heartifilia, correct?"

"Yes, I am," replied the blonde. "May I help you?"

"I've come here to discuss something important with you," replied Yukino.

Natsu and I were quick to grow suspicious.

"What would someone from Sabertooth want with Lucy?" I asked.

"Did your teammates send you here to mess with her or something?" growled Natsu.

"Hold on, you two. Let's hear her out," soothed Mira. "If she were here to do something malicious, she would have done it already. But I don't think she means any harm."

"Yeah. So why don't we hear her out?" suggested Wendy.

So, we all went inside the inn and into Team A's room, sitting over at the table.

Yukino then spoke again. "I appreciate you for taking the time to listen to me. I know how out of the blue this is, but I would like for you to take these."

She then placed two objects on the table before Lucy, the two being two golden keys. Upon seeing them, Lucy and the rest of us couldn't help but be surprised knowing what they were.

"A-Are these...?!" Lucy gasped.

"The Key of the Two Fish and the Key of the Balance," said Yukino. "I want you to have them, Lady Lucy. They should belong to someone who can make better use of them."

"But I can't do that!" Lucy protested. "There's no way I could!"

"I've already made up my mind since I watched you fight on day one of the games," said Yukino. "Besides, I was already planning on giving them to you after the games ended anyway."

"But the games ain't over yet," pointed out Natsu. "Why not just wait until then?"

"The games were over for me the moment I lost," replied Yukino solemnly. "Come tomorrow; Minerva will take my place. Therefore, you'll end up facing Sabertooth's strongest, the five members that changed the guild to how it is today."

"Now that you mention it, the others were saying something like that a while back," I said. "But we assumed that you were one of the five."

"True. A newcomer like myself wouldn't even think of being a part of the team," said Yukino. "But Lady Minerva was out due to a job, so I was simply chosen to take her place."

"But why are you doing this in the first place?" asked Wendy. "I thought that celestial spirits are precious to their wizards."

"Especially since they're two of the twelve keys of the Zodiac," added Mira. "Even I know that just about anyone would do anything to get them."

"You're not wrong, but it's why I'm choosing to give them to Lady Lucy," went on Yukino. "Despite losing our matches, it's clear she's the superior Celestial Wizard, and I believe that Pisces and Libra will be happier with her."

Lucy raised her hands in bafflement. "Look, I appreciate the compliments and consideration, but I'm still going to say no," she insisted.

But Yukino wasn't backing down either. "Please. I must insist that you take them," she pleaded. "You've already gathered ten of the twelve keys, and once you have them all, the door of world change will open."

"The door of world change will open?" I repeated in puzzlement. "What does that mean?"

Everyone else seemed just as puzzled.

"Hey, Carla. Do you think you can use your clairvoyance?" suggested Wendy.

The white exceed shrugged. "Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that, child," she said. "I can't exactly make it happen on demand."

"I don't know what that means either. From what I heard, it's an old urban legend," said Yukino. "This much I know. The number of celestial wizards has sharply declined over the past few years. And considering the numerous hits back in the Zentopia incident, you and I might be the only ones left, Lady Lucy."

At the mention of the word Zentopia, memories of what happened during that time flashed in my mind causing my heart to skip a beat.

"I also know that you love your spirits very much, and they love you in return," Yukino continued. "So if anyone should have all twelve keys, it should be someone who is connected with them. Someone like you, Lady Lucy."

There was a long silence as everyone looked at Lucy, waiting to see what she would decide as she stared at the keys on the table. Until, at last, she did.

"Thank you for considering me, but my answer's still no," the blonde spoke calmly. "Celestial magic is all about the trust and bonds we make with our spirits. Their ownership can't be so easily changed."

A dark look crossed Yukino's face as she went silent. Then, she stood up while taking her keys off the table.

"I understand. I should have guessed that would be your response," she said. She then smiled. "But when all's said and done, I'm sure all twelve of the keys will find their way together someday."

Lucy smiled back while nodding.

Yukino gave one more bow of respect. "I hope this isn't the last time we meet," she said. "Until we meet again."

She then respectfully exited the room, but just as she turned to walk away, I noticed her face growing darker only for a brief moment which puzzled me.

"Wow, Lucy. That was cool of you not to take those keys," Mira said, sounding impressed.

"But that was a golden opportunity you passed up," pointed out Carla.

"I agree," concurred Wendy. "Even I'm not sure if I could've said no."

"Well, to be honest, I would have jumped at the chance to get all the Zodiac keys," said Lucy. "But not anymore. Even though Yukino's a member of Sabertooth, she cares about her spirits as much as I do, and there's no way I could ever break their bonds. At least, that's how I feel."

I couldn't help but smile at this response, as did everyone else.

"As always, despite being greedy at times, Lucy's got a heart of gold."

But despite this, I couldn't help but get a nagging feeling about Yukino. Something about her didn't seem right to me. Not because of suspicion like before, but something that I was overlooking.

"Hey, Willy? Something on your mind?" asked Mira.

"Oh, nothing much," I replied. "Say, don't you think it was strange how Yukino tried to give her keys to Lucy the way she did?"

"Well, now that you mention it, it did seem a bit strange," Mira hummed thoughtfully. "Do you think there was something more to her visit?"

"I can't help but think that way," I said. "Not only that, but I noticed that she had a strange look as she left. Like she was trying her best to hold something back but barely managed to do so. Then again, I could be wrong, and it's just my imagination. But still... I can't explain this feeling."

Mira thought about it for a second. Then, she looked at me and smiled.

"I think I may know what that feeling is," she said. "And I feel the same as you do." She then turned to the others. "Hey, guys. Willy and I are going to head out." She then led me out the door, much to my surprise.

"H-Hey! Mira! Where are we going?" I asked, a bit flustered.

"Isn't it obvious?" answered Mira. "We're going to find Yukino. She couldn't have gone far, so we should catch up with her."

I smiled and placed my hand on the ground while using my Aqua Sense. In seconds, I sensed Yukino's magic power that, as Mira said, wasn't too far, about a few streets down. The two of us then jogged as quickly as we could until we saw Yukino again, still walking around while pulling her suitcase.

"Hey! Yukino! Wait up!" I called out.

Yukino stopped and looked back, and upon seeing us, she was more befuddled than surprised. "Lady Mira? Sir Willy?"

"Sorry to bother you, but we wanted to talk," I said. "So we appreciate you stopping."

"Is that so?" said Yukino. "What is it?"

"Well, to put it simply, we were wondering if you were OK," said Mira. "We couldn't help but feel that there was something more to your visit than just giving Lucy your keys.

Yukino blinked while staring at us, mouth agape.

"Sorry, it's just that before you left, I noticed that you had a look like you were trying to endure something," I explained. "And - I don't know - we wanted to see if you were OK. But we understand if this seems rude, so my apologies in advance. It was my idea."

"You... You both followed me out here because you were worried about me?" Yukino asked quietly.

"Of course," said Mira. "I'll admit it's a bit strange, and we may come from different guilds, but we have a nasty habit of not turning away someone in trouble. So if something is bothering you, even if it's something small, we're good listeners. And besides, I hate to see someone as adorable as you look so gloomy."

Yukino remained silent. Then, her body began to tremble, and tears started overflowing from her eyes as she broke down crying, much to our surprise.

"Whoa! Hey! Are you OK?!" I squeaked from startlement. "Did we do something wrong?!"

"N-No! It's just... I can't take it anymore," Yukino hiccuped as she sank to her knees, still sobbing. "No one's ever been this kind or even shown concern for me."

Mira bent down and gently touched her shoulder. "Please, tell us what happened," she spoke empathetically.

"It's... It's Sabertooth," Yukino spoke tearfully while desperately wiping her tears. "I've looked up to them for so long. They were my idols. I wanted to be a member of their guild until I finally was able to last year. But now... I'll never be able to get to be in it again... because I've been expelled. All from losing one time."

Immediately, my eyes went wide in shock as I stared.

"I was humiliated in front of everyone," continued Yukino. "Master Jiemma forced me to strip and erase my guild mark. It was so embarrassing and frustrating! He practically took my self-respect and the memories I made there and shattered them to pieces! That guild was like my home, and I'll never see it again! I have nowhere to go now, and I'm all alone!"

If I wasn't shocked before, I certainly was even more so now. And to add to that, I felt my blood boiling in anger as I clenched my fists and ground my teeth. "As if I didn't hate these guys enough. Now they go and do this?! It's not like we have a right to care about what goes on with other guilds, but... still...!"

Then, there was the sound of something scurrying away. I quickly looked back, but I didn't see anyone or anything that made the noise.

Mira then spoke. "I'm sorry, but we don't have any room for sympathy for what happens with other guilds."

"I'm sorry," Yukino continued to sob. "I know it's none of your business about what goes on in other guilds, but... I couldn't hold it back anymore."

Then, she was pulled into a hug by Mira, who embraced her tenderly.

"That being said, what you went through was unforgivable," she continued calmly. "No one deserves to go through what you did."

Yukino's eyes went wide in surprise as Mira squeezed her tight. I also bent down and touched her shoulder.

"The same goes for me, too," I said. "Any guild who treats their members like how you were treated doesn't deserve to call themselves a guild. And on that note, you're not alone either. Because you got us."

Yukino looked up at me while Mira pulled back.

"He's right," she added. "You may be a stranger to us, but even we can't turn a blind eye after what we just heard. Besides, if you think about it, since you're not in a guild anymore, you're technically a free wizard. So we'd be willing to take you in if you need somewhere to go."

Yukino bit her lip as she once again started to cry and then shoved her face into Mira's chest, sobbing loudly, while she hugged her again in comfort. I also gave the girl a comforting squeeze on her shoulder, wanting to show her my support.

"So what should we do now, Mira?" I asked. "We can't leave her alone like this."

"She can always stay at my team's inn," suggested Mira. "That way, she can have a place to stay for the night. In the meantime, go back to Natsu and the others and tell them what's happening. I'll stay here with Yukino."

"Roger that," I acknowledged as I dashed away.

I jogged the streets as quickly as I could until I returned to the Honey Bone Inn and was knocking on the door of Team A's room. Lucy and the others were quick to answer, all of which were dressed in their pajamas.

"Oh, Willy. What's up?" asked Lucy.

"Listen, Lucy. We have a bit of a situation on our hands," I began to explain. "You see-." But then I paused for a moment, noticing that two group members were missing. "Hold on. Where's Natsu and Happy?"

"They went out looking for Yukino," replied Wendy. "Something about wanting to tell her something important."

At first, I thought it was lousy timing that those two happened to be gone. But then, a thought struck me as I remembered the scurrying noise I had heard earlier. Back then, I thought it was an enemy, but what if it wasn't? What if it was someone I knew who happened to overhear everything Yukino said?

The thought alone made horror fill my face as I gasped.

"No. No! It couldn't have been!"

"What's the matter with you, child?" demanded Carla. "You're looking pale."

While not answering the exceed, I raced away as fast as my legs could carry me.

"Willy! Wait!" cried Lucy. "Where are you going?!"

"To stop an idiot from making a colossal mistake!" I yelled back. "I just hope I'm wrong!"

As soon as I made it outside, I jumped high into the air and spread my water wings while looking frantically around.

"Please let me be wrong! Please let me be wrong! Please let me be wrong!" I said to myself, praying.

Unfortunately, my prayers would be for naught. Right then, there was a tremendous explosion. I looked towards my left, and sure enough, I saw another inn in the distance with a pillar of smoke coming out from it that stood on another level above the city, confirming my suspicions.

"Damn it! I knew it!" I cursed as I immediately took off, heading in that direction.

I put everyone ounce of magic through my legs as I zipped through the air as fast as it would let me. The inn got nearer and closer, but just when I was a few yards away from it, another explosion shook the building, sending dust and lightning everywhere. However, I pressed on, going straight through the cloud towards the entrance, whose doors were utterly destroyed. It was then that I saw the inside of the building.

Sure enough, there stood Natsu, standing his ground before an older muscular, tall man wearing a kimono and pants and a woman with long black hair wearing a blue dress. The other members of Sabertooth also stood behind him, including Sting, Rogue, Rufus, and Orga.

I quickly landed on my feet and rushed inside.

"NATSU! STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!" I roared.

Everyone immediately looked in my direction as I stomped toward Natsu, scowling in anger.

"W-Willy!" Natsu spoke, surprise evident on his features.

I then grabbed Natsu by the collar pulling him dangerously close. "Just the what the hell do you think you're doing, you idiot?!" I snapped in his face. "Out of all the stunts you've pulled, this is by far your stupidest!"

Natsu growled as he glared back at me but didn't speak.

"Do you have any idea the position you put yourself into?! You've not only put yourself in a bad position but also put our guild in jeopardy!" I continued to rant. "Why can't you stop and think things through before picking fights?!"

Natsu's eyes widened, appearing speechless as my hands tightened around his collar, feeling so furious that I wanted to punch him. However, some sense of reason pulled me back, and while taking a deep breath, I calmed down and gently let him go.

"That being said, I can take a wild guess as to why you're here," I said calmly. "It's because you heard about what happened to Yukino, am I right?"

The fire dragon slayer looked away, confirming my suspicions.

"Just as I thought," I sighed. "Look, I get it. You believe everyone in a guild should treat each other like family, but not every guild is like ours, and it's none of our business how they treat their members. You knew that, and yet you came here picking a fight anyway. I understand you're sticking up for her, but you need to consider the consequences, especially with this situation you caused." I looked around, seeing bodies, rubble, and debris everywhere. "And from the looks of things, you did quite a bit of damage."

"Your comrade is right, you know," the woman in the blue dress spoke out. "There is the idea of "saving face" to consider. Even though you were the aggressor in this situation, having Master Jiemma kill a competitor would put a damper on the games and put Sabertooth in an awkward position. You've also enraged my father and his members, who don't take provocations like this lightly. But I'm willing to settle the matter peacefully. What do you say?"

Natsu glared. "You want to know? Well, I say you're scared of seeing the old geezer get put down!" he snapped.

"Natsu!" I barked. "Knock it off! You need to stand down now!"

"You really should listen to reason, you know," said the woman. "Otherwise, I can't vouch for this little one's safety."

She then held out her hands, and in a puff of smoke, something appeared in them. That something was Happy, who was now tied up with rope and was sobbing profusely.

"Happy!" both Natsu and I gasped.

"I'm sorry, you guys!" Happy wailed.

A sly grin crept on the woman's face as she petted the blue exceed's head, taunting us. "You've injured quite a few of our guildmates, but I will overlook this incident entirely if you cooperate. Behave like a mature adult, and we can continue the games like nothing ever happened."

I glanced back at Natsu, who looked overwhelmingly conflicted as he stood there in indecision until he finally conceded, seething in frustration.

"We agree to your terms," I told the woman. "Now, let Happy go."

The woman did so, dropping the exceed as his ropes were undone. Happy quickly rushed to Natsu, still crying as he scooped him up in his arms.

"I'm so sorry, Natsu! They caught me by surprise!" Happy sobbed.

"Don't worry about it, little buddy," reassured Natsu kindly. "I was the one who left you behind, so I should be the one apologizing."

"Come on, you two. Let's get out of here," I told the two. "I don't want to be here any more than I have to. Plus, you got some explaining to do when we get back, Natsu."

We then started to walk away. But not before the woman spoke again.

"We can settle this matter in the games," added the woman. "Where we'll show you no mercy."

Natsu then stopped as he looked back at the two. "You can go ahead and try, but you'll never beat us," he said with determination. "Because a real guild treats its members like family. That's why I came here tonight."

He then turned to leave, as did I, and we were about to walk out when the old man spoke up.

"You've got some real backbone and guts for a fool," he grunted. "But it'd be wise for you to keep your nose out of other people's business, or you could end up losing your life, and that criminal scum next to you won't save you."

Immediately, I stopped knowing full well that he was referring to me. Natsu growled, angry again, but I raised a hand barring his way to stop him as I looked back.

"Hey, old man. You're calling me a criminal, but I can't help but wonder. If I am what you say I am, then what does it make you?" I said. "At least I don't go around forcing girls half my age to strip in public. It makes me wonder if you're senile or just a perverted, desperate old man who gets off at being a sadist."

A storm of glares from Sting and the other members shot in my direction.

Jiemma, however, didn't seem fazed. "I wouldn't expect someone like you to understand," he said gruffly. "Those who are weak don't deserve any respect or sympathy from me, and those who don't meet my expectations don't deserve to be in Sabertooth."

"Is that so? Sounds pretty strict," I responded. "But while that way of logic will produce some results, I also can't help but feel sorry for you."

Jiemma's eyebrow raised. "Oh? And why is that?"

I answered with a narrowed glare. "Based on your standards, if you kick out those who are weak or lose even once, then by the time the Grand Magic games are over, you won't even have a guild. Because not only is Fairy Tail going to win and become the number one guild in Fiore..." I looked across at Orga. "But I'm going to beat your champion and become the new Crocus Battle Fighter's Champion."

Orga was quick to get angry. "What'd you say, punk?!" he snarled. "Why don't you come over here and say that to my-!"

"Orga!" barked Sting. "Calm down!"

Orga growled in anger but did as he said.

I then turned forwards I walked away. "Natsu. Happy. We're leaving," I spoke curtly.

Natsu, while carrying Happy, didn't say a word but followed me as we both left the inn.

It wasn't long before we made it back to Honey Bone Inn. When we got back, Erza and Gray returned from their business, and Mira also returned after dropping off Yukino.

Naturally, when Natsu and I explained what had happened, they were shocked and bewildered, most notably at Natsu.

"You seriously went and picked a fight with the master of Sabertooth?!" Lucy exclaimed incredulously.

"Yeah, but I had to stop before getting a few licks in," Natsu huffed. "That geezer's I'm lucky I can be a reasonable guy."

"Reasonable is the furthest thing I would call you after what you did," I spat crossly. "So don't even think of kidding yourself."

"I'm sorry, Natsu. It's all because I let that lady kidnap me," Happy spoke miserably, still crying.

"Don't be silly, Happy," soothed Carla. "It was for the best that things ended the way they did."

"I agree," chimed in Wendy. "If Natsu had seriously injured anyone on their team, our team or even our entire guild could've gotten kicked out of the games. Or even worse."

"Now that you mention it, that old geezer's daughter said something like that along those lines," Natsu spoke thoughtfully. "Minerva, I think her name was."

"Minerva? Yukino mentioned her," said Mira. "That pretty much proves what she was saying was true."

Gray then immediately stomped over to Natsu, grabbing him by the collar. "Do you even have a brain inside that head of yours?! I can't believe how brainless you can be!" he yelled. "You need to stop and think before trying another crazy stunt like that! I mean, how come you get to hog all the fun?! I would have loved to beat the snot out of those guys, too!"

I couldn't help but look at the ice mage in comic disbelief.

"Gray! You're totally missing the point here!" Lucy snapped shrilly.

"Listen, boys. I understand you're angry with them, but you have to save it for the competition," Erza said sternly.

"Oh, come on. It ain't like that," huffed Gray as he let Natsu go. "I just wanted to tell that Rufus jerk that I ain't gonna lose to him next time."

"Either way, they're going to pay for what they did to Yukino," said Natsu. "Being in a guild means you never turn your back on someone and helping them out, no matter what."

"Natsu, I told you before that Sabertooth will never think the same as we do when it comes to that," I told him. "However, I feel the same as you do."

"Being strict is one thing, but forcing a girl to strip and remove her guild mark? That's just too cruel," said Carla. "I'd say they crossed the line in more ways than one."

"And even after she was humiliated, she still was kind enough to try and give me her gate keys," said Lucy with sympathy.

"I'm more worried if she even has a place to go," said Wendy.

"For the time being, she's staying over at our inn," said Mira. "Laxus, Juvia, and Gajeel were more than willing to take her in after I told them what happened. But she said she'll leave tomorrow morning to find another inn to stay at."

"Well, that's good news," I sighed thankfully.

"Until then, why don't we all get ready for bed?" suggested Erza. "I understand you're all worried about Yukino and want nothing more than to get payback, but we'll need our strength. And I expect everyone to save any revenge or payback you have for the arena." She glared at Natsu and Gray. "Understood?"

Natsu and Gray yelped in fear and furiously nodded.

"In that case, we'll be heading to our inns," I said to her. "We'll see you guys tomorrow."

"See you around, you guys," said Mira. "Make sure to get plenty of sleep."

The two of us left the inn and headed to our inns. To say that this night was a crazy one was a bit of an understatement. After what happened, there was no doubt that Sabertooth would be out for blood after what Natsu did, but at the same time, I wasn't worried.

Come tomorrow; Fairy Tail will be ready and waiting for whatever revenge they have. And we will win.

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