Having watched the anime, Qi Yan knew Lucy was a very talkative girl, but her chattiness still surprised him a bit.
However, despite being quite talkative, she wasn't annoying; in fact, she seemed a little cute.
At this moment, Lucy turned her head, "Oh, by the way, it looks like you guys are looking for someone, right?"
Happy nodded and said, "That's right, we're looking for Igneel."
"We heard he came to this city, but when we arrived, we found out he wasn't here."
"That guy called Fire Dragon, you can tell he's not it just by looking at him."
"I was so sure Igneel was here, sigh! Another wasted trip."
Qi Yan said with a speechless expression, "You two really are idiots. How could Igneel possibly appear here? If he really showed up here, the whole city would have been in chaos long ago."
Lucy was also slightly startled by this, "Just what kind of Fire Dragon would cause an entire city to fall into chaos? As a human..."
"Hmm? He's not human. Igneel is a genuine dragon."
"!!"
Lucy was immediately dumbfounded by these words, "Then how could he possibly appear on the street!! Are you idiots?!!"
"Hmph!"
Natsu and Happy suddenly looked like they had just realized something.
"Hey!! Don't act like you're only just realizing it now!!"
At this moment, the group arrived at the small, humble restaurant Qi Yan had mentioned. The place was already quite full. Qi Yan and the others found a window seat, sat down, and ordered some food.
"Alright, I should go now. You guys take your time eating."
Lucy paid for the meal and stood up, preparing to leave. After all, it was just a chance encounter, and she only wanted to express her gratitude.
"Thank you for treating us to a meal!"
"Thank you!"
"No... no need to thank me... you also helped me, it's just reciprocating, isn't it? Alright, I'm leaving now, bye-bye."
Lucy waved her hand, then turned and left.
"What a good person!"
Natsu looked at Lucy's retreating figure and sighed. Just because of their unconscious help, she wanted to treat them to a meal. It was the first time they had met such a kind person.
"Aye!"
Qi Yan pouted and said, "She treats you to one meal and she's a good person? Then what about me, who treats you to so many meals?"
"Then you're a super good person! Hehehe!!"
"Aye~~~!"
"Waiter! Order!"
Natsu reached out to call the waiter over, then picked up the menu and started ordering with Happy. Soon, a table full of food was ordered.
"Hey!"
Natsu chuckled, "After all, we're not familiar with her, so eating too much wouldn't feel right. We just ordered a little something to be polite. But if it's you, Qi Yan, then it's no problem! You just completed an S-class mission, so I'm going to feast!"
"Aye~~~!"
Happy excitedly agreed.
"Aye your head!"
Qi Yan lightly flicked Happy's little head. Natsu might seem boisterous and thoughtless, but sometimes he was quite considerate.
Then the three of them ate and chatted, but Qi Yan's mind was on Lucy. Although he couldn't remember all the details of Fairy Tail's plot, he still had some impression of how the story began.
Qi Yan thought of the middle-aged man surrounded by girls, a hint of killing intent flickering in his eyes. Impersonating Fairy Tail.
Now that he had been transmigrated for over half a year, he considered Fairy Tail his other home. All those who slandered Fairy Tail's reputation deserved to die. For now, he would let them enjoy their last moments of happiness.
Evening.
Night fell, and the pure, warm moonlight shone on the sea. The reflected moonlight cast a glow over the entire town of Hargeon, making it bright even at night. Coupled with the cool sea breeze, even though it was the hot summer, it gave people a very comfortable feeling.
Many people were out for a stroll along the coast at this time. Besides enjoying the beautiful seaside night view, they could also digest their food. Qi Yan and his companions were among them.
"Ah! That was so satisfying!"
Natsu patted his round, full stomach with contentment.
"Aye! It's been a long time since I've eaten so much!"
"You two certainly aren't shy! In the future, cause a little less trouble. If Erza finds out... Eek~~~!" Qi Yan shivered.
Natsu's face immediately turned pale, "Don't say such scary things at a time like this!"
"Now you're scared, hahahaha!"
Teasing Natsu made Qi Yan feel very Happy.
"Oh, right, Fire Dragon said he was having a party on a ship. Is that the ship?"
At this moment, Happy, who was walking on the seaside railing, saw a ship sailing into the distance and remembered that the man called Fire Dragon had said he was having a party on a ship during the day.
"A ship... Ugh... I feel a little nauseous..."
Natsu immediately felt like throwing up at the sight of the ship.
Suddenly, a girl's voice came from nearby.
"Look! It's that ship, Lord Fire Dragon's ship! Ah~! I really want to go to the party too!"
"Fire Dragon?"
The girl's best friend, who was with her, seemed unfamiliar with his famous name.
"Don't you know? A super powerful Mage has arrived in our town, that famous Mage from Fairy Tail."
Natsu and Happy immediately froze, looking at Qi Yan, who shook his head.
Natsu's eyes immediately changed, veins bulging on his forehead. He gritted his teeth and said, "That bastard... how dare he impersonate Fairy Tail!!"
"Happy!!"
"Aye!"
Happy immediately spread his wings, grabbed Natsu, and flew towards the departing ship.
"Hey!"
Qi Yan didn't even have time to stop them.
"That idiot, did he forget he gets seasick?"
He had originally planned to wait until the other party had gone far, then catch up and deal with those guys without anyone knowing. Now, he had no choice but to go.
"Full Release: Ulquiorra Cifer!"
Azure light emanated around Qi Yan's body, and his physical appearance began to change rapidly. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into Xiao Wu's form.
Qi Yan stomped hard on the railing.
Bang!!
The railing shattered, and Qi Yan's body rapidly flew towards the ship.
At this moment, on the ship, all the girls, dressed in their most glamorous attire, attended the party.
Inside the cabin, Lucy sat there in a black evening gown, a fake smile on her face.
She had met the man called Fire Dragon again in the park. Fire Dragon promised he could help her join the Fairy Tail Guild she had always dreamed of, on the condition that she attend this party. To successfully join Fairy Tail, she agreed. After dealing with this idiot and joining Fairy Tail, she would kick this annoying guy away.
"Is your name Lucy? What a beautiful name."
"Thank you."
"Let's have a drink first."
"Isn't it bad to ignore the other girls?"
She didn't want to spend a long time with such a guy.
"It's fine, it's fine. Right now, I only want to drink with just the two of us."
Snap!
Fire Dragon snapped his fingers, and the wine in the glass slowly floated up, forming droplets.
"Please open your mouth, and the jewel of wine will slide down your throat."
Lucy wailed in her heart: How annoying!
Such a small trick might work for ordinary girls who couldn't use magic, but for her, such a trick only made her feel physically uncomfortable.
But there was no choice. Now she had to endure, endure, endure. Lucy closed her eyes and opened her mouth.
Whoosh! Snap!
Lucy suddenly stood up and waved her hand, knocking all the wine away. She said with a disgusted expression:
"What are you trying to do? There's a sleeping pill in the wine."