"Crunch! Crunch! Crunch…"
Inside a restaurant near the Fairy Tail Guild…
Natsu was like a ravenous beast, famished for ten days to half a month…
He cleared all the food on the table, devouring it in a frenzy.
He stuffed fruits, meats, vegetables, and all sorts of edible things into his stomach, astonishing the surrounding diners who stared with wide eyes.
Perhaps, this was the secret and formidable aspect of Dragon Slayers, allowing them to always maintain abundant magical power?! They possessed an appetite beyond ordinary people.
"Guest, would you like more food?"
The restaurant's service staff, who had been standing by Natsu's table, noticed that the food on his table was almost completely gone. He first took out a handkerchief to gently wipe the sweat from his forehead, then forced a polite smile and approached Natsu and Medivh's table, asking.
"Look at him…"
Medivh waved, signaling the service staff to ask Natsu directly.
"That large roasted chicken platter, ten more!"
Natsu showed no politeness, grinning at the service staff.
"Ten?"
The service staff thought he had misheard and repeatedly confirmed with Natsu.
"Yes, ten."
Upon hearing this, Natsu first extended his greasy hands, gently patted his bulging belly, weighed the remaining capacity of his stomach, and finally nodded in confirmation.
"Alright, alright…"
After confirming three times that the number of roasted chickens Natsu ordered was correct, the service staff quickly walked towards the kitchen.
"Chef, the guest at table A10 ordered ten roasted chickens."
After this service staff reported the number of roasted chickens Natsu ordered…
"What did you say? That guest ordered ten roasted chickens?!" The chefs in the kitchen were astonished, their eyes wide, and they said in disbelief, "Is that kid really human?"
An hour later…
"I'm full! I'm full!"
"Thank you for the meal, boss, I'll come again next time."
When Medivh paid the bill and left the restaurant with a full Natsu.
The chefs in the kitchen, including the owner of the small shop, all gathered around. They approached the table where Medivh and Natsu had been, looking at the small and large plates stacked one after another, each plate incredibly clean, even the chicken bones were eaten clean, with hardly any food scraps left. It was truly a 'clean plate' action, and they said in shock, "He really ate it all, incredible."
"I remember that kid, he seems to be a Magician from the Magic Guild Fairy Tail next door, right?"
"I remember his name is Natsu, a kid who joined the Guild in the past year. From now on, whenever that kid comes to our restaurant, give him a 50% discount…"
The owner of the small shop pondered for a while and then said.
"Eh?!"
The staff and chefs in the small shop, upon hearing the owner's words, all showed shocked expressions. One must know that their boss was known as a miser…
Forget about discounts, even the small dishes that other restaurants often gave away for free were charged at their place. And he often deducted their wages for various reasons.
"Don't you think that kid ate very happily?"
The boss said, his lips slightly upturned. He no longer paid attention to the staff of the small shop and walked towards the kitchen on his own, leaving a bewildered group of waiters and chefs.
"Hey! Have you seen enough?"
"If you've seen enough, hurry back to your respective posts and work hard!"
Before everyone could think much, the boss's voice instantly echoed throughout the small shop.
"Oh!!"
Upon hearing this, the staff dared not delay and returned to their respective posts.
On the other side.
"I'm full, and power is surging."
"Hehe, I'll go back and train well with Gray to digest!"
Natsu patted his round belly and laughed, baring his teeth…
He was ready to go back to the Guild and have a big fight with Gray.
"Bang!"
Thinking of this, Natsu quickly arrived at the entrance of the Fairy Tail Guild, kicked open the wooden door, and shouted loudly, "Hey! Gray, let's have a showdown!"
"Oh!!"
However, when Natsu kicked open the wooden door, it happened that Makarov, the Guild Master, was standing on the Guild's podium, announcing something important to everyone in the Guild, so much so that all the Magicians in the Guild who were not out on missions looked up to the sky and let out a long howl of cheers.
"So lively?"
"Did something interesting happen?!"
At this moment, Medivh also returned to the Guild. He looked at the members in the Guild, who were constantly looking up and cheering, and couldn't help but ask.
"Medivh, you weren't in the Guild just now…"
"Just now, Master Makarov announced that the Fairy Tail Guild's 24-hour Endurance Race for this year will be held in a week!"
"And he requested that all Guild members who are not out on missions, without non-essential special reasons, must participate…"
"Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the prize money for this year's 24-hour Endurance Race champion is a whopping one million J! Even the runner-up and third place have rewards of three hundred thousand and one hundred thousand J respectively, it's simply too luxurious…"
After Medivh asked, the members of the Guild excitedly answered one after another.
"Huh?" "Old Man, you have money to give prizes, but no money to pay fines?"
Upon hearing this, Medivh looked at Makarov on the distant podium with murderous eyes, silently questioning him.
"Medivh, you know…"
"The Guild's assets belong to every single person in the Guild, while my assets are just my personal assets. These two cannot be confused."
"I really don't have money to pay the fines…"
Makarov's gaze, after briefly intersecting with Medivh's gaze across the crowd, he immediately understood something. He lowered his head and muttered to himself.
And he kept explaining something to Medivh using Telepathy Magic.
"Forget it, I'll let you off."
Medivh could only sigh helplessly at this and said nothing more.
"Cough cough…"
Makarov breathed a sigh of relief when he finally explained the money issue to Medivh. He then lightly coughed twice to clear his throat…
Immediately after, Makarov, with a serious face and the demeanor of a Guild Master, looked at Medivh and continued, "Speaking of which, it's just in time that you're back, Medivh! I happen to have a mission here that I need to entrust you with."
This time, Makarov spoke it out in front of everyone.
"Oh? What mission?"
Upon hearing this, Medivh raised an eyebrow slightly, asking Old Man what mission he was going to send him to complete.
"An S-Class subjugation mission. It is said that traces of Double-footed Dragons have appeared on the snowy mountains east of the Fiore Kingdom. It just so happens that our 24-hour Endurance Race this year needs the scales of these ferocious beasts. With your strength, Medivh, giving you a week should be enough for you to return, right?!"
Makarov spoke to Medivh with his hands behind his back.
"More than enough…"
Medivh slightly stretched his stiff neck and then smiled confidently.
With his current strength, looking across the entire Ishgar continent, there weren't many creatures that could threaten him…
"Then, I'll entrust this mission to you."
Makarov's gaze towards Medivh was full of confidence.
Old Man was confident in Medivh's strength.
"Are we going to be separated from Father?"
At this moment, Erza, who had been with her Fairy Tail companions in the Guild, suddenly showed a look of disappointment. She had only just reunited with Medivh, and less than a day later, they were going to be separated. This made Erza a little sad.
This scene naturally caught Medivh's eye…
So, Medivh raised his head, looked at Master Makarov, and said, "Master, it's just dealing with some Double-footed Dragons. It shouldn't be a problem if I bring some companions from the Guild with me, right?!"
"Whatever you want, but still be careful."
Makarov didn't say much about Medivh's decision…
Makarov trusted Medivh's strength.
"What? Medivh is taking us to complete an S-Class subjugation mission?"
"Are you kidding me? This is a rare opportunity to complete an S-Class mission with an S-Class Mage from the Guild!"
"Medivh, take me! I'm super useful!"
"Medivh, let me go! I don't want the reward, I just want to see the world…"
"Idiot, can you beat a Double-footed Dragon? And you still want a reward…"
As Medivh's words fell, the entire Guild erupted into chaos.
"Then, those whose names I call, come with me."
"Natsu, Gray, Cana, and Erza…"
Medivh ignored the noisy Guild and loudly announced the chosen individuals who would accompany him on the mission.
"Ah?!"
As Medivh's words fell…
Gray and Natsu, who were bickering, first froze slightly, then simultaneously reached out and tore at each other's cheeks, almost in unison, angrily saying, "Medivh, why are you bringing this burden along?!"
"Huh? Can I go too?"
Cana, the only one in the Guild who wasn't very interested in participating in S-Class missions, or rather, Cana who didn't think she had any chance of completing an S-Class mission with Medivh…
Upon hearing Medivh's words, she froze in place, and even the red wine in her cup spilled onto the floor due to her daze and disbelief.
"You two, stop it!"
"If anyone is a burden!"
"In my opinion, both of you are…"
Erza, with long scarlet hair and wearing knight armor, walked over to Gray and Natsu on her own, and after forcefully separating the two, she said angrily.
"E-Erza…"
Natsu looked at Erza with some lingering fear. He had been somewhat traumatized by Erza's punch that morning. After all, the force of that punch made him dizzy for a long time, he didn't even have time to eat lunch and almost fainted from hunger.
"Everyone, prepare to depart!"
After announcing the list, Medivh looked at everyone present and said softly.
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