As for Aquarius, Lucy wouldn’t summon her unless it was an absolute emergency.
That particular Celestial Spirit didn’t care about her master in the slightest.
Every single one of her attacks always ended up sweeping away the summoner as well.
The more her master suffered, the happier Aquarius was.
Truly infuriating!
“Miss Lucy’s body is truly spectacular!!” The perverted cow’s eyes bulged as big as bells, turning into a pair of pulsating red hearts.
“Sigh…” Lucy let out a resigned breath.
Even though she was completely sick of Taurus’s behavior, unfortunately, there were no other Celestial Spirits suited for the current situation.
“Taurus!
Go hunt some wild animals or giant monsters, the bigger the better!” Lucy ordered.
Taurus instead protested the task, “Miss Lucy!
You shouldn’t eat that much, or your beautiful curves could be ruined!” “Aaaaargh!” Lucy groaned in frustration.
Damn perverted cow!
He had been summoned multiple times to hunt during this journey, yet he still didn’t understand that the food was meant for Natsu.
Truly typical of a Celestial Spirit whose head was filled with nothing but muscles and women!
“Just go already!” Lucy snapped sharply.
“Yes, Miss!” Taurus the bull finally went hunting, carrying his giant axe.
“Don’t forget to catch a big fish!” Happy yelled, hurriedly calling out after him.
Happy knew it was impossible to rely on Natsu right now.
Let alone hunting, the young man was struggling just to walk.
The delayed promise of a big fish could now only be collected through Lucy.
After all, the girl had already been claimed by Natsu as ‘his woman’.
One big fish promised by Natsu, if collected through a frustrated Lucy, could accumulate interest and become at least 100 fish!
Happy the smart cat was indeed very good at math.
Lucy stared at Natsu, who was lying limply and helplessly.
His condition actually looked far worse than when he was motion sick, and this clearly affected his combat ability severely.
However, there was something that puzzled Lucy.
Despite being in a weak condition that should have debilitated him, somehow Natsu’s strength and instincts actually felt far more terrifying than when they first met at Hargeon Port!
“I really don’t understand what happened to him.
Ever since he came back with me, he instantly became like this.” “Come to think of it…
could it be that I really was the one who broke Natsu?!” “Natsu!
Tell me how to cure you.
I’m getting a headache worrying about your condition, you know!” Lucy complained.
“Teeheehee!” A mischievous chuckle suddenly sounded.
Lucy immediately glared at Happy, who was covering his mouth to hold back his laughter.
She clenched her fists tightly.
“Happy!
The current Natsu absolutely cannot protect you from me.” “If you dare to badmouth me again, get ready to taste my fist!” Lucy threatened in annoyance.
Happy instantly squeezed out tears in a split second and cried out pitifully, “Natsu!
Dumb Lucy wants to bully me!” “Oh…” Natsu only responded with a weak mumble.
A Dragon Slayer’s physical endurance kept him from being too tormented when starving, it was just that his body truly couldn’t squeeze out a single ounce of energy.
Seeing Natsu’s indifferent response, a victorious smile etched itself onto Lucy’s face.
She stared at Happy with a dark look, “You just called me dumb again, didn’t you?
Do you know what the punishment is?” “Damn flying cat!
I guess I don’t need to wait until I officially become your lady.
Even right now, I have a golden opportunity to teach you a lesson!” “Bwahahahaha!” Lucy, who was too absorbed in laughing like a villain, completely failed to notice that the sky above her had suddenly darkened.
With a few twitches of his nose, the previously limp Natsu instantly leaped up full of energy.
“Food!
Food!
Meat!
Meat!!” Rambling in excitement, Natsu ignited flames all over his body and immediately shot up into the air like a comet.
“Fish!
Fish!
Big fiiiish!!” Happy also shot into the air with sparkling eyes.
The two of them left Lucy, who was still standing alone on the ground, while a dark shadow quickly enveloped her surroundings.
“Huh?” A confused Lucy looked up at the sky.
The second she clearly saw what was above her, Lucy jumped in a panic and shrieked in horror, “TAURUS!
I ABSOLUTELY HATE YOUUU!” Who knows how many wild animals and beasts were falling from the sky.
There were monsters the size of small hills, and giant wild boars reaching dozens of meters tall.
A rain of monster carcasses fell, covering an area of dozens of meters.
SMASH!
Lucy, who was too late to dodge, was instantly crushed beneath the pile of monster carcasses, lying flattened on the ground.
Her eyes spun, seeing stars, and she immediately lost consciousness.
As for Taurus…
who knows where that perverted cow ran off to after dropping his prey.
On the other hand, Natsu unleashed his Dragon Fire mercilessly, roasting all the falling wild animals and monsters in mid-air.
Barbeque was Natsu’s main expertise.
No one knew better than him exactly how long the extreme temperature of Dragon Fire was needed to roast monster meat to perfection.
In less than ten minutes, an incredibly tempting aroma of roasted meat filled the air, its scent even carried by the wind to a radius of several kilometers.
Behind some bushes quite a distance away, Gray, who happened to be squatting to answer nature’s call, caught a whiff of the delicious aroma.
His appetite was instantly awakened.
“This meat aroma smells familiar.
Don’t tell me that stupid droopy-eyed bastard is roasting monsters!” Gray muttered.
“But whatever, let me finish my business first.
I’ve been holding it in for a while…” “Ah!!
That feels so much better!!” After finishing his business, Gray walked following the direction of the aroma’s source, and not long after, he saw Natsu ravenously devouring a massive feast.
The sight was truly astonishing.
Natsu devoured a wild monster’s thigh weighing dozens of kilograms until his stomach bulged like a balloon, yet in just a matter of seconds, that giant stomach deflated back to normal.
That much meat disappeared without a trace.
“This terrifying digestion speed…
what in the world is going on with Natsu’s body?” Gray thought seriously.
“Even the Master doesn’t know for sure what the cause is.
I think I’ll have to drag Natsu to Granny Porlyusica’s place to get checked out someday.” Even though the two of them were eternal rivals who always traded blows every time they met, and wouldn’t stop until one of them was beaten to a pulp…
that was just how the men in the guild cared for each other.