“Oh?
Is this droopy-eyed guy dangerous when he’s drunk?” Gray smirked, watching Cana force-feed Natsu drinks.
“Gray!
Your clothes!” Cana casually reprimanded.
Her gaze shifted briefly toward Gray, while her hand continued to pour beer into Natsu’s mouth.
Gray looked down and only then realized that he was wearing nothing but his underwear.
He immediately jumped in shock.
“Crap!
Since when?!” After sweeping his gaze across the guild, he spotted Lucy standing there, watching the commotion.
In a flash, Gray was already beside the blonde girl.
“Hey cutie, mind lending me your clothes?” “Like I’d even fit your clothes?” Lucy instantly frowned.
“Besides!
If I lend you my clothes, what am I supposed to wear?!” Lucy sighed, muttering to herself in annoyance, “Good grief!
Why am I even entertaining this nonsense?” Feeling that the conversation was becoming increasingly absurd, she pointed at Gray and yelled, “Gray!
Get away from me!” Wham!
A solid punch landed squarely on Gray’s face, instantly sending him flying and knocking him out cold.
Loke suddenly appeared beside Lucy, swiftly scooping her up into a princess carry.
“A lady as beautiful as you, there’s no way I’d let you lend your clothes to him!” “Lucy, don’t pay any attention to Gray; he has no idea how to treat a woman.
Let’s go on a romantic date instead!” “I refuse!” Lucy answered without a moment’s hesitation.
Thud!
Loke instantly let go of her, causing Lucy to crash face-first onto the floor.
The young man grabbed his head and screamed in frustration.
“I was rejected!
I was rejected by a woman!
My heart is broken!” “Loke, it’s okay if Lucy doesn’t want to, you still have us,” two women cooed as they suddenly approached Loke, trying to comfort him in a clingy tone.
Bam!
The guild floor suddenly trembled slightly.
A man with a massive, tower-like build stood up from his chair, pumping his right fist into the air.
“A MAN!
Settle things like a MAN!” Lucy couldn’t help but comment, “In short, you’re just saying we should settle things with our fists, right?” “Interesting!” Gray, who had somehow already regained consciousness, glared at Elfman with an enthusiastic grin, his fists clenched tightly.
“MAN!
MAN!” Elfman cheered passionately, continuing to pump his fist.
“I have absolutely no idea what you guys are yelling about!” Lucy complained, massaging her temples.
A brawl broke out almost instantly.
Most of the wizards in the guild hall threw themselves into the massive melee that had long become a tradition.
Cana furrowed her brows.
While continuing to force-feed Natsu, she observed the chaos around her.
“What a pain!” she grumbled.
“Can’t I just drink in peace?!” She glanced at the two empty beer kegs lying beside her, then weighed the keg she was currently holding.
Her curiosity was piqued.
“Natsu is usually a lightweight, but now he’s gone through three kegs and hasn’t reacted at all.” “I didn’t expect Natsu’s alcohol tolerance to be this high!” “Huh?!” Lucy gasped in shock upon hearing that.
She discreetly glanced at the sprawled Natsu.
“He’s obviously just passed out because of you!” “Besides, what kind of normal person can handle downing three kegs of beer all at once?!” Lucy added in a panic.
Cana shot back a defensive glare.
“I can!” “Are you even normal?!” Lucy screamed, the hair on her arms standing on end like a cat whose tail had just been stepped on.
Cana frowned, just about to retort, when she suddenly sensed that something was wrong.
The temperature around them suddenly skyrocketed.
Hot steam began billowing from Natsu’s body, and the young man slowly rose to his feet with staggered movements.
Seeing this, Mirajane immediately turned to Makarov and cried out, “Master!
This is bad, it looks like something terrible is going to happen!” Oddly enough, even though her words implied panic, there wasn’t a single trace of fear on her beautiful face.
Instead, her smile hinted at a spark of enthusiasm.
Makarov, who had been busy peeking at the pretty girls in the guild the whole time, completely ignored Natsu’s transformation.
“Relax, it’s just Natsu.
At worst, he’ll just destroy the guild building.” Lucy, who was standing not far from them, commented weakly, “Does rebuilding the guild not cost money?” Ssssshh!!!
The hot steam billowing from Natsu’s body grew even thicker.
The air temperature inside the guild hall spiked sharply until it felt suffocating.
Affected by the scorching heat, everyone who had been brawling slowly came to a halt.
Now, every pair of eyes stared at Natsu curiously.
Having lived together under the same guild roof for years made them fully understand Natsu’s behavior.
This wasn’t a big deal.
At worst, the guild building would just be leveled to the ground.
They were completely used to it.
Mirajane looked at Makarov again.
“Master!
Natsu’s magic seems to be spiraling out of control!
Aren’t you going to do something?” she asked with an overly relaxed demeanor, not looking the least bit tense.
“Hey!
Something’s weird with Natsu.
What’s going on?” Gray stared at his rival with an incredibly serious expression.
Even though the two of them fought every time they met due to their opposing magic elements, the bond between them was very strong.
After being together for more than ten years, of course Gray cared about him!
Seeing Natsu’s entirely unnatural condition, a feeling of anxiety began creeping into Gray’s heart.
After years of trading blows, never once had he felt such a terrifying magic energy emanating from Natsu’s body.
If magic that immense were to go out of control, destroying the guild hall would be a trivial matter.
The entirety of Magnolia Town could be leveled to the ground along with it!
All the wizards observing Natsu now began to realize the absurd surge in magic power.
“Something’s wrong!
Since when did Natsu have this much magic power?!” “This is bad!
If he tries to pick a fight right now, his punches will definitely be way more lethal!
What do we do?!
Who has a solution?!” “What’s going on with Natsu’s magic?!
Why did it suddenly spike this fast just from drinking beer?!” “The guild!
Magnolia!
Everything could be blown to pieces!”