When Takeshi came downstairs, Natsu and Gray were fighting again.
"You stinky fire user!"
"Underwear thief!"
"You bastard! Can't you say anything else?"
"Underwear thief!"
"Ahhhhh!"
Gray was somewhat broken at this point. In previous fights, they at least had various things to say, but now that bastard Natsu only said "underwear thief."
He just took a few pairs of someone else's underwears, didn't he?
Even Lucy, a newbie who had only joined Fairy Tail a week ago, was used to it. Natsu and Gray didn't get along, they would almost always start fighting after exchanging just a few words.
"So, are you going to take that quest?" Mirajane saw Takeshi come down and asked proactively.
Takeshi waved the request form in his hand and said, "Of course, I can't miss an S-Class Quest."
Normally, an S-Class Quest would take at least 20 days, but knowing how to complete this one, it would only take three or four days round trip. This was equivalent to getting 10 spins for free.
Suddenly,—
Clatter!
The Guild's door burst open, and Loke shouted in terror, "Something's wrong—!!"
The Guild immediately fell silent, and everyone looked towards Loke.
Loke said with fear in his eyes, "Erza is back!"
"What?!"
Almost everyone in the Guild turned pale with fright, their faces filled with panic, as if some formidable person had returned.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing everyone's panic-stricken appearance, Lucy couldn't help but feel a little anxious herself.
Soon, heavy footsteps sounded, and a figure carrying a horn on her shoulder walked into the Guild.
With striking red long hair, a delicate and beautiful face, and a silver armor that looked both dashing and beautiful, it was none other than Fairy Tail's S-Class Mage, 'Fairy Queen' Erza.
"So beautiful!"
The moment Lucy saw Erza, she was amazed by her aura and beautiful appearance.
Thump!
Erza set down the horn and asked, "I'm back. Is Master here?"
Mirajane came forward and answered, "Master went to the regular meeting."
"Is that so..."
Someone couldn't help but ask curiously, "Er... Erza-san, what is that huge thing?"
Erza replied, "Hmm? This? It's the horn of a demon I defeated. The locals gave it to me as a decoration, and since I thought it was pretty, I brought it back as a local souvenir."
"The horn of a defeated demon?"
"So amazing..."
This horn alone was over four meters tall. The demon must have been over twenty meters tall.
At this moment, Erza's tone changed. "More importantly, you all... have been causing trouble again, haven't you? Even if Master forgives you, I won't."
Everyone's heart skipped a beat upon hearing Erza's words. Sure enough, what was coming, came.
"Cana, why are you drinking in that posture?"
"Bickslow, if you want to dance, go outside."
"Wakaba, your ash is falling."
"Nab, you're still the same, loitering in front of the bulletin board? Go to work quickly."
"Honestly, you're all so worrying. I won't say anything more today."
Lucy couldn't help but retort, "She said a whole lot. Is she the disciplinary committee?"
Happy replied, "She's Erza."
At this moment, Erza's gaze swept over Natsu and Gray.
"Y-yeah... hello, Erza... we're getting along very well today..."
"Aye!"
Natsu and Gray, who had just been fighting fiercely, were now arm-in-arm. Both of them were terrified at this moment. After all, they had both caused significant trouble this time, and they had just been fighting.
"Natsu has become like Happy again." Lucy's eyes widened.
The last time she saw Natsu become like Happy was when she had just joined Fairy Tail.
Erza nodded with satisfaction. "Is that so? Good friends sometimes argue, but I like seeing you two get along so harmoniously."
"Ah... no... I've said many times, we're not good friends."
"Aye!"
"W-what exactly is going on?! How did they both end up like this?" Lucy was a bit bewildered.
The Natsu she knew was almost always lawless, except for that one time he was scared by Takeshi. Now, he was actually this terrified.
Mirajane explained with a smile, "Natsu and Gray are both very afraid of Erza. Natsu once provoked her and was beaten beyond recognition. Gray was walking around naked outside and was beaten by Erza when she saw him. Loke tried to pursue Erza and was beaten half to death."
"Takeshi."
Erza's gaze passed over the two and landed on Takeshi.
"Yo! Erza. Long time no see." Takeshi raised his hand to greet Erza.
He and Erza had become much more familiar since they had completed that SS-Class Quest together, and now they were considered good friends.
Erza said "It's good you're still here. Actually, there's something I'd like to ask of you. I heard about some troublesome things at my workplace."
"It should have been decided by Master, but I think it's better to resolve it sooner rather than later, so I'd like to ask for your help. Come with me."
"Eh—?!"
"What?!"
"W-what's going on?!"
"Erza actually invited someone, and it's Takeshi."
"The last time they teamed up was half a year ago."
"Now that they're teaming up again, are they going to destroy a country?!"
Everyone in Fairy Tail was shocked to hear Erza's words.
Takeshi and Erza had gone on an SS-Class Quest together half a year ago, and at that time, Takeshi took down a Dragon. That is still a constantly circulating legend on Ishgar continent.
"We leave tomorrow. Go prepare. I'll tell you the details on the way." Erza finished speaking and turned to leave.
"Wait..."
Takeshi quickly tried to call out to Erza, but Erza left without looking back, leaving him in disarray.
"I... I was just about to go on an S-Class Quest."
You're too self-willed. I haven't even agreed to go yet.
Mirajane smiled as she took the S-Class Quest request form from Takeshi's hand and said, "I remember now, S-Class requests need to be personally approved by Master. You'll only be able to do this quest after Master returns from the regular meeting."
"Besides, for someone as strong as Erza to invite someone, and to invite you, she must have encountered some tricky trouble."
Takeshi sighed. "Haa... That's the only way. Mira, please keep this quest for me."
It was rare for Erza to speak up, so Takeshi naturally couldn't refuse. Doing the quest a little later wouldn't matter.
Mirajane smiled. "Don't worry. I'll keep it for you."
As Erza left the Guild, the Guild became abuzz. Everyone was discussing what Erza was inviting Takeshi to do. With these two together, the difficulty of what they would do might even be SS-Class.
What they had done last time is still being talked about. No one knows how big of a stir they'll cause this time.