The magic merchant who mingled with Fairy Tail

In the second round, Natsu was not afraid at all, because after the previous fight, he had seen through the opponent's attack method, or in other words, the opponent's attack method was almost the same as his, so he would be able to deal with it with ease.

"Only when you know yourself well enough can you become stronger!"

Perhaps Natsu was strong enough, or perhaps the shadow itself was too weak. The winner of this battle was decided in less than five minutes. Under Natsu's powerful fiery fist, the shadow quickly dissipated without a trace.

"What...the second stage of terror...is nothing more than that!"

After dealing with the enemies, Natsu and Happy sat down on the roadside again to analyze the current situation, "But, trouble! We made so much noise, and no one came out for so long. It seems like what we thought, everyone in the town Everyone is gone, and we are the only two left in Magnolia!”

"Is this the curse of the magic book? The so-called 'the gears of destiny will be activated at dusk' refers to the time when the curse begins, that is, when we go to the Hope Cottage. During the time when we were comatose, Magnoli The others in Ya have been cursed and taken to unknown places!”

Natsu turned around and looked at it, then reached out from a corner and took out the magic book that appeared at an unknown time: "Think about it again, what else has appeared in it?"

Hubby thought for a moment and said, "Well... I remember there was something like 'Don't look up at the moon' or something."

At this point, the two of them looked up into the sky at the same time: "It looks like something terrible will happen after watching it..."

"..."×2

"It's over!!!!"

"I saw the moon!!!"

Habi and the whole cat were so anxious that they flew around: "What will happen if you see the moon?! Will you transform? Kira said that some people will turn into huge monsters when they see the moon! We will become monsters ?"

"No...don't worry...Happy..."

Natsu said with relief in a cold sweat, "The monsters Kira said can transform are false! And they come from outer space, we are just ordinary humans and cats! And they will only transform when they see the full moon. Now It's not a full moon! And they have tails, we don't..."

"Tail...Tail!!!" Habi directly ignored the nagging in front of him, and panicked again the moment he heard the tail, "I have a tail!! And I am still from Edras, to a certain extent. It’s very similar!! You know, many of Kira’s stories are based on reality!!”

"But you haven't turned into a monster."

"Ah! That's right!" Habi woke up suddenly, the stone hanging in his heart fell gently, and sighed, "Great!!"

As soon as the two of them calmed down, the surrounding environment changed again. The moonlight, which was originally shining like water, suddenly turned into snowflakes falling from the sky, and the cold wind invaded, bringing with it bursts of chill.

In an instant, Magnolia changed into a silver outfit and her eyes turned white.

"Is it snowing? How can it snow in this season?"

"It's so cold..."

Natsu glanced at the book in his hand again and said, "I remember a sentence in it, the blizzard will gradually eat away at the trapped beast. Is this what it is talking about?"

"Natsu, what do we do now?"

"I don't know... why not go to Lucy's house first... wait! This smell..."

Just when Natsu was about to take Happy to Lucy's house to escape the cold, a familiar smell suddenly appeared in the air.

"It's Lucy! In the direction of the guild!"

"Really? Then let's go and take a look!"

The dragon slayer's nose was sharper than that of a dog. Habi was already familiar with Natsu's unusual sense of perception. Without any hesitation, he immediately urged him to go to the guild to find out.

Needless to say, Natsu ran away, Happy spread his wings and flew, one person and one cat heading towards the guild that was right in front of them. However, ten minutes have passed, and the distance between them and the guild has not narrowed at all.

"What's going on? It's obviously right in front, why did it take so long to arrive? I don't usually feel that it's so far away!"

The continuously falling temperature caused Natsu to breathe out hot breath. Habi couldn't stand the cold either, so he quickly dispersed his wing magic and landed on Natsu's head. He was shivering, and the cat fur on his body was shaking slightly in the wind. There are two noses hanging, one long and one short.

"N...Natsu, could it be...because of...the curse...?"

"It's very possible! Wasn't there a saying before that 'blizzards will gradually eat away at the trapped beasts'?"

Even though Natsu was strong and a flame mage, the ice and snow in front of him was formless, bone-piercing, and couldn't be resisted by magic alone.

"It's so cold... No! Lucy is still waiting for us in the guild..."

With the support of such a belief, even though the road ahead was bleak and even though he was cursed, Natsu still relied on his indomitable will to overcome physical fatigue and sleepiness.

After an unknown amount of time, Habi's voice began to grow fainter: "Natsu... I'm so tired... so sleepy..."

Natsu hurriedly held him in his arms, ignoring the heavy frost and snow that fell on him in the cold wind. He gritted his teeth and used the little magic power left in his body to create flames, adding a touch of warmth to the three feet around him: "It's okay. , Habi, I will protect you!"

In front of him, Harpy was breathing evenly and fell into a deep sleep. Natsu could only hold it tightly in his arms, move with difficulty, put on those cool flip-flops, and slowly walked towards Fairy Tail step by step, but The distance between him and the guild has still not been shortened.

I don't know how long it took, but a blizzard roared in, sweeping across the entire Magnolia. Natsu lost his last bit of strength and was swallowed up in the sky.

…

In a daze, Natsu felt like someone was slapping him in the face.

"Natsu... Natsu... wake up!"

"It's really...it's already night!"

Familiar touches, familiar sounds, this feeling...it's Happy and Lucy!

Natsu turned over and jumped up.

"Ah! I'm finally up! Then go home quickly!" Kira's voice reached Natsu's ears.

Natsu calmed down and found that he was still in Kira's Hope Cottage. Lucy and Happy were watching him, while Kira was not far away, half lying on his chair, holding a cup in his hand. Holding the cursed magic book.

Through the single-pane glass beside him, one could see that it was already dark outside and people were coming and going on the road. Magnolia entered the brightly lit nightlife as usual.

"It's strange...I'm..." Natsu's voice was a little dazed, and it was obvious that his consciousness was not yet fully awake.

Kira answered his doubts with a lazy voice: "You were caught by my illusion magic! From the moment you and Habi stepped here again, everything that happened after that was an illusion!"

"Huh?! So those 'curses' are..."

Natsu looked at Kira in surprise and wanted an explanation, but Kira didn't even raise his head and just replied: "It's an illusion magic cast through psychological and spiritual suggestion! The book is just an ordinary magic prop."

"So that's it..." After discovering that the previous experience was just an illusion, Natsu felt relieved, but then he became angry again, "Ah! Kira! Why do you do such a thing?!"

"Don't look at me, Lucy asked for it!" Kira closed the book, "Of course, I also want to see if you will be scared. Hehehe... I told you a long time ago that I would give you special training. As a result, I kept forgetting it, so I just took this opportunity to test the mental strength of the two of you!"

Hubby complained in disbelief: "How dare you admit it so generously?!"

"Actually, Lucy was reading in my store this morning, and she heard you saying you wanted to scare her with horror novels, so..."

Natsu and Happy sweated in embarrassment: "So...it turns out to be like this...I'm very sorry..."

Sensing the apologetic gazes of Natsu and Happy, Lucy blushed a little, and pushed her face away pretending to be angry: "Really! It's okay to always destroy my things with rough hands, this time. How long has it been? You actually want to play this kind of prank on me! You never remember it every time! You don’t know how to repent if you don’t teach me a lesson!..."

Listening to Lucy's endless complaints, Natsu and Happy looked ashamed, and they both sat on the ground obediently, not daring to speak back.

Gu Gu Gu Gu...

"Ah! I'm hungry!"

"I'm hungry too……"

The two of them ran around for a whole day without drinking any water, and the only action they took to eat was a fake.

He already had a big appetite and had consumed too much mental energy in Kira's illusion. Now he was dizzy with hunger. He just couldn't bear to say anything because he felt very sorry for Lucy.

Seeing this scene, Lucy could only sigh helplessly: "Oh... forget it! I forgive you for now this time. Let's go, I'll treat you to something to eat!"

"Oh! Really? Thank you so much Lucy!!"

"Goddess Lucy!!"

The two walked out chatting and laughing.

Before going out, the three of them suddenly stopped: "Won't Kira go with us?"

Kira: "..."

Finally thought of me?

"Haha...Looking at you spreading dog food, I'm already full..."

"Goodbye then!"

After everyone else left the Hope Cottage, Kira sighed deeply, stood up and walked towards the pile of books that had not been cleared away all day long.

"These guys are so annoying! You don't know how to leave after cleaning up. Sooner or later, you will deceive all their money... and earn it!"

In the hut, Kira became more and more angry.

"Humph, I just cheated them all!"