The next morning, the sun shone brightly.
Zorn and Kana's residence.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~"
Bacon sizzling with oil in the iron pan, fried eggs, ready-made preserved egg and lean meat congee, and steamed buns that had been prepared early.
The aroma of breakfast slowly wafted into the living room.
"Zorn, I didn't expect you to be such a good cook!"
"I've even gained a little weight these past few days!"
Gildarts was in the living room, broadly smiling and rubbing his stomach. He clearly had no excess fat, yet he claimed to have gotten fat.
It seemed his life these past few days had indeed been very comfortable.
He was determined to strengthen his father-daughter bond with Kana.
Therefore, ever since returning from Tenrou Island, Gildarts had been living with Zorn and Kana.
This made it easier for him to monitor Zorn's every move, preventing Zorn from doing anything untoward to his daughter.
"Sigh~"
Zorn let out a light sigh, but his hands didn't stop. With a flick of his wrist, the iron pan moved up and down, and the bacon and eggs in the pan flipped over simultaneously.
A golden-brown side was revealed, sizzling with oil, and then placed onto a plate.
Zorn, of course, understood the old father's thoughts.
But regarding this, Zorn could only say that he had already done what he needed to do.
Now, it was too late for Gildarts to act this way.
It was just that this period of time, to be honest, was very uncomfortable, and he hadn't been intimate with Kana for a long time. Now, he could only sigh to express the suppressed emotions in his heart.
But since Gildarts was his father-in-law, he could only endure it. He composed himself and put on a warm smile.
"Breakfast is ready... come and try it..."
Preserved egg and lean meat congee, bacon, fried eggs, steamed buns, and some homemade pickled vegetables—a table full of a hearty breakfast was magically laid out by Zorn.
Gildarts instantly salivated at the sight.
"Delicious... truly delicious..."
Simi, meanwhile, sat at its own small table, eating exceptionally happily, clearly not a picky eater.
Kana and Zorn also secretly exchanged loving glances.
Kana, seeing Zorn's loving gaze, instantly blushed with shyness.
A girl's blush speaks louder than a long speech.
For Zorn, it was probably like this; it was enough!
Falling in love with you is an indisputable matter.
"Kana, come try this..."
"Ah~"
"Is it good...?"
Throughout the meal, Zorn constantly doted on Kana, ignoring the big 'light bulb' beside them, and showed off their affection.
That's right, Gildarts was a big 'light bulb' in his eyes.
...
On the long street
"Bang~"
"What's going on? It seems like there's something there!!!"
A group of elementary school students on their way to school encountered an invisible object. They looked at the empty scene in confusion, their curiosity greatly piqued.
They all reached out their hands into the air.
"It's true, there's something! Is it a ghost?"
"It's soft, warm, and shaped like a person!"
The group of elementary school students explored and shared their observations about what they touched.
"Hahaha, that tickles, stop touching me..."
Lucy, who had turned invisible, burst into laughter from being touched. Unable to bear it any longer, she broke free and ran off into the distance.
"Bang~ Thump~ Ouch~"
Lucy stumbled, bumping into beer bottles, boxes, and other objects along the way.
The elementary school students, watching the 'ghost' run away in the distance, shouted loudly, "It ran away! Don't run! Let's chase it quickly!" They were determined to catch her.
"Are you kidding me? If I get caught, it'll be so embarrassing..."
Lucy was tear-streaked and frantically looked back at the chasing elementary school students. She didn't want to be caught; she was completely naked at the moment.
Wuwuwu~
It was all Natsu and Happy's fault for secretly reading her novel this morning and even reading it aloud! Ahhh, just thinking about it made her so embarrassed.
And like a master, he demanded breakfast from her.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have bathed with the magic potion she had concocted when setting off for Tenrou Island, just to change her mood.
Nor would she be naked at this moment.
It was simply too humiliating.
Lucy was sweating profusely in her mind, her face was completely red at this moment, though it couldn't be seen because she was transparent.
Upon seeing an alley, she quickly hid inside.
At this moment, Zorn and Kana, having finished their meal, were heading towards the Guild and happened to pass by this area, also witnessing the scene.
"This is..."
Such a familiar plot...
"Oh, it's Invisible Lucy..."
Zorn suddenly remembered and smiled helplessly, retracting all his perception within himself.
"Kana, use your Observation Haki to sense that alley. It seems someone has cast an invisibility spell..."
Zorn pointed towards the alley and whispered softly into Kana's ear.
"Mm!"
"It's Lucy..."
Kana, hearing this, quickly extended her perception and instantly detected Lucy's hiding place. She took the cloak Zorn handed her and jogged over to wrap it around the invisible Lucy.
"Lucy, are you okay? What happened?" Kana asked with concern.
"Ah~ I'm saved! Thank you, Kana~"
Lucy wiped away tears of joy and thanked her.
...
A few minutes later
"Yo, Kana... you're here. Where's Zorn...?"
The Guild members were surprised to see only Kana arrive, as Zorn always accompanied Kana to the Guild when he wasn't on a mission.
"And... what's this floating clothing...?" Natsu, with a piece of bread in his mouth, curiously bent down to look closer, his nose twitching.
"This smell....."
"Ah, it's Lucy..."
"Pop~~"
Natsu got excited and took a few steps forward, but before he could finish speaking, his bent head seemed to bump into something.
"Slap~"
"Stay away from me~"
Lucy gave Natsu a shy slap across the face, and the clothes draped over her body now rose and fell.
Kana, meanwhile, was secretly smiling, as she also strongly supported this pair.
...
At the Council.
"Grand Magic Games – Notification of Event!"
Zorn looked at the notice in his hand, falling into contemplation. He couldn't remember when the Grand Magic Games were supposed to start.
But he didn't expect it to begin next year.
He had originally come to the Council to understand why the Council was heavily promoting Fairy Tail.
However, as soon as he entered the chairman's office, a notice and a large stack of complaint documents from other Guilds were shoved into his arms.
Looking at the complaint documents below, he understood why the competition was being held earlier or even at all.
Because a large number of high-quality mission requests were directed towards Fairy Tail, directly causing a significant drop in income for other Guilds, and the S-Class Mages of other Guilds also began targeting Fairy Tail.
No Magician who has become a Guild's ace Magician would willingly let their Guild be ranked behind and be inferior.
Among them was also a separate challenge notice.
Seeing the Raven Tail Guild stamp, Zorn sneered inwardly.
How interesting, they have guts!
To be continued~
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