Lucy could clearly feel Brandish's tears falling on her shoulders.
Like the tears in her own eyes ~ warm.
"That...it's over, Brandi-sh."
Gently letting go of Brandish, Lucy looked straight into her eyes.
"Can we...be friends again?"
"Just like mom and the others expected?"
The blond girl sent out an invitation softly.
Just as Leila said, Lucy also hopes that the friendship of the previous generation can be broken again in this generation.
However, Lucy's inquiry did not get a response from Brandish.
He just gritted his teeth and finally lowered his head slightly.
However, Lucy did not feel lost because of this.
Strictly speaking, as long as Brandish doesn't obviously refuse, it proves that there is no chance.
It's just... Maybe it's the issue of position that restrains her.
Lucy can also understand this.
So she didn't force this friendship.
"Maybe...after the war is over, we can really be friends." Lucy took a deep breath.
He opened his mouth with emotion.
"Who knows." Brandish turned his head and looked away.
Akuya, who watched this scene, smiled slightly.
With a voice neither of them could hear, whispered softly: "Master Leila... Maybe they can really become friends."
Squeak -!
Suddenly, the closed door was pushed open.
"Lucy, something went wrong, go and take a look with us." Erza yelled into the room with a serious expression.
"Eh? Something went wrong?" Lucy, who heard the shout, turned her head in astonishment.
"Yes...it's Natsu..." Habi, who was following Erza and Luo Xingchen, cried and said.
Even the words were a little slurred because of anxiety.
"In general, Naz fainted suddenly, we have to go over and have a look, do you want to follow?"
Luo Xingchen stroked the blue kitten's head, then looked at Lucy, and said in a deep voice.
Hearing Luo Xingchen's words, Lucy's pupils shrank slightly:
"Natsu... fainted?"
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Thick clouds have already enveloped the entire city of Leno.
There are faint thunderclaps in the sky.
The sky that had already dimmed was illuminated by the flashing azure sky thunder from time to time, and soon dimmed again.
The rain started to fall harder and harder.
In the huge villa on the west side of Leno City.
A dull atmosphere enveloped the villa, as gloomy as the cloudy sky.
The laughter in the villa before seemed to have been washed away by the rain.
In the villa, basically most people gathered in the lounge on the second floor.
Their gazes were all fixed on the figure lying on the big bed in front of them.
Natsu Dragneel!
For some reason, Naz, who was still full of fighting spirit, suddenly changed his face.
He clutched his chest violently.
That weird reaction instantly fell into the eyes of everyone present.
Before everyone could react, Naz fainted directly on the ground.
Suddenly... everyone was dumbfounded.
So, quickly carried Natsu to the lounge on the second floor.
Immediately afterwards, Wendy immediately started a comprehensive inspection of Natsu.
Although Poliusika's mother-in-law is not here.
However, Wendy, who is proficient in the magic of healing dragons, is also a very good doctor herself.
Therefore, everyone had to pin their hopes on Wendy at this moment.
Time, while everyone was anxiously waiting, slowly passed.
A few minutes later, after checking Natsu's body, Wendy let out a long sigh.
Stand up slowly.
"Wendy! What happened?"
Seeing Wendy stand up, Hubby immediately went to ask.
The anxiety on that face did not ease for a moment.
"Yes, yes, Wendy, what happened to Natsu?"
"Why did you faint all of a sudden?"
"What's going on?"
As soon as Happy's voice fell, everyone who was also extremely worried at the side asked aloud.
Miscellaneous voices continued to echo in this not too big room.
Boom!
Makarov's scepter slammed on the ground, instantly interrupting everyone's inquiries.
"Enough, there are still patients here, can you keep your voice down?"
Makarov frowned angrily.
After seeing that everyone was quiet, they turned their gazes to Wendy.
Shen Sheng asked: "Wendy, Natsu..."
"I'm sorry... President..." Wendy, who lowered her head, bit her lip firmly.
"I'm sorry everyone..."
Slowly turning her head, Wendy looked at Natsu who was lying on the bed with her eyes tightly closed.
"Because Nazgo always likes to be brave, he has been using magic power at an overload all these years."
"As a result of this, Nazgo's body began to grow anti-magic lumps."
"An anti-magic lump?" Luo Xingchen's pupils shrank slightly.
"You mean...a malignant tumor?!"
Wendy nodded silently.
quiet!
Deathly silence!
Everyone present knew exactly what the malignant tumor represented.
Even if Natsu is a dragon slayer, his physique is much stronger than that of many ordinary people, and even that of many wizards.
However, this is still a tumor that resists magic.
"If it's not removed...it may even be life-threatening." Wendy murmured softly.
"Then if that's the case, let's quickly remove this... tumor." Gray looked at Wendy and said anxiously.
But... Wendy's head lowered even more.
"sorry Sorry…"
···Ask for flowers····
"The greater use of the dragon slaying magic in the sky is to heal itself, but if I want to expel the malignant tumor from my body, I can't do it at all..."
"Or... now I can't do it at all."
"I'm really sorry…"
Wendy's voice fell, and the scene once again fell into deathly silence.
Happy shook his head in disbelief, tears had already filled his eyes.
"It's a lie...this kind of thing...how could it be like this."
"Natsu... Natsu... He was obviously fine just now, how could it be like this."
The blue kitten staggered onto Natsu's bed.
The little paw touched Natsu's cheek, as if he couldn't accept this fact at all.
Not just Happy, but everyone present as well.
Until now, deep in their hearts, everyone still couldn't believe it.
Anti-magic lump... This kind of thing actually appeared on Natsu's body?
.........
Moreover, there were no warning signs beforehand.
How... how can people accept this?
"Perhaps... we have another way."
The sudden sound was like a fire that lit up in the dark, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.
They all turned their heads abruptly, and looked at Luo Xingchen who was standing behind, frowning slightly in thought.
"Stars...do you have a solution?" Makarov asked anxiously.
In response, Luo Xingchen nodded slightly.
Then he turned his gaze to Wendy: "Wendy, can you confirm where Naz's malignant mass is located on his body?"
Having said that, he paused, and then added another sentence.
"This is very important, it is best to be very precise."
Hearing Luo Xingchen's question, Wendy lowered her head and thought for a while, then nodded affirmatively.
"If you just find the location, then there is no problem!"
"Since this is the case, it will be easy." Luo Xingchen heaved a sigh of relief.
"Xingchen, what is the solution?" Miraj asked in confusion.
"Brantish!" Luo Xingchen raised his eyes.
Looking at Lucy: "Brantish's magic is the ability to change the size of matter at will."
"This even includes living organisms. In other words, if Brandish can help, we can directly shrink the malignant tumor in Natsu's body to the point where it almost disappears."
"In that case, this thing will have no effect."
Lucy's eyes gradually brightened during Luo Xingchen's narration.
"Yes, you can find Brandish!"