In the afternoon, Natsu and Happy were running around looking for the "incomprehensible magic book"...

library.

"Eh? Weird text?!"

It was as if the scene was reappearing. After listening to Natsu's story, Leibby enthusiastically deciphered the magic book. However, after working for more than half an hour and looking through all the books in the collection, she still couldn't find similar words.

"[Those whose shadows are stepped on will be pierced through the heart by a sharp sword], I only saw this sentence."

Jett and Doleer, who were on the side, also came over and told what they saw, which were [The person whose color was guessed will be punished with an axe] and [The person who was seen moving will be punished ten thousand times.

hammer】.

"What is this? A children's game of house?"

Just when Natsu and Habi were about to leave in disappointment, Leibby suddenly said: "If it's a special text, maybe Felipe can understand it?"

So one person and one cat came to the guild again and found other companions. Without exception, no one could understand the text, but everyone could understand a sentence.

"[Souls that cannot die completely will be placed here]"

"[The shackles of the chains make both parties die together]"

"[The boundary between life and death will be broken]"

"[Misfortune can only be transferred but not eliminated]"

"[After soaking, the second stage of terror will begin]"

"[Retribution will haunt a lifetime and bear the fruits of sin]"

"[Darkness is also civilization]"

"[The transformation between hunter and prey occurs only in an instant]"

"[Don't look up at the moon]"

"[Things discarded will return to their original place]"

Snap!

Laxus threw the magic book back to Natsu and Happy: "It's written mysteriously, maybe it's Kira's prank! You must be the one to fall for it! Hahahaha..."

…

"Natsu, have we really been cheated?"

On the street, Happy and Natsu were in low spirits. Even though Gein had called so many people, they still had no clue about this book.

"No! Although I can't understand it, I can clearly feel that there is a very dark magic in it. This book is definitely not that simple!"

"Oh?!" Habi was shocked that Natsu would use his brain to think about this matter. "How about going back and asking Kira?"

When Natsu and Happy arrived at the Hope Cottage, it was already dusk, but Kira was nowhere to be seen in the store, and even the bookshelf they had knocked down earlier had not been put away.

"Kira! Kira!..."

"No one is here, are you out?"

"Happy, be careful!" Natsu's expression suddenly became very serious: "There seems to be something wrong!"

The entire Hope Cottage was filled with weirdness. Not only that, but the air was also filled with strange magic. After Natsu felt it carefully, he found that the dark magic seemed to be coming out of the magic book in their hands.

stop--!

While they were wondering, the magic book in Natsu's hand seemed to be affected by this dark magic, and erupted with terrifying energy, blowing one person and one cat several meters away.

“So hot!

"

"What's going on?!"

Snap!

The magic book that fell to the ground suddenly spread out, and the strong dark magic power around it quickly gathered, and a dark green will-o'-the-wisp ignited above it. The will-o'-the-wisp emitted a dazzling light, filling the entire Hope Cottage.

Everyone, please go and try it soon.]

Natsu and Habi, who witnessed all these changes, immediately felt something bad: "Is this... the curse of the magic book?"

"Are there any ghosts or demons coming out of it?"

Before the two of them were ready to fight, the will-o'-the-wisp split into two and turned into two dark green lasers that shot towards Natsu and Happy. The room was filled with light for a moment!

"No! Habi! Get out of the way!"

Natsu shouted and quickly stood up and ran in the direction of Happy, but his movements were still a step too late. At such a distance and speed, he could not dodge the speeding beam at all.

Hugh! Hugh!

"hateful……"

The light accurately hit Natsu and Happy, quickly taking away their consciousness.

…

When I gradually regained my consciousness, the sky was already dark.

"Oops!"

Natsu stood up suddenly and found that he was still in the Hope Cottage, and Happy was lying next to him, fast asleep.

Through the moonlight, he saw the strange magic book lying quietly not far from him, with all the magic in it gone, just like an ordinary book.

"Happy! Get up!"

"Um...Natsu..." Happy stood up, rubbing his sleepy eyes, and asked inarticulately, "What's wrong? Is it morning?"

"Do you remember what happened?"

"Ah! Let me think about it...we came to find Kira, and then the magic book suddenly glowed green, and then...that's right! We were hit by the cursed light!

"

“Curse…shot…ahhh!

!

"

As the memories returned with clearer and clearer memories, the two of them ran and jumped around anxiously, "It's over, it's over... we are cursed!

We have to think of a way quickly!"

The moment they looked at each other, they were suddenly stunned by each other's appearance.

"Happy, on your head..."

"Natsu, on your head..."

The reaction of their partner showed that something was wrong. The two quickly came to the mirror in the store. Under the bright moonlight, a familiar and strange magical emblem was engraved on their foreheads.

"Hey, Natsu. Do you think this crest is similar to the cover of that book?"

"Could it be a curse mark?"

After staring blankly for three seconds, the two of them started running around in panic again: "Ahhhhh!

!curse!

curse!

We are cursed!

We have to think of a way quickly!

!”

Magnolia is a coastal city with a small temperature difference between day and night, but Natsu and Happy felt cold in their hearts as they walked on the road.

"What to do... what to do..."

After a day of running around, coupled with the strange sentences they heard from others that no one could understand but could translate, unspeakable fear kept rising in the hearts of Natsu and Habi.

Happy said pitifully: "Natsu, I'm hungry..."

Natsu also bent over and said with a sad face: "Me too, but at this time, the shops are closed, and there is no food stored at home..."

"Yoshi! Let's go to Lucy's house and look for something to eat!

"

"Hey!

"

One person and one cat became lively and energetic again, running towards Lucy's rental house.

Click!

With a crisp metal sound, the door lock was opened easily, and two cats, one large and one small, entered Lucy's house, walked to the kitchen with familiarity, opened the refrigerator, took out the stored food and ate it.

After eating and drinking, Natsu and Happy fell on the sofa, touching their belly that was bulging from the food: "I'm so full!"
To be continued...