In the second round, Natsu was no longer worried, because after the previous fight, he had seen through his opponent's attack method, or in other words, the opponent's attack method was almost the same as his, so he could 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, there's trouble! We made such a big noise, and no one came out for so long. It seems like what we thought, everyone in the town

Everyone has disappeared, 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 unconscious, Magnoli

The others in Ya have been cursed and taken to unknown places!"

Natsu turned around and took a look, 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 this..."

"..."x2

“It’s over!

!

"

"I saw the moon!

!”

Hubby made the whole cat fly around in anxiety: "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’m still from Edras, so it’s similar to me in a way!

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!

"

Just as the two of them settled 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..."

Kira 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 should 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 a dog's. 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, Harpy spread his wings and flew, one man and one cat headed towards the guild that was right in front of them. However, ten minutes passed, and the distance between them and the guild still did not close 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 temperature continued to drop, making Natsu breathe out hot breath. Habi couldn't stand the cold, so he quickly dispersed his wing magic and landed on Natsu's head. He shivered, and the cat fur on his body trembled in the wind.

There are two noses hanging, one long and one short.

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

"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 his pair of 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.

…

Suddenly, 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, people were coming and going on the road, and Magnolia entered the brightly lit nightlife as usual.

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

Kira answered his doubts with a lazy voice: "You were caught by my illusion magic! From the moment you and Habi step back here, everything that happens next is an illusion!"

"Ah?! So those 'curses'..."

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 would 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.

It turned out that 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, 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 sat obediently on the ground, 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.

I already had a big appetite and consumed too much mental energy in Kira's illusion. Now I was so hungry that I felt dizzy. I just couldn't bear to say anything because I 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!

"
To be continued...