Ice...lots of ice...

There was darkness before his eyes, and the cold temperature spread from the tips of his hair to his toes, as if his body and mind were completely blocked, making it difficult to even breathe. The kind of coldness that spread throughout his body and felt from the inside out was something he had never experienced before.

.

So cold!

I don’t know how long it took, but a beam of fire suddenly lit up in the darkness.

The fire burned brighter and brighter, and soon illuminated the dark world. It exuded indescribable warmth, and soon melted the ice on the body.

So warm!

So warm!

So warm!

!

…

“It’s so hot!

!

"

Lucy opened her eyes, and what she saw was a familiar face, short cherry-colored hair, a white scarf, hanging eyes... and a smiling face full of 'wisdom'.

"Natsu..."

"You're finally awake, Lucy!"

Lucy blinked her eyes in confusion, and finally realized something was wrong: Natsu's face was so close to hers, and he was rubbing a fire in his hand, heating up the small tent.

"What are you doing?!

——It hurts!

What am I...??"

She suddenly opened the quilt and stood up, feeling a faint pain. Only then did Lucy realize that she had bandages in several places on her body. It seemed that she had suffered a lot of injuries, or was suffering from frostbite.

】

Now under Natsu's flame, there was a slight burning sensation.

Good guy, you're going to use some stupid method to make me more injured, right?

While he was complaining secretly, a figure opened the tent and walked in: "Are you awake? The operation was successful. You are a boy now!"

"Eh?!

!”

Lucy was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head quickly, then reached into the quilt and found that her body was not too much or too little, so she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I’m scared to death! What bastard is making such a joke on me?!

Lucy looked up angrily at the person who came in...Kira? That's okay. Don't dare to lose your temper.

"What am I...??"

After a brief period of thought, Lucy finally remembered what happened before she fell into coma, "Ah, by the way! I faced off against Gray in the previous assessment!

How did it turn out?"

"You lost! You were frozen by Gray's move, and you've been sleeping since then." Kira explained.

"Haha...I think so...how long have I been asleep?"

"It's been a day, and now everyone is getting ready for dinner. I'm here to call you!" Kira said, lifting the cover and walking out, "Come out when you're done talking!"

"Eh?! Really or not?! I actually slept for so long?!"

In the room, Lucy was stunned for a moment.

I didn’t expect Gray to be so good at beating outsiders, but he’s quite ruthless when beating his own people!

No, no, no...it's better not to say this kind of thing that hinders unity between friends...

"Are you okay, Lucy?"

"Yeah! I'm fine! I'm sorry for making you worry, Natsu."

"It's good that you're okay. When I saw you being frozen into an iceman by Gray before, I thought you were going to die..."

Natsu's smile was as warm as a flame, and Lucy couldn't help but think of the fire she felt in her dream, which brought her out of the darkness and cold.

Wait...fire?!

"Did you use fire to melt the ice on my body?"

Lucy asked cautiously. She couldn't imagine what would happen if she was frozen and melted by fire.

I guess the best case scenario is that the nerve tissue is damaged...

"How is that possible?!"

Natsu straightened his back as a matter of course, "Although I planned to do this at the beginning, Kira said that your body is frozen into ice, and it will hurt you, so there is no use for me."

"Huh...that's good..."

Hearing this, Lucy breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, she saw Natsu rubbing out two balls of flame with his hands, with an innocent and confident smile on his face: "So I used my magic to help you melt it.

of!"

"Eh?! Magic?" Lucy was stunned.

"Uh-huh!

"

Natsu didn't realize anything was wrong and just nodded.

Three seconds later, an exclamation startled the birds living in the Darus Mountains: "What's the difference?! What did you do to my body while I was unconscious?!

"

Lucy yelled and burst out, grabbing Natsu's collar and slapping him in the face.

Bang bang bang...

"I...I also want to...help..."

After a long time, Lucy finally stopped: "I really can't stand you! Forget it, seeing that there are no big problems with me, I'll forgive you this time..."

"Lucy!"

Natsu suddenly came up to Lucy and looked at her affectionately, making her heart skip a beat and she nervously grabbed the sheets in her hands.

"What...what's wrong, Natsu?"

When their eyes met, Lucy felt her blood pressure suddenly soar, a ketchup-like blush crawled from her toes to the top of her head, and her head was buzzing and confused.

The atmosphere has arrived.

What's going on? Why is Natsu showing such an expression to me? I feel like the atmosphere is a little anxious now... Could he... Could he be thinking...

“Let’s go eat!

!

"

A loud roar directly turned the hormones Lucy had finally brewed into cholesterol, and her originally shy expression instantly became indifferent.

"...Oh, I know."

Lucy, Lucy, what were you expecting just now?!

"Ah, by the way! How was your and Juvia's assessment?"

Lucy suddenly remembered that she was fainted by Gray, what about Juvia?

"Juvia's situation is the same as yours. She was instantly knocked out by Natsu and is still unconscious. But don't worry, she has a special constitution and her injuries are not as serious as yours!"

"Nani?!" Lucy was stunned for a moment.

These words were not said by Natsu, but Kira's voice came from outside the tent.

"..."

This guy didn't leave, he was eavesdropping outside... Fortunately, Natsu didn't talk nonsense just now! Otherwise, if he said something that he shouldn't say and he heard it, and spread it in the guild, then...

Just thinking about it makes me feel shy!

After a moment of silence, Kira's voice outside the tent sounded again: "By the way, you and Juvia can't continue the assessment, so you can only come here this year."

"Eh?!

Was eliminated? I just took a nap and the assessment was over?!

"
To be continued...