Chapter 197

Lucy scratched her head: "Haha, not at all, not at all. But, come to think of it, you two must be mages from some guild, right?"

Black Natsu and Happy, one man and one cat, nodded in succession.

"Eh! Then that means you two should count as my seniors, right?" Lucy exclaimed!

"If that's how you want to understand it, that's fine, but let's put those things aside for now."

Black Natsu wiped his mouth and placed his bowl and chopsticks on the table.

He stared at Lucy with a serious gaze: "I think we can consider ourselves acquainted now, right?"

Lucy nodded.

"Since that's the case, shouldn't I know your name?" Black Natsu asked again.

Lucy suddenly had a look of sudden realization.

"Oh right, I haven't introduced myself yet."

As she spoke, Lucy stood up and reached out her hand toward Black Natsu.

"My name is Lucy, please take care of me."

Black Natsu blinked: "That's it?"

"Uh... that's it?" Lucy seemed a bit uncomfortable.

"What about your surname? Lucy is just your first name, right?" Black Natsu continued to ask.

"Surname... uh..." Lucy scratched her head, her expression becoming hesitant.

"Is it inconvenient to say?" Black Natsu frowned.

You must know, his primary goal was to find out if Lucy's surname was... Heartfilia.

If she didn't want to say it, then things would be a bit difficult.

Regarding Black Natsu's inquiry, Lucy sighed helplessly: "I'm very sorry, but I really don't want to mention my surname."

Happy looked at Black Natsu: "Looks like the plan failed."

Black Natsu glanced at the keys at Lucy's waist again, and after a moment of silence.

He smiled: "No matter, if you don't want to say it, then don't."

Lucy breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for your understanding."

"Right, what about you guys?"

"My name is Happy."

"Natsu, Natsu Dragneel."

After the introductions, the scene became somewhat silent.

For Lucy, without realizing it, she began to harbor a trace of wariness toward the man and cat before her.

After all, her identity wasn't simple, and on top of that, she was currently in a state of having run away from home.

If she rashly revealed her surname, she might be noticed by her ruthless father.

When that time came, she would likely be forced to go home.

This was something Lucy didn't want to see.

Therefore, regarding the question of her surname, Lucy was currently a bit sensitive.

As for Black Natsu.

Since he couldn't get the answer he wanted for the time being, he just buried his head in his food.

Anyway, since the person was right here, as long as he wanted to keep an eye on her, Lucy's situation would be easy to figure out.

Besides, even if Lucy really was a descendant of Master Anna.

She might not have even met Master Anna.

Therefore, even if she was, it probably wouldn't be of much use.

So, since Lucy didn't want to say it, Black Natsu didn't press her; knowing it would just be one more path, and not knowing it wouldn't have any impact.

Not knowing it wouldn't have any impact.

The awkward silence made even the outgoing Lucy feel a bit uncomfortable.

The fork in her hand was unconsciously stirring the pasta on her plate.

She seemed to have thought of something and asked again:

"Right, which guild are you two mages from?"

"Fairy Tail."

Black Natsu responded while eating.

The moment the words fell!

Clatter...

The plate in front of Lucy fell directly onto the floor, shattering into pieces.

Her originally calm face gradually changed.

Her mouth opened wide involuntarily, and her pupils contracted uncontrollably.

Her heartbeat! It soared again.

Everything was just as if she had been hit by a charm spell!

"Ah... ah... ahhh??"

Lucy blinked her large eyes, looking at the man and cat in front of her in disbelief.

"Don't you believe us?" Happy asked in confusion.

As he spoke, he stood up from the table, turned around, and pushed aside the backpack on his back.

The green fairy emblem appeared before Lucy's eyes, looking vivid and lifelike.

"Fai... Fairy Tail??"

"You two are actually members of Fairy Tail?!!"

Lucy's jaw almost dropped to the floor.

Black Natsu was puzzled: "Is this... that rare?"

"Fairy Tail!! That Fairy Tail!! How could this not be rare?"

"Existences like you... I actually ran into you so casually, just how lucky am I!!!"

Lucy couldn't help but stand up from her seat........

She leaned forward, brought her head closer, and looked at Black Natsu and Happy in amazement.

"Fairy Tail... I... I... I finally met people from Fairy Tail!!"

"Ah!! You really are mages from Fairy Tail!!"

Lucy seemed unable to contain her excitement, and her hands reached out toward Black Natsu's face.

Seeing this scene, Black Natsu was startled and couldn't help but lean back.

"Hey... are you... a pervert??"

Hearing this, Lucy immediately waved her hands: "No, no!!"

"Because... because I'm just too excited!!"

"I could only read about your deeds in newspapers before, I never expected to see the real people now!!"

"The guild I was just talking about wanting to join is Fairy Tail!!"

"Is... is that so? You're way too excited, aren't you?" Black Natsu twitched his mouth.

Lucy didn't mind.

She immediately asked: "Um, since you are both members of Fairy Tail, you must know what the requirements are to join the guild, right?"

"Do you think I'm suitable?"

"Also, also, is there an entrance exam? Is the exam strict?"

"What kind of questions are usually on the exam?"

"You guys should know very well, right?"

"Can you help me? I really, really want to join Fairy Tail."

"For example, leaking a few questions or something, so I can prepare in advance."

"No, no, that's not right, wouldn't that be cheating?"

"Ah~ but I really want to join Fairy Tail."

"For that, even if I cheat a little, it shouldn't matter, right?"

"Can you guys help me out~~ please~"