The next day, early in the morning.
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The weather today is very good. Although the sun has not risen yet, looking at the weather and clouds, we know that it will be a sunny day next. It is a good day for exploring and investigating the island.
The good weather naturally gave Lucy a good mood, making Lucy feel that today's things are likely to go smoothly and give them unexpected goods, and it won't be long before they can complete the task. S-level commission, successfully make a large fortune, and happily return to Harugion by boat?
However……
The only thing that made her a little unhappy today was that in the end she still couldn't wake up the troublesome little guy at six o'clock in the morning!
After she tried her best but was unable to do anything, and didn't want to carry the other person on her back for exploration and investigation, she finally had no choice but to 'abandon' the other person in the house, letting him continue to sleep soundly, and then turned around. And grabbed the three guys following behind, Natsu, Gray, and Cat Hapi who were more prone to barking.
Anyway, from Lucy's point of view, this S-level mission is just to investigate and solve the curse. It is more of a test of wisdom and patience, and there is no need to fight or anything. So, something that will only cause chaos. If the little guy doesn’t get up, then don’t get up!
If by that time, I and others have investigated clearly or come up with other ways to solve the curse, there will be no need to give her any more money. I will envy that annoying little guy who knows how to sleep in!
'...'
'Hello! '
'Lucy, isn't it a little too early to get up now? '
'yes……'
'Genius just shines...'
'Woo...'
'Happy wants to sleep for two more hours...'
Gray, Natsu and Happy, who had been forced to wake up early by a certain scary Lucy, were still a little shaky and confused even though they had already reached the entrance of the village. They didn't have any energy at all. He couldn't lift it up, which was in stark contrast to the energetic and energetic Lucy who was leading the way.
"snort!"
"Shut up!"
"Without further ado!"
"Let me tell you, the longer you stay on this island, the greater the chance of being cursed and mutated. Staying here all night last night already made me feel a little scared!"
"Think about it, if a charming and lovely girl like me, with smooth, white and delicate skin like mine, suddenly develops ugly sarcomas, or is covered with those kind of scales and horns, what would it be like? What a terrible thing?"
As she spoke, Lucy couldn't help but shudder, and then quickly shook her head, throwing away the bad thoughts she just had, and was not ready to think about such horrible things for the time being. possibility.
"so!"
"We don't have much time. Today...or tomorrow at the latest, if we can't find the cause or find a feasible solution to the curse, let's leave here quickly, give up this mission, and don't stay for a moment longer!"
"Do you all understand?"
"alright!"
"Cheer up, everyone, let's go now!!"
Lucy was just encouraging and leading the way. However, despite being mobilized, Natsu, Gray and the cat Habi behind her were not very excited.
'yes……'
'OK……'
'...'
The two of them followed feebly, but soon, one of them suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Huh?"
Finally, after walking for a while, Natsu suddenly felt that in the smell of his companions, there seemed to be a little guy missing, who was always smelling of the milky scent of various snacks or cakes?
"Hello!"
"Lucy, where's Anne? Didn't she follow?"
Therefore, he first looked around suspiciously, and soon found that a certain little guy was indeed not in the team, so he asked Lucy in a strange voice, who was leading the way.
'Why? '
'right! Hubby didn't notice that Annie was following...'
'Where has she gone? '
'? ? '
'laugh! '
'No need to look, she hasn't gotten up yet! '
Following Happy's exclamation, Gray soon curled his lips and added contemptuously to Natsu and Happy, the two big-hearted and slow-responsive guys.
Think about it, everyone is sleeping in a big tent-style house, and the two guys didn't realize that there was one missing person in the team until they walked a long way out of the village. Where did the nerve reflex go? Yes, Gray definitely doesn’t understand.
"!!"
"Lucy? Are we not taking Annie?!"
After discovering that Annie was indeed not there, and hearing Gray's words again, Natsu exclaimed in surprise.
"No more!"
"Anyway, it's just to investigate the specific cause of the curse. There's no need to fight. She will only cause trouble when she comes. Just let her continue to sleep!"
Lucy said somewhat bitterly.
Anyway, she wouldn't say that she really couldn't drag the other person up, and she didn't want to waste time tossing around in that house, so she had no choice but to compromise and let the other person continue to sleep.
'ah! '
'Since it's an investigation... then, Habi, let's go back and have some sleep, right? '
'Agree! '
'I am coming too……'
After hearing what Lucy said, Natsu took the lead and prepared to go back with Happy to sleep again. Gray also felt that it was too early to go to work and planned to go back with him.
"!!"
"You all stop, mother!"
"hateful!"
"You guys, you are no longer children, cheer up and come to work with me!"
"Really..."
"It's useless to complain. You chose this mission. Who can you blame now for complaining?"
'Follow up! '
"Whoever dares to go back will be dead!!"
After making a lot of noises and threats, Lucy finally managed to tame the three guys who were about to back off as soon as they left the house. Then she watched them with a cold face and escorted the three reluctant guys to Gal. Explore the depths of Na Island.
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The sun is gradually rising...
At this time, when Lucy, Gray, Naz and Habi were working hard to investigate the depths of the island, a certain troubled little girl turned out to be just like Lucy said before, In the house where they rested last night, they were fast asleep with their heads covered.
"..."
??(??[▓▓]…zzZ
Anyway, no matter what, in the heart of a bad little girl, eating, sleeping and playing are the top priorities. Before she has enough food and sleep, and until she has had enough fun and becomes bored, she should not care about anything else. As long as it does not affect the above three important events, everything can be temporarily stepped aside.
As for whether others would make up stories or say bad things about her in private, she wouldn't care!
'grumble! '
'Jiji! ! '
..∑^){=...
Outside the window, those strange birds that are also affected by the curse, such as the three-legged crow, the four-winged robin, and the six-eyed sparrow with a mouse tail, are chirping on the trees outside. He refused to listen, and from time to time one or two fell on the window sill. He watched curiously as the sun gradually rose and was unwilling to get up. After being destined to be a 'lazy man' with no bugs to eat, he fluttered around for a while. The wings slowly fly away.
for a long time……
I don’t know how many hours passed. Anyway, when the long sunlight shining diagonally into the house from the window gradually shrank and became shorter, until it hung high in the middle of the sky and could no longer shine inside the house. As the temperature gradually became hotter, finally, a small and slightly confused little head poked out from under the quilt.
"..."
??_??
"I'm still a little sleepy..."
(っ??-??)
"Oh~!"
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Anne sat up and stretched.
Originally she could have slept a little longer, but... now she was hungry, so she had to choose between getting up to eat or continuing to sleep.
And now, she obviously plans to get up first to find something to eat, and then after eating, if the situation permits, she will continue to take a nap after dinner?
(…)
(￢??￢.)
"..."
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"Strange……"
(??????.??????)????????
"Where are Lucy, Natsu and the others? Did they go to eat?!"
Σ(°△°|||)︴
Scratching her head, she found that the house was empty, and Lucy and Natsu's beds were already empty. However, their luggage and other things were placed inside, but no one was there. Annie couldn't help but let it go. She scratched her head a little, wondering if those people really secretly carried her to eat.
However, she didn't bother much about that kind of thing. Instead, she got up and ran to the bathroom to wash up. Then she finally opened the door of the house in the afternoon. .
"Alas!"
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"There doesn't seem to be any outside..."
(????︵??`)
"..."
(??~??)
"Damn it! I didn't even call anyone. Could it be that Lucy and the others really went to eat something delicious?!"
(??ε??｀)
Walking outside the house, I wandered around the village twice and saw that the villagers who had been eroded by the magic power due to the 'curse' and looked strange were busy performing their duties, and After not seeing either Lucy or Natsu, Annie became a little impatient.
"never mind!"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
"It's better to ignore them! Tibbers, let's go find something to eat first!"
o(??▽｀)o =3 =3 =3
Anyway, Annie has already looked for it, so if she can't find it now, she really can't be blamed. Therefore, she plans to go to the yard of the villager's house she just passed by to see if the one they are processing seems to be delicious. Can you sell some of the grilled seafood for her to try?
As for Lucy and the others...
That kind of thing is not important. Anyway, after she has eaten and drank enough, and when she thinks about it again, if they still haven't come back, she will definitely go out to find them!
“It’s this way!!”
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"Aha! It smells so good, it must taste delicious!"
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Following the scent, Annie quickly found the villager's house that was having a barbecue party, and then she cheered directly and rushed into the other party's yard with an uninvited cheer.
(…)
ε=(????｀●)))Alas
(Sure enough, Tibbers knew it would be like this... However, it is already used to it. As for some unlucky guys, it just hopes that they can hold on, before its bad little master thinks of it. Don’t die too quickly, right?)
"Hello you all!"
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"The barbecue you cook looks delicious. If people eat a little bit, you won't mind, right?"
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"Do not worry!"
o(*??︶??*)o
"After eating, I will reward you!!"
(??????????)hey-hey!
Annie sat down directly next to the other party's barbecue grill without any politeness, put her little nose to her and sniffed it vigorously again, and without waiting for the other party's response, she directly picked up one of the skewers and ate it.
"Uh-huh!"
(￣～￣)Chew!
"Wow!!"
??(????????????)Delicious??
"You're welcome!!"
ψ(｀????)ψ
As the villagers looked at each other in disbelief, a certain troubled little girl just started eating to her heart's content.
"ah!"
"that……"
"You are the little girl who came with the group of Fairy Tail mages who were commissioned, right?"
After seeing that little Annie had eaten the third skewer, one of the villagers with a horn on his head hesitated for a while and looked at Annie, who was not looking at all, and a certain bird sitting on Annie's shoulders with a mark on its belly. He asked hesitantly after holding a stuffed toy bear with the 'Fairy Tail' heraldry logo.
"Uh-huh!"
(*^-^)
"Yes!!"
(,,????????????,,)
"It's really you!"
"Great, since you are here to help us solve the curse, of course we welcome you!"
"bring it on!"
"Eat more. As for the reward, forget it. It's just seafood from the sea. You can easily pick it up on the beach. As long as your companions can really help us lift the curse, there is no problem in eating as much as you like!"
After figuring out that the little girl was indeed the companion brought by the magician, the villager with the horns on his head smiled and continued to be busy next to the charcoal grill, while also greeting those with the same length as him. Friends with weird looks come over and enjoy it together.
"Don't worry, uncle!"
(*^▽^*)
"After I have eaten my fill, I will definitely help you solve the curse problem as soon as possible!!"
??(ψ｀▽′)o
Anne dares to guarantee this in the name of Tibbers!
Because, for these kind-hearted people who enthusiastically treat her to delicious food, she is usually not stingy at all and is willing to help them with a little help.
Of course, the premise is...after she has eaten and drank enough?
(…)
(lll￢??￢)
'Just you little guy? '
'forget it……'
'We'll be thankful if your companions can actually solve the curse. '
'Ha ha! '
'That's right! '
'Come on, little one, try this? '
The villagers present burst into laughter.
Obviously, they didn't think the little guy in front of them could help them. They thought that the little girl was just a family member brought by irresponsible magicians. She was stranded because she didn't have fighting ability. In the village?
Anyway, it must be like that.
"..."
(￣～￣)Chew!
Anne didn't pay attention to their words, and she didn't have time to explain, because she was eating delicious food now, and her mouth was slowly filled with delicious food, and she had no time to say more for the time being.
'correct! '
'Little guy, aren't you afraid of us? '
Everyone chatted and ate and laughed for a while. At this time, a weird man with pimples all over his face who looked like a pineapple head suddenly came over with a 'miserable smile' and asked Anne, and opened his mouth to reveal His mouth is full of sharp teeth.
"Don't be afraid!"
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'! ! '
'Why not afraid? '
Another villager with hedgehog-like spikes on his chin and head also came over and asked strangely.
"Because..."
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“I’ve seen a lot of guys that are uglier, more ugly, and more annoying than you weird guys!”
(????????-)??
Annie didn't care at all about the self-esteem of the villagers of Karna Island who invited her to have barbecue in front of her, and she told the truth so carelessly.
In fact, it is like that. For little Annie, who has been to countless worlds and seen all kinds of monsters, the strange appearance of these village names in front of her is not bad. It was within the acceptable range of her heart, at least he was not the kind of guy who could directly affect her appetite, so there was nothing to be afraid of at all.
Actually, strictly speaking, in this world, or in countless other world planes, it seems that so far, there is really nothing that Anne is afraid of.
(…)
(●￣(??)￣●)
'More, uglier? '
'this……'
'You little guy, can your words be considered comforting? '
'OK OK! '
'Honey, let's eat. It's rare that she's not afraid of us, so don't ask so many questions...'
'well……'
'Come, come, let's enjoy it together! '
'After we finish eating, there's still more, enough for us to eat until the evening! '
'These skewers are ready, who wants them? '
"I want one... no, two skewers!!"
ヾ(⌒??⌒*)??
Soon, the group of male and female villagers, who looked more miserable and scarier than the last, seemed like a group of demons dancing around the charcoal stove and the rows of grilled seafood on it. , chatting and eating with a certain clever and cute little girl who had completely forgotten about business and only knew how to eat.
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