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"Do you have time for a spar?"
Judging by the tone of the Guild Master's grandson, his strength seemed to be slightly above Erza's, so Goku was quite Happy to have a spar with him.
"What did you say!"
Hearing Goku call him the Guild Master's grandson and even challenge him, Laxus suddenly stood up. His entire body was wreathed in lightning, and his face was filled with fury.
In his heart, he hated it most when people addressed him by his status as the Guild Master's grandson.
Because during his youth, many people looked at him through colored glasses just because he was the Guild Master's grandson.
They believed he was only able to become an S-Class Mage because the Guild Master had gone easy on him during the assessment.
So, Goku calling him the Guild Master's grandson made him feel extremely displeased.
Coupled with Goku's public provocation, he almost erupted and moved to teach the boy a lesson.
Sensing Laxus's hostility and powerful magic power, Goku showed a slightly serious expression and assumed the Turtle School starting stance.
"Laxus, what do you think you're doing? Get out of here and get to work!"
Makarov let out a thunderous shout, causing Laxus's body to stiffen instantly. He then turned into a bolt of lightning and vanished from the guild.
However, before disappearing, he still left behind a sentence.
"Old man, you're already old. You should retire early and hand over the position of Guild Master."
"Goku, don't mind him. That's just his temper, but his heart isn't bad. Go and bring Natsu back first."
Makarov didn't pay much mind to the words Laxus left behind as he departed.
He knew Laxus wanted to succeed him as Guild Master, and this wasn't the first time he'd said it.
However, Laxus's current way of thinking was problematic. Until he cleared his head, Makarov would not consider passing the Guild Master position to him.
"The mission location Natsu and the others are headed for is Galuna Island. This island is to the west of Hargeon Port."
"To enter the island, one must take a boat from Hargeon Port."
"So as long as we wait at Hargeon Port, we'll be able to catch Natsu and Lucy."
At this moment, Gray also walked over.
His mission was to assist Goku in capturing Natsu. After all, Goku was still a child and very naive; there were many things he might not know how to handle.
"Hargeon Port? Oh, I've been there."
Goku thought for a moment, grabbed Gray's shoulder, and vanished from the spot using Apparition.
When they reappeared, they were already at Hargeon Port.
"Given Natsu's speed, they should arrive by the afternoon."
Gray calculated the time and decided to stay put at the port to intercept Natsu and Lucy.
Natsu and Lucy had left Magnolia Town last night, and there were no trains running at night.
If they took a carriage, they wouldn't arrive until the afternoon at the earliest.
"Then we'll wait here. As soon as they appear at the port, I'll be able to sense them."
Goku nodded. He had long since memorized Natsu and Lucy's Ki. As long as they entered his sensing range, he could discover them immediately.
At two in the afternoon, a man, a woman, and a cat appeared at the port.
"How nostalgic! This is the city where I first met you and Natsu!"
Lucy looked at the rebuilt port, her face full of emotion.
It was here that she met Natsu, and together they defeated the Mages who were kidnapping girls for human trafficking, before she followed Natsu to join the Fairy Tail Guild.
"What's there to be nostalgic about? It wasn't that long ago."
Natsu shrugged his shoulders. It hadn't even been a month since the two of them met.
Happy, who was sprawled on Natsu's shoulder stretching his small wings, followed up with a jab: "Lucy sounds like an old lady."
"You two!"
Lucy bared her teeth in anger.
If not for the fact that the mission rewards included a Gold Zodiac celestial spirit key, she wouldn't have followed Natsu to secretly take on an S-Rank mission.
One must know that as a Celestial Spirit Mage, her strength primarily came from the Celestial Spirits she had contracts with.
And the Gold Zodiac Spirits were the most precious and powerful of them all.
"Alright, now let's find a boat to take us to Galuna Island."
Too lazy to deal with Natsu and Happy, Lucy started walking toward the boat rental area of the port.
As soon as he heard they had to take a boat, Natsu's legs trembled. He raised his hand and asked, "How about we just swim over?"
However, this unreliable suggestion was immediately rejected by Lucy.
Just then, a familiar voice suddenly rang out from behind the trio: "You don't need to take a boat. You'd better come back to the guild with us obediently!"
"Gray! Goku!"
The two and the cat were startled. Turning around, they saw Gray and Goku had appeared behind them at some unknown point.
It turned out that as soon as the three entered the port's range, Goku sensed their Ki and immediately brought Gray over with a teleport.
"Your secret is out. The old man sent us to escort you back."
"What? We've already been found out!"
Natsu clearly hadn't expected to be discovered so quickly, but he was obviously unwilling to go back just like that: "I must complete an S-Rank mission to make Laxus and the others see me in a new light, so I'm definitely not going back with you!"
"Heh, with your strength, if you don't go back, I'll just have Goku knock you out and carry you back."
Gray crossed his arms, not taking Natsu seriously at all. After all, Goku, who could defeat Erza, was right beside him.
Seeing this, Happy immediately flew over to Gray and Goku's side: "Gray, Goku, save me! I was forcibly brought here by these two ignorant fools!"
"Happy, you traitor! You were the one who stole the mission request from the second floor!"
Lucy immediately exposed Happy.
At that moment, Natsu's eyes darted around as he approached Goku: "Goku, how about you come with us? Galuna Island is also known as the Demon Island, or the Cursed Island. It's said there are many terrifying demons there."
"If you come with us, you might get to fight many powerful demons!"
"Fight powerful demons!"
Goku's eyes immediately lit up. He needed to fight more strong opponents to improve his cultivation.
Natsu's words had undoubtedly moved him.
"Goku, don't..."
Gray sensed something was wrong and was about to intervene, but his head suddenly went blank, and he fainted.
It was Natsu who had circled behind and given him a sneak attack.
"How about it? This is a rare opportunity!"
"Alright, then we'll go back to the guild after we're done fighting."
Goku thought for a moment and then nodded.
Before leaving, Grandpa Guild Master told him to bring Natsu and the others back, but he didn't say when.
So, going to Galuna Island for a good fight before returning didn't seem to be a problem.
"Then let's set off! Finally, I don't have to take a boat!"
As soon as Natsu heard Goku agree, he jumped up in joy.
Goku had the somersault cloud. He could ride the somersault cloud to the island, so naturally, he wouldn't need to take a boat.
"somersault cloud!"
With a loud shout from Goku, an auspicious cloud quickly flew over from the distance and stopped in front of him.
After bringing the somersault cloud to this World last time, he had let it go off to play on its own and hadn't sent it back.
"Lucy, for you."
Taking the nimbus 2000 out of its box and tossing it to Lucy, Goku and Natsu sat on the somersault cloud.
Lucy caught the flying broomstick and mounted it, hanging Gray in front of her. A look of slight dissatisfaction appeared on her face: "Why can't I sit on the somersault cloud? And I have to carry this guy too."
Compared to riding a broomstick, the soft and fluffy somersault cloud was clearly more suitable for a lady like her.