hotmtlnovel Chapter 591 Chase blushes, the love strategist
Chapter 591 Chase blushes, the love strategist
Chapter 591 Chase blushes, the love strategist
Finally, Lucy presented her imagined proposal scene: a romantic setting for a literary, youthful girl, a seaside chapel at sunset, colorful petals drifting in the wind, a prince kneeling on one knee and a princess nodding with tears in her eyes, the air filled with the scent of roses and sea salt.
"It's pretty ordinary, just flowers in the hall and an engagement ring."
Chase rested his chin on his hand, his tone laced with undisguised disdain, "Why don't you try to put yourself in Mira and Erza's shoes and think about it?"
"————So many demands!" Lucy's lips twitched, her forehead creased with a thumbs-up, and her hands unconsciously clenched the hem of her skirt.
She initially intended to walk away, but considering that Chesco, who always persuaded people with reason, had actually come to ask her for help because of Mira and Erza, she ultimately softened.
"Okay, okay, I'll give it a try!" She took a deep breath, as if to encourage herself.
Under Chase's expectant gaze, Lucy closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly.
She tried to visualize the savagery hidden beneath Mira's gentle smile, and the demonic aura concealed within Erza's righteous indignation.
However, a few seconds later, they immediately raised the white flag and gave up.
"I just can't imagine myself as Mira or Erza, those two monsters!" Lucy opened her eyes, her shoulders drooping in frustration.
"Tch, so useless." Chase scoffed in disappointment, putting his hands in his pockets.
"Hello!"
Just as Lucy was about to give her heartless card-playing brother a piece of her mind, a faint light from a celestial spirit array suddenly appeared beside her.
"Princess, Mr. Chase, I think Miss Mira and Miss Erza would enjoy this unique way of proposing with a whip."
Dressed as a maid, Balu appeared expressionless, her hands respectfully folded in front of her lower abdomen, her tone flat.
"Don't suddenly pop up and eavesdrop! And that kind of devilish method is something only you would like!" Lucy sighed and rubbed her forehead.
"Oh? I'm so sorry, I was just assuming things."
Baruga quickly picked up the conversation, bowed slightly in apology, and then, as if by magic, handed over a black whip from behind her, revealing her true intentions: "As punishment, Princess, please whip me severely."
"No! Don't even think about it! Get back here right now!" Lucy slammed the door shut without saying another word.
The golden astral array dimmed instantly, and Baluga, filled with regret, turned into specks of light and vanished, leaving only a faint sigh in the air.
As soon as she left, starlight gathered in the sky, and another Protoss, who could come and go freely, emerged.
Loki casually tossed his hair with one hand in his pocket and struck a cool pose with the other: "Chase, this is your miscalculation."
"Is there anyone in the entire guild who understands girls' hearts better than me? As for the proposal ceremony, of course it's—"
"puff!"
He was only halfway through his sentence when Chase swiftly sent him back to the Protoss Realm with a single punch.
"Using your usual tricks for charming girls on Mira and Erza is less effective than me making a big scene myself!" Chase clenched his fist, his tone full of disdain.
"Aha, ahahaha————" Lucy scratched her head and laughed awkwardly, her lips twitching slightly as she watched the dissipating starlight.
He forced the door shut with his fist; Chess is still the same old Chess.
"Stop grinning like an idiot. I don't have any particularly good advice. Just go back and get your commission done." Chase waved his hand dismissively.
Upon hearing this, Lucy's smile froze instantly, then turned bright red.
What does "hurry back" mean?
They deliberately called Watashi here to ask some strange questions, wasting so much time, and in the end, not only did he not even say thank you, but he also acted so impatiently!
"die----"
"There's 100,000 J in this card; consider it your consultation fee."
Lucy originally meant to say "Dead Card Guy," but what came out was: "Smi-Massey, handsome and gentle Chase, I'm off now~"
Her tone was so sweet it could ooze honey, and her expressions changed as quickly as turning the pages of a book.
As soon as she finished speaking, the blonde girl, whose eyes had turned into money symbols, snatched the card from Chase's hand, swayed her hips happily, and muttered something like, "This month's rent is finally settled."
Chess shook his head helplessly as he watched her incredibly happy back.
For the only daughter of Fiore's richest man and the heiress of Heartfilia to end up like this, this foolish little sister is truly one of a kind.
Seeing that he couldn't get a satisfactory answer from Lucy, he tried the same method and went into the guild and called out Leqi, who was wiping the table.
"A romantic proposal scene?" Leqi tilted her head, blinking her eyes behind her glasses.
Two or three years later, she had grown her hair to be the same length as in the future world, with slightly curled bangs falling to the side of her face, and she looked very elegant with her glasses.
After getting the question from Chess, Leqi tapped her chin with her finger, thought for a moment, and said, "If you want to bridge the gap between hearts, I think declaring eternal love in the shy dam of love is absolutely heart-pounding!"
In layman's terms, it means piecing together a romantic room with various wooden torture instruments, and then proposing to Mira and Erza on a cross.
Chase immediately regretted his actions upon hearing the translation, a bead of cold sweat sliding down his forehead.
He quickly took out the card containing 1 J and sent Leqi away, who was now talking incessantly with her eyes shining as she fantasized about that scene.
After that, he called out all the girls in the guild, including Levy, Lisanna, and Abbagrim, to ask for advice.
The answers ranged from "in a quiet library" to "under the gaze of statues everywhere."
Chase's expression shifted from anticipation to confusion, from confusion to helplessness, and finally to complete numbness.
The girls, on the other hand, were all very happy when they got back. Some covered their mouths and giggled, while others whispered excitedly to their friends.
Putting aside the consultation fee for answering questions, the most important thing is that you can see Chess, who has always been domineering in the guild, behaving very politely.
This is even stranger than Natsu suddenly becoming a quiet man or Gray suddenly falling in love with dressing up!
"Only Juvia and Wendy haven't been asked yet—"
Chess leaned wearily against the guild's outer wall, watching the white clouds drift slowly across the azure sky. Wendy's innocent and adorable smiling face flashed before his eyes. "Could it be that Wendy is the last hope?!"
Well, Juvia was completely overlooked by him. He was the kind of guy who would treat a tissue that Gray casually tossed to him as a treasure, so he was of absolutely no reference value.
This guy's romantic brain has probably been updated to version 3.0, entering another dimension.
In his distress, the cards in front of him began to glow, and a magic circle slowly rotated in the air.
A dark mage girl in a pink robe makes a dazzling entrance, her skirt billowing gently in the magical breeze.
Because he didn't notice the small stones on the grass next to him, he stumbled and fell right at Chase's feet, prematurely wishing himself a Happy New Year.
Then, as if nothing had happened, she stood up at lightning speed, dusted off her skirt, and put one hand on her hip: "Oh dear, my silly master, have you forgotten about your most reliable love strategist?"
Looking at the few strands of withered grass stuck to her forehead, Chase's eyes remained unmoved: "Just forget about it."
What reliable advice could someone who can trip over stones and spends all his time in the castle researching magic have?
"Really? I know Mira and Erza very well."
The dark mage girl winked mysteriously, lowered her voice, and leaned closer, "Besides, I have a worldview that none of the other girls in the guild have ever explored!"
That makes some sense, doesn't it?
Thinking that it wouldn't hurt to listen, Chess sighed and asked, "Tell me about it."
"Huh? Asking a love strategist for advice is like this—"
Before the Dark Magician Girl could finish speaking, Chase raised his hand and delivered a Hellish Funeral Hand Chop to her head with precise knuckle strikes.
"Still putting on an act in front of me, your master."
"You, you idiot owner, how dare you treat people differently!"
The dark magician girl covered her head and squatted down, her eyes slightly red, angrily denouncing the injustice.
"If I'm not mistaken, you haven't finished copying the basic theories of demonic cultivation a thousand times, have you?"
Chase smiled and held up one finger, his tone nonchalant, "If your advice is helpful, I'll put in a good word for you with the Dark Mage."
Upon hearing this, the dark magician girl's expression instantly changed from aggrieved to delighted, and she jumped up from the ground as if she had become a completely different person: "Master is the best! I'd be happy to serve you!"
"Then I'll just get straight to the point, the proposal scene and stuff—"
After glancing left and right twice, she tiptoed and whispered mysteriously in Chase's ear, "You can do this and then do that and that."
Upon hearing this, Chase's eyes lit up, and his previously furrowed brows relaxed: "You know what, it actually seems promising, and quite unique too!"
"Hmph, do you really think my title of 'cute love strategist' is just something I've been given?" The dark magician girl raised her chin smugly.
"As expected, only someone who's been single for a long time can come up with something useful." Chase nodded thoughtfully, completely unaware that the person opposite him was turning dark.
"—You stinky card player, you really deserve a beating!"
The Dark Magician Girl clenched her fist, and a small swastika appeared on her forehead.
Having gained some inspiration, Chase kept his word and went to the card space to plead with the Dark Magician, thus sparing the Dark Magician Girl from punishment.
When I returned to the guild hall, the Dark Magician Girl was chatting affectionately with Mira, her arm clasped around hers.
Erza stood to the side, holding a cup of barely touched black tea.
Upon seeing Chess appear, the Dark Magician Girl waved excitedly and boasted loudly, "Hey, you idiot master, I told Mira and Erza, and they were both very satisfied with the proposal scene I presented!"
Chase: "————"
As soon as he finished speaking, the noisy guild fell silent.
It exploded in the pot a few seconds later.
"A proposal scene? I see. No wonder Chase suddenly started calling all the girls out one by one!" Marcao slammed his hand on the table and stood up, looking enlightened.
"Hahaha, Chess, that's not right of you. You didn't even ask your brothers for something this important!" Wakaba laughed, his eyes narrowing into slits as he smoked his pipe.
"Hehe, no wonder Little Dot (Levy) said she saw your super polite side, but wouldn't tell you the specific reason." Gajeel put down the metal parts in his hand and revealed a malicious smile.
"Forget about the consultation fee, Chase. Just put your hands together, humbly beg me, and I promise to impart all the knowledge I have in my life!" Marcus jumped out from the corner, gesturing exaggeratedly with his hands.
The men, of course, couldn't let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to "tease" Chase. They all rushed over, their faces smirking, and offered to help Chase come up with ideas.
Their shadows stretched long across the floor of the guild hall, like a pack of wolves that had caught the scent of their prey.
"You stupid girl!"
The card dealer's blush spoke volumes. "And you bastards, get the hell out of here!!"
When the little secret was revealed on the spot, Chess immediately went berserk. His magic power surged out of his body like a raging torrent, blasting away the men who rushed to his side, along with the entire guild!
Boom!
The loud explosion echoed throughout the neighborhood, and Magnolia residents who were nearby stopped to watch, wondering what Fairy Tail was up to now.
They weren't worried at all; after all, bombing the guild every now and then had almost become a regular tourist attraction in the city.
Wood chips flew everywhere, and gravel rolled down.
On the ruins of the guild, where only half of the framework remains.
Mira, covered in dust like a gopher, emerged from the ruins with a sweet smile on her face: "Oh dear, Chase, you don't really need to ask for everyone's opinions. Just do it your way~"
"You're right, you're absolutely right! I'll do anything, even propose!" Erza stammered as she crawled out from under a pile of planks.
Her flushed and burning face completely betrayed the boundless anticipation in her heart.
"I say, is now the time to express your feelings and show off your love?"
Covered in dust and dirt, with half her body buried in the ground, Lucy still dutifully shouted, "The guild! Such a big guild just got blown up like that!!"
She waved her arms, her voice filled with despair.
"Oh my god! What a man, Chase!" Elfman raised his arms and lifted the wooden board that was pressing down on him.
"You bastard Chase, you smashed my barrel!" Cana yelled at Chase.
"Hehe, since things are like this anyway, let's have a long-awaited fight!" Gajeel cracked his knuckles, not wanting to miss a chance to stir things up.
The other companions also emerged from the ruins one after another, some brushing the dust off their bodies, others rubbing their heads where they had been hit.
Although they looked disheveled, this level of injury was hardly a serious blow to them.
This time, Lucy's sharp wit didn't come as expected. Unfortunately, she was hit squarely on the back of the head by a plank that Elfman had flipped over. She was now lying crookedly in the rubble, her eyes shaped like mosquito coils, with little spirit figures floating above her head.