"Hey, Natsu, what's wrong?" Wakaba asked, concerned.
"I don't know..." the Dragon Slayer replied, wearing an unusually serious expression.
As the tension in the air thickened, a spatial disturbance made a faint sound—and with it, Makarov, Allen, and Happy appeared.
"Hello kids, I'm back!" Makarov laughed.
Happy flew over to Natsu, who immediately interrogated him. But Happy refused to say anything.
"I'm sorry, Natsu..." Happy said with a cold expression. "I can't talk..."
"...!" Gray, who was nearby, couldn't believe the loyal Happy would refuse to answer Natsu—after all, they practically grew up together.
Allen scratched the back of his neck and walked over to Lucy and Erza, sitting down in front of them. He looked more exhausted than the last time they saw him.
"What happened?" Lucy asked.
"..." Erza didn't say anything, but her curiosity was just as intense as Lucy's.
Allen thought for a moment before looking at both girls. "Well..."
BAM!
The guild door burst open, and a humanoid frog appeared, accompanied by several guards dressed in blue.
"What are you doing here?!" Makarov growled.
"This doesn't concern you, Makarov Dreyar," the frog said, turning toward Allen's location. "Erza Scarlet and Allen Walker, by order of the Magic Council—you're under arrest!"
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