Chapter 310: My Girlfriend Has Three Eyes
Lullaby howled in agony, thrashing inside the massive stone oven. It slammed its massive head against the walls several times, until finally collapsing with a thunderous crash, unable to rise again.
All around, the summoned beasts on patrol flickered and vanished one after another. Rhodes released his magic, staggered slightly, and collapsed to the ground, panting for breath.
Mira flew over, landing gently beside him and reverting to her normal form. She didn't say a word, just smiled, ignored his outstretched hand, and walked around to hug him tightly from behind.
Rhodes, caught off guard, simply melted into the embrace. It was warm. Soft. Peaceful. He wasn't in a hurry to get back up.
"Aahahaha!" Natsu laughed boisterously at the smoldering crater they'd just left in the demon's face, only to get clocked on the head by Gray.
"Ow! That hurt!" Natsu growled, spinning around. "You wanna fight, ice cube?!"
"Oh? So that type of flame actually hurts you more than usual?" Gray said with a curious glance at the red glow still pulsing around his hand.
He'd felt it during their fight with Lullaby, now confirmed by punching Natsu in the head.
Before Natsu could come up with a witty comeback, Gray folded his arms and barked, "You've got some nerve laughing! If Rhodes hadn't been here, your overkill flames would've burned down the entire meeting venue!"
"..."
Natsu paused, then smacked his fist into his palm. "Oh yeah! So when did Rhodes learn that crazy strong earth magic? Next time, I'm gonna blow the whole thing up with him!"