Chapter 490: Asking the Queen to Use Her Divine Power
It was exactly because Carla feared this, seeing Wendy’s face fall into confusion and heartbreak, that she never wanted to speak about the mission.
If she had to hurt Wendy with her own hands, she’d rather have died in silence.
Even though she couldn’t understand why Happy didn’t remember anything, she believed that, deep down, he would feel the same torment if he did.
"That’s right," Carla said quietly, her voice hoarse. "It’s true. Every Exceed sent to Earth Land was born with one mission: to find and kill a Dragon Slayer."
She closed her eyes, her body trembling, as if she’d surrendered to despair. "That’s why I said we shouldn’t go to Exceed. I don’t know if the only reason they gave me so much information is to lure you there... just to kill you."
Happy stood frozen. "Carla..." he whispered. Then, slowly, he turned his head toward the doorway, looking at Natsu with wide, uncertain eyes. "Natsu..."
Carla’s voice cracked. "That’s the truth. So if there’s even a chance we’re dangerous... then just kill us now."
"No!" Wendy shouted. "Carla would never do something like that!"
She stomped her foot, her small frame trembling with emotion. "I don’t believe it! I won’t believe it!"
Carla turned to her in disbelief, tears pooling in her eyes.
Lisanna stepped forward with a gentle voice. "I don’t believe it either. And Happy... he was born in the guild. Everyone saw him hatch from his egg. He’d never do anything like that."
Happy’s eyes watered again, his heart caught between fear and gratitude. He hadn’t even realized he might be considered an enemy of Natsu. He had just learned something that shattered everything he knew about himself. But now, someone was standing up for him, and it almost broke him.