Fairy Tail 70

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Fairy Tail
Chapter 70: "Frederick and Yanderica"
LOST CAT: Have you seen him?
- He talks
- Sometimes grows wings
- He can fly
- Walks on two legs
- Fur is blue (with a white stomach)
- Likes to say "Aye!"
My name's Happy, I'm six years old! Please find me quickly~!!
[box:]
Contact address
Mages' Guild Fairy Tail
About 4-5 km north up Magnolia High Street.
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[side text: I guess a maiden's sigh isn't always a sign of romance! Lucy's out of money... what will she do?]
Lucy: *sigh*
Mirajane: Hmm? You don't seem too good there, Lucy... what's wrong?
Lucy: I'm out of cash...... *sniff*
Mirajane: My, that's not something one often hears from an ojou-sama like yourself!
Lucy: Hey!!! I'll have you know I didn't bring a single penny from home!!! // Even if we do a well-paying job, Natsu and Gray just end up smashing things up all over the place and all the money gets blown on compensations...

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Lucy: Oh, sure, they're having fun as always...
Natsu: [aside]I'm goin' first!![/aside]
Gray: [aside]Like you can even play...[/aside]
Lucy: Where did they even get one of those?
Natsu: HUUUUAAAAHHHH!!!! // ...Huh... only six......
Happy: Way to go, Natsu!
Gray: Oh, come on!!! That's only five!!! That one's just cracked!!!
Lucy: WHAT KIND OF GAME IS THAT?!!!!

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Lucy: Honestly... sometimes I think they actually enjoy destroying everything around them.
Mirajane: Oh, I don't think that's it, really...
Lucy: Waaaahh!! At this rate, I won't be able to pay this month's rent~!
Mirajane: Hmmm... Maybe I should let you in on a little job I've been keeping aside. // I think it's just your sort of thing, and I don't think you'd have to worry about things getting broken!♡
Lucy: Huh?
[box: ...And so we set off for Onibus Town. // It's a big town, with strong trading links with Magnolia.]

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Natsu: Never... going... on a... train... aga... ughhh...
Happy: Natsu, we're here! Get up!
Gray: I see... So we have to draw in customers to a theatre that's losing business, by spicing up the show with some magic.
Lucy: Sounds like fun, right?
Erza: Hmm... I don't know... / *ahem* // Aaaaaaaaaah... / Aaaaaaaaah... / Aaaaaaaaaah...
Lucy: (Vocal exercises?) / No, no, we're not putting on a play ourselves... // Our role is all behind the scenes. / Natsu can do special effects with his fire, I can use Lyra to help bring out the emotion, that sort of thing. // Should make a brilliant show!♡ // If I write a novel, someday it will have to be adapted for the stage! / Yeah!! This is a good opportunity to get familiar with the world of theatre!
Gray: Ohhh?

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Lucy: Ahhh! / This place is impressive!
Labian: Ahh... would you be the group from Fairy Tail?
[box: Scheherazade Theatrical Company / Chairman: Labian]
Labian: We are so pleased that you have decided to take the job.
Lucy: I can assure you we'll make a brilliant backstage crew!!
Labian: Ah, yes, about that... We seem to have run into a little trouble...
FairyTail: ?

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Lucy: Whaaaaat?!! All the actors ran out on you?!!
Labian: Yes... thank you very much.
Happy: For what?!!
Labian: Every play we produce seems to end up very unpopular... // It seems that even the actors are now too ashamed to take part in them any more. // It has been thirty years since I abandoned my life of office work and embarked upon this path... // Thanks to my efforts chasing after this dream, even my wife grew tired of me and abandoned me. // This is all I have left in the world!!! Thank you so very much!!!
Gray: ...There's something wrong with the way you keep thanking us...
[TN: Somebody has to put this guy and Pagaya from One Piece in a room together. "Sumimasen..." "Arigatou gozaimasu!" "Sumimasen..." "Arigatou gozaimasu!"]
Labian: At any rate, the fact is, even though you've come all this way, the play is currently on hold. Thank you very much.
Erza: Heh. // So that's the deal, huh?

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Erza: If it's actors you want, why, we're right here!
Lucy: Whaaaaaaaaaaa?!!
Gray: She's... sparkling!!!
Erza: It's a good thing I did my vocal exercises.
Happy: She really wanted to try her hand at acting, huh...?
Labian: All of you...
Lucy: Hmmm... That could be pretty fun, actually!
Natsu: A fire-breathing vegetable of a fire-breathing fruit?!!! Which do I get to play?!!
Happy: ...There aren't going to be any parts like that...
Gray: We'd hate to see your dream go to waste like this.
Labian: Well... I guess I could let you try... [aside]Tch... Amateurs...[/aside]
Gray: No, that's where you're meant to thank us...
Lucy: But man, this is a pretty terrible script...
Labian: Yes... thank you very much.

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[box: We had a week to prepare. // We rehearsed hard... // Spent ages distributing flyers... // Since everyone somehow got so really into it, it was pretty fun. // And then the day arrived.]
Labian: Ahhhh... I've never seen so many customers! Thank you very much!

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Lyra: Aaaaaahhhhh!♪ Lyra has never sung for so many people before~~~!
Lucy: All we've got to do now is pull it off!
Lyra: In a time~~~ long~~~ long ago~~~♪ / *plink* // *plink* / *plilink* // A western Prince fell in love with the Princess of an enemy nation~~♪ / *plilink*
Audience: What a beautiful voice! // Ahhh, it's enchanting~!
Lyra: The western Prince~~~~♪ For to save the princess~~ Travelled to the Mountain of Death~~♪ / *plink*
Audience: Huh...?!! The princess... was she captured or something?!! *sweatdrop*

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Erza: I - I - I, I...I - I am called Frederick~! / I - I've - I've come to s - to s - to save... to save the... ...cess!!!
Audience: What the hell?!!! Her lines are all over the place!!
Lucy: Ahhh... You must save me, Frederick-sama! / I am held captive by the terrible and fearsome... Seinhart~~!
Audience: ...Uh... The terrible and fearsome... / Who's that?!!
Gray: I am called Julius! If you wish to save the princess, you must first do battle with me!
Audience: And who the heck is he?!!! / What happened to "Seinhart"?!!

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Gray: Let's see how you like my Sword of Ice!!!
Audience: Whoooa! // How did he do it...?!
Erza: I - I... I - I laugh - at - your.... I - I have... I have ten... swords...
Gray: Guaaahh!
Audience: Man, he was weaker than he looked!!!
Lucy: Frederick-sama... I think you most graciously.
Erza: P - Princess Yanderica... Let us... have many children.
Audience: What kind of line is that, Frederick?!!!!

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Gray: Don't get too cocky yet!!! // Come forth! My mighty dragon servant!!!
Natsu: GURAAAAAAGHHH!! // RAAAAAGHH!!
Labian: Yes, yes!
Natsu: I am a mighty dragon!!! I will lay waste to everything!!!

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Gray: Argh... Now it's come to this, I suppose we must work together...
Erza: Y - Yes... That would seem... to be the best... plan...
Audience: YOU'RE THE ONE WHO CALLED IT OUT!!!! WHAT KIND OF PLOT TWIST IS THAT?!!!!
Lucy: I'll stay here and slow him down!!
Audience: Whoa, whoa, what're you saying, Princess?!!!
Lucy: Please, get away from here with haste!!
Gray: Yeah!
Erza: Th - Thank God for that!
Audience: You're running away?!!!! // Hey... Isn't this kind of... crap...? // It's completely ridiculous...
Happy: This dragon costume... it's really... heavy......... // Ahh!
Natsu: Guahh?!!

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Audience: !!!
Lucy: Aaaaaaghhhh!!! // Gray, save me!!! Ice! I need ice!!!
Gray: All right!! Ice Make! // Unghh...!

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Lucy: Aaahhhhhhhhh!!!!
Guys: [aside]All right, Princess...!!! // *wolfwhistle*[/aside]
Erza: Princess... A - A - Are you... all... right...?
Lucy: Why're you so into the role even though you suck?!!!
Natsu: OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!

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Gray: Stop that already, Natsu!!!
Natsu: Guaaaaahhhh!
Erza: Now.... Now that it's... come to.... this... I - I... I shall... deliver judgement!!!
Lucy: Oh, this is crazy!!!
Labian: Yes, yes!
Lucy: Besides which... // I have a really bad feeling...

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Lucy: I KNEW IT......!!!!
Audience: That was great!
Lucy: !
Audience: Bravo!! // Hahahah!!! // I've never seen anything like it!

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Labian: Incredible!!!

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[one week later...]
Labian: Ahahahahah!!! I never thought we could become such a hit!! // You're pretty damn good for ham actors! // Come on now!!! Hurry up and get ready!!! The show's about to start!!!
Natsu: Just hurry up and give us the payment...
Gray: Three shows a day is just crazy......
Happy: The characters have all changed...
Erza: Aaaaaaaaaah... / Aaaaaaaaaah... / Aaaaaaaaah...
Lucy: I want to go home......
[insert text: You can't go around complaining, now! This is a job, after all!!]
[bottom text: To be continued in Chapter 71: "Balsam Night"]