In Hal's home, the morning sun shines through the curtains into the warm living room.

Miston Gang packed up his clothes and left Hal's guest room with a gloomy look.

"Oh, you left early, Miston Gang!" Hal sat on the sofa in the living room, smiling and waving casually.

Miston Gang turned his head, his face full of black lines: "Who do you think is responsible for this!"

"As the strongest candidate, what's wrong with doing some work?" Hal looked innocent and didn't seem to care about it.

"You..." Miston Gang shook his head, didn't want to pay attention to him anymore, and left quickly.

Hal turned around, looked at Mira in his arms, and asked with concern: "Has Miston Gang eaten?"

"It seems not yet."

"Poor king of a country." Hal sighed, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and it felt good to trick Miston Gang.

Not long after, Wendy and Xia Lulu also came out of the bedroom.

"Harney, Sister Mira, good morning!" Wendy's voice was as clear as the chirping of a morning bird.

"Good morning, Wendy, Xia Lulu." Hal and Mira responded at the same time.

"I heard Brother Natsu say in the guild yesterday that he would come to visit you today." Wendy said obediently, with excitement in her eyes.

"Visit... visit me???" Hal looked confused, unable to imagine how Natsu would appear.

"Yes." Xia Lulu added calmly, with a smile on her lips.

Just at this moment, the doorbell rang at home, and Wendy immediately jumped excitedly to open the door: "It must be Brother Natsu!"

Under Hal's careful care, the little girl has become as innocent as an ordinary 12 or 13-year-old child.

"Hey, good morning, Wendy, Xia Lulu!" Natsu stood at the door, holding a bunch of things in his hands, with a sunny smile on his face.

Behind him, Lucy looked nervous, and Happy looked helpless.

"Smelly boy, come in and talk." Hal said dissatisfiedly, feeling that nothing good was going to happen.

"Hehe." Natsu grinned and walked in.

Habby walked to Xia Lulu helplessly and sighed: "Hey."

"What's wrong, Habby?" Xia Lulu asked in confusion.

"Natsu is so shameless, I'm a little embarrassed." Habby pouted.

On the sofa in the living room, Natsu took Lucy's hand and looked at Hal and Mira with a smile on his face:

"Hehe, Honey, I'm here to see you!"

"Why have you changed so much, don't beat around the bush, unlike you, who is less than 20 years old and pretends to be an adult!" Hal criticized bluntly.

"Ah, then I'll get straight to the point, hehe." Natsu looked serious.

"Hurry up." Hal held his forehead helplessly.

"Lucy and I are together." Natsu said firmly.

"I know, and then what?" Hal responded with a little helplessness.

"Harney, I think you need to help us." Natsu scratched his head embarrassedly.

"Huh?" Hal was instantly confused, "Why me?"

"Because I can only think of you." Natsu said confidently.

"But you are not without money, what are you doing?" Hal was speechless.

"Lucy wants to buy a house." Natsu continued.

"That's it, then buy it." Hal answered casually.

"Wait, which house?" Hal suddenly felt something was wrong and drank a sip of water.

"Lucy's Hartfield Mansion."

"Puff!" Hal spit out a mouthful of water, looking shocked, and Mira quickly wiped his mouth with a tissue.

"You kid..." Hal shook his head helplessly.

"Harney, you said that you would give me a gift when you become an adult, have you forgotten?" Natsu pretended to be innocent.

"When did I say that?" Hal looked confused.

"You said so!"

"I didn't!"

"You said so!"

"..."

"Forget it, how much? Just use my magic card to buy it yourself." Hal finally compromised.

"Nice! I knew Hal was rich!" Natsu shouted excitedly.

"He is indeed rich, and you two don't need this, just be honest and don't make so many things." Hal was speechless.

"Don't you think it's a bit too direct?" Natsu said with a smile.

"Okay--"

"I raised you kid, and now you can't make do with Lucy.

Spend it as you like, as for the Heartfilia Mansion, I said a word, there's no need to spend money to buy it." Hal said indifferently.

"Really?!" Natsu and Lucy asked in surprise.

"Great, Lucy, I can finally restore your home to the way it was before!" Natsu excitedly shook Lucy's hand.

"Well, thank you, brother Hal." Lucy blushed slightly,said gratefully.

She actually just had this idea, but she didn't expect Natsu to directly drag her to Hal's house to ask for money.

"Come to think of it, I should give you a gift or something." Hal said, taking off the only three rings left on his left hand.

"These three rings, one for you, one for Lucy, and one for Wendy." Hal looked at Natsu seriously.

"Huh? I have one too?" Wendy, who was standing aside, was a little surprised.

"Oh! Thank you, Hal!" Natsu exclaimed.

He knew the origin of these rings. They were all magic devices collected by Hal when he was young, and they were very powerful.

"Natsu is holding the thunder one, which I modified with Laxus's thunder and lightning." Hal continued to explain.

"Lucy is holding the water one, so you don't have to worry about the problem of not being able to summon Aqua."

"Wendy is holding the wind one, which can restore physical strength and magic at any time." Hal said with a smile.

"Looks good!" Lucy put on the ring, with a stunning light in her eyes.

Wendy was also surprised: "It's really beautiful!"

"It's not just beautiful. After being improved by Edras, it can restore magic power on its own, enhance the user's magic power, and protect the user. It is a very powerful magic device." Hal explained.

"Ah, that's too expensive." Lucy was a little embarrassed.

"It doesn't matter. You are all my brothers and sisters. Besides, this thing doesn't improve me much." Hal said gently.

"Nice! Lei! I'm going to duel Laxus now!" Natsu ran out excitedly.

"Hey--" Hal was a little speechless.

Lucy and Wendy smiled at each other, and the atmosphere in the living room was relaxed and happy.

"Lucy, Natsu is sometimes careless. From now on, you will be by his side to take good care of him."

Hal looked at Lucy and said seriously.

"Don't worry, Brother Hal, I will always be by his side." Lucy nodded firmly.

(This chapter is for me to read in the chapter about Lucy's Star Key. After losing all her relatives, Lucy saw her dusty home and felt helpless and sad. She secretly vowed to buy back the home where she grew up one day.

However, it may still be a long way off in the plot, so I still wrote this chapter separately to help Lucy fulfill her wish.)

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