"Work!" "Work!" "Let's see..." "Natsu!" "How about this one? 000 jewel!" "so that totally fits the bill!" "It's settled!" "It's not just up to you to decide!" "so why not?" "This Velveno is an escaped convict isn't he?" "000 jewel!" "He must've gotten valuable these past seven years..." "Who's the client?" "Um..." "It says Count Balsamico..." "That's a sour name!" "Like balsamic vinegar!" "Balsamico?" "I heard that Velveno guy is gonna show up at the Balsamico family's magical ball." "Magical ball?" "It's a ball that's held once every seven years and only wizards can attend." "I believe it's next Saturday." "Then let's go to the ball and capture Velveno!" "Yeah!" "I'm gettin' fired up!" "Let's head out!" "Yeah!" "Wait a sec!" "you'll have to practice dancing!" "Dance?" "!" "Magical Ball!" "We'll start with the basic steps." "hold my hands." "this is a pain in the ass..." "What are Natsu-nii and Lucy-nee trying to do?" "Social dancing!" "Social dancing?" "What's that?" "Ow!" "Sorry 'bout that!" "So it's a game where you step on each other's feet..." "I don't think that's the aim..." "Social dancing is where a man and woman pair up and dance at a ball." "Huh..." "That looks like a fun game!" "It's not a game!" "too!" "You just disqualified yourself!" "Gray-sama is going to dance flirtatiously behind Juvia's back...?" "too! leave it to me." "Erza!" "Requip!" "Natsu!" "Let's go!" "I'll pass." "No excuses!" "Dancing is all about fighting spirit!" "I'm gonna throw up!" "Anybody who dances with Erza always gets sick to their stomach." "You can see why she was called the "Dancing Demon"." "I guess I'll have to be the one who teaches Natsu how to dance." "I'm gonna take a little break..." "Natsu!" "Let your shoulders relax!" "I can't take any more!" "How can an adult be that delicate?" "!" "And you call yourself a Man?" "!" "you're up next!" "A Man... gets sick!" "Is this social dancing?" "It's lovely!" "Shall we dance?" "I'd love to." "Huh!" "Wendy's great at dancing!" "But why is she dancing with Warren?" "Shall we dance?" "If you insist... too!" "Sure!" "It looks like fun!" "young lady?" "Of course." "Yesss!" "Bastard!" "Taking advantage of this chaos is playin' dirty!" "Shut up and get outta the way!" "Dad..." "Hey!" "W-What?" "!" "I ain't gonna dance!" "nobody's asking you to!" "dance with me!" "What the hell?" "!" "I said it first!" "I was first!" "It was me!" "me!" "I guess I have no choice if you're gonna be like that about it..." "I didn't say anything..." "What the hell is that?" "!" "I'm the master!" "your dances are something else entirely!" "you're just in the way here!" "This has become a big fuss right under my nose..." "I lost my partner!" "You called?" "I sure didn't!" "Huh..." "You're really good at dancing. Lucy-sama." "Thus... yeah." "But I think this is a little overkill..." "That matters not." "Let's take it from the top once more." "home of the client." "We made it!" "huh?" "It was farther away than I thought." "That can't be helped." "We're doing it for the dance!" "You shouldn't have tagged along if you're only doing it to dance!" "May I ask who you people are?" "She's a real dish!" "There's no need to mentally shout that!" "Who are you?" "lord of this palace." "That's a name you'd probably bite your tongue saying!" "Warren!" "I'm Natsu of Fairy Tail!" "the Count." "I'll show you in." "please." "the client." "He's not only got a sour name... too!" "you two!" "it's a little more complicated than what I wrote in the request." "Let us hear the details." "my beautiful daughter..." "What was her name again?" "Tonguebite-san?" "Aceto!" "My apologies." "Please continue." "my daughter's husband will be decided at this evening's magical ball." "What?" "!" "Her husband?" "!" "I've got a ring that only comes out once every seven years." "It's a precious ring that the Balsamico family has handed down from generation to generation." "Then Velveno has his eye on the ring?" "but failed." "the husband selection process was ruined. wouldn't Velveno be easy to catch if he tried to sneak into the ball?" "He uses Transformation Magic and Magical Drain." "Magical Drain?" "What's that?" "It's a truly troublesome form of magic that lets him copy the magic powers of whatever wizard he touches for a short period of time." "Huh!" "That ain't too shabby!" "I want you to combine your powers and protect the ring from Velveno!" "Then capture the scoundrel and send him back to prison!" "We've got you covered!" "sir! you'll follow through with what was written on the request form... 000 jewel in cash." "Yesss!" "Cash!" "Right when I need it the most!" "Perfect-ebi." "What if I'm so cute that somebody proposes to me?" "!" "are you ready?" "Why are you in serious mode?" "!" "this is the minimum amount of decorum due when participating in a ball." "Do I look okay?" "you look super cute!" "But I'm a little embarrassed..." "Come on!" "The ball's curtain is going up!" "too!" "Erza is into this as much as she was acting that time!" "too!" "But first I have to cast Troia on Natsu." "anyone here seem like they could be Velveno? but there's no sign of him at the moment." "We'll let you know the second we spot a suspicious character!" "try to act naturally." "Where are Natsu and the rest?" "There they are!" "too." "Then why don't we blend in with the other guests and dance?" "Th-That's..." "Man!" "What are you nervous about?" "!" "is Velveno really going to show up at a glitzy place like this?" "All we can do is look for a suspicious guy without ruffling any feathers... baby!" "cut the rug with me!" "Some suspicious guy just invited Erza to dance!" "Check him out!" "Gotcha." "Fine." "Poor guy..." "I figured..." "That the guy?" "!" "more than usual!" "You don't have enough spirit!" "uh don't have to worry about her." "Shall we dance?" "Y-Yes!" "Now someone asked Lucy to dance!" "He's suspiciously good-looking!" "You should check him out." "So Lucy's next..." "Let's go!" "Since you won't take "no" for an answer we have no choice but to dance!" "What the hell's your problem?" "!" "We didn't ask you!" "Alright!" "I'll handle this..." "May I have this dance?" "Man!" "This is what a Man is!" "I'm so happy I was born a Man!" "It's fishy for a beautiful woman like that to go up to Elfman!" "she probably intends to drain Elfman's Beast Soul power!" "The woman who asked Elfman to dance is suspect!" "We're on our way!" "How dreamy!" "Elfman!" "Let Gray take over!" "Forget it!" "What?" "!" "the more fired up you become!" "And that is precisely... but I don't think Elfman cares about syntax}" "Time for a new partner." "You're a pretty nice-looking guy yourself." "right?" "What kind of magic can you use? it's proper for a gentleman to say what kind of magic he does first." "I have no interest in being a gentleman." "I'll show you mine first." "Ice Make Swan!" "She uses the same kind of Ice Make Magic that I use?" "it's my turn!" "Ice Make Kite!" "how about this?" "Ice Make Polar Bear!" "Ice Make Prison!" "I love when it gets intense like this!" "Ice Bazooka!" "Me too!" "Ice Cannon!" "If you'll excuse me... that's enough!" "as usual..." "Aceto-san has come out!" "no one dares ask you for a dance." "Your dazzling beauty is too Manly!" "Although I'm a woman..." "Excuse me." "May I have this dance?" "Why not?" "Ah!" "Why is Erza dancing?" "!" "Don't ask me!" "Um..." "Would you care to dance?" "S-Sure..." "Who the hell is that little kid?" "!" "He's way too young for her!" "Relax!" "The ball's over at midnight and it's nearly that time." "W-What the...?" "!" "It begins at last!" "What begins?" "The unveiling of the ring. releasing a device that displays the ring." "whatever man can obtain the ring from there has the right to propose to my daughter!" "The man who gets the ring...?" "What's going on?" "I'll investigate!" "I'll go with you!" "go for that ring!" "propose!" "What would you even do if you proposed?" "!" "The boy Wendy was dancing with!" "Are you alright?" "!" "A guy with an afro grabbed me right before I came in!" "Velveno!" "Then the person who's with Wendy is..." "Wendy!" "That guy is Velveno!" "Transformation Cancellation!" "Roar of the Sky Dragon!" "taking the Balsamico ring!" "Velveno..." "You!" "Return that ring!" "This is finally getting interesting!" "I'm your opponent!" "Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon!" "Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon!" "Say what?" "!" "Roar of the Fire Dragon!" "Fire Dragon's Roar!" "too!" "Then your opponent is me." "Gray!" "Elfman!" "Keep Aceto-dono safe!" "Leave it to me!" "Man!" "Requip!" "Purgatory Armor!" "Requip!" "Purgatory Armor!" "It's no use!" "I've already copied the magic of every member of Fairy Tail here! just to see how far he can take it!" "boss." "I didn't come here tonight to brawl with you guys." "Wha...?" "but have waited patiently these seven years..." "Aceto." "Propose?" "! but I've always been madly in love with you!" "to be my daughter's playmate!" "Have you forgotten that debt?" "!" "I came back again and again you used the difference in our social positions as an excuse to turn me away at the gate!" "I never heard about that!" "daughter!" "I accepted your reasoning and gave up on Aceto. ended up in prison!" "What's he goin' on about?" "!" "Wait..." "I regretted not letting you know how I felt!" "so I could take this chance that only comes around once every seven years!" "And this is the second time for it!" "be my wife!" "How romantic..." "N-Nothing!" "O-Of course she refuses!" "Yes." "Yes?" "!" "Aceto!" "too!" "Really?" "!" "You'll really become my wife?" "!" "Except..." "You'll have to turn yourself in and pay for your crimes first." "I'll do it." "Wonderful!" "Hah?" "It's like a fairy tale!" "I'm moved!" "There you have it." "Yeah!" "That's being a Man!" "I don't know about this..." "Let's wish these two luck with a round of applause!" "I have to go." "I swear that I'll wait for you..." "Yeah." "And I swear I'll come back for you." "Um..." "About the reward..." "There's no way I'm gonna pay it!" "All right!" "I say we dance the rest of the night away to pray for Aceto-dono's happiness!" "Yeah!" "What a way for it to turn out..." "I hope someone proposes to me like that someday!" "Lucy..." "I... so I'm goin' home!" "is that right?" "don't be like that!" "Hang out a little longer with me!" "C-Cut it out!" "1-2-3!" "1-2-3!" "Stop stepping on my feet!" "The Troia ran out..." "L-Let me off!" "Natsu?" "That's why I warned against this!" "right?" "W-What's happening?" "It looks like the whole world is spinning!" "it's your eyes!" "Next time:" "The Truly Evil Jiggle Butt Gang!" "Oh!" "B-Butt..." "Huh?" "Your behind?" "What are you talking about?" "too!"