"This is a world of magic." "and is an integral part of people's daily lives. and perform jobs on commission." "there lies a certain guild." "A guild from which various legends were once born... will continue to be born long into the future..." "And its name is:" "Fairy Tail." "during sakura season." "And here is Fairy Tail." "everyone!" "Those who call themselves wizards shall ne'er neglect sharpening their skills!" "and perform jobs on request!" "And they must earn their daily bread!" "surely there be rainy ones! surely there be days which are naught but an uphill struggle!" "However!" "tomorrow will always come!" "as wizards!" "That's what it means to be a Fairy Tail wizard!" "you've worked really hard this past year!" "tomorrow will be the long-awaited super-fun hanami party!" "And today we'll have a pre-celebration!" "Drink!" "Drink!" "This is messed up." "Rainbow Sakura please take it easy since tomorrow's the real deal." "drink" just 'cause it's hanami time?" "Isn't everyone getting a little too excited?" "You're one to talk." "It's like you're at a hanami all year!" "then look at cherry blossoms!" "I'm counting on you to win the grand prize at bingo this year!" "Sure!" "Leave it to me!" "Just watch me this year!" "It was no use last year or the one before that... too!" "how's that work exactly?" "guts and stuff." "I don't get these people." "Everyone's acting like their heads are in the clouds." "sheesh!" "The people making requests realize it." "There aren't many requests since everyone knows that Fairy Tail's too busy partying to do much work." "huh?" "Juvia?" "Gray-sama..." "Gray-sama went off on a job!" "Juvia can't believe how lonely the guild is without Gray-sama here!" "okay?" "He's a Fairy Tail wizard!" "Like you can say anything!" "Juvia's been left behind!" "so that's just how it is." "But they took Wendy and Carla with them! since they just transferred from Cait Shelter." "Juvia knows..." "Juvia knows... but she's sad!" "I open thee!" "Horologium!" "This is Mt." "Hakobe." "I ended up here in light clothes again..." "It's too damn cold!" "...she says." "I-It is cold... come off it." "This isn't bad." "You're embarrassing yourself." "come inside too!" "You'll catch a cold." "...she says." "Really?" "Then I'll take you up on that offer..." "Carla?" "thank you." "I think cold is something you can manage if you mentally prepare yourself." "The weather seems to be clearing." "I'm starving!" "Is there any fire 'round here?" "It's warm in here!" "I wanna go home now!" "Crap..." "It's hard to walk when it's piled up this high." "Put on some clothes first!" "Natsu..." "You think there really is an herb as useful as that?" "you know?" "But the part about how steeping it as a tea or baking it into a cake I think that's just a bunch of malarkey." "You know what they say: there's always a tasty fish to catch!" "You mean to say "there's always a catch"." "Erza corrected me!" "the request was to gather the herb from this mountain." "we can use it as a prize for tomorrow's bingo." "Everyone will be pleased." "say somethin'!" "dolt." "What'd you say!" "?" "Don't just say whatever pops into your head!" "idiot!" "Prince Frostbite Boxers!" "you whiny little flicker!" "Stop this!" "I wish we could hurry this job up and go home..." "I want to get ready for the hanami tomorrow." "myself!" "The sakura in Magnolia are really beautiful!" "at nighttime the cherry blossoms become rainbow-colored!" "They're just super-beautiful!" "Rainbow-colored sakura?" "It's even beautiful imagining it!" "You know?" "...she says. and everyone livens it up for a grand hanami!" "I can't wait until tomorrow! and then choose the clothes I'll wear.... and then I'll go straight to bed without writing my novel... and then I'll do my hair up nice and cute... and then..." "Huh?" "did you go to the hanami last year?" "Uh..." "I was pretty sure I heard that it hasn't been a year since you joined the guild... yeah..." "I guess this is my first time." "I think I dreamed I was there from being too excited about it!" "either!" "It'll be so exciting to look at the cherry blossoms with everyone else from the guild." "as fellow first-timers!" "It is time." "Fare thee well!" "So cooooold!" "jeez..." "You two should go search now!" "But..." "I can smell it!" "That's definitely the smell of herbs." "Just as good a nose as usual." "Wait..." "Have you ever smelled these herbs before?" "but I'm sure." "Happy!" "sir!" "H-Hey!" "who lit his butt on fire?" "let's follow him." "His nose is nothing to sneeze at." "but I have a really bad feeling about this." "Carla." "That was fast." "Fast is good." "as always." "wow!" "he's a beast." "Right then." "Let's pick these and get home." "sir!" "A Blizzardvern." "Also known as a White Wyvern." "A monster that lives on Mt." "Hakobe." "it's herbivorous." "its favorite food is these herbs." "What?" "!" "You wanna keep 'em all to yourself?" "!" "What a nice break." "We can kill two birds with one stone." "You know that the scales of a White Wyvern sell for a pretty penny?" "we'll strip all its scales off!" "stand back!" "too!" "Requip! you all go and gather the herbs!" "Right!" "I suppose so." "Wait..." "Isn't this the most dangerous job of all?" "I'm counting on you!" "gladly!" "Gray!" "hurry!" "Don't sound like such a wimp!" "Dazzling Blaze of the Fire Dragon!" "Natsu-san's flames are being reflected by the air pressure!" "Ice Make Saucer!" "How about this?" "whoa there... you!" "Fools!" "You should have dodged!" "you know... damn it..." "This thing's more powerful than we thought!" "Everyone... either!" "now!" "Leave it to us!" "Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon!" "Got it!" "Look at me!" "See?" "I'm one of the members of Fairy Tail's strongest team!" "Avalanche!" "Is everyone safe?" "that's what we get for making all that commotion." "they're beasts..." "Huh?" "Where's Lucy-san?" "where are you?" "Cold..." "Today is the day of the hanami." "Lucy?" "you know!" "I-I really wanna go..." "I was really looking forward to it..." "Lucy?" "Can't you tell just by looking at me?" "I've caught a cold..." "Sorry..." "I'm going to sleep..." "Take care of yourself." "that sucks." "after she was looking forward to it so much." "Hanami?" "!" "I'm there!" "I'm sooo there!" "What should I wear?" "I know!" "I'll bake cookies!" "and then... won't it?" "A Man!" "Hanami?" "Hanami is where everyone drinks and eats and has a party while looking at the sakura blossoms." "You're makin' too much of a fuss about it." "right?" "I totally couldn't wait to go see them!" "Poor thing..." "I feel bad for Lucy." "eat up all you want!" "This here's mine!" "You brought your own barrel?" "sheesh." "Hanami is Man!" "I don't get what that means." "want something to eat?" "want something to drink?" "Huh?" "She caught a cold?" "Is it serious?" "Yeah... and her face is flushed..." "Why'd she catch a cold?" "do you?" "Even though Lucy-san was looking forward to it so much..." "Wendy?" "but... huh?" "Hanami..." "I bet everyone's having a lot of fun now..." "I sure wish I could have gone... we'll begin the traditional hanami bingo tournament!" "Bingo!" "We've got a bunch of high quality prizes again this year!" "give it everything you got!" "Everyone ready?" "sir!" "please punch out the center circle!" "for sure!" "Dad!" "Let's bingo!" "The first number is... 24!" "All right!" "Right off the bat." "What incredible luck... you can do it!" "has it?" "my dream guild..." "And that's how I met Natsu." "I joined the guild." "time just flew..." "Next is 5!" "Yes!" "Got it!" "Man!" "Being a man has nothing to do with it." "I'm getting nothing here... you don't want to play bingo?" "Naw... there's been so much over-the-top stuff..." "68!" "Bingo!" "Seriously?" "Look at her go..." "I'm just one away from 3 different bingos!" "you're the first bingo!" "Even luck can come from training!" "w-what's the prize?" "Right!" "Here." "It's the herbs that are rumored to temporarily increase one's magic power!" "What?" "!" "Those are the herbs we picked!" "And they're already dried up!" "Probably 'cause we took them suddenly to a warm climate." "My bingo... now... that's for sure..." "I think I've done my best to deal with it..." "Yeah..." "Bingo!" "Seriously?" "!" "I ain't even got one hit yet!" "That's 'cause your skills are rusty!" "you can do it!" "I have a feeling there's no way I'll win." "Carla..." "The prizes are gonna be gone soon." "I was hoping to at least bring Lucy a present... 115!" "Bingo!" "Huh?" "my..." "Three at the same time?" "Then I'll give the prize to whoever makes me laugh the most with a single gag." "A single gag?" "!" "The prize is a pair of tickets to a fancy hotel at Akane Resort for 3 days and 2 nights!" "Whoa!" "A vacation for two?" "!" "huh?" "I'll give it as a present to my sister!" "Together with Gray-sama for 3 days and 2 nights?" "Juvia's heart isn't ready for such..." "A single gag." "Truly a one-shot battle on the edge." "partner." "You again?" "!" "Get outta here!" "You ain't even close to a bingo!" "Natsu..." "Yeah?" "It seemed my heart would break countless numbers of times..." "We got into some crazy trouble..." "There were enemies more powerful than I could have ever imagined..." "But because he and everyone in the guild were always there for me..." "Crying..." "laughing... and everything else... that's for sure." "But I'm sure that's it." "Though everyone holds their own tough times inside them..." "I'm sure of it." "That's what Fairy Tail is." "I've really joined a great place here." "Time to sleep." "What's this?" "It's noisy outside..." "What is this?" "How beautiful... cold all better?" "Yup!" "Good as new!" "Lucy!" "huh?" "!" "The Mayor is seriously pissed!" "what an idiot." "your clothes..." "This is messed up." "Thanks!" "W-What are you talkin' about?" "Did we do something?" "I don't think so." "Thank you very much!" "What was that for?" "Something just flashed across my mind." "What's it called again?" "A..." "Kaleidoscope?" "Huh?" "!" "a premonition." "Huh?" "Premonition of what?" "I have a feeling that something bad might happen...or it might not..." "Next time:" "Wendy's first big job!" "What was it?" "I'm sure I've heard that line before..." "Thank you very much!" "Happy..." "You too?" "!"