Chapter 71

Balsam Night is the seventy-first chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

Full Summary
Just as the team finishes another job, they meet Loke in the middle of the road. He greets them normally, but as soon as he sees Lucy, he makes an excuse and runs for the hills, leaving Lucy confused. Since Team Natsu has finished the job early, they decide to take a short break in Balsam. After taking a bath, they decide to pillow fight. Needless to say Lucy is KO-d in the first hit, and while the others continue to fight, Lucy summons Plue and goes for a walk. In the road, she meets Happy, who makes fun of her, and then two guys come over and want Lucy to go with them. Soon, she realizes she can’t move, and Loke comes over and saves the day. He reveals that the two are criminals, and he was out to get them. Lucy thanks him for saving her and for finding her keys, and invites him for a drink. When they sit down, Lucy asks Loke what happened between him and the celestial wizard that made him be so distrustful of them. Loke doesn’t answer, and asks Lucy to forget about him. Lucy then gets up to leave and Loke stops her and hugs her, telling her, in a serious tone he doesn’t have long to live…