Early the next morning, Natsu and the others woke up.
Since today was the day of the graduation exam, the four Mages participating—Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, and Lyon—had barely slept well the night before. Natsu, in particular, had tossed and turned upon returning to his dorm, his mind racing with scenes of today's exam, and only managed to fall asleep late into the night.
Just as dawn was breaking, Natsu eagerly jumped out of bed, grabbed the still-snoring Happy, and shouted excitedly, "Happy! Wake up! Today is the graduation exam day! We can't be late!"
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