Compared to the two fairies, Natsu is truly slaying a dragon!

Lucy never imagined that the mage she thought was from Fairy Tail, who promised to help her join Fairy Tail if she attended the gathering, was actually lying!

All the girls who attended the party were tricked and drugged, becoming their commodities.

Even I, if I weren't a mage myself, would probably have fallen victim to this.

But even if you notice it, what can you do?

Lucy looked around. Led by the man who called himself the Fire Dragon, dozens of burly men had surrounded her.

Even the key to his magic, the key to open the Protoss Gate, was stolen by the fire dragon before him using magic.

[And it was thrown into the sea.]

Disbelief, resentment, despair—a myriad of emotions filled Lucy's eyes.

She couldn't believe that the guild she had always admired was such an evil entity.

All those years of dreams seemed to shatter completely at this moment.

Sure enough, what's shown in the newspapers is only what they want others to see; who knows how truly despicable they are in private.

[And now, in Lucy's eyes, Fairy Tail is just such a guild.]

【call out!!!】

Just then, a sharp whooshing sound descended from the sky.

[Under the watchful eyes of everyone.]

A figure crashed through the ship's ceiling and landed inside.

That was a figure Lucy recognized; she'd seen it at least once today.

[That guy named Natsu.]

【but……】

【"Ugh~~"】

Natsu, who had just landed on the ship, suddenly puffed out his cheeks, and his eyes began to dart around.

He collapsed onto the floor, his body trembling uncontrollably.

"As expected... I still can't do it..."

【"Transportation……"】

Outside the sky.

Countless people were speechless.

Melty: "So lame~"

Kagura: "Agreed, I thought it was going to be a great battle..."

Miriam: "Mainly... the opponent wasn't that strong, but who knew that our world's White Natsu was even weaker..."

Ultear: "It really is... well... it's hard to explain."

In the sky screen.

Natsu's sudden appearance startled everyone present.

But what followed drew laughter from everyone.

However, Lucy spotted Happy flying in the sky.

[Before I even had a chance to be surprised that Happy had wings.]

Lucy was then taken up into the sky by Happy.

[Immediately afterwards, they were pursued by the fire dragon, whose whip-like flames shot straight into the sky, attempting to shoot down Happy and Lucy.]

[Perhaps the sudden change has left Lucy still in a state of confusion.]

[He could only follow in terrified terror as Happy soared freely through the air.]

[Several seconds later, Happy's magic was completely depleted, and his flapping wings vanished.]

Lucy finally realized what was happening.

[His eyes were wide open, and his pupils were trembling wildly.]

"Oh no... I'm out of magic..."

Happy scratched his head awkwardly.

[Lucy had a million curses running through her mind, but before she could utter them, she plummeted straight into the depths of the sea.]

Fortunately, Lucy found her discarded key in the seawater.

This key became the key to their turn of defeat.

[The Celestial Spirit Magic, the Gate of Aquarius, also opened in Lucy's hands.]

A beautiful mermaid with long, light blue hair appeared on the surface of the sea.

Although, the mermaid has a rather strong temper.

However, their strength is still considerable.

With just a wave of his hand, he created a massive wave powerful enough to push a cruise ship toward the shoreline.

This action also successfully saved the girls from being trafficked.

The cruise ship was slammed hard onto the beach.

Natsu's predicament is finally completely resolved.

[It was only at this moment that Lucy realized with astonishment that Natsu and Happy were actually the true mages of Fairy Tail!]

[And the guy posing as a fire dragon is actually Pora, the one who was once exiled by the Giant's Nose Mage Guild!]

No one in the guild will let anyone who dares to blaspheme the name of fairies get away with it easily.

The same was true for Natsu, and so... the battle began.

[Fire-based dragon-slaying magic is a perfect counter to Pora's fire magic.]

This was a battle with no suspense whatsoever, except... there was quite a bit of destruction.

When the battle ended, Lucy was shocked to discover...

Half of the port was destroyed, and the flames that burned brightly in the darkness.

"Isn't this... a bit too much?"

Lucy stared at everything before her, bewildered, and gasped in shock.

The commotion here also attracted the attention of the Kingdom's army.

Realizing this, Natsu and Happy immediately planned to make a run for it; after all, they'd done this countless times before.

However, seemingly aware of Lucy's expectations, Natsu and Happy invited Lucy to join the guild before running away.

Anyway, there aren't any restrictions on joining the guild; simply put, anyone can join.

[It just goes to show that Lucy didn't do enough research beforehand. If she had gone directly to the guild, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.]

[Later, under Natsu's guidance, Lucy joined the guild as she wished; however, this guild was rather strange.]

[The drunkard Cana, the Destroyer Natsu, the muscular Elfman, the playboy Loki, and oh yes, the perverted Gray.]

Outside the sky.

Gray: "Wait!!"

"Another pervert?? Lucy, your first impression of me was really that I'm a pervert??"

"You weren't joking before, were you??"

Gazing at the sky, Gray turned to look at Lucy in disbelief.

This time, Lucy didn't even need to answer; the entire guild nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, Gray felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he became completely dejected.

Cana, who was hiccuping from drinking, patted Gray on the shoulder: "Relax, relax, at least... you're still a... um... pretty strong freak."

Gray shuddered violently, feeling as if a knife had been plunged into his heart.

He slowly raised his head, his face contorted as he looked at Kana: "If you don't know how to comfort people, then don't try..."

Time flies, and it's been a while since Lucy joined the guild.

During this time, Natsu accepted a mission; the target of the mission had a particular fondness for blonde maids.

So, Natsu and Happy turned their attention to Lucy.

[We successfully recruited Lucy, completing the mission. Furthermore, Lucy also encountered a new zodiac sign during this mission: the Virgo celestial spirit.]

Overall, the mission was a success.

[Aside from Lucy being deeply hurt by the mission target's disapproval of her appearance, and Natsu's act of compassion leading him to waive payment.]

This can be considered a successful mission experience.

However, it was after this mission that Natsu and his companions were attacked by a group of people.