Fairy Tail: I was transported to the wrong world and became a pirate

July 1st, Fairy Tail Calendar X778: Auspicious for travel and training; inauspicious for water and flight.

The scorching sun burned his backside. Hughes waved goodbye to his luxurious villa, yawning as he walked alone toward the guild.

Last night, Makarov specially brought Laxus to congratulate Hughes and his companions on moving to their new home. Before leaving, he told Mira and her siblings to come to the guild early the next morning, as he wanted to teach them the secrets of receiving magic there.

The evil Strauss family rushed to the guild before dawn today, without even having time to make breakfast for Hughes.

Walking down the street, Hughes gently rubbed his empty stomach: "Whose name should I put my guild spending under today?"

"Elfman, Gray, Cana, Lisanna..." Hughes, who suffers from decision paralysis, muttered to himself for a while. Just as he was struggling to make a decision, Natsu, who was covered in flames, appeared in his mind.

"I've decided on you, Dragon's Son!" Hughes's face broke into a strange smile as he came up with a brilliant idea.

Natsu is great! He's easy to fool... no, I mean easy to trade.

He invited Natsu to eat flames, and Natsu invited him to eat; his flames were free, and Natsu, at his age, didn't have to pay for food at the guild either. It was a win-win situation for everyone, and they all had a bright future.

......

Inside the Fairy Tail guild, Natsu, Mira, Gray, and others were sitting cross-legged on the ground, their eyes closed in contemplation, while Makarov sat upright at the bar, offering earnest advice.

Hughes, who had originally intended to kick open the guild door to make his presence known, tiptoed into the guild, afraid of making even the slightest noise and disturbing them.

Standing in the corner, Hughes's ear twitched slightly as Makarov's words reached his ears.

"Magic is the power of the heart; only those with unwavering will can master advanced magic. Meditation and understanding magic are essential daily lessons for mages. Take a deep breath and seek the call of magic within your body..."

Hughes blinked, not understanding what Makarov was saying; even mages in the Fairy Tail guild need to train?

It's not enough to just learn how to play background music, carry a large speaker, and shout, "We're Fairy Tail!"

Then you can roam the world freely, slaying demons and dragons alike!

Perhaps knowing in advance that Makarov would be teaching magic at the guild this morning, Hughes waited in a corner for a long time but did not see Vakaba and the other adults come to the guild.

Hughes, all alone and bored, sneaked out the back door to the lake outside the guild.

fishing?

Already quit! Do not disturb!

He is a very studious person; he came here to cultivate himself.

Sitting by the lake, Hughes first slowly dipped his feet into the water, then his lower body, and finally his entire chest.

"Glug, glug!"

Bubbles kept rising from the water around Hughes, followed by wisps of steam, and the firelight beneath the surface could be faintly seen.

Hughes, leaning against the shore, was enjoying a sauna, so comfortable that he almost made a sound that could easily lead to inappropriate thoughts.

It's unclear whether it's due to the different worlds or because his Devil Fruit ability was awakened by absorbing the essence of demons.

The weakness of Devil Fruit users to water does not exist for Hughes.

Hughes discovered this while taking a bath.

"Oh! Oh! Oh~"

Amidst Hughes's bewildered shouts, the underwater flames grew ever brighter, and the lake surface seemed to boil over, a scene of imminent explosion.

Finally, with a "bang," the lake water exploded, sending up a water column tens of meters high.

The lake water, rising high into the air, crashed down like hail, creating numerous puddles on the lake's surface.

Hughes got up from the lake, shook off the water, and the heat from the burning fruit rose from his body. His soaked clothes were dried in no time.

"Tsk, this time it lasted two minutes before ejaculating. That's progress, that's progress!"

Hughes was satisfied with the result; his actions just now were using the pressure of the entire lake to hone his fire abilities.

This led to the development of techniques using the Flame-Flame Fruit: such as Ace's Flame Up and Mirror Flame, two wide-range techniques that combine offense and defense.

The three moves he currently knows—Fire Fist, Divine Fire: Shiranui, and Firefly: Fire Daruma—are all focused solely on attack.

Although there are two defensive techniques, Elementalization and Perfected Iron Block, who would complain about having too many ways to deal with an enemy?

Having the ability but not using it is a world of difference from having the ability but not being able to use it.

Of course, what Hughes wanted most was to develop the Flame Ring series of moves; however, after thinking for a while, Hughes gave up. He knew without a doubt that with his current 30% awakening of the Flame-Flame Fruit, he probably couldn't even touch the bottom line of such an island-destroying move, so there was no need to waste time.

As for developing other Flame-Flame Fruit techniques?

Why bother with copying when you can just copy? Mentally ill people don't dare to use their brains too much.

Hughes was too lazy to be righteous!

The transparent panel slowly unfolded...

[Devil Fruit Ability: Flame-Flame Fruit - Initial Awakening (Awakening Level 30%)]

[Ultimate Skills: Iron Body (Perfect Level), Moon Walk (Perfect Level)]

Hughes's gaze lingered on the fruit abilities for a moment before moving on to the ultimate techniques.

Hughes ignored the ridiculously high-grade iron block, focusing all his attention on Moonwalk.

Moonwalk is a move that allows one to engage in aerial combat; who can resist the temptation of flying freely in the vast sky?

Moonwalk: Achieving free movement in the air by stepping on the air.

Note: This skill has reached its maximum level and allows the user to change trajectory freely in the air.

The brief introduction made Hughes' eyes light up instantly. He already knew the tricks of Moonwalk by heart, but he lacked the skill to use it. Hughes had never used Moonwalk since he obtained it.

Without hesitation, Hughes leaped into the air, then stepped on the air with his right foot before falling, rising up again; as he fell, he stepped on the air again and stood still in mid-air.

He moved as if he were walking up stairs in the air, completely disregarding Newton. No... this was practically turning Newton upside down.

Hughes, who was having a great time playing in the air, suddenly remembered his previous method of compressing flames under his feet to increase his speed.

If we combine this flame-thrust-like technique with lunar walking, would the speed be increased even further?

The thought had barely formed in his mind when flames erupted from beneath Hughes' feet; Hughes adjusted his direction of movement in the air while controlling the compression and eruption of the flames beneath his feet.

In a daze, a streak of flame flashed across the air...

Makarov and the others, who had been drawn by the sound of the explosion in the lake, looked at this scene with slight surprise.

"Was Hughes flying just now?" Lisanna asked Natsu beside her uncertainly.

Natsu scratched his head: "It should be, maybe it's Hughes flying!" He hadn't eaten breakfast and was very hungry; his eyes had been focused on the lake.

Many deliciously grilled fish have inexplicably appeared in the lake, and Harpy is already eating them...

"Damn Happy, leave me some!" Natsu, getting angrier the more he thought about it, plunged headfirst into the lake.

"Hey, Natsu, look! So many fish!" Happy picked up a grilled fish twice the size of himself and handed it to Natsu. Two more were already hanging behind him.

"Happy, you're so nice!"