Rescuing Lucy
As night deepened, the sea breeze, carrying a salty and damp scent, swept through the Hargeon Port.
A lively party is being held on a brightly lit luxury cruise ship.
Lucy was dressed in an elegant evening gown, but her face was filled with disappointment.
The fake Fire Dragon tricked her into coming to this ship under the pretense of inviting her to join Fairy Tail.
But as soon as she boarded the ship, this despicable man drugged her juice, attempting to sell her along with the other girls he had lured on board using Charm Magic.
"Is this the kind of low-class guild I admire in Fairy Tail?"
Lucy's eyes were cold; she saw through the other party's intentions and her heart was filled with disappointment towards the guild she had longed for.
She reached for the Celestial Spirit Key hanging at her waist, preparing to fight and rescue the girls who had been drugged.
But the fake Fire Dragon was faster. He snatched Lucy's keychain, a smug grin on his face, and casually threw the keychain, which was as important as life itself to Celestial Spirit Mage, into the dark sea.
Without the key, what will you use to resist?
Several burly henchmen grinned menacingly as they approached Lucy, about to grab her.
At this critical moment...
"Boom--!"
Suddenly, a large hole exploded in the roof of the cabin, sending wood chips flying everywhere.
A blue figure, accompanied by a boy with cherry-blossom hair, descended from the sky like a divine warrior, landing steadily on the deck.
"Wow... so cool!"
Lucy looked at the figure that seemed exceptionally reliable in the moonlight, and her eyes instantly sparkled.
However, her adoration lasted less than three seconds.
The moment Natsu's feet touched the swaying deck, his face turned deathly pale.
He suddenly bent over, covered his mouth with one hand, and knelt down, looking as if he was about to vomit at any moment.
"Ugh... wait..."
That dashing aura he had just exuded was completely gone.
"Natsu Happy?" Lucy stared in disbelief.
"Yo! Lucy!" Happy waved its little paw and greeted her with a relaxed expression.
"By the way, you do have wings!"
Lucy then realized what was happening.
"Let's not talk about that now, let's go!"
Happy grabbed Lucy's arm and flapped his wings, taking flight.
What about Natsu?
Lucy looked at Natsu, who was still kneeling on the ground retching, and felt a little worried.
I can only take one person with me when I fly!
Happy answered confidently.
The fake Fire Dragon, seeing his prize slip away, flew into a rage. He formed hand seals, and countless purplish-red flames gathered around him.
"Don't even think about running! Magic [Whip of the Red Sky]!"
A dozen long whips made of flames, like venomous snakes emerging from their holes, lashed out at Lucy and Happy in mid-air.
The fire whip was incredibly fast, reaching her in the blink of an eye, and the scorching heat made Lucy's cheeks sting.
"Happy, watch out!" Lucy screamed in terror.
"It's alright," Happy said calmly.
Sure enough, the next second, those menacing flaming whips, just as they were about to touch them, seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand and abruptly changed direction.
They all converged towards a certain point on the shore, and eventually vanished without a trace.
Before Lucy could even react to where the whips had gone, she heard Happy's voice again, tinged with embarrassment.
"Lucy, I have bad news."
"Um?"
"I have no magic left."
As soon as he finished speaking, Happy's cute little wings disappeared with a "poof".
Gravity instantly regained control.
"Ah--!"
With screams, the two fell straight down into the icy sea.
You silly cat!
"Thump!"
The icy seawater instantly swallowed the two of them.
Lucy and Happy had just struggled to the surface and hadn't even had a chance to catch their breath when they saw a bunch of golden keys floating on the sea in front of them.
"Why?"
The keys seemed to come alive, slowly flying into Lucy's hand.
"Don't be afraid, this is Jiang Bai's magic."
Happy spat out a mouthful of seawater and explained.
"Jiang Bai... is he also a mage?"
Lucy's eyes were filled with surprise.
"Of course."
Happy answered matter-of-factly, "But Lucy, Jiang Bai usually lets us handle these kinds of relatively safe situations ourselves so we can grow. So, can you destroy that ship? Natsu can't really utilize his abilities when it comes to transportation."
Lucy gripped the key tightly, her eyes instantly hardening.
"Yoshi! Leave it to me!"
She held one of the golden keys high and sang loudly.
"Open your Gate of the Water Bearer, Aquarius!"
The sea suddenly churned violently, and a huge magic circle unfolded.
The next second, a mermaid with long blue hair, holding a treasure bottle, and possessing a huge fish tail rose from the water, her face full of displeasure.
The moment Happy saw her, his mouth watered.
"Fish!"
"That's my Celestial Spirit, not a fish!" Lucy corrected loudly.
"Lucy is so amazing!" Happy exclaimed, his eyes sparkling.
"Hehe, not bad, right?" Lucy chuckled smugly, then turned to her Celestial Spirit and commanded, "Alright, Aquarius, use your power to push that ship ashore!"
Aquarius glanced at her and let out a disdainful snort.
"Cut!"
"Did you just say 'Tch!'? Hey!" Lucy immediately bristled.
"You nagging girl," Aquarius said coldly and irritably, "Let me tell you this: if you dare lose the Celestial Spirit Key again, I'll kill you."
The undisguised murderous aura emanating from her, reminiscent of a mother disciplining her daughter, made Lucy shudder and immediately bow in apology.
"Sorry!"
Aquarius ignored her and simply raised the treasure bottle in her hand.
"Boom--!"
A colossal wave, powerful enough to engulf everything, rose from the ground and crashed down on the luxury cruise ship with unparalleled force!
The cruise ship, like a fragile toy, was instantly swept up by the giant wave and slammed heavily onto the harbor shore with a jarring sound of twisting wood.
"How did I get dragged into this too?!"
Lucy's screams were swallowed up by the giant wave.
However, after destroying the cruise ship, the giant wave continued its momentum, surging towards the town area of the port.
Without external intervention, this bustling port would be completely destroyed in the next second.
In that critical moment...
Jiang Bai, who had been standing on the shore watching the show with a cigarette in his mouth, finally raised his hand unhurriedly.
An invisible barrier of Telekinesis instantly unfolded, like the world's strongest dam, silently and steadily blocking the monstrous wave that was capable of destroying everything.
Immediately afterwards, he flicked his finger.
Lucy, Happy, Aquarius, and Natsu, who was already vomiting unconscious on the ship, were swept away by the waves and disappeared from the chaotic water in an instant. The next second, they appeared safely beside Jiang Bai.