The following morning, Hargeon Port
"Ah, how nostalgic! It was in this very city that I met Natsu and the others!"
As Lucy and her group walked out of the station and onto the street, Lucy looked at the familiar shops and thought of the wonderful memories she had of meeting Natsu. She still felt a little nostalgic.
"What's there to miss? It hasn't been that long! Hmm!" Natsu didn't quite understand the girl's little thoughts. Before he could finish speaking, Zorn quickly covered his mouth, and his strong struggle was useless.
You can only stop one side, not the other.
"Yes, she looks like an old lady," Happy teased Lucy from the side.
Upon hearing this, Lucy immediately turned and glared angrily at the person and the cat.
"Natsu, you guys are really something, you don't understand girls at all. Lucy, ignore them and tell me about what happened back then!"
At this moment, Cana, who was holding Zorn's arm, took a few steps forward and flicked Natsu and Happy on the head, then pulled Lucy ahead and whispered to each other.
"Natsu, you're really slow-witted."
"What did you say, exhibitionism?"
"Ah, when? And that's none of your business."
Seeing this, Gray seized the opportunity to mock Natsu, but this only served as the spark for another argument between the two. They started arguing on the spot, neither willing to give in.
"Oh, right, Natsu, let's go find out which ships are going to Galuna Island. You guys can keep arguing in the back!" Lucy suddenly turned around and said to Natsu with a smile. Although it was a smile, you could still sense Lucy's little bit of revenge in it.
This is why Zorn stopped him.
"We need to take a boat? No... Can't we just Teleportation there using Brother Zorn's Magic, right?" Natsu was still arguing, suddenly appeared beside Lucy the moment he heard this and asked anxiously, then turned to look at Zorn and asked Zorn for confirmation.
"Well... of course... it's better to take a boat, after all, you can see the scenery along the way, right?" Zorn turned his head to steal a glance at Cana, who was also smiling at him. He swallowed the words he was about to say.
The moment Natsu heard Zorn's reply, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he covered his mouth, already imagining the feeling of dizziness, but he didn't notice that Zorn was winking at him.
The group played noisily in the street until evening. In the end, Zorn used Teleportation Magic to arrive directly at Galuna Island. Lucy only scared Natsu and did not actually intend to take a boat there.
Even the listless Natsu, upon hearing that he could use Magic to get there, instantly regained his energy and returned to his original state. The speed of his transformation stunned Lucy.
--Separator--
On the beach of Galuna Island.
"Oh, we've arrived."
Zorn and his group suddenly appeared on the beach, and reminded the still-unresponsive crowd.
"Haha, as expected, Brother Zorn's Magic is so convenient! Let's go on an adventure!" Natsu laughed heartily, praising him. He preferred doing missions with Brother Zorn; it was quick and efficient.
"No, Natsu, according to the mission procedure, we need to find the client first to understand the situation."
Zorn looked at Natsu was already getting a little too excited, with a helpless expression.
"Let's go find the village chief and find out what's going on!" Zorn took Cana's hand and led the way toward the mountaintop, with Gray and the others following in turn.
Only after Lucy reminded him did Natsu quickly catch up, looking around with curiosity.
Upon arriving at the village, Zorn and his group were also stunned by the towering fence before them.
Wow, that's so high!
"Who goes there?" the two guards, alerted, peered out from over the fence and asked.
"We are mages from Fairy Tail. The notification should have reached you!" Zorn responded loudly, raising his Fairy Tail guild master badge for them to confirm. Natsu Gray, Cana Lucy, and the others also showed their badges.
With a "boom," after confirming the situation, the two guards hurriedly raised the fence and led the group into the village.
Upon reaching the open space, they saw a group of villagers and the village chief standing silently, their bodies bound with cloth.
"Welcome! I'm Moka, the village chief of this island. First, let me show you this."
An elderly man leaning on a crescent-shaped cane, a symbol of his status, stepped forward and welcomed Zorn and his companions. However, Zorn then wanted them to see the condition of themselves and the villagers, turning back to say, "All of you, take off your cloaks."
"Accept? How could that be?"
"Yes, just like described on the mission sheet, it's like being cursed."
Lucy and Cana were also surprised to see the villager in front of them, whose body was already half Demonization.
Zorn showed no expression, after all, he already knew that these villagers were demons, but for now, he had to deal with the Deliora incident first.
"That's right, it's a curse. When this started, we consulted many doctors and confirmed it wasn't an infectious disease. It all started with that purple moon. This island used to simply gather the moon's light, making the whole island beautiful, but a few years ago..."
"Look, the moon is out! Oh, it's turned purple!" Happy suddenly pointed to the sky and said.
As the village chief was slowly explaining the reason, the moon's color suddenly changed, its radiance gradually turning purple. As it shone down, Zorn indeed felt a strange Magic Power surging within him.
"Ah, ah, ah!" The villager and the village chief suddenly underwent a drastic change. They were originally half-demons, but in an instant they turned into demons, and no trace of human features could be seen.
Gray, Lucy, and Cana looked at the village chief and the others with expressions of pity, all of them looking helpless and pitiful.
I'm sorry, I startled you.
Natsu, however, was quite envious. "So cool!"
"Bang!" Zorn punched him on the spot. "Try to understand the client's predicament, Natsu. Listen carefully, that's how you'll better complete the request."
"WALL-E, I'm so sorry, but this matter needs to be resolved." Natsu, upon hearing this, looked at the helpless village chief and villagers in front of him and sincerely apologized.
The village chief continued to recount their helpless choices, and when he talked about dealing with those who had become completely Demonization and irrational, the surrounding villagers all burst into tears.
Natsu, feeling quite uncomfortable listening to this, immediately patted his chest and assured them.
"Then, it's up to you. There's only one solution: please destroy the moon!" The village chief was very grateful and bowed as he pleaded.
"Oh no, they've destroyed the moon!" Nazgre and the others exclaimed in surprise.
Only Zorn stared thoughtfully at the vicinity of the Temple in the distance.