Number One Heads to the Battlefield

"Whoosh."

"Whoosh."

Watching the two meteors break away from the windship, Erza and the others' jaws practically hit the deck.

"Whoosh."

After casually flicking out a transparent blade to sever the swirling emerald-green mass, Irene muttered in exasperation, "Those two idiots really are something else!"

"Mom, isn't this the time to complain?!"

Glancing at the flustered Pink Ball, Her Majesty the Queen said dismissively, "It's just steering a windship. Without that bastard, are we really going to crash?"

With that, Her Highness the Empress slowly stepped up to the helm and laid her jade-like hands upon it.

The next second, the gentle, elegant, virtuous Her Highness the Empress vanished before everyone's eyes, replaced by an utterly wild female pirate.

"Yahoo~"

With Irene putting her back into it, the helm spun at high speed like an electrified engine.

"Screech, screech."

As the ship turned too sharply, the air filled with the piercing sound of wooden boards grinding together.

"Clang."

"I finally understand why Old man never lets Mom drive... Bleurgh!"

Beside the endlessly vomiting Pink Ball, Blue Meow Meow, who was also covering her mouth, sighed, "I finally understand the terror Natsu has to face whenever he rides transportation!"

"Um... shouldn't our biggest concern right now be how not to get thrown off? (the white-haired big sister gripping the railing for dear life)"

"Vivi!!!"

Once Pink Ball finished summoning, a purple afterimage descended from the sky.

"Cole, I can't carry this many people at once!"

"I'm not asking you to save us. I'm asking you to go find Old man and the others."

After freezing for several seconds, the people sprawled all over the deck instantly caught on.

"Right! As long as Old Suo and the others come back, we can... Bleurgh! (Bartender girl emptying out her entire stomach)"

"Negus, go