The Black-Winged Demon of Fairy Tail

"Boy, who are you?"

"Bang!" A figure appeared in front of one of the human traffickers and sent him flying with a single strike.

"Wow!!"

The impact echoed, and the sound of "Boom!!" created a gaping hole in the cabin wall.

Hovering mid-air was Happy, carrying Natsu.

Natsu shouted angrily, "I'm Natsu from Fairy Tail! And I've never seen anyone as disgusting as you!!"

"Fairy Tail?! Natsu is a Fairy Tail wizard?!"

Lucy was stunned. She never imagined Natsu was a magician from the legendary Fairy Tail guild.

"Look at that badge!"

"No! Mr. Porla! This is the real thing!!"

One of the traffickers paled, pointing to the Fairy Tail guild emblem on Natsu's shoulder.

"Stupid... idiot!! Don't call me by my real name!!"

Happy smirked. "Porla... Porla of the Red Sky, right? Weren't you expelled from the Magisters' Guild 'Giant's Nose' a few years ago for illegal activities?"

Lucy's eyes widened as the truth clicked. The trafficker who had captured her wasn't a Fairy Tail magician at all.

"You fools! What are you staring at?! Kill them!!" Porla shouted.

The others snapped out of their daze and raised their guns, opening fire on Yushi and Natsu.

Happy quickly flew Natsu into the air, evading the bullets.

Yushi, however, stood completely still.

"Yushi! Be careful!!"

Lucy closed her eyes, unwilling to witness Yushi being riddled with bullets.

"Ding, ding, ding!"

The bullets bounced harmlessly off Yushi, leaving him unscathed.

Yushi's body was protected by a spiritual armor-like defense, a strength similar to the Hierro of Arrancars. Ordinary weapons or attacks stood no chance of breaking through his defense.

"How... how is this possible?!"

The traffickers were in disbelief. Was this man invincible?

In an instant, Yushi vanished.

"Shing!"

He reappeared in front of one of the men, his blade slicing cleanly through the man's body. The trafficker collapsed, his eyes wide in horror.

"Shing!"

Another slash. Another body fell to the deck.

"You bastard! Die!" Porla roared, unleashing a massive flame attack at Yushi.

"Whoosh!"

Natsu appeared suddenly, blocking the flames with his body.

"Natsu!!" Lucy cried out in shock.

But then, through the flames, Natsu's voice echoed.

"This tastes awful."

"What... what the hell is this?! Are you really a fire wizard?!" Natsu scoffed. "This is the most disgusting fire I've ever eaten."

"What?!!"

Aside from Yushi and Happy, everyone aboard the ship froze in disbelief.

"He ate the fire?!"

Lucy's jaw dropped. "I've never seen magic like that before!"

After swallowing the flames, Natsu smirked. "Thanks for the meal."

One of the traffickers suddenly pointed at Natsu in terror. "Mr. Porla! I know who this kid is!"

"Huh?"

"The pink hair, the scarf that looks like scales... it's him! He's the real..."

"Boom!!"

Before he could finish, flames erupted from Natsu's mouth, engulfing the men on the ship.

"Fire Dragon..."

Lucy, who kept up with Fairy Tail news, finally realized Natsu was the real Fire Dragon.

Porla leaped from the flames, barely escaping with his life. His ship was destroyed, his men defeated, and he was left trembling with rage.

"You brats! How dare you destroy my ship!"

Porla wanted nothing more than to kill Yushi and Natsu, but he knew these two weren't ordinary opponents.

"I'll let you go this time, but next time we meet, you'll regret it!"

He turned and fled.

Lucy shouted, "No! He's getting away!"

"Happy! Let's chase him!" Natsu commanded.

Happy's wings flickered and disappeared. "I'm out of magic..."

"Whoa!" Natsu and Happy fell from the air.

Porla laughed as he ran. "Hahaha! Try catching me in ten years, you fools!"

He consoled himself that his losses weren't too great—his subordinates were replaceable, and as long as he survived, he could rebuild.

"Buzz~!"

A calm voice interrupted his thoughts.

"You smeared Fairy Tail's name and think you can just run away?" Yushi's voice was icy. "Anyone who offends Fairy Tail will be punished, no matter how far they run."

A ball of emerald green spiritual energy condensed at the tip of Yushi's finger.

"Cero."

"Whoosh—!!"

Porla instinctively turned around, only to be blinded by an intense emerald light.

"Whaaaaaaaa!!" Porla's scream echoed through the night.

When the light faded, Porla was gone. Not a trace of him remained.

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