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

"Old village chief, don't worry. Since we accepted the mission, we will definitely complete it. Let's go and see which direction the beasts in Croba Canyon came from."

The old village chief, trembling with fear at Hughes's words, pointed to the right front, his voice shaking slightly: "They come from the direction of the village's rice paddies every year, and this year is no exception!"

Knowing the exact location, Mira didn't waste any more time. By the time they arrived at Xiluoer Village, it was already evening, and the sun was about to set. If they delayed any longer, it would get dark.

Mira pushed Hughes toward the right front of Xiluo Village, to scout out the location first and assess the situation before making any arrangements.

"Mira, listen to me, something's definitely wrong here. Let's go back to the guild and get help!"

"No, if we go straight back, the mission will be considered a failure. This mission is worth 50 J..." Mira, who wanted to save money to buy a house, was not going to let the money slip through her fingers.

The weather in the Fairy Tail world is strange. It's early summer in Marnoria Town, and Mira's village is also in the Kingdom of Fiore, but it's late autumn there, while it's midsummer in Cyrol Village, so hot that people are irritable.

It's truly a magical world; even the weather defies common sense.

The sun had already set, and the last rays of the setting sun scattered in patches. Hughes and Mira, having reached their destination, gazed at the golden rice fields before them, which stretched out in all directions, and fell into a slight silence.

Mira crouched down and pushed aside the fallen rice stalks, revealing a four-toed animal footprint about two hands wide underneath.

Continuing to lift up the fallen rice stalks, without exception, there were huge animal footprints underneath each one.

"There have been quite a few wild animals passing through this rice paddy, and judging from the footprints, they were all large animals!" Mira concluded.

Hughes nodded, then glanced a few more times at the lowest ears of rice, his brow furrowing slightly. "Let's keep going!"

Although the entire paddy field was tilted and the rice ears were lying on the ground, there were no signs of the rice stalks being eaten, and the rice ears were intact.

That's a bit strange!

These wild beasts didn't seem to be there to plunder food; they seemed to be there to destroy it. The rice paddies were completely trampled and battered by these beasts.

The rice paddies were very large, and it took the two of them at least ten minutes to walk through the entire paddy field.

Hughes glanced over the entire rice paddy, then looked down at the dense and chaotic animal tracks on the ground ahead and sighed.

My mouth might have been kissed by a crow.

Mira, who grew up in the forests and mountains, knows wild animals very well. She pointed to the messy animal tracks on the ground: "These tracks are very disordered, which means that the herd of animals was in a state of panic at the time."

"They must be afraid of something to have wandered here so recklessly!"

As Mira finished speaking, a system notification suddenly sounded in Hughes's mind.

[Large numbers of demonic factors detected ahead. Please proceed to collect them!]

Demonic factors? Is a place like Crobata Canyon, with no infrastructure or infrastructure, really worth a demon's visit?

Are they like the native demons of Galna Island, or demons created by Zeref?

Hughes pondered for a moment and then ruled out the former, as the native demons in the original story performed terribly. Their lack of strength caused the beasts of the Croba Canyon to flee in terror.

On the contrary, the demons from "Tomb Gate" often appear in various places. Could it be them?

Even though Natsu and his friends destroyed the entire Tartaros in the end, I'm still no match for them with my current strength!

Hughes assessed his current strength; his physical attributes had been upgraded three times by the system.

[Devil Fruit Ability: Flame-Flame Fruit (Awakening Level 6%)]

Ultimate Skill: Iron Block (Perfect Level)

Hmm... with this level of strength, I would die a terrible death if I encountered any one of the Nine Ghost Gates of the "Gate of the Underworld".

Just as Hughes was considering whether to turn back to the guild to recruit more members, the system beeped again...

[Absorbed a small amount of demonic essence, Flame-Flame Fruit Awakening Level +0.001%]

Hughes looked down at Mira in astonishment. Mira hadn't even accepted the demon yet, and he was far away from her, so it shouldn't have anything to do with her.

Hughes went through everything he had just done in his mind, as if he had just inhaled air and the system had given him a notification.

With a slightly surprised look, Hughes opened his mouth and nose wide and took a deep breath.

[Absorbed a small amount of demonic essence, Flame-Flame Fruit Awakening Level +0.001%]

Hughes: (⊙ˍ⊙?)......What the hell is this? The air contains demonic essence?

The essence of a demon is related to its life force and strength; a demon whose essence has dissipated is doomed to die, as Mira told Hughes.

The demon inside her was sucked in by Hughes, causing her overall strength to drop by two or three levels.

So, was the demon in Crobata Canyon heartbroken, or cheated on, that it couldn't accept this? It actually unleashed its demonic power!

Mira looked up at Hughes in confusion. Why was he inhaling so much? Was he having a seizure?

Hughes ignored the girl; he dared not waste the opportunity to improve his strength for free.

Regardless of any conspiracies or tricks, what's in your stomach is yours. Hughes, like a vacuum cleaner, frantically inhaled until the system stopped making notification sounds.

Looking at the [Flame-Flame Fruit (Awakening 7%)] on the panel, Hughes grinned like a fool.

This mission was worthwhile!

Seeing that Hughes was about to act like a fool again after his outburst, Mira, worried that something was wrong with him, poked him with her finger: "What should we do now?"

Their mission order required them to deal with the beasts attacking the village of Siror. Judging from the current situation, the beasts that fled in panic from the Croba Grand Canyon, after ravaging the rice fields of Siror Village, continued to flee and probably wouldn't dare to return.

With all the mission objectives gone, the mission naturally cannot continue.

Hughes stroked his stubble, thinking that as long as they prevented the wild beasts in the Croba Canyon from continuing to attack the village of Siror, the mission would be considered complete.

But this isn't a mission that should appear on a B-level order; it should be at least A-level, and considering there's a demon in the Croba Grand Canyon, it could even be S-level.

"Let's go find the village chief of Xiluoer Village first and explain the situation to him."

When a guild mage encounters troubles beyond the scope of a commission while carrying out a task, the commission level can be upgraded with the consent of both the guild leader and the commissioning party.

Generally speaking, the higher the level of the entrustment order, the higher the amount the entrusting party needs to pay, which is why it is necessary for both parties to confirm without doubt.

In the village of Siror, Hughes and Mira told the village chief about their investigation. Upon learning that the wild beast that had attacked their rice paddies had fled and would not return, the old village chief's face was full of smiles.

Xiluoer Village is saved, and we don't even need to spend 50 J. So happy!

Seeing the old village chief so happy, Hughes deliberately coughed a few times: "However, there will definitely be more wild beasts attacking your area from the Croba Canyon, and possibly even magical beasts!"

Old Village Chief Xiluo: ? ? ?

Hughes patted him on the shoulder with sympathy, his voice steady: "There might be a mad demon in the Croba Canyon; it's the one that scared the wild beasts away!"

Mira, Village Chief Siror: ???