A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Anyway, Kira didn't say we couldn't help Wendy, so it should be okay for us to help ourselves, right?

Gray irritably took off his shirt, walked to the edge of the airship and glanced down. The next moment, half of his body turned black, and he entered a state of exterminating evil.

"Ice-made Iceberg!!"

On the small boat, Hawkeye had just put the darkness back down and sat down to drink again when the next moment, the change in front of him made him pause in his swirling of the wine glass, and the wine spilled out.

The sea, which had been churning and undulating from his own slashes, suddenly began to surge: the water in the middle rose higher and higher and rushed down in all directions. This was because something was emerging from the seabed.

Finally, the seawater receded, revealing the original appearance of the thing in the middle: it was a huge iceberg, carrying the pirates and the wreckage of the sailboats that had appeared before, once again on the sea.

However, even though they were rescued, they only had a foothold and were not destined to perish at sea. The lack of fresh water and food could still cost them their lives.

But at this moment, Hawkeye wasn't concerned about what would happen to these pirates; rather, he was focused on this amazing ability to create icebergs.

'The only person in this vast ocean capable of creating an iceberg of this size in an instant seems to be Aokiji, right? He's come to the East Blue? Impossible! Even if he really did come to the East Blue, there's no reason he would save these pirates!'

A frantic curiosity pounded in Hawkeye's heart.

'Does this airship have someone who can freeze seawater into icebergs instantly?'

He glanced up and saw a boy whose body was half black.

'He did it? Could he be the owner of the airship? And so young?!'

'Hmm...it's not surprising that someone with such a peculiar appearance would possess such peculiar abilities.'

'This kind of person shouldn't be unknown. I imagine we'll see his name in the news soon, right? This ocean is about to get restless again...'

Hawkeye ignored the iceberg and continued navigating the small wooden boat.

After drifting at sea for so long, he was starving. He was going to the nearby floating restaurant, Barati, for a meal and, incidentally, to steal... no, to learn some of their culinary skills.

"Pfft—!"

Eric stood on the edge of the airship, chuckling to himself, looking rather silly.

"What's wrong with you?" Gray looked at Eric with displeasure, because when Eric laughed just now, his gaze was on him, so it was obvious that he was laughing at him.

Eric shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I just think that with your talent, you'll definitely make a name for yourself on this sea soon!"

"Isn't that obvious?!"

Gray rolled his eyes, ignored him, and walked towards Wendy as he exited his evil-slaying mode, saying softly, "The person is saved, but I can't take care of what happens next..."

Wendy shook her head: "No, this is enough. Thank you, Graysan!"

At this moment, Kira was recalling the content of "One Piece" in his mind.

Since Sanji hadn't set sail yet, and considering the incident of Mihawk chasing Krieg, it can be inferred that this is the time when Luffy and his crew are about to arrive at the sea restaurant.

But now that Krieg has lost his ship, he definitely won't be able to reach the Baratie, so Luffy will lose a valuable experience point; Hawkeye was originally chasing Krieg to Baratie, but who knows if he'll still go? If he doesn't, then he won't be able to meet Zoro?

Forget it, forget it.

Kira refocused his attention and turned his gaze to the navigation system in front of him; the airship was about to reach its destination.

"Everyone, get ready, we're going down!"

……

Lucy had already lurked on a boulder near Arlong Park. From there, she could see everything in the park. With Balgo, who was best at digging tunnels, it would be easy for her to get in later. The key was the battle that followed.

“The fishmen are 10 times stronger than humans, and there are so many of them. I think Lucy, you'd better be a little more conservative.”

Looking at the fish-men coming and going in the park, Loki felt only annoyance. The reason was simple: these fish-men were too ugly!

He's ugly and wicked, and you just want to teach him a lesson, but as Lucy's Celestial Spirit, he has to prioritize Lucy's safety above all else.

In fact, Lucy's strength is really not weak now. Her magic power is enough to support her to summon three Celestial Spirits at the same time. In addition, she can use the Celestial Spirit Cloth, which gives her the combat power of four Celestial Spirits. This mode can be maintained for about half an hour. Compared to the end of the manga or the Hundred Years Quest arc, she is much stronger.

Furthermore, Lucy also possesses powerful moves capable of decisively defeating opponents. For instance, the combined Leo and Virgo Star Spirit Cloth can unleash a powerful light wave attack, and there's also the Super Magic Star Chart Chronicle, making her unafraid even of bosses like Hades.

However, magical strength is one thing, and the state during battle is another. Given Lucy's personality, she's lucky if she can unleash half of her full power unless it's a life-or-death situation or when she's determined to fight.

Furthermore, both the Combined Star Spirit Robe and the Star Chart Chronicle are mana-intensive. The former consumes at least 50% of mana per use, while the latter consumes at least 80% or 90%. Once used up, they basically lose the ability to continue fighting and cannot be used lightly.

Loki suggested, "To deal with this creature, wouldn't it be better to call out Aquaria?"

"But Aquaria said she's going on a date with Scopin today and told me not to bother her..."

"...She certainly knows how to enjoy herself."

Despite feeling helpless about Aquarius's daily obsession with love, the Celestial Spirits, including Loki, could only let her be. They were all members of the Zodiac, and no one was anyone's subordinate, so they had no right to demand anything from each other. In any case, given Aquarius's stubborn and arrogant personality, she would definitely be more anxious than anyone else if anything happened to Lucy.

This is probably what they mean by a "motherly best friend"—although this "mother" is usually a bit short-tempered.

"So, Lucy? Should we fight?"

Loki knew very well that with Lucy's upright and kind nature, coupled with her tragic experience of losing her mother at a young age, just like Nojiko, she would definitely stand up and deal with these evil fishmen after learning about the past of Cocoyasi Village!

The only problem now is time. He knows that Lucy hasn't decided when to break in, and the reason for her hesitation is the difference in strength between the two sides.

"Wait a little longer!" Lucy replied solemnly and seriously.

"What are you waiting for?" Rocky asked curiously.

"Wait for us!!"

A familiar voice appeared behind him, and a hand gently rested on Rocky's shoulder.

Rocky was taken aback. Until the last second, he hadn't noticed anyone approaching from behind!

Turning around abruptly, he discovered that several familiar figures were already standing behind him; it was Kira, Gray, Erza, Ultear, and the others who had arrived.

Chapter 809 Lucy: I don't want to be a maid on the ship!

"You've finally arrived!!"

When Lucy saw that Kira and the others had finally found her, she burst into tears of joy. Who knows what kind of psychological journey she had gone through in those two short days?

First, they inexplicably arrived in this godforsaken place, and then they encountered a group of fish that walked on their feet enslaving humans, leaving the residents of the twenty or so villages on the island angry but unable to speak out. And at this time, they had no companions around and no one to talk to.

Rocky: I'm not human?? Oh right, I'm not human...

Looking at Lucy, who was crying uncontrollably, Kira blinked curiously: "What are you doing here? Are you preparing some new dishes for Happy?"

It has to be said that the way Natsu, Lucy, and Happy get along is exactly like that of parents and sons in the eyes of the guild members, especially Kira. So it's quite normal for a mother to expand her son's recipes.

Lucy: "..."

Expanding the menu with new dishes? Do you even have that kind of dish? That's a fish-man, not a fish!!

Given Kira's usual omniscient behavior, Lucy subconsciously overlooked the trivial fact that Kira knew about the existence of fishmen, assuming that he had already gathered the information.

"You ask me why I'm here... of course, it's to drive out those fishmen who have taken over this island and save the villagers!!"

"Saving the villagers? What's going on?" Erza and the others were stunned. They had no idea what had happened in Cocoyasi Village.

"Huh? You guys don't know?"

Lucy was taken aback. This was the first time she had seen Kira there but lacked information. She immediately wanted to explain to the others, but before she could speak, she heard Kira give her a thumbs up.

"Well done, Lucy!"

Kira then launched into another round of flattery, saying things like, "As expected of a Fairy Tail mage," and "As expected of Magnolia's most down-to-earth female mage," which made Lucy feel very happy and she kept grinning like an idiot.

"Hehehe... Actually, this is nothing~"

"No, you did a great job! We mages on the 'Hope' ship need to have your kind of pure sense of justice!"

"Huh?? The Hope?"

Hearing a new term she'd never heard before, Lucy immediately snapped out of her reverie, "What, the Hope?"

Kira explained matter-of-factly, "It's the name of our ship, of course!"

"By the way, I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you that I plan to rebuild 'Fairy Tail' in this world, but it won't be a magic guild settling in Magnolia like before. We need to adapt to the rules of survival in this world, sailing the seas by ship. I will be the captain of this ship, and everyone in the guild will be my crew."

Makarov, that old guy, kept pushing back the position of guild leader, so don't blame him for leading everyone in the guild to start their own business.

Gray asked, "Do you want to be a pirate?"

"No, I'm an adventurer! I have experience with this profession, just follow my instructions!"

The group was taken aback, then remembered that Kira had mentioned before that he had been an adventurer for a period of time before joining the guild.

Ultear was quite interested in Kira's idea: "Not a pirate, not a marine, but an adventurer? I don't think I've ever heard of such a thing in this world..."

Kira crossed his arms, raised his head, and said smugly, "So what? We're mages from Fairy Tail!! Do we need to worry about what others think we can do?"

Erza and the others nodded in agreement.

“I think Kira makes a good point.”

"Whether it's a guild, pirates, or adventurers, as long as we're all together, it doesn't matter what we're called."

Suddenly, Kira changed the subject and smiled at Lucy, saying, "Lucy, you should think carefully about what position you can hold on the ship in the future, otherwise you'll have a tough time making ends meet."

Lucy was instantly shocked: "Huh?? Why?!"

"Why do you ask? Of course! When we're sailing at sea, we can't have a fixed location to accept commissions like when we were mages. We'll have to rely on treasure hunting or double-crossing for everything we need. In the end, the profits will be distributed to the people on the ship according to their contributions."

Lucy froze, her slender finger pointing at Erza and the others, and asked, "Then...then who are they??"

"Erza is now the cook, Gray is the freshwater provider, Wendy is the ship's doctor, Ultear is the mechanic and garbage collector, Eric is the lookout, and Melty is the maid."

Melty: "..."

Urudia: "..."

Lucy: "..."

What garbage collectors? What maids?! This fleet of only a few people is already this well-equipped?!

"These positions are only temporary. Once the fleet is officially established, I will set up a quest board on the ship. At that time, everyone can post and accept quests just like they would in a guild."

"Of course, when we encounter external enemies, we must all work together to fight. If there are special items, such as famous swords or Devil Fruits, then that's another story."

Kira's explanation left Lucy stunned. She hadn't expected that in just two or three days, Kira had already planned out the future so meticulously, and she felt a little ashamed.

Then she thought about her own abilities and the jobs she could do in the future, and realized... she didn't seem to know anything!

Seeing Lucy's troubled expression and her silence, Gray chuckled mischievously, "Why don't you become a maid like Melty, Lucy? I think you're quite talented at it."