A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Chapter 876 My Chop-Chop Fruit, can it be this strong?

On the pirate ship, Buggy angrily stepped forward and loudly rebuked Gildarts and Ace for not taking him seriously.

"Hey, how long are you two going to keep this up?!"

"What's wrong? Do you want some too?"

Gildas picked up a loaf of bread and generously handed it to Bucky, saying, "Here, help yourself, don't be shy!"

Upon hearing this, Bucky roared, "This is my food, you bastard! Why are you acting like I'm the guest?! Damn it!! That tone and manner of speaking... it's exactly the same as that annoying guy!!"

Who are you talking about?

"What's it to you?!"

Although he was furious, Bucky obediently sat down and continued to drink and eat heartily.

Otherwise what? Who would be so angry on their own ship that they can't eat? Wouldn't it be a huge loss if a perfectly good feast was eaten by the person who angered them?

"You just said you're a mage, right? Do you know these people?" Bucky pulled out a newspaper and pointed to Irene's photo.

According to the newspaper, this group of people also called themselves mages, used magic, and no one knew their origins. If they were all like the uncle in front of them, having traveled from another world through a spatial portal, then that would make perfect sense.

To be honest, it's truly the world of One Piece. Everyone's thick-skinned; a few words are enough to make people accept the bizarre premise of "people from another world."

However, Bucky believed this because he had seen people who could travel through time.

Back when they were in Roger's pirate crew, Kozuki Oden's wife, Toki Azuki, was a Paramecia-type Time-Time Fruit user, capable of time travel. In fact, she herself traveled from over 800 years ago.

Therefore, Captain Bucky is a worldly man who is not surprised no matter how incredible the events he encounters.

Gildarts took the newspaper and his eyes lit up immediately: "Oh!! It's Irene-san?! And Mira and her brother are in it too!! They're in the newspaper?! Let me see... It says they defeated a great pirate called 'Big Mom'?? A Yonko... are they that powerful??"

"Of course it's amazing!!!"

The minor pirates couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "No, more importantly, old man, are you really in cahoots with them?!"

Are you in cahoots?

Erin is Erza's mother, Brandish is Lucy's friend, and Mira and the other two are also there. More than half of the people are 'family', so it's not wrong to say that they are in cahoots.

Thinking of this, Gildas scratched his head and said, "Well... I can only say that we come from the same place and have a good relationship. We're like 'family' to our partners."

"Aren't they all in cahoots?"

Gildarts shook his head: "You can't say that! Let me give you an example. You and Ace are both from this world, and you have a good relationship now. Does that mean you're partners in the same boat?"

Ace immediately retorted, "No way! I'm from the Whitebeard Pirates! I'm not on Buggy's ship!"

"Then what are you still doing here?" Bucky snorted, his expression seemingly carrying a hint of incredulous arrogance.

"Hehehe... Of course, it's to hitch a ride! Didn't you guys just decide to go to the New World? Then give me a ride!" Ace didn't stand on ceremony with Buggy at all, looking like a scumbag who had completely taken his tsundere girlfriend under his thumb.

"...Do you have any shame?"

Bucky was extremely frustrated. Why did he always encounter guys with personalities similar to Shanks, the kind that were so annoying?!

Alvida, Kabaji, Mochi, and the others were stunned: This is a mage?! Someone similar to those legendary figures who defeated the Four Emperors??

"Hey sir! What exactly is magic?"

"Magic?"

Gildas stroked his chin and gave the group a brief explanation: "In the atmosphere, there exist things called 'magic particles,' and we mages can transform our spirit, will, and emotions into magic power. This magic power travels through a special pathway within the body, combining with the magic particles in the air to release magic."

"Magic can awaken spontaneously, or it can be learned through spellbooks or by others. However, it's more about quality than quantity. Therefore, most people only practice one type of magic that suits them best. Only a small number of geniuses choose to learn two or more types of magic..."

It took Gildarts ten minutes to explain the concept of magic to the pirates on the ship, but given their limited intelligence, they could only understand it as 'superpower' or 'the Devil Fruit ability to be immune to seawater'.

"After all that, uncle, what kind of magic do you have? Can you even eat fire?"

Ace still can't forget the scene where Natsu ate his flames, so for the past two days he's been thinking about whether he should put more effort into improving his Devil Fruit abilities.

Maybe if I raise the temperature a little, he won't be able to eat anymore?

"My magic is very dangerous! I'd better not show it to you lightly..."

Before the words were even finished, everyone felt a violent jolt from the ship, and the surrounding sea became turbulent.

"What happened?!"

Bucky, with his extensive seafaring experience, immediately sensed something was wrong: "Could this feeling be...??"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud 'bang' echoed from the sea ahead, and at the same time, a sea king hundreds of meters tall suddenly leaped out of the ocean!

The giant sea king stared blankly at Buggy's pirate ship with its clear, foolish, and dull eyes, as if looking at a delicious mini cake. Suddenly, its huge mouth opened rapidly, revealing two rows of sharp triangular teeth, a scarlet and foul-smelling tongue, and a bottomless, pitch-black throat.

In an instant, the entire Buggy Pirates screamed in terror, their faces turned ashen, and their eyes and tongues bulged out in fear.

"Ahhhhh!!!!"

"Captain, something terrible has happened!! It's a giant sea king!!!"

Bucky was sweating profusely, his voice trembling as he shouted, "No, no, no... don't panic!! It's just a Sea King, right? I can take care of that with a single Bucky Bomb in a matter of minutes!!"

Could you wipe your sweat before you say that?! It's not convincing at all!!

On the entire pirate ship, Ace and Gildarts were the only two people who did not panic.

Ace was used to seeing sea kings of this size because he had lived in the New World for a long time, while Gildarts had absolute confidence in his own strength.

However, even without panic, Gildas still showed surprise: "There are such large sea beasts in this world? They're comparable to dragons! I wonder if their defense is the same as a dragon's?"

"Uncle, do you have dragons in your world??"

Ace's eyes lit up. "Oh right, I remember now! The newspaper said that the woman who defeated 'Big Mom' ate a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit with the Dragon form, but now that you've confirmed it wasn't a Devil Fruit ability, does that mean she really was a dragon??"

"No... Aslant does have dragons, but Erin-san is actually human, only hers is a little more complicated!"

Seeing that Gildarts had no intention of continuing, Ace vaguely guessed that the specific details were probably quite confidential and not suitable to be revealed in public. Therefore, he did not press further but turned to look at the enormous creature in front of him.

"Uncle, can you handle this? If not, I'll take over!" Ace pulled his hat down, and flames erupted from his body.

Gildarts raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, and also clenched his right fist to gather strength: "Oh? Young man, you're quite confident? They just said you're a pirate with a bounty of 550 million Berries, right? Why don't we attack together? It'll be a good opportunity for me to verify the difference in power between the two worlds!"

"no problem!!"

The pirates looked at the two confident men, and their terrified expressions eased slightly, but they were still filled with doubt and suspicion.

"Are those two crazy?!"

"Are they planning to punch me away?"

"Idiot! How could such a thing be possible?!"

"No...that's not necessarily true, after all, that man's nickname is 'Fire Fist'!!"

"Judging from their aura, that uncle is holding his own at all! Could it be that he's actually incredibly strong?"

Gildarts and Ace exchanged a smile, and then their auras surged wildly. At the same time, the Sea King opened its huge mouth and bit down hard on the pirate ship!

"Crush!!"

"Fire Fist!!"

With two loud shouts, a dangerous white light filled with shattering energy and a fist formed from flames shot out side by side, landing heavily on the giant sea king in front of them.

boom--!!

The instant it struck the sea king, scorching flames rapidly spread across its surface, the intense heat turning its skin charred black. Then, a pulverizing spell followed, its powerful cutting ability slicing the colossal creature into countless neat square chunks in a fleeting flash of white light, which then thudded onto the sea surface, creating splashes of water.

The foul-smelling, bright red blood rained down on the sea, staining the surrounding waters red. Floating in this blood-red ocean were chunks of meat, some charred, some snow-white, and some crimson. The aroma of cooked meat mingled with the stench of blood, giving these small-town pirates, who had never seen the world before, a completely new and shocking experience.

However, the power of Fire Fist and Shattering Magic is not limited to that!

Under the influence of high temperature, the seawater began to evaporate, and wisps of white mist rose straight up, blowing in all directions along with the hurricane stirred up by the shattering magic.

The terrifying crushing force will penetrate the sea king and continue to shred the sea surface within hundreds of meters into pieces. From a distance, the sea surface will look like tofu, cut into fixed sizes by machines manufactured in a factory.

"Wow...that's amazing!!"

"It actually sliced ​​a sea king several hundred meters long into shreds with a single blow?!"

"Fire Fist only roasted the Sea King, but that guy actually shredded the Sea King into pieces, and even cut the surrounding sea surface into cubes. What terrifying attack power and control!!"

"Hey, hey, hey... Is this for real?! That guy, could he be like the woman in the newspaper, possessing the strength to take on a 'Four Emperors'?"

"No way?! Are all mages this strong?!"

The entire Buggy Pirate Ship was filled with hissing sounds, the gasps of shock from the onlookers.

Bucky glanced at the Bucky Bomb he hadn't yet fired, then at the neatly arranged chunks of flesh on the sea surface, and two snot dripped down his nose involuntarily.

"Powder...shattering magic...is it really that powerful??"

For a moment, a bold idea popped into Buggy's mind: 'Could my Chop-Chop Fruit power also unleash this level of offensive power?'

Bucky turned his gaze to Gildarts. This time, he no longer found him repulsive because of his resemblance to Shanks. Instead, he found Gildarts dazzling and incredibly compatible with him.

"If I could learn his abilities, becoming a Shichibukai... no, a Yonko! would be as easy as taking candy from a baby!!!"

Chapter 877 Young man, that's not how you use fire!

"Wow, that's amazing, uncle!!"

Gildarts's seemingly casual yet incredibly powerful attack left Ace in awe.

He knew that if he had used a move like the Flame Emperor's Great Flame Ring instead of just the Fire Fist, he could have burned the sea king in front of him to ashes. But that was only possible when he used his full strength. And considering that the sea king would have nothing to eat after that move, he deliberately controlled the power of the Fire Fist.

However, Gildarts's "move" likely refers to a regular attack, not a special technique. This means that even a casual attack from his opponent is stronger than his ultimate move. So, if he were to use his full power...

Maybe only Dad can beat him?

Such a powerful man should...

"Hey, old man!! Do you want to join the Whitebeard Pirates??"

Ace extended an invitation to Gildarts, just as he had invited Luffy to join the Whitebeard Pirates a few days earlier.

"Sorry, I've already joined a guild!" Gildarts laughed and refused; he was reluctant to leave Fairy Tail!

"A guild?? Is it a magic guild?"

"That's right! Fairy Tail, the magic guild, this is our guild's symbol!!"