A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Looking at Smoothie's condition, she was kneeling on the ground, head tilted back, eyes rolled back, mouth open, wisps of black smoke coming out of her mouth, clearly having lost consciousness.

thump!!

Before everyone could even be shocked when they saw Smoothie's appearance, she had already collapsed to the ground.

Natsu calmly moved his feet slightly to dodge the middle-aged woman who was about to fall on him.

"Yay!! I won!!"

Happy was the first to jump up and cheer, his mouth still dripping with clear liquid: "Great! Now I can eat fish until I'm stuffed!!"

"I always felt things wouldn't be that easy..."

Lucy, who was standing to the side, was also happy for Natsu's victory, but she still had a little doubt about Happy's dream. However, seeing his excited appearance, she thought about it and decided not to shatter his beautiful fantasy.

"Fine, let him be happy for now..."

On the ring, Natsu finished his fight, in a good mood, clapped his hands, and was about to return to the audience seats. However, just as he was about to leave the ring...

“Smoothie…my daughter…”

The middle-aged woman had a gloomy face and exuded a menacing aura. She stared at the unconscious Smoothie on the ring with hostile eyes. "I should have said that if you lose this match, I won't let you off the hook, right?!"

The Big Mom Pirates were instantly horrified: "Mom?!"

"Wait...wait! Mom! Please calm down! Smoothie has already done her best..."

"Yes! It wasn't her fault that she lost this battle!..."

Smoothie's siblings all pleaded for her, but the matriarch ignored them, staring at the unconscious Smoothie with angry and disgusted eyes, and uttered a witch-like voice from her throat, "It's not her fault? She lost seven islands in one fell swoop!"

Seeing the old woman's growing malice, even Kaido couldn't stand it anymore: "Hey, old woman! Be a little more rational! The strength of the two sides in this battle is too disparate. It's not surprising that your daughter will lose to that brat!"

The pirates glanced at Kaido gratefully.

Although they were not familiar with Kaido, the person pleading for Smoothie's life was their benefactor.

only……

"Stop your nonsense, Kaido! This has nothing to do with you!" Big Mom's stubbornness was not easily persuaded, and she shut Kaido down with just one sentence.

Kaido paused for two seconds, then calmly continued drinking.

Admittedly, this is someone else's family matter, and I, as an outsider, have no reason to interfere.

Just now, he was simply projecting his own feelings onto the situation: if his daughter Yamato were to fight against the enemy to protect his territory, even if she lost in the end, he would not blame her!

The woman's anger raged for a long time, but she finally relented after her sons and daughters pleaded for her: "Alright, I'll spare her life this time! But if she fails, she'll have to accept the punishment!"

"Being taken down by a brat in less than 20 minutes, such a performance is no longer worthy of the title of 'Four Sweetheart Generals'. From now on, 'Four Generals' will be changed to 'Three Generals'!!"

"This……"

The pirates were stunned: "Four Sweet Commanders" changed to "Three Sweet Commanders"? Does that mean Smoothie has been removed from the list? Oh well, it's just removal, it's not like she's lost a piece of her flesh. Facing her angry mother, being alive is already a blessing!

"What's going on with these people? Are they really a family?"

Looking at the noisy Big Mom Pirates, the mages couldn't help but frown. "I just can't bring myself to like the way they talk!"

The mages of 'Fairy Tail' may not have high IQ or EQ, but they are very sensitive when it comes to their family relationships, and they can see through anything that is not right.

Therefore, from the very beginning, they had deep doubts about the strange family atmosphere of the Big Mom Pirates and the bizarre mother-son and mother-daughter relationships.

Seeing the old lady's attitude after Smoothie's defeat only confirms their suspicions.

At this moment, everyone, whether they had a mother or not, frowned.

Chapter 939 Can you even be considered family?!

"Snag, my son!"

"I can tolerate it once or twice, but if you lose this time, do you know what will happen?"

Snag looked at his mother, the only emotion remaining in his eyes was fear: "I...I understand..."

He trembled as he strode towards the ring, his eyes filled with determination and confidence: "I will definitely win this match!"

ten minutes later……

"How...how could this be..."

In a moment of disbelief, Snag collapsed to the ground.

"Hehehe... What a pity, you lost!"

Gajeel withdrew his fist, feeling quite pleased, because although this guy was the weakest and had the lowest bounty among all the opponents, he was still worth 6 million Berries.

It's safe to say that he no longer has to worry about the cost of baby formula.

'But that stuff seems better when it's all-natural, right? I need to get the little one to work harder… or maybe I should work harder? No, no… I can't think about this anymore! Otherwise, I'll lose face in front of so many people!!'

Just as Gajeel was enjoying the pleasures of fantasy time, a sudden change occurred!

Boom! !

The loud thud behind them drew everyone's attention.

Suddenly, the middle-aged woman appeared on the ring. Her bulky body stood in front of Snag, and she stared at her son with fierce and angry eyes, like a demon from hell.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Gajeel looked puzzled, then grinned smugly and asked provocatively, "Do you want to fight me?"

The pirates could hardly believe their ears: "That idiot! Is he provoking Mom?!"

"Ignore him, he's asking for it!"

The fourth son, Owen, clenched his fists, nervously watching the figures on the court: "The most important thing now is Mom's attitude! After losing three games in a row, this match is already a loss for us!"

Armand, the third daughter, looked worried, her face appearing even paler: "Smoothie lost the last round, turning the 'Four Sweet Commanders' into 'Three Sweet Commanders.' Snag lost this round too, and Mom probably won't let him off easily!"

Sure enough, the woman in the ring seemed very unstable. She exuded a chilling killing intent and said to her defeated son in a fierce tone, "Snag...you lost!!"

"Do you know what your defeat means? Putting aside the fact that you lost seven islands and the precious Road Poneglyphs! Just this best-of-five bet alone, the Big Mom Pirates lost three rounds. Even if we win the last two, we still lose! How am I supposed to live in the New World after doing something so shameful?!"

"It's not like I was the only one who lost, so why are you taking all your anger out on me?!"

Snag silently complained in his heart, but on the surface, he was trembling and dared not utter a word of rebuttal. In reality, he was already covered in sweat and could not walk.

As her son, he knew better than anyone how terrifying and eccentric the older woman was.

There's nothing we can do!

Snag could only bite the bullet and explain, hoping to be forgiven once again. Even if he were stripped of his 'Soldier of the Army' title like Smoothie, it didn't matter, as long as he could survive for the time being...

"Mom... I'm so sorry for losing the game, but I did my best..."

His words only made the woman angrier, and she screamed at the top of her lungs, "Trying her best again! Trying her best again!! I've heard that phrase so many times today!!"

"Katakuri, Smoothie, and you—everyone says they've done their best in the match! I say, if you've given it your all and still get beaten up like this, isn't that even more embarrassing?!"

Oh no! We're doomed!!

Snag's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly cried out, "Mom...Mom...I know I was wrong! As punishment, I'm willing to be removed from the ranks of the Fourth...no, the Third General, please forgive me!!"

The middle-aged woman, her terrifying red tongue lolling out and a horribly dark shadow around her eyes, roared, "Removed from the ranks of the Three Generals? How could it be so simple?!"

Then, under the astonished and incredulous gazes of the crowd, the woman asked that all-too-familiar yet utterly terrifying question—

"DEAD OR LIFE?"

Upon hearing this, Snag's pupils contracted sharply, and in his fear, his soul uncontrollably burst out of his body.

At the same time, the entire Big Mom Pirates crew changed their expressions.

"Oops!!"

"No!!"

"Mom, calm down!!"

“Snag is your son!!”

The voices of pleas for mercy rose and fell, but the old woman remained unmoved, ignoring the cries and pleas of her sons and daughters.

"How is this going?"

Unlike the members of the Big Mom Pirates, the Beasts Pirates and the mages were completely dumbfounded, staring blankly at the scene on the arena.

"what happened?"

"It looks like something came out of him?"

A more knowledgeable middle-aged pirate explained, "That's the soul! Or rather, 'lifespan'!!"

"The 'Four Emperors' 'Big Mom' Charlotte Linlin is a user of the Soul-Soul Fruit. It is said that anyone who feels fear in her presence will have their soul uncontrollably stolen."

Some young pirates from the Beasts Pirates instantly turned pale, staring dumbfounded at Big Mom and Snack on the arena, as well as the translucent soul that kept overflowing from Snack's body.

"So, she's planning to kill her own son now? This... is just losing the duel, not just that, right?"

"Even if those are seven islands, with so many subordinates, surely they can take them back? And the Road Poneglyphs, even though they're lost, they've been with the Big Mom Pirates for so long, there should be plenty of copies, right? Even if they're gone now..."

The middle-aged pirate interrupted the younger pirate: "What are you thinking? She's one of the 'Four Emperors.' At that level, people value their reputation more than their lives, even their own children! Besides, she has so many sons and daughters..."

"But this is too terrifying! I heard that Whitebeard was very good to his sons, and Kaido was very lenient with Yamato. I never expected Big Mom to..."

In no time, Big Mom's ruthlessness became widely known in the One Piece fandom and even worldwide.

"Hmph! Pirates are just like pirates! They don't have anything good!"

"That's outrageous! He even goes after his own shorty! This guy is scum!"

"Seriously? Is the Big Mom Pirates that dangerous? I was planning to join her crew after entering the New World, but now I guess I'll have to think about it again!"

"..."

The more powerless one is to resist, the greater the fear in one's heart; the greater the fear, the faster the soul dissipates.

On the ring, Snag knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, begging the old woman for mercy, but he couldn't suppress the soul surging from his body. In the end, he could only let out a painful howl from his throat: "Aaaaaah...!!!"

The brothers and sisters watched from the audience, their eyes wide with grief and their hearts filled with anxiety, yet they were powerless to do anything about what was happening before their eyes. They dared not and had no way to stop their brother's death.

Just then, a surge of magical power descended from the sky, landing directly on Snag's soul, which was about to leave his body, abruptly halting its dissipation.