The next morning, Harujion Port.
"Ah, it brings back so many memories. This is the city where I first met Natsu and Everyone!"
As Lucy and Everyone stepped out of the station and walked down the street, Lucy looked at the familiar shops and thought of the wonderful memories of meeting Natsu, feeling a bit nostalgic.
"What's there to be nostalgic about? It hasn't been that long! Ugh!" Natsu didn't quite understand a female's delicate thoughts. Before he could finish speaking, Zorn quickly covered his mouth, and his forceful struggles were useless.
He could only stop one, but not the other.
"Yes, it feels like an old woman," Happy teased Lucy from the side.
Upon hearing this, Lucy immediately turned her head and glared at the person and the cat.
"Natsu, Everyone, you really don't understand a female's thoughts. Lucy, don't mind them. Tell me what happened with Everyone back then!"
Cana, who was currently holding Zorn's arm, took a few steps forward and flicked Natsu's and Happy's heads. Then, she pulled Lucy to walk ahead, whispering to her.
"Natsu, you're really slow."
"What did you say, pervert?"
"Ah, since when? And it's none of your business."
Seeing this, Gray also seized the opportunity to mock Natsu, but this also ignited another round of arguments between the two. They started quarreling on the spot, neither giving way to the other.
"Oh, right, Natsu, let's go find a ship heading to Galuna Island first. Everyone else can continue arguing back there!" Lucy suddenly turned her head and said to Natsu with a smile. Although she was smiling, a hint of Lucy's small desire for revenge could still be felt.
This was also why Zorn had stopped him.
"Take a ship? No... can't we just instantly teleport there with Zorn's magic, right?" Natsu, who was still arguing, suddenly appeared beside Lucy the moment he heard this, confirming in a panic. Then, he turned to look at Zorn, seeking confirmation from him.
"Well... of course... it's better to take a ship. After all, Everyone can see the scenery along the way, can't Everyone?" Zorn turned and secretly glanced at Cana, who was also smiling at him. The words he was about to say were swallowed back.
The moment Natsu heard Zorn's reply, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he covered his mouth, already anticipating the feeling of motion sickness, but he didn't notice Zorn winking at him.
Everyone continued to quarrel and play around on the street until evening. In the end, Zorn used his teleportation magic and directly rushed to Galuna Island. Lucy had only wanted to scare Natsu at the time and didn't really intend to take a ship there.
The dejected Natsu, upon hearing that he could directly use magic to get there, instantly regained his energy and returned to his original self. The speed of his transformation astonished Lucy.
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On the beach of Galuna Island.
"Yo, Everyone has arrived."
Zorn and Everyone suddenly appeared on the beach and reminded Everyone, who hadn't reacted yet.
"Haha, Zorn's magic is indeed convenient! Let's go explore, explore!" Natsu laughed heartily and praised him. He still preferred to do missions with Zorn, as it was fast and efficient.
"No, Natsu, according to the mission procedure, Everyone must first find the client to understand the situation."
Zorn looked at the overly excited Natsu with a helpless expression.
"Let's go, Everyone! Let's go find the village chief to understand the situation!" Zorn held Cana's small hand and led the way towards the top of the mountain. Gray and Everyone else followed in order.
Natsu only caught up with big strides after Lucy reminded him, looking around with a curious expression.
In front of the village, Zorn and Everyone were also shocked by the tall fence before their eyes.
"Wow, it's so tall!"
"Who's there?" Two startled guards poked their heads out from above the fence and asked.
"We are Magicians from Fairy Tail! The notice should have already reached Everyone!" Zorn responded loudly, raising his Fairy Tail guild mark for them to confirm. Natsu, Gray, Cana, Lucy, and Everyone else also displayed their respective emblems.
"Boom~" After confirmation, the two guards hurriedly raised the fence and led Everyone into the village.
Walking into the open space, Everyone saw a group of villagers wrapped in cloths and the village chief standing silently in the open space, looking at them.
"Welcome, Everyone. I am Mocha, the village chief of this island. First, let me show Everyone this."
An old man holding a crescent-shaped staff, representing his status, walked out and welcomed Zorn and Everyone. However, he still wanted Zorn and Everyone to see the condition of himself and the villagers. He turned and said again, "Everyone, please take off Everyone's cloaks."
"What, how could this be?"
"Hmm, it's just as described on the mission request. It looks like a curse."
Lucy and Cana were also surprised, looking at the villagers who were already half-demonized in front of them.
Zorn, however, showed no expression, as he already knew that these villagers were originally demons. However, for now, he still needed to resolve the Deliora incident first.
"That's right, it's a curse. Ever since this began, Everyone has sought many physicians to examine it, and it has been confirmed that it is not some infectious disease. This all started with that purple moon. This island originally only gathered the moon's light, making the entire island beautiful, but a few years ago..."
"Look, the moon is out, and it's turned purple!" Happy suddenly pointed to the sky and said.
The village chief was slowly explaining the reason. Just then, the moon's color suddenly changed, its light slowly turning purple and shining down. Zorn indeed felt an inexplicable magical power surging.
"Ah, ah, ah!" The villagers and the village chief suddenly underwent a transformation. From their previous half-demon appearance, they instantly turned into full demons, with no human resemblance left.
Gray, Lucy, and Cana also looked at the village chief and Everyone with sympathy, all of them appearing helpless and pitiful at this moment.
"I apologize for startling Everyone."
Natsu, however, was envious: "So cool!"
"Bang~" Zorn immediately punched him. "Understand the client's troubles properly, Natsu. Listen carefully, that way Everyone can complete the request better."
"W-what? My apologies, my apologies. Then this matter must be resolved." Natsu, after hearing this, looked at the helpless village chief and villagers in front of him and sincerely apologized.
The village chief then continued to recount their helpless choices, and when he spoke of dealing with those who had completely demonized and lost their sanity, the surrounding villagers all burst into tears.
Natsu, listening to this, also felt completely unwell and immediately patted his chest, guaranteeing them.
"Then, Everyone will leave it to Everyone. There is only one solution, and that is, please destroy the moon!" The village chief was very grateful upon hearing this and bowed, requesting.
"Huh, destroy the moon?" Natsu, Gray, and Everyone else exclaimed in surprise.
Only Zorn stared thoughtfully at the vicinity of the distant temple.
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