The Black-Winged Demon of Fairy Tail

As evening approached, Yushi, Natsu, and Happy walked toward the beach after eating and drinking.

"Yushi, why are we going to the beach?" Happy asked curiously.

"Since you've eaten and drunk your fill, I'm taking you for some action," Yushi replied with a mysterious smile.

As they arrived at Hargeon Port, they overheard two girls chatting nearby.

One of the girls pointed at a departing ship and exclaimed excitedly, "Look! That's the ship of Lord Fire Dragon!"

"Funa?... Ugh..." Natsu started to feel nauseous, clutching his stomach. Eating so much and his seasickness weren't a good mix.

"Fire Dragon? Is that the strange guy we met earlier today?"

Happy also seemed to recall something. He and Natsu had heard rumors that the Fire Dragon had appeared in town and went looking for him, only to discover he was just a wizard named Fire Dragon.

"Ah, I really wish I could attend the party too!"

"Fire Dragon?" The other girl seemed unfamiliar with the name.

"You don't know? He's a really powerful wizard who's come to our town. He's from the famous Fairy Tail guild!"

"!!"

Both Natsu and Happy's eyes widened upon hearing this.

They quickly turned to Yushi.

"Yushi... could it be...?"

Yushi nodded, and Natsu and Happy's expressions darkened.

Someone impersonating Fairy Tail was a grave offense. It was a strict taboo in any magician's guild.

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Meanwhile, aboard the Fire Dragon's ship:

"Whoosh!" Lucy angrily flung her drink to the floor in the cabin.

She stood up and glared at the Fire Dragon. "What's the meaning of this? There are sleeping pills in the liquor!"

"Haha, so you figured it out."

"You've got it all wrong. I wanted to join Fairy Tail, not become your property!"

"You're quite the troublesome one," the Fire Dragon said with a sinister grin. "But don't worry; you won't feel a thing once you're asleep..."

Suddenly, the curtain behind Lucy was pulled back, and two large hands grabbed her arms.

"Ah! Mr. Fire Dragon, you always get the best ones!"

"It's been ages since we've had such quality merchandise," another man said.

Lucy screamed, "What are you doing?! Who are you?! Let me go!"

The Fire Dragon tilted her chin with a cruel smile. "Let you go? After all the trouble to get you on this ship? Don't be ridiculous."

"Welcome to my slave ship. Sit tight until we reach Bosco, little lady."

Lucy's face paled. "Bosco? Wait—what about Fairy Tail?!"

"I already told you, this is a slave ship. I planned to sell you from the very beginning. Just accept your fate."

He brandished a glowing branding iron and said, "Let's mark you as a slave first. It'll hurt a bit, so bear with it."

Lucy's heart sank. She never imagined something like this would happen.

Magic abuse, deceit, and human trafficking—was this the work of a Fairy Tail wizard?

Suddenly, a voice called out from outside:

"Who the hell are you?!"

Screams followed shortly after.

"Whoaaaaaah!"

The people in the cabin froze.

The Fire Dragon's face darkened. "Go outside and see what's going on!"

His lackeys rushed out of the cabin, only to find chaos on the deck.

Many of the girls who had come for the party were unconscious, clearly drugged.

Several of the human traffickers lay sprawled on the deck, bleeding and unmoving.

Two figures stood in the middle of the carnage.

One was Yushi, dressed in white, exuding a calm but dangerous aura.

The other was Natsu, leaning over the side of the ship, throwing up from seasickness.

Happy, flapping his wings beside Natsu, remarked, "Natsu, you still came even though you're seasick?"

"It's you?!"

The Fire Dragon recognized Yushi and Natsu as the two people he had encountered earlier in the day.

"Yushi! Natsu!"

Lucy, still restrained, also recognized them and shouted in surprise, "Yushi! Natsu! Help!"

"Ah, Lucy, we meet again," Yushi greeted casually. "But it looks like you're in a bit of a predicament."

Lucy desperately shouted, "Yushi! Natsu! Run! This guy's a human trafficker pretending to be from Fairy Tail! Go report him!"

"Fairy Tail?"

"Human trafficker?"

Natsu and Happy's faces twisted with anger upon hearing this.

Since when was Fairy Tail associated with something so vile?

The Fire Dragon glared at Yushi with malice. "Now that you know the truth, I can't let you leave alive. Kill them!" he barked at his men.

"Yes, sir!"

Two men charged at Yushi.

"Shing!" A flash of cold steel.

"Thud, thud!"

The two attackers collapsed onto the deck before they even realized what had happened.

Yushi's voice was icy as he said, "You dared to use the name of Fairy Tail to traffic humans. So tell me, how do you want to die?"

The reputation of a guild was sacred, and any who tarnished it faced swift retribution.

In Yushi's eyes, all human traffickers deserved nothing less than death.

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