### Chapter 58: Purple Moon
Kyaa——!!
Seeing a village full of demons, everyone was terrified, even Riku, who had seen much over the years.
Suddenly seeing a bunch of terrifying-looking demons would naturally feel frightening.
"We're sorry for scaring you. When the purple moon appears, we transform into such ugly forms. In the morning, everyone returns to their original appearance, but some whose hearts have been swallowed cannot change back. Those whose souls have been devoured become true demons, and we have no choice but to kill them."
Natsu couldn't believe it: "You kill them because they can't change back to their original form?!"
The village chief explained: "If we left them alone, everyone would be killed. We had no choice. I even had to kill my own son."
The village chief held up a photo.
"That person... eh?!"
Lucy, Natsu, and Happy were all shocked. That was the big guy who brought them here today!
"That's why I commissioned powerful mages. Please save this island. If this continues, we'll all be consumed by demons."
"Because of this purple moon's magic power, we've become like this. Gradually, our souls are being devoured. So there's only one way to help us break this curse - destroy that moon."
"Destroy the moon——?!!"
Everyone was dumbfounded hearing this. Even Riku's mouth twitched. This village chief might not be much, but his demands were huge! Even saying something like destroying the moon - truly the fearless are ignorant.
Soon, they were arranged into a spacious room to rest. A sumptuous dinner was also prepared. After eating their fill, they began thinking about how to solve this mission.
"The more I look at that moon, the creepier it feels!"
Happy leaned against the window looking at the purple moon hanging in the sky.
"Happy, quickly close the window! Did you forget what the village chief said? If we stay under the moonlight too long, we'll also turn into demons."
Lucy said to Happy. She was terrified by the demonic forms of the villagers. Young and beautiful, she hadn't even had a sweet romance yet. She definitely didn't want to become like that - she wouldn't be able to find a boyfriend then.
"Either way, this is too tricky."
"Yeah, we actually have to destroy the moon."
Natsu and Gray also stared at the purple moon in the sky, finding it very troublesome.
"I wonder how many punches it would take to destroy it."
Natsu clenched his fist with an eager expression.
Lucy complained: "We really have to destroy the moon! How could we possibly destroy the moon? No mage could do it, right?"
Natsu said with a serious expression: "But the commission is to destroy the moon. If we can't do it, wouldn't that damage Fairy Tail's reputation?"
"Even if we could or couldn't, first we need to consider whether we can even get to the moon!!"
"Happy!"
Happy immediately raised his hand: "I can't do it."
Lucy said: "Destroying the moon is just the victim's one-sided method. I think there must be other ways to break this curse."
Riku looked at them somewhat speechlessly: "Why are you all discussing this so seriously? You're not doing the S-Class mission anyway."
He was the S-Class Mage who accepted the mission.
Gray: "Since we're already here, naturally we should help!"
Following along served two purposes - helping Riku bring Natsu and the others back, and seeing what an S-Class mission was like. Now having the chance to do an S-Class mission wasn't bad.
Lucy: "Yeah! Even though this S-Class mission is so tricky, I want to try an S-Class mission!"
If it were just Natsu and Happy, she'd feel uneasy, but now that both Riku and Gray were here, she felt confident.
Especially Riku - this was a strong contender for the strongest mage in Fairy Tail guild. He had even completed 10-Year Quests, which were harder than SS-Class missions. An S-Class mission would definitely be no problem.
If she could make a small contribution at that time, she could ask Riku for a Golden Key as a reward.
Natsu nodded: "Un un, I'll help too! I promise, as long as you let me participate in this S-Class mission, I absolutely won't secretly do S-Class missions again before I become an S-Class Mage."
Happy: "Aye!"
The three people and one cat looked at Riku expectantly. Seeing their expectant eyes, Riku couldn't bear to refuse.
Riku nodded helplessly: "Alright! Just this once, it won't happen again."
"Yay———!!!"
The three people and one cat all jumped up happily.
Seeing them so happy, Riku couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
"Riku, do you have any leads on this mission?"
Lucy asked Riku. Since Riku was an S-Class Mage who regularly did S-Class missions and had rich experience, it was natural to ask his opinion.
Riku crossed his arms and looked at the purple moon in the sky: "Well... more or less."
"More or less??"
Everyone's faces were full of question marks.
"What does 'more or less' mean?"
"More or less means we can complete the mission soon."
"——?!!"
Hearing Riku's words, everyone was shocked.
"So fast?!"
Too fast! They had received the same information as Riku, yet he could complete the mission so quickly?
"How?"
Everyone looked at Riku curiously.
Riku pointed at the purple moon hanging outside the window and smiled:
"The method is simple! Just like that village chief said, we just need to destroy the moon."
"Ehhh————?!!"
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