After finishing their meal, Chu Yan and Natsu headed toward the shore. Out on the sea, a ship was already sailing into the distance.
"Look, the ship has set sail."
"A ship? Ugh... bleh! No! Just looking at it makes me want to puke!" Natsu gagged at the mere sight of the vessel.
Happy offered, "Chu Yan, should I fly you over?"
"Eh, no need for that much trouble." Although his current strength meant seawater didn't restrict him as much as before—as long as he didn't actually fall in—the ocean was still the natural enemy of a Devil Fruit user. He avoided touching it whenever possible.
Chu Yan clenched his right fist. Hum—! A transparent white halo flickered around his knuckles. Natsu and Happy's eyes lit up, and they exclaimed with excitement, "Is it coming?! How long has it been since we last saw this!" Every time Chu Yan made a move, it made their blood pump. The simple act of shattering the air was the ultimate visual experience for anyone seeking true power.
Having gathered his strength, Chu Yan struck the air beside him with force. "——!"
Crack, crack! Fissures appeared in the space and began to spread rapidly.
Meanwhile, on the ship, Lucy had just seen through the "Charm" magic. Just as she was regretting her idealized image of Fairy Tail and the two sides were about to clash, the ship suddenly rocked violently. Everyone inside lost their footing and tumbled onto the deck.
"What happened? What's going on?!"
"Waaaaah! Lord Salamander!"
"It's bad! A tsunami! A massive tsunami is coming!"
"Are you talking nonsense? How could there be—" The man couldn't finish his sentence as he saw a wall of water dozens of meters high surging toward them. He was paralyzed with fear.
Back on the shore, watching the rising wave, Natsu shouted excitedly, "Here it comes! Here it comes!"
"Aye~~!!"
Crash! The wave slammed into the ship, and the vessel was carried by the sheer momentum of the tide, racing back toward the shore.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!
The ship was washed onto the beach, capsizing in the sand. The residual surge of the wave crashed into the harbor, causing significant damage. Looking at the wrecked port, Chu Yan felt his hard-earned mission funds burning away again. "Happy, Natsu, whatever you do, do not tell anyone I did this."
"I don't think we can keep that a secret!"
As the ship overturned, the women who had been under the sleeping spell woke up and fled in a panic. Lucy seized the moment to escape as well. Seeing Chu Yan and Natsu on the shore, she asked in shock, "You? You're here?"
"We'll talk later."
"Quick! Capture that woman!"
Several thugs jumped from the ship and ran toward Lucy. Her face paled, but then she saw Chu Yan open his mouth and bark: "BEAT IT!!!"
"Waaaaah!"
"Gwaaaaah!!" Those men were struck by a powerful impact, screaming as they were blasted backward.
Lucy's eyes widened. What just happened? He just shouted a single word and it had that much power? The man calling himself "Salamander" looked at Chu Yan and Natsu with a grim expression. "Who are you?"
Whoosh! Natsu ripped off his coat, revealing the Fairy Tail emblem on his shoulder. "I'm Natsu, a wizard of Fairy Tail! I've never seen a guy like you in my guild!"
"This is bad, Mr. Bora! They're real Fairy Tail wizards!"
Happy added, "Bora! So it's 'Bora of Prominence.' The guy who was kicked out of the Titan Nose guild years ago."
"A slave trader! He plans to sell all the women on this ship to Bosco!"
"A slave trader?" Both Chu Yan and Natsu's expressions turned dark. A liar was one thing, but slave traders were the lowest scum in any world.
"Smearing Fairy Tail's name while human trafficking... have you prepared yourself to pay the price?"
BOOM BOOM BOOM!!
The earth began to shake violently, and deep cracks appeared in the ground.
Lucy screamed, "Waaaaah! What now?! First a tsunami and now an earthquake? How can these terrifying disasters happen one after another?!"
Happy explained, "It's not a coincidence. It's all because of Chu Yan!"
"Mr. Bora, I recognize him now!!!! Everywhere he goes, he's followed by earthquakes and tsunamis. That black-haired guy is Fairy Tail's 'Humanoid Natural Disaster,' their ultra-strong S-Class Wizard!"
"And that pink hair, the scale-like scarf... no doubt about it, he's the real Salamander!"
Bora's face twisted in rage. "I don't care if you're a 'Disaster' or a 'Salamander'! Anyone who messes with Lord Bora dies! Kill them!"
"So you've been using my name to scam people. Chu Yan, leave this guy to me!" Natsu lunged toward Bora.
The rest of the thugs charged at Chu Yan with their weapons.
"Watch out!" Lucy yelled at Chu Yan.
Happy, meanwhile, pulled a fish out of his bag and took a calm bite. "Don't worry," he said casually. "Even if there were a thousand times more of them, they couldn't touch a hair on his head. Chu Yan is the strongest wizard in Fairy Tail, after all."
Hum! The Tremor-Tremor ability activated. A white light enveloped Chu Yan's fist as he struck forward.
"——!"
Crack, crack!
Seeing Chu Yan's power for the first time, Lucy shrieked in shock, "The air! The space is shattering!"
BOOM!!!
"Waaaaah!"
"Aaaaagh!!!" ...
A massive fissure opened in the earth. The slave traders were all sent flying by a terrifying force, and the luxury ship nearby was blown to splinters.
Lucy stood there, shell-shocked. "One hit?!! He took out that many people in one hit?! This is a Fairy Tail wizard?"