Chapter 116

[She wasn't old, so at this moment, tears and fear still hung on her young face...]

[But, thinking of her sister and brother curled up in the corner behind her.]

[An indescribable anger seemed to make her forget her fear.]

[She roared forcefully at the group of villagers outside who were familiar yet strange.]

["It was Sister Mira who helped defeat the demon that was wreaking havoc in the church!"]

["She defeated the demon for the sake of this village..."]

["You are all too much!!!"]

["She was possessed by the demon only because she defeated it..."]

["Sister Mira did nothing wrong!"]

["Nothing wrong..."]

[The girl's voice grew smaller and smaller, and she even began to collapse onto the broken windowsill.]

[Her body shook uncontrollably, and faint sobs continued to come out.]

[But the girl's heartfelt explanation not only failed to evoke sympathy from these people, but instead completely enraged them.]

["A demon is a demon!"]

["If it weren't for her, how would we be living in fear!"]

["All of this is because of you! A family cursed by a demon!!"]

[Another stone was thrown directly at the white-haired girl.]

[Watching this scene, Erza could no longer hold back.]

[She immediately intended to step forward.]

[But another figure seemed faster!]

[In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the open space in front of the house and reached out to catch the stone.]

[Black Natsu raised his head.]

["Although I don't know the whole story, or what the essence of the matter is, to do something like this before reaching a conclusion..."]

["Isn't that a bit too much?"]

["Crack!!"]

[The stone held tightly by Black Natsu instantly shattered into powder.]

[It scattered everywhere with the breeze.]

[Perhaps because of Black Natsu's sudden appearance.]

[Or perhaps because of the scene where he could crush a stone with his bare hands.]

[It shocked these villagers.]

[For a moment, the noisy villagers all shut their mouths.]

[Their eyes involuntarily sized up the Black Natsu in front of them.]

[He looked like a teenager, but the heroic spirit between his brows was something ordinary people didn't have.]

[This was a temperament formed slowly by long-term self-confidence.]

[It did indeed intimidate everyone present.]

[Seeing this, Erza also immediately stepped out.]

[Her gaze swept across the scene.]

["Everyone, we can understand your fear of demons, but... how can you jump to conclusions about things that haven't been confirmed?"]

["Besides..."]

[Erza paused here and continued: "Besides, even if she really is a demon, she hasn't harmed you, has she?"]

["To judge the people inside as heinous based on this alone is a bit too rash, isn't it?"]

["By the way, who are you guys anyway?"]

["This is our village's own business; it's not your place to interfere."]

["Yeah, yeah, and you don't need to persuade us. Our village cannot accommodate that cursed family."]

[Just at this moment, the teahouse young man who had led Black Natsu and Erza also ran over.]

[He informed the villagers that Natsu and Erza were mages.]

["Mages??"]

["Did we post a request?"]

["So, have mages come to take over this matter?"]

[The crowd began to discuss again.]

[Black Natsu watched these people calmly.]

[Compared to these people babbling here, Black Natsu wanted to see the person possessed by the demon sooner.]

[And then, verify his own thoughts.]

[Thus, he waved his hand to interrupt the crowd's discussion.]

["Listen up, we are members of the Black Mage Guild, Fairy Tail."]

["From now on, I'll handle the demon matter, so you all should go home."]

["We will deal with the demon."]

[Hearing Black Natsu's words, an old man with a cane walked out from the crowd.]

["Since mages are going to take over this matter, that couldn't be better."]

["As long as you can handle the demon, our village is willing to do our best to repay you."]

[To this, Black Natsu waved his hand, uninterested.]

["Alright, you can all go back now."]

["A Black Mage's work is very dangerous. If you aren't afraid of death, you can stay."]

[After saying this, Black Natsu turned around and gestured for Erza to walk toward the building.]

[The villagers behind were curious about how this young Black Mage intended to deal with the demon.]

[However, Black Natsu's last sentence still echoed in their ears.]

[Faced with the important choice of life, no matter how curious they were, they had to give up.]

[One by one, they gradually left.]

[Everything outside was seen by the little white-haired girl lying on the windowsill.]

[Especially the moment she heard that the boy and girl who had appeared so abruptly were mages!]

[The little white-haired girl panicked.]

[Although she had always lived in this isolated village, she had heard travelers who occasionally passed through talk about them.]

[Mages were beings far superior to ordinary people.]

[Their powerful strength made them omnipotent; even an ordinary Black Mage could easily handle ten or twenty ordinary people.]

[The little white-haired girl was truly frightened.]

[She immediately closed the window and ran in a panic toward the corner of the room.]

[Here, a figure completely shrouded in a hoodie was curled up in this narrow corner.]

[Beside the figure was a white-haired boy wearing a small blue suit, shivering.]

["Sister Mira! Brother Elfman, something terrible has happened!"]

[The little white-haired girl's expression was extremely panicked.]

[Hearing her call, the figure shrouded in the hoodie slowly raised her head.]

[It was a face of extreme delicacy, but at this moment, the eyes on that delicate face were red and swollen, as if she had been crying.]

[The person called Sister Mira also had silver-white hair, but it was covered by the hood, with only a few strands leaking out.]

["Lisanna? What's wrong? The noise outside seems to have quieted down a lot."]

["That's because! Mages have come!"]

[Lisanna was almost crying from anxiety, her small hands pulling at her sister's lapel, her eyes constantly searching the room.]

["We have to leave quickly, climb out through the back window!"]

["Hurry, hurry, if we are discovered by the mages, we're done for."]