Chapter 241

【Hearing this, Erza's brows furrowed slightly.】

【"Is it because your strength is relatively high? I remember that the more powerful Dragon Slayer Magic is, the greater the side effects will be."】

【Black Natsu shook his head, sat on a stone stool nearby, and took a few deep breaths.】

【He said: "Not quite sure, but... this damn shortcoming must be solved!"】

【"Can't even the transportation specifically developed for Dragon Slayers help you completely get rid of the motion sickness?"】

【Erza looked at the pale-faced Black Natsu with some concern.】

【To this, Black Natsu waved his hand.】

【"After I go back and pass the assessment this time, I'll have to take a trip to the library."】

【"There are many books stored there, which should be able to help me research a way to resist the dizziness."】

【"Research? You really have a lot in common with her; both of you are the type of people who like to explore the truth."】

【Erza sighed with inexplicable emotion.】

【Black Natsu slowly raised his head, his deep gaze fixed on Erza, and after a moment of silence.】

【He changed the subject: "Right, let's go into the village to rest for a while first, and set off in the afternoon. We should be able to reach Magnolia today."】

【Erza didn't notice anything and nodded gently.】

【Then, she walked into the village together with Black Natsu.】

【The entire village was very different from the town where the two had been before.】

【Houses piled up with stones were the main color scheme here.】

【Although not luxurious, they were clean.】

【The streets were not too lively, but there were still people walking here.】

【From time to time, there were bursts of hawking sounds.】

【Making the village look quite peaceful.】

【The two found an open-air tea stall; although it sold tea, there was also food for sale here.】

【Not long after they sat down, tea and snacks were served.】

【The two, who were already a bit hungry, immediately started eating.】

【For two Dragon Slayers, eating is a sacred thing.】

【Or rather, it is a thing that must not be disturbed.】

【But today seemed to be an exception; the discussion coming from another table attracted Erza and Black Natsu.】

【"Hey, have you heard? The demon in the church has already come out."】

【"Ah? It came out? Impossible, right? Doesn't the church have a holy seal?"】

【"Yeah, yeah, and if the demon really came out, could we still live here peacefully? I'm afraid we would have become corpses long ago, right?"】

【"Sigh! You guys don't know."】

【"This is all because of those three orphans on the east side of the village."】

【"It is said that last night, they entered the church, and after that, the strange sounds in the church disappeared."】

【"Isn't that a good thing?"】

【"Sigh, what's good about it! Let me tell you, this morning, someone discovered that the leader of those orphans had her arm turned into a demon's arm!"】

【"It looks like she must have been possessed by a demon, and it might erupt at any time. Now everyone who knows about this is panicked and wants to drive those orphans out of the village."】

【Orphans? Demon?】

【Erza and Black Natsu, who were sitting there, looked at each other.】

【"A demon, huh..." Erza narrowed her eyes slightly.】

【Seeming very interested, she said to Black Natsu: "Why don't we go take a look in a while?"】

……

……

At the same time.

On the other side of this continent.

Anna was walking quickly toward a village that was as ordinary as could be.】

【As Anna's footsteps stepped into the village gate, a ripple flashed.】

【Immediately after, Anna's vision underwent a huge transformation.】

【The peaceful village completely disappeared.】

【Replacing it was a vast and boundless world.】

【On the surface, countless tall and magnificent buildings were constructed.】

【In the sky, countless huge dragons were flying.】

【Not far from Anna was a huge square.】

【In the center of the square stood a towering statue over a hundred meters tall.】

【Anna recognized this statue; it was the statue of her proudest disciple.】

【Without any hesitation, Anna headed toward the luxurious palace in front of the square.】

【Not long after, she met the person she wanted to see on this trip.】

【"How is it? Teacher Anna, is Natsu... doing well lately?"】

【"He's doing quite well, but... is there something wrong here?" Anna said to the person.】

【"Something wrong? There's nothing wrong, is there?"】

【"Erza! Erza has already reached the outside world, don't you know?"】

【"In fact, she is by Natsu's side right now!"】

【The person's tone couldn't help but fluctuate.】

【"Erza???"】