Chapter 243

【“In just the blink of an eye, we will appear back in the village.”】

【“This kind of thing...” Lucy shrank her neck in fear.】

【But Black Natsu nodded knowingly, as if he had gotten his answer.】

【“Alright, we can go destroy the moon now.”】

【Lucy was shocked: “Eh? You really want to destroy the moon?!!”】

【The purple moon hangs high in the sky.】

【Eerie moonlight spills into the village.】

【Under the gazes of countless villagers, Black Natsu turns and walks toward the watchtower not far away.】

【“Let’s go, to destroy the moon.”】

【Hearing Black Natsu’s words, both Lucy and Gray widened their eyes, their shock evident.】

【And contrary to the two of them were the villagers waiting here.】

【After hearing that Black Natsu had finally decided to destroy the moon.】

【They immediately became excited, and countless cheers kept ringing out.】

【“Is it really possible??~?”】

【“We have finally been able to wait for the moment when the moon is destroyed.”-】

【“Haha, we can finally return to normal!”】

【Cheers were endless.】

【“Hey... wait! Wait!”】

【Gray couldn’t help but shout at Black Natsu: “Destroy the moon? Are you serious??”】

【“Yeah, this kind of thing... no matter how exaggerated a Black Mage is, it’s impossible to do, right??”】

【“Aye, although things are a bit outrageous, as long as it comes out of Natsu’s mouth, then it must be feasible.” Happy crossed his arms and spoke seriously.】

【“Is your brain broken? Little cat, this kind of thing... this kind of thing...”】

【“Alright, let’s go quickly.”】

【Before Lucy finished speaking, she was immediately interrupted by Erza, who patted her on the shoulder and walked directly past her.】

【“Hehe, little girl, learn from this, you are still far behind.” Mirajane also smiled and walked past Lucy.】

【Lucy’s expression was already blank.】

【Looking at the group of people who were acting as if it were true, she felt that her brain seemed to be a bit broken.】

【“Could it be... that what these people are saying is true??”】

【“Is it really that exaggerated??”】

【“This kind of thing??”】

【Soon, the group arrived near the watchtower.】

【Excitedly, skeptically, they looked at Black Natsu, who had already climbed onto the watchtower.】

【“Erza, lend me the Spear of Evil-Breaking!”】

【Black Natsu, who had arrived on the high platform, shouted at Erza.】

【“No problem!” Erza extended her palm.】

【As a crimson magic circle unfolded, a two-meter-long spear appeared in Erza’s hand.】

【The Spear of Evil-Breaking, a weapon matching Erza’s regular armor, the Giant Armor, possesses the special effect of being able to break through darkness and dispel evil.】

【Using it here is just perfect.】

【Taking the spear thrown by Erza, Black Natsu gripped it tightly in his hand.】

【Subsequently, he aimed at the eerie purple moon in the sky.】

【After silently estimating the distance.】

【He took a deep breath.】

【Magical power began to circulate!】

【A crimson magic circle unfolded on the magic crystal on the spear.】

【Immediately! Violent flames erupted from the bottom of the spear!】

【BOOM!!!】

【In just an instant, the spear was thrown by Black Natsu toward the sky.】

【The powerful impact from the massive amount of flame eruption even triggered an explosion.】

【The top of the towering watchtower was directly blown apart.】

【The violent roar shook everyone’s eardrums.】

【“Hey, hey~~” Gray’s mouth hung open.】

【“Destroying things again!!” Lucy covered her head with both hands, unable to help but complain.】

【But, those eyes were staring fixedly at the rising Spear of Evil-Breaking.】

【Flames were burning wildly at the tail of the spear, providing powerful propulsion for the spear’s continuous ascent!】

【Carrying the spear, it shot straight into the sky at an unimaginable speed!】

【Until! Under the gaze of everyone, it inserted straight into the purple moon!】

【Accompanied by points of light flashing by!】

【Crack... crack, crack...】

【Everyone heard the sound like glass shattering.】

【Immediately following, at the center of the purple moon! Fine cracks gradually began to emerge.】

【“No way?!!”】

【“What kind of joke is this???”】

【Gray and Lucy were about to collapse, staring dumbfounded at this scene!】

【Their hair stood up involuntarily.】

【It was just that... this scene completely overturned their cognition.】

【Crack, crack... crack, crack, crack, crack...】

【The cracks were still spreading, and they spread across the entire purple moon at an astonishing speed.】

【Just when everyone was scratching their heads and shocked.】

【The cracks did not stop, but instead spread to the surrounding sky at an even faster speed.】

【Countless cracks intertwined above everyone’s heads.】

【Subsequently...】

【BANG————!!!】

【A crisp shattering sound exploded.】

【Countless fragments scattered from the sky, as if a layer of glass had shattered out of thin air.】

【Behind that shattered glass was the normal silvery-white moon, casting down silvery-white moonlight!】

【Lucy reached out her hands in disbelief, touching the countless fragments like ice crystals falling from the sky.】

【“What shattered... wasn’t the moon?”】

【“But the sky??”】

【“Hey, hey... what exactly... is going on??” The village chief was also confused, his eyes full of bewilderment.】

【“This island has always been wrapped in a film of evil energy.” Erza gave an explanation at this time.】

【“What??” Gray still didn’t understand.】

【“Simply put, it’s a kind of waste gas produced by the Moon Drip ritual.” Mirajane extended her finger and explained.】

【“These waste gases gradually increased over time, until they formed a crystalline film in the sky, which is the film of evil energy.”】

【“This is also the reason why the moon you all saw was purple.”】

【“So, as long as you destroy this film of evil energy, you can let this island return to its original brilliance.” Erza added.】

【It seemed to confirm Erza’s words.】

【Points of brilliance began to flicker on the bodies of the villagers present.】

【Lucy and the others looked curiously at the villagers.】

【But... after the light dissipated, the villagers who were forced to become demons did not return to their original state.】

【Countless people had blank expressions.】

【“This... nothing changed?” Gray asked in confusion.】

【“No!” Black Natsu’s voice came from not far away.】

【Black Natsu, who had already come down from the watchtower, walked in front of everyone.】

【He crossed his arms, his gaze sweeping over the villagers one by one.】

【“They have already returned to their original state, or rather... what the film of evil energy affected was not their appearance, but their memories!”】

【Black Natsu said.】

【“Memories?” Lucy blinked her eyes.】

【“It’s the memory of turning into a demon every night; this is actually wrong.”】

【Black Natsu’s words made Lucy step back two steps in horror.】

【“Then... if that’s the case...”】

【“It’s just as you think.” Black Natsu gave a definitive answer.】

【“Eh??” Lucy was startled.】

【On the side, the villagers were looking at each other; after being reminded by Black Natsu’s words, the blurred memory fragments seemed to gradually become clear.】

【“It seems... that is indeed the case...”】

【A villager looked at his palm and spoke with some confusion.】

【Black Natsu continued to explain:】

【“Actually, they originally possessed the ability to transform into humans; it was because of the Moon Drip that their memories deviated, or rather, became confused.”】

【“Logically speaking, this kind of memory confusion is actually uncontrollable; that is to say, the confused memories of each person are not necessarily the same.”】

【“At first, there might only be one or two who had this phenomenon, but as they began to spread this claim.”】

【“Plus the passage of time, more and more people began to believe that they were originally humans, and so, this wrong memory began to become more and more solid.”】

【“Coupled with the influence of the Moon Drip, it completely solidified the memories of everyone in the entire village.”】

【Black Natsu said this, and Lucy had a new question.】

【“But... Lyon and the others had absolutely no problems?”】

【“Because they were originally humans; the way humans and demons... uh... or rather, native demons construct their thinking is different, which is why such a deviation occurred.”】

【Black Natsu said.】

【“So... that’s how it is?” Lucy understood.】

【“It seems that finding you guys was indeed the right choice!” Just at this moment, a voice appeared.】

【Lucy and the others turned back and were shocked!】

【“A ghost??”】

【“Isn’t this... the uncle who was driving the boat before??” Gray looked at Bobo in disbelief.】

【“That is... the village chief’s son who was executed??” Happy was completely confused.】

【“Bo... Bobo...” The village chief looked blankly at the familiar figure.】

【“Aren’t you already...” A villager looked at Bobo in disbelief.】

【Hearing this, Bobo scratched his head and laughed out loud: “Hahaha, isn’t it just being stabbed in the chest? As a demon, the self-healing ability is very strong; this degree is nothing at all.”】

【As he spoke, he spread his demon wings and flew straight into the sky.】

【“Look, we really are demons, Dad.”】

【“Bo... Bobo...” Seeing his son appear before his eyes again.】

【The village chief could no longer hold back, and he also spread his wings and flew toward Bobo in the sky.】

【Father and son hugged each other in mid-air.】

【“Haha, Dad, you finally returned to normal!”】

【At this moment, the villagers’ memories were finally completely sorted out, and one by one, they tentatively spread their wings and flew into the sky.】

【Subsequently, they became more and more proficient.】

【The feeling of flying again made everyone very excited, and laughter filled the sky.】

【“So this... was Demon Island all along!” Lucy, who seemed to be no longer afraid, exclaimed.】

【“Are you not afraid anymore?” Mirajane looked at Lucy with a smile.】

【Lucy shook her head: “Perhaps it’s because I saw everyone’s smiles, everyone’s freedom, I suddenly feel...”】

【“Rather than saying they are demons, it’s better to say they are angels!”】

【Black Natsu and Erza looked at each other and smiled slightly.】

【“By the way, I have always been curious, why were they unable to approach the ruins?”】

【Erza seemed to have thought of something and leaned into Black Natsu’s ear to whisper.】

【“Even though we are also demons, why can we approach that ruin?”】

— Author's Notes —

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