Chapter 9

But he did not know Ultear's true appearance.

Looking at Ultear now, Natsu said with a puzzled expression.

But Gray, standing nearby, turned pale as if he had seen a ghost.

"Ul?!"

Ultear and Ul looked extremely alike.

The moment he saw Ultear, Gray mistook her for Ul herself.

However, Ultear paid no attention to Gray and Natsu; her gaze had remained fixed on Ye Yu from the very beginning.

"Ye Yu, I have remembered that name!"

"Next time we meet, I will not lose to you!"

With that, Ultear's figure turned into a white shadow and vanished into the air.

"Ul!"

Seeing Ultear disappear, Gray immediately gave chase.

But by the time Gray reached the cave entrance, not a single trace of her remained!

"Ul, was it really you?"

"Are you still alive?"

At that moment, Gray looked down at the ice below, which had once frozen Deliora but had since melted into water, and said with a desolate expression.

"Gray!"

Natsu, standing below, saw Gray's expression and his own face grew serious.

"Ye Yu, have you joined a guild?"

"If you haven't, how about joining our Fairy Tail?"

"No, someone as powerful as you must join our Fairy Tail!"

During the walk out of the hall where Deliora had been, Natsu had been speaking enthusiastically.

"Ignore him. That guy wants you to join our guild just so he can fight you!"

Hearing Natsu's words, Gray, standing nearby, helplessly reminded Ye Yu.

At that moment, Natsu's face showed an expression of being caught.

"Join Fairy Tail, huh?"

At that moment, Ye Yu was also thinking in his mind about whether or not to join the Fairy Tail guild.

"You two are really taking it easy!"

Just as Ye Yu was weighing his options, a domineering female voice suddenly rang in his ears.

Hearing that voice, Gray and Natsu, standing nearby, trembled like mice spotting a cat; every hair on their bodies stood on end, and their expressions were filled with extreme terror.

Looking up, they saw a woman standing at the palace entrance.

The woman had long red hair, wore silver-white battle armor, and had a long sword at her waist.

Although the woman appeared to be only eighteen or nineteen years old, the expression on her face was extremely terrifying.

The moment he saw this woman, Ye Yu recognized her.

This person was none other than Erza, known as the Fairy Queen.

Behind Erza stood a young girl and a blue cat.

The young girl had long golden hair tied in a ponytail.

She wore a simple ultra-short skirt, which made her look incredibly youthful and beautiful.

This young girl and the cat were, of course, Lucy and Happy.

Since Natsu and his group had come here privately to undertake an S-Class mission.

The moment Natsu saw Erza appear, he knew she had come to catch him.

"Erza, there is a huge monster on this island. We came here to..."

Natsu pointed at the palace behind him and tried to explain to Erza.

Before Natsu could finish his sentence, Erza cut him off.

She then sighed and said, "I have already heard the details from Lucy!"

Seeing that Erza's tone had softened considerably, Natsu also breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, who is this?"

Erza looked up, sizing up Ye Yu, who was taller than both Gray and Natsu, and asked.

"His name is Ye Yu. We met him on this island..."

Seeing that Erza had asked about Ye Yu, Natsu eagerly introduced him.

"Erza!"

"Natsu and Gray are in your care!"

After hearing Natsu's explanation, Erza, acting like a big sister, extended her hand toward Ye Yu.

"Ye Yu!"

After shaking hands with Erza, Ye Yu introduced himself once more.

"Hey, Lucy, come out and meet everyone!"

"H-hello, my name is Lucy!"

"I'm Happy!"

Under the influence of the Moon Drop, a massive "waste gas" layer resembling a giant disc hovered over Jiaernadao Island.

It was precisely this "waste gas" layer that caused the demons on the island to suffer from memory loss.

After Erza removed the "waste gas" layer, all the demons on the island regained their memories.

Thus, the mission of Natsu and the others was successfully completed.

To express their gratitude, the demons on the island presented a huge ship to Ye Yu and his companions.

Shortly after, Ye Yu, Natsu, Erza, and the rest boarded the massive ship and returned along their original route.

"Ye Yu, come back to our guild with us! Once you see the harmonious atmosphere of our guild, you might even want to join us!"

Natsu said this to Ye Yu once again.

A harmonious atmosphere?

Hearing Natsu's words, Erza felt a headache coming on, while Lucy looked utterly speechless.

Was that really a harmonious atmosphere?

That was nothing but chaos.

And it was chaotic every single day...

Ye Yu did not refuse Natsu's invitation.

According to Ye Yu's knowledge, after Natsu, Erza, and the others returned to Fairy Tail this time, Phantom Lord would launch an attack on Fairy Tail.

And that Iron Dragon Slayer, Gajeel, was a member of Phantom Lord.

Although Ye Yu had already acquired Natsu's Fire Dragon Slayer magic attribute, he also wanted the Iron Dragon Slayer magic attribute of Gajeel.

However, the real reason Ye Yu accepted Natsu's invitation was that during the battle between Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord, Makarov would cast the legendary Lost Magic known as Fairy Law.

Regarding the magic of Fairy Law, Ye Yu had already desired to obtain it before arriving in Ishgar.

Now that such an opportunity to acquire the Fairy Law attribute had arisen, Ye Yu naturally would not let it slip away.

Furthermore, if Ye Yu were to choose a guild to join, Fairy Tail would be his first choice.

As for the reason, Fairy Tail did not have so many rigid rules and regulations.

"That's great!"

After Ye Yu agreed to go to the guild with them, Natsu was overjoyed.

Before Natsu could enjoy his joy for long, Erza spoke up: "As for the punishment for your unauthorized actions this time, the Master will decide upon our return!"

Hearing Erza's words was like a bucket of cold water being thrown over Natsu's head.

One second ago, he was extremely excited.

The next second, he was as limp as a withered eggplant.