Chapter 801: The Arsonist in Rogue Town
Haiyuan calendar, 1520.
East China Sea, Rogue Town.
After the former Pirate King Gol D. Roger was executed here, which led to the beginning of the Age of Discovery, this place located in the East China Sea, closest to the entrance of the Grand Line and the only way for all ships from the East China Sea to enter the Grand Line, got a new name - the town of beginning and end.
The reason for this name is that the Pirate King was born here and died here.
Due to the celebrity effect and its special geographical location, this place can almost be regarded as the place with the most frequent trade and the largest flow of people.
Of course, such a place is naturally inseparable from the strong men from various islands and kingdoms in the East China Sea. With these lawless strong men, the navy's guard force must naturally be improved. Now stationed here is the navy colonel Smoker, who is known as the "White Hunter".
Tap tap tap…
Accompanied by a burst of crisp and dense footsteps , a short-haired girl with glasses walked into Smoker's office.
Tashigi saluted the man sitting behind the desk, legs crossed, smoking two cigarettes, and then placed the information she had sorted out on the table and reported, "Colonel Smoker, I have found out that the man who set fire to the square and beat up the marines yesterday was named Natsu Dragonil, who claimed to be a wizard. The flying and talking blue cat with him was named Harpy, and his race was a Transcendent."
"Mage? Transcendent?"
Smoker raised his eyebrows, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, "I only know that there are ninjas and fortune tellers in this world, and now there's a magician? So they call the power they use magic?"
The concept of magic does exist in this world, but it only exists in children's magazines and is not a real thing.
"Uh... yes!"
Smoker was silent.
If it were in the past, he would just find it funny: what magic? It's just the fantasy of a little kid who hasn't grown up!
If it weren't for the fact that his Seastone Ten Hands had no effect on Natsu and Happy in yesterday's battle, he might have directly judged Natsu and Happy as people with the ability to accidentally eat a devil fruit from some remote and ignorant island.
He thought again of the battle with Natsu in the square yesterday: he relied on the power of the fruit to use the ten hands to launch a sneak attack, but found that the opponent was not affected by the seastone at all. Instead, he directly smashed over with a flaming fist, destroying the entire square in the process. This kind of power is probably stronger than those pirates with a bounty of tens of millions!
Aren't they really cyborgs or something like that?
Is there really such a power system as magic in this world?
Soon, Smoker realized another serious problem, which was the name of a race that Tashigi mentioned that he had never heard of before - the Transcendents .
The world is not peaceful, especially in the Grand Line and the New World. The slave trade is extremely rampant. In the Sabaody Archipelago, the last stop of the Grand Line, there is an auction for slaves of all races in the world, such as mermaids, murlocs, fur-men, giants, long-armed people, long-legged people... They can be auctioned for high prices that many people cannot earn in most of their lifetime.
If those pig-like Celestial Dragons, the world nobles with perverted habits, the brutal and vicious pirates, and the profit-seeking mercenaries knew that there was an unheard-of race in this world, and that it was called "Transcendants", a name that was almost a provocation to the "Celestial Dragons", it would inevitably cause very, very, very bad effects.
The thought that the relatively cute blue cat might suffer the darkest and most terrifying thing in the world gave Smoker a headache and he felt very sorry.
"Don't tell anyone about its race for now, just treat it as an ordinary Devil Fruit user! This kind of creature has never been heard of before, and I don't think there should be too many of them, so there's no need to draw attention to it!"
"Eh? Oh... I see!"
Tashigi was a little stunned. She did not have Smoker's experience and sophistication, and did not know how dangerous the world was, but she knew that her boss's decision would definitely not be wrong.
After a pause, Dashigi continued to report the information she had obtained from Natsu during a meal yesterday: "According to the boy, they are from a place called the Kingdom of Fiore, and the name of the magic guild they belong to is 'Fairy Tail', which is the most powerful magic guild in the Kingdom of Fiore."
"And the wizards in the guild usually make money by accepting commissions issued by others. Except for not accepting commissions to kill people, they basically do everything."
The cultural differences between the two worlds were actually not that great, so Smoker could probably deduce that the concept of a guild was an organization similar to a "society."
"Really? As long as they're not pirates!"
Natsu's personality is very contagious, and Smoker actually admires such people. However, as a marine protecting a region, he cannot allow anyone to set fire to and cause destruction in the town, or even to destroy half a street with a single flaming fist.
Fortunately, after the battle stopped yesterday, Natsu finally realized that this was not the Kingdom of Fiore and that Makarov was not there to clean up his mess, so he cooperated and apologized very sincerely to the local residents, and promised to work and earn money as soon as possible to compensate for all the losses he had caused.
This made Smoker feel very comfortable.
Young people should have this kind of awareness!
"What are they doing now?"
Dashiqi hesitated for a moment and said, "At this time, we should be eating in the cafeteria, but..."
Smoker's heart skipped a beat: "But?"
…
Inside the naval base, in the cafeteria.
The cherry-haired boy and his partner, who had finished their work, sat in the middle of the lobby, wearing navy uniforms that were out of place with their usual style, and devoured the food on the table with relish, completely without any image or discipline.
"I say, Natsu."
The harpy held tightly the fish which was bigger than him and chewed it with relish. A happy smile was on his face but he said vague words: When can we find a way to go back?
"I don't know. I have no choice but to wait here and see if Kira can find us."
In Natsu's heart, Kira is almost omnipotent. No matter what happens to the people in the guild, they can always go to him. Even if they can't find him now, he will come to them.
"I went to gather intelligence this morning and found that the people here are very strange. They have never heard of magic, Fairy Tail, the Kingdom of Fiore, or even the terms Ishgar and Ascalante."
Sometimes, Hobby's brain is still very flexible, thanks to Kira's frequent brain training, such as knocking, kneading, pinching, and stroking, these "old four things". Over time, not only did the hair not fall off, but the brain became a lot smarter.
Although it’s metaphysical, it’s very practical!
"Are we in a different world?"
"Another world? Maybe..."
In the Kingdom of Fiore, there were many fantasy works about the 'other world', and there were two novel writers around them, so Natsu and Happy were not unfamiliar with this concept.
What's more, they had been to Edlas, where magic power was exhausted, and they knew that there was Eleanor, who had strong magic power in the world. Therefore, they were very accepting of coming to this world. The only thing they were unclear about was the reason and method of the time travel.
But as long as magic works, they are not afraid of not surviving.
As he was talking, Natsu had already eaten enough food for five people. He found that since coming to this world, his appetite had increased, and even his height showed signs of undergoing a secondary growth.
This kind of situation is rare for a 20-year-old boy. It is very likely that there will only be one such opportunity in his life. He must seize it well and strive to be taller than Gray... no, taller than Laxus after returning to the guild!
Thinking of this, Natsu could no longer sit still. He held the cutlery in one hand and the plate in the other, jumped onto the chair and started knocking on it unscrupulously: "Uncle!! Flame barbecue for three people!!"
The canteen chef was immediately furious. The recruit in front of him was not only insulting his career, but also insulting his intelligence: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can there be such a thing as 'flame grill' in the world? ! ! "
Let’s not talk about whether flames can be eaten or how to serve them. Just think about the food that sounds unscientific like “flame grilling”. Is it something a normal person can come up with? Isn’t this just as ridiculous as washing with tap water, drying with air, and grabbing a discus with your hands? ! !
"Tsk! Uncle, can't you expand your menu a little more? If you can't satisfy the diners, you will be fired in the future~"
The chef roared again, almost smashing the big spoon in his hand on Natsu's head: "Who would fire a chef just because he can't make 'Flame Grill'?!!"
The surrounding sailors looked at this interesting scene and burst into laughter.
Natsu caused a big scene in the square yesterday, not only destroying most of the street, but also smashing the landmark building of Rogue Town, the execution platform of Pirate King Gol D. Roger. This should actually be regarded as dereliction of duty on the part of these navy soldiers, but infected by the vitality in Natsu, they did not complain about him.
In their opinion, Natsu was just a country kid who accidentally gained power but knew nothing. It was understandable that he did such a thing because he was used to being wild. Besides, he admitted his mistakes with a good attitude. Not only did he compensate the residents and apologize, but he also helped them rebuild their homes. Overall, he was not a bad person.
Without flame grilling, Natsu had to settle for the next best thing and ordered five more servings of food. This time the cafeteria chef didn't say anything, but just snorted coldly and prepared the food again and served it up in a bad mood.
"Eat quickly, and then get back to work! My house is on the street you destroyed yesterday! If you don't finish building the house, you can't leave Rogue Town!!!"
“Yes… yes…”
Hearing that the chef's house was also in the building they destroyed yesterday, Natsu and Happy immediately lowered their heads in shame and even knelt on the ground to beg for forgiveness: "I'm so sorry!! I even complained about your cooking just now! Damn it!!!"
chef:"……"
Are these two people idiots?
Sincerity is the secret weapon. The sincere apologies of Natsu and Happy made the uncle chef lose his temper instantly. After living for decades, he was suddenly forced to kneel down and apologize in public. He felt so embarrassed that he could dig out the floor plan of a three-bedroom and two-living room apartment with his toes on the ground. In the end, he could only leave in shame.
"Leaving Rogue Town?"
Natsu sat down again and continued to eat without caring about his image as before. In his mind emerged what he saw yesterday at the highest point of the base: the port of Rogue Town filled with various types of ships, and the endless sea in the distance. He suddenly felt a chill.
There was no other way. There was no special equipment or special ship that Kira had made specifically for them, the Dragon Slayers, that could relieve the dizziness. Once he got on the ship, there was only one word to describe his fate: miserable!
"Let's just forget about it for now! We'll just wait here for Kira and the others to pick us up!!"
Natsu didn't know how he traveled through time. He only remembered that everyone was still in the guild a second ago, fighting for the position of the fourth-generation president. As a result, he accidentally used a big move and activated a little bit of Igner's remaining power. The result was...
All in all, his last impression was that the entire guild had collapsed.
"If the guild leader saw the state of the guild, he would definitely be very angry..."
Thinking of Makarov's furious look, almost wanting to eat someone, Natsu couldn't help but shudder, "By the way, aren't the building materials of our guild made of special materials by Kira? How could it collapse so easily??"
Happy rubbed his head, his eyes equally blank: "I don't know, did Kira cut corners?"
"But when the guild was first established, he only provided materials, but no one helped..."
"That's true! At the beginning, he relied on the land and materials he provided, and he directed you to do this and that like a contractor every day..."
After Happy complained twice, he suddenly thought of something, "If Kira knew that you destroyed the guild, given his personality, he might be even angrier than the president. Then..."
I can’t even imagine what kind of torture I will encounter!!
"Happi, I've made up my mind!"
"Nani??"
"Let's take the risk here now!"
"ha??"
Natsu grinned excitedly, his face full of enthusiasm, his eyes sparkling with light: "Look, since we can't go back now anyway, why not just treat it as an outing for training and adventure here!!"
"Ohhh that sounds interesting!!"
"Right, right?? And the uncle who used smoke magic yesterday seemed to be quite powerful, so let's set a small goal first, to defeat him!!"
The uncle who uses smoke magic that Natsu mentioned is actually Smoker.
He didn't quite understand the concept of devil fruits, and just thought that the other party had a similar physique to Juvia. However, compared to water, smoke was a little more troublesome for Natsu, because when fire burned, it would definitely be accompanied by a lot of smoke.
In other words, the more vigorously your fire burns, the stronger the opponent will be.
The elemental body makes the opponent immune to his physical attacks. If it were somewhere else, Natsu could still fight by increasing his magic output, but this is in a town, and it is a town with a very large flow of people. If a large amount of damage is caused, no one from the Council or Makarov can clean up for him.
"Natsu, according to them, that power is obtained by eating something called a devil fruit, it's not magic!"
"Really? Hahaha...whatever!!"
