Fighting through pirates with Fairy Tail

Chapter 23 What does it mean to "hijack" Irene Belserion?!

"hehe."

"Hahaha."

"I've finally become human again."

"Four hundred years, a full four hundred years."

"I've been waiting for this day for far too long."

This naked girl, with snow-white skin, waist-length crimson hair, and bright features, ignored Id beneath her and reveled in her human form.

She looked at her human body, a blissful smile on her face, while two streams of tears flowed down her cheeks.

It seems that for her, the dragon's power was nothing more than a long and painful curse.

"Please allow me to correct your mistake slightly and pour some cold water on your excitement."

At this moment, the boy with short, jet-black hair smiled and shook his head after hearing what the girl said.

At this moment, the boy still kept his eyes closed. He seemed to realize that this was inconvenient, so with a wave of his hand, he draped a garment over the woman in front of him, who was transformed from a scarlet dragon.

Then, the boy opened his eyes and looked at the woman, saying, "I'm sorry, you haven't become a true human. Your essence is still that of a dragon, and that hasn't changed at all! I've simply restored your appearance to that of when you were human, nothing more."

"I haven't become human?"

After hearing the boy's words, the woman trembled slightly, and a shadow of gloom flashed in her eyes. After carefully examining her body with magic, she discovered that, as the boy had said, her current human form was nothing more than an illusion.

So the woman bit her lip and asked the boy, "How can I become human again?"

"Feel sorry."

"I'm sorry, I can't help you."

"Even I cannot turn a human like you, who has been transformed into a dragon due to the side effects of Dragon Slayer Magic, back into an ordinary human."

The black-haired boy shook his head helplessly. Every kind of power in this world requires a corresponding price to obtain, and Dragon Slayer Magic is no exception.

Dragons are long-lived creatures that are born to be favored by the world. Their lifespan, strength, and magical affinity are all superior to those of humans.

The only way for humans to gain power comparable to or even surpassing that of dragons is to transform themselves into dragons.

This is also a side effect of dragon-slaying magic, not a side effect of side effects.

"Is there no other way?!"

"No, absolutely not!"

"There is still a way."

After hearing the black-haired boy's words, a shadow fell over the woman's eyes. She murmured softly, gently stroking her lower abdomen with her pale hand, "The last resort."

"I see."

"This is indeed a last resort."

"However, once you use this last resort, you will completely degenerate into a beast."

"Even so, are you sure you want to do this?"

The black-haired boy glanced at the woman's lower abdomen, and he instantly understood something. So he looked up at the woman and questioned her.

"I……"

The woman did not answer the boy's question. She simply stroked her lower abdomen, her body trembling more and more violently.

It seems that deep within the woman's heart, two wills are engaged in a fierce battle.

"How so?"

"What if I could turn you back into a human?"

Just as the woman gritted her teeth, her will growing stronger, seemingly making a difficult decision.

Ide, who had been pinned down by the woman and ignored by both the woman and the boy, finally spoke.

Well, at this moment, Ide finally understood what had happened.

First, the woman was originally human, but due to some special reasons, she was accidentally transformed into a dragon.

The woman had lived for over four hundred years, always wanting to transform back into a human from a dragon, but she was unable to.

The mysterious black-haired boy, although he helped the woman regain her human form, could not change her true nature as a dragon.

That's roughly the gist of it.

"you?"

After hearing Id's words, the woman remembered that she was still sitting on him. She silently got up and forcefully pulled Id, whom she had pinned to the ground, to her feet, asking, "Tell me, you can make me human again?"

"Well."

"If I can obtain a Devil Fruit, there's probably no problem."

"Id replied."

"Devil Fruit?"

After hearing what Id said, both the woman and the black-haired boy were stunned. They subconsciously looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.

Clearly, neither of them had ever heard of this thing called a "Devil Fruit".

"Anyway, let me introduce myself first. My name is Ide."

Looking at the silent woman and boy, Ide felt increasingly pressured, so he pretended to be relaxed and introduced himself to the two of them.

"Eileen".

"Eileen Belserion".

After a moment of silence, the woman also gave her name.

"hehe."

"You can call me Jelf."

Upon hearing this, the black-haired boy's lips curled up slightly. A sly glint appeared in his eyes as he looked at Id, and he promptly introduced himself.

"Eileen and Jelf?"

"Okay, I understand."

However, after listening to the black-haired boy and the red-haired woman, Id simply nodded without showing much of an expression.

"Oh?"

This scene struck the black-haired boy, Zeref, as slightly odd.

After all, Zeref believed that his name carried some weight on this continent.

"Ido, tell me about Devil Fruits."

Eileen looked at Id somewhat anxiously and asked.

"A Devil Fruit is a special fruit that grants the user all sorts of bizarre and extraordinary superpowers simply by being eaten!"

"As far as I know, among the countless Devil Fruits, there is a special Devil Fruit called the 'Human-Human Fruit,' which can transform an animal into a human if it is eaten."

Ido then recounted all the information he knew about Devil Fruits.

"It's actually true?"

When Irene was telling her about the Devil Fruit, her eyes were flashing with a kind of brilliant purple light. This was because she had attached a concept called "seeing through lies" to her eyes.

That's why Eileen knew that Id hadn't lied to her.

"Where exactly is that Devil Fruit?"

After confirming that the "Devil Fruit" was a real thing, Irene's heart pounded wildly. She couldn't wait to find the legendary fruit and eat it right now.

"Well."

"How so?"

"This so-called 'Devil Fruit' does not exist in this world."

"Id said somewhat awkwardly."

"..."

Eileen, who had been thrilled by Ide's words, gradually calmed down after realizing they were true. She then looked at Ide and demanded, "You're playing me?!"