"Fairy Tail's strongest team has been born!" Mirajane watched as Erza left the guild, a happy smile spreading across her face.
Macao and Wakaba huddled together, whispering: "Natsu, Gray, Erza."
"Erza is the strongest female mage in the guild."
"While Natsu's strength might be a bit lower, his destructive power is definitely the highest in the guild; he destroys half a city at the drop of a hat."
"With Gray and Natsu together, their destructive power will skyrocket—they'll definitely be constantly bickering and competing!"
"A 'strongest team' in every sense of the word!"
"If the Master finds out such a team has formed, he'll probably..."
Mirajane said excitedly: "The strongest team in the guild has been born. The Master will be so happy when he hears this news. I must write a letter to tell him!"
"I can almost see the Master's joyful expression already!"
Macao's expression darkened, and he exchanged a look with Wakaba. Both said in unison: "Quite the opposite!"
"It'll be a miracle if the Master doesn't have a heart attack when he hears this!"
"Fairy Tail's Strongest Destruction Team is born!!"
Clover Town.
The site of the regular Guild Masters' meeting.
Makarov stared blankly at the magical letter displaying Mirajane.
Though her words were delivered with a happy smile, every word felt like a needle stabbing into Makarov's heart.
Goldmine, the Master of the Quatro Cerberus guild, said flatly: "Makarov, your worst nightmare has come true."
Bob, the Master of Blue Pegasus, looked at Makarov with concern: "Makarov-chan, is your heart alright?"
"Can you handle it?"
Makarov clutched his increasingly painful chest and said with a look of despair: "Those three forming a team... they'll level a whole town..."
"I have a feeling the Magic Council will be paying Fairy Tail a visit very soon!"
"This is not a good thing!!!"
Magic Four-Wheeler.
Connected via a SEP and driven by magic power.
The powerless Natsu was being supported by Lucy. Both Erza, who was driving, and Gray had solemn expressions.
Gray told Erza about their encounter with the Eisenwald guild in the wilderness and the Lullaby experiment.
"Lullaby! So they're using that kind of thing. No wonder their actions have been getting more arrogant lately!"
"We have to go faster!"
Ignoring the consequences, Erza released her magic power, and the vehicle's speed suddenly surged!
The abrupt acceleration made Natsu's face turn even uglier. His cheeks puffed out, but since he had nothing in his stomach, he had nothing to throw up.
"Natsu!" Lucy looked at him with worry.
He was already weak from hunger, had been riding in the car for ages, and now he had to endure Erza's full-speed racing.
Poor Natsu!!
Gray looked at Natsu with concern: "In this condition, will he be able to fight later?"
Erza said softly: "Don't worry. Just give him some fire to eat, and I guarantee he'll be back at full health!"
"True!" Gray nodded in agreement.
"Does no one care about Natsu's feelings at all?" Lucy said weakly.
Erza's brow furrowed slightly, then she suddenly flashed a sunny smile: "We'll lift his restrictions and let him cut loose and destroy things. He'll definitely be happy then!"
"True!" Gray nodded again.
Lucy was stunned, staring at the perfectly serious Erza and Gray.
Images of being chased by the army and the Magic Council quickly flashed through her mind.
"Eh? EH!!!"
"No way! I want to get off!!"
The Station!
Looking at the black smoke billowing into the sky, Erza showed a relieved smile: "No need for me to start a fire. Eisenwald has prepared a feast for Natsu!"
"They've saved me some trouble!"
Lucy complained powerlessly: "Wait, you were planning to start a fire yourself?!"
"Just what kind of team have I joined?"
"This is terrifying!"
"I don't want to be targeted by the army."
"I don't want to be targeted by the Magic Council!"
"Happy!" Erza shouted.
Already prepared, Happy shouted excitedly: "Aye!"
Spreading his wings, he grabbed Natsu and flew toward the burning area.
Arriving above the black smoke, he dropped Natsu directly into it.
The burning fire didn't bring Natsu pain; instead, it made him feel comfortable.
His pores opened, sucking in the flames.
The lethargic Natsu gradually regained his vitality.
He opened his mouth wide!
Natsu devoured all the fire at the station.
After finishing, he patted his slightly empty stomach: "That's a bit better!"
Thinking of Erza's actions, Natsu's veins began to pop: "That damn Erza! Once I wipe out Eisenwald, I'm definitely going to send her flying!"
His howling drew the attention of the Eisenwald members inside the station, and a group of mages rushed out.
Seeing the Fairy Tail crest on Natsu's shoulder, they all got excited.
"Fairy Tail!"
"You dare come here alone? You really don't show our guild any respect!"
"Let him see our guild's strength!"
"Kill him! Kill him!"