Starting in One Piece, I'll Build the Strongest Fairy Tail!

"What happened?"

Half-dazed and half-awake, Moria slowly opened his eyes, and what greeted him was:

"ROAR!!"

A pink-haired demon, letting out a roar like a giant dragon from his mouth, continuously unleashing flames towards the sky and the ground, at everything he considered an enemy.

"Ice-Make: Sacred Sword!"

A naked ice man, who had been 'kindly' reminded by Erza to put on pants but still had his well-built upper body bare, creating one ice blade after another and continuously throwing them at the flame demon.

"Gulp, gulp, gulp..."

"It's been a while since it's been this lively! Count me in."

And a maiden with a graceful figure and beautiful features, holding a wine barrel, her long, beautiful hair flowing freely, chanting a mysterious magic spell in a loud voice.

"Gather! O river of light that guides the fairies!"

"Shine! To annihilate the wicked claws! Fairy Glitter!"

In an instant, the brilliant light of the morning star gathered in the sky. As the light flickered, it plummeted fiercely towards the ground.

"BOOM!"

The moment Fairy Glitter crashed into the earth!

The entire island shook, its very foundations shattered.

Yes, from that moment on, the maiden before him was defined as a witch in Moria's eyes.

"I must still be dreaming!"

"So the way I opened my eyes must have been wrong."

"If I just open my eyes one more time, this illusion will surely disappear. Kishishishi..."

Moria muttered to himself, refusing to believe that all of this was happening on his ship.

Moria first waved his giant hands, covering his ears tightly so they would no longer have to endure the baptism of this world's profane sounds.

Then, Moria shut his eyes tightly and silently counted down from five in his heart: "Five, four, three, two, one... Disappear, all of you!"

With that thought, Moria opened his eyes once more.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!"

"Iron Dragon's Roar!"

"Lightning Dragon's Roar!!"

Well, the illusion had not disappeared at all.

"My ship... is done for."

Thinking this, Moria sat down on the ground, his expression one of despair.

"So this is... the guild that raised Wendy?!"

"It's just as wonderful as I imagined!"

"As if! What in the world is going on here?"

"Even though I can't see, I can still feel this scene that's like something out of hell."

Issho clutched his cane sword. His eyes, which had lost their sight, were a pale white, yet they seemed to reflect his shock.

Thinking his Observation Haki might be mistaken, Issho took a deep breath and perceived his surroundings again.

The final result was... nothing had changed?!

"How is this possible?"

"Was Wendy really raised in such a chaotic guild?"

"It's simply... unbelievable," Issho said with resignation after hesitating several times.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"Just watching you guys fight is a bit boring."

"How about I go up and have some fun too?"

At that moment, Aramaki stretched his wrists a bit and walked straight ahead.

As Aramaki walked, all the plants on Moria's ship, hailed as the largest pirate ship in the world, began to stir and grow wildly.

"If that's the case... shouldn't I show off a little too?!"

Issho thought for a moment. After all, he had come with Wendy. He didn't know what kind of organization the Fairy Tail guild was, but seeing as everyone was showing off their strength, he felt he should probably do something as well to fit in.

With that thought, Issho drew the sword he usually kept hidden in his cane—Gambler's Fireline, one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Swords, on par with Mihawk's Yoru, Newgate's Murakumogiri, and Roger's Ace—and swung it lightly towards the sky a few times.

"BOOM!!"

Following Issho's movements...

As the clouds in the sky were scattered by a tremendous force, a giant meteor over a hundred meters in diameter descended at a speed surpassing sound, trailing a long tail behind it.

"Is that? A meteor?"

On the ground, when everyone saw Issho's extravagant welcoming gift, their expressions changed.

"Is this real Celestial Body Magic?"

"No, that's not right..."

"Is he just using gravity to pull a meteor down from the sky?"

"That seems even more outrageous..."

"This gravity is countless times stronger than Bluenote's."

Makarov stared at the meteor in the sky, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. Getting hit by that thing was no joke.

"So what if it's a meteor?"

"Watch me smash it to pieces..."

"Dragon Slayer's Secret Art: Crimson Lotus: Phoenix Blade!!"

Natsu shouted, his body erupting with an unprecedented amount of magic power. He flew straight into the sky and pierced right through the meteor.

Instantly, the meteor that had been hurtling down at supersonic speed exploded in the sky like a firework, scattering debris everywhere.

"BOOM!!"

In that moment, Moria's already dilapidated ship became even more battered.

"Ah... please stop fighting."

Moria was completely stunned. Who were these people, who had called them here, and why were they fighting on his ship? He was completely clueless about all of it!

So, what in the world was going on?

Moria couldn't figure out that these people, who seemed to be from different factions and engaged in a free-for-all, were actually all on the same side.

"Ahaha..."

"I didn't expect this old fellow to be a master swordsman."

Aramaki, who had seen Issho's move, laughed as he drew the sword from his waist.

"CLANG!!"

In an instant, Issho's and Aramaki's swords clashed. The Haki between the two surged relentlessly. Even without using their Devil Fruit abilities, they were both top-tier swordsmen, undisputed great swordsmen!

It would be no exaggeration to call them silver medalists, second only to the world's strongest, Mihawk.

"Count me in!"

Seeing this, Erza didn't hesitate for a second, immediately joining the duel between the two top-tier swordsmen, Issho and Aramaki...

Although her Haki had improved by leaps and bounds, her swordsmanship was still far from that of a top-tier great swordsman. Right now, Erza's main strategy was overwhelming power.

"BOOM!!"

For a moment, the Haki and sword energy of the three raged! The terrifying power gave Moria, the true owner of the ship, a splitting headache, and he didn't dare to get close.

"Just who are these people?"

"If I didn't already know all the current Admirals and Four Emperors, I would have thought the Admirals and the Emperors of the Sea were holding a meeting on my ship."

Moria watched the fierce battle between Erza, Issho, and Aramaki, cold sweat streaming down his forehead in utter shock.

"BOOM!"

Just as Moria's mind was reeling, Eden and Laxus clashed again.

"Yo~ Eden~"

"You've finally been promoted to the 'Heavenly King' rank too."

"It must have been really difficult for you to reach this level."

"After all, you're not a lightning magic genius like me."

"By the way, I was the first among our guild's generation of S-Class mages to reach this domain."

Laxus tilted his chin up, looking at Eden, whose magic power was now on par with his and whose aura was even stronger. He crossed his arms and taunted him.

"Oh, my."

"I just relaxed a little and let you get ahead for a moment, and look how happy you are."

"By the way, has Master Makarov approved your return to the guild? Or are you, by any chance, still in a state of expulsion?"

Eden naturally returned Laxus's jab.

Yes, Eden knew exactly how to provoke Laxus.

He went straight for the jugular.

"Eden!!"

Hearing this, Laxus flew into a rage. His aura surged, and the sky began to fill with dark clouds as thunder and lightning crackled.

"Laxus!!"

Eden had no intention of backing down either. He glared at Laxus, his magic power soaring to a new height.

In an instant, fierce winds blew, and the sea roared!

At that moment, it was as if the world's strongest man, 'Whitebeard' Edward Newgate, had lost his temper. Waves thousands of meters high, capable of swallowing islands, surrounded the entire small island. This pirate ship, which held the title of the world's largest but was actually just a dilapidated island modified by Moria, floated on the sea like a lone boat.

"Please stop fighting!"

"Aren't you here to save me?"

As the two Heavenly King-level masters, Eden and Laxus, began their duel, Lucy cried out, on the verge of a breakdown.

On her left were the three great swordsmen: Erza, Issho, and Aramaki. On her right were the two Heavenly King-level mages: Eden and Laxus.

Lucy suddenly felt that she would have a better chance of survival fighting Moria alone.

At this critical moment.

Outside the island.

"I see."

"So that's why you came to me for help?"

"Indeed..."

"If the enemies are monsters of this level, then besides me, no one else could handle it."

As a small boat slowly drifted closer, Gildarts, on board, spoke to Leo the Lion, the Celestial Spirit beside him. Thanks to his privilege as the leader of the Zodiac, Leo could stay in the human world longer than other spirits. He was also Loke, a mage of the Fairy Tail guild (who hadn't quit).

"Huh?"

"Is that so?"

Leo was stunned. The reason he had gone to get reinforcements was that he couldn't handle that ghost girl on his own.

If that woman's attacks touched him, he would be reminded of how weak he was and completely give up resisting...

But that was just a matter of mechanics, right?

What in the world had happened on the island while he was away?!

"By the way, is it my imagination?"

"I feel like the aura on the island is incredibly familiar."

"Forget it, whatever!"

"Anyway, if I just destroy the whole island, the enemy will be helpless, right?"

Saying this, Gildarts unleashed his Crush Magic directly at the small island in front of him, which was about five kilometers in diameter and hailed as the world's largest pirate ship.

"BOOM!!"

With a deafening roar!

This super pirate ship, which Moria had spent ten years building—from finding the remains of God Valley to piecing together at least a hundred pirate ships every year—was pulverized into countless fist-sized stones under this single blow from Gildarts.

"BOOM!"

With the complete collapse of its foundation...

"The island's been destroyed!"

"We're doomed, the sea is right below us!"

"This time, we're really going to die!"

"I knew it would be like this! Are you guys really here to save me?!" This was Lucy speaking.

Amidst the shouts of the crowd, Moria and his subordinates, Lucy, Natsu, Eden, Laxus, Nami, Robin, and the rest of the Fairy Tail guild...

And the Straw Hat crew, who had just defeated Perona, successfully met up with Lola's group, and were preparing to take down Moria...

Everyone on the small island plummeted towards the sea below.

Yes, when Gildarts made a move, he never spared anyone present.

"Hahaha!"

"Did you see that, Loke?"

"My power is as great as ever, right?"

After destroying the entire island with one punch, Gildarts turned to Loke beside him and said with a cheerful laugh.

"Ah..."

"Look what you've done!"

On the small boat, Loke stared at the obliterated island, completely frozen. He said in horror, "Mr. Gildarts, do you remember we came here to save people?"

"Ah..."

"Right! We came to save people."

"Sorry, I completely forgot."

Hearing this, Gildarts stood there stunned for a long time before scratching his head and saying with a helpless look.

"Ah..."

Leo was completely numb. What did he say? Asking Gildarts to save people was a mistake.

After all, this was the man who, after driving away the magical beasts attacking a village, could destroy the village with a single slap out of sheer excitement.

Asking this man to save people was harder than killing him!

"What do we do now?"

"I think I saw Lucy, Natsu, Eden, and oh no, my daughter Cana! I knew my feeling wasn't wrong, everyone on the island is our guildmate."

"We're doomed, they're about to fall into the sea, but I don't know how to save people."

Gildarts stood on his small boat, looking frantic. He had learned every attack magic under the sun and could now use magic as casually as breathing, but he had never learned how to save people.

"BOOM!"

Just as Gildarts was at a loss, Makarov took action. His body suddenly grew enormous, reaching a height of several hundred meters!

This massive body should have allowed Makarov's legs to stand firm in the sea... well, it couldn't!

The sea in the world of One Piece was simply too deep. Even for Makarov, whose body had reached a height of five hundred meters, his feet still couldn't touch the bottom.

"Now we're really done for," Makarov said, his expression changing slightly in embarrassment.

"VMM!"

However, just as everyone was at a loss...

Eden, Issho, and Aramaki acted simultaneously.

Eden completely changed the surface tension of the sea, turning it into a trampoline that caught everyone who was falling.

Aramaki, on the other hand, created an oasis on the sea's surface where everyone could land freely. This oasis was even larger than Moria's Thriller Bark! It was a massive floating forest, ten kilometers long and ten kilometers wide.

Creating a forest of this scale was incredibly easy for a powerhouse of Aramaki's level, though it was still a far cry from Aokiji instantly freezing the ocean...

As for Issho, he directly used the power of his Gravity Fruit to make Makarov float.

"Ah!"

"It's Eden!"

"I was wondering why the island kept shaking. So it was you guys."

"Then it all makes sense."

Luffy finally noticed Eden and the others floating in the sky. He had just been wondering about the earthquake.

So it was the aftershocks from Eden and the others' battle? Then everything started to make sense.

"Keep fighting! Laxus..."

"The battle between us isn't over yet."

After seeing that everyone was saved, Eden immediately grabbed Laxus to continue their fight.

"Bring it on! You think I'm afraid of you?"

Cold sweat appeared on Laxus's forehead. They were now at sea. If he fought Eden here, his chances of winning were, by any measure, far too low.

"Stop it, you brats."

Just as Eden and Laxus were about to fight again, Makarov suddenly reached out his hand, stopping the two monstrous kids who had grown so much in just a few days that he almost didn't recognize them.

"Ah!!"

"Is that a giant?!"

On the sea surface, Zoro and Sanji, who could now walk freely on the water due to the change in surface tension, stared at the mountain-like, immensely huge Makarov in the sky, exclaiming in shock, "Damn it, before he spoke, I thought it was a mountain or the remains of the island!"

"Ah!!"

"So cool!"

As for Luffy, Chopper, Usopp, and Brook, they stared at the gigantic Makarov and shouted in excitement.

"BOOM!"

On the other side, with Gildarts's Crush, the mist and dark clouds that had enveloped the island were finally dispersed, and the sun shone down.

"This is bad!"

Luffy and the others' faces changed. They subconsciously tried to hide, as people who had lost their shadows couldn't face the sun.

Unfortunately, they were a step too late.

The light still shone on them...

"Ah! We're going to die..."

For a moment, Usopp, Chopper, and the others screamed, but nothing happened.

"Huh?!"

Usopp and Chopper were stunned.

"Idiot, our shadows are already back."

While Usopp was dazed, Sanji, with a soaked cigarette in his mouth, said nonchalantly.

Indeed, without Eden's rescue and with all his subordinates defeated by the Straw Hats, Moria had well and truly fallen into the sea.

Moria: "I hope someone asks me what happened!!"

"By the way, can we find a suitable place to talk?"

At that moment, Lucy, who had been caught by Makarov and was now being held in his arms, feeling incredibly cramped, spoke up.

To be honest, it was really crowded!

And so, everyone moved to the artificial island created by Aramaki.

Next up, it was time for Lucy's roast session.

"So, do any of you remember why my Celestial Spirits risked breaking the rules to go all over the world to find you?!"

"You came here to save me, right?"

Lucy questioned everyone present.

"Uhh..."

As Lucy's words fell, everyone tilted their heads, none of them daring to look her in the eye. They looked flustered, with nervous sweat on their foreheads.

"Erza, I thought you were the responsible one."

"Mirajane, please don't smile, you're responsible too."

"Laxus... I was actually quite moved when I saw you came to save me."

"Eden, you're definitely the mastermind behind this civil war! I now seriously suspect you had a hand in the Harvest Festival rebellion too..."

"Natsu, Gray, Happy, we're teammates in the same squad, yet you forgot about me."

"And Cana, Wendy, Carla, Levy, Gajeel, Juvia, Master..."

As Lucy spoke, her voice was already tinged with tears. Wiping them away, she said, "I missed you all so much."

"Welcome home, Lucy."

In response, the members of the Fairy Tail guild stood together, smiling at Lucy as they spoke.

"Mhm."

Lucy nodded vigorously. As long as her family and comrades were here, there was nothing to fear.

"Uhh..."

"Um?!"

"Long time no see, everyone?"

Just as Lucy was hugging the members of the Fairy Tail guild tightly, a pale-faced Gildarts rowed his small boat onto their green oasis and greeted his comrades.

"Heh, the one who destroyed our island just now was you, wasn't it?! Gildarts..."

After Gildarts arrived, a group of Fairy Tail mages, led by Cana, didn't hesitate for a second and immediately started punching and kicking him.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Gildarts protected his head with his hands and said helplessly.

Just when Gildarts thought the beating would continue, he suddenly found himself pulled into a warm embrace...

Cana, with a look of infinite reliance, leaned against Gildarts's chest and said, "Welcome home, Gildarts! You must have had a hard time these past days, right?"

"Uh, indeed."

Gildarts's eyes grew moist hearing the first half of Cana's words, but when he heard the second half, he fell silent again.

How should he put it?

Hanging out with Shanks, eating and drinking well every day, and adventuring on all sorts of islands, he had been having so much fun he had almost forgotten the way home.

Yes, that was the one thing he could never tell anyone.

To this, the members of Fairy Tail said, "Can you be a little more reliable, old man?!"