"Huh... such a long beard!" Natsu, the brainless guy, actually made a sarcastic remark at this moment.
With a "Bang!", Chen Fan hit the back of his head and yelled, "This is no place for sarcastic remarks! If you want to make sarcastic remarks, you have to learn from Lucy. That's what you call professional...!"
"Hmm, yes, Lucy's sarcastic remarks are indeed very powerful," Happy also said, as if it were true. Cold sweat appeared on the villagers' foreheads.
"Hey! Hey! Is this the time to be discussing sarcastic remarks?!" Lucy yelled at Chen Fan and the others, then turned to the village chief. "I'm so sorry, please continue."
"What I wanted to say is that all the creatures on this island are like this, even the dogs and birds are no exception; they have all been subjected to this curse." The village chief had just said this when Gray interrupted. "With all due respect, how can you be sure this is a curse and not some kind of disease?"
The village chief explained, "We have invited dozens of doctors to examine them, and they all said they had never seen such a disease. Furthermore, becoming like this is related to the moon's magic."
"Moon magic?" Lucy and the others were surprised. Only Chen Fan yawned with boredom. To be honest, he already knew that these people didn't have a real disease, but were merely losing their memory or going 'crazy.'
Chief Mocha explained, "Originally, this island has been able to store moonlight since ancient times. The whole island shone like the moon and was a beautiful island. However, a few years ago, the moonlight suddenly began to turn purple."
"A purple moon?" Natsu repeated. Happy raised his head from Natsu's shoulder and looked at the sky, pointing up. "Look! The moon is out!"
Everyone looked up. The clouds were slowly blown away, and the moon appeared, giving off a purple light.
"It's really true! It's actually a purple moon!"
"This is horrible, this moon."
"What a beautiful moon!" Chen Fan exclaimed, looking at the moon.
"Whoosh, whoosh..." Everyone turned to Chen Fan, completely ruining the tense atmosphere. Lucy snapped at him. "You too! Don't make sarcastic remarks at a time like this!"
"This is a curse, this is moon magic." As soon as Chief Mocha finished speaking, his eyes suddenly widened, glaring outwards. Almost simultaneously, all the villagers' expressions became extremely painful, startling Lucy and Gray. Even Chen Fan, who was mentally prepared, was a little shocked.
Immediately, all the villagers' bodies gradually grew larger, their skin seemed to stretch, and claws grew on their hands and feet. Some also grew horns, looking very terrifying.
Lucy said nervously, "What exactly is happening?" In a short time, the transformation was complete.
The village chief continued, "I'm sorry, did I frighten you all?"
"What exactly is happening?" Gray looked at the village chief in amazement. "How pitiful." Lucy also said from the side.
Natsu, the brainless one, excitedly said, "This, this, is so cool!"
"Ah..." A shocked sound was heard, and Chen Fan slapped his forehead helplessly. He admitted defeat. Compared to Natsu, the brainless one, his own sarcasm was really weak. But Natsu still didn't sense that the atmosphere was wrong and continued to say, "This is good! Give me horns and claws!"
"This is the first time someone has said I'm cool, but I'm not happy at all," a villager whispered to Chief Mocha.
"I'm telling you, everyone has a problem with this!" Lucy couldn't take it anymore and said to Natsu.
Natsu finally came to his senses. "Really?!" Then he said to the villagers, "Sorry, sorry, then we have to think of a way."
"You finally understand the situation, don't you?" Happy said. "You have to look at the situation too!" Gray also chimed in.
Lucy turned to Chen Fan. "Chen Fan, can't you figure something out?"
"This wouldn't stump me, but it's a temporary solution, not a permanent cure." The villagers and Gray looked at Chen Fan with anticipation. Chen Fan continued, "I can't guarantee anything either. Let's listen to the Village Chief continue." Chen Fan circled the topic and gave it back.
Seeing Chen Fan say this, everyone was a little disappointed. Chief Mocha continued, "Then let's get back to the previous topic. When the purple moon appears, we will turn into these demon forms. If this isn't a curse, then what is it? In the morning, we will return to normal, but there are also people who are unable to revert and even lose their minds."
"How can that be?" Lucy was a little confused.
"Those who lose their minds, we will kill them. And the person who lost his mind and turned into a monster here is my son." While speaking, he held a photo of BoBo in his hand, and tears flowed.
Natsu heard that and said excitedly, "Maybe he can return to normal!" But Gray saw the photo of BoBo and said in surprise, "Captain Uncle!"
"That's right!"
"Ah..." Lucy and Happy also saw it.
"I finally know why Uncle disappeared. It must be Uncle's ghost." Gray continued. "A ghost...?" Lucy was startled to hear the word 'ghost'. Girls are more sensitive about this.
"Hehehe..." A sound was heard, ruining the atmosphere again. Everyone looked over and found it was Chen Fan laughing from the side.
It turned out that Chen Fan couldn't take it anymore. When would this low-level plot end? So he blocked out the sound and stood on the side, watching them mime. He unconsciously laughed. Seeing everyone staring at him, Chen Fan quickly changed his expression, as if he was extremely sad, making people think what had just happened was just an illusion.
Chief Mocha continued, "That must be my son, even in death, trying to find someone to save us. Now the only way we can think of is to destroy the moon. Please, I beg you." He took the lead in bowing, his emotions very sincere.
Soon, Chen Fan and the others were arranged in a room. Chen Fan was a little tired that day. He hadn't exercised much for a long time, and his body was rusty. He lay down in bed early and fell asleep.
Happy lay by the window, looking at the purple moon hanging in the sky. "The more I look at this moon, the more it makes my hair stand on end," he said.
Hearing Happy, Lucy turned to him. "Happy! Quickly close the window! Didn't you hear what the Village Chief said? We can also transform!" While speaking, she imagined herself turning into a demon, covering her face, and screaming, "It's scary!"
"But speaking of which, this is really giving me a headache. I'm usually not good at using my brain, and the one who is good at using his brain is still sleeping," Natsu said lazily, sitting on a chair.
"But destroying the moon is really..." Gray said from the side.
"How many punches does it take for me to destroy the moon? I really don't know!" Natsu, the brainless guy, was actually thinking about this problem. I wonder if Chen Fan would jump up from the bed if he heard it. Educating people like Natsu was Chen Fan's favorite thing.
"Are you actually going to destroy the moon?! What are you thinking?!" Gray yelled at Natsu.
"Yeah, no matter how powerful a wizard is, I don't think they would be able to destroy the moon," Lucy said after thinking carefully.
"But the request is to destroy the moon. If we accept a request but can't fulfill it, it will damage Fairy Tail's reputation."
"What can't be done, just can't be done!" Gray's voice was a bit loud.
"Everyone, calm down!" Chen Fan yelled loudly.
Suddenly, the room was silent. Chen Fan's long-standing authority was instantly apparent.
Natsu whispered to Gray and Lucy, "I'm going to sleep. We can discuss it tomorrow." After saying that, he tiptoed to his bed. Gray also quickly took off his clothes, so fast that in the blink of an eye, his clothes were gone.
Lucy also felt tired, so she turned off the light and lay down. Suddenly, Lucy opened her eyes and screamed, "Ah, the beasts, the pervert, and the degenerate! How am I supposed to sleep...!"
"Shut up!" Four voices rang out. This time, Happy had been added. Lucy, feeling wronged, buried her head in the quilt, afraid of what terrible things might happen if she woke Chen Fan and the others.