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Recap Last Chapter

• Natsu was given a special task by the mayor to rescue a group of adventurers lost inside a Wandering Dungeon

• Natsu had found Ruby, a Cursed Sword whom had pledged her loyalty to Natsu.

• Natsu, Zaia and Ruby had managed to defeat a group of bandits whom ambushed them when they were leaving the dungeon

Chapter 5: Big Brown Fluffy Tail

Abandoned Mansion, 27 kilometres south of Whitecape Town ( Close to one month after the Wandering Dungeon Incident )

Far away from Whitecape Town stood a huge mansion. Built centuries ago, the mansion served as the home for one of the pioneers of Whitecape Town, the Ravel Household.

They were nice people, friendly to man and monster girls alike. Unlike most rich households, the Ravels don't flaunt their status everywhere they go to boast of their riches and power. Instead, they were humble.

But that doesn't mean that they don't have enemies. They do, a lot of them. After the Great War, good relationships with monster girls alike are considered traitorous and evil. The Ravels were threatened time and time again to end their relations with the monster girls. But they didn't care.

They casted aside any fear of being oppressed for serving a different kind. For decades, they thrived in their family business. Although they were considered as unorthodox for having different opinions, it didn't stop them from flourishing.

Until that one day. The day where the walls of this mansion was painted red with blood. The day where flames burnt the very foundation of this building. Screams of the family was heard by everyone nearby by none came to help. As none dared to go against their murderers, the Holy Sovereign.

The day after, nothing was left. The bodies all incinerated to dust, the walls broken down, their riches taken for the Holy Sovereign's benefit. But that was not the worst of it.

"Than, what is?"

The Holy Sovereign had gone through and taken the files of information of the family's every business contact. Including the monster girls. And that is how all the bloodshed happened. They used the information to find and kill every last monster girl that had been in contact with the family.

"...or so I was told by the mayor how the stories went by" said Natsu who was sitting on an old dust wooden chair.

"Okay...but that still doesn't explain why we're here at this stupid mansion" Zaia stated to the man.

"We are here to meet the informant that is going to give the information Master needs to go back home" a certain sword that was stuck on Natsu's back explained to the Hellhound.

"Ohhhh. That still doesn't explain why we need to be here. I mean, we could at least meet at a nicer place. Not this dump" Zaia whined, kicking a stray pebble into the wall.

"Well, that was the agreement Zaia. We were asked to meet the informant here for privacy. They must have their reasons" Natsu said.

"Well, the information better be good" Zaia gruffed.

"It is good! I promise!" said an unknown voice causing all of them to stand up.

From the entrance, a small cloaked figure entered. The informant's entire face was covered by the cloak's shadow. From what they could observe, the person had a rather had a small body frame and it's height was around half of Natsu's.

"Are you the informant?" Natsu asked the small figure.

"Yes" the figure answered simply.

"Do you have the information I requested?"

"It depends...do you have my payment?"

"Zaia, give it to her" Zaia nodded and immediately tossed a black bag to the informant.

The informant caught the bag and placed in on the ground. The figure immediately untied the bindings to the bag and opened it up. Seeing the contents inside the bad immediately made the informant's eye light up. Reaching in, the figure pulled out a strange object. It was hard and brown and almost circular in shape.

An acorn.

"Finally! Some good quality acorns!" The figure cracked open the acorn and immediately ate it. Her actions immediately made Natsu and the other sweat dropped.

"If you don't mind me asking, why acorns?" asked Zaia.

"Do you know how hard it is to find high-grade acorns nowadays? I mean like, seriously! It's ridiculous! Most other acorns are just disgusting. This babies on the other hand...just perfection!" the figure happily munched on another acorn.

"You're not human...are you?" Natsu asked the figure.

The figure stood still in shock for a while before looking at Natsu.

"How...how did you know?"

"My nose. Plus the fact that normal people won't ask for nuts as payment" Natsu stated.

"You got me there." The figure slowly lift up it's cloak, revealing it's true self. (For the description of the cloaked figure, look up Ratatoskr Monster Girl Encyclopedia)

"You truly are different than the other humans, Natsu Dragneel"

"How do you know my name?"

"Please darling, I'm an informant. Plus, I'm not the only one who's after your identity." added the squirrel girl.

"There are others?"

"Lots of them. One of them being the Holy Sovereign. Looks like you certainly had gotten their attention. Luckily for you, the Holy Sovereign hates my kind. And also, I only work with nice guys" she said while grinning mischievously.

"Haha, lucky me!" Natsu laughed sarcastically.

"Well, that's your part of the deal done. Here's mine" The Ratatorks tossed over a bundle of scrolls to Natsu.

"That's every information that I had gotten about travelling between worlds. Though, most of the technologies in those scrolls have went 'poof' " She said while using her hands to mimic the movement of smoke dispersing.

"It's okay. Thank you" Natsu thanked the Ratatoskr.

"No need to thank me. It is business after all. Though, I hope you don't mind me asking you a question"

"Go ahead"

"I heard that you've been gathering yourself a harem of monster girls including angry puppy and glowing stick over there. My question is, why?" asked the squirrel girl.

Both Zaia and Ruby had tick marks on their forehead. The nicknames they were called was offensive to say the least.

"Why? Well... because I love them. I might not understand why most people hate them, maybe because I'm not from around here. I might not know your history but I'm glad I didn't. Because if I did, then I will not get to know and love my beautiful wives" Natsu's speech caused the Hellhound and the Cursed Sword to blush.

" *sigh* I don't trust humans that well, but you're charming to say the least. I wouldn't mind doing more 'business" with you, if you know what I mean" The Ratatoskr winked at Natsu.

Natsu only blushed in reply, while Zaia and Ruby growled in anger.

"Until next time, Natsu~" she bid him farewell in a sing-song voice before hopping away, leaving the trio of adventurers alone.

"At least she's... interesting" Natsu said.

"I don't trust her Natsu" Zaia said to the dragon slayer.

"And why is that?"

"Because she's a Ratatoskr. They're mischievous, manipulative and they're also known for being traitorous. Those squirrels may seem all fluffy and cute but they won't hesitate to stab you in the back once they'd got what they wanted" Zaia explained.

"I would have to agree with the Hellhound on this. Even during my time, these rodents were a nuisance. You never know what valuable information they'll sell out for their 'precious' acorns" added Ruby.

" C'mon guys. That was back then. Things had changed." Natsu tried to persuade them.

"I don't know...she might be different but I won't bet on it. And neither should you, Natsu" said the Hellhound.

"Fine. I won't get too close...but I'm still gonna need her to find the informations I need" Natsu said to them.

"Whatever floats your boat. Now, can we leave?!" Zaia asked, more than eager to go out from the wrecked mansion.

"Yeah. No use staying here any longer" Natsu and the trio left the mansion and heads back to their home.

Three hours later, Natsu's Farmhouse

"Hey guys! I'm home" Natsu greeted his wives before entering his home with Zaia and Ruby.

"Welcome back Honey! How did it go?" asked Amber who was tending to her petals and leaves.

"It went okay. I'd gotten the information I need" Natsu said laying the scrolls he had acquired on the table.

"Mr. Natsu... what's that?" Lala asked as she appeared from the kitchen.

"Oh, hey there Lala. Didn't realise you were here. These are just scrolls I needed" Natsu said.

Natsu slowly unbind the strings wrapped around the scrolls and uncovered the cylindrical papers. Written on the papers were some sort of instructions but they were in an unknown language.

"Great! Another language I don't understand" Natsu said in disappointment.

"Don't worry Honey. Maybe we could go to the town library and find books about other languages" Amber suggested.

"Maybe later. I think I'm gonna go take a bath" Natsu excused himself and went to the bathhouse.

Dipping himself in the warm water, he could feel the comfortable warmth quickly spreading throughout his body. Suddenly, he felt an unknown presence near him.

"Who's there?!" Natsu stood up and flared up his magic, the water beneath him went from warm to boiling hot.

"Relax... it's just me" the figure said as it made it's presence known.

"Squirrel girl?"

"I have a name you know! And it's not squirrel girl! It's Esme, short for Esmeralda. You better remember it!" she warned, glaring at Natsu.

"Okay! Okay! Sheesh! What are you doing here anyway?" Natsu asked.

"I'm here to see you of course!" she answered him in delight.

"See me? If Zaia or Ruby finds out you're here..."

"I don't care. Angry puppy and glowy stick can't do shit to me. Anyway...here you go" she lifted her big brown fluffy tail and wrapped it around Natsu's head.

"So soft!" Natsu thought delightfully.

"Huh? Why are you doing this?"

"Because you'd caught my interest, Natsu Dragneel. It's rare to see people like you nowadays. And also, take this as a sign of trust. You ARE my favourite customer after all" she said.

"Sure I am" Natsu said sarcastically.

"I'm not lying! You are my favourite! And I'll prove it!" She immediately reached inside her mini-bag and took out an acorn.

"Here. You can have this" she said.

"This doesn't prove anything!" Natsu screamed comically at her.

"You're a meany! Anyway...I have to go hunting for information now. Take care~" the squirrel leaped away, disappearing from Natsu's sight.

"Well, she's something else... I'll give her that" Natsu thought before continuing to enjoy his bath.

Whitecape Town Library (Three days later)

"Aghhh! So many books!" groaned Natsu as steam came out of his head.

"Well, you're the one who wanted to find information" said Zaia.

"Don't worry Honey. You can rest if you want to" assured Amber.

"Thanks...but I have to do this too. Though, isn't there any other way to find the information I need?" Natsu asked.

"Lala thinks there's no other way Mr. Natsu" said Lala.

"Well, I think there is one way" said Bethany.

"What?"

"How about you contact that Ratartoskr informant you've met before?" suggested the Holstaur.

"No!" Ruby and Zaia flat out disagreed with her suggestion.

"Why?! She might know a thing or two about ancient languages." defended Bethany.

"Yeah...and she'll just ask for more acorns as payment. There's no harm in that" added Amber.

"Yes there is! You can't trust Ratartoskrs! As monster girls, you two should at least know that" Zaia said, pointing to Amber and Bethany.

"I don't find them untrustworthy. What could harmless little squirrels do to you instead of being cute and cuddly?"

"I tell you what they can do. They can sell you out to the enemy! That's what!" Zaia said, accidentally raised her voice a little bit too high.

"Shhhh! Can you girls keep it down? We're inside a library for Mavis's sake." Natsu adviced them.

"Sorry!"

"You know...you guys really are like one happy family"

"Thanks... wait! Who said that?" All of them looked and saw non other than Esme sitting at the edge of the table.

"Me...your best informant!" she said rather proudly and walked to them.

"What are you doing here, rodent?!" Zaia growled at the Ratartoskr.

"You know...you could be a little nicer to me... I'm not your enemy here" said the Ratatoskr.

"She's right Zaia. You should cool down a little. She means no harm" advised Natsu causing the Hellhound to huff in annoyance and cross her hands.

"Now that we are all friends, why are you here, Esme?" asked the dragon slayer.

"To give you a tip. And an important one at that" said the Ratatoskr.

"What's the catch?"

"You can pay me later. This one is of utmost importance. You see...the Holy Sovereign have created something dangerous. A chemical substance that enhances your strength to a fearsome degree" she explained.

"You mean like Ichor?" Amber asked.

"No, not like Ichor. Ichor only enhances your strength to the maximum limit, this one makes you go above and beyond, powering you up to the level of high-class demons. And they are mass producing it."

"That's not good. We need to stop them." Natsu said getting a nod from all of them except Esme.

"Unfortunately, you can't" she shook her head in disagreement.

"Why can't we?" Natsu asked. Surely, with his strength alone, he could take down the place that was producing these potions.

"Because it's a suicide mission. The lab where they are producing these potions is directly beneath their main HQ. I'm talking about getting pass through about hundreds and hundreds of battalions of elite soldiers, high-grade weapons, not to mention that you also have to face all of the Inquisitors. So unless if you have an army of your own, I doubt things would work well" Esme explained.

"But as of now, we shouldn't worry too much about the potions. It seems like the potions are only assigned to their Inquisitors. So we don't need to worry about them using it for a global invasion. They are probably only for defensive purposes" added the squirrel hoping that they would change their mind about attacking the Holy Sovereign.

"You're right. But still, we have to be careful from now on. Anyway...thank you Esme. I owe you one" Natsu thanked the Ratartoskr. Since her first appearance, she had been really helpful to all of them.

"Well, since you owe me one, how about you take me for a date later today? How does that sound?" she asked him.

Natsu smiled at her suggestion and nodded in agreement. "I'll meet you at the Town Square later, okay"

"See you later, Natsu~" she was about to leave but was stopped by a certain Hellhound and Cursed Sword.

"Wait, Esme!"

"What is it this time?" asked an annoyed Esme. These two Monster Girls haven't been kind to her since day one but she couldn't say that it was entirely their fault. Even she had to live her whole life knowing that no one would trust her because of her people's deceiving nature.

"We wanna say that we...we are sorry" Both of them apologized and bowed to her, causing Esme to gasp in shock.

"Listen...we hadn't been too nice to you and we're sorry. Natsu is right, we shouldn't judge you because of who your people are. We hope that you can forgive us"

"I'll forgive you. For the price of five bags of acorns, each. I'll claim it from you guys once I'm done with my date with Natsu. Later~" she hopped away leaving Zaia and Ruby in a bewildered state.

"Well, Master is right as always. She is something else" Ruby said while chuckling.

Three hours later, Whitecape Town Square

A squirrel girl can be seen waiting patiently for someone. She was leaning against a brick wall, her eyes roaming wildly in every direction.

"Where is he?" she asked herself.

"Here!" A voice spoke to her out of nowhere, spooking the poor Ratartoskr.

"Kyaaaaa!" she screamed in fear only to stop when she saw the culprit. A pink haired man was laughing like crazy, clearly amused at her cute reaction to his jumpscare.

"Why you! You scared me to death!" she yelled at him.

"Now you know what it feels like when somebody comes and speaks to you from behind" Natsu smirked at the squirrel.

"Whatever! Still...thank you for coming on this date with me"

"It's my pleasure, Esme. So...where do you want to go first?" Natsu asked her.

"Hmm...the candy store sounds nice right about now. I'm kinda hungry" she said, sheepishly rubbing her stomach.

"Well, let's go then!" Natsu walked forward before he felt his shirt sleeve getting tugged by Esme.

"Something wrong, Esme?" Natsu asked, concerned at the Ratartoskr.

"Can I *incoherent mumbling* your back?" she spoke shyly, a part of her sentence can't be heard by Natsu.

"Excuse me...can you what?" Natsu asked her to speak more clearly.

"Can I ride on your back?" she spoke again, a little bit clearly this time around.

Natsu chuckled at her innocent request. Natsu wasted no time lifting her up and put her on his back, with her legs wrapping around his body and her arms around his neck. She blushed at Natsu's actions.

"Thank you Natsu" she whispered to his ears.

"I live to serve" Natsu replied back to her. With that, they started their ultimate journey, a journey to the candy shop.

Once they were inside, Esme wasted no time jumping off of Natsu's back and immediately scattered throughout the store, immensely excited to be able to browse all the delicious treats available.

It wasn't until a few minutes browsing that Natsu just realised something important. "Wait...Esme only carries around acorns in her bag...so how is she gonna pay? Wait...so that's why she wanted to bring me on this date. You sneaky devil" Natsu snickered at the thought.

Esme on the other hand was busy picking up every candy she could get her hands on. "If this continues up, I might just get broke!" Natsu thought in horror.

Luckily for Natsu, she stopped after the twenty-seventh piece of candy. She immediately packed them up and brought them to the cashier so Natsu can pay up.

The cashier smiled at the couple as she summed up the price of their purchase. "That will be...350 gems" the cashier spoke in a joyful tone. It's rare for them to get customers that would buy this much candy in just one visit to the store.

Meanwhile, Natsu eyes whited out in shock. That was the most he probably spend on food, and that was saying much since he eats a lot.

"Let's just...get outta her" Natsu spoke to Esme after paying the cashier. Not wanting to stay any longer, Natsu immediately left with Esme. He feared that if he stayed any longer, Esme might just go on another shopping spree.

"Well, that's one place done. Where do you wanna go next?" Natsu asked the squirrel.

Esme who was eagerly munching her treats simply replied "The forest"

"The forest? Why?" Natsu asked, weirded out by her request.

"I don't know. I just wanna go there" she replied.

"Well, whatever you say then. Let's go." The squirrel immediately hopped back onto Natsu's back as they made their way to the nearby forest.

Unknown to them, a few anonymous figures were watching them from the rooftops of the buildings there. "It seems the squirrel is doing her job properly. Soon, we will get our hands on the fiend. Move out!" The figure and his men dispersed from the building, following the duo while hiding from plain sight.

Meanwhile, at Natsu's Farmland

All of Natsu's wives minus Ilse were present at home. Even Clara who was always busy with her duties to guide the dead into the afterlife were there, happily chatting with the rest of her sister-wives.

"So...Natsu is currently on a date with a Ratartoskr?" Clara asked.

"Yep... they should probably be back soon. And we will have another sister-wife! Yeay!" Amber cheered causing the others to sweat drop.

"Amber, I'd been meaning to ask you this. Why are you so eager in getting Master more wives? I mean...surely... don't you fear that one day he might not have enough love for all of us?" asked Ruby.

"Ruby...the answer to your question is simple. The heart of a human is a complicated thing...for them, love someone else and you're a cheater. But as a monster girl, I know better. You know how big Natsu's heart is...and I thought...if the feeling is mutual, why not share his love with someone else as well? I love Natsu...to the point I can't live my life without him. I know you guys might be afraid that one day he's gonna find someone better than us and he's gonna cast us aside. Well...I don't believe that. Natsu is the kindest...most charming...bravest man I've ever met and he's loyal to the core. If there is one thing I'm sure of, is that he will love us all equally."

"Spoken like a true monster wife. I agree with Amber here" added Bethany.

"Lala thinks Mr. Natsu...is kind too! Lala loves him!" the timid and shy Lava Golem said.

"All of you... really do love him. But..." Ruby suddenly looked sad.

"But what, Ruby?" Amber noticed her sudden change in mood and was concerned for the Cursed Sword.

"Master hasn't even had intercourse with me yet! I wanna prove my love to him too! Waaaaa!" The Cursed Sword cried comically causing the rest to sweat dropped.

"Do not fret, Ruby. Upon Natsu's return, I am certain that you may make your move on him. This follower of Hel guarantees it" Clara said, hoping to calm her down.

However, all of them also noticed a certain Hellhound pacing about in the living room.

"Umm, Zaia...what troubles you?" asked Bethany.

"I don't know...I just get this sick feeling in my stomach" said Zaia.

"Stomach ache? Then all you need is milk! Here have some!" Bethany suddenly pulled a bottle of milk out of nowhere.

"Or would you rather drink it straight from the source?" The Holstaur asked in a sultry tone, lifting her shirt up a bit, exposing her left breast.

"I don't want milk you horny cow!" Zaia growled at her while blushing at the same time. Let's be real here, who wouldn't?

"Then...why do Zaia...seem worried" asked Lala.

"It's... it's Natsu. I'm worried for him" admitted Zaia.

"Why? I thought we went over this already. Esme is not our enemy" Amber reminded her.

"Yeah...plus they are just on a date. What could go wrong?" asked Bethany.

"It's just...my gut feeling. I'm worried that something bad might happen to him" Zaia said. Zaia usually doesn't get worried but when it comes to Natsu's safety...she couldn't help being extra cautious.

"I'm sure it's nothing" Amber said.

"Yeah...maybe I'm just overreacting." Zaia gave in. Her gut was telling her something is about to go wrong but maybe it was just her wild imagination.

"By the way, where's Ilse? I haven't seen her in about a week? Where did she went off too?" asked the Hellhound.

"Ilse? She said she had something she needed to take care of. Something about the Holy Sovereign. At the time, you, Ruby and Natsu were on a mission so she didn't get the chance to say goodbye to you guys. It looked like she was in a hurry too" Amber recalled.

"That's weird. Did she say when she's gonna return?" Ruby chimed in.

"She didn't. But probably soon" Amber said. No longer than three seconds after Amber said that, they hear a loud gust of wind outside. It sounded like wings flapping about.

"Speak of the devil. She's back I suppose" Amber said.

But all of them didn't expect Ilse to crash through the door, immediately breaking it into pieces.

"Ilse! What the hell?!" Zaia growled at her.

"Yeah, have you ever heard of a door knob?!" Bethany asked.

"There's no time for that! Where's Natsu?! Where is he?!" Ilse seemed really shook about something.

"Natsu? He went out, why?" Amber asked.

"Shit! We need to get him back here, now!" Ilse practically ordered them to do so in panic.

"Relax Ilse. Don't panic...just tell us what's wrong." Clara tried to calm her down.

"Okay...okay" Ilse started to stabilize her emotion. She took deep breaths and sat down.

"Now, slowly and calmly, tell us what happened?" Amber asked.

"Okay... remember that I left for something...well that something involved a recently abandoned Holy Sovereign camp. I'd gotten information that the Holy Sovereign just upped and left the camp because of emergency orders from their HQ. That means that they left all of their information lying idle inside the camp. Once I arrived, I had found a couple stack of files. I looked into them and I found something horrible" Ilse said in fear.

"What?"

"It was about Natsu. It seems that they had marked Natsu as a threat considering he interfered with their plans at the volcano. Inside those files were informations about mercenaries, assassins and spies, all of them hired to kill Natsu. However, one stood out. It seems that they had made an exception and struck some sort of deal with a Monster Girl. A Ratartoskr that goes by the name Esme. She was supposed to trick Natsu and lead him to the enemy" Ilse's explanation made everybody else in the room go wide-eye.

"Shit" Amber cursed.

"What shit?" Ilse asked.

"That damn squirrel! I told you she couldn't be trusted!" Zaia growled.

"Wait! You mean you guys already met her?!" Ilse asked, realising what had exactly happened during her absence.

"It's not just that. She's with Master right now!" Ruby exclaimed.

"Damn! We need to find him. NOW!" Zaia and the rest immediately dashed out of the house in search for the dragon slayer.

Natsu and Esme had entered walked around the forest for quite a while now. Natsu looked quite content with his date so far with the Ratartoskr. She proved to be quite a joyful and funny companion.

"You know Esme. I had a lot of fun today" Nastu said as both of them made it to a clearing in the forest.

"Yeah. Me too" Esme replied, but somehow she sounded a bit sad.

"Esme...is there something wrong?" Natsu asked.

"Huh?...No! No! Nothing's wrong! Everything is fine! La la la la!" she hummed happily while skipping around the clearing.

"Really Esme? Cause you don't sound so... happy" Natsu noticed the awkwardness in her tone. It seems like she was hiding something from him.

"Really! I'm fine!" she tried to assure Natsu.

"Esmerelda... you know you can trust me. Is there something wrong?" Natsu asked her.

"Natsu...have you ever had to choose?" She asked, her tone shifted from joy to despair.

"Choose?"

"Yes...to choose between a close friend and a family. What if a friend sells you out knowing that if he or she does that, their family will be safe? Would you do it?" she asked.

"I...won't. It doesn't matter, I'll try my best to save them both." Natsu stated.

"What if you don't have enough strength to do so?"

"Then I'll die trying."

"It's a shame... I'm not as brave as to make a decision like yours. I'm sorry that it had to come to this" she said confusion the dragon slayer.

"Come to what?"

"Forgive me, Natsu"

"What are yo-" Natsu was cut off when suddenly a dozen darts flew from all directions and made contact with his skin. The darts managed to be embedded into his skin, the liquid stored at the tips flowed into Natsu's blood streams.

Slowly, Natsu felt his body getting heavier. "Es...me" Natsu called out to her as fell down to the ground. Now, his body laid still on the ground, the dragon slayer fell into a deep sleep.

From behind the trees, a group of men appeared. The men immediately apprehended Natsu by cuffing him.

"Well done! Well done! And here I thought you that wouldn't bring him here." The leader applauded to the Ratartoskr.

"But I did. That's my part of the deal done Marcus! Now, where is yours?" Esme hissed at him.

"Don't worry! They're on their way." The man who was now identified as Inquisitor Marcus assured her.

"And now...I can finally get my revenge on this pink-haired bastard!" Marcus stated as he laughed wickedly.

"What are you going to do to him?" Esme asked, concerned for the fate of the dragon slayer.

"That is none of your business rodent! Though, I could say this. Once I'm done with him, he'll be begging for me to end his life!"

"You said that you weren't gonna hurt him!" Esme said.

"Plans change. And speaking about plans, here they are" Suddenly, two more soldiers walked into the area, dragging two other small figures.

"Sister Esme?" the figures's face lighten up in happiness once they saw Esmerelda.

"Jack! Jacklyn!" Esme called out to them.

"Marcus! Release them! You already have what you want!" she growled to him.

"Suit yourself. Guards, release the two." The guard nodded and opened their restraints. The two little Ratatoskrs immediately ram towards their sister and hugged her.

"Jack! Jacklyn! I've missed you so much!" Esme cried happily while hugging her two siblings.

"We missed you too. We thought we would never see you again!" Her two siblings returned the hug.

"My my...such a happy reunion. I'm afraid I have to cut it short."

Suddenly, all the guards aimed their rifles towards the three monster girls.

"What are you doing Marcus?!" Esme asked in anger.

"Did you seriously think we're gonna let you go? Did you actually forget who we are?! We are the Holy Sovereign...and we will cleanse this world of it's one true filth, the Monster Girls." The Inquisitor laughed wickedly as he stared down at their frightened faces.

"But we had a deal! You said that you were gonna let us go!" Esme tried to reason with him.

"Like I said...plans change. You see...it is against our belief to work with Monster Girls. But...I was desperate... desperate to find and kill this motherfucker here." He said, pointing at Natsu.

"Still, a sin is a sin. I have worked with the enemy and therefore...this is the only way to redeem myself. For I do not want to turn against the Holy Ideal."

All of his men were ready to shoot them anytime. Their guns were loaded, the only thing stopping them was the signal from Inquisitor Marcus. "Inquisitor...shall we proceed?" asked one of his marksman.

"Yes...on my mark...3...2...1...F-" he was about to give the command before he was cut off by somebody's cough.

"Sin...sin my ass!" Natsu suddenly stirred awake.

"How are you awake? No matter, at least you will be able to bare witness to their demise."

"You talk about sins...you think killing people is a way to repent?! How dare you take other people's lives for granted!" Natsu screamed at him with anger.

"Why are you mad you bastard? You should be grateful... I'm killing the one who sold you out."

He was right. She did sell him out to the enemy. But...was she the bad guy? Sure, she did something wrong but it was for the right reasons. She didn't have any other choice.

"No matter. She is still going to die. And there is nothing you can do about it" Again, his marksmans aimed their weapons directly at the squirrel girl and her siblings.

"Yes there is!" Natsu used his strength and immediately broke his cuffs. Channeling his fire to both of his hands, he immediately gave an uppercut to both of the guards that were restraining him. The two guards didn't even have time to react and took his blow straight on their chin. His attack knocked then upwards into the air before gravity slowly pulled their unconscious bodies back to the ground, both of them falling with a huge thud.

"Damn you! How did you escape?!" By now, all of the other guards and marksmans had their target shifted from Esme and her siblings to Natsu.

"You still underestimate me Marcus! Small cuffs won't work on me" Natsu said cockily, getting himself into a battle stance.

"Damn you! What are you idiots waiting for?! Kill him!" Marcus yelled at his troops, knocking them off from their stupor.

The marksmans immediately pulled the triggers on their rifles, firing bullets straight towards the dragon slayer. However, the bullets didn't even have any effect on Natsu. Natsu's body was tough enough that the bullets just bounced off of him.

"Heh, that tickles!" Natsu said, grinning at his enemies.

Now, the enemies were truly scared of Natsu. They knew right then and there that there was no chance of them defeating him. Natsu was just too strong.

"Damn! What kind of a monster are you?!" Marcus cursed at Natsu.

"One that is gonna kick your ass to tomorrow. Now...give up! You know you can't win this" Natsu said to him.

"You think I'll surrender to the likes of you?! I won't let you defeat me...not this time!" Marcus immediately pulled something out of his pocket. It was a flask that contained a golden-like liquid that seemed familiar.

"Ichor?"

"Wrong! Ichor is a thing of the past. With this, even you cannot hope to survive against me!" As soon as he said that, Marcus's men pulled out their own flasks. Immediately, all of them drank the strange liquid.

The effects of the mysterious potions immediately took effect. Their bodies suddenly glowed brightly. Natsu could feel their strength increasing dramatically. "Well shit!" Natsu cursed to himself.

After the glow dissipated, Natsu could see Marcus and his men, all of them had this feral look on their faces. It seems now things are starting to turn on Marcus's favor.

"Esme! Take your siblings and run!" Natsu ordered the Ratartoskr who looked back at Natsu with sadness.

"But I can't just leave you here!" she rebutted.

"Please Esme. You'll just be a hindrance" Esme knew he was right. She is not a fighter and her presence will only distract Natsu. But it still doesn't change the fact that Natsu had to fight a battle on his own. A battle that happened because of her.

"No..."

"Huh?"

"No! I won't leave you! I betrayed you and got you into this mess...so let me redeem myself! Jack! Jacklyn! You do know the way back home right? Run... I'll return later" she said to her siblings.

"But what about you sister? Are you gonna fight?"

"Yes...but don't worry. I'll come back alive" she assured them. Although the siblings were reluctant to leave her sister there, they knew she always kept her promises. After hugging her for one last time, they scurried of into the bushes, leaving only Natsu, Esme and Marcus's army at the area.

"Shit Esme! I thought I told you to leave"

"Keep on dreaming, Natsu. I'll stay by your side till the end. Besides, we still have a date to finish" she said while smirking. Soon both of them readied themselves for the battle, each side waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

"Well...if you're so dead set on fighting...how about a boost? Fire Dragon Slayer Secret Arts: Fire Link!" Natsu channelled his energy just like how he did it last time and channeled it to Esme. Soon, a line made out of fire appeared between Natsu and Esme and connected the both of them. The Ratartoskr could feel her body heating up but it didn't hurt. Instead, it felt so soothing.

"So this is what it feels like. It's not bad" Esme commented.

"You ready?" Natsu asked her as he was already itching to start the fight.

"Born ready!" With that, both Natsu and Esme charged at the enemy.

"I'll take on Marcus. You take care of the rest"

"Okay!" Esme immediately changed her target towards Marcus's underlings.

"Hmph! Fools! Kill the squirrel, I'll handle the bastard!" Marcus gave the order to his men.

His men didn't even think twice and immediately started their assault on the squirrel. "Surround the squirrel!" One of the soldiers yelled. Soon, all the soldiers circled around Esme to prevent her from making any escapes.

"You guys underestimate me too much!" Esme scoffed at them.

"More like we don't underestimate you enough" spat one of the soldiers.

"Yeah! With our strength boosted, what chance do you think you have, rodent?!" added one of the soldiers. From their perspective, it's a group of strong men against a tiny squirrel. Oh, how wrong they were.

"You guys are so gonna regret looking down on me! Take this...Art Of Ratartoskr: Acorn Salvo!" Focusing her magic, she created a number of magic orbs shaped like acorns. Swinging her arms in rapid succession, she threw the acorns towards the soldiers.

Upon contact, the acorns immediately exploded, knocking back a few soldiers. "Damn! Don't get hit by the acorns!" Seeing their squad mates getting knocked down by mere acorns immediately alarmed them.

"Where's all that smack talk from earlier?!" Esme mocked the soldiers, angering them further.

"Kill her!" One of them immediately dashed towards her, aiming to punch her at her face. Thanks to Natsu giving her a power boost and her now heightened reflexes, Esme easily ducked from the punch and swiftly countered the soldier with an uppercut.

However, she failed to sense an attack coming from behind her. "Arghhh" Esme winced in pain as she felt a kick on her back, causing her to fall and roll forward.

Her assailant laughed at her as she was knocked forward from his strike. "Hahaha! You should pay better attention to ALL your enemies, rodent!" The soldier laughed at Esme.

"So should you" Esme smirked, confusing the soldier.

Suddenly, the soldier felt something vibrating at his leg. Looking down, there was something attached to his left ankle.

"What is that? An acorn?"

"Not just any acorn. Art Of Ratartoskr: Sticky Acorn Bomb! Now, lets see what happens when it goes BOOM! Detonate!"

As soon as she said the word, the acorn immediately detonated into a huge explosion engulfing every soldier in its radius. The explosion even knocked down a few trees clean of their roots.

"That should take care of them..." Esme smirked victoriously. Though, only for a short while. After the explosion subsided, she could see the soldiers on the ground, their bodies motionless. But not before long, they started to move again, one by one they stood up.

"...or not. *sigh* And here I thought I could go back home early." Esme sighed as she got back into her battle position.

Meanwhile, with Natsu

Natsu and Inquisitor Marcus were currently looking straight into each other, each of them sizing their opponent.

"Before...I was too weak. But now...not even you can stop me" The Inquisitor proclaimed only for Natsu to lightly chuckle at his statement.

"Are you sure about that Marcus? It seems to me that the potion is making you more delusional" Natsu said.

"Laugh all you want. When I'm done with you, the rodent's next. Then I will slaughter the rest of your wives!" Marcus laughed wickedly.

"Careful Inquisitor. I face death threats all the time but if you as so much lay a finger on my wives, I'll incinerate you until you are nothing but dust!" Natsu growled at him.

"Bold words from a man who is about to die! Take this. Fire Spear: Barrage!" Marcus created a bunch of flaming spears and launched all of them towards Natsu.

Natsu remained unfazed at the incoming attack. When the spears were an inch sway from him, he opened his mouth and immediately sucked in all the fire like a vacuum.

"Marcus boy...did you forget? I'm a terrible match up for you" Natsu smirked at him.

"I'm gonna wipe that smirk of your face! Summon: Fury Wolves!" Suddenly, two portals opened besides Marcus. Slowly, two creatures started to appear from the portal. They look similar to normal wolves, the only difference was they were slightly bigger, had a mixture of black and blood red fur and had two tails instead of one.

"Behold, my true power. Now...you shall learn why they call me...The Beast Whisperer!"

"Only two? That's barely a challenge for me" Natsu said.

"Oh don't worry. More is coming" Soon, more portals began to appear. From each, numerous Fury Wolves started to emerge.

Now, there were close to 80 wolves and all had only one mission in mind; kill Natsu Dragneel.

"Shit! Knew I shouldn't talk smacked" Natsu cursed at himself.

"Kill him" At Marcus's command, every wolf started to chase after Natsu.

"I hope your puppies are fire-proof. Fire Dragon's Roar!" Natsu unleashed his fiery breath towards the wolves. Most of the wolves quickly dodged the incoming attack while some reacted too late. Natsu's flames immediately burned the wolves and instantly knocked them out.

Still, the fight was not over. There were still more wolves approaching. "Damn! How many more are there?! Fire Dragon King: Demolition Fist!" Natsu slammed his fist against the ground, immediately creating a fissure. Along with fissure, a massive wave of flames emerged, sending every wolf it hit flying.

"Fire Dragon: Ignition Kick!" Natsu concentrated his fire on his right leg. As soon as one wolf got close to him, he delivered a powerful kick, knocking the wolf backwards.

"Not done yet! Fire Dragon King: Gatling Fire Fist!" With swift and precise movements, he charged towards the remaining wolves and delivered heavy jabs towards them, completely mowing down every single one in a matter of minutes.

After he was done with the wolves, Natsu smirked triumphantly. All that's left is Marcus himself.

"Games over Marcus. There are no more wolves to protect you. Its just you and me"

"Correction. The games are just beginning. Summon: Fury Wolves, Death Snakes, Killer Scorpions, Supreme Sabres!" More portals appeared and from them, hundreds of beasts emerged.

"You have already met the Fury Wolves. So let me introduce you to the Death Snakes. One bite and you're as good as dead. Next, Killer Scorpions...one of my personal favourites. Silent creatures that will not hesitate to end any life I command them to. And last but not least, the kings of the Northern Jungles, the Supreme Sabers. Now, entertain me!" Marcus smirked as he retreated behind his beasts.

"How many beasts does he have?!" Natsu asked himself.

"Need some help?" Natsu heard a voice from behind him.

"Esme?"

"You looked like you needed some help" Esme said, joining Natsu's side.

"I can handle this alone. A few animals can't hurt me!" Natsu scoffed.

"The animals aren't what we are supposed to be worrying about" Esme said while looking at Marcus's direction.

"Yeah, I figured as much. We need to defeat him. Any plans?" Natsu asked her.

"Only one. Listen carefully" Esme whispered her plans to Natsu.

"Hope this works" Natsu said.

"Don't worry, it will."

"Let's start then, Fire Dragon: Fire Wall!" Natsu conjured up a wall of fire, separating him and the beasts.

"Trying to hide behind the wall ehh? Dumb move. Proceed..." All of the beasts started to move towards them. Suddenly, a few objects came flying towards the beasts from above the wall.

"What the?" Marcus looked closely at the incoming objects before he realised what it was.

"Shit!" Marcus immediately dashed backwards, failing to warn his beasts. The objects dropped down and rolled forward slowly as the curious beasts approached them, trying to identify what they were.

It was acorns. And for those who knew better, acorn bombs. As soon as they got close, the acorns exploded. A massive portion of the beasts were caught up in the explosion, unable to escape while the rest barely made it out.

"Damn! So that was their plan. With the wall acting as a barricade, they will continue to bombard us!" Marcus cursed. "If this continues on, we might not stand a chance anymore!"

"You didn't have any chance at all the moment you pulled me and Esme into this fight!" Natsu suddenly emerged from behind him.

"What?! So that was all a distraction?!" he screamed internally.

"Fire Dragon: Iron Fist!" Natsu dealt a heavy blow straight to Marcus, knocking him out in one punch.

As soon as Marcus went out cold, the portals suddenly reappeared and all the beasts were forcefully pulled in. Soon, all the beasts disappeared from the clearing. Natsu and Esme had won the battle.

"We did it!" Esme said as she approached Natsu.

"Yeah we did"

Suddenly, they could hear a couple rustling in the nearby bushes.

"Who's there?!" Natsu asked. Was there somebody they had missed.

They waited patiently for the enemies to emerge. Soon, a few figures jumped out from the bushes but they weren't enemies. "Natsu!" It turns out to be Natsu's loving wives. They immediately ran after him and knocked him down into a hug.

"Natsu! You're alive!" Amber cheered enthusiastically while kissing Natsu.

"Beloved! Praise the Goddess, you're safe!" Ilse joined in the group kissing session.

Lala and Clara on the other hand were crying in happiness. They were overjoyed that Natsu is safe and sound.

Esme smiled at the scene. A man and his wives, all celebrating each other's safety. Seeing everything happening in front of her, she felt a pang of guilt surging inside her. She had almost destroyed this wonderful family unit.

While all of them were group hugging Natsu, a certain Hellhound approached Esme. Seeing the Ratartoskr, Zaia immediately choke lifted her before slamming her against a tree with force.

"You are so dead, rodent!" Zaia growled at poor Ratartoskr.

"Zaia! What the fuck are you doing?!" Natsu yelled at her.

"What does it look like?! I'm gonna kill this bitch!"

"Zaia! Stop! It's not her fault!" Natsu tried to reason with her.

"Than, who's fault is it?! Stop protecting her Natsu! It's because of her that you almost died!" Zaia screamed, tears of anger and sadness flowing down on her chin.

"I *cough* won't ask for *cough* forgiveness. But I beg you...my *cough* siblings. Take care of them, please" Esme begged.

Her words immediately made Zaia loosen her grips on the squirrel's throat. Reluctantly, she let go of the squirrel, dropping her down on the ground. Esme gasped for much needed air as she laid on the grass.

"I won't forgive you squirrel...but consider yourself lucky that Natsu trusts you. This will be my final warning to you, betray him again and I'll hunt you down for the rest of your life." Zaia said as she retreated back to Natsu.

"Isn't that kinda harsh?" asked Clara.

"I don't care if it's harsh... I'll do anything to keep Natsu safe" Zaia said.

"That's sweet. Thanks my little puppy!" Natsu complimented her only to receive a jab on the stomach.

"Don't call me puppy!"

"Whatever you say. Now, what do we do with Marcus?" Natsu asked.

"What Marcus?" Ilse asked.

"Huh?" Natsu looked back and saw Marcus's body wasn't there. "Damn! He escaped again!" Natsu cursed.

"Ol' Marcus probably teleported back to HQ. But don't worry, with how things went, there is a high chance the Holy Sovereign won't bother you for a while. So you can relax for the time being" Esme explained as he approached Natsu's group.

"Now that you and your siblings are safe, what are you going to do, Esme?" Natsu asked the squirrel girl.

"I don't know. Back to my job I suppose." Esme said.

"You know...if you want...you could stay with us." Natsu invited the squirrel but she shook her head instead.

"No...I can't. I still got things I need to sort out, but..." She leaned in closer to Natsu and immediately kissed him. Natsu blushed at the sudden kissed while Amber cheered silently.

"... I'll keep your offer in mind" she winked at Natsu.

"Sure thing. See you soon, Esme!" Natsu bid the squirrel goodbye as she left the group and went back to her siblings.

"Now, I don't know about you girls but I'm dying to get back home" Natsu said.

"Don't we all" Ilse replied as the group made their way back to the farmland.

Holy Sovereign Main HQ

"So...it seems Marcus failed his mission. No matter, at least now we know our enemy is not on to our plans. Inquisitor Kra, how are things going at the desert?" The man asked a magical hologram of another man in front of him.

"Everything is going well sir. We will soon gain control of this temple. Though..." the man paused.

"Thought what, Inquisitor Kra?"

"One of them escaped. Should we conduct a search and find her?" Inquisitor Kra asked for permission.

"No need. One escapee won't affect our plans. Continue on as before."

"Sir!" Kra cut the transmission feed after saluting to the man.

Night time, somewhere around a desert

"I won't fail you my sisters. I will find help." said a lone monster girl to herself as she trudged through the sands.

"I need to find him. The pink haired warrior I heard so much about. He can help me."

Meanwhile, at Natsu's Farmland

Natsu is currently sitting at his front porch, calmly gazing at the moon shining in the night skies. He enjoyed the peace and quiet, something he rarely gets to experience in his line of work.

All of his wives are sleeping peacefully, all except one. "Master?" Ruby emerged from the door and joined Natsu.

"Oh, it's you Ruby. Can't sleep?" Natsu asked her.

"Something like that" She said as she sat besides Natsu.

"Beautiful night, eh?" Natsu asked her.

"Yes. It's been too long since I'd seen the moon." Slowly, she leaned against Natsu, her head resting on her shoulder.

"Dear Master?"

"Yes, Ruby. What's the problem?"

"You know that I love you, right Master?" she asked him.

"Of course I do. And I love you too, Ruby" Natsu said.

"Then, if you would allow me...can we have intercourse?" Ruby asked while blushing heavily.

"W-what? Where did that came from?" Natsu blushed as well.

"Am I not beautiful in your eyes?" she asked in a sad tone.

"You are! You truly are beautiful, Ruby. But...are you sure?" Natsu asked her only for Ruby to push his body to the floor and kiss him. The Cursed Sword happily explored Natsu's oral regions as they kissed like never before.

"Mmm...does that answer your question Master?" Ruby asked after parting from the kiss. Making sure Natsu saw everything, she lustfully licked her lips and savored Natsu's taste on her tongue.

Her actions immediately aroused Natsu as a tent can be seen forming from underneath his pants. Natsu wasted no time kissing her again, this time fondling her large jugs through her shirt.

" *moan* So rough! Harder please!" Ruby moaned out as she felt Natsu's strong hands playing with her boobs. Natsu loved the feeling of her firm breasts. Wasting no time, he took of her shirt with haste, revealing her bare body. "Ruby...did I ever tell you how beautiful you are?"

"Yes, this would make it the 100th time." Ruby said, smiling at Natsu.

"And I'm not planning on stopping!" Natsu immediately grabbed her boobs with both of his hands causing the swords woman to moan in ecstacy.

"You know, it's not fair that I'm the only one being pleasured. Let me...help you master~" she cooed as her left hand made its way to Natsu's pants. Slowly, she unzipped it and pulled the flimsy material off of Natsu. Natsu's monstrous cock immediately springed up as it was freed from its confinement.

"I didn't know you were so big Master!" she gasped after seeing the massive size of his dick.

"You aren't the first one to say that..." Natsu said while smirking.

"And I will not be the last" she smiled at him. Lowering her mouth, she immediately consumed his penis, her cheeks puffing as she tried to contain the entirety of his massive girth.

"Oh yeah! Just like that, my sword" Natsu moaned out as he felt pleasurable shocks on his lower half. Natsu couldn't get enough of the pleasurable experience. Ge started trusting his hips unconsciously, matching the movements of Ruby's head bobbing up and down.

Ruby was enjoying the moment as well. By using the techniques she had been practicing for more than a millenia, she was grateful that she now has someone she can use it to, her Master.

"Ughh! Ruby, I'm close!" Natsu moaned out as Ruby prepared herself for the incoming orgasm.

"I'm coming!" Natsu's semen flooded her oral caverns, flowing down into her throat. It was only just one orgasm but she could feel her stomach getting full with Natsu's seeds.

"Master, you're so delicious. But I rather have you fill up my pussy instead" she said as she stretched her wet pussy.

With her invitation, Natsu immediately flipped her body, her chest against the floor while her back is visible to Natsu. Natsu wasted no time lining his cock against her before pushing it with force. His 'dragon' invaded her pussy with ease, breaking her hymen as he reached the deeper depths of her vaginal caverns.

"Ahhhh!" She moaned out loud, her orgasm came immediately after her hymen broke down.

Seeing her pleasured face, Natsu suddenly gain an idea to make the sex more interesting.

"Did you just came before your Master?" Natsu asked in a dominating tone.

"I...I did"

"That's not good. Henceforth, you shall receive punishment 'sword'!" Natsu voiced out while smirking.

Raising his right hand in the air, he immediately brought it down to her bare buttcheek, giving it a strong tap.

" *moan* Master! I'm a bad sword! Punish me! Spank me more!" she moaned in ecstacy.

Her moans made Natsu increase the pace of his spanking. While spanking her, Natsu didn't forget to continue his trusts, the combination of his penis probing in and out of her pussy as well as his constant slap on her bubble buttcheeks made the experience more pleasurable for Natsu.

"Master! I'm close!"

"Me too!" Natsu moaned out. A split second later, his dick started to swell. With one last push, he released his semen inside her causing Ruby to orgasm as well after she felt his warm liquids inside her pussy.

Natsu took a moment to look at the amazing scene in front of him. There she was, his loyal swordwoman, laid bare in front of him, her tongue was hanging out of her mouth and her eyes rolled above.

But as he looked to the sides, he noticed the flooring was scratched. It seems that throughout their intercourse, Ruby's sword hand was trashing about. He can't blame her, he enjoyed the sex and some scratches on the floor can be easily fixed. But still, he was going to use this situation to his advantage.

"Ruby...look at all the mess you made! I guess...you deserve more PUNISHMENT!" Natsu said while sporting a feral and lustful look.

It was during that night that Ruby got her wish to be one with her master. As the night grows, so does her screams and moans of passion as Natsu continues to ravage her body time and time again. Oh, what a wonderful night it was. For Natsu and Ruby at least.