Elsa was in a rage - not only did this gang of idiots grab a task that was too tough for them, not only did Gray decide to join instead of stopping, but it was also impossible to catch up with them! Hearing where she was going, everyone either refused or wringed at such a wild price that they had to retreat. As a result, they sold the boat to her and tried to pretend that they did not see anyone and nothing, and even more so - Elsa Scarlett.
In general, Elsa could understand the inhabitants of Hargeon - her reputation unnerved almost everyone - but this did not improve her mood at all. It was far from the island, on oars she would get, at best, by the next evening ... In general, the ship appeared on the horizon only on time.
Noticing him, Elsa leaned on the oars with a new force, pushing the boat forward. A few powerful strokes - and the ship is very close, and she finally notices that the flag on it is black. The pirates ... Well, all the worse for them. Elsa just wanted to beat someone - Natsu is best, but the pirates will do.
- Hey, lady, can I give you a ride? - shouted one of the sailors, hanging overboard.
Instead of an answer, Elsa jumped, literally flying to the deck
“Let's go to the island of Galuna,” the sorceress ordered calmly.
- Why would suddenly?
- That's it! - the pirate took off, tossed by a fist in a plate glove.
- Well, who else has a complaint? ..
Claims were found with the whole team, and everyone immediately tried to present them - completely unsuccessfully. Elsa scattered the whole team effortlessly, and then asked the captain:
“So, are we going to Galuna Island?”
“Y-yes ...” the captain hiccuped, hiding from Elsa behind his cocked hat. “As you command, your mercy ...”
“That's better,” Elsa grunted in satisfaction. “Now move!”
We didn’t have to repeat twice - the pirates, despite the beatings, rushed to their places, deploying the ship.
Pirates pretty surprised Elsa - they were not at all what they seemed at first glance. Yes, they were thieves and smugglers, but people who were honest in their own way.
They could be called cruel - but Elsa herself was not a model of good nature. Rude, but not evil, they, in any case, were much better than many with whom Fairy Tail had to deal. Much better than the Council, for that matter ... Elsa could not help but admit that the pirates cause her sympathy. And, most surprisingly, this sympathy was mutual.
No, the pirates were afraid of her, tried to stay away and all the time complained that they had to work to the limit - but still respected. Respected completely sincerely, and not at all for the fact that she was stronger - or rather, not only for this. For what - they themselves could not explain, and Elsa did not even pay attention to this fact, too busy with the problems that she had to solve on the island ...
“Wait for me here,” Elsa ordered, jumping into the boat. The captain watched her, looked at the shore a couple dozen fathoms from the ship, and said:
- So, lads, let's get more seafaring - who knows what tides are here and how long we should wait ...
- Or maybe we’ll get down? - suggested one of the team.
- Stupid?! Roared the captain. - This is Elsa from Fairy Tail!
- So and what?
“Duc, and that,” the captain mocked, “that he will find it, and consider yourself lucky if she just tears your eggs off!” Well, that got up, a bowsprit in your ass ?! Start Verps, raise anchor, sailboats - lively took the lot! Stir up pig dogs!
The team, who realized who they were facing, set to work with the zeal and clarity of the sailors. The captain, fiercely shaking his beard, watched his people and from time to time urging the insufficiently agile commander's roar, but his thoughts were far from marine affairs.
The captain’s thoughts revolved around Elsa, and we must give him his due, not so much around the figure of the sorceress as around her abilities. He sensed real craftsmanship immediately and appreciated more than any prey, and Elsa's craftsmanship was exactly what was real.
“Eh ...” the old pirate sighed dreamily.
- I would have such a daughter - and it’s not scary to die, it would be used to leave the ship on. Not that these ... Ugh!
... And Elsa Scarlett at that time was catching her unlucky friends and did not even know what impression she had on the pirates - fortunately for them ...