Chapter 23

Crime and Punishment is the twenty-third chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

Full Summary
In the Fairy Tail guild, the members are waiting anxiously for news about Erza. Natsu changed into a lizard and was trapped under a glass by Mirajane so that he would not go to the Council.

Meanwhile in the Fiore Branch of the Council, Erza and the messenger just arrived and they were greeted by Siegrein who talks to Erza about “that” and disappears. Erza then was taken to face to entire Council and the trial starts.

In Fairy Tail, Lucy stands up and tells the guild that they have to testify for Erza but Makarov tells her to just wait patiently. Lizard Natsu then begins to shout again, but when Makarov asks him if he really wants to come out, he shuts up, surprising the guild Members. Makarov then attacks the glass with a beam of light and the Lizard Natsu turned back to Macao who explains that he was indebted to Natsu and that Natsu must probably gone to the Council, but Makarov tells the guild members to sit quiet and wait.

Meanwhile, Erza’s charges was being read when the wall behind her suddenly exploded and Natsu dressed as Erza came in. Natsu begins to shout at the council members and destroys the room, landing him and Erza in jail. In the jail, Erza explains to Natsu that the arrest was only a formality and that she could have been home already if he hadn’t interfered but that she appreciates the gesture…