Chapter 8

Lucy VS. Duke Everlue is the eighth chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

Quick Summary
Caught by Duke Everlue, he demanded the secret of the book from Lucy or he will snap her arms in pieces. How will Lucy get out of this predicament? Just what had Everlue done to get Kemu Zaleon to write up an awful novel known as Daybreak?

Full Summary
Lucy, who just finished reading the book DAYBREAK, was caught by Duke Everlue. Everlue was mad at what Lucy called her, an enemy of Literature, and yelled at her for calling someone that who was brought up as a well-educated man. Lucy retorted by comparing his education level to the types of maid that he has, and would lead people to think otherwise. Angered further, Everlue demanded not to look down on his maid while locking her harder, which Lucy felt both the pain and the insult of his comment. Everlue then questioned Lucy what secrets the book hold, such as a treasure map or a hidden fortune. She said nothing, and slowly reached for her keys with her leg. Before she reached it, however, Everlue threatened that he will break her arms if she keeps this up. Lucy, however, gave him a raspberry instead, which Everlue locked her arm even further. He screamed that the book is written by Kemu Zaleon specifically for him, and all secrets in the book belongs to him.

Before Everlue had the chance to get anything out of Lucy, Happy appeared and kicked Everlue in the elbow, effectively releasing his grasp. While Lucy admired Happy's timing, Happy showed off a bit, and landed in the water... leaving Lucy speechless for a moment. Everlue tended the wound a bit as he demanded the identity of the cat. Happy introduced in the sewage while Lucy translated for him, but retorted that he was in the sewage when he doesn't want to come up. Picking up her keys, Lucy said that the table had changed in her favor, and she would forgive him if he allowed them to leave with the book, even though she wants to beat him up first. Everlue noticed that she uses Celestial Magic, and then laughed at her incorrect usage of phrases. He then used Diver Magic to fight Lucy, which Happy noticed that Everlue is also a Wizard.

As Lucy dodge all of Everlue's attack, Lucy and Everlue were talking about the topic of the book. Lucy started with the content of the book is an awful adventure starring Everlue. While Everlue is happy that he was the main character, the content was horrible that he was even more mad that it was written by Kemu Zaleon. Lucy stated that Everlue forced him to write the book while acting high and mighty, but Everlue replied that he should felt honored that he could write for Everlue. Lucy then revealed that he threatened Kemu Zaleon to write it, which Everlue replied that it's his fault from the start.

As Lucy wonder what he meant, Everlue revealed that he first give him the idea to write about Everlue, but Kemu Zaleon rejected. Thus, he threatened that if he doesn't write the book, he will revoke the citizenship of all of his relatives. Happy then realized that losing citizenship means that they can't join any merchant or worker guild, which wonders if he really does that kind of power. Lucy replied that some parts of the country runs under feudal rules, and thus that he has that kind of power. Offguard, Everlue took the advantage and caught Lucy's ankle, and revealed that he wrote the book in the end. But he was mad at the rejection, and decided to lock him in a solitary cell, which crushed his pride as a writer. Stomping Everlue's hand, Lucy asked if he can understand what he thought of being locked for three years. Everlue replied that he realized his greatness, which Lucy denied by yelling that he was fighting his own pride for the sake of his family, especially when the book is about an idiot like Everlue.

Everlue now noticed that something was up, and demanded to know how Lucy knew such details. She replied that it was all written in the book. However, Everlue stated that Kemu Zaleon didn't write about that. Lucy then told her that reading it normally would be a disappointing work, but Kemu Zaleon was originally a Wizard. Everlue finally noticed what was going on, and Lucy revealed that Kemu Zaleon had casted a spell on the book, which amazed Happy. Everlue then questioned that by dispelling the spell, it will reveal all the grudge he had for him. But Lucy mocked his shallow mind if that's just all the content, and told her that there is a greater secret in the book.

Finished with her speech, Lucy called out Cancer to deal with Everlue. Happy was more than happy to see the astrology sign of the Crab1, and keep screaming that he will end every sentence with Kani because it's logical. Lucy told him to shut up or she will squeeze Happy into a meatball. Cancer then spoke, but asked Lucy what kind of a hairstyle she wants today while ending the sentence with...Ebi2. The both of them were disappointed, but for different things. Lucy commanded Cancer to fight the mustache man. As Cancer accepted, Happy compared his feeling with a boxing match, and told Lucy that she can tell Cancer to leave. Everlue, however, was thinking about what secrets it may contain in the book. If it's material about his scandals, and presented to the Magic Council, he's all finished.

Taking out his Celestial key, Everlue summons out Virgo. Both Lucy and Happy were surprised by what he said, and noticed that he was using the same magic as Lucy. Out pops the Gorilla Maid, and Everlue commanded Virgo to retrieve the book. Lucy couldn't be more shocked by the fact that the Gorilla Maid they met before is actually a Celestial Spirit. However, the everyone is more surprised by what Virgo brought with. The confused asked how did Natsu got there along with Virgo, which Natsu replied that he followed her after she started moving. But from his hands, it's more likely he grabbed her. At that moment, Lucy had a bit of mental meltdown with how all this works.

Natsu asked what should he do now, while Everlue is telling Virgo to eliminate all the enemy. Taking out a whip, Lucy told Natsu to stop Virgo. With a fire boosted punch, Virgo is easily defeated, leaving Everlue in horror. Wrapping Everlue in her whip, Lucy stopped him from diving back to the ground. With a tug towards Cancer's position, the two of them finished off Everlue, while Lucy commented that for Everlue, supporting character is more than enough.

Landing next to Virgo, Everlue had all of his hair removed. Cancer asked if this hairstyle was suitable. As Natsu commented Lucy that she had done well and a real Wizard of Fairy Tail, Lucy was content with protecting the book from Everlue.

1Kani is the Japanese for Crab 2Ebi is the Japanese for Shrimp