Chapter 75

The Butterfly's Dream is the 75th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

Loke is back to Fairy Tail and explains Natsu, Gray, Happy and Erza that he a Celestial Spirit and to reward Lucy for her help, he gives her tickets for a luxurious resort. At the resort, Team Natsu is having a great time on the beach. Back to her room, Erza falls asleep saying that she had a great day. When sleeping she has flashbacks about her when she was young as a slave and the tortures. She wakes up agitated and says it was just a dream. Lucy comes to tell her to come to the game room. There Natsu is angry as he is losing, Gray meets Juvia a member of disbanded Phantom Lord. Suddenly they are attacked by strangers. Erza who is winning meets a stranger dealer, an he unfolds cards with the characters "D.E.A.T.H". Erza recognises him as Sho with amazement...

Summary
Back at the guild, Natsu learns of Loke’s true nature. He learns that he is Leo the Lion, a spirit, a “grown up cat”, Happy drool all over him. Loke then carries Lucy] in him arms saying he is which makes going to discuss plans about the future. Natsu says that he wants a Dragon as a Stellar Spirit to pratice his Dragon Slayer Magic. Before going home, he gives them tickets to a resort, and he promises Lucy that he will show up every time she needs him. Erza then appears with a swimming suit with her full packing.

Natsu and his friends are enjoying the vacation on the resort. Later, we see Erza staying in her room, thinking that the day really was fun, before falling asleep. In her dreams she sees a place that will be known as the Tower of Heaven, and has a short flashback of all the pain she as a slave went through there. She wakes up agitated, and Requips into her armor, concluding that she feels more at ease this way. Lucy then comes and calls her downstairs, saying that the guys are already playing. Erza changes herself in a beautiful dress and goes with Lucy.

In the game room, Natsu is playing and losing, and Gray meets Juvia. While Natsu is shouting at the game he lost, Wally talks to him, restrains him, and points his gun at him. Meanwhile, Juvia and Gray talk about Phantom Lord being disbanded, and Juvia wanting to join Fairy Tail. They are attacked from the behind by Simon. In the meantime, Erza and Lucy are playing cards, and Erza is winning. The dealer changes and Sho leaves her a message with his cards, “D.E.A.T.H”, Erza recognises the dealer and is astonished...

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