I've finally completed it.
The ultimate parfum!
Men!
It began in a certain corner of Magnolia.
Let's hurry up. Levy is waiting.
Sniff-sniff. Sniff-sniff.
What's that guy doing?
Beats me.
Hey, what's wrong?
Are you sick or something?
Men...
Ichiya of Blue Pegasus?
What are you doing in Magnolia?
Sniff-sniff-sniff.
H-Hey...
Sniff-sniff-sniff.
What the hell?
Do you remember Ichiya being this slim?
H-Hey!
Sniff-sniff-sniff-sniff!
C-Cut it out!
Men!
Sniff-sniff-sniff-sniff-sniff...
Jeez. What kind of part-time gig is this?
It's work. Don't grumble.
We're celebrating the opening of Eight Island in Magnolia.
Two of them, as a matter of fact.
And how long are you guys gonna screw around?
Sorry!
We were on break, and lost track of the time.
That aside, Erza-san, take a look at this.
Weekly Sorcerer? What about it?
This!
"Hot Male Wizard Ranking"?
They have articles like this every week?
Look, Gray-sama is in there. Wow!
What?! There's no one like Ichiya listed in here?
Men!
After all, he always mentions how hot he and his "men" are...
Well, if he doesn't, nobody else will...
See, Gray-sama and the other wizards look totally different from Ichiya-san.
I see. They're different...
Erza-san never loses her sense of wonder...
R-Right...
Anyway, Jet and Droy are late.
Even though they were so enthusiastic about seeing you in your waitress outfit...
Speak of the devil... devils...
Levy...
Hey, you guys are late...
Men!
Fairy Tail of the Dead...
...Meeeen!
Sniff-sniff-sniff-sniff!
Ichiya?! What's the meaning of this?!
I-I think I'm going to be traumatized...
Levy, Levy...
Wendy, be strong and hold on!
H-Hey, what is this?!
Levy, sniff-sniff-sniff!
Wonderful parfum!
Stop it! Don't smell me!
Levy-chan!
Don't!
I have a feeling we'd better not get close!
But Levy-chan...!
You called me, Lu-chan?
Men...
Sniff-sniff-sniff-sniff!
You get infected if they sniff you?!
Let's get out of here!
Damn you, Ichiya. I'm going to make you pay!
Men... Men...
Get away from here, everyone! Leave this to me!
Erza, be careful!
If they sniff you, you'll turn into Ichiya-san, too!
Don't worry! It seems these Ichiyas can only stagger!
Men!
You should escape too, Yajima-san...
Men...
Sniff-sniff!
No!
No! S-Stop!
Men!
What should we do? The whole town is filled with Ichiyas.
What's going on?!
Huh? Where did Lucy go?
Did we get separated from her?
Her outfit didn't look like it'd be easy to run in.
Hey, are y'all okay?!
Gray-san!
A true hunk has come to save Juvia!
How the hell did this happen? The town's crawling with Ichiyas...
How's the guild?
You don't wanna know.
Sniff-sniff... Sniff-sniff...
Men... Men...
Then we can't go back to the guild.
Especially with Laxus there, still super powerful even after becoming Ichiya...
So the person retains their strength then...
Men...
Sniff-sniff sniff-sniff!
Is anybody else still themselves?
Erza and Lucy... I think.
Although I don't know where they are at the moment...
Gray-sama... I'm scared.
Juvia...
Don't worry.
I'll sniff you.
Sniff-sniff sniff-sniff! That's some nice parfum.
Men!
Is everyone okay?
We haven't gotten out like this in a while.
Wait! Wait for me! Wait up!
Yeah. Why don't we drop our bags off at the house before going back to the guild?
Alzack! Bisca! And Asuka-chan is safe, too!
Good idea.
Wait, wait, wait!
Thank goodness!
Bisca, I love you.
I love you too, Al.
Oh!
Men!
Sniff-sniff sniff-sniff!
Men!
I'm in hell...
What should I do? What should I do?!
We're all turning into Ichiya-san!
Sniff-sniff... Sniff-sniff...
He's coming this way!
Sniff-sniff-sniff...
It's all over.
At this rate, the whole population of Magnolia will become Ichiya-san.
If the infection keeps spreading at this rate,
it'll affect everyone in Fiore.
There'll be nowhere to escape!
Everyone in the other guilds, too...
Men...
The Council, too...
Men...
Even the royal capital!
Men...
For this land... For Magnolia...
...this is the beginning of the end!
Sniff-sniff sniff-sniff...
I was right! It was Lucy's scent!
It looks like she's still herself!
Natsu! Happy!
Men...
I see. Even Levy and them too...
Sniff-sniff sniff-sniff sniff-sniff...
I hope Carla and Wendy are still themselves.
Men...
H-Huh?!
What?! Even Yajima-san?!
What happened to Erza?
When she was attacked by the Levy-chan Ichiya and the others,
Yajima-san was there too, so maybe...
Men...
Imagining it alone has horrifying destructive force!
We should be safe here.
I'm starvin'.
We should've at least hidden out in a grocery warehouse...
Anyway, how could this have happened?
I don't know,
but it looks like people get infected when the Ichiyas smell them.
It's like an Ichiya virus.
I searched for everyone by smell, but it was too late.
The Ichiyas must be trackin' people down by smell, too.
It was hard to tell it was you 'cause of the bunny suit.
I have to be grateful for this stupid thing.
By the way, how is it you two aren't infected?
I dunno.
It's a mystery.
Hey! What are you doing?!
Look at this! I found a towel with a fish pattern!
Sniff-sniff! Men!
No!
Crap! We gotta move already!
I'm sorry!
Anyway, this town has fallen.
All we can do is leave via the underground sewer system.
Yeah. Maybe we'd better look for an uninhabited island.
Wait. I smell something.
We are in a sewer.
Don't remind me!
Natsu!
Get back!
Sniff-sniff-sniff-sniff!
I found you, Salamander! Men!
You shouldn't underestimate the nose of a Dragon Slayer.
Ichiya... Gajeel!
Or is that Gajeel Ichiya?!
Either way...
Men!
Even Lily!
Run! If they smell you close-up, it's all over!
Right!
Wait. Sniff-sniff...
There's no point in trying to escape. Sniff-sniff...
It looks like they can't go faster than a shamble...
All right! This way!
It's hard to run...
Men... Salamander!
Happy! Men...
Those two... don't realize you're here, Lucy?
That outfit's amazing!
Okay! I just got a great idea!
Sniff-sniff sniff-sniff sniff-sniff...
Salamander... Men...
Happy! Men...
Are they gone?
I can't breathe, Natsu!
Don't talk! You're breathing on my back!
It smells sweaty in here!
Dammit!
Romero... I mean, Romeo-kun!
Wendy-nee!
You're okay?
Yeah. But my dad got infected. Uncle Wakaba, too.
Men...
What's going on here?
You'd better not whine.
I may have found their weakness.
Really?
There's something I need to confirm. Follow me!
Okay!
There's no escape.
Men...
Sniff-sniff sniff-sniff...
Shoot!
This way, too!
Oh, no!
Crap!
It's only a matter of time before they sniff us...
And we can't fight them...
Wendy-nee, have Carla fly you away!
But then you'll be stuck here...
Don't worry about me!
If you can escape by air, search for Natsu-nii!
Natsu-san? Why?
Let's go, Wendy!
I'm sorry, Romeo!
Romeo-kun!
I'm counting on you, Wendy-nee!
I'm sure Natsu-nii will be...
Romeo-kun!
Don't look, Wendy!
Men...
This is no time to cry, Wendy.
Let's find Natsu so Romeo's sacrifice won't have been in vain!
Right!
Sheesh!
Some good idea! One that ruined my protective clothing!
It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Aye...
But we should be reaching the outskirts of Magnolia soon...
What's that sound?
Dammit. My nose doesn't work down here.
Natsu!
Crap!
Is that you, Salamander? Sniff-sniff...
And Lucy, too. What a nice parfum. Sniff-sniff...
Natsu! From over there, too!
When did they...?!
And from behind us, too!
We're surrounded!
There's nowhere to run!
Then we'll just have to plow through 'em!
There are too many!
Happy!
Aye, sir!
Lucy! Get on my back!
All right!
You wanna smell me that badly, I'll give you a big whiff!
Roar of the Fire Dragon!
U-Unbelievable...
Magnolia's a sea of Ichiyas...
Horrible...
Natsu, I can't keep carrying both of you!
Hang in there, Happy!
H-Heavy...
Natsu-san!
Happy! Lucy, too!
So you two are uninfected, too!
Carla! I'm so relieved you're safe!
Hey!
Natsu-san, Romeo-kun may have found the Ichiya-sans' weakness!
Really?!
Although Romeo got turned himself...
I see...
But he said to find you, Natsu-san!
Me?
Natsu... I'm gonna fall...
Romeo...?
We're gonna fall... Natsu!
My arms are gonna rip off...
Natsu?
Did you figure something out?
Lucy! Let go of me!
Just do it!
I can trust you, right?
Yeah!
Natsu, please!
Leave it to me!
We're just lucky that the Ichiyas move slowly.
And Natsu-san moves fast!
Heavy... My arms are gonna rip off...
You're still saying that?
But I wonder where he's heading...
Huh? But that direction is...
Hey, you two!
What?
You reek! When was the last time you bathed?
It's a pain in the ass!
Aye!
A couple times a week is fine, Erza-nee.
It's the celebration of Yajima-san's new restaurant opening.
Don't tell me you mean to head over like this?
I'll loan you some of this.
What is it?
Odor-eating lacrima. Just be sure to take a bath later.
Odor-eating lacrima?
Awesome! Using this gets the stink off you!
Let me use it too, Natsu-nii!
Me, too!
Yeesh...
Sharp as his nose is, his own B.O. doesn't bother him...
Okay!
Yes!
Laxus!
Men... That's nice parfum.
I don't have time to scrap with you!
Natsu!
Men!
Take this!
Huh? What am I...?
Hey, Natsu. What is this?
All right! Everybody, get back to normal!
Man, that wasn't even funny. For a while there, I thought we were goners.
The Ichiya virus is a scary thing.
In the end, what was it, though?
Apparently a "hot man potion" that Ichiya developed.
Men!
He could've at least kept it out of Magnolia...
I guess "hot men" know no borders...
Well, we can relax now that it's been classified as a forbidden magic potion.
M-Men... Men...
Well, it had to be done.
For a while there, I was worried the supply of odor-eating lacrima would run out.
Apparently, it's been hard for a lot of people to get over the shock
after finding out they'd turned into Ichiya.
Now that you mention it, so did you.
Don't remind me...
I'm traumatized...
I can never get married now...
You guys exaggerate.
Anyway, you're the hero, Natsu.
Yeah, well...
You don't have to be a hot guy, as long as your heart is cool.
That sounded like a backhanded compliment.
Well, guess I'll take a bath.
I'll use yours, Lucy.
At my house?! Why?!
Come on, Happy!
Aye...
Hey! Natsu!
Men...
Winning the Grand Magic Games
restored Fairy Tail's good name.
The guild has been overwhelmed with job requests,
and the days have been filled with activities for our wizards.
But then one day, a job request comes in, asking specifically for Natsu and Gray.
What is this request that shakes up the guild, and who is it from?
Next time: The Morning of a New Adventure!
The curtain rises on a new chapter!