Fairy Tail: You call this Celestial Magic?!

Chapter 178 The Gap (Please Subscribe!)
"That arrives so fast?"

Laxus was a little surprised to see Moon coming with Kana and Joey. The fact that Moon could come here meant that the first level was over and the nine groups who passed the level were already rushing towards him.

The speed of clearing this first level is indeed quite fast, but it is a bit strange that Moon, who is at the end, has already arrived, but why haven’t those who set out earlier come yet?
Are those strange creatures on Tianlang Island so difficult to deal with?

I guess Laxus didn't expect that there were still some idiots who couldn't even find the way.

Laxus felt that the traces he left behind were already quite obvious, so he shouldn't be unable to find which way to go.

Pathfinding, reconnaissance, searching for traces, survival in the wild, etc., these are also essential skills for a magician. The S-level magician assessment involves all aspects that are actually quite comprehensive.

I can only say that "Fairy Tail"'s requirements for S-class wizards are still too high.

"It should be here soon."

Moon said, there is such a big commotion here, with lightning and thunder, anyone who is not stupid will know that they should move closer to this side. They are not unaware of the magic of the examiner Laxus.

"How's it going? Are you okay?"

Coming to Erza, Moon asked with concern. Erza didn't have any injuries on her body, she just overused her magic power.

Facing an opponent like Laxus, Erza had to try her best. No matter what the result was, at least she had no regrets.

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Facing Moon's concern, Erza raised the corners of her mouth, as if she wanted to smile, but she only made a forced smile. When the magic power is consumed so much, people will be extremely weak, but Erza still stubbornly used the sword to support herself to stand.

She was still wearing the Pure Heart Clothes, but the "Demon Sword Red Sakura" was no longer in her hand. She could no longer use that sword.

"I'm fine"

Erza replied to Moon, then she looked at Laxus, wanting to know if she had passed this level of the test.

Looking at Erza who was forcing herself to stand beside Moon, Laxus frowned. Just when Moon thought he was going to eliminate Erza, Laxus actually frowned and gave her a "pass".

This result surprised Moon. Frankly speaking, Erza's current strength is definitely not up to S-level in "Fairy Tail". Laxus
"Great"

After hearing Laxus say "passed", Erza was very happy, but her body could no longer hold on. Before she could finish her words, Erza fell directly to the ground.

Moon was standing nearby, so he naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch.

He took a step forward and held the girl who could no longer proceed to the next level in his arms. Erza was small in thin clothes, and her body had completely lost the strength to support it. She had obviously fainted. Her assessment was actually over.

The "pass" given by Laxus is actually a "consolation prize".

This was what surprised Moon. Laxus actually knew to give a "consolation prize" at this time?!

If it were before, Laxus would have given Erza an evaluation of "eliminated" with a cold face at this time, even if he recognized Erza's talent and strength in his heart, but she was still not up to standard.

Time passes and everyone changes.

Eighteen-year-old Laxus did not continue to become extreme, but instead seemed to be coming out of his rebellious youth.

Mirajane came closer and wanted to take Erza from Moon's arms. Although she and Erza had always been competing with each other, sometimes exposing each other's shortcomings and quarreling, she couldn't just leave Erza like this.

Besides, Erza was only wearing a tube top, and it was not very nice for her to lie in Moon's arms like that.

"Next one."

However, before Mirajane could speak, Laxus spoke up and took control of Mirajane.

Laxus didn't care about Erza. Anyway, Moon was here, so even if Erza fainted, there would be someone to take care of her.

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Mirajane was silent.

"Go ahead, Mira. You've already taken the test, so why not give it a try? I'll take good care of Erza."

Seeing Mira's hesitation, Moon spoke with a smile, encouraging Mira and telling her not to worry about Erza. With him here, Erza would definitely be fine.

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Mira looked at the smiling Moon with a strange expression. She didn't want to say that she was worried because Moon was here.

But as Moon said, now that she is here, she will definitely regret it if she doesn't give it a try.

Thinking of this, Mirajane didn't hesitate any longer and she soared into the sky.

Mirajane's hands kept attacking, and purple-black magic missiles were flying towards Laxus. The demon Mirajane received also used "dark magic", so her magic missiles made Moon feel very familiar.

Not only did Moon feel familiar, but Laxus also became famous by defeating Joseph Pola and earned the title of "Thor".

Seeing Mirajane's move, he naturally looked strange, but Mirajane's dark magic missile was far inferior to Joseph Pola's, and was not on the same level at all.

"boom!"

Laxus waved his hand, and the lightning "crackled" and collided with the dark missiles. Not only did he easily block the dark missiles, but the lightning also continued to hit Mirajane.

Mirajane's expression changed, and she immediately flapped her wings to dodge. Although she had initially just wanted to fire a few missiles as a test, Laxus's response was too easy, wasn't it?!
"There's really no hope of winning."
Mirajane accepted the reality. There was no other way. After witnessing the battle between Laxus and Erza just now, she had to accept the reality.

She also knew that what she had to do now was to show her strength as much as possible like Erza in order to gain Laxus' recognition.

Flying in the sky, Mirajane thought for a moment and stopped worrying about other things.

There is no point in wasting time. She is taking an exam and no one else will come to help her. She should just use her most powerful move now to let Laxus see her attack power. Maybe he will give her a "pass"?

"Boom!!!"

Thinking of this, Mirajane decided to use her ultimate move, just like Erza, and release her strongest magic at the moment.

"Sigh." Looking at Mirajane, who was in the sky with her hands raised high, constantly accumulating dark magic, Laxus sighed. Although Mirajane was also talented, she was much inferior to Erza in every aspect.

Whether it's magical power, combat talent, combat experience, or even determination to fight, Mirajane is far behind Erza.

So Laxus didn't give Mirajane another chance. No one would give her a chance in a serious battle. He accumulated magic power to use a big move. Did he think that the enemies were all fools?
"Zizzizi!"

Laxus directly threw out a fast-moving ball of lightning, which drew a strange route and hit Mirajane in the air.

Mirajane, who was accumulating magic power to prepare for a big move, was interrupted directly. She had to interrupt it forcibly and pour out the magic power in her hand.

A torrent of dark magic poured out, but the lightning ball quickly jumped in the air, easily passed through it, and hit Mirajane directly.

"Zizzizi!"

The lightning ball hit her body with a crackling sound. Mirajane released her magic power to resist. Because of the overall improvement brought by the demon possession, the lightning ball did not cause her much damage.

On the other side, Moon, who was holding Erza, noticed that Laxus had indeed changed a lot. He didn't release much magic power in his previous attack, otherwise Mira would definitely not be able to withstand it.

"hateful!"

In the sky, Mira gritted her teeth. She was a very strong-willed person, and being defeated by Laxus in such a playful way made her feel ashamed. This was worse than Erza's! At least Erza's attack was not blocked by Laxus.

In a sense, this also directly shows the gap between her and Erza. Laxus has to take Erza's full-strength attack seriously, but Mirajane can't even use her ultimate move.

Under the current circumstances, Mirajane could of course continue to fight, but she also knew that if this was not a test, Laxus would have been able to inflict heavy damage on her.

"I lost"

Mirajane fell back to the ground and spoke in frustration.

"You couldn't win anyway."

Laxus said, and although it was true, it did hurt to say it, but he didn't stop yet.

"You're eliminated, Mirajane. You have a huge problem. You're far inferior to Erza."

Mirajane could accept the previous sentence "You can't win anyway" calmly, but Laxus's next sentence made her blush.

"Why do you say that?! How am I that bad?!"

Mirajane was a little unconvinced. Although she knew that she was a little inferior to Erza and she accepted this reality, wasn't Laxus's statement a bit too much?!

The phrase "far inferior to Erza" directly makes it seem like she and Erza are not on the same level. There's not that much difference between them, right?!
"Your problem isn't talent or strength. You're not much worse than her in those areas."

Facing the unconvinced little girl Mirajane, Laxus started to explain, and then he suddenly realized that he was the examiner and he had to maintain his dignity. Why should he explain to this guy who questioned him like a fool?
So, halfway through his words, Laxus simply shut up and stopped talking.

"?"

Mirajane stared at Laxus blankly, waiting for his next words, but Laxus just frowned and showed no intention of speaking.

"Then what? It's not these, what am I missing?!"

Mirajane asked a little frantically.

"You're not resolute enough, not focused enough. You don't have Erza's determination to risk everything."

Laxus didn't say anything, so Moon explained for him. He was watching from the side and actually noticed some of Mirajane's problems.

Mirajane was indeed not in good shape during the battle just now. Perhaps she was affected by the battle between Erza and Laxus. In short, she seemed to be just coping during the battle and was not in a combat state at all.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand. After watching the battle between Laxus and Erza, Mirajane has realized that she has no hope of winning. She even saw the gap between herself and Erza. It is difficult for her not to be affected.

But these were not reasons for her to be indecisive and have random thoughts during battle. She was too indecisive in battle, with too many useless movements and thoughts, and was far less focused than Erza in battle.

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After hearing what Moon said, Mirajane opened her mouth. She wanted to refute, but after thinking carefully, there was nothing to refute.

Some things may not seem like a big deal when they happen, and you may not even realize that there is a problem. However, as long as you reflect on it afterwards, you will find that something is wrong.

Mirajane was not a person who would just talk tough. After hearing what Moon said, she immediately understood her problem. She had indeed been thinking about a lot of random things during the battle and was not fully focused. She was indeed not as clean and efficient as Erza.

Laxus looked at Moon with a look of relief. Moon had indeed discovered these things. They were both on the same level.

"It's okay, these can be corrected slowly."

Moon didn't know what Laxus was thinking. He comforted Mirajane and said that these were just combat experiences and personal problems that could be corrected slowly.

In fact, in a sense, this also means that Mirajane does not seem to care too much about the "S-class wizard assessment". She would not be so absent-minded when dealing with matters involving Elfman and Lisanna.

'My family belongs to me.'
Moon complained in his heart, but "Family Man" is very suitable for their "Fairy Tail". Moon himself is also a "Family Man". If anyone comes to ask them about "Fairy Tail", he will definitely explode and beat the enemy.

"Leave Erza to me."

Facing Moon's comfort, Mirajane smiled freely. She accepted these problems and the reality that she was actually quite different from Erza, but these would not discourage her. Instead, they would make her work harder and make her more motivated.

Mirajane actually always knew in her heart that there was a gap between herself and Erza, and she always regarded Erza as her target. This was the main reason why she had been entangled with Erza.

Mira wants to become stronger so that she can better protect her younger brothers and sisters. Moon is too strong and he is a boy. Otherwise, her target would be Moon.

"Then leave it to you."

Morn nodded and handed the unconscious Erza to Mirajane.

Mirajane was not seriously injured and could still fly, so she could take Erza back to rest first. She needed more rest as she had consumed too much magic power, and she would be able to recover after a period of rest.

(End of this chapter)