Fairy Tail: I'm Not the Most Terrifying Mage

Yefried looked at her again and found that her eyes were clearer than ever before.

He thought: This is really interesting.

Aza, a demon completely different from ordinary demons, evolves at an extremely rapid pace. It is unknown whether Aza will become better or worse, but so far, Aza's evolution can be described as surprising.

As for Miko, even though we still can't see any signs of her regaining her memories, perhaps this is just Miko's true nature. The female master who was once obsessed with alchemy, even if she doesn't remember anything, still retains an absolute keenness for the evolution of demons.

Yefrit looked at the projection in front of him, watching Natsu's frenzied battle, and said, "In my original opinion, that's not actually the case."

Asa looked over in surprise. He thought he had taken a step closer to his master, but he was denied. This was something he considered an honor. He didn't know when it started, but he had developed a feeling that he envied the senior demon he could only sense but couldn't see. The other party was standing at the end of his dream.

He was initially just a weak demon, a tool demon. Before him, countless losers were abandoned by their masters, but he was the only one left behind to pursue his hazy memories of the past—he was preserved because he had "few flaws".

His emotions grew stronger, and even jealousy was growing silently. But the root of all that was his yearning for the position behind what he considered "god" during his period of unconsciousness.

Even though he knew that behind God, only that senior could stand, he still wanted to get closer.

Yefrit didn't fully understand Aza, nor did he need to—after all, he coldly thought: if Aza is useful, that's fine; if not, replace him.

However, he underestimated Asa's level of evolution. For example, not long ago, Asa, who was overly cautious, had already evolved several more steps forward after being reprimanded by him, through a large number of deductions.

but--

Aza is special. Compared to his past life, the demons Miko created, Zeref's demons, Roya's demons, and even the giant toads he created, are all similar to clones. The miracle of life is that they give birth to souls, giving these demons the essence of intelligent life.

But Azazel is similar to Jarvis.

Oh, it must be a hallucination now.

Jefried did not pay attention to Azalea's somewhat disappointed expression because of his denial.

He said, "I would be pleased if you had the ability to think about these things, and I would put all my previous thoughts about you behind me."

Asa was stunned, a surge of inexplicable emotions welling up inside him, emotions that made his eyes well up with tears.

“Asa—” Yefrit said, “Go ahead and think.”

Yefrit's eyes changed, from calm to indifference, with a hint of anticipation and madness.

"perhaps."

“Yeffrit,” Miko hugged Yefrit, interrupting him, “Don’t say such things.”

"..." Yefrit grasped Miko's arm and looked back. Miko smiled and said, "In that case, I can't protect you."

“Okay, you’re right.” Yefrit was indeed a little too excited just now, and wanted to say something that “early Zeref” or “early Miko” might have said.

But Miko interrupted him and brought him back to his senses. Reason prevailed over emotion and impulse. Yefrit looked at Aza and said with a smile, "Aza, you figure it out yourself."

"Yes, Master." Asa was somewhat puzzled, but dared not ask any further. He turned to look at the projected image and began to deduce in his mind what Yefrit had not said.

Finally, he deduced that statement—

"Perhaps you can see the view from there in my place."

Asa suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and a sense of fear and panic welled up within him. He quickly deleted the sentence completely.

He mustn't think in that direction, otherwise he would bring his master enormous trouble and disaster!

"what--"

Melty's screams pulled Asa out of his mental turmoil.

The battlefield on Natsu's side.

As Natsu counted down to the third, he successfully broke through the enemy's defensive perimeter and then delivered a powerful punch to Melty's face.

'boom'

Melty was blasted away.

That punch gave her a concussion.

Natsu rushed forward, intending to knock the opponent unconscious. Generally, this would dispel the magic—that's how Yefrit's deception magic works.

"Damn it!" Melty covered her face and got up. "Don't think this is over!"

"Three-stretch sensory connection!"

She connected herself as well.

Melty said with a somewhat crazed expression, "This is my strongest magic, linking three people together. If I die, that woman will die too!"

'boom'

Natsu's fist stopped less than half a meter in front of Melty.

"What should we do now?" Melty mocked.

Then, a hint of guilt appeared on her face: "I'm sorry, Ultear, it seems this is all I can do. I have to admit, Fire Dragon, you are very strong, but today, I will take you both down here. This is the last thing I will do for Ultear."

Melty shouted, "Urudia's dream will definitely come true!"

“This is the meaning of my existence!”

“No one exists to sacrifice themselves for others!” Lucy shouted as she got up and ran toward Melty.

"Don't come any closer." Melty stabbed himself in the thigh with his sword.

"what--"

Natsu swayed slightly, and Melty and Lucy both collapsed from the pain.

“I won’t be destroyed,” Lucy said, lying on the ground and looking at Melty. “Pain and death are indeed terrible, but…”

"I promised Natsu that I would always do missions with him, and I was prepared for that!"

"I am absolutely no worse than Erza, Juvia, or Ikaruga!"

Lucy rushed towards Melty, grabbed her arm, and said, "If you admire Ultear so much, then you shouldn't take your own life lightly. Instead, you should stand by her side and help her overcome all difficulties. That's what you should be doing!"

“This is what I’m doing now,” Melty said. “I can’t beat this fire dragon, and he’ll definitely cause trouble. I can only risk my life to keep him here.”

"It's just a pity."

Melty gave a bitter smile: "I'm worried about Ultear. If I die, there will be no one to punish that scumbag, especially if he comes after Ultear again."

“Yeflit is not that kind of person!” Lucy slapped Melty hard across the face.

"Ah!" she cried out in pain.

Natsu, however, remained calm—he was used to this force!

“There must be some misunderstanding. If there is, let’s clear it up!” Lucy said. “Don’t you have a reason not to die?”

"Death is not the only option!"

"You're not that old, you shouldn't die for such a strange and paranoid reason!"

"No one is worth sacrificing your life for, unless it's someone you love, especially not for such an evil, dark guild!"

"Does that Ultear so desperately hope for it? Does she so eagerly anticipate dying for this guild's evil plan?!"

Unexpectedly, hearing the words "evil plan" suddenly made Melty, who was initially wavering, become more determined.

She said, "I understand."

Lucy had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Melty say, "People really can't understand each other. You clearly don't know anything, yet you project your own feelings into my world."

"Lucy, right?"

Melty smiled, a rare occurrence for her: "You're a good girl, but unfortunately, at that time, when I was desperate and helpless, it was Ultear who appeared before me!"

As he spoke, two knives appeared above Melty.

These two magically formed blades, crossed and suspended, were aimed at her neck. With just a thought, they could cut her neck like scissors, ending the lives of the three people!

“What an idiot.” Natsu said, his fists flaming. “Lucy, get out of the way. I’ll knock her out. Yefrit will have a solution.”

“You’re too late—” Melty laughed, then pulled out another sword and placed it against Lucy’s neck.

"You bastard!" Natsu's eyes widened.

“Then, that’s settled.” Melty smiled, as the longsword above her head slowly fell.

"Yefrit!" Lucy shouted. "If you don't come out soon, I'll really believe you're having an affair with that Ultear, and I'll definitely tell Miss Mira about it!"

"."

Melty was taken aback.

'Snapped'

Then, she was hit on the head.

‘Kacha’

All three of their spells shattered.

Enraged, Melty tried to thrust her sword out, ending Lucy's life.

But Natsu reacted quickly, grabbing her wrist and immobilizing her. Lucy took the opportunity to retreat.

'zizi'

Because of Natsu's displeasure, he didn't pay attention to controlling his flames, and Melty's wrist was immediately burned.

"Ah—" Melty screamed, and Natsu finally let go.

"Damn it!" Melty roared, grabbing her longsword and turning to slash at the guy she hated behind her.

That guy must be the one who could break her magic in an instant!

'Snapped'

Who knew that Yefrit would grab Melty's wrist and then execute a stylish over-the-shoulder throw!

Melty angrily tried to get up, but Yevlit tied her up with a rope.

Then he summoned a magical beast and threw Melty up into it.

Turning to Natsu and Lucy, he said, "I'm going to find her parents. You two go to the camp."

A wisp of green mist formed, guiding the way to the camp.

“Okay.” Natsu nodded.

"Why don't you use deception magic on me? It hurts so much!" Lucy stomped on Yefrit's foot angrily, then turned and followed Natsu.