Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

Upon hearing this, Mirajane's pretty cheeks instantly turned as red as ripe apples, the color spreading all the way to her earlobes and neck. Pointing at the blue cat on the ground, she angrily exclaimed, "Where did this stupid cat come from?"

"Looks like Harpy was right."

The blue cat wasn't angry at Mirajane's outburst; instead, it became even more smug, because lies don't hurt, but the truth is the sharpest knife.

With the arrival of the blue cat, Happy, the guild's main gate was pushed open again, and a boy with short, cherry-pink hair and a handsome, black-haired boy with a bare upper body entered the 'Fairy Tail' guild's lobby together.

"Erza, let's settle this once and for all!"

"I refuse to admit that I lost to you in the 'S-class' mage exam."

The first thing the pink-haired boy did after joining the Fairy Tail guild was to challenge Erza.

"Sorry, I'm not in the mood to fight you today, Natsu."

Erza waved to Natsu; in her eyes now, there was only Mirajane.

"Oh?"

"It seems there's a new member in the guild."

At this moment, the black-haired boy with his upper body bare seemed to notice Mirajane, Elfman, Lisanna, and Igor standing next to Erza.

He took the initiative to step forward and greeted the voice, saying, "My name is Gray Fullpaster, it's a pleasure to meet you."

“My name is Elfman Strauss…”

“My name is Lisanna Strauss…”

"...It's a pleasure to see you all."

Elfman and Lisanna responded to Gray in unison.

"Oh, my name is Igor, it's nice to meet you."

Igor, who was busy counting money, smiled slightly at Gray.

"Gray, Natsu, you two are late! You missed Erza's battle with the newcomer..."

At that moment, Wakaba, with a pipe in his mouth, came to Gray and Naz's side and said with a smile.

"A battle between Erza and the newcomers?"

Naz and Gray were taken aback, their eyes filled with confusion.

"Ah."

"Before you arrived at the guild, Erza had a fierce battle with Mirajane, who had just joined our Mage Guild. The battle between the two was extremely intense and could be described as a draw."

Wakaba explained while puffing out smoke.

"what?"

Naz and Gray's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Even Cana, who walked into the Fairy Tail guild looking dejected behind Gray and Natsu, showed a look of shock and muttered to herself, "A newbie who just joined the guild can actually fight Erza to a standstill? Are you kidding me?"

"Truly the strongest newcomer in the history of the Fairy Tail guild!!"

At this moment, Wakaba smiled slightly and bestowed the title of 'strongest rookie' upon Mirajane.

"Indeed."

The other Fairy Tail mages nodded repeatedly in agreement after hearing Wakaba's words.

"Huh? The strongest newcomer in the history of Fairy Tail guild? Me?"

Mirajane, who was breathing heavily on Erza, was taken aback when she heard Wakaba name her the strongest newcomer in Fairy Tail. She then laughed and said, "Although I'm really happy that you guys are praising me like this, I can't accept the title of strongest newcomer. After all, Igor's strength is far above mine!"

"Huh?!"

The moment Mirajane finished speaking, everyone in the entire Fairy Tail guild looked on in disbelief, and they all turned their gazes to Igor, who was counting his spoils.

"Four million nine hundred and eighty thousand J! I've struck gold..."

Igor finally counted how much money he had won in this gamble, and a genuine smile appeared on his face.

Well, no one in this world would turn down money.

"Ok?"

At the same time, feeling the stench, Igor turned around and faced a small group of children, saying innocently, "Is there a problem with everyone paying so much attention to me?!"

Chapter 45 Laxus swears! Luckily, Igor swears even more!

"Boom!"

Before the blood could even be splattered, a golden bolt of lightning carrying immense magical power had already condensed in mid-air above the guild and struck down towards Ig.

"Ok?"

Faced with the swift lightning, Igor activated a partial 'receive' spell, 'receiving' the 'Crusher Demon's' right arm and catching it with one hand.

Then, Igor looked towards the second floor of the Fairy Tail guild and saw a boy with short blond hair and wearing headphones leaning against the railing on the second floor of the guild, looking at him with curiosity.

"Laxus!!"

At this moment, the other members of the Fairy Tail guild also noticed the arrival of the blond-haired boy, and they all looked up and said the blond-haired boy's name.

Yes, the man leaning against the second floor of the Fairy Tail guild, launching an attack on Igg without warning, was none other than Laxus D'Arle, Makarov's grandson.

"Oh?"

"You actually caught my lightning so easily? That's beyond my expectations..."

"Well, although that was just a casual attack of mine, the fact that you were able to take it so easily proves that you are quite strong. You are indeed much stronger than Erza."

Laxus, currently in his rebellious phase, stood alone on the second floor of the guild hall, looking down at Igor, Erza, Mirajane, and the others standing in the Fairy Tail guild hall with a mocking expression, his voice filled with smugness and pride.

"Laxus, are you saying that if it were me, I couldn't withstand your lightning at all?"

Erza's anger was immediately ignited by Laxus's taunts. She drew her knight's sword from its sheath and pointed it at Laxus, who was grinning at her on the second floor of the guild, her words filled with fury.

"Hahaha."

"I didn't say that!"

"Although I am merely stating a fact."

"I don't know what Gildarts and the old man were thinking, actually letting you, a little girl who's not even sixteen yet and still wet behind the ears, pass the guild's 'S-class' mage exam."

"Oh dear, you've dragged down the guild's 'S-rank' quality."

Laxus's mouth was as foul as ever.

"Laxus, let's settle this once and for all!"

Just then, Naz, who was standing downstairs, finally noticed Laxus, who was on the second floor and looked arrogant. As he spoke, he leaped up from the ground and launched an attack on Laxus: "Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon!"

"Oh? Naz, you're here?"

Upon hearing this, Laxus glanced at Nazar beneath him with a look of disdain, as if he had never taken the other man seriously.

"Naz, wait a minute."

However, just as Natsu was about to head to the second floor of the guild, Makarov, the guild master, suddenly exerted his strength and stopped Natsu with a wave of his hand.

"President, why are you stopping me?"

Naz looked at Makarov, who had enlarged his arm and was holding him in his palm, and asked in confusion.

"Natsu, you are not allowed to set foot on the second floor of the guild until you become an 'S-class' mage."

Makarov looked at Natsu with righteous indignation and began to recount the rules passed down through generations of the Fairy Tail guild.

"Hahaha, how embarrassing, Naz!"

"If you really want to fight me, then you'd better pass the guild's 'S-rank' mage exam first~"

Laxus mocked Naz, who had been taken down by Makarov with one hand, his eyes filled with smugness.

"Who is this guy? He's really hot!"

Mirajane looked at Laxus, who was standing on the second floor of the guild and was even more arrogant than her, and couldn't help but ask Erza, who was standing next to her.

"His name is Laxus Dreyer. He is the grandson of Guild Master Makarov and one of the only three active S-class mages in our Fairy Tail guild."

Erza explained Laxus's identity to Mirajane beside her while gripping her knight's sword tightly, her eyes fixed on Laxus standing on the second floor of the guild, her gaze filled with intense fighting spirit.

Although Natsu, Gray, Mirajane, and the others were prevented from causing trouble for Laxus on the second floor of the guild due to the rules of Fairy Tail...

But Erza, as one of the three active S-class mages of the Fairy Tail guild, doesn't have so many rules. She could simply storm up to the second floor of the guild and seek revenge on Laxus.

"Oh?"

"Erza, you have a good eye."

"By the way, you're an 'S-class' mage now, so you can come directly to the second floor of the guild. Are you perhaps planning to have a showdown with me?"

Laxus smiled, his eyes showing not a trace of fear, but rather a hint of eagerness.

For a moment, the atmosphere between Erza and Laxus became extremely tense, to the point that most of the guild members didn't even dare to breathe.

"Is Erza going to fight Laxus?"

"This can almost be called the strongest battle among the younger generation of 'Fairy Tail'."

Wakaba even called the battle between Erza and Laxus the strongest battle of the younger generation of Fairy Tail.

Whoever wins will become the true strongest candidate for the Fairy Tail guild, second only to Gildarts.

"Oh my~"

Just as Erza was already heading towards the second floor of the guild with her sword, ready to 'stab' the outspoken Laxus...

After handing over all his coins to Elfman and Lisanna for safekeeping, and confirming the safety of his 'secret stash,' Igor suddenly smiled and looked at Laxus, who was on the second floor of the guild, and said with a smile, "Who do we have here? It's Makarov's grandson! I've heard so much about you!"

"Aha?"

Laxus, who had been arrogant and disdainful of everyone present, froze upon hearing Igor's address to him. He then glared at Igor and growled, "What did you say, rookie!"

"Everyone says that Makarov's grandson became an 'S-class' mage in the Fairy Tail guild only because of his grandfather's status as one of the 'Ten Wizard Saints' and the guild master. Seeing this today, it seems that's really true."

Igor looked at Laxus's extremely ferocious face, but his smile did not diminish at all; on the contrary, it became even more radiant.

"You little brat, are you saying 'try it'?"

As Laxus spoke, he leaped down from the second floor of the guild and landed directly in front of Igor. His magical power surged, and violent lightning coiled around him. The immense pressure caused Natsu and Gray, who were not far away, to show incredulous expressions and mutter to themselves, "Laxus, is he really that strong?"

"hehe."

To this, Igor remained unfazed, still sporting his usual smiling poker face, and pointed his finger at Laxus's nose, laughing, "Look, Makarov's grandson is getting anxious."

Chapter 46 Igor: A rebellious teenager? A few more beatings will do the trick!

"You bastard..."

Laxus's eyes twitched incessantly, his anger causing him to lose his mind for a moment. He swung his fist and threw a powerful punch at Igor's head.

"hehe."

Seeing this, Igor smiled and stepped aside, his eyes filled with ease and contentment.

Laxus, as a lightning-attribute mage, is indeed very fast, faster than most 'S-class' mages, making him one of the fastest among 'S-class' mages.

However, compared to the 'Northern Beast King' that Igor had previously faced, it was much slower. The gap between the 'Ten Saints' and 'S-Class' cannot be bridged by physical attributes...

When faced with Laxus's attack, Igor didn't even need to use any magic to dodge the opponent's punches.

"Laxus, don't attack the newbies."

Seeing this, Erza, holding her sword, prepared to step forward to help Ig stop the berserk Laxus.

"Wait a moment, Erza."

However, before Erza could step forward, she was stopped by Mirajane, who was watching the scene unfold.

"Mirajae, what are you doing?"

Erza turned around, her eyes filled with confusion as she looked at Mirajane.

Hehe~

Mirajane chuckled softly, her eyes filled with confidence in Igor, and said with certainty, "Don't worry, that wretched blondie is no match for Igor."