Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start

Standing before Mirajane, who had fully absorbed the Demon Soul, Igor felt the violent magical power unintentionally released from her body and laughed, "As expected of Mirajane, you possess such powerful magical power on your first full absorption of the Demon Soul."

Yes, Mirajane, upon receiving the Demon Soul for the first time, possessed a B+ level of 'magic power' and 'magic particles' as rated by the Ig system.

If we take into account the unique physical characteristics of Igor and Mirajane, and consider that 'magic particles' and 'magic barrier particles' complement each other, exhibiting an effect that is definitely greater than 1+1>2...

If Mirajane were placed in a regular mage guild, she would be capable of standing on her own. In a smaller mage guild, she would be more than capable of becoming the guild's ace mage.

"hehe."

"Isn't this just common sense?"

"Who do you think I am?!"

Mirajane was overjoyed after receiving Igor's praise, standing with her hands on her hips and beaming with pride.

“Sister Mirajane and Brother Ig, we have also completed receiving the magic.”

Just then, Elfman and Lisanna, having heard the commotion Mirajane made, immediately ran downstairs, their faces beaming with joy, as they demonstrated their magic to Mirajane and Igor.

"Buzz!"

As beautiful purple and gold magic circles shimmered around Elfman and Lisanna, both of them successfully awakened and received magic.

Elfman successfully received the Beast Spirit 'Bear', while Lisanna received the Animal Spirit 'Cat'.

"what?"

Mirajane watched as Elfman and Lisanna effortlessly absorbed the information, her pupils trembling slightly. She was genuinely happy for her younger siblings: "As expected of my younger brother and sister, Mirajane is truly a genius!"

Then, Mirajane quickly came to Igor's side, her thin lips close to his ear, and whispered a complaint: "Igor, why can Elfman and Lisanna receive animal souls so easily?"

"You're not going to make a private stove for them, are you? As the older sister, I'll feel very disappointed if I can't keep up with my younger siblings."

"Miraje, you've got it wrong. I didn't turn on a private stove for them."

"The reason why Lisanna and Elfman were able to take control of the souls within their bodies so quickly is because the quality of the souls you received was different."

Igor waved his hands repeatedly at Mirajane to indicate that he hadn't given Lisanna or Elfman any special treatment, and explained:

"Miraja, the demonic souls that you and I have received are of the highest caliber among all receiving magic!"

“Apart from the souls of ‘dragons’ and ‘gods’, there are probably no souls that can be compared to it.”

"This also makes the souls of demons extremely difficult to control. Even in regular mage guilds, any mission that involves demons is classified as 'S' level."

After explaining the power and difficulty of the Demon Soul to Mirajane, Igor began to explain the Beast and Animal Souls that Elfman and Lisanna had received:

"As for the Beast Soul that Elfman received and the Animal Soul that Lisanna received, they are much weaker in power than the Demon Soul, but proportionally easier to control."

"That's why Lisanna and Elfman are able to master their magic so easily."

Soon, Igor explained everything to Mirajane.

"Really?"

Mirajane looked at Igor with suspicion at first, but she quickly smiled broadly and patted Igor on the shoulder, saying, "I believe you now."

"call."

Seeing that Mirajane believed him, Igor breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although Igor didn't know why he was so nervous when facing Mirajane, he was just very nervous.

"hey-hey."

Just as Igor breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Mirajane chuckle softly and say eagerly, "Now that we have both successfully mastered the 'Demon Soul' within us, why don't we have a duel?"

"A duel?"

Igor frowned.

"Ah."

Mirajane raised her chin and laughed, "Let's have a showdown, Igor!"

"what?"

Seeing the eagerness in Mirajane's eyes, Igor couldn't bear to dampen her enthusiasm, so he smiled and said, "Then let's go outside and settle this once and for all."

"it is good."

Mirajane stretched his limbs and said seriously, "Igor, don't think that just because you mastered the 'Demon Soul' in your body first, you've really surpassed me! Today I will prove to you that I am still the head of the Strauss family."

"Actually, you don't need to prove anything at all."

Igor muttered under his breath.

"Igor, what did you just say?"

Mirajane turned to look at Igor and asked.

"Uh."

“I didn’t say anything.”

Igor shook his head slightly, his brows furrowed, looking preoccupied.

Igor pondered to himself, "I guess I should hold back a little and try my best to finish this so-called 'final showdown' with Mirajane."

Chapter 7 Gildarts, the strongest scumbag mage on the continent of Ishgard!

The open space outside the Strauss family villa.

Igor and Mirajane faced off from a distance.

"Gudong."

Elfman Jr. and Lisanna hid behind the villa's front door, watching nervously as Igor and Mirajane confronted each other.

"Then let me repeat the rules again..."

"Rule 1: Once someone runs out of magic, the duel will be forcibly ended. The one who runs out of magic first loses. If both run out of magic at the same time, it is a draw."

"Rule Two: Once someone declares defeat, the duel will be forcibly ended, and no further attacks are allowed."

"Rule Three: This duel is primarily for friendly sparring, so lethal magic is prohibited..."

Igor stood not far from Mirajane, repeating the duel rules to her.

"OK OK."

"This is really troublesome."

"I can recite the rules backwards by heart, so may we begin the duel?"

Mirajane looked at Igor with some impatience. She always felt that Igor was too indecisive and overly cautious in his actions.

"Ok."

"In that case, let the duel begin..."

Igor smiled slightly, ignoring Mirajane's impatience, and quietly announced the start of his duel with Mirajane.

"take over……"

The instant Igor finished speaking, Mirajane and Igor shouted the word "receive" almost simultaneously.

The next second, accompanied by a dazzling magic circle rising above Mirajane and Igor, a demon with long hair shooting straight into the sky, limbs covered in black scales, and demonic wings spread behind him, and a bomber wearing a battle skirt made of bombs, with a head transformed into a torpedo, appeared before Elfman and Lisanna.

"call out!!"

After Mirajane transformed into a 'demon', her wings fluttered slightly, and she charged towards Igor with a burst of air.

"Strike first, or you'll gain the upper hand!"

Mirajane, adhering to the principle that "the first to strike wins and the last to strike loses," planned to take advantage of her high mobility to launch the first attack.

"Smart."

Even during the battle, Igor, a member of the 'Cult of Bhaktapur,' did not forget to praise Mirajane's combat wisdom.

But praise is praise, and battle is battle...

Igor couldn't afford to lose so easily, so in front of Mirajane, he turned his toes into bombs, blasting a large crater in the ground in front of them and sending dozens of square meters of soil into the sky, blocking Mirajane's view.

"what?"

After being enveloped by tons of yellow sand, Mirajane's pupils twitched slightly. Her eyes flickered constantly as she observed the movements in all directions. With her vision obscured, she dared not make any rash moves.

"Boom!!"

Only when Mirajane heard a noise did she suddenly swing her fist, breaking through the earthen barrier on her right, and shout, "Found you!"

"Oh!"

However, when Mirajane punched open the earthen curtain, what came into view was a piece of explosives with a fuse slowly burning.

"Oh no, we've been tricked."

Mirajane was shocked. She tried to turn around to defend herself, but it was obviously too late. The moment she turned around, she was met with Igor's explosive fist.

"Boom!"

Another deafening roar followed, and a massive shockwave shattered the earthen curtain. Accompanied by a violent blast of air, Mirajane exited the Demon Soul's reception state and was sent flying backward. She landed precisely on the mound of earth that Ig had prepared beforehand, thus escaping injury.

As for Igor, after the shockwave gradually dissipated, he also withdrew from the demon's receiving posture. With a carefully crafted look of helplessness on his face, he muttered to himself, "Oh dear, I've run out of magic! It seems I've lost."

After saying that, Igor walked straight to the mound of earth, gracefully bowed to Mirajane who was lying on the ground, and extended his hand with a smile on his face: "It seems that we are even this time."

"Igor, you are indeed very strong."

"But as you said, failure is the mother of success, and I will strive to become stronger."

Mirajane shyly took the hand that Igor offered. She knew that Igor was giving her a way out; his excuse about running out of magic was just polite talk.

"Haha."

With that, Igor laughed and pulled Mirajane up from the ground.

"Clap clap clap!"

"Mira and Igor, you two are really amazing."

After Igor and Mirajane's battle ended, applause from Elfman and Lisanna immediately filled the villa.

Although, due to the earthen curtain, Elfman and Lisanna, the two little ones, did not see clearly the battle between Igor and Mirajane...

But the huge crater left by Igor and Mirajane's battle still opened the eyes of Elfman and Lisanna.

"Hahaha~"

"So-so, so-so~"

Igor smiled, his expression revealing humility.

"Humph."

"Of course I'm great, after all, I'm your older sister."

In contrast to the humble Igor, Mirajane proudly admitted to her formidable strength.

As the eldest sister in the Strauss family, Mirajane bears the responsibility of raising her younger siblings. She must appear fearless and strong in order to support them.

"Clap! Clap! Clap..."

Just as Igor and Mirajane finished their battle and their stomachs were rumbling with hunger, preparing to go back inside for a hearty meal, an unexpected round of applause suddenly rang out in the courtyard outside the Strauss family villa.

"Ok?"

When Igor heard the applause, his expression changed immediately.

Since the person who appeared behind him could do so without him noticing, he must be a master among masters.

"who?!"

Therefore, Igor subconsciously shielded Mirajane behind him and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

What came into Igor's view was a middle-aged man with short orange-red hair, wearing a tattered cloak, and with a stubble beard and unkempt appearance.

"Haha."

The middle-aged man with his short, orange-red hair combed back looked at Igor's serious demeanor and couldn't help but laugh, "I originally came to this village to deal with the so-called 'demon' invasion incident, but I didn't see any demons. Instead, I discovered two exceptionally talented little devils."

"Hey, you brats! Have you ever heard of the Magic Guild 'Fairy Tail'?"