Fairy Tail: You said you were just acting, are you serious?

Laxus stared wide-eyed, his brow furrowed, looking at Ron with the same look he had toward a lunatic.

"You want me to act? I only saw it once at the opening ceremony, and I don't even remember it."

"It's alright, it's just a rehearsal, no need to prepare so much. Just read from the script later."

Ron didn't care about anything else at that point and just pushed him by the back, making him walk onto the stage.

He then picked up several scripts from behind the stage and gave them to Laxus, Grey, and Rio.

"You two will play supporting roles, filling in wherever needed."

"No problem!"

Gray and Leo put on an air of experience, nodding to reassure Ron that he didn't need to worry.

Ron glanced at the backstage, where the newly created clone of Ron also revealed that appearance.

While he was on his way to the stage, he also sent a clone backstage to make adjustments, since no one else there knew how to do those things.

He then addressed the others in the audience:

“You can all act as Guan Xin and Tuo Xin, just like that.”

"Great!"

Upon hearing that they could be spectators, Kana and Lisana cheered first.

Then Kana led the others to the front row of the audience to watch the performance.

Kana couldn't help but exclaim excitedly:

"Speaking of which, it's been a really long time since we've seen the first episode of Pokémon."

Seeing Kana's expectant and excited expression, Mirajane, sitting next to her, looked puzzled and asked in a low voice:

"Kana, why are you so excited? Is there anything special about this show?"

"This is a bit hard to explain, you'll understand once you see it."

Kana started to keep everyone in suspense, which made Mirajane and her younger siblings look forward to it.

On the stage, Laxus's brow furrowed even more deeply.

"Hey Ron, am I supposed to talk to those magical beasts you conjure up with your visual effects magic?"

Performing like this on stage would be too embarrassing; he couldn't handle it.

Ron smiled knowingly when he saw Laxus trying to find an excuse to leave.

"Who said we were going to use visual magic? Aren't I right here?"

Seeing Laxus's puzzled look, Ron's body rippled with magical energy as he formed hand seals.

"Now you can guess what kind of role I'm playing."

Chapter 133 Laxus: Are you serious?!

As Ron formed the hand seals, a magic circle appeared behind him, and he cast a transformation spell.

Pfft!

As a plume of white smoke rose, Ron's tall, slender figure was completely obscured.

A few seconds later, the white smoke slowly dissipated.

Ron had vanished, replaced by a yellow mouse with a lightning bolt-shaped tail, sitting on the stage floor, looking up at the astonished Laxus.

At that moment, the entire new theater seemed to be muted, and even the sound of breathing paused for a while.

Gray and Leo, who were holding scripts and ready to fill in for their characters, were so shocked that their mouths dropped open.

The three siblings, Kana and Mirajane, in the audience gasped in disbelief.

Laxus, who was closest to the enemy, stood frozen in astonishment, his mind going completely blank.

Ron, now transformed into Pikachu, scanned everyone present and then sighed.

"It's just transformation magic, stop watching and let's focus on something else!"

The adorable creature suddenly opened its mouth and uttered Ron's familiar voice, creating a striking contrast.

Ron then clapped his hands, and Gray and Leo on the stage snapped out of their daze.

"Hey, this feels weird."

Upon hearing Ron's voice coming from the furry creature's mouth, Kana, Lisanna, and Mirajane in the audience instantly wore strange expressions.

They had initially thought it was a rare treat to see a live Pikachu, and even found it quite cute, but now their feelings were somewhat complicated.

The one who reacted the most was probably Kana, who was full of anticipation.

"What? You've finally turned into Pikachu, couldn't you at least dress up a little better? It looks so out of place."

She pouted, somewhat complaining that Ron had so casually shattered her fantasy.

However, after watching Pikachu teach the actors on stage how to act for a while, they couldn't help but chuckle.

The contrast is actually quite cute after a while.

"Alright, let's officially begin the rehearsal!"

As soon as Ron finished speaking, his clone in the background turned on the lights.

Then the three of them started acting out the script on stage.

Gray, who was playing Professor Oak, began reciting his lines to Laxus as Laxus approached him.

"Ahem, is that Ash?"

Because you're late, there's only one Pokémon left, but it has some problems. It's up to you whether you want to choose it.

Laxus nodded with a look of utter despair, then looked at Ron, who had transformed into Pikachu.

Ron, now in character, then appeared, raising his head with conviction and delivering his lines.

"Pikachu!"

The girls in the audience couldn't help but show their satisfaction when they saw this.

This is the feeling I'm going to get!

Laxus looked at the audience below the stage, who were whispering wildly to each other. His face was filled with helpless black lines, and the corners of his mouth kept twitching.

He took a deep breath, put on a sour face, and began to recite his lines stiffly.

"Tch, is he the only one left? Then it's him."

Come here, from today onwards you're my partner...

100,000 volts!

Boom!

Just as Laxus was about to reach him, Ron unleashed a lightning spell, attacking Laxus!

Crackle!

A few seconds later, as the lightning dissipated, only a slightly charred Laxus remained.

He slightly opened his mouth, a wisp of black smoke rising from it, and stared at Ron in shock.

Although he was a lightning dragon slayer mage, and this lightning magic wouldn't cause any damage, he could still sense that Ron had indeed released the magic.

No way, you bastard, you're actually serious?!

Seeing Laxus's comical appearance, Mirajane and the others in the audience burst into laughter.

Wow! This performance is so realistic!

Elfman looked shocked, unaware that Ron's magic was real.

"I never expected that arrogant guy would actually cooperate with Ron and make such a sacrifice..."

Leo showed an expression of admiration and couldn't help but nod.

After Ron finished electrocuting Laxus, a smug smile appeared on his face.

You should be the one to play Xiao Zhi, isn't that the chosen one?

Just then, Ron sensed something was wrong and a bad feeling welled up inside him.

He activated his six eyes and discovered that Mirajane and Cana had somehow climbed onto the stage and were standing behind Ron.

Kana encouraged Mirajane to quickly pick up Ron, who had transformed into Pikachu, while he wasn't looking, wanting to experience the fluffy feeling.

Mirajane clearly found the creature cute and looked on with anticipation.

"So cute, I want to hug you!"

They spread their arms and pounced on Ron.

Hey! Don't come any closer!

Luckily, Ron dodged their attack in time, otherwise he would have been picked up like a doll.

"Oh no, we've been discovered."

"I don't care, I'm going to hug him this time!"

Seeing the girls still rushing towards him, Ron quickly took off on his short legs and ran away from the stage!

Laxus was stunned for a moment when he saw the rehearsal suddenly interrupted, and then he couldn't help but chuckle.

The farcical chase came to an end just as Ron deactivated his transformation.

After Ron dispelled the transformation spell, Cana and Mirajane gave up the chase, their faces showing disappointment.

"Okay, stop playing, I'm scared."

Ron breathed a sigh of relief; it was the first time he had ever seen such terrifying looks in Kana and Mirajane's eyes.

It seems that Pokémon shows will have to be banned.

However, Gray and Leo have now started talking to Laxus, and the relaxed atmosphere they've created is beyond his expectations.

They discovered that although Laxus seemed cold and fierce at first meeting, he was still willing to goof around with Ron. Even after being electrocuted, he only scolded Ron a few times and then stopped being angry.

"It seems that Laxus is easier to get along with than I thought."

Gray chuckled from the side, prompting Laxus to glare at him again.

The others nodded in agreement, ignoring Laxus's angry glare.

Laxus rolled his eyes, awkwardly crossed his arms, and ignored them.

"Boring. Think what you want."

Ron smiled with satisfaction as he watched them get along.

After everyone had had their fill of fun, Ron instructed his clone to close all the equipment and doors, and then led the others out of the theater.

"Ron."

After stepping outside, Laxus stopped and looked serious.

Ron turned around and silently looked at Laxus.

"Let's settle this once and for all."

Chapter 134 The Hidden Ultimate Ability

The noise from the others who had heard Laxus's challenge gradually subsided, and they all quieted down.

Looking at Laxus's serious face, Ron showed a curious look and calmly asked:

"Why? Give me a reason."

Laxus paused for a moment, then thought for a while, took a deep breath, and continued earnestly:

"During this time, in order to improve my strength, I have been desperately taking on missions and have also heard a lot about you."

To verify just how strong I am now, I hope to have a fair and square fight with you.

As for why it was you, it's because besides being the strongest among your peers, you were also the first partner and rival I truly acknowledged.