A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

The sound pulled those around him back from the beautiful snowy scenery in the air, and they found that the original maple forest was gone, and in front of them was a vast expanse of white snow-capped mountains.

"Maple Leaf Girl... Where is my Maple Leaf Girl?"

"Look everyone! Isn't that the legendary Snow Woman?! Her skin is so fair, she's so beautiful, and she has such a great figure!"

"Hmm—it's not bad to have Yuki-onna instead of Maple Leaf Woman..."

"Yes, yes! That's right, that's exactly the kind of magic we want to see!"

Mystergang: "..."

Kira: "I knew it!"

Gray and Erza, sitting in the audience, recognized the so-called Snow Woman: "This woman is Zonia, that demon..."

A distinct magical fluctuation appeared again. As the spring breeze passed, the snow melted, all things revived, the grass grew again, and the flowers bloomed anew.

Mystogan struck again, his powerful illusion dispersing Kira's blizzard, making the audience, who had almost had their souls stolen by the Snow Woman, realize that they were still watching a magic competition.

"Yeah, I was watching the magic competition! So this is illusion magic. I almost got taken away by the snow woman. Magic is amazing!"

Seeing Mystogan's actions, Kira nodded inwardly. This was exactly the effect he wanted! How could he let these Muggles know whether he was under a spell or just putting on a spectacular illusion duel without making a small movement?

The spring breeze had barely begun when a clap of thunder sounded, followed by a continuous drizzle. To everyone, the rain seemed to have been applied like fertilizer; as soon as it hit the ground, the grass grew at a visible speed. When it was about as tall as a person, the rain stopped, the clouds dispersed, and the blazing sun was revealed.

Summer arrived silently in the illusionary realm. It was the season, with the sun blazing down and the heat unbearable.

"It's so hot..."

"Ah, that's... the Sun Goddess!"

A woman dressed in gorgeous attire stood in mid-air, exuding aristocratic elegance with every gesture. With a flick of her delicate hand, heat radiated outwards.

"Goddess, no... I can't take it anymore..."

The Sun Goddess spoke up, "Oh dear, don't you all enjoy watching this?"

A few people knew perfectly well who had cast the spell: 'What an idiot! What kind of goddess would speak in such a tone…'

The goddess's scorching beams of light scattered in all directions, quickly shattering the earth and piercing the sky. Landslides, tsunamis, typhoons, mudslides, and volcanic eruptions all came at once, and the world roared incessantly.

The audience was astonished, and several even tried to run away, but they couldn't move their feet and could only watch helplessly as disaster struck.

"No!!!"

"I'm going to die!! I'm definitely going to die!!"

The world gradually disintegrated, and in a daze, a giant claw of a demonic beast tore space apart. Behind that space was endless darkness, and suddenly, ten thousand points of red light appeared.

"It's...it's a monster!!"

"How could there be such a monster?!"

The unknown fear was awe-inspiring; the pounding of hearts could be clearly heard. Of the thousands of spectators, less than a hundred still remembered that they were in an illusion or magic.

Just then, a dragon's roar came from the darkness!

Space was torn apart again, the crack growing larger and wider, and then, a giant dragon appeared!

One... two... three... countless dragons emerged from the space, spreading their wings that blotted out the sky, revealing sharp teeth and claws, soaring through the heavens, easily tearing the terrifying monster to shreds!

"A dragon...this is a dragon..."

"Do dragons really exist?"

"Idiot! Wake up! This is an illusion!"

"Yes...yes..."

In the illusion, after slaughtering all the magical beasts, the dragon began to dominate the entire world, running rampant. Soon, a group of familiar human mages came together to fight back.

"He's a Fairy Tail mage!"

The battle between dragons and humans is more awe-inspiring than the previous stories of the changing seasons, the goddess who destroyed the world, and the monsters fighting dragons!

"Wait... what's that sound?"

As if in response to the questions from the supporting audience, a voice resounded across the battlefield: "That's... Fairy Tail's battle anthem!"

Ta-da! ...

The magic they had witnessed in the past few days reappeared in this illusion. These fearless mages, like humanity's last hope, fought with selfless abandon and madness!

In the end, only one man and one dragon remained. The man was wounded and exhausted, but his eyes remained firm. The dragon had lost an eye and an arm, but its murderous aura was not diminished in the slightest.

In the final scene of the illusion, humans wield swords and slash, while a giant dragon roars with its mouth open, and the image freezes!

Chapter 179 Demon Soul

Ping-pong!

The illusion shattered, revealing the original battlefield, where the two remained facing each other in silence.

"Who...who won?"

Being in an illusion, it was already difficult to distinguish between their respective spells. At first, they could still calculate in order, but the final battle between humans and dragons was too dramatic, making it impossible to tell whose illusion it was.

"I lost!"

"Mistgang said, putting away his magic wand and turning to leave.

"The match is over. The winner is... Kira!"

"Oh oh oh!!!"

Although it may not be clear, it sounds impressive, but shouting it at this time is the right thing to do!

Someone asked, "But... why did Kira win?"

Upon hearing this, the others thought: "Yes, why is that? Explain it clearly!"

Dispel then recounted the events from the beginning. Without a doubt, the initial maple forest was Mystogan's illusion. Kira then brought the illusion into winter, Mystogan used the spring breeze to melt the snow, and Kira used the summer rain to clear away the snow. It was a battle of changing seasons, and it could be said that neither side could gain the upper hand.

Next, Mystogan made the first move, having Kira's created Sun Goddess unleash a beam of sunlight that shattered the earth and tore through space to reveal the monster. This was a spell he often used. In order to defeat the monster, Kira created a group of dragons. Having witnessed Acnologia in the battle of Zonia, he naturally knew how to create dragon might. The victory of the dragons meant that Kira had taken the first step.

As for the final appearance of the Fairy Tail crew and the subsequent battle between humans and dragons, Mystogan did not intervene; it was all Kira's doing.

After listening to Dispel's explanation, Mistgan nodded silently, turned and left the stage, leaving the supporting cast members speechless with amazement.

"Wow...that's amazing...to create such a complex illusion all by yourself..."

"No wonder he's said to be the number one young talent in the Kingdom of Fiore, he's really that strong!"

At this moment, everyone was still savoring the wonderful illusion they had just witnessed. No one asked why Kira created such an illusion, nor did anyone care about the final outcome. All they knew was that they had seen a most spectacular illusion magic battle they had never seen before, and probably would never see again.

Kira stepped off the stage amidst cheers from the audience, and was then greeted with compliments from his companions.

Erza walked up to Kira and patted him on the shoulder: "As expected of you, Kira!"

Gray put his arm around Kira's neck and said, "That scene of Fairy Tail fighting against Ten Thousand Dragons was absolutely amazing!"

Lucy was terrified by the scene of ten thousand dragons destroying the world and asked weakly, "It must be from the battle in Zonia that it was able to create such a realistic illusion, right?"

Natsu was a little unhappy: "Seriously, dragons are supposed to be very gentle, so why did Kira have to set them up to destroy the world?"

Kira didn't know how to respond to these words, so he could only turn his head away and ignore him.

Elfman: "A real man should fight dragons!"

Kana: "By the way, who was that last person? It wasn't you, was it?"

Kira thought to himself: The last one must be the strongest. Who will be the strongest in the guild in the future? Of course it's me. Could it be Ye... cough cough, could it be you?

Several people crowded around, each chiming in with their own opinions, chattering incessantly. Kira, secretly pleased but with an impatient expression, said, "I'll accept the compliments without hesitation. No questions asked. And... Natsu, it's your turn to go next!"

"Oh!" Upon hearing this, Natsu's fighting spirit surged up instantly. "I'm fired up!"

Next is the second match of the semifinals, the outcome of which will determine the finalists: Fire Dragon Natsu or Majin Mira. Whichever one wins will be unexpected from the start.

Originally, they thought the final opponents would be Kira and Laxus.

"Go for it, Natsu!"

Before going on stage, Lucy cheered Natsu on. As for Happy, he originally wanted to come down and say a few words, but as the mascot of this tournament, he was being held tightly in Dispel's arms and was occasionally waving his paws and acting cute.

Speaking of which, although Dispel previously said that she disliked the Beyonders, she actually liked Happy very much. This may be because Happy was not corrupted by Edolas's atmosphere and was instead raised in Fairy Tail, where he was cute and silly.

On the other side, Elfman was also cheering Mira on: "Go for it, sister!"

Mira returned his smile with a sweet smile: "Yes! I will try my best, Elfman!"

Erza walked over and said earnestly, "You mustn't lose to Natsu!"

Of course, what she was really thinking was: Lose to Natsu, lose to Natsu...

"Oh my, isn't this Erza?" Mira exclaimed, feigning surprise. "Don't worry, even though you didn't make it to the top 16, I'll work hard for you too!"

Their eyes met and sparked.

Elfman stood trembling, not daring to speak. He noticed that ever since Dispel brought news of Edolas, his sister seemed to have regained some of her former spoiled and cunning nature, becoming somewhat frightening.

"The second semi-final match of the first Fairy Tail Magic Tournament, Natsu vs. Mira, has officially begun!"

On the stage, Natsu exuded sunshine and passion, his cherry blossom hair flying and his white dragon scale scarf fluttering in the wind, like a little boy who hadn't grown up yet; on the other hand, Mira remained gentle and sweet, her kind older sister demeanor making it hard to bring herself to hurt her.

Natsu exclaimed, "I never imagined I'd have to compete against Mira!"

"Fight with all your might, Natsu," Mira said with a smile. "I'll go all out too, so you'd better hold on a little longer!"

"Oh!"

With a long shout, flames enveloped Natsu, who entered jet mode.

The so-called "Jet Mode" is a combat stance of Natsu, specifically characterized by the emission of flames from his elbows, tailbone, inner knees, and heels to increase punching speed, movement speed, and kicking speed. It also provides a boost to his strength.

On the other side, Mira immediately went into battle mode: "Demon reception, Ace!"

"What?!"

"Ace?!"

"This is not..."

Where the Fairy Tail members were looking, Erza, Gray, Lucy, Cana, Loki, and Elfman all turned their gazes toward Kira, their meaning obvious.