A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

With a few swift movements, Kira grabbed four or five people with a few snaps. Alzak, Bisca, Marcus, Ridza, and others were all captured and left to sit obediently on the first floor, trembling with fear.

Seeing this, the remaining people knew they couldn't just sit and wait to die, so they immediately changed positions or used magic to buy time.

"Ice-made, ice sculpture!"

Several ice sculptures shaped like Gray rose from the ground and scattered throughout the guild, serving as a good delaying tactic in the darkness. On the other side, Gajeel followed suit, creating several poorly made iron figures, but due to different magic, he could only create one and place it one by one before moving its position. Philid used spells to set up traps, and his magic was the best at delaying the enemy. As for Biggleslow and Dispel, they could only rely on their experience to conceal themselves.

Ten minutes later, Kira caught Bigelow on the fourth floor...

Twenty minutes later, Kira caught Gray and Gajeel in a corner on the third floor...

In the last ten minutes, only Dispel remained...

As I said before, few people can resist the phrase "you win," Kira is like that, and Despel is even more so. Their final battle is bound to be a stubborn fight to the very end.

"As expected, in the end, I was the only one who could stand against myself!"

The captured men had already regrouped under the chandelier, drinking and chatting. Kira checked the time; there were still five minutes left. He sighed, "That Dispel, all those years of travel really paid off; his stealth skills are amazing..."

We can't delay any longer! At this point, we have no choice but to cheat! Kira cast a reconnaissance spell, his senses covering the entire guild, and instantly locked onto Dispel's figure on the first floor.

Kira looked over, his tone somewhat surprised: "So close, how come I didn't notice?"

Dispel may not possess magic, but that doesn't mean he's oblivious to it. Sensing Kira's actions, he stepped forward first, his gaze disdainful as he said, "You shameless bastard, cheating when you can't find anyone!"

"It didn't say we couldn't use magic..."

After the game ended, the group sat back down at the table. Kira held the betting list, looking through it line by line, clicking his tongue and shaking his head: "This is terrible! Absolutely awful! So, this is why you guys are in the guild so late?"

“That’s right!” Dispel said. “I, Harpy, Chairman Maklov, and Kana were the bookmakers, and the others were the ones placing the bets.”

Kira's lips twitched, and he looked at the others: "The judges are setting the odds, aren't you afraid they'll cheat?"

Dispel explained, "So, that's why we brought in Kana..."

"This is something I should do!"

"No way! Knowing your personality, you'd definitely fix the match if you found out. Even if you're one of the people prohibited from betting, there's no guarantee you won't deliberately swindle them out of your own mischievous fun. That's why we don't want you to know!"

"That's outrageous! How dare you think of me like that?" Kira slammed his fist on the table and asked the others, "Tell me, am I the kind of person who would throw a match?"

Wakaba and his group chuckled, clinked their bottles together, downed a glass, and remained silent.

Kira's face instantly darkened, and he rolled up his sleeves, ready to punch someone. But then he thought for a moment and lowered his fist: "In that case, I'll throw the fight tomorrow. I might as well surrender..."

Dispel's eyes lit up: Is there really such a good thing? If so, this round is a huge win!

The men's expressions changed drastically, and they all knelt down to beg for mercy. Some even grabbed Kira's legs, crying and shouting.

"I'm sorry! We were wrong! We were really wrong!"

"Have some decency!"

Please don't do that! Please!

"Leave us some room for maneuver, Kira!"

"I bet all my money on you winning the championship, you can't let me down!"

"Fraudulent match-fixing is a shameful act! Someone as noble as you would never do such a thing, right?"

Kira lowered his head, a strange smile appearing on his face: "Oh? Me, noble?"

"So noble!" ×N

"Hehe... I still prefer your arrogant attitude just now..."

Everyone: "..."

That night, many people in Magnolia couldn't sleep, but Kira slept soundly and peacefully.

Chapter 183 Final

The first Fairy Tail Magic Tournament, the final day, the final match, the highly anticipated final battle: Sage Kira VS Majin Mira.

"How should we compete today..."

Kira recalled the past two days, comparing the speed and attribute strength of magic with Greby, and the illusion and magic control with Mystergan. What should he compare with Mira?

On the other side, Mila skipped and hopped onto the field. She was dressed in her usual attire, with no other makeup on her face, looking simple, elegant, sweet, and lovely. Her long white hair naturally reached her waist, and she wore a black dress that swayed back and forth as she walked.

Kira stared blankly at the beautiful woman in front of him: "She seems to have been wearing this dress for the past few days. Doesn't she ever wash her clothes?"

Mira noticed Kira's gaze but didn't pay it any mind. She just smiled and said, "I can't believe we've made it this far. I hope we can win the grand prize!"

Why bring this up now?

Although he didn't understand Mira's intentions, Kira continued, "Isn't that obvious? If you can win the championship, you'll make a lot of money..."

After saying that, Kira noticed that Mira's expression seemed a little strange, and wondered to himself, "Mira's expression seems odd. What's wrong? Is she feeling unwell? Did she not have time to go to the bathroom this morning?"

Before he could figure it out, he heard Dispel's voice from the judges' platform: "The competition begins!"

"Go!!"

"Go for it!!"

Perhaps because they knew this was the last match of the competition, the audience's shouts were louder than in the previous two days.

Some cheered for Mira because she was more popular, while others cheered for Kira because they bet on Kira to win. As for the audience who didn't know either of them, more people cheered for Mira, since who doesn't like a sweet and cute white-haired girl?

Kira remained motionless, waiting for Mira to make the first move. He hadn't yet decided what magic to use to deal with this battle.

"Having too many moves is a hassle; I can't get into battle mode as quickly as others..."

Mira stood firm, magic surging from her entire body: "Demon reception, Satan's Soul!"

She did not accept the soul of Ice Demon King Ace. Although that demon's soul was strong, its magical attributes were too obvious, making it easy for Kira to target. On the other hand, Ace's soul was not as easy to use as Satan's soul. You know, she had been using Satan's soul for several years, and the title of "Demon" was all thanks to it.

"Melee Mode!"

With a soft shout, Kira used his long-unused melee mode, casting several buffs on himself, including attack, defense, and speed, instantly transforming him into a melee mage.

Snap!

Two sharp cracks suddenly rang out in the air, and the two combatants transformed into black shadows, shooting rapidly toward the center. At the same time, a small crater appeared where the two had originally stood.

Clang! Snap! Boom!

The next moment, the sounds of fists and feet colliding, the ground cracking, the air being torn apart, and the wind pressure swirled together.

The two dark figures collided and separated several times in the air, moving so fast that their trajectories were impossible to discern. Of the thousands of people in the entire arena, only a handful were able to catch a glimpse of them.

No one expected that the game would start with such a simple and direct fast break.

"Speaking of which, both of them are S-class mages..."

A voice rang out, reminding the other spectators of the two previous battles between S-class mages.

In the first battle, they witnessed ever-changing magic and unparalleled swordsmanship; in the second, they experienced firsthand a spectacular feast of illusions, including the four seasons, the collapse of heaven and earth, and the destruction of the world by ten thousand dragons. Both battles greatly broadened their horizons and refreshed their understanding of magic.

Today is the third and final match. The two mages who fought last are showing them in their own way: "Look! There's no fancy magic, no need for magical items, armor, or swords. It's just simple and brutal hand-to-hand combat. This is how true mages fight!"

Everyone was stunned and surprised, but not disappointed.

"Without using any flashy magic, just their strength and speed are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Is this the style of an S-class mage?"

"Could this be the legendary return to simplicity? Does it mean that the more powerful a mage is, the more they prefer to use their fists in battle?"

"Very likely!"

During their conversation, Kira and Mira had already been fighting in the air for several minutes. Although Kira's strength and speed had increased, he was still a bit inferior to Mira in terms of skill, so after a few minutes he was still at a disadvantage. Fortunately, the disadvantage was not significant, and Kira took the opportunity to retreat, jumping out of the battle circle first.

Whoosh!Whoosh!

Two figures shot back to the ground from the air, stood firmly, and then simultaneously raised their hands, unleashing a burst of magic!

"Dark Torrent!"

"Holy Light Sweep!"

With the physical combat over, it's time for the magic contest!

Two streams of magic, one black and one white, seemed almost tangible, gushing forth from their hands like waves crashing against the shore. This scene resembled the clash of ice and fire that they had witnessed several times in the past two days, only with different magical attributes. The black one represented the dark attribute of demons and evil, while the white one represented the holy attribute of light and justice.

The diametrically opposed attributes counteract each other, vanishing into nothingness in the air.

"Extremely brutal and violent!"

Mira suddenly rose into the air, black vortexes appearing in her hands, forming a powerful storm around her, as if to tear everything in front of her apart.

"Holy White Wind!"

Kira bent slightly, placing his hands, one above the other, at his sides. Magic gathered, transforming into a strong wind that formed a "Storm Rasengan" between his palms. Then, holy magic was slowly injected, and the two attributes completely merged, producing a powerful magic far surpassing the original magic.

The magical power was overwhelming, shaking the entire arena. The two opposing gusts of wind plunged the spacious arena into an unusual silence.

"I feel like the air around me has become thicker..."

"So stuffy..."

"Is it the effect of their magic?"

The murmurs of the crowd did not affect the two fighters. Suddenly, both of them shuddered at the same time, and their special moves shot out.

The storm vortex swept across the sky, whipping up wind blades and cyclones, raising yellow sand and dust. Kira felt as if he were facing a typhoon, unable to move an inch. With a jerk of his shoulder, he forcefully threw the Spiral Wind Ball in his hand. The Wind Ball drew a bright parabola in the air and accurately hit the eye of the typhoon in front of him.

Once launched, the wind ball grows as soon as it encounters wind. At the moment it hits the eye of the typhoon, it forms a spherical wind field with a radius of ten meters. Countless invisible wind blades, like the hardest steel knives, forcefully cut the storm vortex into fragments, scattering them into the weakest air currents.

Of course, the audience couldn't see the wind blades colliding. In their view, Mira unleashed a black storm tornado, and then Kira threw out a white wind ball, which expanded in the air and purified the dark vortex.

These ordinary people could only judge the strength of magic by the wind, but the intense changes between black and white provided them with unparalleled visual enjoyment, allowing them to intuitively see the course of the battle.

This Magic Tournament is not only a ranking competition for mages within the Fairy Tail guild, but also an exhibition match for spectators and tourists. Therefore, the strength of magic during battle is secondary; how cool it looks is the main focus!

This is something that almost everyone, except for a few slow-witted individuals, understands perfectly well. That's why every battle is so spectacular and dazzling, even to the point of expending a lot of magic power to cast seemingly useless spells, all to let the audience know the brilliance of magic and the power of Fairy Tail.

"I imagine the guild will have a lot more quests after this, and that's probably what the old man was thinking too..."

The dissipation of wind pressure signaled that the game was nearing its end. It wasn't a real life-or-death battle; as long as it was exciting, that was enough!

"Soul Exterminator!"

Mira gathered a large amount of darkness in her hands, and after several years, a spell that had not been used for a long time was about to reappear, signaling Mira's tacit acceptance of her return to the magical world.