A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Aside from Jura, the strongest person here is Laxus, so there's nothing wrong with entrusting the task of dealing with Kira to Laxus. The only question is whether he can win.

Just after Laxus uttered these arrogant words, the entire White Forest suddenly trembled violently!

Everyone felt a tremor beneath their feet, and Lucy, who had just stood up, lost her balance and fell directly onto Erza.

Boom!

The armor was very tough, and Lucy's injuries were compounded.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Happy panicked and ran around in all directions. He had just been held in Natsu's arms, so nothing bad happened to him.

Rumble...

There seems to be something down there!

The ground cracked, sand and soil collapsed, vegetation slumped, and the bodies of the group swayed uncontrollably. This forced the already injured group to face the danger again and begin to defend themselves.

"Oh..."

"careful!"

Realizing that the tremor was unusual and likely related to 'Nirvana', the allied forces immediately sprang into action, each searching for something nearby to lean on while tending to their wounded comrades and frantically dealing with the shaking ground.

Fortunately, this place seemed to be very close to the epicenter of the earthquake, and the ground only shook slightly. Apart from the trees, grass and stones falling down, there was more of a feeling of being lifted up. At the same time, rows of ancient buildings around were rising up, like an ancient city that had been sealed for many years was awakening again.

"What is this thing?!"

As their gaze moved upwards, the group finally saw the enormous mechanical construct emerging from beneath the White Tree Sea. Several experienced individuals immediately realized something: "It seems this is no ordinary tree sea; beneath it lies some unknown place."

Happy flew high into the sky to look down, circled for a while, and then swooped down and shouted, "It looks like there's a giant mechanical spider with six legs under our feet, and we're on its back right now!"

In fact, even without it saying so, as everyone was being lifted up, they could already see six giant claws emerging from the ground in the distance, following the trajectory of the tremors. The surrounding buildings also indicated that this was an ancient city abandoned in history!

A mechanical behemoth, sealed away for four hundred years, has been reborn and awakened!

"This is... the true face of 'Nirvana'?!"

Kira's previous changes almost made everyone forget about the existence of 'Nirvana'.

"What a misfortune!" Erza, having changed back into her original armor skirt, turned around with a frown. "Well, Kira's in your hands now, Lacus...?"

However, Erza looked around, left and right, but couldn't find Laxus anywhere.

"Where's Laxus?"

Gray shook his head and replied, "I don't know, could it have just fallen?"

Erza hesitated before saying, "I don't think so?"

In some secluded place, Laxus, his face covered in sweat, covered his mouth, fighting off dizziness and nausea, and slumped to the ground: "I almost got discovered... Damn it! This looks... so awful!"

Erza sighed helplessly, closing her eyes. When she opened them again, her expression was serious. She looked at everyone and said solemnly, "There's no other way. We can only rely on ourselves now!"

Of all the people here, only Erza possesses sufficient leadership qualities. She can calmly analyze situations and find solutions when things happen. In this respect, even Jura cannot compare to her.

"Our top priority is to gather more information about 'Nirvana'! Ideally, we should find ways to control, stop, or destroy it to prevent it from causing even greater harm!"

Hibiki stood up and said, "Leave this part to me! My magical 'ancient scripture' can find the information about 'Nirvana' in the fastest way!"

“In that case, I’ll leave it to you!” Erza nodded, then turned back and said, “Let’s go deal with the rest of the Oración Seis. Natsu, you can smell… Natsu?!”

Natsu was lying on the ground, his mouth agape, trying to suppress his constant dizziness and vomiting, and he was about to give up.

Natsu, his voice trembling and barely audible, slowly uttered, "Transportation......"

Everyone: "..."

No way? 'Nirvana' isn't moving at all!

"Honestly, they all fail at crucial moments!" Erza gritted her teeth for the first time and shouted into the air, "Happy!"

"Leave it to me!" Happy replied, flying over nervously and grabbing Natsu to take off again.

Seeing that Natsu had regained his energy, Erza asked, "Natsu, can you smell Killer and the Oración Seis?"

Natsu sniffed the air carefully, then pointed in a direction and said, "Hmm! They're all in that direction, and Jellal is there too!"

Just then, Jura stepped forward and said, "Leave Mr. Kira to me!"

Jura's initiative to offer this was also driven by his own selfish motives. Although he had a good temper, he wasn't entirely without a fighting spirit. Occasionally, when his blood was boiling, he would want to find an opponent to spar with.

Unfortunately, the magical world seems to have experienced a generational gap in his generation. Jura is 27 years old this year, but in the major magical guilds of the Kingdom of Fiore, at least on the surface, there is no one of similar age who can be Jura's opponent.

Until two months ago, Jura still felt that among the younger generation, the person closest to him was Gerald, or rather, Zekrein.

But since the "Tower of Paradise" incident, he changed the candidate to Kira, and today, he added Laxus.

Although Kira is 7 years younger than Jura, he is renowned, and Jura has always wanted to fight Kira, but he has never had the opportunity. Now that the opportunity has come, he naturally has no choice but to take the challenge.

Erza nodded. Although she had a strong personality, she knew that even if Laxus faced Kira, the odds were only 40/60. If it were her, the odds would be even lower, and that was under normal circumstances!

Therefore, handing Kira over to Jura is indeed the best course of action at present.

'Thankfully, Jellal is gone... Erza, what are you thinking? Now is not the time to think about this!'

Erza shook her head to clear her mind and continued, "If I remember correctly, the last woman who appeared was Ultear, a former council member, right?"

One night, he leaned closer and nodded, saying, "That's right! Her magic is also very special. I heard she was responsible for the destruction of the Magic Council, MEN~"

"In that case, leave her to me..."

Suddenly, Gray interrupted her, saying with a strange expression, "Erza! Leave that person to me!"

Leon walked over to Grace and continued, "Me too!"

The two brothers exchanged a glance, their eyes meeting, revealing a message that only they could understand.

Erza sensed something was off about their attitudes, but she still trusted Gray. She simply advised, "It's alright, but the opponent's abilities are not simple. Be careful when you face him!"

"Do not worry!"

Erza turned her head and continued, "Of the remaining four, the one with glasses is very fast, but during our fight just now, I noticed that he couldn't dodge the sword rain at all. So I suspect that it's a kind of motion-sensing slowing magic, and this kind of magic is ineffective against non-living objects. As long as we keep our distance and use ranged attacks, we can stop his speed."

"A person carrying a venomous snake can predict their opponent's movements. If you encounter one, as long as your attack speed is fast enough, or you can restrict their movement, or use a wide-range attack so that they can't dodge even if they predict it, you can win. At the same time, you must also be careful of the venomous snakes on their body!"

"The only woman seems to be a Celestial Spirit Mage. Her Celestial Spirit has the ability to transform into other people and can use that person's magic. But since she is a Celestial Spirit Mage, her strength is not too great. You can win by choosing close combat or taking her key!"

Lucy listened and murmured to herself, "Celestial Spirit Mage..."

"These three are yours to handle! The last one to wake up has very strange magic; he can even change Natsu's attacks while he's asleep. I don't have a clue about that yet and need to investigate further. I'll deal with this one myself!"

Erza's analysis left everyone around her speechless.

"Erza..."

"Don't worry about me! Since Laxus was able to send him flying with one punch, it proves that he has a very obvious weakness, at least his close combat ability is not strong. I'll be fine!"

Everyone: Look at the glimmer in our eyes before you speak. Who's worried about you...?

"Wow, amazing! In less than five minutes, she figured out her opponent's abilities completely and even came up with a way to deal with them. She truly deserves to be called the 'Fairy Queen'!"

Chapter 231: After turning to the dark side, it seems that his persuasive skills have improved?

Just as the guild alliance was deploying its forces, a one-sided battle was taking place at the heart of 'Nirvana,' atop the ancient building that once served as the 'royal palace' of the Nebite race.

"I remember there was a magic cannon here, but I don't know if it was a real energy attack or a radiation attack that reversed 'light' and 'darkness'."

This cannon was only used once in the original storyline. Its original target was the Cat's Abode, but it was deflected by the Blue Pegasus's magic cluster cannon and was never used again.

"At that time, it was the personality that liked destruction, Zero, who manipulated the launch. Is the former more likely?"

Thinking of this, Kira slammed the person in his arms heavily to the ground!

His originally sky-blue eyes now gleamed with an eerie, dark blue light, making him appear mysterious and unpredictable. His short red hair danced wildly in the wind, and his jet-black magic robe remained spotless even after the battle.

Kira's demeanor changed drastically at this point. Although he was still dressed the same, he looked every bit the villain.

He fiddled with the Protoss key he had just taken from Angel and said, "You guys seem to be pretty capable. How about you work for me from now on?"

Not far from Kira, the ground was covered in sand, toxins, mud, and rocks, while the Oración Seis lay on the ground, covered in dust and lying haphazardly. They were still conscious, but no longer able to fight.

"Damn it...this guy..."

"too strong……"

"Waaaaah... my key..."

"Even Dark Night can't beat him...?"

Kira ignored their mutterings, simply putting the Celestial Key into his spatial pouch and saying, "Follow me, and I guarantee that within seven years, we will establish the world's largest trading guild! Unique magical items and powerful magical weapons will be our guild's hallmark!"

The Six Demons: ??

"I've already figured out the guild's development strategy! We'll use the Kingdom of Fiore as the center, connecting the three continents of Ishgar, Aragitasia, and Giltina via waterways, and selling magical weapons. At the same time, using the 'interdimensional linking technology' I just created, we'll completely connect the three worlds of Asland, Edolas, and Elentina, and sell 'savings magic crystals'!"

Kira grew increasingly excited, his madness fully revealed, completely absorbed in his money-making dream: "Five years! In just five years, even the Council of Judges won't be able to touch us! In seven years, we'll be the richest organization in the Three Realms! Ten years! In ten years... Hmph hmph hmph hahahahahaha!!!"

Hearing Kira's boastful words, Cobra thought to himself, "Is this guy really not joking? He clearly has such great strength, but all he wants is to make money?"

Shouldn't such powerful villains all have world domination or the pursuit of the origin of evil as their ideals?

How did you become someone whose mind is only focused on money?

Making money isn't glamorous at all!

How exactly does this 'Nirvana' define 'darkness'?

Beside him, Hoait, who had been completely transformed by 'Nirvana', was panting heavily and said incoherently, "Money... I don't want any of that... In this world... love is enough!"

The female spirit envoy Angel, with a long face, turned around and scolded, "You've had enough! If it were before, you would definitely be the first to surrender!"

Lisa, the bespectacled man, sighed and said, "'Nirvana' is no joke. This guy might stay like this forever, really!"

Kira waved his hand dismissively, continuing to paint a rosy picture for the group: "Follow me now, and you'll be veterans! Even if you're not strong enough, when our guild dominates the three realms, you can still sit back and collect money, enjoying endless wealth and glory!!!"

Dark Night: Heartbeat +1

His voice was full of seduction: "Think about it! A few years of hard work can guarantee a worry-free life for the rest of your days. Isn't that better than pursuing anything in the light or the dark?"

Angel: Heartbeat +1+1

Sensing that the others were starting to waver, Kira pressed his advantage, launching a 'comparison' attack: "With your current strength, can you defeat a coalition of legitimate guilds? Won't you just end up in the Council's prison? Spending seven or ten years in jail, or following me to do something spectacular, even a fool would know which to choose, right?"