A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Suddenly, Lucy seemed to notice something, her eyes widening instantly: "This is...?!"

"Kana! These ghosts all seem different!"

Kana had just jumped to dodge a ghost that pounced on her from behind when she heard Lucy's voice and was completely bewildered: "They're all different? Isn't that useless... never mind, they're different, so what?"

With the thought that "Lucy is smart, she must have discovered something," Cana swallowed back the remark that was about to slip out.

"This arena is artificially created, and the ghost attacks are part of the competition format. Logically speaking, to create so many ghosts at once, mass production would be the normal approach, but the ones we're seeing are all different, which is just too strange!"

"Huh? What kind of discovery is this? Couldn't it just be that the builder was bored and dressed up the ghosts for fun?"

"Uh……"

After Kana's comment, Lucy almost forgot what she was going to say, and only managed a sarcastic remark: "Dressing up a ghost? What kind of weirdo would do something like that?!"

Soon, the two stopped, not because the ghosts had dispersed, but because they had been caught. A vast, surging white army surrounded them, and shrill, eerie laughter echoed from all directions.

"There's no way out, we have no choice but to fight!"

"But how do we fight? Physical attacks are ineffective..."

"The enemy is a ghost, an energy being, so holy magic like purification should be effective, right? We can also try light and fire magic..."

"Then we have no choice but to take a gamble!"

Lucy's eyes narrowed, and she reached into her waistband, pulling out the only potentially useful key: "Open it! The Gates of Leo..."

At the same time, Kana also grabbed a card from her card pack and summoned a mechanical beast: "Come forth! Holy Light..."

However, just as the two were about to perform the summoning, two ghosts suddenly sprang up from beneath their feet—or rather, two symmetrical ghosts connected from the bottom.

This is the twin ghost that can swap the souls of those it attacks.

The sneak attack came so suddenly that Lucy and Cana didn't have time to react before the Twin Ghosts pierced through their chests.

The next moment, their souls were swapped!

The feeling of soul swapping was not pleasant. The two felt a sudden weightlessness and dizziness. Half a minute later, their consciousness returned to their bodies.

"What...what's going on? What's happening to me?!"

"Eh?!?!?!"

Hearing their own voices coming from the side and seeing themselves suddenly appear in front of them, and feeling unfamiliar sensations on their bodies, Lucy and Cana finally realized what had happened.

"We've switched bodies?!" ×2

Before the two could calm down, two more ghosts pounced on them, one on each side, and entered Lucy and Cana's bodies.

The Drunken Ghost: In life, he was an alcoholic who drowned after falling into a barrel of liquor while drunk. When possessed, he becomes in a drunken state, wandering around looking for people to drink with and causing a drunken rampage.

The Cowardly Ghost: In life, the person was a coward who, witnessing fights, constantly worried about becoming a victim himself, eventually died of fear. When possessed, the person becomes a coward, terrified of fighting.

There was a moment of silence, then...

Lucy (in Kana's body) blushed instantly, reeking of alcohol: "Hiccup... Come... come drink!!"

Cana (in Lucy's body) stood up without hesitation and ran away into the distance: "No... don't come any closer!!"

Seeing this, the surrounding ghosts nodded in satisfaction and burrowed back into the ground.

Chapter 457 If you can't, I can too

Bang! ! !

With a loud crash, the boulder fell and smashed into the ground, creating a large crater.

The Mighty Boar is one of Kana's mechanical monsters.

Unlike the dual-wielding hedgehog, fire ape, and ice bird she had summoned before, this monstrous boar was much larger, about twice the size of Elfman. It was a magical beast that Kira had specially designed for physical attacks.

At this moment, the monster was carrying Kana (Lucy's soul) and chasing after Lucy (Kana's soul), throwing stones at her relentlessly.

Why isn't Lucy fighting back?

Erza frowned deeply. Although they were no longer on the same team, she was still worried about Lucy's situation. Just as she was wondering what was going on, Lucy suddenly turned and ran towards her.

"Erza, Laxus! Help me!"

Erza: ...

"Although asking for help is typical of her behavior, we're not on the same team right now... Who would ask their opponent for help during a match?"

Laxus didn't answer; he hated making sarcastic remarks because they reminded him of Kira.

"How scary...how scary..." Lucy (Cana's spirit) ran behind Erza, trembling. "Erza, Lucy has become so scary! She just beat Marcus up so badly..."

Erza: ? ?

Laxus: ? ?

Both of them were dumbfounded, but they also realized that something was wrong with Lucy in front of them; at least what she was saying was strange.

"Terrible?? What are you talking about???" Erza tried to pry Lucy's hands off her armor... but couldn't break free.

"Erza, Laxus!! What a coincidence!! You guys come for a drink too!!"

Cana (Lucy's spirit) dismounted from the powerful boar and ran towards the two of them, waving her right hand.

Boom! !

A tremendous force struck Cana (Lucy's spirit), slamming the drunken woman into the ground.

Erza sheathed her soft sword, looked at the figure sprawled on the ground, and said speechlessly, "To be drunk like this in a place like this, she really doesn't know how to restrain herself! Didn't she say she was going to impress everyone in this competition?"

"Because I am Cana! She is Lucy!!"

"What did you say?" Erza's expression changed drastically.

Three minutes later, Erza and Laxus, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally figured out what had happened.

"Two people swapping bodies? This place actually has ghosts like that?"

Laxus's tone carried a hint of schadenfreude, "There's also a drunken ghost and a cowardly ghost... How interesting! But why didn't Erza and I see a single ghost?"

At this moment, he was incredibly grateful that he hadn't encountered this monster during his battle with Erza; otherwise, if he had entered Erza's body...

I can't even imagine what will happen next!

"What do we do now?"

Laxus glanced at Lucy (Kana's spirit), who was trembling behind Erza, and said, "As for ghosts, we'd have to use holy magic to banish them, right?"

In the Fairy Tail world, there is no concept of "lightning countering spirits," so Laxus's magic has no effect.

"Or...is there a better way?" Erza's lips curled into a sinister smile.

Laxus: Women are truly terrifying creatures...

Lucy (Kana's soul) quickly released her hands that were holding Erza, retreated three meters, thought for a moment, then ran to the side, picked up Kana (Lucy's soul) who was lying on the ground, and retreated another three meters.

Although wearing the armor made him feel safe, Erza now posed a greater danger to him than anyone else here. Judging from Erza's appearance, anyone could tell what method she was referring to.

It's simply a matter of kicking them out of the arena; once they're off the field, the curses will naturally disappear.

"What's wrong, Kana? Why did you suddenly back away so far? Come here, come here... I have something good to show you..."

Erza narrowed her eyes, a rare sight, and waved with a gentle smile.

But how could Kana, influenced by the cowardly ghost, so easily trust her?

"No! I won't go over there! I know you're just trying to hit me!"

Erza tilted her head slightly, appropriately displaying a hint of disbelief: "Eh~ How could that be? Am I the kind of person who would take advantage of my comrades? I'm not Kira!"

Kira: ? ?

"I don't believe you! You're just trying to hurt me!"

At this point, Cana had already entered a state of mind where she felt like "there are always treacherous people trying to harm me," and she didn't believe a word Erza said.

Laxus had no interest in fighting Lucy and Cana, two weak women, so he didn't participate at all. However, he didn't turn around and leave either, because he was waiting for Erza to finish dealing with the two of them so that he could finish the battle that was still going on.

In the end, he simply found a large rock nearby, sat down, and watched the show like a lord.

Underground, a white ghost slowly drifted towards Laxus's rear end.

"Kana, listen to me! This situation is not good for you and Lucy. Since you don't have the strength to continue fighting anyway, I might as well send you to your end."

"No! I can't stop here; I have to prove my strength!"

Erza's footsteps drew closer, her voice seductive: "Be confident, Cana! You've done very well, and no one in the guild thinks your S-rank is undeserved, so it's okay if it ends here."

Kana, still holding Lucy, slowly backed away, trying to create some distance: "That...that won't do! I promised Lucy I'd help her get a good ranking in the competition so she could participate in this year's S-rank assessment..."

"Lucy? But isn't it a bit early for her? The other members of the guild are very strong too! And as long as she's strong enough, it doesn't matter what ranking she gets in this competition. I think even if you finish here, she won't blame you..."

"Aaaaaah... I don't want to hear it! ...!"

Seeing Erza getting closer and closer, Cana frantically shouted and even lifted Lucy up to shield herself, completely disregarding the fact that it was her body, "Just don't come any closer!!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Lucy reached out her claws at her.

To make it easier to take Lucy away, Cana had just lifted her up by putting her hands under her armpits. Now she's awake, but still drunk.

Lucy suddenly raised both hands and hugged Kana's head from behind, her drunken eyes seemingly trying to identify the person in front of her. Then, she slurred, "Kana, come and drink!!"

"Wait! Lu..."

Before Cana could wake Lucy in front of her, Lucy grabbed her neck and pulled her down forcefully!

Lucy was already drunk and could barely stand. Now that Kana had lost her balance, the two of them fell to the ground.

Bang! !

The two fallen bodies were still pressed tightly together, one above the other, in a pose resembling the astronomical symbol of Cancer. The scene was very beautiful, full of a strong girlish vibe, and the audience couldn't help but switch to a pair of lewd eyes.

Seeing the heart-stirring scene on screen, the mayor asked, "Makarov-san, isn't there a way to break this curse from the ghosts?"

"Yes! But it's quite difficult. For example, to break the curse of the drunken ghost, you have to give the person possessed by the ghost alcohol or something."

Makarov smiled broadly, seemingly finding great enjoyment in this unconventional approach that most people would never think of. "Even if such a thing didn't exist in the arena, this solution would be very difficult to conceive of."

After all, who would have thought that drinking alcohol would be the way to cure a hangover?