A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"Then... what about the cowardly ghost?"

"The cowardly ghost will make the possessed person afraid of everyone's actions and lose the desire to fight. Overcoming this is relatively simple..."

"All you need is the mindset of fighting at all costs!!"

As he spoke, Makarov suddenly revealed a meaningful smile.

"Surrender, Kana!"

Seeing the two lying motionless on the ground, Erza grinned wickedly again, took a step forward, and put away her black and white swords, replacing them with a large hammer.

Erza's magic can control not only swords, but all kinds of melee weapons! So there are actually many other types of weapons in her storage, but she rarely uses them.

Just as Erza walked within three meters of the two, Cana seemed to have figured something out. She pushed herself up from Lucy with both hands and nimbly got off, her eyes regaining their firmness as she looked at Erza.

"Surrender is impossible! I will fight to the very end in this match!!"

Erza was taken aback by the sudden change, but she quickly realized that the other party had broken free of the curse of the Cowardly Ghost, and her expression became amused: "Even if you can regain your fighting spirit, you can't use your original magic in Lucy's body, right?"

Cana smiled upon hearing this: "If I can't use my card magic, then I'll just use Lucy's celestial spirit magic, won't I?"

"What?!" Erza's expression changed slightly.

To Erza's astonishment, Cana reached her right hand to her waist and pulled out a gleaming golden Celestial Key that lay quietly in her key pouch.

A faint smile graced her face as she stared intently at Erza before her, her fighting spirit surging. Her pink lips parted slightly: "You should know that Kira has said more than once that my magic is similar to Lucy's, right? That's because the monster cards he designed for me are similar in their usage to summoning celestial spirits."

Erza understood immediately, and smiled to herself, "I see!"

"I have confidence in Lucy's talent; she can definitely use Celestial Spirit magic to a level surpassing any Celestial Spirit Mage! If she can't..."

"I can too!"

Chapter 458 Lucy's body is so hard to control

Celestial Spirit Mages are rare, not only because of the limited number of keys, but also because Celestial Spirit magic is highly dependent on talent.

Not every mage can form a contract with a Celestial Spirit simply by possessing a Celestial Spirit Key, nor can they unleash the full power of a Celestial Spirit simply by signing a contract.

Because of Majima's status as his biological daughter, Lucy's lineage, starting from her ancestors—at least four hundred years ago, Anna's generation—has possessed an unparalleled talent in this area.

In the Fairy Tail world, exceptional magical talent is often passed down to offspring; such examples are not uncommon, such as Ulte and Ultear, Makarov and Laxus, and Irene and Erza.

Even Cana was strengthened because of her father Gildarts.

Cana and Lucy's magic is similar, a fact known to all the guild members. Furthermore, since she is currently in Lucy's body, Erza was not surprised at all when she saw that she could use Celestial Spirit Magic.

"Are you going to fight using Lucy's celestial spirits?"

"Of course, this is the only way right now, isn't it?"

A bead of cold sweat trickled down her delicate face from her forehead, across her smooth chin, into her slightly sunken collarbone, and finally disappeared into the cleavage of her chest, completely hidden in her thin underwear.

Despite her confident demeanor, Kana is actually incredibly panicked inside.

'What should I do? It seems I went too far with my boasting, and I didn't even drink today… But I think I managed to barely subdue Erza. I wonder if I can summon Celestial Spirits like Lucy? I've never tried… But since she can use my magic, I should be able to too… I wonder if Lucy will come after me later? Never mind! I just need to get through this!'

Having figured this out, Cana decided to take a desperate gamble. She raised the Celestial Key high, channeling her magic into it, and roared, "Open the gates of Leo!! Leo!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Celestial Key suddenly emitted a golden light, followed by a "ding-dong" sound as the door opened. Accompanied by the appearance of a special magic, a familiar figure appeared on the battlefield.

With short orange hair, a black suit, a tall and handsome figure, he is none other than Leo, the celestial spirit of Leo!

"Princess, your knight has arrived!!"

As soon as he appeared, Leo's eyes turned into pink hearts, and he opened his arms and pounced on Cana.

Bang!

A soft yet powerful fist slammed into Leo's nose, interrupting his unfinished action.

Leo, lying on the ground, was completely bewildered: What's going on? Why is Lucy so fierce today? She's usually so shy and coy when I hug her! (Actually, she's not.) Something's not right! This is very wrong! Where am I?

This manifested arena shields against external magic. Magic with spatial attributes will be blocked unless the contestant uses it voluntarily.

In other words, it can only be summoned by a mage.

This is precisely why Leo was unable to open a portal from the Protoss Realm to protect Lucy as usual, and he was also unable to ascertain what was happening here.

"What... what happened, Lucy? And where is this? Why are you fighting with Erza? Come to think of it, isn't it the Harvest Festival recently? Is this the competition this year?"

Leo asked many questions, but they all hit the mark. It must be said that as the strongest of the contemporary Zodiac Celestial Spirits, he not only possesses exceptional strength, but also remarkable analytical skills and keen insight.

"Stay away from me! I'm Kana!!"

"Eh?!?!?!" Leo's expression immediately fell, clearly finding it hard to accept the news.

"What's with that expression? Let's deal with Erza together first!!"

Leo was even more shocked, taking a deep breath: "Take care of Erza?! Just the two of us? What are you thinking? I didn't know you'd become so brave!!"

"Enough with the nonsense. I know it's difficult, but if we don't do it this way, Lucy and I will lose!"

The Twin Ghosts' curse, besides swapping the bodies and souls of two people, has another effect: they will only be eliminated if both of them lose their fighting ability.

Now that Lucy has fallen, once Cana is defeated by Erza, their match will be over.

"Are you done? If you are, let's begin!"

Erza moved slowly toward the two with a cold gaze. The large iron hammer she had originally intended to use to decide the outcome of the battle was now replaced by two broad greatswords, and her Thunder Emperor Armor was replaced with the silver-white Heavenly Wheel Armor.

"Come on! Both of you, come at me together!"

Leo and Cana both shuddered at the same time.

In their eyes, Erza's powerful aura was like a sharp blade, stabbing straight at them. Their past experiences of being taught a lesson by her fists and weapons made them want to back down.

"How to do?"

"We have no choice but to fight!"

"Why don't you summon Barugo too? More people mean more help!"

"Are you kidding me? Even though I'm using Lucy's body, how could I possibly open two doors in such a short time!"

Leo gave a wry smile: "This is troublesome! How can the two of us possibly win..."

Not far away, Laxus, sitting on a large rock, quietly watched the three's actions, wondering, "Am I just imagining things? Erza seems to be acting strange. Is she usually this warlike?"

Just then, he suddenly saw a ghostly head emerge from behind Erza.

The ghost was very small, only the size of a palm, and its color was semi-transparent. If it weren't for Laxus's superb eyesight and perception, he probably wouldn't have been able to spot it.

Warlike Ghost: A battle maniac in life, who died in a fight. When possessed, it will crave to fight.

"I see! That's how it is..."

Laxus, who unexpectedly discovered the cause of the change, not only had no intention of helping, but was even more pleased, with a sly smile on his face. He even put his right foot on his left knee and continued to watch the show with great interest.

Seemingly sensing the intense gaze from Laxus, the ghost attached to Erza finally realized it had been discovered and quickly burrowed back into Erza's body.

"By the way, when did Erza get possessed by a ghost? I didn't see that before..."

Whoosh!

A ghost silently slipped under Laxus's backside!

"Leo Impact!!" Leo charged ahead, heading straight for Erza.

He gathered all his magic power into his right hand, and his fist emitted a dazzling golden light. Then, he threw a punch, and the magical power materialized into a furious golden lion, baring its fangs and claws, roaring and charging towards Erza.

Influenced by the warlike ghost, Erza showed no mercy at this moment. With a soft shout, she raised her sword, flipped it, and swung it in one smooth motion.

"Heavenly Wheel - Pentagram Sword!"

The longsword sliced ​​through the air, leaving a trail of white pentagram that tore the oncoming golden lion to shreds.

"Isn't it?!"

"I knew it wouldn't be that simple!"

Erza's eyes sharpened, and she stomped her feet hard on the ground, instantly bypassing Leo and flying towards Cana like a cannonball.

"Danger!"

clang!!

The giant sword cleaved down, its blade penetrating the ground several centimeters deep. The immense force tore through the surface rocks, leaving visible, large cracks that spread outwards. Although the sword marks were winding and meandering, they were a full three meters long, and the rocks along the path all crumbled and broke apart.

Cana was naturally not hit by Erza's attack. She reacted quickly and jumped backward just before the greatsword fell, narrowly dodging the powerful blow.

But Erza's attacks didn't stop there!

One strike is weak, another strike comes.

She easily pulled the longsword from the ground, and with her body moving with the sword, she pounced on Kana like a tiger pouncing on its prey, slashing at her before she even hit the ground!

The sword's edge is within reach!

"not good!"

In the midst of the crisis, Cana thought of Lucy's usual fighting methods, reached to her waist and pulled out the Star River. Then, with a powerful swing of her right arm, the whip, driven by her willpower, moved like a nimble venomous snake, blocking Erza's path of attack.

Erza was clearly caught off guard by this move, and her forward lunge paused slightly. Cana seized the opportunity, used her right foot to push off the ground, and jumped back again. At the same time, she controlled the Star River to change its target and wrapped it around Erza's sword several times. In the blink of an eye, the sword was tightly bound in Erza's hand!

shuh...

The leather boots left two shallow scratches on the ground. The interaction between the backward jump and the pulling force from the whip made it difficult for Kana to stabilize her body.

"Phew... I almost didn't react!"

Kana sighed heavily, looking down with a worried expression. "Lucy's body is so hard to balance... especially her chest, it's too heavy!"

Chapter 459 Makarov: I really regret it.

Although Cana and Lucy are good friends, it doesn't mean that their figures are similar.

Lucy is 160cm tall, and Cana is 168cm tall. This 8cm difference alone is enough to seriously affect her judgment in battle, not to mention their weight.

Although she was a year older than Lucy and more fully developed, she was much thinner. Her lifestyle of drinking alcohol like water for years did not give her a belly; on the contrary, her abs were clearly visible.