A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

That's wonderful!

"Erza, hurry! Don't worry about me, increase the pressure! Fred is about to collapse!"

Abba Grin was visibly agitated, her face flushed from the intense battle. She was panting heavily, her chest rising and falling with each breath. She kept urging Erza to go all out, seemingly forgetting the deep friendship the Thunder Gods had built over the years.

After she finished speaking, she leaped up again, calmly avoiding the starlight falling from the sky.

Hilarious! With starlight this slow, even that bulky Elfman could probably dodge it!

"Drawing Erza is definitely the luckiest thing that happened to me in this test!"

……

On the north side of the examination hall, Brandish and Dispel met briefly, confirmed that they had no connection with each other, and then passed each other and continued on their way.

The middle part of the examination hall is currently the most crowded area.

Kira, Gildas, Timalia, Wendy, Gray, Ultear, and Juvia, a total of seven people, gathered at one place from four directions. They stared at each other, waiting for someone to break the deadlock.

Juvia was the first to break the ice. The moment she saw Gray, she was completely captivated, throwing herself at him like a sow in heat: "Lord Gray~ Juvia knew it, following that woman would definitely lead me to you!!"

"Heh...hehe...so this is why you've been following me all this time."

Ultear had long seen that this love-struck woman was beyond saving. For her good-for-nothing junior brother, she would not only become a stalker, but also break into the dormitory at night.

"Hey!! What are you doing?! Let go of me!! Now is not the time! Can't you see my opponents are here?"

Seeing Juvia lunge at him, Gray instinctively pushed outward with all his might... but he couldn't budge her!

"Strange...why does it feel so soft?"

He looked down... Ouch! His pretty face instantly turned bright red!

"Eee-ya—!!"

"I'm so sorry!!"

Gray's apology was to no avail, for Juvia was looking at him shyly: "Juvia... Juvia didn't expect Lord Gray to be so thirsty!"

"Eh?! No...no..."

"It's alright! Juvia is ready whenever Lord Gray wants her!!"

She's hopeless! This woman is completely hopeless!

Urudia, Wendy, and Timalia suddenly felt a surge of fullness in their stomachs.

But Kira and Gildarts didn't; the smirks on their faces betrayed their true feelings: More...more...I want to see more!!!

"Hey! Shouldn't we start fighting?"

Seeing that everyone else was standing still, Timalia decided to break the deadlock herself.

How could Gray possibly let go of this opportunity to get rid of Juvia? He immediately shoved Juvia to the ground, then flung off his clothes, openly revealing his perverted hobby to everyone.

"That's exactly what I was thinking! I can't wait!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the six people present felt a chill envelop them.

"Huh? What's going on? I haven't even cast a spell yet!" Gray was taken aback and turned to look at Ultear. "You made your move?"

Urudia shook her head, her eyes filled with complicated emotions, and pointed behind him: "Look behind you!"

Just as Gray was confused, a cold voice, like that of a yandere girlfriend, came from behind him: "Lord Gray actually said he can't wait? For that woman?!..."

A bead of cold sweat dripped down Gray's forehead: Oh no!! Danger!!

At this moment, Juvia was filled with murderous intent. Her magic power emanated from her entire body in an extremely unstable form and was rising at an incredible speed, even breaking through her original limit. She was like a vicious wolf protecting its cubs, baring its sharp teeth and extending its claws to protect its offspring, waiting to be devoured!

Everyone: "..."

In Juvia's eyes: Lord Gray can't wait = Lord Gray can't wait to go on a date with her = Lord Gray has abandoned Juvia, which means...

"That woman... is my love rival!!!"

Chapter 589 The strength of today's young people is truly immeasurable!

With a loud shout from Juvia, the battle began in a rather inexplicable way.

"Water flow cutting through the air!!"

"Slice through the water!!"

"Water flows and rosy clouds rise!!"

Juvia unleashed her magic with abandon, as if it had no power left: "Take this!! This surging torrent is like Juvia's love for Lord Gray! It's passionate and will never run dry!!"

Magic truly lives up to its reputation as the power of emotion. In a fit of extreme rage, Juvia's magic is constantly pushing its limits every three seconds, a truly astonishing sight.

However, there are still differences between people. No matter how Juvia attacked, Timalia always strolled leisurely through the water without getting wet at all.

"Hey! Are you serious? We're not enemies in this level, are we? If you keep fighting, I'm not going to be polite!"

"Shut up! Rival!!"

Juvia was furious and wouldn't listen to anything the other person was saying. "Anyone who tries to seduce Lord Gray is Juvia's enemy!!"

"I already told you I didn't do that kind of thing!!"

Who am I, Timalia? A descendant of Chronos, the God of Time; one of the Twelve Shields of the Alvarez Empire; a female knight who gallops across the battlefield; producer of the Time Stop series—how could I possibly seduce a man?! And a pervert at that!

"I would never be interested in a perverted, exhibitionist man!"

"How dare you speak ill of Lord Gray?!"

The seduction and the insults fueled Juvia's fury, causing her to erupt like a volcano, unleashing an even greater surge of magical power: "Water Typhoon! Water Laser!! Raging Tide!!!"

Fueled by rage, the originally cool water suddenly turned into scalding hot water, constantly emitting boiling steam that nearly killed a large patch of weeds around it.

"Hot water?!"

The people standing nearby were quite surprised; in their memory, they had rarely seen Juvia produce hot water.

It has to be said that hot water attacks cause much more damage than cold water attacks. The latter might at most cause a cold, but the former can cause skin peeling!

Seeing Juvia unleash her ultimate move, Timalia couldn't hold back any longer. With a determined effort, she instantly used Time Seal!

Time stops!

In an instant, it was as if everything around them had been paused; Juvia's magical attacks and the breaths of the onlookers all stopped.

Timalia, holding a dagger, walked slowly past the scalding hot water to Juvia: "You woman, can't you understand human language? I'll teach you a lesson!"

shhhhhh...

With a few light slashes, the sharp dagger sliced ​​Juvia's clothes into pieces of blue rags.

After she finished, she rubbed and pinched Juvia's body with great interest, satisfying her urge to touch her, before finally returning to her original position, completely content.

Time will tell!

"Aaaaaah!!! Take this, take this... Huh?!"

Juvia, who was just focused on attacking her love rival, suddenly felt a chill on her body, just like when she returned to her dormitory and was fully immersed in playing games with the doll that looked like Gray—unrestrained, her body felt extremely relaxed, and she could freely rub the Gray-shaped bath sponge on her body, or frantically press the Gray-shaped doll here or there on her body.

This familiar sense of freedom and comfort instantly silenced Juvia's attack. A sense of foreboding washed over her. She looked down and couldn't see her toes.

"What?!"

"Juvia?!"

Wow!! That's amazing!

"Where are you three looking?!"

With lightning speed, Ultear pulled out a crystal ball from somewhere and, under the manipulation of the Arc of Time, instantly split it into six, each blocking the six eyes of the three men.

"Turn around, all of you!!"

"Grey, put your clothes on..."

Urudia, who had originally intended for Gray to take off his clothes and give them to Juvia, suddenly paused.

Clothes? Where did Gray get any clothes? Even if we were to pick up the clothes from the ground and give them to Juvia, we shouldn't make these three men do it!

"Fine, I'll do it myself!"

It's true that people should have more experience. Compared to the three stunned men and Wendy, who was almost blushing to death but still had a deep sense of envy in her eyes, Ultear, who had seen a lot, reacted much faster in this situation.

"Ahhhh!!!"

With a scream, the hot water magic could no longer be maintained and all of it crashed to the ground, splashing onto the soil and weeds with a hissing sound. The girl, who was slow to realize what was happening, exploded like a bomb with a 'bang,' her entire body turning into water, leaving only her head, her face flushed, turning away and not daring to look at anyone.

Although Juvia reacted quickly enough, she was still a step too late. Everyone around had already seen everything. Gray and Wendy, who still retained a bit of innocence, were naturally blushing, while the irreverent Gildarts looked happy and satisfied.

"Jubia...Jubia was... Waaaaah..."

Being seen naked in public must feel incredibly shameful, right?

Ultear stared at Juvia, who was sobbing with shame, at a loss for how to comfort the girl who had been seen naked. But then...

"If it were Lord Gray who saw this, it would be fine, but other people... Waaaaah, Juvia is no longer clean!!"

Ultear's breath hitched for a moment, utterly bewildered. She turned to Gray, her gaze filled with shock: Was being seen by him something to be taken lightly?! What kind of spell has this naked pervert cast on you, young lady?!

At the same time, she also saw Gildarts, who had already turned away but still had a strange smile on his face: "Hehehe... These young people nowadays are really something! Each one of them is so powerful... no, their magic is so amazing... In short, they are immeasurable!"

"..."

What a lecherous old man! Gray's a scoundrel too! I wonder what Kira's reaction would be if he saw this? Wait! Where's Kira?

Ultear turned around and found that Kira had disappeared sometime earlier.

Where is that guy?

Of course they had already hidden themselves away!

A few seconds later, Gray glanced furtively at Juvia, who was wearing his shirt, before yelling at Timalia, "How dare you treat Juvia like that! I will never let you get away with this!"

"Hmph... Well then, let's give it a try!"

Timalia smiled dismissively; she'd seen plenty of people with this kind of powerless rage. "I remember you two were Wendy's opponents this round, weren't you?"

"Don't worry! The next battle will be over in an instant!"