A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

At the previous meeting, Leader Ace said that they should deal with the approaching mages, but he didn't say how many there were. So after meeting Natsu and Lucy, she thought that the so-called mages referred to them. After testing the waters and finding that she could fight them, she just focused on having fun.

Unexpectedly, another one has suddenly appeared, and it seems quite powerful. Judging from the magic power I can sense, this red-haired human in white clothes is probably someone I can't defeat.

So logically, she should retreat now, but as a demon, her pride prevents her from admitting defeat so easily.

Because of the distance, Krowi didn't hear Kira and Natsu's conversation, but she felt relieved after seeing that Kira didn't make a move, though she was also a little resentful.

"What? The new guy isn't going to make a move? You think that fire idiot can defeat me?"

Hmph, wait till I kill this fire brat, then I'll show you what I'm made of!

Klaue is a demon who has lived for countless years. Her magical skills are not much worse than those of the strongest humans. Seeing Natsu charging at her again, she decided to unleash her ultimate attack.

With a wave of his hand, four different types of clouds blocked Natsu's path.

"Sphere Cloud!"

Each cloud ball was as big as a head, and there were many of them, densely packed and suspended in the air. Natsu, who was running, saw the cloud balls flying towards him and punched them directly.

However, the moment Natsu's fist touched the cloud ball, it exploded, sending him staggering back several steps.

When Natsu looked up again, hundreds of cloud spheres were densely suspended around him. It was easy to imagine that if he made the slightest movement, a chain reaction of explosions would immediately occur.

Cloud Blast, like Ice Blast and Snow Blast, is a relatively advanced form of magic. The damage caused by Cloud Blast comes from water vapor, not fire, so Natsu is naturally not immune to it.

"Haiyun!"

As the cloud ball repelled Natsu, a large white cloud fell to the ground, forming an ocean-like area around Natsu.

This is the magic that trapped Natsu before. It can follow the target's movement. When a person is trapped in the sea of ​​clouds, they will encounter enormous resistance, gradually lose their magic and strength, and eventually be submerged in the sea of ​​clouds.

"Rope Cloud!"

Using the same magic as before, Cloud Rope has super strong toughness and is mainly used to bind the opponent's movements. Combined with Sea Cloud, it can quickly eliminate the opponent.

Several cloud ropes also hovered around Natsu and Happy, ready to wrap around them whenever they had the chance.

"Finally... Tie Yun!"

Clouds condensed into a cloud sword in Klaue's hand: "Take this!"

With a powerful swing, the cloud sword instantly extended, lashing out at Natsu like a whip.

Natsu focused intently on the Cloud Sword's attack, narrowly dodging the fierce strike.

Bang! ! !

The cloud sword struck the snow hard, making a loud noise and splashing up a snow waterfall half a meter high.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Natsu exclaimed, his eyes wide.

It is conceivable that being hit by such a cloud sword would be just as dangerous as being cut by a sword or pierced by a spear; the human body simply could not withstand such an attack.

Before the whip had even finished, another sword came!

This time, instead of whipping, it was a thrusting motion with a sword.

Because it experiences less air resistance, the Cloud Sword is even faster than the Cloud Whip, piercing a fist-sized hole directly in the snow.

Chapter 67 Kira vs. Clown

"If that gets stabbed, we're done for!" Happy clicked his tongue.

"Hahaha! Take this!!"

In the air, Krowy wielded a long whip in one hand and a longsword in the other, constantly attacking Natsu and Happy on the snow. Both weapons were as hard as steel and could extend and retract freely.

The density of the sphere cloud, the breadth of the sea cloud, the toughness of the rope cloud, and the sharpness of the iron cloud—these four elements work together seamlessly. Coupled with a manipulator who can elementalize and create clouds immune to physical attacks, this is indeed a formidable opponent.

"Cloud magic?" Kira stood quietly watching the cautious Natsu, his mind racing as he pondered how to break the cloud formation, but he kept praising it, "It's really amazing. This way, you can kill the enemy without getting close. Plus, you have magical bonuses and advantages in this kind of place. Natsu will be a tough opponent in this battle."

It just feels a bit familiar to me that this kind of magic for manipulating clouds is like that.

"Natsu, watch out!" Lucy's exclamation brought Kira back to his senses.

In the arena, Natsu dodged the swift cloud sword, but he still couldn't avoid the dense cloud spheres. Just like in a game called "Ten Drops of Water," after the first one was triggered, the overwhelming cloud spheres formed a series of explosions.

"Natsu! Happy!" Everything happened so suddenly that not only Natsu, who was in the middle of the battle, but even Lucy, who was on the sidelines, didn't react in time. She could only watch anxiously from Kira's side, unable to get close to Natsu and Happy, who were shrouded in water vapor and clouds.

Rumble!

The deafening explosion lasted for a full three minutes, during which the clouds continuously devoured Natsu's physical strength and magical power, and the scalding steam left painful wounds on his body.

Suddenly, the familiar flames erupted once again from the center of the battle, evaporating the dense clouds and water vapor.

Kira looked over and saw Happy being held tightly in Natsu's arms, with a small burn on his skin; Natsu was curled up and kneeling in the snow, his clothes destroyed in the explosion, and his injuries were more severe because he had shielded Happy from most of the water vapor.

Bathed in flames and steam, the surrounding heat increased significantly. Even the snowfield, which had a history of thousands of years of snow accumulation, sank several meters, forming a huge crater. Natsu was holding Happy and hiding in the crater. Perhaps it was this crater that blocked most of the attacks.

Lucy rushed over to help Natsu up, and Kira followed to take a look. This level of burn was actually nothing to worry about. With Natsu's physique, he would probably recover in half a day. If he could just endure it, he could still fight. But Kira decided to take action.

Happy is the guild's darling, especially Kira's adorable accent. Now that he's injured, Kira can't stand it. Whether you call him Happy or Doraemon, Blue Cat is a very cute creature.

The water vapor gathered into clouds again in the air. Klaue stood on the clouds, his expression indifferent, staring at Kira in the snow pit.

"Natsu, leave the rest to me, no objections?"

Although it was a question, it carried an air of absolute authority. Without waiting for Natsu's reply, he waved his hand, and a green magic circle appeared. The magic, imbued with life force, fell upon Natsu and Happy, rapidly healing their injuries.

"cure!"

Kira jumped out of the pit and took two steps forward, looking up at the enemy standing on the white clouds in the air. Although she looked like a young girl, she was actually an old woman who had lived for who knows how long. He would not hesitate to strike her.

With a different opponent, Krowy wouldn't simply assume that Kira and Natsu were about the same strength. She could sense the difference between the two from Kira's gradually increasing magical pressure.

In the magical world, magic possesses unique properties depending on the type of magic practiced. Even when practicing the same magic, subtle differences can occur upon closer examination.

Natsu's magic is as hot as fire, Gray's magic is as cold as ice, Erza's magic is as sharp as a sword, while Kira's magic gives people a sense of holiness.

It is not the kind of sacredness found in holy magic or light magic, but rather a sacredness imbued with a sublime, mysterious, and ancient aura. It is like the tolling of bells from heaven, the breath of nature, the call of prehistoric civilization, a deity descending from the sky, or the crystallization of human wisdom.

Kira had once felt his own magic power and vaguely felt that it was probably due to the power of words.

Words of power—language, writing, true name—isn't that what it's all about?

Besides this special holiness, Kira's magic has another characteristic: it is abundant!

From the moment he transmigrated, Kira discovered his special nature. Even though he ate, drank, and played every day, the magic power within him increased at an astonishing rate, almost without stopping for a moment.

From the moment he learned to use Word Magic, he never experienced what it felt like to lack magic power.

When he became an S-class mage of Fairy Tail at the age of twelve, his magical power was already comparable to that of Laxus today; when he was featured in the newspapers and became somewhat famous in the Kingdom of Fiore, almost becoming one of the Ten Wizard Saints, his magical power was already about the same as that of Makolov.

Now, although there is no actual comparison, he guesses that he may have already reached the peak of the Holy Ten, and may even be able to challenge the Holy Twelve Shields of the Alvarez Empire. Thinking about it, he is still a little excited.

Of course, the Twin Walls are an exception; Kira thinks those two bug-level characters could each take on ten more shields.

'What's with this human's magic power? It's more than mine, a demon who's lived for over a hundred years! In terms of sheer magical energy, he might be on par with Uncle Ice.'

Although confident in his own magic, the magical power of the person in front of him was simply too immense. As Kira slowly stepped forward, Krow couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"This human might be even stronger than Uncle Ice... I wonder what kind of magic he uses?"

Krowy witnessed Kira healing Natsu and Happy, but didn't understand it.

Although it was magic that could heal injuries, it did not belong to the category of healing magic. In this era, healing magic was rare and had almost been lost to time.

Although Klaue was not young, he had been living in this icy and snowy place for a long time, so he was ignorant and did not know about Word Magic.

"Was that healing magic you just used?" Klaue decided to try and bluff the human in front of her. "To be able to use such a nearly lost art of magic, that's amazing!"

"Of course it's amazing!" Kira replied, though he didn't know why the girl had suddenly spoken up. "But it's not healing magic!"

Excellent! Let's gather magic power now!

Realizing he might not be able to defeat Kira head-on, Krow immediately used a distraction tactic, talking to buy time while secretly casting magic, attempting to take down Kira in one fell swoop.

Behind Kira, countless cloud spheres, vast seas of clouds, and thick, long cloud ropes slowly took shape. Because Lucy was still in the crater taking care of the injured Natsu and Happy, no one reminded him of any of this. Kira also seemed oblivious to everything, talking to Krowy in a casual manner.

"Not healing magic? Then what is it? This is clearly healing that person's injuries!"

Klaue's appearance was just like that of a curious child, which perfectly matched her seemingly not-so-bright teenage appearance. If Kira hadn't known that it was all an act, he would have almost believed it.

Why would Kira know? Did he really not sense the movement of the clouds behind him?

I saw through that terrible acting a long time ago!

This is the first time I've ever seen someone dare to act so brazenly in front of me! You're really brave, young lady!

Kira also secretly cast a spell, preparing for battle, his face expressionless: "We are enemies, how could I possibly tell you my magic?"

"However, I'm actually quite curious about you. Why would there be demons in a place like this? And why did you attack Natsu and the others?"

"We have our reasons for existing! Besides, they were the ones who attacked first!"

"Oh really? I'm so sorry!" Although he said that, Kira's face showed no sign of apology. "Would you mind explaining your magic?"

"It's just cloud magic, nothing special! You look much stronger than that kid, are you the face of the Magic Guild?"

The two of them talked about boring topics for two minutes, all questions with no answers. As a result, after probing for so long, they didn't get any useful information.

Realizing that the magic setup was almost complete, the two stopped their rambling conversation at the same time, and then a surge of magical power erupted simultaneously.

"The cloud sphere is shining!"

Krowy made the first move, sending countless cloud balls hurtling towards Kira from all sides—the same attack she had just used against Natsu!

Chapter 68 The Head Was Stolen Again

When Krow attacked Kira, Kira also made a move.

"Tushiribi!"

A circular stone wall rose from the ground, surrounding Kira from every angle and blocking hundreds of explosive cloud spheres.

Instantly, a roaring sound echoed outside the earthen wall, but it did not harm Kira in the slightest.

"Earth magic?" Klaue didn't have time to think further. He swung his sword and whip again, striking and thrusting at the surrounded Kira. "You've trapped yourself? You've made your own mess!"

However, before the weapon made of Iron Cloud could strike the intended enemy, it was pierced through by two stone pillars, and Klaue immediately realized that his Iron Cloud sword was out of control.