A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"Hey! Have you three forgotten something?! I'm still right here!!"

The kobold Toby emerged from beside Jura, roaring furiously at the three of them, "It's been like this since just now! Nobody respects me, just spouting off some fancy-sounding but incomprehensible nonsense!!!"

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"Speaking of which, I completely forgot about this guy just now..."

"I'm so sorry! As a teammate, I bear an undeniable responsibility for this..."

Cana and Jura immediately looked ashamed and sincerely apologized, but the damage had already been done to Toby's kind heart, and such an apology was of no use.

"Damn it! Damn it!! Damn it!!!"

Tears welled up in Toby's eyes uncontrollably. "I...I'm my father's son too!!!"

"Ah..." Jura and Kana froze, their faces turning pale, their mouths agape, unable to utter a word.

Is this how the吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online commentary/roasting) unfolds?! Shouldn't it normally be followed by, "I also want to say those cool things!"? Why is it "I'm also my dad's son!"?!

Natsu suddenly realized, filled with awe, and stepped forward to shake Toby's hand, excitedly asking, "You actually have a dad?! That's amazing!! By the way, is your dad a dog too?"

The audience was shocked: "You actually caught that?! Are you two joking?! Everyone has a dad, right?! What's so amazing about that?! Besides, Toby just has a dog-like head, he's not a real dog!!"

In fact, since most of the guild members were orphans, their long-term interactions had subtly influenced their perception of Natsu.

In Nazu's mind, having no parents or only a father or mother is the norm; having both parents alive, or even "having a father or mother," is a very special and remarkable thing.

"Waaaah... You're such a good person! I shouldn't have snapped at you just now!"

Toby was moved to tears, gripped Natsu's hand tightly, then wiped away his tears and looked at Natsu with a determined gaze. "Alright, let's leave this unforgettable friendship here for now. I will remember it forever."

"Let's begin today's duel!!"

"Uh-huh!!"

Everyone: "..."

Unbelievable!! These two actually brought the topic back?! What on earth did I just see?! What are their thought processes like?!

Before they could recover from their shock, a muffled thud reached their ears.

Boom! !

The next moment, Toby had a large bump on his head and collapsed to the ground.

Amidst the increasingly stunned gazes of Jura, Cana, and the audience, Natsu clapped his hands in satisfaction, turned around, and said, "Now it's just the three of us left!"

boom!

A flame ignited in Natsu's hand, and at that moment he was in battle mode.

"Uncle, let me be your opponent first!"

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"Natsu...does he want to fight all by himself?"

"There's nothing we can do, that's just his personality!"

"What about Kana? Hasn't she been preparing for this battle for quite some time?"

"Who knows? Shouting encouragement is the right thing to do at times like this."

Inside the Fairy Tail camp, the group of mages began discussing Natsu's desire to challenge Jura to a duel, while in the arena, a completely different scene unfolded.

Do you want to challenge me alone?

Jura watched Natsu with a calm expression. He knew Natsu was a very individualistic person, but considering the difference in their strength, he couldn't help but remind him, "Actually, it's okay if the two of you attack together! Because this is a two-person battle after all..."

It wasn't that Jura looked down on Natsu; on the contrary, he greatly admired Natsu, believing him to be very talented, even more so than Lyon, the second-in-command of his guild. However, in terms of strength, Natsu was still quite far behind him, given their age difference.

"It's okay, since you're all alone, uncle, then of course I'll go alone too!"

Natsu rejected Jura's suggestion, shifted his stance, and prepared to attack at any moment.

"Wait, Natsu!" Cana reached out and blocked Natsu's path, saying with displeasure in her eyes, "You've already taken care of one, shouldn't I handle Jurasan?"

"I do not want!"

"Huh?! How can you be so dishonest?! Get out of the way and leave the rest to me!"

"No means no!"

"What did you say?!"

Seeing that the two were on the verge of starting a fight, Jura felt like a piece of pork on a chopping block, incredibly embarrassed: "Um... it doesn't matter who goes first, let's get started..."

Hearing Jura's urging, Kana had no choice but to stop trying to persuade him: "Well, there's no other way! Let's see who beats him first!"

Jura was immediately embarrassed: Isn't this just attacking together?! Since I already refused, it shouldn't be like this...

"Hmm? Okay!!"

"They actually agreed?!"

Jura was completely stunned, looking at Natsu in disbelief, "Natsu-san... are you really that naive??"

"Hahaha, I'm fired up!!"

Natsu instantly perked up at the mention of it, taking a step forward and charging towards Jura. At the same time, flames erupted from his arms, and he swung his elbow back, clenching his fist to gather power: "Fire Dragon..."

"Iron Pillar!!"

"Iron Fist!!"

Boom! !

The sudden punch shook most of the arena, but Jura quickly raised a thick rock pillar to block Natsu's fist.

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

Natsu was not alarmed but delighted. He withdrew his hand again, gathering his strength to unleash a second attack on the stone pillar in front of him: "Fire Dragon's Crushing Fist!!"

This time, the flames on the fist were even more intense, with the temperature and volume more than three times that of the previous one!

"What astonishing power..."

Jura couldn't stop praising, then his expression changed, "But this level of attack isn't enough! Iron Wall!!"

Snap snap snap...

Four or five stone pillars rose from the ground in succession, connecting with the previous stone pillar, forming the most solid wall in the world, once again blocking Natsu's powerful and destructive attack!

boom!!

The stone wall that had been hit squarely by the 'Fire Dragon Crushing Fist' was completely unharmed, which surprised all the mages in the audience: "No way?! That move can even shatter mountains..."

"Jurasan is indeed very strong!!"

On the other side, Cana followed closely behind Natsu, rushing forward while flipping her right hand in mid-air to summon a card with a magic circle pattern. She then quickly swiped the card in front of her with three fingers!

"plant!!"

With a loud shout, the card with the word 'Plant' on it was activated by the magic injected by Kana, emitting a dazzling green light. Then the ground shook and dust flew up.

The next moment, thick green vines shot out from the ground, nimbly bypassing the rocky iron wall, and attacked Jura!

"That's Kana's new card?? The magic of controlling plants?"

Makarov's eyes lit up. He realized that this card was much more sophisticated and complex than Kana's previous cards. The fact that Kana could use it so freely meant that her strength had increased significantly.

However, considering that she is at an age where she is growing up rapidly, I wasn't so surprised.

“I think Kana probably has more than just this one card, right? Since there’s a ‘Wood Card’ that controls plants, there should also be cards that control other attributes, such as a ‘Fire Card’ that controls flames, or a ‘Wind Card’ that controls wind…”

Mavis was equally surprised and comforted as she watched Kana attack Jura with shining eyes.

She had already heard about the card types used before from Kana, so she knew that each time the cards were updated, it was a new set rather than just a single card.

It seems that Natsu and Cana working together might actually have a chance to defeat Jura!

“You’re right, First Generation!” Kira said. “This new deck has 24 cards in total. It’s the third deck I created for Cana, and it’s called ‘Cana Cards’.”

Upon hearing this, Lucy immediately complained, "Kana brand... could you guys be any more perfunctory when choosing names? Don't you feel embarrassed using just your names?"

Kira snorted and said smugly, "What do you know? Those powerful mages named the cards they created after themselves! Like the Clow Cards of 'Sneaky Glasses' Clow Lore, and the Sakura Cards of 'First Generation Moe Queen' Kinomoto Sakura..."

"Hey...why have I never heard of any of these names before??"

"That's because you're ignorant! You should know that the sister series to Cardcaptor Sakura, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and Fairy Tail, are both works published in Weekly Shonen Magazine! And they both involve magic, so isn't it normal for me to pay homage to them?"

Lucy was completely bewildered: "I don't understand what you're saying at all..."

In the arena, thick vines, like the tentacles of a legendary deep-sea monster, the giant octopus, crawled, swung, and stabbed, surging towards Jura.

"This magic is no simple matter... Rock Iron Tip!!"

With a sigh, Jura flicked his fingers, and countless sharp stone spikes emerged from the ground, piercing the crawling giant vines and immobilizing them.

But Kana's attack was not over. She knew all along that she couldn't defeat Jura with just vines, so after using the 'wooden sign', she prepared another attack.

"Lightning!!"

Another card landed in her hand. As Kana activated it, more than a dozen lightning bolts as thick as bowls burst forth from the card. The lightning crackled and clattered across the arena, shattering rocks and breaking trees, creating an aura that seemed poised to defeat Jura and end the duel in one fell swoop.

However, momentum is ultimately just momentum. When facing someone stronger, momentum is just for intimidation. It's not like the Haki from One Piece that can entangle or attack. So it was quickly blocked by Jura.

"A rockfall formation!!"

"Should we break the stone pillar into countless rock blocks, using our numerical advantage to deplete the power of the lightning?"

In the stands, Laxus, who had been watching the battle intently, suddenly realized that he was mentally simulating his own battle with Jura.

Lightning and rock blocks collided repeatedly in the air, producing a series of deafening explosions. The rocks crumbled into smaller fragments and fell helplessly, while the lightning was gradually worn away.

"It's not over yet..."

After her two attacks were easily blocked, Cana seemed a little anxious and was about to raise her hand to attack again. However, Natsu was a step faster than her.

"Don't ignore me!! Fire Dragon's Blazing Flame!!"

He clasped his hands together, creating a giant fireball. The intense heat burned away the vines and rocks in one go, and he pushed it indiscriminately between Jura and Kana!

"Oto—! Nazsan has attacked again!! But this time his attack seems to have gone astray. Was it intentional, or accidental??"