A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

A short, blond-haired guy?

These guys really dare to say that!

You have to understand, over the years, apart from Kira, no one else has ever dared to act tough in front of him, let alone give him a nickname like 'Yellow-haired Short Guy'!

"Pfft—!"

Several undisguised sneers came from the mage's side, causing Laxus's eye to twitch and veins to bulge on his forehead: "Looks like I can no longer hold back!"

Laxus has blond hair, that much is undeniable, but to say he's short is absolutely not true!

Within the entire Fairy Tail guild, Laxus is actually one of the tallest, but his height is somewhat lacking in the world of One Piece.

Not to mention, their opponents are the Big Mom Pirates.

Although the old woman is not a giant, she is the tallest known human, standing over eight meters tall. Her children have inherited her excellent genes, each one taller than the last, with an average adult height of at least three meters.

Laxus subtly adjusted his stance, adopting a more offensive posture. All his magic power surged instantly, unleashing a torrent of lightning.

Golden magic circles appeared out of thin air, some at their feet, others in the air, dazzlingly bright.

Driven by magic, a massive amount of violent lightning erupted like a fountain, connecting the dark thunderclouds overhead with the golden magic circle on the ground, transforming the arena into an extremely dangerous stormy place.

"What...what is this?!" The pirates were all stunned.

They weren't unfamiliar with lightning attacks; after all, the Homie 'Zeus' created by Big Mom possessed such abilities, and its attack power was considerable. A single ordinary attack could defeat many renowned elite pirates, and even they, her children, weren't confident they could withstand it unscathed.

But the violent lightning field before them far exceeded the intensity of Zeus's attack, and was even stronger than any form of lightning attack they had ever seen!

The mages also showed different expressions: "This magic looks similar to the one Laxus used before, but the intensity of the lightning is worlds apart!"

"I've never seen Laxus use this before. Is it a newly created special move?"

"It's probably a technique I learned after fighting Enel on Skypiea?"

Influenced by magic, these torrential lightning bolts attracted each other and spontaneously formed a giant golden birdcage.

Inside the birdcage, golden lightning crisscrossed, and the lightning bolts traveled along the lightning pillars in the raging electronic air, crackling and exploding, pounding on everyone's eardrums, and many people showed expressions of pain on their faces.

At the same time, the current began to interfere with the magnetic field, severely affecting the live broadcast of the phone call. The screens projected by the Den Den Mushi in front of those watching the battle began to become unstable.

Apart from Laxus, who is immune to lightning itself, no one can escape the punishment of lightning. Even Katakuri is no exception. The lightning transformed into sharp spears, piercing through Katakuri's body from all directions. His tall body was instantly blasted into rice-like crumbs by the lightning spears!

"A very powerful attack!"

Under Laxus's astonished gaze, the scattered mochi began to slowly wriggle, unhurriedly repairing Katakuri's body. "But the special Paramecia-type Mochi Mochi Fruit gives me the ability to change my body at will, so as long as I can anticipate it, I can still dodge in advance!"

Immediately afterwards, Katakuri pressed his hand on the ground, and the entire arena floor began to shake like waves. He had used the power of his awakened Devil Fruit to transform the surrounding environment into something like mochi.

The ground suddenly rose up and contracted towards the center and upwards. With the addition of Armament Haki, its hardness began to change, and it even briefly isolated the lightning. In the lightning birdcage constructed by Laxus, another pot-shaped barrier was created.

Then Katakuri leaped into the sky, his towering figure casting a shadow over Laxus in the surrounding lightning, as if an immense pressure, like a mountain, was descending upon him.

"Are you planning to attack from above?"

Laxus was not afraid at all. He looked up and saw Katakuri's tall figure and a series of donuts made of mochi floating in the air.

"Donut?!"

A strange light flickered in Laxus's eyes. He remembered this move; he had seen it in the information Kira had given him before. "An encirclement attack targeting a single enemy..."

"Singing to Nuotuan!!"

With a low groan from Katakuri, giant fists made of mochi burst forth from the donuts, each imbued with intense Armament Haki—fists capable of shattering a kingdom's walls with a single punch!

"It's happened! It's the move mentioned in the intelligence!!"

"Faster than expected? Can Laxus handle it?"

"Don't worry! When it comes to speed, Laxus has never lost!"

On the field, Laxus lowered his body slightly, the lightning coiling around him causing his cloak to sway unpredictably, just like his movements, making him unfathomable to those watching the battle.

"It's no use, I foresaw all your actions long ago!"

Unfortunately, after calming down, Katakuri had already composed himself and his previous panicked emotions were replaced by reason, which replaced anger and worry and regained control of his mind.

"You can use 'Thunder Dragon's Roar,' but you can't defend against all the attacks, and in the end, I knocked you to the ground!"

With Foresight activated again, Katakuri captured Laxus's every word and action in the next few seconds. While controlling Mochi's fist to fall heavily, Katakuri spun rapidly, preparing to unleash his strongest move, 'Slash-Cut-Mochi,' the moment Laxus made a mistake, to secure victory.

However, at that moment, Katakuri's eyes widened suddenly, because the future he had seen had vanished in an instant, leaving only the golden figure that was still on the ground at this moment!

"What's going on?!" Katakuri was shocked, but before he could react, Laxus made his move.

Laxus's lightning power erupted, and the magic circles above and below him shone brightly once more: "You say you foresaw my future? How is that possible?!"

"My future... I can't even control it myself!!"

All the lightning bolts responded in unison, as if they had found their master and were cheering, beginning to converge on him. Then a loud shout rang out: "Thunder Dragon King's Raging Waves!!!"

In the shadows, golden dragon scales quietly appeared at the corners of Laxus's eyes.

The next moment, dazzling light filled the entire arena!

Lightning transformed into a gigantic ball of lightning, filling the entire arena. The raging power of the lightning blasted everything within the sphere into ashes, except for Laxus, who possessed the Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic, and the clothes on his body.

The violent power surged and crashed outwards like waves, tearing apart, shattering, and grinding everything it touched into dust, which silently dissipated into the air!

"The Thunder Dragon King's power... When did this guy master it to this extent??"

A strange light flashed in Kira's eyes. At the same time, he flicked his fingers and skillfully created a void around the audience seats, isolating the power of lightning from the outside. "I know, he must have secretly learned it when he was training with Serena. He's just waiting to make me suffer the next time we duel!"

These words left the Thors speechless: "I don't think Laxus would have such ulterior motives...?"

Kira's lips twitched: "...You guys have way too much of a bias against Laxus!"

That power just now... it seemed to be the power of a dragon?

After a long while, the lightning gradually dissipated, revealing the current state of the arena.

There were no pebbles or glutinous rice there, only an empty, bare pit. There were two people in the pit, both still alive, but one was still standing and the other was already lying down.

After more than half an hour of intense fighting, the duel finally came to an end.

Laxus won!

Katakuri lost!

Chapter 937 How come all of this old woman's children are so filial?

Laxus remained standing, though he looked somewhat disheveled, panting heavily, his chest heaving. The last vestiges of lightning flickered on his purple shirt, emitting brief, rapid hissing sounds.

Katakuri collapsed to the ground, staring unfocusedly at the sky. He seemed to be barely conscious, but he was severely injured and exhausted, unable to move, and clearly unable to fight any longer.

When everyone looked up, they saw that Katakuri's entire body was charred black and mangled by the high temperature of the lightning, and his clothes had been blasted to shreds by the previous lightning, leaving only the cloak that Laxus had kindly covered him with.

The ground beneath him was a mixture of black and red. The black was the earth that had been struck by lightning, and the red was the crimson blood that had flowed from his wounds and evaporated in the high temperature.

"It's...it's over..."

"What was that move just now? It was so powerful!!"

"No way?! Katakuri actually lost?!"

"Katakuri-nii-san... Waaaaah..."

"He actually beat Katakuri, the legend of the Big Mom Pirates? This kid's pretty good!"

"Magicians are definitely not to be underestimated!!"

"..."

The Big Mom Pirates were worried, fearful, grieving, and incredulous; the Beasts Pirates were shocked, astonished, nervous, and gasping; people all over the world were curious, surprised, troubled, and extremely excited.

The mages are cheering!

"Hahaha... I knew he wouldn't be stumped!"

"As expected of Laxus! This is the man I've always followed!!"

"Hehehe...did it take a little too long?"

"Don't say that! He's also a respectable and powerful individual!"

"Leave the next match to me!"

"I said, is Laxus's cloak no longer usable?"

The crowd fell silent, turning to stare at Kira with strange looks.

Kira blinked, looking completely innocent: "...Did I say something wrong? It's covered up in places like that! Even Fred might not want it, right?"

"Kira, stop talking!"

With tears welling in his eyes, Philid clenched his fists, a mask of pain replacing his smile from a moment ago. "There's no other way. It seems I'll have to make a painful decision this time!"

Everyone: "..."

Kira was silent for a moment, then asked, "So how many times have you done this?"

Philid lowered his head shyly, his cheeks flushed like those of a newlywed young woman.

Everyone: "..."

In the arena, Laxus was about to turn and leave when he suddenly heard a trembling voice behind him.

"What...did you do to Brulee?"

Laxus turned his head and saw that Katakuri on the ground, although his eyes were dazed and his pupils were unfocused, still forced himself to maintain the last bit of consciousness. Ignoring the mess exposed in front of everyone, he opened his hideous mouth and asked him about his sister.

"She was just locked up, nothing else was done. She'll be released later!"

"Is that so... then I'm relieved!"

After Katakuri finished speaking, he closed his eyes and finally fell into a peaceful sleep.

"Oh no!!"

Just then, a loud shout drew everyone's attention.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged woman with a gloomy face and a terrifying aura. She stared at Katakuri, who was lying on the ground, with her mouth open and her tongue sticking out, making a chilling sound from her throat.

"My excellent son... Katakuri... you actually lost to such a brat?"