A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

At the same time, a roar echoed throughout the entire arena.

"Are you kidding me?! To execute someone for failure? Is this what family is all about?"

Originally intending to step down, Gajeel, upon seeing the situation behind him, turned around without hesitation and leaped up, his right hand instantly transforming into a thick, hard, and long iron dragon club, forcefully stabbing towards the big woman's face!

This unusual phenomenon instantly attracted the attention of all the pirates and online viewers.

"What?! Those mages actually...?!"

"It stopped! Snag's soul stopped!! But why did he save Snag??"

"Waaaaah... That's great! Snag won't die now! Thank you, Iron Man!!"

"Idiot! They are our enemies! If they hadn't taken over Whole Cake Island, none of this would have happened!"

"...Regardless, we should thank them for their help."

"Seriously, can he stop his mother when she's in a rage?"

The iron rod collided with the middle-aged woman, who was known as the 'steel ball,' producing a heavy thud.

"So hard!!"

Gajeel felt as if his iron rod had struck a piece of extremely dense diamond, and his eyes widened in shock. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the enormous old woman hadn't even used any power called 'Armament Haki'; she had blocked his attack solely with her physical defense.

The old woman stared in astonishment at the soul that had stopped moving, seemingly never expecting her Devil Fruit ability to be forcibly interrupted: "What? You're interfering even if I punish my own son?"

She didn't even glance at Gajeel, but instead looked at Kira, who had appeared on the field.

"No, that's not it. But this is a betting arena I prepared, not a place for you to carry out family discipline!"

Kira waved his hand lightly, stuffing Snag's soul back into his body, his attitude very firm, "If you're not satisfied, then go get it back yourself!"

Chapter 940 The Strongest Woman, the Best Mother

The old woman's attitude towards her son and towards life sparked discontent among the mages.

In the fourth match, Gray resolved the situation cleanly and decisively.

This is a battle between the Ice Knight Legion and the Biscuit Soldier Legion. Gray and Cracker are like two generals commanding their soldiers in battle. Under their control, soldiers as hard as iron clash with each other on the arena, wielding their longswords.

However, even though the two sides have similar fighting styles, the gap in hard power cannot be bridged by ability.

Cracker, one of the Four Sweet Commanders, is a user of the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit, which allows him to create biscuit soldiers of different types with controllable hardness without exceeding the limits of his ability.

As the 10th son of the old lady, he did not inherit his mother's superhuman defense. Instead, he was very afraid of pain. Because of this, he usually hid among the soldiers he created with cookies. Few people knew his true face. Even the portrait on the bounty was just a soldier he created, not himself.

The biscuit soldiers' weakness is water; they soften when they come into contact with water. While Gray's ice can't actually wet them, it is still water-based, so it has a certain restraining effect. Moreover, it's ice from the Demon Realm that can freeze everything it touches.

Even disregarding the compatibility between the two, in terms of sheer hardness alone, the ice Gray is currently creating is extremely stable. And for shaping magic, stability means hardness. These ice blocks are several times harder than the cookies made by Cracker!

"Ice Demon - Zero's Broken Bow!!"

With a loud shout from Gray, a silver arrow shot out, piercing through the dozen or so biscuit soldiers that were blocking its path.

BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!! ...

Only after the last soldier was destroyed did the magnificent icy arrow strike Cracker, who was hiding behind the soldier, and freeze him into half an ice sculpture.

The outcome is decided!

The defeat of all four Sweet Commanders is the biggest blow the Big Mom Pirates have ever suffered.

However, they no longer have time to dwell on this blow, because their 'Emperor' has already stepped onto the stage, ready to single-handedly reclaim the face lost by his four children and the humiliation of his defeat some time ago.

A flash of light appeared on the stage, and Eileen made a grand entrance!

Irene, the strongest female mage in the Fairy Tail world; Charlotte Linlin, the strongest female pirate in the One Piece world.

Their second confrontation will unfold under the watchful eyes of millions.

Around the world, people from every faction are on high alert, ready to witness the final showdown between the two powers.

"The news of the last clash between the mage and the Big Mom Pirates came too suddenly. By the time we found out, the two had already finished their battle! Fortunately, we managed to catch the live broadcast this time, so it's not a complete loss!"

"Finally, we can see it! The battle that will decide the strongest woman in the world!"

Although Irene won their last fight, the specific details are unknown to outsiders, so it's impossible to be certain whether Irene completely dominated or Big Mom narrowly lost.

Moreover, in everyone's opinion, the last time the old lady was completely unaware of Eileen's power, and the result may not have been without the element of underestimating her opponent. But this time, both sides have a better understanding of each other's power, making the outcome of the battle unpredictable.

Furthermore, they had just witnessed Big Mom defeat Roger, a legend from the old era, not long ago. Perhaps she had made a breakthrough in strength after that battle, making the outcome of this battle even more unpredictable.

"mama～mama～"

The old woman, carrying Napoleon, standing on Zeus, and surrounded by Prometheus, looked down at Irene and said, "Let's settle the score once and for all for defeating my four useless sons and daughters, and for stealing my Whole Cake Island last time!"

However, Eileen remained completely unfazed. The overwhelming Conqueror's Haki that came her way was like a gentle breeze on a mountain, unable to shake her in the slightest.

Eileen showed no fear, but silently released the magic power within her body. The immense magic power, as vast as a mountain and as deep as the sea, instantly offset the pressure brought by Conqueror's Haki, and even showed signs of suppressing it in reverse.

"Save your useless nonsense. If you've become overconfident and can't see your own strength because you just defeated that dead man, I don't mind losing to you again! Besides..."

Eileen raised her head, and beneath her large magic hat, a pair of bright eyes gazed at the middle-aged woman before her, her every move exuding elegance.

She curled her lips slightly, straightened her back, and said with a hint of pride and sarcasm, "Although I haven't had much time and have made some minor mistakes in the past, I think I'm far more successful than you in being a 'mother'!"

"..."

Are you serious about what you're saying?

The mages who knew the inside story were all speechless, looking at Irene on the arena with extremely speechless expressions, or glancing sideways at Erza beside them.

It's unclear how they get along now, but everyone in the guild knows perfectly well what kind of relationship this mother and daughter had before.

This is mainly because a certain novelist, who wishes to remain anonymous, wrote everything through allusions in the famous short light novel of the Kingdom of Fiore, "I Was Pregnant for 400 Years Before I Was Born."

"So, she herself hasn't done much either, right? Where does she get the audacity to say these things?" Several background characters in the public account muttered under their breath, expressing the thoughts of the others.

"You don't understand, do you? This is called making threats, showing off your power, belittling the enemy and praising yourself; it's a kind of psychological tactic!"

Kira, wanting to show off, immediately pushed up his non-existent glasses and began rambling in front of everyone: "Before starting a fight, talking about how you are better than your enemy can create an advantage, boosting your confidence and putting psychological pressure on your opponent. If your opponent's mind is disturbed, they are more likely to perform poorly, ultimately leading to defeat!"

"Psychological suggestion? So that's how it works!!"

Everyone suddenly realized, and their gazes towards Eileen held even more admiration and respect: "Eileen-san is so skilled at manipulating people? Amazing!!"

Seeing that everyone was starting to believe her, Erza quickly spoke up, "Hey you guys... don't listen to Kira's nonsense! That kind of tactic does exist, but Mom would never stoop to such a despicable method! In all these years, I've only ever seen Kira do that before starting a fight..."

"Hey, hey, hey... whose fighting methods are you calling despicable?!"

Kira retorted defiantly, secretly thinking to himself: Erza calls Erin "Mom" so smoothly now?! Did she sneakily put herself on the second page of the family tree when we weren't looking?

"So, Eileen-san isn't just using psychological tactics?"

"Of course not!"

"So, she genuinely believes she's a better mother than that fat woman?"

"You're better than her anyway!"

Erza spoke with absolute certainty, and proudly straightened her back as she spoke, a posture exactly the same as Erin's movements in the ring just now.

As expected of a mother and daughter, the scale of their relationship is equally astonishing!

Kira looked shocked: "You haven't been bewitched, have you? You've only known each other for a short time! I remember someone saying before that only the old man is her parent!"

"Really? That must have been Laxus who said it, right?" Erza was shameless and refused to admit it, showing that she had already mastered three-tenths of Kira's essence.

Kira couldn't help but give her a thumbs up.

The battle has begun on the arena.

Zeus unleashed lightning, and Prometheus unleashed fire, turning the entire battlefield into a world dominated by lightning and fire.

Against the backdrop of a red and blue curtain of thunder and fire, the old woman, wielding a large machete several meters long, and Napoleon, swaggering and slashing at Eileen, worked in perfect harmony, easily unleashing the power of '1+1+1>>3'.

It's fair to say that in one-on-one combat, there are very few people in the world of One Piece who can defeat Big Mom.

Actually, the old lady's swordsmanship isn't that great, but she has immense strength and a lot of domineering presence. Even with just brute force, a single strike is enough to shatter mountains and split seas. If she were to use the "Overlord of the Sea" technique, which was developed based on the "Spear of Elbaf," its power would be even greater.

Unfortunately, all of her fighting styles were completely countered by Eileen!

Eileen lightly tapped her magic wand on the ground, effortlessly adding a 'water source' to the air.

The next moment, the surging magic instantly transformed into towering waves, churning and surging on the arena, directly extinguishing the raging fire created by Prometheus.

"It's seawater?!"

"That woman can actually summon seawater?"

"What kind of ability is this?!"

A group of pirates, like country bumpkins who had never seen the world, stared blankly at the changes on the arena, their faces full of shock.

In the world of One Piece, powers beyond common knowledge mostly come from Devil Fruits. However, among all Devil Fruit users, only a handful can truly control seawater. This is mainly because seawater is the natural nemesis of Devil Fruit users!

To date, there are only two documented individuals who can freely manipulate seawater: one is Shiki the Golden Lion, a legend from the previous era who ate the Float-Float Fruit; the other is Trafalgar Law, a supernova who just appeared on the Grand Line this year and ate the Op-Op Fruit.

Even someone like Whitebeard, who could use the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to create tsunamis, ultimately didn't truly control the seawater because he couldn't precisely control its flow.

But what happened before their eyes was clearly beyond their comprehension!

Eileen stood gracefully on the ring, the surrounding seawater churning more violently than the ocean in the New World, yet not a single drop of water could penetrate within three feet of her.

With a flicker of her eyes and a captivating gaze, she seemed to command the seawater with effortless ease.

He's practically... just like the legendary sea god!

Chapter 941 Eileen VS Older Woman

Under Eileen's control, the arena stage was covered by seawater in the blink of an eye.

With nowhere to stand, the old woman could only rise into the air by stepping on Zeus's body in order to escape the seawater.

But how could Eileen possibly let this opportunity slip by?

She stretched out her left hand, controlling the seawater to surge upwards like a reversed waterfall, chasing after the old woman!

Seeing this, the woman panicked and immediately shouted, "Prometheus!!"