A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

The twin swords slashed across Aria, splattering blood in a crisscross pattern!

[Guild Showdown: Fairy Tail vs. Phantom Lord]

[Location: Ghost’s Dominator Base]

[Participants: Erza VS Aria]

[Winner: Erza]

"Huh...ha..."

Erza was panting. Although the duel between the two seemed easy, with only one move, only those who were personally in that area could understand how dangerous the battle had just been.

Aria is a veteran S-class mage; his reputation is well-deserved!

"Damn it! Aria, get up!"

Beside him, Joseph, witnessing his men's defeat, was utterly devastated. Why?! Why?! None of his meticulously planned schemes had succeeded?!

With things having come to this point, Joseph decided to hold back no longer and unleash his strongest attack with all the magic he had left: "Death Storm!"

Endless darkness swept across the battlefield in an instant, then compressed into a powerful attack with incredible speed, but its target was not Makarov, but Erza!

"Erza, watch out!"

With no time to dodge, Erza knew she couldn't block this attack, but she had no choice but to face it head-on. She quickly held her sword horizontally in front of her to parry, but the desperate attack was still too strong. The wind it generated almost made her lose her grip on the sword.

In that critical moment, Makarov spread his arms wide, shielding Erza with his own, his eyes filled with unwavering resolve: "As long as I'm here, I won't let you harm a single hair on your family's head!"

"Idiot! You actually thought you could block my full-force attack? How foolish!"

"How could someone like you possibly understand the feelings of a parent?!"

The gloomy, disgusting magic slammed into Maklov's massive body.

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh—"

"President!!!"

A moment later, the magic ceased, the smoke and dust dissipated, and Makarov still stood firmly in place, his eyes resolute and powerful!

Joseph's mental form, having exhausted its magic power, had disappeared and could no longer prevent Makarov from returning to the guild.

"That old bastard!"

Makarov, being old and powerful, couldn't match the sturdiness of Joseph in his prime. With a sharp crack, his face turned ashen: "Ouch! My..."

"Guild Master! Are you alright?" Erza rushed over to check on her.

The guild is facing a crisis, and this huge problem is right in front of us. Maklov cannot afford to get hurt at this time!

Makarov clutched his back and gritted his teeth, saying, "That Joseph guy! I didn't expect him to become so strong after just a few years... Don't worry about me, get back to the guild!"

Fairy Tail is everyone's home, and the guild leader is the backbone of the guild. Both are indispensable, and it would be bad for them if either were to be harmed.

Erza decisively hoisted Makolov onto her back and went downstairs to discuss the matter with Kira.

Kira, with his sharp eyes, was the first to spot this scene and came forward to ask, "What happened?"

Erza then told him what had just happened. Kira was speechless for a moment after hearing it, and said to himself, "Serves you right for not taking care of your health all the time. You're so old and you're still peeping at young girls every day. Now look what happened!"

"Nonsense!"

Exposed in public for his disrespectful behavior towards his elders, Makarov blushed with shame and stammered his rebuttal to Kira, but he sounded completely lacking in confidence.

"Okay...okay..."

Kira waved his hand dismissively, patting Makarov's raised hand in protest as if soothing a child. "I understand! As the Third Hokage, and an old man, this is all perfectly normal!"

"This has absolutely nothing to do with his identity as the Third Hokage, okay?!"

"That's tantamount to admitting it..."

Maklov's face stiffened, and he coughed twice, a bit flustered.

Kira immediately shut up: "Hey! Are you alright, President? Don't worry! We'll take you back right away! There will be pretty ladies to take care of you!"

"Guild...hurry..."

"I understand! As soon as we get back to the guild, I'll have them take care of you as soon as possible! Don't worry! The rest of the guild won't know! We'll keep it a secret from Perusia-senpai too!"

Maklov: "..."

"President! President, what's wrong? President! Something terrible has happened! The president's hair follicles... are beyond saving!"

Kira shouted as he cast a healing spell on Makarov: "Don't worry, I'll definitely heal you!!"

Erza remained silent, pretending not to see or hear anything—after all, they were family, and she had tolerated it for so many years, so one more incident wouldn't make a difference.

Kira looked at Maklov, who was frowning and whose face was gradually turning red, and thought to himself: It seems that this was destined to happen to the old man. It must be because he used too many cheats when he was young and got banned. It seems that I will have to be more careful with my actions in the future.

Fortunately, Maklov's injury was not serious; he just needed to rest and he would be fine.

Chapter 106 Natsu VS Gajeel

Erza felt extremely guilty because Maklov was injured while saving her.

"I'm so sorry, it's all because I'm too weak that the student council president has ended up like this!"

No, that's not the reason at all...

Kira was silent for a moment, then patted her head and said [comfortingly], "What's done is done, there's no point in assigning blame... cough cough, what I mean is, it's not your fault, don't blame yourself too much."

After saying that, he turned around and shouted to the crowd that had gathered around, "What are you all doing here? Go back now! The guild is in trouble, do you still have the mood to play house here?"

At this shout, everyone sprang into action and started running back.

"Hurry up, hurry up..."

"Who else hasn't arrived yet?"

Someone shouted, "Natsu and Happy haven't come back yet!"

"Honestly, what is he still dawdling about at a time like this!"

"Quickly, look around!"

At that moment, lying in Elfman's arms, Makarov, sensing the movement, struggled to open his eyes and asked Kira in a weak voice, "Guild..."

"Do not worry!"

Seeing Maklov slowly wake up, Kira felt relieved, and then gave him a look that said, "I had this planned all along."

"With the magic crystals I placed as energy, the Amaterasu defensive magic circle is not so easy to break."

"Besides, even if it's broken... there's still a reliable guy there!"

……

"I didn't expect Maklov to have such a backup plan. It's really annoying to have so many excellent mages!"

Joseph looked in astonishment at the figure blocking his way. In front of this man, his ghostly soldiers were like paper, completely useless, truly making him a one-man stronghold.

"Who are you?" Joseph looked at the guy blocking his way.

He was a mysterious figure, wearing a black headscarf, a green mask, a blue cloak, flip-flops, and wrapped in bandages. His most peculiar feature was his five enormous magic wands.

"Fairy Tail, Mystogan!"

……

Maklov was somewhat surprised to learn that Kira had left a backup plan within the guild, but also somewhat relieved: "Mystogan? His strength should be enough to hold out until we get back."

"Yes, I informed Mistgang that I was back before I set off."

"Is that so... then I'm relieved." Maklov was finally at ease.

Fifty meters from the Ghost Reaper base, Happy had found Natsu, but he was in a bad state.

"The fire dragon's... ugh..."

Despite his stomach discomfort, Natsu forced himself to continue fighting, but he was no match for Gajeel, who had fully recovered, and was forced to retreat steadily.

The battle between the two men had such a wide reach, and both were the type to lose all concern for others once they started fighting, so they unknowingly drifted away from the original battlefield.

"I feel so uncomfortable... What kind of heat is this? Why does my stomach hurt so much after eating it?"

"Are you alright, Natsu?" Happy stood in front of Natsu with a worried look on his face.

Gajeel laughed gleefully, "It should be Rabbit Maru's green or purple flames... Fire Dragon, you really aren't picky about food! Serves you right!"

Natsu lay on the ground clutching his stomach: "It's so unfair that only you've recovered!"

Happy: "Natsu, if things really come to this, let's retreat! I just heard from over there that something happened at the guild!"

"I'd like to, but..."

"Iron Dragon Staff, Ghostly Firewood!"

Under the constant attacks, Natsu could only passively take the blows, unable to break free at all, and even Happy couldn't get close.

"How could we let you go so easily! This isn't just a battle between guilds! It's a battle of dragons!"

"hateful……"

Natsu was in poor physical condition and kept getting hit. He dodged one attack, only to be hit by another.

"Iron Dragon Sword!!"

His right hand transformed into a broad iron sword, and with a powerful slash, he unleashed the force of a forty-meter-long blade. Fortunately, Happy reacted in time, grabbing Natsu and taking him into the air.

"vomit……"

Seeing that Natsu was still dizzy and lightheaded, Happy became even more worried: "Natsu, why don't you just vomit up the fire you just ate!"

"Spit it out...?!"

However, this suggestion only drew ridicule from Gajeel: "Idiot! You've already eaten it, how can you possibly spit it out? Are you really partners?"

Harpy immediately objected: "Of course!"

"That's it!" Natsu suddenly perked up. "Thank you, Happy! I've got it!"

Gajeel: "Nani?"