A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

Each bullet was a spell that could decide the outcome of the battle once it hit. Kira didn't hold back; his opponent was the final boss of the current dungeon, Gerald, so there was no need to hold back.

Kira knew that he couldn't take down Gerald with just this one gun. Zekrein was still in the council chamber and hadn't returned yet, which meant that Gerald wasn't at full strength!

Since Gerald is strong enough, then... wouldn't he be the best candidate to test the new weapon?

Gerald wouldn't charge headlong like a shooting star in the night sky; on the contrary, he was extremely agile, showing no signs of being too fast to react to.

'Indeed, the bullets are faster now! At first I could have easily dodged them, but now they're grazing my clothes. It seems he wasn't using his full strength earlier. So... what about now?'

With this question in mind, Gerald decided to take the initiative and probe. So, after dodging the Word Magic Bullet once again, he closed in and attempted to attack with his fist.

Gerald's speed did not decrease at all after getting close; he was truly as fast as a shooting star. In just one second, he launched attacks from several directions. To onlookers, it might have looked as if he had multiplied and was attacking Kira from different angles at the same time.

Realizing Jellal's intentions, Kira internally screamed, "Hey, hey, hey, you guys are mages! Not warriors! Why are you all thinking about close combat?!"

One is one, and two is two. You are only one person, yet you can launch attacks from so many directions. Isn't this bullying an honest person?

With a sigh, Kira had no choice but to extend his free left hand: "Change clothes!"

After a brief flash of light, another identical Word Spirit Spear appeared in his left hand!

Chapter 128 On-site Reporting

Cosmetic transformation is one of the easier spells to master, and its popularity is similar to that of transfiguration. However, not everyone can do it, partly due to the influence of the idea that "skill is more important than quantity" in magic.

Most mages only use one type of magic because they don't have enough time and energy to learn a second type. Therefore, those who can use more than one type of magic are either jacks-of-all-trades but master of none, or geniuses with extraordinary talent, resulting in a severe polarization.

Kira definitely belongs to the latter category, no doubt about it. With the cheat code, he can learn anything quickly.

After all, with a bunch of magical equipment, it would be a shame not to learn costume-changing magic!

With this in mind, Kira was able to use the costume-changing magic at will in less than three days.

In such open terrain, the attack methods cannot be too straightforward, otherwise it is easy to be flanked and attacked from behind, and once you encounter an enemy like Gerald, you will be at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, Kira isn't the type to fight in a straightforward manner, so the Word Magic Pistol is still very useful. It has enough firepower, great power, multiple functions, and no recoil.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

With double the firepower and the attack method of covering both sides, Gerald had to increase his speed again. Even so, the bullets were getting closer and closer to the danger zone, and his cloak was riddled with holes.

Suddenly, Kira stopped attacking, and Gerald also stood still to recover his strength.

'This guy, even though he's not a mage specializing in this area, has managed to improve his focus and reflexes in battle. Such well-rounded magic is incredibly difficult to deal with.'

'A flaw... a flaw... such comprehensive magic can't be without flaws! Where are his flaws? Magic power? Speed? Power? Or the interval?'

Jellal was exceptionally gifted from the start, a rare genius in the field of magic, as evidenced by the fact that he became one of the Ten Wizard Saints and a member of the Magic Council at the age of 20.

Kira suddenly stopped attacking, which made him think that this magic might be a flaw, that it couldn't be used for long periods of time, and that he had to stop for a while after each use. If this guess was correct, then the time in between was the way to defeat him!

However, I still have to give it a try...

If Kira knew what Jellal was thinking, he would laugh out loud and say, "Yes, yes, yes! That's the weakness of my magic," and deliberately leave such a flaw in the subsequent battle.

Actually, the reason he stopped was quite simple: Erza and Dispel had arrived.

"Geralt!!"

As soon as Erza entered, all she could see and think about was Jellal; she completely ignored the other two identical people.

"Hey... at least greet me!" Kira complained. "If I hadn't held back, this guy would only have the thought of reviving Zeref left in this world..."

"Kira, this battle..."

"You're to handle this battle. Dispel and I won't get involved. Is that what you mean?"

Erza paused for two seconds, then nodded and said, "I know this is very..."

"This is very unreasonable, but we hope you can agree, because you want to put an end to things with him, that's what you mean, right?"

"..." Erza nodded again, "If..."

"If you were to die in battle, you would want us to stop his paradise plan and take good care of your underlings, right?"

Dispel, who was standing to the side, couldn't take it anymore and yelled at Kira, "Have you finished rambling on? Come and watch the show! You're not the main character in this battle!"

"Coming, coming..." Kira trotted back to the two of them. "The battle is yours to handle, but I won't stand idly by when things get really critical!"

"Thank you!" Erza stepped forward and slowly walked towards Jellal, stopping five meters away.

Kira and Dispel simply brought out two chairs and sat by the door to watch the show, sipping drinks and snacks. Kira even took out his Image Crystal, ready to record the upcoming battle.

What are you doing?

"We'll film their battle on location and then turn it into a movie. I've already thought of a title: 'The Fairy Queen's Love Story'."

"The name is a bit too common."

"Actually, I'm not too satisfied either, but this name can ride on Erza's popularity. How about 'Tower of Destiny' or 'Scarlett'? Which one do you think sounds better?"

"Let me think it over..."

Short blue hair and long red hair, a disheveled man and a weary woman, an evil mage and a kind swordsman, a past first love and today's enemy—the stark contrasts and intense emotions make this battle incredibly dramatic.

"It's been a long time, Erza!"

Gerald, no longer looking disheveled from being chased and shot by Kira's pistol, regained the composure befitting a boss: "If you want to leave, you can leave anytime, can't you?"

Erza said firmly, "I will set my former comrades free."

"Do as you please, but there's no need for that anymore. The Tower of Paradise is already complete," Jellal said indifferently. "Ten minutes! In ten minutes, the magical spirit power will fall, and you, Erza, will die as Zeref's living sacrifice."

"Everything was predetermined; this is fate!"

Erza took a deep breath: "Ten minutes...isn't that enough?"

Gerald said smugly, "Of course! You can't beat me in just 10 minutes!"

"No! That's not what I meant!"

"Ok?"

“I already know your plan: to use the power of magical spirits to obtain the 27 billion magic power needed by the R system, and... me, as a sacrifice to resurrect Zeref.”

Gerald scoffed, "So what if you know the real plan?"

Erza laughed, "You're really slow! Is it because you've been staying home for too long that your brain can't keep up?"

Upon hearing this, Kira leaned towards Dispel: "Hey, why does that sound so familiar?"

Dispel glanced at him: "Did she tell you that?"

"Is there?"

In the arena, Erza continued, "So, it's not about me defeating you in 10 minutes and stopping your plan; it's about you defeating me in 10 minutes to complete your plan!"

"When I said 10 minutes isn't enough, I meant that if you want to beat me, 10 minutes is far from enough!"

Gerald was immediately taken aback by Erza's words: "You bastard?!"

Kira and Dispel's eyes lit up, and they ate their snacks even faster: "Oh my, I didn't expect such a twist! Erza is truly amazing, she turned the tables so quickly!"

"Take this!" Gerald waved his hand and cast a spell, sending several magical attacks, like undead ghosts, hurtling towards Erza.

The undead attacked with incredible speed, but Erza reacted even faster, leaping up to perfectly dodge the attack. Then, a magic circle appeared in the air, and she reached out to pull out two broadswords from it.

Each of the two swords was half the size of her body, but Erza wielded them as easily as if they were toys.

Whoosh! Swish!

The greatsword cut through the air with a rough whistling sound, the sword wind sweeping across and carving marks on the floor along the sword's trajectory.

Erza closed in closer and closer, while Jellal fought and retreated, his figure moving leisurely and calmly across the battlefield, as if strolling in a garden.

Chapter 129 Magical Spirit Power

As Kira had expected, Jellal was indeed a cut above Erza in terms of strength. Besides, he needed time to recover the magic power he had just used up and to wait for the arrival of the magical spirit power.

The two attacked and defended, advanced and retreated, amidst the crisscrossing sword shadows. Jellal spotted an opening and launched a lightning-fast attack from between his clasped fingers, shattering Erza's two seemingly sturdy greatswords and striking her squarely in the stomach, while simultaneously carrying her away from the tower.

During the battle just now, he deliberately led Erza to the wall. These walls, already dilapidated from Kira's magic, crumbled at the slightest touch under Jellal's attack, as if made of paper.

Erza spun around in the air, leaping back onto a rock no bigger than her foot. When she reappeared, she was wielding a slender katana.

"You're actually willing to destroy the Tower of Paradise? You really have the guts!"

Jellal jumped back, dodging Erza's downward slash: "That's just for decoration."

Erza closed in and swung her sword again, this time wielding it with both hands, making it even stronger than when she held it with one hand: "For eight years, Ah Xiang and the others have trusted you completely just to make this decoration!!"

"Stop nitpicking every little thing people say," Gerald dodged again, while conjuring an energy ball in his hand that looked like a Rasengan. "I spent eight years working on this!"

"Now that you know the true nature of the Tower of Paradise, and that its real purpose is to store magic crystals, then as long as I can get you, even the slightest flaw is insignificant!"

Erza, enraged by Jellal's depravity, unleashed a fierce attack with her longsword, each strike relentless, yet Erza was easily dodged; Jellal, astonished by Erza's power, unleashed a deadly magic attack, each strike merciless, only to be severed in two by a single blow.

Jellal knew that the three crows he sent out had not caused Erza any physical or magical depletion. On the contrary, he was not only not at his peak, but had also consumed a lot of magical power in the battle with Kira. Therefore, he did not hold back after the battle started and went all out.

This is precisely why he persisted for a longer period than in the original work.

Kira vaguely remembered that in the original work, Jellal was facing Erza, who had just finished fighting Ikaruga, but he couldn't even last 7 minutes and had to rely on emotional appeals to buy time.

But what about now? He fought himself first, and then faced Erza in almost her complete form, yet he managed to hold out for even longer than in the original story!

"It seems that even though most of the power is with Zekrein, the real body is still very strong! Indeed, the logic of this world is quite reasonable!"

Otherwise, what? It couldn't be that I gave Gerald a buff, could it?

Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and just as the two were locked in a stalemate, the magical spirit power finally arrived!

In the council, Zekrein and Ultear's plan went perfectly. With his persuasion and Ultear's leading support, the ten council members voted, and the result was nine votes in favor and one vote against, confirming the activation of the magical spirit power.

The Magic Spirit Power is a magic cluster cannon that gathers a vast amount of magical power. It is located using a satellite magic circle and can be projected to any place in Ishgar. Its destructive power is said to be able to easily destroy a country!

However, it's not entirely clear how big the country was. As far as Kira knows, there's no record of it destroying any country in the books he can find; it's highly likely that the records were erased.

Whenever Kira thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh: These people in the Council, when faced with a history they dare not confront and a life burden they cannot bear, can only use this method to conceal their sins.

Just like the blank history of 800 years ago next door, the written records were deleted, leaving only legends that were enough to shock future generations. As time went by, no one remembered what happened back then.