A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

"Oh, I've put it away," Kira said nonchalantly, as if he had picked up a stone from the roadside. "I can sell it when I get back... oh no, I mean, I can make new gadgets when I get back."

The scene before her seemed somewhat familiar, especially Kira's attitude, which reminded Erza of Lala Bail not long ago.

"That's magical spirit power, is it alright?"

Hearing Erza's worried question, Kira smiled confidently: "Don't worry! It won't explode!"

"You two, that's enough!!"

A golden starlight flew from afar, but Kira and Erza each jumped back, easily dodging it.

"Hey, you're still here? I thought you'd already run away when things got tough..."

Gerald's veins bulged, and he gritted his teeth. He hadn't been this angry in eight years: "You bastard, how dare you lay a finger on my things!"

Kira glanced at the white cloth bag in his hand, which was full of magic crystals, and then at Erza, who was covered in wounds not far away. He didn't know for a moment which one Jellal was referring to.

His intuition told him it should be the former.

"I think this thing should belong to whoever gets it first... Although it's true that you got it first, I also waited for 8 years."

That answer makes sense. Kira did indeed wait eight years for the Tower of Paradise to be completed, at least that's what he thought. As for whether Jellal had the wrong idea, that's not his business.

"Nonsense! How could you possibly have known about the Tower of Paradise eight years ago!"

How would I know? Would I tell you I'm a time traveler? You're kidding!

"I'm wearing... cough cough... I mean, so what if I don't know! Haven't you been waiting for these past 8 years? I don't believe you built this tower with your own hands!" As he spoke, Kira suddenly felt a surge of righteousness, just like the keyboard warriors who pontificated online in his previous life. "Child laborers built the tower, villains enjoy the spoils. Gerald, I ask you, which stone here did you move?"

"As a heartless boss who doesn't pay wages, employs child labor, brainwashes people into joining pyramid schemes, and doesn't pay wages, your crimes are simply too numerous to count!!"

Kira's words were actually unreasonable. Even if Gerald didn't build the tower, he was the one who organized it, and he was also the one who set up the magic circle and the crystal. It can't be said that he made no contribution at all, but this is not the time for him to care about these things.

Gerald took a deep breath, silently reminding himself not to lose his composure.

Now that things have come to this, the tower is gone, but revenge is still necessary! Erza is still alive, and he's at a disadvantage fighting two against one, so he has no choice but to use his ultimate move.

"I'm going to end you in an instant," he said, having calmed down slightly when he opened his eyes again, but his eyes were still filled with rage. "You can regret what you've done, and then die in hell!"

If he could also transform anger into magic like Natsu, Kira thinks Natsu and Erza might not be able to defeat him—without using any special abilities.

"watch out!"

Jellal swung his hands, unleashing countless bursts of magical energy like sharp blades, aimed not at Erza, but at Kira. He knew very well that attacking Erza was pointless now; attacking Kira was merely for revenge.

It's a feint!

Kira immediately recognized his attack method: using continuous attacks to keep the opponent busy dodging, and then unleashing a powerful attack when the opportunity presented itself. Kira hadn't used this technique for three years.

"This guy is forcing me to take his kills! Honestly, I clearly don't want to fight! How infuriating!"

Kira sighed and then quickly raised his right hand, stretching it out: "Energy Blast!"

A familiar magic circle flashed with white light, followed by a pillar of energy as thick as a person that covered and swallowed the incoming magic blade. Like a cup of water poured into the ocean, Gerald's attack couldn't even stir up a ripple.

"Disperse!"

At Kira's command, the energy beam as thick as a person immediately dispersed, meandering through the air and shattering the magical blades.

If the initial attack was like the waves of the ocean, then the current attack is like a dozen rivers; though less powerful, they are numerous.

An eye for an eye; since Geralt used such an attack, I should naturally retaliate with the same magic.

"combine!"

Dozens of energies, like snakes, coiled around Gerald, then turned back to bite him, surrounding him layer by layer, blocking all possible paths.

"meteor!"

While such an attack was good, Jellal wasn't the mindless type like Natsu; his stats were very well-rounded with almost no weaknesses.

So he immediately increased his speed, transforming into a shooting star and rushing out through the gap in the giant serpent's sealing formation.

However, before he could even stand still, Kira's attack came again!

What was that move just now? It was a feint!

The probing attack was not intended to determine the outcome. Kira knew that the small snakes could not defeat Jellal, and could not even surround him, so he started a new attack before it was over.

A gap? That was just a trap deliberately set to allow him to escape from the encirclement, and he thought he was so great.

Kira is always able to anticipate his opponent's moves in battle because he guides their actions.

Every move leaves an inconspicuous backup plan, so even if the opponent manages to escape by chance, there will be a follow-up move waiting for him!

"Demon-Sealing Chains!"

Chains with sealing magic arrays rose from the ground, their target being Gerald's landing spot after his escape. These wrist-thick chains were already waiting for him on the ground while Gerald was still in the air.

If it were anyone else, it would be too late to react by now, but Gerald is no ordinary person. While still in the air, his body suddenly accelerated, forcefully turning his direction and leaping into the air on the chains!

Unfortunately, the air is Kira's favorite battlefield!

His style of warfare was to leave at least three steps between traps. Ordinary people might escape once or twice, but they would be more cautious the second time. No one could predict when the third attack would come.

Ever since he met Kira at the Council, Jellal had specifically researched Kira's background and learned about his fighting style, which often involved having many tricks up his sleeve, making it difficult for opponents to defend against.

He also knew that Kira was highly skilled in gravity and earth magic, and liked to force people into the air and then crush them with gravity or rocks, but he was not afraid at all, because meteor magic could make him accelerate multiple times.

Gerald was confident he could escape again before the gravity field or the falling rocks arrived, and then, while Kira was in a panic, he would teleport in front of him and give him a good beating.

'Come on, Kira.'

Clearly, Gerald was familiar with Kira's fighting style, but not with his personality.

Kira's favorite tactic is not launching a third attack while the opponent is in the air, but rather using sneak attacks.

So, just as Gerald jumped up, still wary of Kira's third attack, he suddenly found that he couldn't move his lower body.

what happened?

Geral was shocked and quickly looked down. He saw that streaks of purplish-black magic were spreading upwards from his shoes at an incredible speed. In the blink of an eye, they reached his waist. Where the magic was covered, he could not exert any strength at all!

Done!

"That insidious bastard!!"

Chapter 133 Annihilation

"Judging from your reaction, it seems you think I'll launch a third attack while you're in the air?"

Seeing Gerald's expression change drastically after being hit, Kira raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Don't joke around, I would never do something like that!"

To avoid giving the impression that I often take advantage of others, I've incorporated the third attack into the second attack this time. Is that alright?

Gerald collapsed to the ground with a thud, and the sound alone suggested he was in great pain.

"A binding spell like my Binding Serpent?" Gerald tried to struggle, but found that the bindings were getting tighter and tighter. "You actually hid in the chains from before. You're really insidious!"

Who would have thought that within the bound magic, there was a second bound magic?

"Hey, hey, hey, that's not how you put it!" Kira retorted, displeased. "This was just a normal tactic; you were just too careless!"

From Gerald's attack to his being restrained by Kira, the entire process took less than three minutes, which completely shattered Erza's worldview: 'Wow, amazing! He won so quickly. Is the gap between me and Kira really that big?'

In fact, while that was part of the reason, the main reason Kira was able to do all this was because he was extremely good at picking off enemies. Gerald had been fighting the whole time and had already used up a lot of his magic power.

"Regardless, for someone like you to be taken down in less than a minute, it can only mean you were too careless!" Kira strode forward. "Once you're in the Council's prison, I'll make good use of the collected magic crystals. Don't worry, they'll be of greater value in my hands!"

"Instead of spending eight years parched on this dark and desolate island, let me, their new owner, make good use of their energy to benefit the public. I think they will be happy to be properly utilized!"

"You bastard!!!"

For some unknown reason, perhaps provoked by Kira's words and his nonchalant tone, Jellal suddenly erupted, unleashing a surge of magical power that erased the binding runes that almost covered his entire body.

Kira immediately stopped approaching, clicking his tongue in amazement: "Good heavens, he managed to break free? He really can just unleash his power like that?"

After getting up, Gerald's confidence soared even higher, and magic visibly enveloped his body: "I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll definitely kill you!!"

What's wrong with this guy? What grudge do they have? It's such a small thing, why is he so upset?

In the original work, when Rinatsu destroyed his tower, he could turn around and take the blast of magical spirit power for Erza. How come he turned out like this in my work?

It must be because the protagonist's halo wasn't strong enough!

Erza slowly stepped forward, her eyes filled with an indescribable emotion as she looked at Jellal: "Jellal, surrender! You have already lost!"

"Erza?"

It seems Erza is still soft-hearted. Kira looked at her and chuckled, "Ah, the feeling of love and hate intertwined must be unpleasant! I know that feeling very well. I have mixed feelings about the magic crystals I just got. I love the enjoyment they will bring me, but I hate the work they will bring me."

"Honestly, how could I possibly bring myself to destroy those magic crystals!"

Erza: "..."

That sounds familiar...

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"Therefore, humans should not set flags, otherwise it will only lead to tragedy."

Erza resisted the urge to strike, sighed, and said, "You and Dispel, you truly are counterparts!"

Huh? What does this have to do with Dispel? Speaking of which, where did that guy go?

Kira looked back but couldn't find Dispel anywhere. Instead, he saw Natsu and Happy running towards them, with Simon following behind them.

Erza, are you alright?

"Is that Jellal?" Flames surged around Natsu; he was bursting with energy.

What's going on? Judging from this, is Natsu trying to steal kills? Who taught him to do this?

Thinking this, Kira reached out and stopped Natsu, who was about to attack. He stepped forward and said calmly, "He's reached the point where he needs to unleash his final attack. Everyone, step back behind me!"

Wow, I never thought I'd say something like that. I must have looked incredibly cool!

Not far ahead, Gerald crossed his arms, gathering magic power, causing the wind to rage and light and shadow to reverse, and a huge black hole slowly took shape in his hands: "Disappear into the endless darkness!"

Black holes grow rapidly with the wind, their powerful suction seemingly drawing in everything around them.

Whether it's the scattered pebbles or the afterglow of the setting sun, all kinds of tangible and intangible matter seem to have gained mass, yet are as light as a feather, moving towards the same center under such a force field.

"Dark Paradise!!"