Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

(Lucy: Me? Me?)

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Just as Erza and her friends were taking action, on the other side, in the Fairy Tail screening room...

Mira frowned slightly:

"Abbot, it would be troublesome if we let this Eric Gor play his spell at the station. Should we intervene?"

"It's quite troublesome, but that guy seems to have ulterior motives..."

Abbot pointed to the screen, and as the viewpoint rose, Oshibana Station was completely surrounded by a wind barrier. This was a high-level wind elemental magic, [Magic Sealing Wave], or rather, [Magic Wind Wall].

It is a barrier-like magic spell that creates a powerful cutting vortex that traps enemies, making them unable to break through. It is a very advanced wind magic. Its drawback is that, like other spells, it needs to be set up in advance.

Even Ebo, who is at level 3 in wind magic, hasn't learned this spell and can't use it for a while. It seems that this guy named Erigor is quite skilled.

But... not many.

"A magical wind barrier? He wants to trap Erza and the others at the station? Why?"

Aibo seemed thoughtful:

“It seems that Erigor’s real target is not the ordinary people of Oshibana. Look, right across from Oshibana is Croba, where the guild leaders hold their regular meetings. I guess they want to cut off the train station’s traffic. Their real goal is to use that magic flute to deal with the guild leaders who are currently gathered together for a meeting.”

"Oh my, this gentleman from the Dark Guild is quite... courageous,"

Mira chuckled, seemingly already hatching another mischievous plan, and whispered in Abbott's ear:

"Abbott, should we lure Erza and the others to the venue? Let's cause some trouble for the guild master and the others?"

"Wouldn't this be a bad idea? I was thinking of finding a chance to secretly hide [Lalabai]. It wouldn't be easy to do it under the chairman's nose if we went to the guild hall."

"That's true. That demon is still too dangerous. To prevent any accidents, let's deal with it as soon as possible. So, Abbott, are you going to help now?"

"No rush, heroes always make their appearance at the last moment!"

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Erza was unaware that Abbot had been watching their every move.

Erza and her two companions spent considerable effort defeating the entire Iron Forest army, wiping out all but the guild leader.

Then they told him about Eligoll's real plan—just as Abbot had imagined, Eligoll intended to cause a big stir at the chairman's gathering.

Erza and the others weren't too worried about the guild master's safety, nor did they think that a mere Magic Flute could handle that group of guild masters.

Being trapped is still very unpleasant.

The group stood before the Demon Wind Wall, feeling a bit of a headache.

"What should we do? We can't get out. We've been completely fooled."

"Gray, remind the chairman using the terminal. Leave the rest to the chairman; it shouldn't be a big problem."

Natsu was unhappy and strongly condemned this "monster-stealing" behavior, protesting:

"This won't do! That guy is clearly our enemy! How can we let him go to the president!?"

"But we can't get out now. This procedure needs to stop on its own, and it will take at least 4 hours. By the time we get out, everything will probably be over."

"hateful!"

At that moment, Natsu suddenly activated his super brain:

"Hey! At a time like this, just ask Abbot and you'll know what to do."

"That makes sense." x3

So Natsu took out his terminal and started calling for reinforcements.

"Abbot! Come quick and help!"

After hearing what the others said, Aibo smiled maliciously:

"Sure, but I'll charge an appearance fee."

"What?! You! How can you be so stingy! How much money do you want?"

"Money? No, I don't need money. I need other compensation, like... how about Lucy working as my maid for three days?"

Lucy: ? ? ?

"Wait! Why am I the one getting paid?!"

Naz & Gray:

"Lucy! Please!" "Now's the time to come in handy!"

"Really! How could this happen? No way!"

Chapter 137 Have you ever been kicked by light?

Lucy ultimately suppressed her shame and agreed to Abbott's strange conditions. It's just being a maid for three days, it's not like she's never done it before, it's no big deal!

And so, amidst everyone's anticipation, Aibo tore through space and made his grand entrance.

"Oh dear~ How did we get trapped by such a small magic spell? My older brothers and sisters are really nothing but weaklings~"

Natsu & Gray: (?o皿o)?=3=3

"Stop talking nonsense! Quickly teleport us out!"

Abbott shook his head:

"To be honest, your abilities are too limited, and neither is Erza's. I have ten ways to solve the problem at hand, and it wouldn't take much time to undo this spell..."

"Alright, alright! We know you're good! Finish this as quickly as possible! We still need to chase after the enemy!"

"The fastest way? The spell for the Demonic Wind Wall uses the ever-flowing wind to create a barrier. To stop it... just stop the wind."

Lucy: "Stop the wind? How do you do that... uh..."

"[The world is divided]"

At Abo's command, a pale pink "wall" dividing the space split the station in two from the center.

The "space wall" stretched for nearly 100 meters. The wind crashed into the wall and could not continue to move forward. It was forced to stop. In just a few dozen seconds, the raging whirlwind tornado completely subsided.

"As expected of Abbott." x3

"Hooray! I can smell that guy! He hasn't gone far. Happy! Let's give it our all!"

Natsu was carried away by Happy. With his wing magic unleashed at full power, he could fly quite fast, much faster than pure wind magic.

Erza was about to pull out her flying car when she turned and glanced at Ebo:

"Abbot, since you're already here, go and arrest that Erigor. I'm worried Natsu might not make it in time."

Abbott shook his head repeatedly:

"That's Natsu's enemy. If I steal his enemy, he might blame me. I don't want to."

"We can't let him disrupt the chairman's meeting."

"It's okay~ The student council president and the others don't need us to worry~"

"Seriously...how about I be your maid for a day with Lucy?"

"A word is settled!"

Lucy: ? ? ?

When Lucy turned around, Abbot was nowhere to be seen; he had already vanished into the horizon in a beam of light.

No?! You hesitated and dragged your feet when I offered to be your maid for three days, but you're all eager and flustered when Erza offers to be your maid for just one day? What does this mean?! Are you looking down on me?!

Gray shook his head repeatedly beside him:

"I've always suspected that Ebo is Gildarts' illegitimate son. Erza, if you keep going like this, you'll spoil him rotten. I can't even imagine what the guild will become when this kid grows up."

Erza smiled:

“Abbo is very sensible; he just lacks a bit of affection.”

Lucy: "? Is that so?"

Meanwhile, Erigor was using wind magic to fly towards the meeting venue.

Eligoll is quite strong, with around 10,000 magic power and level 4 wind magic, which would make him roughly equivalent to an S-rank guild member.

However, he's not very impressive in Fairy Tail; his raw strength might not even be enough to defeat Natsu.

Moreover, he doesn't know gravity magic and relies purely on brute force to fly using wind magic. Although he can fly, it is not only strenuous but also very slow.

Eligor thought his plan was perfect and was already dreaming of using curses to kill all the regular guild leaders and then letting the dark guilds regain power.

Abbott had no interest in this self-aware clown, but what could he do? Erza had promised him a reward he couldn't refuse.

Suddenly, while flying in the air, Eric felt a chill run down his spine. He turned around sharply and saw a bright light approaching him at an incredible speed.

"What...what is that!?"

Then I heard someone's voice in my head.

Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?

Before Elligor could react, the light was already in front of him, and then a tremendous force struck his waist and abdomen. He couldn't even defend himself before being kicked away and crashing to the ground.

Aibo was enveloped in a layer of flames, floating in the air, holding a uniquely shaped skull flute in his hand, his expression thoughtful.

He could sense a rich magical aura emanating from the flute, making it extremely valuable for research, and...

Abbot looked down at the deep pit beneath his feet and chuckled softly:

"Oh, you can still stand up? I underestimated you."

"Who...who are you!?"

"A mage of your caliber is not qualified to make me announce my name."

After finishing his sentence, Abbot ignored everyone and picked up the flute in his hand, turning it over and over to examine it.

Eligoll's face was incredibly grim. He clutched his abdomen, feeling two broken ribs. Where did this guy come from? Does Fiore have such a terrifying mage?

But before he could raise any questions, suddenly, a huge fireball fell from the sky and stomped him back into the pit.

Natsu stood up and pointed at Ebo in the sky:

"Abbot!!! Don't steal my opponent!"

Abbott shrugged:

"Then you can handle it. My task is complete."

Then Ember Mimi disappeared and sat in the sky watching Natsu and Erigor fight back and forth.

Although Erigor's magic power is slightly higher than Natsu's, their physical constitutions are not even in the same league.

Even when Erigor swung his scythe with all his might at Natsu, he could only manage to scrape Natsu's skin.

In terms of physical defense, Natsu is slightly stronger than Ebo, who doesn't have the dragon transformation bonus that Natsu possesses.

As Eligoro fought, he realized he couldn't break through their defenses at all, and finally understood that he had run into a brick wall. What kind of monsters were these two?!

"Ha! Haha! I admit you've really angered me! Looks like I'll have to go all out! Stormcoat!"

Erigor's body formed a wind armor similar to a wind wall, using high-speed wind to create magic that combines offense and defense—a good idea.

"What kind of magic is this?! Damn it, my flames go out as soon as they get close, what's the principle behind this?"

Abbot yawned:

"His wind was too strong and blew out your fire, it's that simple. Natsu, are you sure you can handle it? Should I take over?"

"Damn it! Don't underestimate me!!!"

Natsu immediately became enraged. In his anger, his magic power surged, and he instantly surpassed Erigor.

No matter how many times I watch it, I always feel that Natsu's ability to temporarily boost his magic power based on strong emotions is incredibly unfair, just like a protagonist in a shonen manga.

Anyway, Abbot rarely experiences emotional fluctuations and can't ignite his cosmos like Natsu does.

At this moment, Natsu's magic power, which had "ignited," was approaching 20,000. Erigor was completely powerless to fight back and was knocked unconscious by Natsu's headbutt.

Battle over, all done!