Fairy Tail: Collapsing Stars

Chapter 446: The Belserion Familyʼs Mad Dog!

Along with the sudden explosion...

The young girlʼs delicate and lovely body was completely exposed before Gildarts and the pack of wolves beneath the arena.

”Hiss!”

The pack of wolves, who had been cursing Gildarts as scum and cheering for the girl, stared at the shocking scene before them and collectively sucked in a cold breath. Their continuous stream of insults toward Gildarts also vanished without a trace in the face of the overwhelming spectacle...

They admitted it—they had cursed him too early! It was their fault for not understanding Gildartsʼ move just now! When it came to being scum, Gildarts had truly never disappointed anyone! Gildartsʼ scumbag level was even beyond theirs!

”Gildarts, forever the GOAT!”

”As expected of you, Gildarts...”

After the wolves understood Gildartsʼ painstaking intentions, they immediately changed their tune...

The wolves of Fairy Tail, after seeing the young girlʼs body, as beautiful, pure, and sacred as an ancient Greek sculpture, all revealed wicked smiles. At the same time, the insults directed at Gildarts turned into waves of praise.

”...”

At the same time, the young girl standing opposite Gildartsʼ expression changed slightly. A bad premonition suddenly rose in her heart.

At the same time, she inexplicably felt that her usually somewhat tight bikini had become loose.

The feeling was exactly like returning home after a busy day, preparing to relax, personally taking off the tight clothing that wrapped around her full figure, allowing her curves to sway freely. This sense of freedom left the young girl somewhat at a loss...

Just as the young girl was at a loss, a cold breeze blew in through the open windows on the upper floor of the Fairy Tail Guild building, naturally drifting toward her...

Dimaria, known as the ”Battle Princess,” felt the cold air blowing in from outside the Fairy Tail Guild and ravaging her graceful body. She could not help but shiver before lowering her head slightly. When she saw that her body was completely bare, with nothing covering it as she openly faced everyone, her expression instantly changed.

”Y-you bastard!”

Dimariaʼs beautiful face turned crimson. An uncontrollable sense of bashfulness welled up within her as she glared at Gildarts and roared hysterically.

”I surrender!”

Looking at the enraged Dimaria, the corners of Gildartsʼ mouth curled upward slightly. His objective had already been achieved, so the battle no longer mattered! On the surface, he had lost, but in reality, he had already won...

”Hahahaha...”

”The young people these days! Incredible, truly incredible...”

Laughing wildly, Gildarts turned around and walked off the arena.

At the same time, as Gildarts walked with cheerful steps, he continued praising her. No one knew whether the ”incredible” he spoke of was meant seriously. Was he really praising Dimariaʼs strength, or was he praising something else...

”What an unexpected battle! Whether it was Contestant Gildarts surrendering or Miss Dimariaʼs bold behavior, both far exceeded even this kingʼs...”

”I mean this pumpkinʼs expectations! But regardless of the process, this match has ended with Contestant Gildartsʼ surrender...”

Old Toma announced Gildartsʼ defeat.

”Um! Your Majesty Toma, since youʼve already exposed your identity, could you please stop pretending...”

At the same time, Lucy complained about how Old Toma addressed himself. She had clearly heard him refer to himself as ”this king.”

”Silence! I am the mysterious Pumpkin-chan!”

In response, Old Toma angrily explained his identity to Lucy. He had emphasized countless times that he was merely a passing referee, the mysterious Pumpkin-chan, and absolutely not that handsome, incredibly busy, and great King of the Kingdom of Fiore!

”Then, as the referee, this king hereby announces! The fourth match has concluded, and the winner is Miss Dimaria Yesta~”

Holding the microphone, Old Toma announced the end of the fourth match and Dimariaʼs victory.

”Youʼre not even trying to hide it anymore?!”

Hearing Old Toma once again refer to himself as ”this king,” Lucy was utterly speechless.

”Damn it, unforgivable! You actually did something like this to me...”

At this moment, Dimaria felt no joy whatsoever from her victory. With her legs tightly pressed together and her arms covering the parts that might be exposed, her blushing face was flushed with embarrassment. Her eyes, filled with shame, resentment, and killing intent, stared at the departing Gildarts.

”Dimaria, your clothes~”

Just as Dimaria was glaring maliciously at Gildarts...

Consumed by embarrassment, nakedness, and humiliation, to the point that her malice was practically about to take physical form through her muttering, Brandish—the only other woman among the Spriggan 12 and also Dimariaʼs only acquaintance there—threw a set of clothes toward Dimaria.

”Brandish...”

Looking at the clothes thrown toward her, Dimaria was delighted. She instantly activated her Magic...

At that moment, time seemed to stop once again!

The instant time began flowing again, Dimaria had already put on the clothes Brandish had thrown her!

”Ah! What a pity...”

”Damn it, just a little more! Just a little more and I couldʼve seen something even better!”

”Damn, the angle was way off!”

The pack of wolves looked at Dimaria after she had put her clothes back on and all let out mournful cries. They hadnʼt seen enough yet!

”Yeah! What a pity! Maybe from now on we should make it a rule that the female Mages of Fairy Tail can only come to the guild to accept jobs if theyʼre wearing bikinis...”

Makarov, the old pervert, also let out a mournful sigh as he watched Dimaria put her clothes back on.

Thus, after stroking the beard on his chin and thinking for a while, Makarov made a decision.

Starting today, every female Mage of Fairy Tail would have to wear a bikini whenever they came to the guild, and they werenʼt allowed to wear the same one every day...

”Hehehe...”

Thinking of this, Makarov let out a sinister laugh.

”Long live the Guild Master!”

The wolves, who had been lamenting just moments ago, immediately burst into cheers upon hearing Makarovʼs plan to establish a rule requiring Fairy Tailʼs female Mages to enter the guild wearing only bikinis. Sure enough, like members, like Guild Master.

”Guild Master, if you want to die, you can try making that rule.”

However, just as Makarov was about to notify August to change the guild rules, a sharp blade had already been placed on his shoulder.

”Erza...”

Feeling the chill against his neck, Makarov turned his head.

The moment he saw that beautiful scarlet hair, his body trembled violently while cold sweat continuously flowed down his forehead. Makarov knew Erza was serious. Erza was not someone who liked making jokes. She was the kind of person who would actually cut people with a sword.

”Guild Master, what were you saying just now? The wind was too loud, so I didnʼt hear it clearly...”

At the same time, Mirajane had also completed her Full-Body Take Over, transforming into the fused form of the ”Underworld King” Mard Geer.

An endless black aura radiated from Mirajane as she coldly questioned Makarov.

”Iʼm sorry! Iʼm sorry...”

”Erza and Mirajane, I know I was wrong!”

Makarov immediately knelt before Erza and Mirajane in a dogeza, constantly begging for their forgiveness. In Fairy Tail, the ones with the greatest influence and authority were not the Guild Master or the Guild Masterʼs assistant.

Rather, it was the members of the Fairy Tail Female Mages Association...

”My, itʼs good that you know you were wrong~”

Mirajane and Erza exchanged glances before smiling as they accepted Makarovʼs apology.

”Hoo...”

In response, Makarov let out a long sigh of relief. He had truly been frightened to death just now.

”Tch~ How boring~”

As for the wolves within Fairy Tail who, like Makarov, had been eagerly anticipating the bikini rule, after seeing the furious Erza and Mirajane, they could only give up. Lowering their heads, they quietly cursed Makarov for having no backbone!

”I heard that...”

Makarov glared at the wolves.

Although he hadnʼt actually heard what those brats had said, Makarov didnʼt need to. He already knew they were cursing him behind his back. Donʼt ask why he knew so well. Because if he were one of those brats, heʼd be cursing too...

Meanwhile...

Having obtained her victory, Dimaria walked over to Brandish and Lucy.

”Brandish, thank you for helping me just now! If it werenʼt for you, I wouldnʼt have known what to do~”

Standing before Brandish, Dimaria wore a sincere expression of gratitude.

”No need to thank me~”

Brandish lazily lay sprawled across a table in Fairy Tailʼs guild hall, looking completely listless.

”Um, Brandish~”

”Iʼve actually wanted to ask you for a while now~”

”Can I call you Bran? Of course, you can just call me Dima...”

Looking at the Brandish lying on the table, Dimariaʼs face flushed with a trace of shyness while her eyes sparkled with anticipation. For a moment, the yuri atmosphere was flourishing.

”Whatever...”

Brandish lazily replied as before, seemingly indifferent to everything. In fact, compared to interpersonal relationships, Brandish would rather spend more time thinking about what she should eat today.

”T-Thatʼs great...”

After receiving Brandishʼs permission, Dimaria revealed a blissful smile.

”By the way, Brandi...”

”I mean, Bran!”

”Thereʼs something I donʼt know whether I should say or not?!”

Looking at the lazy Brandish, Dimaria thought for a moment before deciding to ask.

”What is it?”

Brandish lazily looked at Dimaria and asked.

”Actually, itʼs...”

Dimariaʼs face turned bright red as though she had thought of something embarrassing.

”This outfit is a little tight. Do you have a larger size?”

In the end, after thinking it over, Dimaria honestly asked Brandish.

”Oh...”

Brandish merely nodded lightly without saying anything.

”Um! About my clothes being a little tight, Iʼm really sorry about that!”

Just as Dimaria was trying to interpret Brandishʼs indifferent attitude, a snow-white hand suddenly rested on her fair shoulder from behind. At the same time, a somewhat gloomy face entered Dimariaʼs view.

The newcomer was none other than Lucy...

Perhaps because Lucy was younger than Dimaria, the feminine weapons on her chest were also slightly smaller than Dimariaʼs...

Thatʼs right, the clothes Brandish had thrown to Dimaria were not Brandishʼs own. They were the clothes Brandish had just stripped off Lucy...

As for Lucy, because everyoneʼs attention in Fairy Tail had been focused on Dimaria at the time, no one noticed the moment Brandish stole her clothes.

Likewise, taking advantage of everyoneʼs attention being fixed on the arena, Lucy immediately summoned Virgo, the Maiden Celestial Spirit, and changed clothes with Virgoʼs help...

”Uh...”

Looking at Lucyʼs resentful gaze, Dimariaʼs body trembled slightly.

”Although I donʼt know what exactly happened...”

”In any case, Iʼm sorry!”

After thinking for a moment, although she had no idea what had happened, Dimaria figured apologizing was the right thing to do.

”Donʼt apologize to me!”

After hearing Dimariaʼs apology, Lucyʼs body trembled. She had to admit that the power of Dimariaʼs apology was tremendous. It almost knocked her down! This was the first time Lucy had ever suffered a blow because her breasts werenʼt big enough...

Clearly, the ones who were usually hurt because their breasts werenʼt big enough should have been Levy, Wendy, and Mavis!

At the same time, inside the enormous Fairy Tail Guild...

Levy and Wendy subconsciously shrank themselves. In this enormous space, there seemed to be no place where the two members of the flat-chest club could survive.

In response, deep inside their hearts, Levy and Wendy cursed every single busty beauty in the guild!

”Hehe~”

Watching the scene before her, Brandish suddenly smiled.

She seemed to enjoy seeing Lucy suffer setbacks. She found it quite interesting...

Just as the atmosphere inside Fairy Tail gradually became harmonious, the culprit who had thrown the guild into chaos, the ”King of Scum” Gildarts, had already successfully slipped out of the guild.

”Hehe...”

Wrapped in a tattered cloak, Gildarts wore a smile.

His objective had already been accomplished. Now was not the time to make a scene, but to hide himself as best as possible. After all, Fairy Tail concealed unimaginable horrors. One careless mistake, and heʼd be dead...

This was what it meant to brush off oneʼs sleeves after accomplishing the deed, hiding oneʼs achievements and fame!

Suddenly, Gildarts felt an indescribable sense of openness in his heart!

Without realizing it, Gildarts discovered that both his spirit and his realm had risen once again. Perhaps the bottleneck that had trapped him for many years was finally beginning to loosen...

”Yo~ Gildarts, where are you heading?!”

Just as Gildarts was preparing to slip away, a scarlet figure sat at a fruit stand by the roadside, taking small bites from an apple while smiling at him.

”Ahahaha...”

In response, Gildarts burst into hearty laughter.

The wind howls, the Yi River runs cold; once the hero departs, he never returns...

He, Gildarts, had no regrets. Even if Heaven gave him another chance, he would still do exactly the same thing!

After all, someone in this world had to do certain things. He was the pioneer. He was the brave warrior...

”Gildarts, farewell! You... are free!”

At this moment, the wolves inside Fairy Tail seemed to sense something. They all clenched their right fists over their hearts as they silently sang praises in their hearts for the great deeds of the legendary Gildarts...

”BOOM!!”

Immediately, the radiance of nuclear peace illuminated the streets of Magnolia. Scum would ultimately be consumed by flames!

A few minutes later...

Irene returned once again to Evan and Erzaʼs side.

”Mom, youʼre so slow! The fifth match is about to start~”

Looking at the late-arriving Irene, Erza complained softly.

Probably only Erza in the entire Fairy Tail Guild dared to complain to Irene like this~

”Hehe~”

”I took care of some trash, so it took a little time~”

After hearing Erzaʼs complaint, Irene reached out and vigorously rubbed Erzaʼs head while smiling.

”Trash?! Oh...”

Covering her head, Erza tried to defend herself from Ireneʼs attack, but her defense was ineffective. Ireneʼs hand still landed on her head...

After Irene had thoroughly messed up Erzaʼs beautiful scarlet hair, Erza finally understood what Irene had gone to do. After all, in the entire Fairy Tail Guild, the only thing Irene would call trash and that would require a little time to deal with was probably Gildarts. Thus, Erza nodded lightly in understanding.

At the same time, after Irene returned to Fairy Tail, Old Toma, serving as both referee and host, once again picked up the microphone in his hand...

It had to be said that after spending so much time in Fairy Tail, Old Tomaʼs awareness had improved considerably!

”Everyone, our apologies! Something unexpected happened just now, so weʼve kept you waiting!”

”Just moments ago, our newly joined challengers finally defeated the guildʼs famous S-Class Mages!”

”At present, the score between the guildʼs S-Class Mage representatives and the challengers is 3 to 1! In other words, if the challengers win both of the next two matches, they will tie with the guildʼs S-Class Mage representatives!”

”Will the challengers continue creating miracles and keep winning all the way? Or will the guildʼs S-Class Mages continue defending their honor? The answer lies in the next two matches! So open your eyes wide and stay tuned!”

Holding the microphone with practiced ease, Old Toma spoke fluently. Ignoring his ridiculous outfit, his hosting ability had undoubtedly become that of a qualified announcer.

”Without further ado...”

”Letʼs begin our fifth match—ʼJudicatorʼ Wahl Icht versus the ʼBelserion Familyʼs Mad Dog,ʼ Neinhart!”

After warming up the crowd, Old Toma wasted no time announcing the start of the fifth match.

”Neinhart...”

”I never thought weʼd meet again like this. It really makes me a little sad~”

As Wahl Icht spoke, a sorrowful expression appeared on his face.

”Thatʼs textbook sadness~”

”Looks like your acting has improved again?”

As Wahl Ichtʼs former colleague, Neinhart understood the Machias raceʼs leader, Wahl Icht, quite well.

To be honest, the Machias race was not a particularly powerful race. They were a minority race on the Western Continent. Because the entire race had the weakness of fearing electricity, they were often enslaved by other races to construct various buildings...

However, Wahl Icht was an exception. He was a once-in-a-century genius of the Machias race. Not only did he overcome his raceʼs weakness to lightning and lead his people to prosperity, but he also developed Weakness Special Effect Soldiers that specialized in detecting othersʼ weaknesses and attacking them accordingly...

Wahl Icht was a genius who danced with machinery! Even in Evanʼs eyes, Wahl Icht was a rare talent! Among everyone Evan knew, only Evanʼs Edolas counterpart, Wisdom, could claim to surpass Wahl Icht in the field of mechanical science...

”Ever since witnessing the power of dragons, I realized my current strength was insufficient!”

”So I continued upgrading myself to ensure I could survive a dragonʼs attacks!”

After hearing Neinhartʼs words, Wahl Icht answered honestly.

”You said you can survive against dragons?!”

However, Wahlʼs words shocked Neinhart greatly. He had witnessed the power of dragons before. Faced with such catastrophic destructive power, Neinhart found it difficult to imagine how Wahl Icht could possibly survive.

”In fact, I upgraded my consciousness! I linked my consciousness with all of my Weakness Special Effect Soldiers, as well as every member of the Machias race, forming an enormous database...”

”When facing an opponent I cannot defeat, I immediately abandon my physical body, transmit my data back into the database, and then revive through one of my Weakness Special Effect Soldiers! That is my method of dealing with dragons...”

”Unfortunately, although I now possess the greatest computational power and intelligence in all of Earth-land, I still cannot calculate a dragonʼs weakness...”

After hearing Neinhartʼs words, Wahl Icht began explaining his current form.

After witnessing the power of dragons, Wahl Icht realized one truth!

A single Machias could never defeat a dragon. That was a racial gap!

To compensate for that gap, Wahl Icht came up with a brilliant idea—to link his consciousness with the consciousness of every Machias, turning the entire race into a single unified entity to overcome the racial disparity and oppose dragons...

Unfortunately, although this method indeed brought a qualitative leap to Wahl Ichtʼs power, the strength of dragons still far exceeded his calculations. Even betting the power of the entire Machias race, he still had no confidence in defeating dragons! After all, among dragons... there existed monsters at the level of Dragon Kings!

However, every cloud has a silver lining...

Although Wahl Icht failed to find a way to defeat dragons, he did discover a way to avoid being killed by them. Now, Wahl Icht was the Machias race, and the Machias race was Wahl Icht. As long as even a single Machias, or one of the Machias raceʼs creations, still existed in this world, Wahl Icht would never truly die!

On a certain level, Wahl Icht had already become an immortal existence...

”So this guy created a neural network and linked the entire race together?!”

Evan finally understood Wahl Ichtʼs situation. The current Machias race had become something like the Ex-Machina from No Game No Life: Zero. On a certain level, they had become truly extraordinary.

”...”

Neinhart also understood Wahl Ichtʼs current state. Surprise flashed through his eyes before his brows knitted tightly together.

”No matter how strong youʼve become, I still have to defeat you...”

”Because I am the Belserion Familyʼs Mad Dog!”

”Lady Irene, Lord Evan, and Lady Erza are all watching me!”

”What comes next will be the magnificent performance of this Mad Dog for everyone to witness!”

Neinhart folded his arms before his chest. At this moment, he seemed to be bathed in holy light.

”Iʼve wanted to complain ever since earlier...”

”The Belserion Familyʼs Mad Dog?!”

”This is the first time Iʼve ever seen a human feel proud of being a mad dog!”

Looking at Neinhart, who stood with his arms folded while radiating an incredibly disgusting aura, Lucyʼs eye twitched. She truly couldnʼt hold herself back and couldnʼt help complaining.

”I donʼt understand...”

”Neinhart, you should know that itʼs absolutely impossible for you to defeat me!”

”After all, I already stand in an invincible position. My weakness is something you cannot break!”

”And as for your weakness, Neinhart, I know it very well...”

Wahl Icht looked at Neinhart with confusion in his eyes.

Looking closely, one could see two red question marks displayed in Wahl Ichtʼs eyes. Clearly, Neinhartʼs declaration of certain victory left Wahl Icht utterly unable to understand.

”I know you canʼt understand me!”

”Because you donʼt understand Lord Belserionʼs wisdom!”

”I am the Belserion Familyʼs Mad Dog...”

”So naturally, I enjoy Lord Belserionʼs favor!”

Neinhart looked at Wahl Icht confidently. Clearly, he had complete confidence in his own strength.

”But unfortunately...”

”Although your Magic is powerful, you have no means of defeating me!”

”For the sake of our former comradeship, surrender!”

Too lazy to continue talking with the performance-obsessed Neinhart, Wahl Icht directly urged him to surrender in a cold voice.

”Hehe...”

In response, Neinhart merely smiled coldly. His gaze carried unwavering determination while his expression remained incomparably sacred, as though he had already grasped the opportunity for victory.

”Wahl Icht, you said youʼve overcome all of my weaknesses?!”

”No! You havenʼt overcome all of them. At the very least, I know you still have one fatal weakness!”

Neinhart looked at Wahl Icht and spoke coldly.

”...”

Hearing this, Wahl Icht fell silent. His eyes continuously flickered as he analyzed whether Neinhartʼs words were true or false...

”It seems that even you, who possess the greatest computational power in all of Earth-land, cannot determine whether what I said is true or false...”

”In that case, open your eyes wide and watch! Submit before this absolute power!”

”This is proof of being favored by the Belserion Family!”

As Neinhart spoke, the Magic Power within his body began surging wildly. The tremendous Magic Power made the air grow heavy, the earth tremble slightly, and endless Magic Power gathered toward his body under his guidance. At the same time, an enormous figure slowly took shape behind him...

”This is?!”

”So thatʼs it. This is the trump card you prepared for me, Neinhart?”

”This could be called the strongest Historia of the Dead, couldnʼt it?”

As the figure behind Neinhart gradually emerged, Wahl Icht revealed a panicked expression for the first time. Looking at the enormous figure, he spoke in shock.

”No! This is not a Historia of the Dead!”

”This is... a dragon!!”

”Unfortunately, my dear Wahl! From this point onward, it will forever be my turn!”

”Come forth! Wise Dragon Belserion!”

After hearing Wahl Ichtʼs words, veins bulged across Neinhartʼs forehead as he roared.

The next second, accompanied by waves of surging Magic Power, a reddish-brown dragon appeared behind Neinhart...

”ROAR!!”

The moment the dragon appeared, it announced its resurrection with a violent roar.

”What a surprise...”

As the dragon appeared, Irene, who had remained expressionless all this time, had her pupils tremble slightly.

”Itʼs been a long time, Irene...”

After being summoned, the reddish-brown dragon did not choose to attack Wahl Icht. Instead, he turned to look at Irene. The instant Belserion saw Irene, the cold and wise look in his eyes immediately softened.

”Belserion...”

Looking at the reddish-brown dragon before her, Irene was equally moved.

Although Irene knew the dragon before her was merely the Belserion from her memories, her heart was still stirred. Seeing her old friend once again filled Irene with endless emotion...

The reunion between Belserion and Irene contained no touching words. The dragon and the woman merely gazed deeply into each otherʼs eyes. It was a profound friendship that had transcended the barrier between races...

”Evan, thank you~”

”But this is enough. Itʼs already enough!”

”Belserion has been tired for too long. Itʼs time for him to rest!”

A moment later, Irene looked at Evan beside her and smiled.

Irene did not choose to keep Belserion by her side forever. She did not selfishly exercise her authority as a queen, but instead chose to let Belserion return to the world where he belonged...

”This is enough?”

After hearing Ireneʼs words, Evan looked at Belserion before him with respect in his eyes.

Belserion was a dragon who had devoted his entire life to Irene...

Even before his death, Belserion had not grieved over dying. He had only regretted that he could no longer protect Irene...

Toward such a dragon, Evan silently swore in his heart, ”Rest easy, Belserion. Irene and Erza... I will protect them.”

After making that vow, Evan stopped supplying Magic Power to Neinhart.

Thatʼs right. The reason Neinhart was able to summon the Belserion from Ireneʼs memories was because of Evanʼs assistance! Otherwise, relying solely on Neinhartʼs Magic Power, let alone materializing a leader-class dragon, even an ordinary adult dragon would have been beyond his ability...

”Irene! Seeing that youʼre safe and sound, and seeing your healthy child, is enough for me!”

”From now on, someone else will protect you...”

As Belserion spoke, his body transformed into countless starlike particles and drifted toward the sky.

”Farewell, Belserion!”

Watching Belserion fade away, Irene quietly bid him farewell.

The moment Ireneʼs words fell, Belserionʼs figure finally disappeared from Fairy Tail...

”Urgh...”

After Belserion disappeared, Neinhart collapsed to his knees.

”What a heavy piece of history!”

”No! That wasnʼt merely history. The Belserion just now gave me the feeling that he was truly alive!”

”It was completely different from every other historical figure I have ever summoned! It was as though the legendary Belserion himself had returned from history...”

”Is that so? With Lord Evanʼs immense Magic Power and Lord Belserionʼs powerful lingering will, they actually completed a summoning that transcended time and space?!”

Neinhart knew that the Belserion he had summoned just now was absolutely not merely a historical figure. It was more as though the legendary Wise Dragon himself had been resurrected in the present.

Neinhart had once heard a legend. According to that legend, the Historia of the Dead Magic he possessed was incomplete, flawed! The true Historia of the Dead could allow those dead remnants, those countless heroic spirits, to walk out from their own histories and return to this world. That was the true Historia of the Dead...

At first, Neinhart had treated it as nothing more than a story. After all, how immense would oneʼs Magic Power have to be to resurrect someone from history? Such power would already rival that of a god, wouldnʼt it?

Now it seemed that it wasnʼt merely a story. It was something that could truly happen...

”Wahl Iron Fist!”

Just as Neinhart was looking toward Evan with admiration, Wahl walked up to the utterly exhausted Neinhart and suddenly threw a punch.

”Huh?!”

Caught completely off guard, Neinhart took Wahlʼs punch head-on and was sent flying off the arena.

”Damn it! You have no honor...”

”Didnʼt you see that I just summoned Lord Belserion and Iʼm completely exhausted?”

Looking at Wahl, who had ambushed him, Neinhart was nearly furious enough to lose his mind.

”The fifth match is over! The winner is Wahl Icht!”

Unfortunately, Old Toma gave Neinhart no chance to explain and directly announced Wahlʼs victory.

”No, wait...”

Standing beneath the arena, Neinhart still wanted to argue.

”Then let us begin the sixth match—ʼWinter Generalʼ Invel Yura versus Serena of the ʼEight Dragonsʼ!”

Old Toma completely ignored Neinhart and directly announced the sixth match.

Yes, Neinhart had been ostracized. He simply wasnʼt very popular among the guild members...

”Donʼt worry, Neinhart!”

”I, GOD Serena, will claim victory in the final match!”

As Serena spoke, he leaped onto the arena from the ground and struck an incredibly bizarre pose. Compared to the Ginyu Force, it wasnʼt much better.

”Unfortunately, you cannot win this match!”

”Because the one standing before you is the incomparably intelligent me!”

Recently, the ”Winter General,” Invel Yura, had been feeling rather full of himself. Especially after realizing that he had correctly guessed both Magic King Augustʼs and Lord Zerefʼs plans, he had become even more smug.

”Oh! Although youʼre incomparably intelligent, I am even more GOD-level intelligent!”

After hearing Invelʼs words, Serena continued posing while saying what he believed to be incredibly cool lines.

”Uh...”

”What in the world are you even talking about?!”

In response, Invel Yura developed a headache.

”Forget it! Iʼm too lazy to waste words with you. Let me show you the gap in strength between us!”

After thinking for a moment, Invel Yura suddenly became serious. He decided to defeat Serena with overwhelming power.

”Ice Lock!”

Without another word, Invel Yura immediately used his control Magic on Serena.

”The battle is over!”

With a wave of his hand, an icy rune was branded onto Serenaʼs forehead.

”Anyone controlled by my Ice Lock cannot think! And if you cannot think, you cannot fight. There is absolutely no way you can defeat me...”

Invel Yura was brimming with confidence. He believed that no one in the world could continue fighting after being struck by this technique.

”Inferno Dragonʼs Endless Hell!”

However, before Invel could celebrate for long, Serena immediately launched a counterattack. With a single punch, he transformed the entire arena at the center of Fairy Tail into an endless inferno.

”What?! Why?! Why can you still fight?”

Looking at Serena, Invel asked in confusion. He couldnʼt understand why Serena could still use Magic after being struck by his technique. He should have been unable to think.

”What are you talking about? I donʼt feel anything at all!”

Serena calmly stood where he was and answered Invel.

”What?!”

Invel froze for a moment before immediately understanding. He exclaimed in shock, ”I-I get it! Because youʼre already an idiot! So you donʼt even need to think in order to fight. Damn it, I miscalculated. I assumed everyone in this world was intelligent, but I forgot that there are people who look perfectly normal, when in reality theyʼre complete idiots...”

”I melted your ice with my flames, idiot!!”

The corner of Serenaʼs eye twitched after hearing Invelʼs words. What did he mean by someone who looked like a normal human but was actually an idiot? He had simply used the power of the Fire Dragon Slayer Lacrima within his body beforehand to melt the ice Invel had placed on him...

”I see!”

”So that was my mistake!”

Only after hearing Serenaʼs explanation did realization flash across Invel Yuraʼs eyes.

Immediately afterward, Invel Yuraʼs expression grew solemn...

”It seems ordinary Magic is incapable of defeating you!”

”In that case, I shall use my strongest Magic, my ultimate technique, to show you the fundamental difference between us!”

After thinking for a while, Invel Yuraʼs expression became serious.

At the same time, waves of freezing air erupted from his body, cold enough to freeze even the water molecules floating in the atmosphere...

The next moment, those countless water molecules froze around Invel Yura, gradually forming a frigid divine garment!

”Divine Ice Armor!”

Facing Serena, Invel Yura confidently declared the name of his Magic.

This was Invel Yuraʼs strongest Magic. By utilizing the water molecules in the air, he condensed a suit of ice around himself. While protecting his body, it inflicted severe frostbite upon his enemies! The instant an enemy touched his body, they would immediately be frozen into an unconscious ice statue. It was his absolute trump card...

”I see. Youʼre using the water molecules in the air to cast this Magic, arenʼt you?”

Feeling the increasingly dry atmosphere, Serena narrowed his eyes slightly.

”So what if I am?!”

After hearing Serenaʼs words, Invel Yura suddenly developed a bad feeling.

”Then if I take away all the water molecules in the air, you wonʼt be able to use this Magic anymore, right?!”

Serena seemed to think of something as he revealed a smug grin.

”What?!”

Invel Yura was stunned after hearing Serenaʼs words. Although Serenaʼs idea sounded absurd, just as Serena had said, if all the water molecules in the air were taken away, then he truly would be unable to use this Magic.

”In that case, I wonʼt hold back!”

As Serena spoke, he opened his mouth.

The moment Serena opened his mouth, the water molecules in the air rapidly gathered toward him! It was as though they had heard their masterʼs command, orderly flowing into Serena and becoming his power...

”This is bad!”

”Itʼs Water-Attribute Dragon Slayer Magic!”

Feeling the water molecules composing his Divine Ice Armor being stolen away, Invel Yura was dumbfounded. He never expected to encounter a Water-Attribute Dragon Slayer Mage. Originally, Invel Yura had already found Ice-Attribute Dragon Slayer Magic troublesome enough. Now there was even Water-Attribute Dragon Slayer Magic...

Moreover, the user of this Water-Attribute Dragon Slayer Magic was in no way weaker than him.

One could say he was a Mage on the same level as himself...

”Ice Spike!”

Naturally, Invel Yura wasnʼt about to sit there waiting to die. Raising his hand, he launched countless ice spikes toward Serena.

”Hehe...”

Facing Invel Yuraʼs attack, Serena stood completely still, allowing the ice spikes to strike him.

Bang!

With a dull crash, the instant Invel Yuraʼs ice spikes struck Serenaʼs body, they shattered into countless fragments.

”What?!”

Looking at the scene before him, Invel Yura widened his eyes, his gaze filled with disbelief.

”Donʼt be surprised!”

”I am Serena of the Eight Dragons! Naturally, I possess Dragon Slayer Magic of eight different attributes...”

”The Magic that blocked your attack just now was Diamond Dragon Slayer Magic! Diamond Dragon Slayer Magic makes my body even harder than natural diamonds! Mere ice cannot pierce my body!”

After blocking Invel Yuraʼs attack, Serena cheerfully explained.

”Water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, rock, light, darkness...”

”Besides Inferno Dragon, Sea King Dragon, and Diamond Dragon, I still havenʼt shown you Earth, Wind, Lightning, Light, and Darkness Dragon Slayer Magic. Iʼll demonstrate each one to you shortly~”

Serena grinned at Invel Yura.

When it came to elemental attributes, Serena feared no one. As long as they were elemental Mages, he basically countered them all!

”You bastard!”

Invel Yura immediately realized just how troublesome Serena was and shouted angrily.

”Hmph! Forget it...”

”I was never suited for direct combat. Iʼm the type meant to command armies!”

”Iʼll let you have this battle~”

After only a brief burst of anger, Invel Yura immediately calmed down. He knew full well that if he continued fighting Serena, he would most likely lose. Rather than suffer a miserable defeat later, he might as well find himself a graceful way out and let both sides save face.

”So, youʼre planning to surrender and let me win, right?”

After hearing Invelʼs words, Serena seemed to think of something and asked.

”Thatʼs right. What about it?”

With his hands behind his back, Invel Yura frowned and asked.

”The thing I love doing most... is telling people who want to surrender... no!”

”Keep fighting me, Invel!”

Serena roared as his body shot forward like a diving dragon, charging straight at Invel.

”Are you insane?! Referee, I surrender! Referee...”

Watching Serena charge directly toward him, Invel Yura frowned as cold sweat ran down his forehead. He continuously shouted toward Old Toma, the referee.

”Storm Dragonʼs Song of Wind and Moon!”

”Sea King Dragonʼs Water Formation!”

”Rock Cavern Dragonʼs Earth Shatter!”

”Shadow Dragonʼs Shadow Snare!”

”Light Dragonʼs Radiant Heaven!”

Serena wasted no words and directly bombarded Invel with every Dragon Slayer Magic he possessed. Aside from the Sea King Dragonʼs Magic being frozen by Invel, Invel had absolutely no answer for the others. He was beaten back repeatedly in an utterly miserable state!

”Whatʼs wrong with your brain?!”

In response, Invel Yura glared furiously at Serena and angrily rebuked him.

”Inferno Dragonʼs Total Incineration!”

However, Serena responded only with a merciless Fire Dragon Slayer Magic.

”Damn it...”

The freezing aura created by Invel Yura was powerful, but it merely canceled out the temperature of the flames created by Serena.

Then, after the freezing aura and flames neutralized each other, Serenaʼs iron fist crashed directly into Invelʼs face. Combined with Diamond Dragonʼs indestructible body and Serenaʼs incredible speed, Serena resembled a high-speed train traveling at full velocity, an unstoppable locomotive, or an indestructible cannonball as he slammed directly into what Invel believed to be his handsome face...

”BOOM!”

With a thunderous explosion, the glasses on Invelʼs face shattered instantly. Even his handsome face caved in from the impact as he collapsed unconscious, his life and death unknown.

”Diamond Dragonʼs Indestructibility!”

After completing the attack, Serenaʼs chest rose and fell as he cheerfully announced the name of his technique.

”...”

At this moment, Invel no longer had the strength to respond to anything Serena said.

However, after taking Serenaʼs punch, from that day onward, whenever Invel saw Serena, he would take a detour...

After all, Invel had always made one rule for himself—never associate with idiots...

”The sixth match is over! The Fairy Tail S-Class Mage Challenge has come to an end! The victor is God Serena! With that, all six matches of the S-Class Challenge have concluded! The final result is 4 to 2! Fairy Tailʼs S-Class Mages won four matches, while the challengers unfortunately managed to win only two! Therefore, I hereby declare the final victors to be Fairy Tailʼs S-Class Mage representatives...”

Holding the microphone, Old Toma announced the end of the tournament. With Invel being defeated by Serenaʼs single punch, the Fairy Tail S-Class Mage Challenge had officially concluded. Without question, it was once again a great victory for Fairy Tailʼs S-Class Mages.

”Oh!!”

As Old Toma finished speaking, the entire Fairy Tail Guild erupted in cheers. Although they had no idea what exactly they were cheering for, whenever it was time to cheer, cheering was all that mattered.

”Then the competition is officially over...”

Looking at the cheering members of Fairy Tail, Old Toma smiled faintly. The reason he loved Fairy Tail was because it was always this lively. Of course, this had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he himself was a pervert...

”The competition isnʼt over yet!”

”Erza! Laxus! Mirajane!”

”Now itʼs your turn to fight me! The second round of the Fairy Tail S-Class Mage Challenge begins now...”

Just as the S-Class Mage Challenge incident was about to settle down, Natsu suddenly jumped onto the arena. Looking at Fairy Tailʼs S-Class Mages, he shouted loudly.

”Natsu?!”

Looking at Natsu running onto the arena, Lucyʼs heart skipped a beat. She had been wondering why Natsu had been so unusually quiet earlier. So he had been saving up for something big! Only now was Natsu beginning to make his move...

”Hehe~”

Standing on the arena, Natsu grinned at Lucy below before astonishing flames instantly erupted from his body.

”I hereby declare the second round of the Fairy Tail S-Class Mage Challenge officially begins!”

”Brothers, charge! Defeat the guildʼs S-Class Mages!!”

Standing atop the arena, Natsu shouted loudly.

”Oh!!”

As Natsuʼs voice fell, all the Mages inside Fairy Tail let out thunderous roars. At the same time, Magic Circles shone brilliantly throughout the guild.

”Full-Body Take Over: Beast King Soul!”

”Full-Body Take Over: Wyvern Soul!”

Elfman and Lisanna immediately followed behind Natsu, completing their Full-Body Take Over transformations as they launched their glorious rebellion against their big sister, Mirajane.

”Ice-Make: Ice Dragon!!”

Bare-chested, Lyon used his body to feel the temperature of the ice before creating his ultimate Molding Magic—a gigantic Ice Dragon over thirty meters long.

”Thanks, Lyon! Much appreciated!”

Looking at the dragon Lyon had created using all of his Magic Power, Gray immediately opened his mouth and devoured it without hesitation, putting on a performance worthy of swallowing an entire dragon in three bites!

As the dragonʼs power entered Grayʼs body, overwhelming Magic Power gathered within him at that very moment!

”Ice Devilʼs Exaltation!!”

Without another word, Gray immediately unleashed his strongest Magic against the enemies before him.

The terrifying Devil Slayer power instantly froze the entire ground as endless ice surged toward his master and senior sister...

”Useless!”

Unfortunately, Grayʼs ice was powerless before Ultearʼs Arc of Time. Almost instantly, all of Grayʼs ice disappeared without a trace.

”You two can stay frozen here for a while!”

At the same time, Ur made her move. The crimson ice imbued with her life force instantly froze Gray and Lyon where they stood, turning them into two ice sculptures.

At this moment, dazzling Magic Circles were appearing everywhere throughout Fairy Tail. Everyone shared only one goal—to defeat the guildʼs S-Class Mages!

”Whatʼs going on?!”

The newly joined members of the Spriggan 12 were completely dumbfounded as they watched Fairy Tail suddenly descend into civil war. They simply couldnʼt understand what was happening.

”Unable to analyze. Unable to analyze...”

”Analysis impossible!”

Wahl Ichtʼs body trembled. His all-powerful big data was completely incapable of analyzing the situation before him.

Fairy Tail was simply too unique. It had already surpassed Wahlʼs understanding of data...

”Everyone, donʼt panic. This is simply what Fairy Tail Mages are like!”

At this moment, Lucy, who could already be considered half a veteran of Fairy Tail, felt it was time for her to step forward. She first puffed out her ample chest before softly explaining to the bewildered members of the Spriggan 12 before her.

”Uh...”

After Lucy finished speaking, the members of the Spriggan 12 looked at one another in confusion. After exchanging glances, they finally reached a conclusion.

”Could it be that all the Mages of Fairy Tail are a bunch of idiots?!”

”If weʼre seriously arguing with idiots, doesnʼt that make us idiots too?”

”Come to think of it, weʼre Fairy Tail Mages now too, arenʼt we?”

Thatʼs right. Fairy Tail syndrome had already begun spreading from person to person. At this moment, the members of the Spriggan 12 were gradually beginning to think like Fairy Tail members.