Swish!
Swish!
Two consecutive slashes delivered so quickly they were barely visible to the naked eye!
Two slightly clearer marks appeared once more on Onix’s body.
But it seemed…
that was all she could do.
“Hey, hey! You’ve got to be kidding me!”
“That was Erza’s special move!”
“It can’t be that bad…”
“It is. Even if it wasn’t an ultimate move, it’s definitely a finishing blow.”
“Is it really that powerful? Then just how hard is this Onix?!”
“Very hard.”
The crowd: “…”
“Hey! Erza! You’re just playing around, aren’t you!”
Mirajane crossed her arms over her still-developing chest, looking a bit restless as she watched.
Her small feet in leather boots tapped the ground incessantly.
Even Erza was struggling this much.
Wouldn’t she, who was only slightly stronger than Erza, also be…
The more she thought, the more flustered she became.
To the point where Mirajane couldn’t help but shout.
“Whether I’m playing around or not, why don’t you come up and try for yourself!”
Erza felt her pride was at stake.
So, facing Mira’s doubt, she spoke back quite bluntly.
“Hmph! Who’s afraid of who? I’ll try it then!”
These words hit exactly what Mirajane was thinking.
That was her intention all along.
But because she had refused earlier for the sake of her pride, she couldn’t take the initiative to suggest it.
Now, being provoked by Erza, it all followed naturally.
Compared to the straightforward Erza, she seemed to have the upper hand when it came to scheming.
Mirajane jumped into the arena, hands on her hips, and shouted cutely.
“Hey, kid, I can use my full power, right?”
“Mm.”
Erza’s failure to make an impact gave Edward a lot of confidence.
However…
Mira seemed to have skills that dealt pure magical damage.
In that case…
“Onix, Iron Defense!”
Roar—
A loud roar erupted.
Onix, which had been standing still until now, finally made a move.
Its heavy body coiled up, and a metallic, bright silver luster flickered across its frame.
“Oh? Scared?”
“You’ve got a good eye, kid! You saw at a glance that I’m stronger than Erza!”
Mirajane laughed triumphantly.
The curve of her lips made her look like a little devil.
“No, I just want to take your most powerful move completely without taking any damage.”
After being ordered around repeatedly and rudely by a young girl,
Edward fought back slightly.
At least he wanted to make her feel a little less satisfied.
“What! Did! You! Say?!”
“I said, I’m going to take your most powerful move…”
Hum—
Powerful magic power shot straight into the sky!
A massive purple-black magic circle burst open above Mirajane’s head!
Amidst the surging magic power, Mirajane’s body underwent a wonderful transformation.
Take Over!
Satan Soul!
Evil—
Shinny!
Before Edward could get a clear look,
The demon wings on the back of the transformed Mirajane flapped violently.
In the next second, she was right in front of Onix.
Her demon-like claws were placed lightly on an intact part of Onix’s body.
And instantly released an immense amount of magic power!
Boom!!!
Purple lightning exploded!
For a moment, Edward couldn’t tell if this was a Dark-type or Electric-type move.
In any case, after Onix took the hit directly…
It was largely unharmed.
“What?!”
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Flapping her bat wings, Mirajane hung in mid-air, wearing purple-red leather clothes like a dominant queen and swishing a crocodile-like tail.
A ferocious crack had appeared on her originally delicate face, but it couldn’t hide her look of surprise.
As expected.
In reality, it was impossible to distinguish Special Attack from Physical Attack, or Special Defense from Physical Defense so clearly.
Even in a world of magic, this held true.
Hard was hard.
Of course.
Looking at the small crater blasted into Onix’s body,
It was clearly much more damage than what Erza had carved out.
This also showed that there was still a difference.
“Are you okay, Onix?”
Roar~
Right.
Compared to Onix’s size, even if Mirajane’s output was stronger than Erza’s, the problem was that Erza didn’t have much output to begin with.
After receiving an affirmative response from Onix,
Edward said to Mirajane above him.
“Defense testing is done. Now, please help me test its strength.”
“Onix! Rock Slide!”
Roar—
Onix raised its head and roared.
Energy surged, and a dark brown magic circle with a diamond pattern at its core formed above Mirajane’s head.
The next moment.
Countless giant rocks fell from the sky, smashing towards Mirajane in mid-air and Erza, who happened to be in that area.
“Hey, hey! Is it this strong?!”
“This is ridiculous. Is this level of magic really something a ten-year-old kid should be able to use?!”
“Unreasonable! This is too unreasonable!”
“To be precise, it’s his summoned creature using it…”
“Isn’t that the same thing?!”
“It’s not quite the same. After all, in a real battle, you’d just find a way to get past Onix and attack Edward, the summoner, directly.”
“Despicable!”
Looking at Lisanna, who was glaring at him, he felt he was truly being wronged.
This wasn’t a method he had come up with.
He was simply stating the common knowledge in the magic world for dealing with Summoning Mages.
…
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Time continued to flow normally on Edward’s side.
Mirajane and Erza were both very agile, quick, and decisive.
Although the falling rocks were dense,
They dodged what they could with their movement, and what they couldn’t dodge, they slashed with a sword or smashed with a fist.
So, without looking the least bit distressed, and even with some style, the two girls withstood this skill.
“How was it?”
Edward waited for the two girls to catch their breath before asking inquisitively.
“It was, just so-so.”
“Very impressive! Its power is comparable to the trump card magic of some A-rank magical beasts!”
Unlike Mirajane’s lack of honesty, Erza gave a very fair evaluation.
“However, the speed at which the rocks fall is a bit slow. It’s not that difficult to dodge.”
Still slow…
That’s only for you!
The onlookers’ mouths twitched.
In their eyes,
Those rocks were practically no different from rain!
With that overwhelming coverage, if they fell on their own heads, they wouldn’t even bother struggling.
They’d just wait for death.
Still, this move was already so strong, there probably wasn’t much room for improve—
“Is that so? Thanks, I’ll take that into account and then do some specialized training.”
There really is more!
“Mm, so are there any other moves to test?”
“Uh…”
“It’s okay, you don’t need to be polite with me!”
Seeing a hint of hesitation on Edward’s face,
Erza sensed something and spoke very considerately.
Mirajane also hurriedly said,
“Yeah, yeah, what are you doing? Looking down on us?”
“No, it’s mainly that I want to understand the attack power of this next move, but you guys probably don’t have any defensive moves…”
“My armor/body is the best defense!”
Edward: “…”
“Hey! You really are looking down on me, aren’t you?! Definitely!”
“I didn’t care before, but with this attitude of yours, I absolutely have to see it today!”
“If you don’t use it today!”
“Don’t even think about leaving!”
Edward: “…”
Weren’t they just warm-hearted companions a moment ago?
Why did they suddenly start threatening him?
And the way you two are playing off each other…
Since when did you have such chemistry…
“Cough, since you put it that way, I’ll accept your offer.”
Edward pondered for a moment, seemingly making a decision.
He took a deep breath and solemnly gave the command to Onix.
“Onix, use—”
“Scary Face!”