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Mystogan, one of Fairy Tail's S-Class Mages.
When Jellal was gathering information on Fairy Tail, he had paid attention to this person.
But because Mystogan's actions were too mysterious, even a Dark Guild giant like Oración Seis only had a few lines about his name and appearance in their investigations, not even knowing what he looked like.
Not only Jellal and the Dark Guilds, but even Erza, an S-Class Mage from the same guild, knew very little about her comrade, Mystogan.
Erza now understood why Laxus, who always looked down on everyone, considered Mystogan a strong contender for his 'strongest' goal.
Although there was an element of surprise attack, he managed to break Jellal's defenses, who she had struggled against, and it was a mental blow at that.
Truly powerful strength.
"Need help?"
A hoarse voice came from under Mystogan's mask. He had come here tracking a magical trace, but if his comrade needed help, he would naturally do his part.
Erza really wanted to say she could handle it, but the recent battle only highlighted the huge gap between her and Jellal.
"What? Do you want to gang up on that despicable guy, two against one?"
"That's not like your style, Erza."
Jellal looked at Erza, his tone mocking.
But secretly, Jellal was extremely wary of Mystogan. Mental Magic was hard to guard against, and if Erza and Mystogan joined forces, he, being injured, would undoubtedly lose.
"Put away your provocations."
Erza snorted, then gave Mystogan an apologetic smile. "Thank you for your kindness, Mystogan, but please don't interfere in my battle with Jellal."
"I know this is selfish, but this is a grudge between Jellal and me, and it should be settled by us."
Mystogan nodded and voluntarily retreated, giving the battlefield back to Erza.
Facing Jellal, even Erza's strongest current armor, the Purgatory Armor, would be useless, so she decided to change her fighting style.
Armor could protect her, but it also created distance between people.
After so many years in Fairy Tail, the warmth of the guild had long since made Erza shed her inner armor.
Now, it was time to shed her outer armor as well.
"Requip: Clear Heart Clothing."
When the Requip Magic circle passed through the girl's body, it didn't equip her with new armor. Instead, much of the fabric on her body was gone.
She wore red hakama pants with flame patterns on the bottom, and her upper body had no clothing except for a chest-binding sarashi. Her red hair was tied high in a ponytail, and the girl stood barefoot on the ground, holding a katana named Demon Blade Benizakura in both hands.
Abandoning defense and concentrating all her Magic on offense.
This was Erza's final Requip.
Recalling her guildmates, and Simon and the other three who had resolved their misunderstandings and reconciled, Erza felt her body filled with power, as if everyone was right beside her.
Sensing her master's belief, the Demon Blade Benizakura immediately emitted a brilliant blue light. This was a blade of conviction—the stronger the conviction, the stronger the blade.
"Jellal, I don't know what you endured back then to become like this, but I know that what you are doing now is definitely not your original intention."
"So, let me rescue you from the abyss."
Jellal sneered, looking at Erza with disdain. "What are you kidding about? I'm injured, but what makes you think you can defeat me?"
"If that's the case, then come and try!"
"Come and try to save me, Erza!"
Jellal's gaze sharpened, and a terrifying aura instantly erupted from him. With one hand pointing to the ground and the other to the sky, a Heavenly Body Magic circle spread out until it enveloped the entire island.
The island trembled, and waves surged.
Such a huge commotion distracted Ultear.
Looking at the winding Magic circle in the sky, Ultear's expression changed slightly. Knowing what Magic Jellal was using, she couldn't help but curse him as a madman.
"Using that Magic on the island, does he want to drag everyone to their deaths?!"
"Whether they die or not, I don't know, but you, Miss, are about to be in trouble."
A light remark entered Ultear's ears, and she turned back in horror.
While Ultear was distracted, Noah had silently approached her, and the Ice-Make plants protecting her had not given any warning!
"Hey, you wouldn't think I'm just a Holder-type Mage who's good at physical combat, would you?"
Noah was surrounded by a silent black light. He had even replicated complex spatial-temporal Magic like Anima, so how could he not have mastered other Magic?
A huge, ferocious whale phantom appeared behind Noah, transforming into countless magical light particles and merging into his body.
Animal Possession: Evil Whale!
After celebrating Erza's birthday, the strong-willed red-haired girl insisted on giving Noah a return gift. Noah, shamelessly, tagged along with Erza on an S-Class job, hunted a sea overlord beast, and absorbed its power using Animal Possession.
In terms of power level, the Evil Whale's power far surpassed Nab's two spirits, the bear and the wolf.
The surging Magic Power around Noah startled Ultear.
Damn guy, if you had other Magic, why didn't you use it earlier?! What were you pretending to be, a martial arts fanatic?!
Ultear fully activated her Ice-Make plants to attack Noah, but unfortunately, when the distance between her and Noah was less than a meter, their battle already had a predetermined outcome.
"Whale Slayer Punch!"
As Noah threw his punch, all the Ice-Make plants were pulverized by this single blow, and the continuous heavy pressure repeatedly destroyed the Ice-Make plants restored by Arc of Time.
Before losing consciousness, what Ultear saw was a giant whale condensed from Magic Power, a terrifying killer whale!
At the same moment Noah defeated Ultear, Erza's battle also came to an end.
The massive Heavenly Body Magic circle in the sky twisted space, and a meteorite with a diameter of over ten meters broke through dimensional constraints and appeared with a roar. Jellal had directly pulled in a meteorite!
This was Jellal's ultimate move, True Heavenly Body Magic: Sema!
Golden Magic flames and streams of light intertwined, and the meteorite dragged comet-like Magic particles. The mere wind pressure caused by its descent made the sea surface around the island sink.
Like a natural disaster!
Erza, however, seemed not to notice this terrifying sight. Her eyes were only on Jellal, concentrating all her strength, all her Magic Power, and all her conviction into the upcoming sword swing.
Magic Power was boiling, and the veins on the back of the girl's hand, tightly gripping the Demon Blade Benizakura, bulged. Armament Haki, which usually could only wrap around a weapon in wisps, now covered the entire katana under the girl's willpower.
All Magic Power collapsed into a single point of incandescent white at the tip of the blade, and Erza swung her strongest blow with unwavering determination.
Conviction Slash!
Sand and stones flew, meteorite against blade, two forces of vastly different sizes clashed, and the final result... the sky changed dramatically, ominous clouds gathered, and amidst the piercing friction sound of air being cut, the meteorite, split in two, fell into the sea.
Half of the island sank, dragging Jellal to the bottom of the sea.
With both Magic and physical strength completely exhausted, Erza knelt on the ground, struggling to support herself with the blood-stained Benizakura blade.
"Farewell, my past."
Completely settling with the past, the girl stubbornly raised her head, watching the sunset depart.