The internal conflict instigated by Laxus could be considered completely over after Mirajane defeated Freed.
At this moment, the members of Fairy Tail had all gathered back inside the guild hall.
"Why?"
"Why wouldn't Freed's barrier let me out? I'm not 80 years old!"
Natsu complained with great indignation.
Actually, he really wanted to fight Laxus.
But because of Freed's barriers, he, along with Makarov, was trapped inside the guild hall.
In the end, Natsu did nothing, and the matter was already settled.
Naturally, Natsu was very dissatisfied.
"What are you yelling about? I'm not 80 years old either, and I couldn't get out either!"
At that moment, Gajeel came over and said to Natsu.
Hearing this exchange between Natsu and Gajeel, everyone just treated it as a joke and didn't pay it much mind.
No one thought about why Natsu and Gajeel couldn't pass through Freed's barriers.
Perhaps in their view, there was some bug in Freed's barriers.
However, Kenichi knew that it wasn't a bug at all.
But rather, Natsu and Gajeel were truly over 80 years old.
To be precise, they were over 400 years old.
After all, Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, and the others had traveled through time from 400 years ago via the Eclipse Gate.
Speaking of Freed's barriers-
Kenichi originally wanted to collect Freed's Jutsu Shiki attribute.
However, when Freed fought Mirajane, he didn't use his Jutsu Shiki at all.
As a result, Kenichi only collected Combat Power attributes, Magic Power attributes, and Freed's Dark Ecriture magic attribute.
He didn't obtain the Jutsu Shiki attribute at all.
What to do if he didn't collect the Jutsu Shiki attribute?
Simple. Find Freed and have Freed perform Jutsu Shiki in front of him until the system drops the Jutsu Shiki attribute.
This wasn't the first time Kenichi had done something like this.
When the Phantom Lord attacked Fairy Tail, Kenichi had shrunk one of the Element 4, Aria, and captured him.
After Phantom Lord was defeated, Kenichi forced Aria to perform magic in front of him.
In the end, Kenichi successfully obtained Aria's [Airspace] magic attributes.
"Erza, do you know where Freed is now?"
Kenichi walked up to Erza and asked her.
"In the hospital behind the guild. Laxus is..."
Originally, Erza was going to tell Kenichi that Laxus was also there.
But before she could finish her sentence, Kenichi was already heading towards the hospital behind the guild.
"Still in such a hurry!"
Looking at Kenichi's departing back, Erza couldn't help but sigh.
Feeling somewhat uneasy, Erza hesitated for a moment before following.
After all, Kenichi and Laxus had just fought not long ago.
If Kenichi and Laxus met again now, who knows what might happen.
When Kenichi entered the ward, he saw Laxus, wearing a coat and covered in white bandages, leaning against the wall of the hospital bed.
Freed, also bandaged in white, was standing to the side.
However, compared to Laxus, Freed had far fewer bandages.
The moment Kenichi entered the ward, his gaze met Laxus's.
At that moment, an unusual atmosphere filled the room.
"Kenichi, Laxus!"
Just then, Erza walked in and spoke.
Hearing Erza, Laxus finally turned his head away, shifting his gaze from Kenichi.
"Kenichi?"
"So this is the guy who defeated Laxus?"
At this point, hearing Erza call Kenichi's name, Freed immediately fixed his gaze on Kenichi.
"Freed, don't do anything unnecessary!"
"You are no match for him!"
Just as Freed was staring at Kenichi, Laxus, who was looking out the window, spoke to Freed.
"Laxus!"
Freed turned to look at Laxus, then looked back at Kenichi and asked, "Do you have any other business with Laxus?"
"No, I came to find you!"
"Find me?"
Freed looked at Kenichi with surprise.
Seeing that nothing happened between Laxus and Kenichi, Erza breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
To avoid disturbing Laxus, Freed went outside the hospital with Kenichi and Erza.
"What do you want with me?"
Freed looked up at Kenichi.
"I'm quite interested in your Jutsu Shiki."
"I see, you want to learn Jutsu Shiki?"
At this point, Freed understood Kenichi's purpose.
"Jutsu Shiki is very complex. It's not something you can learn in a day!"
Before Kenichi could speak, Erza, who was standing nearby, walked to Kenichi's side and said, "Freed, just perform Jutsu Shiki a few times for Kenichi!"
Perhaps Freed didn't know, but Erza knew that Kenichi was a 'Magic Prodigy'.
No matter what magic it was, he could learn it just by watching it a few times.
Erza still held some prestige within the guild.
Hearing Erza's words, Freed first glanced at Kenichi, then said, "Alright then!"
As he spoke, Freed drew the sword at his waist.
Seeing this, Kenichi cast a grateful look at Erza.
And Erza blinked back at Kenichi.
"Jutsu Shiki is a type of barrier magic."
Freed said this, then swung his sword towards the sky.
In the next second, a large number of purple character symbols appeared in the sky.
Those character symbols were tightly arranged together, like a wall.
"You just need to add rules within the Jutsu Shiki!"
As he spoke, Freed activated another Jutsu Shiki.
And at this moment, the system prompt finally sounded in Kenichi's mind.
[Ding, congratulations Host, obtained Magic Power attribute +4]
[Ding, congratulations Host, obtained Jutsu Shiki attribute!]
...
While Kenichi was collecting the Jutsu Shiki attribute, Erza stretched out her hand and touched the barrier wall in front of her.
The barrier wall felt as solid as a real wall, and Erza's hand couldn't pass through it at all.
"Kenichi, how is it?"
Although Erza didn't say much, Kenichi knew Erza was asking if he had learned Freed's Jutsu Shiki.
Kenichi nodded at Erza, then raised his arm and pointed a finger at the barrier wall in front of him.
In the next second, the character symbols on the barrier wall changed.
'He actually modified the rules of my Jutsu Shiki?!'
Seeing Kenichi change the rules of his Jutsu Shiki, an expression of astonishment appeared on Freed's face.
Although this Jutsu Shiki was just something he cast casually, it wasn't simple.
In Freed's view, even Evergreen, who often worked with him and knew some Jutsu Shiki, might not necessarily be able to decipher this Jutsu Shiki.
But Kenichi had actually altered the rules of this Jutsu Shiki.
At this moment, Freed couldn't help but suspect that Kenichi already knew how to use Jutsu Shiki before.