Chapter 349: FTG Chapter 346: Erzi’s Talent Certification

On the arena.

The two opponents stood in their respective corners, wary of each other.

As the signal to start the match was given, the magic power in Mira’s body surged instantly, creating a fierce, powerful wind. Her entire appearance underwent a drastic transformation within this gale—

Her long white hair, originally tied with a pink bow, stood high up. A blood-red scar ran from her forehead across her right eye. Demon wings and a tail sprouted from her back, and her hands turned into demon claws, thick and sharp. Her clothes vanished, replaced by a blood-red, sexy, and revealing rubber coat.

"It’s here! It’s Satan Soul!"

"It’s Mira’s ’Satan Soul’ Take Over Magic!!"

"No matter how many times I see it, it feels breathtaking!!"

The audience members broke into exclamations one after another.

Among them, the students from the middle school division, especially the third-year students, had the strongest reaction. Since Mira arrived at Fairy Academy and received systematic magic education—allowing her to actively control her magic—they had suffered no small amount of persecution from this irritable young lady. They were already as familiar as they could be with the strength and speed of her "Demon Form."

"To have to face an ’Demon’ like that as an opponent, that junior schoolmate is truly pitiful!"

"I hope she’s okay..."

"But she was able to beat Brandish, so maybe she really can deal with this demon?"

Thinking of the tragic days they spent suffering under Mira’s tyranny in the past, the group of students couldn’t help but shed tears, their gazes toward Erzi filled with pity.

"It seems Big Mira-nee has completely taken over this magic now!"

"Yeah, that’s great..."

Below the arena, Elfman and Lisanna murmured softly. When they first arrived in Magnolia, even though they knew their bodily changes stemmed from magic, Mira still felt repulsed by her "Satan Soul" magic. It was only after seeing Elfman and Lisanna learn "Beast Soul" and "Animal Soul" that she gradually opened her heart. However, through the education at Fairy Academy and interacting with her peers, Mira now not only completely accepted her magic but even took pride in it.

On the arena.

Staring at the drastically transformed Mira, Erzi subconsciously swallowed hard. She had long heard of Mira’s demon Take Over Magic, and after entering the top four yesterday, she had mentally prepared herself for the fight. However, seeing this "Demon Form" with her own eyes, she still couldn’t help but find it difficult to breathe under the invisible pressure.

"I’m coming!"

Mira gave a warning and immediately moved. Her speed was incredibly fast. Having taken over the Satan Soul, she gained the strength of an entire demon; her attack, defense, and speed were all greatly enhanced.

The audience only caught a glimpse of an afterimage flashing across their vision before seeing that Mira had already appeared behind Erzi, swinging a claw with great force.

"So fast!!"

"It’s coming... it’s coming... that familiar feeling!!"

"Yes, that’s exactly how Mira takes advantage of us in class usually!"

"Erzi is in danger!"

"I hope she’s okay..."

Okay? Of course, that was impossible. The students who had been pummeled by Mira knew well that even a simple claw swipe in her Demon Form possessed enough power to send a 200-pound man flying at will.

Just as everyone thought the battle was about to end like this, an unexpected scene occurred! Erzi spun around abruptly to face Mira, crossing her arms in front of her to block.

She actually reacted?!

The audience watched in shock, thinking: No wonder she made it into the top four, she really does have some skill!

However...

Boom!!

The gap in power was too vast. Erzi was inevitably sent flying, sliding a distance across the ground. Fortunately, she blocked in time, so she was neither seriously injured nor knocked out of the arena.

"That was close, so close..."

Erzi patted her chest with lingering fear, taking several deep breaths.

Mira hadn’t expected Erzi to block her surprise attack and found it quite interesting for a moment: "Great reaction. It seems my feeling was right; you really are impressive, Erzi!"

"Mira-san, you don’t need to comfort me. I didn’t exactly block it properly!"

Erzi gave a bitter smile, her gaze shifting slightly to a tear in her clothes.

"I’m not comforting you!"

Mira shook her head, her expression serious: "This might be something even you haven’t noticed yourself, but the magic power inside you is actually immense—even far exceeding mine, Brandish’s, and Ultear’s. It’s just that you have no desire for combat, so you can’t bring out this power completely!"

"But once it reaches a critical moment, just like just now, this potential will be triggered, causing your combat power to surge in a short time!"

These sudden words caused a great shock among the audience below. In their eyes, Ultear, Brandish, and Mira were already supposed to be the strongest women in Fairy Academy. How could there be someone even stronger? But since these words came directly from Mira’s mouth, they couldn’t be without merit!

Furthermore, considering Erzi’s father was the current guild master of Fairy Tail, Descartes, it wasn’t particularly strange for her to have such talent.

"To think such a thing is true..."

"Looking at it this way, her ability to beat Brandish yesterday wasn’t entirely because Brandish went easy on her!"

"After all, she is the descendant of that person. How could her talent be poor?"

"Damn it... is it really that cursed bloodline theory again?! When will we ordinary Wizards ever have our day?!"

Although the speaker didn’t specify who "that person" was, everyone listening understood. After all, the surname "Lagrange" was far too dazzling for the people of Fairy Tail and Fairy Academy.

Below the arena.

Gray, Cana, Natsu, and the others who had known Erzi since childhood were all stunned for a moment.

"What did Mira just say?"

Cana looked at the others beside her with bleary, drunken eyes: "I thought I heard her say Erzi is actually really strong or something. It’s probably not because I’m too drunk and my ears are failing me, right??"

"No way..."

Gray’s eyes widened, his face full of disbelief: "I’ve known this girl since we were kids, and I’ve never felt any massive magic power inside her! And neither guild master Descartes, Lady Layla, nor Grandpa Makarov ever mentioned this!"

Speaking of which, he paused, as if remembering something, and his tone shifted.

"No, wait!"

"Come to think of it, when we played together as kids, Erzi really did have instances of performing beyond her normal limits in moments of crisis..."