Chapter 164: Going to Tenrou Island with Lucy!

Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Going to Tenrou Island with Lucy!One second, two seconds... five seconds.

As the flow of time resumed after those five suspended seconds, Laxus's pupils contracted.

In the next instant, he felt a powerful pull from behind.

"What?"

To his shock, Laxus realized he had once again been sealed within a card.

...

Back in the real world, in the guild master's office.

On the couch, Laxus jolted upright, his face still tinged with confusion.

His last memory was of launching his "Lightning-Fire Dragon's Fist," followed by a blinding flash of light... and then, suddenly, he'd lost and found himself transported out of the arena.

"Nate, that last move—was that some kind of fusion of two reversed magics?" Makarov's face was a mixture of surprise and awe.

Laxus didn't know what had happened, but as an observer in the real world, Makarov had seen everything clearly. Though he hadn't felt the magic's power directly, just witnessing it on the screen spoke volumes.

Nate nodded and explained, "It was a fusion of two reversed magics: the super magic 'Tremor' and the 'Flying Thunder God' space-time magic. But in reality, it's difficult to pull off."

Even with the power of the Six Eyes, this high-difficulty magic often risked failure. The process required first reversing each magic, then seamlessly fusing the two—a level of control that strained even Nate's abilities.

Only within the game world, where the Deep Web simulation lowered the difficulty, could he achieve such precision.

Listening to Nate's explanation, Makarov was left speechless. The complexity was beyond imagination.

Laxus had already surprised him by merging his powers with the "Fire Dragon Slayer Mode" using Natsu's magic potion. But Nate's fusion of reversed magics was even more astounding, manipulating time and space itself.

The young ones were progressing so quickly, Makarov thought. By the time Gildarts returned, perhaps the guild's title of "strongest mage" would already belong to someone else.

Meanwhile, Laxus, still unclear on the specifics, wore a dark expression.

"What kind of reverse magic? How did I lose again? Nate, what exactly did you do?" he demanded.

"Reverse magics are actually simple," Nate replied, turning towards him. He held out his right hand, igniting a flame in his palm.

"This is ordinary fire magic."

Then he extended his left hand, conjuring a blue flame.

"This is that same fire magic, reversed. The effect is straightforward—it's frozen fire. Or, put another way, it's burning ice."

Laxus blinked, dumbfounded. "???"

How was anyone supposed to make sense of that? He may as well hand him a screw and say, "Here's a screw. Now go build a magic airship with it. Simple, right?"

With a scowl, Laxus turned on his heel and strode out of the office.

"Next time, I'll definitely win!" he declared, tossing a defiant parting shot over his shoulder.

Heading down to the guild hall, Laxus scanned the room and soon spotted Wendy.

She stood by the job board, searching for a suitable first mission for herself, with Mirajane by her side, smiling as she explained, "You could try the online mission board—it might be easier..."

"Wendy!" Laxus's voice cut through, interrupting their conversation.

Wendy turned, surprised, to see Laxus approaching with a determined look, his gaze intense. Instinctively, she edged closer to Mirajane.

"L-Laxus, is there... something I can help you with?"

"Laxus, you're scaring the newcomer," Mira noted, tray in hand.

Laxus ignored her, his face set in an unyielding expression. "Wendy, you're a Sky Dragon Slayer, right? I need your power—lend me a portion of your magic!"

If Natsu's Fire Dragon Slayer magic wasn't enough, how about adding Wendy's Sky Dragon Slayer magic? And with Gajeel's Iron Dragon Slayer power too?

If he could fuse all four Dragon Slayer magics, surely he wouldn't lose this time.

As for whether he could actually merge them, well, he'd worry about that later. If the worst happened and it backfired, at least it wouldn't kill him in the game world.

Hearing his words, Wendy tilted her head in confusion, giving a small, uncertain "Huh?"

...

In the office.

Nate watched Laxus leave, shaking his head helplessly.

"Don't worry about him. Laxus is just like that."

Makarov, knowing his grandson's temperament well, smiled and said, "Your presence motivates him. He'll find every way to get stronger and challenge you repeatedly."

"Why doesn't he go challenge Gildarts instead?"

"Gildarts? He hasn't been back for three years, and also..."

The old man thought to himself that Gildarts was more like an uncle figure, while Nate and Laxus were peers.

Nate didn't mind; more important than that was the matter of the magic app.

"Master, let me explain the usage of the magic app to you."

Nate then began to explain his recent work to the old man.

Currently, the magic app was only a test version, equipped with a single magic: the Super Magic, 'Fairy Law.'

This magic would not be available to the public; only guild members were permitted to use it, and it would automatically be retrieved once they left the guild.

"It's bound to the guild emblem and activates passively."

"When a guild member faces life-threatening danger, the magic will automatically activate and eliminate any entity identified as an enemy by the person in danger."

"At the same time, it won't affect fellow guild members."

Simply put, if Natsu wanted to harm Happy, and Happy triggered 'Fairy Law,' the magic would have no effect on Natsu.

"Passive activation?" Makarov questioned.

"Yes. If it could be activated at will, I suspect Natsu would use it like fireworks," Nate replied earnestly.

Hearing this, Makarov's eyelid twitched; he had no doubt that Natsu would actually do it.

After thinking for a moment, Makarov asked, "This is great, but what about members whose magic power isn't sufficient to activate the magic?"

"To address that, I built a magic storage function into the magic app."

Nate smiled slightly. "Everyone can store unused magic in the app, allowing them to activate it when needed."

Of course, as a kind of "magic bank," collecting a small handling fee seemed reasonable, didn't it?

For instance, to activate a three-star 'Fairy Law,' at least six-star magic power would need to be deposited.

Makarov was amazed by Nate's ingenuity.

Could something like this really work?

Nate sighed, however, and said, "But there is one problem I can't solve."

After a pause, he continued, "The side effects of a Super Magic."

'Fairy Law' reduces the user's lifespan according to the number of enemies defeated.

With his current knowledge of magic, Nate had tried everything but could not eliminate this side effect.

"Your concern is unnecessary," Makarov smiled. "Losing some lifespan is better than being killed by an enemy."

Though Makarov said this, Nate, as a programmer, couldn't help but strive for perfection. Sёarᴄh the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

It still showed a lack of knowledge in magic.

'Fairy Law' was actually a modified version of the dark magic "Law," which Mavis had once weakened to reduce its side effects.

If Mavis could manage it centuries ago, why couldn't he do it?

He decided to seek guidance from Mavis.

With this in mind, Nate bid the old man farewell and left the office.

As he went down the stairs, he didn't see Lucy in the guild's tavern.

Speaking of which, Lucy had been avoiding him for the past few days.

Opening the magic network, he sent her a private message.

Sigma Male: "Lucy, where are you?"

Though she was shown as online, it took Lucy half a minute to reply.

Gotta Earn Money: "Are you going to kiss me again? No way! You'll definitely take advantage and touch me again! Angry emoji."

If she sent an angry emoji, it meant she wasn't actually angry.

Sigma Male: "What do you take me for?"

Gotta Earn Money: "Pervert Nate! Tongue-out emoji."

Sigma Male: "I let you touch back. Eye-roll emoji."

Gotta Earn Money: "...Who would want that!"

Sigma Male: "Meet me at Nanko Park. I'll teach you about the history of the Celestial Spirits and take you somewhere nice."

Gotta Earn Money: "I'm not falling for that again!"

...

Half an hour later.

Nanko Park.

Lucy, dressed in a fresh and youthful outfit, stood under the shade of a tree, waiting.

"Why are you so slow?"

"Didn't you say you wouldn't fall for it?"

Nate walked over, taking her small hand. "Come on, I'll take you somewhere fun."

Lucy lightly pulled her hand away, slightly embarrassed, and asked shyly, "Where to? Weren't you going to teach me super magic?"

"To the guild's sacred ground, Tenrou Island. We'll go secretly."

"?"

Lucy blinked, her curiosity piqued. "The guild's sacred ground?"

After a pause, she added, "Ten thousand to hold hands!"

Nate: "..."

With a sigh, he muttered, "Do you think you're some kind of girl blessed by the gods?"

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