Chapter 4 Dark Magician, Annual Mission
Chapter 4 Dark Magician, Annual Mission
Boom!
A crisp sound rang out.
Just as Natsu was about to launch another attack, Chess beat him to it, delivering a lightning-fast Friendship Punch directly to his face.
After letting out a cry of pain, Natsu was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing straight into the table behind him.
Although Chess's offensive methods mainly rely on cards, as an S-class mage of Fairy Tail, his magical power is abundant and refined, and his physical attributes are naturally not weak either.
Across from them, wood chips flew and dust billowed, and several people sitting at a table drinking were caught in the crossfire, knocked flat on their backs by Natsu.
"You idiot who lights candles on your birthday cake, do you want to die?!"
Gray quickly got up, walked over with a disgruntled look on his face, grabbed Natsu by the collar, and pulled him up to his face.
The two were forehead to forehead, and Natsu's face was covered in spittle.
"You bastard, you pervert! How dare you say that to me? You want to fight me, don't you?!"
Faced with Gray's malicious sarcasm, Natsu naturally couldn't be pleasant and stuck out his neck to confront him head-on.
"If you're that weak, don't go and embarrass yourself. With your mediocre skills, you think you can challenge Chess?"
"I'll return that to you verbatim. If you weren't getting in my way, I would have already punched Chase away!"
"What did you say? You reckless, damned Flame!"
"I'm telling you, you're a coward who wouldn't even dare challenge Chase, just hiding in the back trembling with fear!"
"You can't pretend you didn't hear that..."
After a satisfying exchange of blows, Gray withdrew from his usual brawl with Natsu, clenched his right fist, and confidently walked up to Chess.
"Now, open your eyes wide and watch carefully as I beat up Chase..."
Halfway through his attempt to show off, Gray suddenly felt a chill run through his body.
Looking down suddenly, I saw that the clothes and pants I was wearing had inexplicably fallen to the floor not far away!
"They ripped off my clothes without me even noticing?! Damn it! When did this happen...?"
Gray, his face contorted with disbelief, completely disregarded his exposed body and stared at Chase opposite him, exclaiming, "Hey! Chase! How much stronger have you gotten while you were away from the guild, you bastard?!"
Upon seeing such a perverted scene, the newbie Lucy blushed and hurriedly covered her face in embarrassment.
"Ara ara".
The ramen stander in front of the bar with a smile, a flip-flop hanging on her slightly tilted forehead.
Those were the items Natsu dropped after he was knocked away.
She was used to this and looked at Gray's well-defined buttocks with indifference, unlike Lucy who was shy.
The other guild members were the same, raising their hands to their foreheads in utter speechlessness.
"Grey, although I have indeed become much stronger and can strip you naked in an instant, unfortunately, I don't have that kind of perverted fetish."
Chase stroked his chin, glanced at Gray, and then said, "You took those off yourself."
"Huh?! Did I take it off myself?!"
Gray was greatly shocked, and looked completely bewildered.
"Hey, you perverted bastard, I suddenly have a pretty good suggestion."
Natsu walked slowly to his side, a signature bright smile spreading across his face. "How about we team up and take care of Chess together?"
"Team up with a moron like you? Just thinking about it makes me sick."
Gray spat in disgust, looked up at Chase who had his arms crossed, and suddenly grinned.
"However, if the opponent is Chase, who's as strong as a monster, then this would be a good idea!"
And so, the two, who were like fire and ice, reached a consensus and, shoulder to shoulder, grinned as they approached Chess.
Their collaboration gave hope to Marcao, Kana, and other members who had previously been ridiculed and criticized, and they all jumped out to fight back.
"Hahaha! Don't blame us for ganging up on you, Chess! You're just too strong!"
"This time I'm going to leave my slipper print on your face!"
"man!"
……
Everyone wore malicious smirks, and various magic circles lit up their hands as they closed in on Chess step by step.
Having been oppressed for so long, they had long wanted to give this bastard in front of them a good beating!
"Oh? That's quite an impressive aura. Well then, if I get a little serious, I should be able to manage, right?"
Faced with the menacing Fairy Tail crew, Chess smirked and retreated instead of advancing, taking a heavy step forward.
"My turn, draw a card!"
He made a sharp and stylish card-drawing motion, his hand hovering in the air.
A glittering card traced a graceful arc in the air.
hum! !
Along with the card appeared an extremely terrifying aura of pressure!
A sudden burst of red and black light filled the entire guild, the light intertwining and piecing together an ancient and mysterious magic circle.
A phantom mage, clad in a black and purple magician's robe and wielding a staff, slowly appeared beside Chess.
Lucy's pupils contracted sharply, and she looked up in shock. From that faintly visible figure, she sensed an immense magical power far beyond her comprehension!
The Fairy Tail newbie, who had never seen anything like it before, was so frightened that he cowered in a corner, trembling with fear.
Just as the seven-star card [Dark Magician] was about to descend, a deep shout broke the tense atmosphere.
"Stop, Chess! Our guild building can't withstand your magical attacks."
The petite Makarov, wearing a top hat, stood on the second-floor railing and glanced at Chess casually.
"Oh, so you're here too, President?" Chase feigned surprise.
"Stop playing dumb with me, you bastard, you just want to tear this house down, don't you!" Makarov shouted angrily.
No one knew Chase's style of doing things better than him, who had dealt with complaints from the council for years.
"Haha, you misunderstand. How could I have such dangerous thoughts?" Chess chuckled and scratched his head.
At the same time, the dark magician, who had not yet fully revealed himself, quickly dissipated, and the terrifying magical power that had enveloped the surroundings was dispelled.
Makarov didn't reply, but gave Natsu and the others, who were brimming with fighting spirit, a threatening look.
After they had all quieted down, he turned to Chess again, and asked in a serious voice:
"How's that mission, which no challenger has been able to complete for the past ten years, going?"
Upon hearing this, Chess breathed a sigh of relief and, after passing Natsu and the others, slowly walked to Mira, who was standing at the bar.
Mira instantly understood what he meant, and with her signature sweet smile on her face, she turned around and made herself a cup of coffee with sugar.
Chase took the coffee and sipped it, the sweet taste mixed with a hint of bitterness spreading throughout his body.
Yeah, Mira-chan really understands me~
After tasting the familiar flavor, Chase slowly put down his coffee, tilted his head back, and scratched his hair with a smile.
"Sorry, President, it's a ten-year mission..."
"I failed."
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