Fairy Tail: Starting with Fairy Queen Erza

Immediately, crackling blue lightning bolts formed a cage-like shield, protecting Erza's petite body.

"boom!!"

When Laxus's lightning struck Erza, it was easily neutralized by the lightning shield surrounding her...

"what?"

This scene made Laxus's eyelids tighten.

"Legend has it that in the distant ancient times..."

"All the thunder in this world is controlled by a great being! People do not know his name or his identity, so they can only call him the Thunder Emperor!"

"Some say that the Thunder Emperor is a human, a powerful thunder-attribute mage."

"Some say he is a demon from hell, a collection of demonic particles."

"Some even say that the Thunder Emperor was originally one of the gods in heaven..."

"What exactly is he? Nobody really knows!"

"But everyone knows one thing in their hearts..."

"That is it, the Thunder Emperor is the master and emperor of all thunder in this world!"

"And my Thunder Emperor Armor uses the name of the legendary Thunder Emperor! From the moment I put on the Thunder Emperor Armor, all thunder in this world will submit to me..."

As Erza spoke, she brandished the Thunder Emperor Spear, preparing to counterattack.

"The ruler and emperor of lightning? Nonsense!!"

Laxus frowned, and the magic power within him surged forth like a torrent...

"boom!!"

The terrifying power of the lightning caused the Fairy Tail people watching to feel a buzzing in their heads and a slight numbness in their bodies.

"No! Erza may not be lying..."

"The armor she's wearing is no ordinary item."

"It seems that Eileen has cast a high-level enchantment on him!"

"Ordinary lightning, or rather, lightning magic below the 'Ten Saints' level, indeed cannot penetrate the armor's built-in defenses and cause Erza the slightest trouble..."

Ian's gaze was sharp as he looked at the golden patterns flowing across Erza's Thunder Armor, which seemed to possess a living, breathing life, and murmured to himself.

Anything made by Eileen is guaranteed to be of the highest quality!

"Lightning Strike! Lightning Bolt! Raging Volt! Thunderous Surge..."

Next, Laxus unleashed four spells in quick succession: a raging thunderstorm, a bullet imbued with the power of lightning, a direct electric shock, and a ground mine powerful enough to destroy steel.

"Invalid! Invalid! Invalid! Invalid!!"

Unfortunately, Erza simply channeled her magic into the armor, maintaining the defensive magic array inherent in her Thunder Emperor Armor, which was enough to neutralize all of Laxus's attacks.

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo..."

After Laxus had haphazardly used his magic, he couldn't help but feel a little tired and started panting heavily.

"Do you want to continue?"

Seeing this, Erza brandished the Lance of the Thunder Emperor in her hand and looked at Laxus, asking in a cold voice.

"This is troublesome! I promised Grandpa I wouldn't use it lightly."

Laxus sighed; at that moment, the nature of his magic seemed to have changed.

"So you're finally going to use it? Your hidden Dragon Slayer Magic..."

Erza spoke with a hint of excitement after sensing the magical power undergoing a qualitative change within Laxus.

"Next, I'll finish you off in an instant, don't blink."

As Laxus spoke, his muscles suddenly engorged with blood, and in a short moment, Laxus seemed to grow a size taller. On his taut arms, there were faint, prismatic marks, like dragon scales.

"Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic..."

"The Roar of the Thunder Dragon!!"

As Laxus spoke, it suddenly opened its gaping maw, and a golden magic circle slowly formed in front of it. Terrifying lightning power, carrying the dragon's rage, was unleashed towards Erza.

"Ha ha……"

"interesting!!"

This time, Erza didn't choose to stand still and take the hit head-on. Her body was crackling with blue lightning, and she moved with the agility of a swallow and the speed of thunder, easily dodging Laxus's attack...

"Don't run away!!"

Laxus was unleashing the pent-up power of his Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic, constantly adjusting his direction as lightning bolts from his mouth swept across the path Erza had taken in her escape...

"Hey Hey hey!"

"Is this move aimed at us?!"

As for the Fairy Tail members who surrounded Laxus and Erza to watch the spectacle, they weren't so lucky. Their expressions changed slightly as they watched the lightning hurtling towards them.

"what!!"

Then, amidst screams of agony...

The Fairy Tail onlookers were paralyzed by the magical power emanating from Laxus's roar.

"Great!"

After dodging Laxus's attack, Erza, quite unusually, praised Laxus.

"Ha ha……"

Lacussas chuckled lightly upon hearing this.

"It's a pity. If you weren't a Dragon Slayer Mage, the outcome between us would be uncertain! But since you are a Dragon Slayer Mage, you have no chance of winning..."

Erza said, removing her costume.

"Oh? They've actually dispelled the costume change?"

"You're not going to keep hiding in your turtle shell because you know you're no match for me, so you're planning to give up on your own?"

Laxus looked at Erza, who had removed her costume, and spoke arrogantly.

"High-level Enchanted Magic: Vehicle!"

Erza didn't say much about this; she simply imbued the air around Laxus with the properties of a high-speed train.

"Heh, just a mere means of transportation?" Laxus sneered, then released his magic, bent over, and gagged. "Yay!!"

"You played really dirty."

"I never want to fight you again..."

Laxus, gagging, stared at Erza in the distance and spoke viciously.

Well, the only thing Laxus has left that's still tough is his mouth.

"Laxus is powerless to fight! The victor is Erza..."

At this point, Ian declared Erza the victor.

"Sorry, you lost again."

"Although I am very embarrassed, I will gladly accept this money."

After Erza successfully won this round...

Ian looked at the gambling addicts around him and grinned maliciously.

It's a victory for the bookmakers!

"Shall we go to the rooftop?"

Wakaba's fingers trembled slightly. He rummaged in his pocket for a long time before finally finding his old pipe, which he used to smoke heavily. After putting it in his mouth, he looked at the endless clear sky and white clouds and murmured.

"Okay, let's meet on the rooftop!"

Makao stood beside Wakaba, gazing at the clear sky, and silently shed tears of regret.

As the sun rose in the east, it cast very long, very long shadows of Makao and Wakaba...

Chapter 23: Chairman Makarov makes his appearance!

"Snapped!"

After the battle ended...

Ian, Erza, and Cana gave each other a high five in celebration.

Erza celebrated her 'defeat' of Laxus and gave Ian a good show of herself.

Kana and Ian were celebrating, saying it was another day they made a fortune.

At the same time, Ian was secretly pleased that his daughter was so outstanding, just like him in his prime...

After Ian, Erza, and Cana found seats in the guild and sat down...

Ian announced loudly with a grin, "I'll take you to the best restaurant in town later for a good meal!"

"Oh!!"

Erza and Cana cheered loudly upon hearing this.

"To a restaurant?"

At this moment, Gray, who had finished cleaning the restaurant, tidying up the rooms, and doing his chores, also came to the guild. He looked at Ian with a somewhat blank expression and asked, "Is something worth celebrating?"

"Grey, let me tell you something!"

"This morning, Erza and Laxus had a fight..."

"She actually defeated that Laxus, she's incredibly strong..."

Cana pulled Gray to her side, and after Gray sat down, she began to vividly recount the events of the morning to him.