Fairy Tail: This Healing Mage's hits hurt so much!

Riyao lifted the greatsword and leaped into the air.

The gravity around him shifted, and he flew toward the celestial sphere. Starlight leaked through the gaps, shattering into a silvery sheen on the sword.

Ophiuchus took out his ocarina, and a strange melody rang out. Sunshine turned the greatsword in his hand around.

The flute's sound was sharp and distorted, making it unpleasant to listen to.

The sword veered off its own, pulling Riyao in an arc as he plummeted straight toward the ground.

The sword strike was swift and heavy, so powerful that even the floating pebbles in the distance were shaken and fell.

"Ouch! Sunrise, watch out! You almost hit me!"

Gray rolled to the side, the greatsword grazing his nose as it struck the ground.

A deep groove was cleaved into the surface of the meteorite, and fragments and stardust splattered all over Gray. He got up and spat twice.

Sunlight hoisted his greatsword, pointed it at Ophiuchus on the mechanical serpent's head, and looked utterly innocent.

He shrugged, the greatsword on his shoulder wobbled, and dust fell from its blade.

"I didn't do it, it was the snake's magic."

"That's Ophiuchus's Dance of Death. It can manipulate everything in her line of sight; it's an extremely powerful spell."

Jade poked her head out and explained, then gave a thumbs-up.

"come on!"

Riyao raised his head high, his face clearly saying "Look at this, look at this," and he was both self-righteous and confident.

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Gray had a look on his face that said, "You guys conspired to cheat me."

He snorted and turned his face away.

Sunbeam didn't care what Gray thought, picked up his greatsword, and continued charging towards the Celestial Sphere.

His boots left a small dent on the meteorite's surface as he moved through the floating debris, his sword tip always pointing at the crimson sphere suspended in the starry sky.

The flute music started again, this time carrying a chilling killing intent.

Ophiucus played his ocarina, and music began. Elfman was controlled and smashed towards the Sun.

His body was like a puppet with its strings cut, its limbs stiffly outstretched, crashing straight towards Riyao.

"Brother-in-law! Watch out!"

"Get out of here!"

Sunshine kicked Elfman away, which stunned Ophiucus, and the music even paused for a moment.

Elfman tumbled twice in mid-air before crashing headfirst into a pile of rubble in the distance, kicking up a cloud of stardust.

"Oh my, this is really unexpected."

"Then you'll have to get used to it."

Sunburst continued its attack on the Celestial Sphere, but no matter how many times it attacked, it was always controlled and deflected by Ophiucus's Dance of Death.

Riyao's attacks grew faster and faster, each sword strike sharper than the last, yet they always fell short by just a hair's breadth.

Each sword strike deviated from its intended direction, slashing straight at the Celestial Spirit Sanctuary beneath their feet, adding numerous cracks to the meteorite.

Besides the cracks caused by the giant sword, there are also many pits in the ground, all thanks to the efforts of the Fairy Tail crew.

Sword beams cleaved into the rocks one after another, stardust falling in a flurry, some cracks so deep that the interior of the meteorite could be seen.

Natsu stomped on the ground, and stardust exploded in a circle beneath his feet.

He charged at Leo, his left fist blazing with blue flames and his right fist blazing with dragon flames, his punches moving at an astonishing speed.

Two-colored flames surged on his fist, one blue and one red, and the force of his punch stirred up pebbles from the ground.

Although this is the Celestial Spirit Sanctuary, where one can improve their strength just like in the Celestial Spirit Realm, Leo's stamina has been greatly reduced due to Natsu's relentless attacks, and he can no longer keep up with Natsu's offensive at full strength.

His golden armor was already tattered and broken, and the dark flames flickered on and off, like a lamp that was about to burn out.

He was forced to retreat, reaching out to grab Natsu's neck, intending to forcibly absorb magic power to replenish himself.

Leo's hand had barely extended halfway when Natsu's fist arrived, slamming into his entire arm until it went numb.

Natsu nimbly dodged to the side, then delivered a side kick to Leo's abdomen, causing Leo to bend over in pain.

Leo was forced to retreat repeatedly, and his back slammed into a broken stone pillar.

Dark flames erupted from his body, instantly exploding and spreading for over ten meters before Natsu swallowed them whole.

The three-colored flames churned within him, and Natsu grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth.

What side effects? With Riyao here, what does he have to fear!

He patted his stomach and let out a loud burp.

Natsu wanted to continue his one-on-one fight with Leo, but Erza and Mirajane held him down by the shoulders, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

"Um, I can handle Leo."

"It's too slow. If we keep waiting, the Protoss Realm will have been destroyed long ago."

Mirajane clenched her fist.

Now she can make a scene; with Riyao by her side, there's nothing to worry about.

A buzzing sound rang out as Mirajane instantly appeared in front of Leo, twisting her waist and accelerating her dark flames.

With a perfect volley, a black shockwave rose from the sole of her shoe, and she landed steadily on the ground.

Leo was flung into the air, shooting into the sky like a meteor, fragments of his golden armor scattering everywhere.

Erza held her sword loosely, but the moment Leo flew in front of her, he drew his sword.

A flash of Z-shaped blade light, and Leo lost consciousness and fell to the ground, a conspicuous red mark on the back of his neck.

As the blade's light dissipated, the dark flames burning around Leo seemed to have been severed by a single strike, extinguishing them completely.

This entire sequence was executed flawlessly, from drawing the sword to pulling it out, all within a single breath.

As Natsu watched this scene, he subconsciously rubbed the back of his neck, as if his shared senses had been activated.

"Sigh~"

"Stop flicking your tongue, bring the key and lock the door."

Erza glanced at Natsu.

Natsu patted his pockets but couldn't find his key. Erza and Mirajane's eyes grew increasingly dangerous.

Natsu was sweating profusely, he didn't want to end up lying on the ground like Leo.

"Wait, there definitely is. Let me look. I remember... Where did it go?"

He searched all his pockets, but couldn't find it.

He turned all his pockets inside out, but there wasn't even a key in sight.

Harpy flew over, rummaged through the bag on its back, pulled out the key, and handed it to Mirajane, shrugging and explaining.

"Aye! Natsu was afraid of losing the key during a fight, so he put it in my bag."

Natsu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Hahaha, I knew it! What's this called? Uh... bathroom defoaming!"

"It's just being prepared, isn't it, you idiot Natsu?"

"As long as the meaning is roughly right, hehe."

Natsu grinned, showing his big teeth, completely oblivious to everything else.

"Stop grinning like that, there's still this snake and the Protoss Sanctuary to be demolished."

Gray shouted towards Natsu.

"Oh! Here I come!"

Natsu swung his flaming fists and ran toward Ophiuchus, leaving two white marks on the meteorite's surface with the soles of his shoes.

Mirajane stopped in front of Leo, the golden key spinning half a circle between her fingers.

Mirajane pressed the key onto Leo's head.

A flash of light.

A burst of golden light engulfed Leo, transforming him into a pillar of light that shot into the sky, disrupting the constellation projection above his head.

As the beam of light dissipated, the constellation projection overhead lit up again, and the symbol of Leo became clearly visible.

Leo successfully closed the door.