Chapter 706 Neinhart: Back then, I was also a magical genius...
July 4, X786, this is a day worth remembering.
After that, a legend of the "Red-haired Devil" appeared in the Kingdom of Fiore!
Speaking of Fiore, there are actually quite a few legends or famous figures with colors, such as the Black and White Goddess, the World-Destroying Black Dragon, the Emerald Princess, the Blue Pegasus, the Yellow-Haired Halo and so on. One or two more red-haired demons would not be a big deal.
The Great Demon Fighting Exercise has been going on for a long time, and this is the first four-person battle where both sides are very powerful.
Needless to say, Kira and Erza, one is a 'sage' and the other is a 'fairy queen', both of whom have long been well-known in Fiore. The guild 'Emperor's Shield' has attracted much attention since the first day of the tournament. Even if the audience did not know every wizard who participated in the tournament, they could tell how strong they were from their performance.
So the audience knows that this confrontation between the two major guilds, Fairy Tail and Emperor's Shield, will be more shocking than the previous seven double battles.
In the previous two-player battles, either one side won by a landslide or both sides fought each other. Even in yesterday's match between 'Fairy Tail' and 'Snake Princess Scale', with Jura on the field, because of the influence of another wizard Toby, it seemed to them that it was more like two against one rather than two against two.
This was the only battle that was a true duel between four wizards with the strength of the 'Holy Ten'!
Hearing Kira's invitation to a duel, Erza couldn't help but smile. At the same time, a long-lost competitive spirit surged up and her blood boiled.
"Is it burning?"
"yes!"
The familiar words filled Erza's eyes with fighting spirit in an instant. Neinhart, who was hiding behind Bradman and Kuanghua, was shocked when he saw this scene.
This look... this look...
He is so familiar!!
Thinking back to ten years ago... (The following is Neinhart's reminiscence)
When I was young, I was a bohemian, romantic and unrestrained person. I was sought after by younger brothers and admired by beautiful women. I was called "the child of other people's family" by uncles and aunts in the surrounding villages. I had good food and drink every day and my life was extremely comfortable.
I was just 18 years old, full of youth and vigor. Influenced by the traveling merchants, I always yearned for poetry and distant places. I dreamed of leaving my small town and hometown one day, going to the romantic Kingdom of Fiore, and then falling in love with a gentle woman, getting married and having children...
Unexpectedly, one day, a woman came to my door and said that the empire was interested in my magic and wanted to recruit me to work for the empire.
The woman was very beautiful, graceful, with a curvaceous figure, and it was obvious that she was from a prominent family. However, these were not enough to impress a man with dreams in his heart.
To me at that time, romance was the only thing in the world worth pursuing with all my heart, everything else was bullshit!
Of course, the romance here mainly refers to beautiful poetry, a distant place with infinite possibilities, unreachable and even absurd dreams, and passionate and everlasting love.
How can a man give up real treasures for the vulgar things like money and power? So I rejected the woman's invitation without hesitation.
Thinking about it now, that was probably the boldest and craziest decision I have ever made in my life!
It was not until the terrifying magic power of the opponent pressed me to the ground and the cold gaze made me unable to move even a finger that I finally understood the meaning of "Imperial Recruitment" mentioned by that woman. I also finally understood the difference in strength between her and myself, and understood that magicians are different from each other.
How is it possible!!
How could there be such a powerful wizard? !
Is this world really that big?! Is the place I long for so far away?!
At the moment when the magic wand pierced the floor in front of me, only three centimeters away from my eyes, I completely...completely understood!
Yes, money and power are indeed not enough to shake the position of poetry, distant places, dreams and love in a man's heart, but life can!
At that moment, my future life suddenly became clear, and my goal became to devote my life to the empire until my death!
If you think about it carefully, even if there is no poetry and distant places, no dreams and love, no romance, as long as you can contribute your strength to the empire, it is also a very good life...
Ten years have passed, and I have almost completely forgotten what I longed for back then. The only thing I remember is the face and the look that changed my life.
And now, I have finally realized half of my dream - I have come to the Kingdom of Fiore in Ishgar.
On the second day of the Great Demon Fighting Exercise, I saw a girl who was 70% similar to the woman from that time in both face and eyes.
I know that the girl is the daughter of that woman, her name is Erza, and she is a very popular wizard of the younger generation in the Kingdom of Fiore.
But what I didn’t expect was that on the fourth day, I would come face to face with this girl.
(End of memories)
"That look! How similar! How terrifying! They are truly mother and daughter..."
Seeing the change in Erza's eyes, Neinhart wanted to cry but had no tears . His legs trembled involuntarily and he became seven points timid in his heart.
He just felt as if he had returned to ten years ago, back to the day when he was beaten, forced, and forced to do labor by Irene, thus overturning his original worldview and common sense of magic.
'Am I defeated by the red-haired woman again? !'
Neinhart's eyes widened, and he murmured to himself, "No... No..."
"What's wrong with that guy? Why does he look so scared?"
The change in the opponent naturally did not escape Erza's attention, but she did not know the inside story, and immediately became suspicious. She looked at Kira and Jacob and asked, "Am I that scary?"
As he spoke, he blinked his bright big eyes in confusion.
"You are scary or not, don't you know it in your heart?"
Kira complained, pointing to some people in the guild camp who were paying attention to this side, "Natsu and Gray must have unique insights on this issue."
Erza straightened her chest, facing the sunlight above her head, and said confidently: "Natsu and Gray... I think the answer must be 'no'!"
"Well... I don't think so..."
Erza was surprised: "Huh? Why? We have a very good relationship!!"
"Are you serious about that...?!"
Kira chuckled, he knew that he was powerless to correct Erza's self-perception.
"What do you think?"
They both looked at Jacob on the other side.
Jacob: “…”
You ask me these things, how would I, a foreigner, know ?
"Not scary!! You're not scary at all!!"
After a moment of silence, Jacob said slowly, "A young, beautiful, and powerful wizard like you should be admired, respected, and a reliable companion and family member in the hearts of your companions!"
The old guy is really good at flattering...
Kira looked at Jacob, who had a strong desire to survive, with a twinkling eye, and thought: He is a real professional! He must have done a lot of homework beforehand. Almost every word in this answer was picked up from the code dictionary!
"You flatter me."
Erza was indeed very satisfied with Jacob's answer. She smiled modestly and said, "By the way, Kira! When you start fighting later, remember to show mercy!"
His words showed his confidence in Kira's abilities.
Jack froze for a moment, then said hesitantly, "No... well... if possible, can we just not fight?"
His voice became smaller and smaller until it was inaudible.
Do you have to be so cowardly?
"Of course that's impossible!"
Just as Kira was about to complain, Erza answered first: "You also said that I'm a reliable partner, right? Nothing is more reliable than winning this game!"
Jacob: “…”
Well, this time I shot myself in the foot...
