"Sorry I'm late."
Chase let out a long sigh.
After learning Marshall's target was Demon Ruins Island, relying on his special connection with Dark Magician Girl, he'd immediately summoned his newly acquired Guardian of the Fortress and rushed over at full speed.
Though in terms of pure flight speed, the Four-Star Guardian of the Fortress was much faster than the Five-Star Curse of Dragon, consuming relatively less magical power—
It was still an extreme distance crossing most of the ocean. Even he was exhausted.
But at least he'd made it in time!
"It's actually perfect timing! If I didn't have that special connection with Master, I'd almost suspect you timed it just right for a hero saving beauty moment!"
Dark Magician Girl tilted her head and playfully made a face at Chase.
The earlier tension and danger vanished without a trace.
For her, as long as Master was around, even if the sky fell, she wouldn't be afraid!
Hearing this, Chase looked down at Dark Magician Girl dangling from his arm like a ragdoll.
She was covered in wounds, her breath was disordered, even her magic robes were tattered from magical power.
He didn't need to ask what kind of fierce battle had just occurred.
"Good work."
He said softly, then looked up at the huge monster standing on the island. "Leave the rest to me."
"Mm!"
"Make sure you protect Mira-nee, and beat that ugly, disgusting demon god to a pulp~"
Dark Magician Girl clenched her fist, then her body began to dissipate, turning into specks of starlight as she returned to the deck.
"Chase, be very careful."
Mirajane's face showed worry. Though she didn't know why Chase had suddenly appeared here, she briefly explained the situation.
"That monster seems to be the legendary Eighteen Demon Gods. It can use lost magic that distorts space."
"I know. I came chasing the mastermind." Chase said lowly.
"The mastermind behind the scenes?"
"A guy named Marshall. Calls himself some kind of Demon Descendant."
"Marshall? Isn't that the sea adventurer who discovered these ruins?!"
Mirajane's expression froze. She vividly remembered that name she'd just heard.
"I see. That old bastard sure has a lot of identities."
Chase paused, then sighed with understanding.
That connected everything!
"I'll explain the details later. First, we need to deal with this trouble in front of us."
Seeing the confusion in Mirajane's big eyes, Chase said, "Mira, step back."
Hearing this, Mirajane silently blushed and looked down at her waist, still tightly held.
"...Before that, shouldn't you put me down first?"
"Ah? Sorry sorry—all my attention was on Marshall. Didn't notice."
Chase smiled and scratched his head, quickly setting Mirajane down.
Mirajane: Like I believe you!
Meanwhile, Marshall, who'd been temporarily disconnected, finally reconnected. His crimson eyes looked down at Chase, filled with surging murderous intent.
"Getting here from Aslova so quickly—Chase, honestly, you've surprised me!"
The hoarse, low voice came from the giant's mouth, echoing across the small island like demon whispers.
"I didn't expect that in just over ten minutes, Mr. Marshall would turn into this ghostly state."
Chase took a deep breath and slowly stepped forward, his magical power blooming unreservedly.
From within Sky Drum, he sensed a terrifying magical power far surpassing the dark guild master Cluny!
"Hahaha! You delivered yourself right to me!"
Marshall's expression turned vicious. He raised Sky Drum's huge palm, condensing a deep dark green space whirlpool.
With just those sacrifices earlier, Sky Drum's physical form hadn't reached its ultimate yet.
So he wasn't in a hurry to attack Chase. Instead, he targeted his attack on the tourists fleeing frantically on the beach, and the magical vessel packed with people!
Besides, this was also a way to test Chase.
SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH!
Chaos light exploded like fireworks in the sky, rapidly descending toward every human on the scene!
Chase's expression shifted slightly. Two cards appeared in his hand.
In that fleeting moment, the dense chaos light reached every despairing face!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
Explosions rang out one after another across the sandy beach.
When the commotion subsided and the smoke cleared—
The targeted people were unharmed. Before each stood an adorable fluffball.
They had blocked Marshall's deadly attack!
That's right—Chase had used the combination of Monster Card [Kuriboh] + Spell Card [Multiply]!
"Heh. You act all calm on the surface, but really?"
"You're no different from those idiotically naive fools in the bright guilds!"
In the eyes of the extremely egoistic Marshall, this behavior was laughably incomprehensible.
With that thought, his lips curled into a ferocious, perverted smile.
"If you've got the guts, keep trying to stop me, Chase!"
An even larger chaos vortex gathered above his head, brewing magical power far greater than before.
He wanted to use the innocent tourists to wear down Chase's power, then capture him with minimal cost!
"And this is why I hate this kind of tied-hands battle..."
Chase sighed deeply. Then he stepped forward, his The entire aura becomes extremely sharp.
He knew things would be troublesome—that's why he'd initially couldn't be bothered with Marshall, just wanting to complete his request cleanly and hand Cluny over to the Magic Council.
He wasn't the type to stick his nose into every bit of trouble. But now that he was dragged in, he couldn't just watch civilians be brutally slaughtered before his eyes.
Even if it meant depleting his already limited magical power!
BOOM.
A card arced sharply from his fingertips. Above the demon Sky Drum, blinding divine radiance suddenly lit up.
Three huge light swords descended from the heavens, plunging straight into the earth.
The holy light radiating from different directions firmly bound Marshall in place, preventing him from continuing attacking!
"Movement-restricting cards? Quite the means. No wonder Cluny lost to you."
"But..."
Murder flashed in Marshall's eyes as he clenched his gigantic fists, chaos spinning rapidly. "You think toys like these can stop me? You're far too naive!"
"I am the Eighteen Demon Gods—Sky Drum!"
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
Under the violent space impact, the holy light violently boiled. The three light swords Chase had summoned instantly began to stagger!
The immense pressure transmitted through the light swords bore down on Chase, his entire skeleton creaking and popping.
Even so, Chase didn't retreat an inch. Bearing the crushing weight, he drew a second card.
Trap Card: Curse of the Hexagram, activate!
Golden light slowly materialized around Sky Drum's waist, outlining a hexagram pattern with magical formations.
The double binding of Magic Card and Trap Card temporarily suppressed Sky Drum's power, fixing it in place.
Feeling his unmoving body, Marshall's gaze turned sinisterly. He roared, bursting with even stronger magical power to crazyassault the light swords and hexagram.
Instantly, gales howled, thunder crashed, lightning flashed!
Under the ripples of this power struggle, the entire island and surrounding sea violently trembled. Dark clouds rolled like the end of days!
It was only a matter of time before Sky Drum broke free!
The raging hurricane faced struck, continuously pushing Chase backward.
His arms, holding the cards, trembled constantly. Beads of blood seeped from his skin. The ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch, giving birth to dense spiderweb-like fissures!
"Don't you... take another step..."
"The people on this island... I'll protect them!!"
Chase roared, use this to firm his resolve.
Under his desperate support, finally, the last group of tourists safely boarded the magical vessel.
Among them was the little girl Dark Magician Girl had saved earlier.
She forced herself out of her mother's restraint, quickly ran to the vessel's railing, and shouted with all her might:
"Fight on! Big brother riding the dragon!!"
Inspired by her, gradually, the entire boatload of stunned people began cheering Chase on, cheering on.
Hearing this, Chase looked back hard. Seeing it was a cute little girl, he smiled gently.
And then...
"Kid, what are you yelling for?! Go home and suck on your bottle!" he yelled back.
Though her startled mother quickly pulled her away, the little girl showed no fear. Her eyes widened, staring at the guild mark on Chase's right arm.
There, a lightly dancing leprechaun was deeply etched into her young heart!
BOOM!
As the magical power circles activated, the magical vessel sped off at full power, quickly disappearing into the vast sea.
At the same moment, the light swords and hexagram finally reached their limit. With a crisp "CRACK," they shattered into countless dancing specks of light.
"Interfering with my plans again and again—Chase, I'll tear you into a thousand pieces!!"
Marshall was furious. He heavily stomped, shaking the entire island.
Hearing this, Chase wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Can't be helped. You're just unlucky enough to run into Fairy Tail's Destruction King."
With no more worries, he smiled calmly and raised his middle finger at Marshall. "When it comes to destruction, I'm Fiore's Number One!"
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