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Three days later, the main square of Magnolia Town.
Natsu and Erza stood facing each other, surrounded by a dense crowd of townspeople who had come to watch the excitement, as well as the Mage members of the Fairy Tail Guild.
Little Goku was among them.
Today was the day Natsu challenged Erza, so he naturally had to come and watch.
Furthermore, according to their agreement, after the two finished their fight, the winner would have another match with him.
In truth, even if he weren't fighting, he was very interested in this form of martial arts-style combat.
It felt just like being back at the World Martial Arts Tournament, watching other contestants compete from the waiting area.
By watching the battles of the strong, one could similarly learn from their strengths to offset one's own weaknesses and improve oneself.
"Go Natsu!"
"Queen Erza, give that brat Natsu a good lesson!"
Amidst the cheers and encouragement from the townspeople, the battle between Erza and Natsu officially began.
"Requip: Flame Empress Armor!"
A red magic circle lit up beneath Erza's feet, and a set of red armor imbued with dense fire magic immediately appeared on her body.
"Flame Empress Armor—a magical armor with fireproof effects. Natsu is in trouble now."
The guild Mages watching from the side were clearly very aware of the effects of Erza's magical armor.
"With this Flame Empress Armor, the power of Natsu's flames will be reduced by at least half."
"It looks like Erza is getting serious too."
"Begin!"
Seeing both sides ready, Master Makarov immediately announced through a magical megaphone.
As the Master, he highly approved of healthy sparring between guild Mages.
Because this was also a great way to improve the strength of his guild's Mages.
Therefore, he was the referee for today's two matches.
"Flame Empress Armor, great! This way I can go all out!"
Seeing Erza don the Flame Empress Armor, Natsu wasn't afraid; instead, he excitedly covered his limbs in flames, significantly boosting his speed and strength as he launched the first attack.
Erza, wielding the red Flame Empress Sword, clashed with Natsu in a flurry of combat.
"Wow, they're pretty strong!"
Watching the two fight, Little Goku's eyes sparkled.
To be honest, compared to the wizards at Hogwarts, he still preferred the Mages here.
Because the fighting style of the Mages here was very similar to his own.
Although Mages learned all sorts of magic, they preferred using magic to buff themselves for close-quarters combat rather than just directly firing magic at their opponents.
Just like when Natsu used fire magic, it was basically used to augment his punches and kicks, delivering powerful attacks at close range.
Only when seizing an opportunity to decide the match would they release magic to attack the opponent directly.
He was the same when he fought; he rarely used the Kamehameha right at the start, but more often used Ki to strengthen his body for close-quarters combat.
While the Kamehameha was certainly powerful, it consumed a lot of Ki and was easily dodged.
At the same time, while the power of Ki was very damaging to inanimate objects, against experts who also possessed Ki or similar energies...
...it was easily countered. Instead, it wasn't as effective as punches and kicks directly reinforced by Ki.
Erza's Requip magic was the same.
While those magical armors and weapons could certainly enhance her strength and allow her to face different enemies more calmly...
...her true strength actually lay in her superb combat experience and techniques, as well as her terrifying Physical Body reinforced by magic power.
Therefore, most of the powerful Mages in this World, besides being able to use their magic with consummate skill...
...were also very powerful combat experts.
They were able to maximize the combination of their magic and combat techniques to create various powerful magic Moves.
"Erza, take my strongest Move!"
After about ten minutes of fierce fighting, Natsu clearly realized that he was inferior to Erza in both combat technique and magic power.
So, he unleashed his current strongest Move: "Flames of the right hand and flames of the left hand, combining the power of both flames—take this, Fire Dragons Brilliant Flame!"
He leaped high into the air as a massive fireball formed from terrifying Dragon fire condensed above his head, then smashed it down ruthlessly toward Erza below.
"Is that guy Natsu trying to destroy the whole town?"
The guild Mages' expressions changed one after another as they felt the immense magic power radiating from that fireball.
If this fireball crashed down, it would be enough to turn all of Magnolia Town into a giant crater.
"Don't worry, don't worry."
Makarov saw the fireball but wasn't worried at all.
With Erza there, the fireball wouldn't affect the town; Natsu knew this too, which was why he used his full strength to unleash his ultimate Move.
Besides, even if Erza couldn't block it, he, the Master, was still there.
However, he was also somewhat moved.
Because in terms of power, Natsu's fireball had completely reached the level of an S-Class Mage.
But that referred to those S-Class Mages on the outside.
Compared to the S-Class Mages of the guild, it was still quite a bit lacking.
After all, for the safety of the guild's Mages, his requirements for the S-Class Mage exam were extremely strict.
In his view, anyone without strength close to or even at the level of the Ten Wizard Saints was not worthy of passing his exam.
So the prestige of the guild's five S-Class Mages was quite high.
Oh no, it should be six.
Thinking of this, he looked at his Personal Disciple, Little Goku, and a gratified smile appeared on his face.
After learning about the entire mission process from Erza and the others, he was completely certain that Little Goku already possessed the strength consistent with a guild S-
Class Mage.
He was just missing a formal exam.
"Natsu and Gray should be getting close too."
Turning back, he glanced at Natsu in the sky and Gray nearby, who was wearing only a pair of boxers.
Although the two were still some distance from being the guild's S-Class Mages, it wasn't very far.
If they were fast, they might be promoted in a year or two.
Meanwhile, Little Goku looked at the Fire Dragons Brilliant Flame Natsu had used, a thoughtful expression on his face.
He could see that the flames in Natsu's left and right hands were actually no different.
However, when the flames from both hands combined, a miraculous change occurred, causing the power of the resulting fireball to increase significantly.
He felt he could learn from this point.
By combining the Ki of his left hand and right hand, he could also create a similar Ki ball, and its explosive power should be much greater than a Ki blast used alone.
"Flame Empress Slash!"
Facing the terrifyingly powerful fireball, Erza didn't dodge but charged straight up to meet it.
The red Flame Empress Sword in her hand erupted with massive flames, slashing fiercely at the fireball and actually cutting it in half on the spot.
"It seems like I'll need a bit more control."
Seeing Natsu's fireball broken, Little Goku had a new realization in his heart.
If he created an Spirit Bomb, he couldn't just throw it so rigidly, as it would be easily dodged or dispersed in advance.
He could try to manipulate the Spirit Bomb to dodge and track the enemy.