Holistic Fantasy - Chapter 77

Chapter 77

“Uwa—!”

The shockwave from the fight expanded outwards and assailed the spectators .

“Heeerr—!”

Feeling the weight of Natsu’s punch, Noah uttered a low roar and he started channeling some of his gargantuan magic power, he concentrated them around his arm .

With the augmentation provided by his magic power, Noah’s arm bulged up and turned really burly .

He swung his arm and an explosive force surged forth from his arm . This force traveled along his cloth sack and finally, it met the opposing force coming fro Natsu’s punch .

Poof

The sudden surge of force made a minor explosion sound when the two opposing forces met .

Natsu’s flames got dissipated by the sheer power of his strike much to Natsu’s surprise .

Grab

Noah didn’t even stop, he seized the exact moment Natsu flinched and he threw his cloth sack at him .

Swish

Clad in magic power, the cloth sack approached Natsu’s face with incredulous momentum .

At such a close distance, even if Natsu’s reflex is good, it won’t be enough for him to avoid this hit . When he finally recovered from his stunned state, the cloth sack is already growing in size in his field of vision as it approached him .

“Damn—!”

Natsu growled and he leaned backward and he did a backflip, lashing out with his feet . Flames appeared around his feet .

“Karyu no Kagizume!”

Natsu kicked at the cloth sack with his flaming legs .

Clang

With a metallic sound, both Natsu and the cloth sack were sent flying backward .

Pashu

Noah grabbed the cloth sack .

Meanwhile, Natsu landed hard on the ground and bounced up before he could steady himself with one knee to the ground and hands firmly anchoring himself .

It is immediately apparent who had the upper hand here .

Natsu is doing everything he can, he wasted his magic power with his frenzied attacks . He’s basically using 120% of his power at the moment .

Noah hadn’t even unsheathed his arming sword let alone use his magic . He did not use his sword skills on Natsu as well . Instead, he used only the cloth sack enhanced with magic power . With his cloth sack, he used simple attack patterns against Natsu . Noah had yet to show his unbridled power .

Natsu at his 120% and Noah who probably haven’t reached 10% yet . The result: Natsu is at a disadvantage after a few bouts .

Can one even call this kind of duel a battle?

“So strong…”

Natsu knew just how big the gap is between Noah and him . He clenched his fists, his eyes wavering just like his spirit, soon, his body trembled as well .

The Fairy Tail members were shocked by just how strong Noah is and they started pitying Natsu .

“Natsu…”

Happy murmured with tears at the corner of his eyes . He looked like he is going to cry because he can’t watch this go on anymore .

Mira, Erza, Lisanna, Gray and the other kids stayed silent as they watched the proceedings .

Makarov watched the battle from start until now, he glanced at Noah who hadn’t broken a sweat yet and he looked at Natsu . Makarov looked glad about how things turned out .

“Natsu, you should thank Noah . He gave you the motivation to grow stronger as a parting gift…”

Noah looked at Natsu who is still trembling while clenching his fists .

“Natsu!”

the sudden shout made Natsu flinch and he looked at Noah with a stupefied expression .

“Get stronger!”

He ignored his dumbfounded expression and he plainly continued .

“We will have another round when the time comes!”

Life started returning to his face, he also stopped trembling as he revealed a wide smile .

“You’re strong just like I expected!”

Natsu lowered his arms while he stared at Noah with blazing hot eyes .

“We are going to duke it out next time!”

Noah closed his eyes, he didn’t bother to hide the smile on his face .

The Fairy Tail members finally knew what is happening .

It’s plain as day, Natsu gave up .

“The result!”

Makarov declared .

“It’s Noah’s victory!”

“OOOOOhhh—!”

Everybody cheered without any reserve .

“Natsu!”

Happy dived into Natsu’s chest, he asked him with a worried expression .

“Are you alright?”

“Oh you betcha!”

Natsu nodded . He looked at Noah who stood among the gathered crowd . He mumbled with renewed vigor .

“Say, Happy . ”

“Yea?”

Happy looked at Natsu .

“I want to grow stronger!”

Natsu declared with a stern but cheerful tone .

“Stronger than anybody!”

“Aye, sir!”

“If it’s Natsu we are talking about then there won’t be any problem!”

“Isn’t that right?”

Natsu guffawed .

Noah looked at Natsu and he had a newfound respect for Natsu .

Sure, he might not be as strong as Mira or Erza . He’s definitely weaker than Laxus but from their fight, he had a hunch about him .

If there’s anyone from this guild who could surpass Noah, it would most likely be Natsu .

Noah had faith in him .

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While everybody is celebrating after the duel, somewhere above the floor, a few figures lurked .

Looking down at the group with condescending eyes is a normal routine for Laxus .

By his side, Fried, Bixlow, and Evergreen could see just how tense Laxus is at the moment . He’s clenching his hands on his arm so hard they are worried he might hurt himself .

“That Noah . ”

Fried used a grave tone .

“He managed to subdue Natsu without magic, weapons or taking the offensive lead, he merely relied on passive retaliation . ”

“By the way, Natsu has improved quite a lot!”

Bixlow said in awe .

“With his strength, he could beat the three of us in 1 v 1 fights!”

“I am not interested in Natsu!”

Evergreen said .

“I am more interested in finding out just how strong Noah is!”

Laxus turned around and headed towards another direction without saying anything .

“Laxus!”

The Raijinshu called out and they chased after him .

Laxus didn’t stop for his tribe members . He left the guild with a menacing line .

“When you come back, I will show everyone that I am the strongest one!”