Chapter 25

Magnolia, by the forest river...

"Hummmmmm!"

The surge of magic caused the air to vibrate, spreading like ripples and enveloping the black beads, which then floated around their owner, who had released the magic.

Noah closed his eyes, with black beads covered in a faint magical glow floating around him, just as they had during his previous magic control exercises.

However, in the next moment, Noah made a different move from before.

His eyes snapped open, revealing deep, star-like black eyes, and he raised his hands as if to lift something, palms up, lifting them continuously.

"Hummmmmmm!"

As Noah moved, the magic surging from his body became more intense, making the faint glow on the black beads grow brighter.

Then, the black beads began to move.

"Swishhhhh!"

With a series of faint whistling sounds, the black beads, as if endowed with life, circled around Noah, tracing beautiful trajectories, their speed increasing.

"Swishhhhh!"

Before long, the entire forest river was filled with sharp whistling sounds.

"Bang!"

At one moment, two black beads, moving at high speed, collided with a dull thud, bouncing off each other.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang!"

This collision seemed to trigger a chain reaction, with a series of dull thuds echoing, gradually reducing the number of black beads circling Noah. It took a while before they finally stopped.

However, when they did, only about one-tenth of the original number of black beads remained floating around Noah.

"Clap, clap, clap, clap!"

Erza, who had been watching from the side, clapped and praised.

"Your magic control has improved a lot since before. You're getting stronger and stronger. At this rate, it won't be long before you can completely control all your magic, right?"

"It's still early!" Noah said, but a smile involuntarily curved his lips.

"At this level of magic control, if I use all my magic, there's still a possibility of losing control, isn't there?"

"But at least, without using all your magic, even if you get emotionally agitated, you won't lose control like you did in the guild before," Erza crossed her arms and chuckled.

"Actually, even before you learn magic, with your current magic control, it's unlikely that you'll lose control. That's a good thing."

"You said it yourself, that's before I learn magic," Noah's smile faded, and he sighed.

"Every mage increases their magic power as they advance in magic. My magic power is already too strong to control completely. If it increases further, I won't be able to handle it. When can I start learning magic?"

Hearing Noah's sigh, Erza felt a bit strange.

After all, a mage's magic power is directly linked to their strength.

The stronger a person's magic, the more powerful the spells they can cast, enhancing their combat ability.

The more magic a person has, the longer they can use spells, extending their combat time.

Therefore, increasing magic power is almost equivalent to increasing one's own strength.

So, the growth of magic power has always been what every mage dreams of and a major goal in the path of enhancing their strength.

No matter what, the increase in magic power is absolutely a good thing.

Now, such a good thing, coming from Noah's mouth, seemed like a disaster, something he wanted to avoid at all costs. Perhaps, in the entire world, only he felt this way.

While feeling this way in her heart, Erza also said to Noah.

"The guild master said that with your efforts, completely controlling your powerful magic and learning magic is just a matter of time. Besides, even without magic, you're not without strength, right?"

Hearing this, the slight discomfort in Noah's heart disappeared. He reached out, tightened the sword at his waist, and his expression improved.

"Let's end today's training here!" Erza glanced at the sky.

"It's time to show up at the guild!"

Noah nodded indifferently and walked with Erza toward the guild.

...

"Die, droopy eyes!"

"You die, upturned eyes!"

When Noah and Erza pushed open the doors of the Fairy Tail guild and entered the bar, two familiar voices, full of excitement and anger, rang out, followed by the sound of something being smashed or thrown.

Although they hadn't yet seen the inside of the guild, hearing these sounds, Noah and Erza instantly knew what was happening. They exchanged a glance and sighed.

"Pervert!"

"Hedgehog head!"

"Exhibitionist!"

"Hot-headed bastard!"

With the sound of low-level curses, on the first floor of the guild's bar, Natsu and Gray were wrestling, as if they had a mortal grudge against each other. Both Natsu and Gray had various bruises on their faces.

Seeing this, none of the guild members tried to stop them; instead, they cheered on the spectacle. Even Makarov was sitting at the bar, drinking and sighing.

"Young people are so energetic..."

Seeing this, Noah sighed again.

"Erza..."

"Understood!" Erza, expressionless, approached Natsu and Gray, who were so engrossed in their fight that they hadn't noticed her. She reached out and accurately pressed down on their heads.

"Stop it right now!"

Saying this, Erza pushed with all her strength, and Natsu and Gray were separated.

Not just separated.

"Ugh!"

The force was so strong that it sent the two thirty-kilogram boys flying, their necks making a crackling sound that made everyone's scalp tingle. They landed on the ground, groaning in pain.

"How about you two take a break for a day?" Noah walked up to Erza and looked at Natsu and Gray, who were lying on the ground, with a pained expression.

"You keep fighting, but you never seem to decide a winner."

"Shut up!" Natsu jumped up energetically, then noticed it was Noah speaking, and his eyes lit up.

"Noah! Let's have a match!"

"Erza!" Gray also jumped up.

"Let's have a match too!"

As they spoke, both jumped up and lunged at Noah and Erza, one at Noah and one at Erza.

Seeing Natsu and Gray lunge at them without a word, Noah and Erza's expressions fell. As Natsu and Gray reached them, they both raised their hands, forming a chopping motion, and delivered a powerful blow to the stomachs of their opponents, who had challenged them unilaterally and attacked unilaterally.

"Thud!"

"Oof!" Natsu and Gray's eyes bulged as they were hit in the stomach, their bodies freezing for a moment before they collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

"Ha ha ha ha!" The people around them burst into exaggerated laughter.

Natsu and Gray fighting, then being stopped by Erza, and after being stopped, challenging Noah and Erza again, only to be taken down by them, was a scene that almost happened every day.

Should we say, this is the style of the guild?