They Really Were a Bunch of Freaks

"Hey! Why are you all so quiet! If you're so capable, why don't you blast the mountain? If you're not, why don't you admit your mistake!"

"That's right!"

Enraged, Eleven landed in front of the group with Natsu, cursing and expressing his dissatisfaction. Natsu chimed in, equally indignant.

Compared to Eleven and Natsu's "enthusiasm," the group opposite them was much more indifferent. They neither apologized nor mocked Eleven's miserable situation; they simply watched with cold indifference.

"Heh, it's not easy to survive under the Self-Destructing Collapse Magic Circle." After watching for a while, the white-haired man spoke first, actually acknowledging Eleven and the others' survival ability.

"Hmm, it seems there are only these two left." The blue-haired boy's tone remained indifferent, and he said expressionlessly, "Brain, you handle this. I don't want anyone seeing me right now."

"Oh? Want me to wipe your butt?" the white-haired man called Brain joked.

"Of course, otherwise why do you think I would hand over 'these four people' to you?"

The blue-haired boy coldly retorted, then turned to leave, completely ignoring Eleven who were about to explode with anger.

But the blue-haired boy had only taken a couple of steps when he felt a tremendous force grab him, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free. An angry voice rang out from behind him. "Hey! Who told you to run away! Apologize to me! What are you trying to do, trying to look cool!"

Eleven was really angry. Yesterday's mission was bad enough, and today he was just trying to find shelter from the rain, but the mountain behind him exploded. Why did God have to make things so difficult for a baby like him!

Looking at the huge crater left by the rocky hill behind him, Eleven felt like dying. More destruction! Another place razed to the ground! Would he have to pay for it again?

Although this time it seems that he really has nothing to do with it at all, and he is actually the victim, he is used to being a Fairy Tail mage. Whenever something around him is broken, he subconsciously wants to admit his mistake and pay compensation.

To prove his innocence, Eleven had no intention of letting any of those present go; he wanted to take them all in to give their statements. He even planned to punish the blue-haired boy for his shameless attempt to escape.

With a slight exertion of Telekinesis, the blue-haired boy was lifted up and slammed to the ground with a thud. Still not satisfied, it began to repeatedly slam him to the ground.

"You dare show off like that to me!"

"So you wanted me to take the blame!"

"I'll make you pay me back!"

Eleven continued to pound on the object while muttering vicious curses under his breath.

The blue-haired boy's cool expression vanished instantly; he was completely stunned by this sudden turn of events.

What's with this crazy guy who suddenly appeared? Who's showing off? Who made you take the blame? Who made you pay money? I just wanted to kill you, why all this nonsense!

The man named Brain did not stop Eleven's violence; instead, he watched with great interest.

"Hey, you bastard, what are you doing to Jellal?" But a roar still came.

The first to react were the group of teenagers following behind them. After all, Jellal had once been their leader and their idol; how could they be subjected to such humiliation?

A punk-style teenager with a pointed nose, a yellow rooster-like hairstyle, and long eyebrows rushed out without saying a word. However, he did not attack Eleven immediately. Instead, he ran around Eleven in a very childish and immature manner.

As he ran, he muttered, "Speed is a good thing! I'll defeat you faster than anyone else, and you'll pay for what you did to Jellal. Hahaha, remember the name of the one who defeated you, my name is 'Racer'!"

Eleven: (゜-゜)???

Natsu, standing behind him, clenched his fists as if facing a formidable enemy, exclaiming in surprise, "So fast! I couldn't even see his movements!"

Eleven looked back at Natsu with a bewildered expression. He felt that Natsu might be tactically insulting the enemy's intelligence; judging from his serious expression, he was quite convincing.

(•̀ω•́)✧

In Eleven's eyes, the guy in front of him was just running around normally, and he didn't feel the speed that the guy was shouting about at all!

As he ran, he laughed loudly, acting as if he had his enemy completely under his thumb, which made Eleven extremely embarrassed.

(ㅍ_ㅍ): "That's enough."

Bang!

Eleven slammed the "chuunibyou" guy to the ground with one blow; he couldn't stand it anymore—it was too ridiculous.

"Wow, as expected of Eleven, he saw through his movements so easily!" Natsu's exclamation came from behind.

Eleven glanced back again, puzzled. He was no longer sure if Natsu was still acting. He hadn't expected Natsu to have such a cunning side. Should he play along?

Actually, Natsu wasn't putting on an act; he genuinely felt that Racer's speed was too fast to see clearly.

Racer's magic is quite peculiar; it's a type of magic that can affect an enemy's perception of speed. In other words, it can make an enemy feel that he is very fast, even though his actual speed hasn't changed at all.

That's how Natsu fell for it; his perception of speed became dulled, and he thought Racer was moving too fast to see clearly.

However, when this tactic was used on Eleven, it completely changed. Eleven's Spiritual Power was too strong; his perception could not be so easily destroyed. At Racer's current level, it couldn't even cause a ripple.

From Eleven's perspective, Racer's magic became nothing more than a silly, idiotic, and ordinary person running around, seemingly insulting others' intelligence.

"You bastard!"

The other teenagers were shocked and enraged to see Racer instantly defeated, and they all unleashed magical power that was in no way inferior to that of the Fairy Tail geniuses.

"Haha, wanna fight? I, Natsu, am ready to fight!" Natsu was more excited than anyone else, even facing so many people, he looked eager and ready to give it a try.

"You all step back; he is not someone you can handle."

Jellal had stood up at some point, his expression twisted with anger. He raised his hand to stop the charging teenagers, glaring fiercely at Eleven.

Suddenly, Jellal clenched his fist, and a pitch-black magic circle instantly appeared beneath Eleven's feet. A spell filled with destructive power exploded, unleashing a terrifying torrent of dark magic.

Fortunately, Eleven remained vigilant, his Spiritual Power covering the entire area, and he dodged the attack the moment the magic circle appeared, narrowly avoiding it.

"You sneak attack! That's despicable!" Natsu was furious when he saw Eleven being attacked, and he stood up for him, raising his fist to punch Jellal.

"Natsu, come back! Stay away!" However, Eleven's Telekinesis grabbed Natsu and flung him behind him.

Unlike the impetuous Natsu, Eleven looked solemn, and only now did he truly look at the blue-haired boy in front of him for the first time.

He was shocked by the magical power that Jellal had just unleashed; it was a magical surge that was in no way inferior to his and Laxus's. This was the first time Eleven had ever felt such a powerful sense of pressure from someone his age other than Laxus.