Who Do You Think I Am?

The young man immediately shut up. He could sense that the blond boy in front of him seemed to be on the verge of anger, and the deep sense of oppression almost suffocated him.

"Stop!"

A low shout echoed from the foot of the mountain path. Laxus withdrew the lightning in his hand and turned his gaze toward the source of the sound.

The young man scrambled down the mountain path, stumbling and nearly falling.

A middle-aged man in a suit and tie, with a protruding belly, walked up. Behind him was a group of warriors carrying long spears and wearing armor.

"What happened?" The village chief asked the young man who had fled to him, his face full of authority.

The young man stammered, "Village Chief... Village Chief, these people... these people went to Menair's residence, and one of the girls among them is possessed by a demon!"

Everyone's expression changed drastically. The village chief's face was so dark it was almost dripping with water. He said to Laxus, "Why are you so determined to go to Menair's residence?"

"In order to track down the so-called demon."

Laxus glanced at the group of people behind the village chief, grinned, and said, "What? Why have you gathered so many people so quickly?"

The village chief said coldly, "These are our village guards; they're responsible for patrolling the village. They came over after hearing the commotion."

He glanced at the two men hanging from the tree after being beaten by Laxus and said, "I'd like to ask you, why did you beat our village guards like this?"

In fact, Laxus had already noticed that after the young man told the village chief Mira that she was possessed by a demon, the village chief's attitude changed drastically. It could even be said that he was treating them as enemies.

But who is Laxus? How could he possibly be afraid of these Muggle guards? He sneered, "They ambushed me, so can't I retaliate?"

"Then why are you chasing after him?" the village chief asked, pointing at the young man in front of him.

"Hmph! Those sneaky fellows, of course we need to get to the bottom of this. I'd like to ask, does everyone in your village carry a smoke grenade?" Laxus chuckled. "Or rather, does everyone carry a bomb?"

The village chief fell silent, his face grim, and said to the guards, "Let's go! We're going up!"

"Boom!"

Just as the group was about to ascend the mountain path, lightning struck in front of them, transforming into the form of a blond boy wearing an earpiece. His face was equally grim. "What... do you want to do?"

"Of course, we must destroy the demon!" The village chief raised his eyebrows and shouted, "You have no idea what a person possessed by a demon is! It's a cursed thing, something even the gods fear, the natural enemy of the gods!"

"I don't care about gods or anything like that..." Laxus said calmly, "Mira is our ally. If you dare to harm her, I'll show you what hell is like..."

The boy's tone was nonchalant, but the chilling coldness it conveyed sent shivers down the spines of countless people.

"What happened?" Just as the two sides were at a stalemate, Jura, Totomaru, and Aria arrived.

But clearly no one answered them; the tense atmosphere around them suggested that Fairy Tail had a conflict with their client.

A conflict has broken out between a mage and his client? And it seems to be quite serious; they're almost at the point of fighting...

This is a very rare thing!

Totomaru and Aria were happy to see this, but that didn't mean Jura was. He was there to complete a mission, and hadn't even engaged the target yet; internal strife was already brewing—wasn't that a joke?

"What's everyone doing gathered here? Having a party?"

A mocking laugh rang out from the mountain path, and then a white-robed boy led a white-haired girl down the path, followed by a red-haired girl in armor.

The young man from before was terrified when he saw Mira appear, pointing at her and shouting, "It's her! It's her! She's the one possessed by a demon!"

After the young man finished speaking in fear, many people turned their gazes to Mira.

"Why are you all looking at me?" Mira frowned, then released Chiba's hand and walked straight in front of the young man. With each step she took, a part of her body changed, and the young man took a step back, his face showing deeper fear. In the end, everyone around dispersed.

"No... don't come near me... go away! Demon!" the young man screamed in terror, his legs trembling uncontrollably.

In his Satan Soul Form, Mira stretched out his claws, seemingly trying to grab his head, but he only extended them halfway before the young man collapsed to the ground, a puddle of water beneath him.

Mira frowned. She hadn't expected that a grown man would be so frightened by her that he lost control of his bladder. She hadn't done anything wrong.

She turned around, her cold gaze sweeping over the crowd. Everyone she looked at lowered their heads, not daring to meet her eyes; this was a fear that came from the depths of their hearts.

"Weren't you going to destroy me? What? You don't even dare to look me in the eye, yet you want to fight me?" Mira said coldly.

The village chief roared, "What are you all doing with your heads down? Get up there!"

But the guards looked at each other, none of them daring to go forward.

"Hey! Who do you think I am?!"

Mira appeared before the village chief in an instant, grabbed him by the collar, and lifted him up. She said, "An innocent little girl? Or a little girl who thrived under the banner of justice in the Magic Council? Listening to her teachers at school every day, and having her parents pick her up after school? And now she's possessed by a demon, burying her face in her hands and crying? Clinging to your legs begging for mercy? Saying 'I don't know anything,' 'I'm just a victim'?"

Don't be naive!

Her blue eyes fixed on the village chief, and she said coldly, "I am Mirajane, the [Demon] of Fairy Tail. My magic is the ability to Take Over demons and use them as a source of power. Even without demon possession... you should still fear me, because I am a demon."

She said, word by word, "And... I never intended to beg you to let me go. If begging worked... if tears worked... if fear worked, I wouldn't be standing here, and I wouldn't have met my guildmates."

"You are the clients, and we are mages. We'll help you deal with the troublesome demons and then leave, never to meet again. But..." In an instant, her gaze turned extremely cold. "If you have any ill intentions towards me or my companions, forgive my bluntness, but I can handle these scoundrels by myself. We have mages here who are even more powerful than me. Your strength is just a joke to us."

Finally, she put the village chief down, deactivated her Satan Soul Form, and turned to walk towards Chiba and the others. She shrugged and said, "Of course, you can take us to the Magic Council, but we're not necessarily afraid of them. The chairman said those people in the Magic Council are just a pile of dog shit."

"Well said!" Chiba clicked his tongue, utterly impressed by Mira's domineering presence.