Knight

The kneeling boy was covered in molten lava. The broken blade fell on Chiba's neck and gradually melted into molten iron.

When she was locked up, Chiba almost burst out laughing.

Use handcuffs specifically designed to seal a mage's magic to restrain him?

That's absolutely hilarious.

He didn't try to escape for the past three days because he wanted to recuperate properly. Since they were going to publicly execute him, they wouldn't kill him beforehand.

There were two reasons why he chose to break free of his restraints on the day of his execution.

First, many ordinary people will definitely be watching the execution. Although the Frog in the Pond has a deal with the Dark Guild, it is still a member of the guild alliance, and they absolutely cannot lay a hand on ordinary people.

But his position was different. Since he was already considered a monster, he didn't need to worry about anything. He could escape using whatever method he needed to. However, the Frog in the Pond, for the safety of ordinary people, certainly couldn't use its full strength. This was also very advantageous to him.

Secondly... I've been causing trouble here for so long now. While not everyone in the country knows my name, surely many people are aware of my existence as a "monster," right? Logically... if Mira has joined Fairy Tail, she should have already heard about me...

Even if they don't know yet... causing such a huge scene on such an important day, their reputation should be spreading by now, right?

Then he shouted, "Come on, aren't you going to sentence me? Come on, all of you, get on me! Hahaha, cough cough!"

Damn, he laughed so wildly he choked on his own.

"Monster! Monster!"

"The monster has broken free of its shackles! Everyone, run!"

The people below the execution platform were immediately thrown into a panic, screaming and fleeing in all directions.

"You!"

Anger flashed across Qilin's face, and then a long sword materialized out of thin air, slashing towards Chiba's neck.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound rang out, sparks flying everywhere.

Chiba was slightly taken aback, because the blow had not struck his neck.

He hurriedly turned around, only to see a silver longsword hovering in the air, blocking the blade in Qilin's hand.

"Who goes there?!" Knowing it wasn't Chiba's doing, Qilin looked around and hissed.

Meanwhile, somewhere along the main road, a commotion broke out.

"Stop! Stop!"

"The execution platform is ahead; do not proceed."

Many Frog in the Pond mages gathered together, seemingly trying to stop something.

However, in the next instant, their formation was completely broken. The first thing that caught the eye in the crowd was a tall, magnificent horse.

And... an armored girl on a steed!

"Get out of the way!"

The girl gave a cold shout, but many mages still surrounded her again, trying to stop her.

"There's no other way..."

"Heaven's Wheel..."

As the silver magic circle was formed, countless sword blades emerged.

"The Blumenblatt!"

As the girl's low shout faded, countless sword blades shot out, attacking the mages blocking their path.

Countless Frog in the Pond mages were sent flying by the sword blade, and the girl riding the steed swept through the crowd with unstoppable momentum, arriving at the execution platform in the blink of an eye.

The girl raised her pretty face and shouted, "You two up there, surrender now, or else..."

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Lava Chiba leaped into the air and unleashed a massive, blazing fireball at the execution platform. In the blink of an eye, the fireball engulfed the platform, Qilin's furious gaze.

The girl below the execution platform was stunned. She never expected that before she could finish speaking, the Lava Monster would suddenly spew a huge fireball downwards.

Seeing the execution platform, already ablaze with flames, collapse, and the people who hadn't managed to escape, the girl's pretty face remained calm.

"Requip! Flame Emperor's Armor!"

A magic circle was formed, and in the blink of an eye, the girl's bright silver armor was replaced with fiery red armor decorated with orange.

Even her hairstyle changed to pigtails.

With a single sword strike, the flames were completely engulfed, followed by several more strikes, which destroyed the massive execution platform.

"Bang! Bang!"

Chiba and Qilin landed almost simultaneously, standing face to face at a short distance apart, gazing at each other in silence.

"Tap tap..."

A girl with long, scarlet hair rode up, her sword pointed at Qilin, and smiled faintly, "Can you stop now?"

Qilin scrutinized the girl before him, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Who are you?"

The girl smiled.

"I am Erza Scarlet, a mage from Fairy Tail!"

The girl's voice, which seemed to carry a hint of pride, reached Qilin's ears, causing his pupils to shrink slightly and his expression to become serious.

Fairy Tail!

Although this mage guild isn't particularly strong overall, no one dares to underestimate it.

Because... the guild leader is Ten Wizard Saints!

The Ten Wizard Saints are the ten strongest publicly known mages in the country!

Furthermore, Makarov, the guild master of Fairy Tail, is an extremely powerful figure among the Ten Wizard Saints.

Moreover, although Fairy Tail's overall strength is not very strong at present, its potential is extraordinary.

Laxus, which has already reached the S-Class threshold, seems to be only sixteen years old this year.

Even Mira, an extremely powerful "Demon" among A-Class mages, is only twelve years old this year.

And the girl in front of us, "Titania" Erza, is only twelve years old!

"He's a 'demon,' do you think Fairy Tail wants to get involved in this?" Qilin said in a deep voice.

Just as Erza was about to answer him, a huge explosion suddenly came from somewhere in the town.

Qilin looked in that direction, then his eyes suddenly trembled.

That's... the headquarters of the Frog in the Pond!

"I didn't expect Mira to be better so quickly," Erza said with a shrug, seemingly unconcerned.

Upon hearing Erza's words, Qilin's eyes blazed with fury as he glared at Erza and roared, "What have you done?!"

"It's nothing, just a fire set off in your hometown. You'd better go back and put it out first, otherwise don't blame us if it burns everything down," Erza said.

"You!" Qilin was furious, clearly not expecting her to be so bold.

His gaze shifted. According to Erza, "Demon" Mira seemed to have arrived as well. In that case, Frog in the Pond would be facing three A-Class opponents at the same time. Although their guild had two A-Class mages, they were considered a tier weaker among A-Class mages.

If we were to rank A, they would only be considered A-, while Mira and Erza would both be considered A.

After weighing the pros and cons, Qilin glared fiercely at the two men, then shouted, "Those belonging to the Frog in the Pond, return to guild headquarters immediately!"

He was a smart man; he wouldn't risk something with a very low probability of success. With these two protecting the Lava Monster, today's execution plan had already been ruined. Forcibly keeping them alive could potentially result in significant losses.

So, Qilin led the large group of mages back to the guild headquarters at top speed. In the blink of an eye, only two people remained in the huge square.

Erza began to look the boy in front of her directly in the eye.