I'm a Fairy Tail Wizard!

Watching Levy's petite figure tumble and crawl into the jungle and disappear from sight, the rooster monster let out a strange laugh.

"Hehehe, that little girl actually managed to get away."

"Fine."

The dog-headed samurai sheathed his katana, his tone filled with disdain.

"Anyway, she looks weak and can't cause any trouble. We can just take care of her after we've hunted down all the other fairies on the island."

However, no sooner had they finished speaking than a sickening metallic chewing sound came from behind them.

The two of them instinctively turned around.

The Iron Dragon Slayer, who should have been severely injured, was now stuffing a lump of iron into his mouth and chewing it like a biscuit.

As the iron block was swallowed, Gajeel's bleeding wounds began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye!

A magical power, even more powerful and violent than before, erupted from his body!

Gajeel slowly stood up, twisted his neck, and made a series of cracking sounds.

"Wipe out?"

A ferocious and arrogant smile spread across Gajeel's face.

"Heh heh heh! Another bunch of arrogant and ignorant fools!"

Gajeel cracked his knuckles, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.

"Well, I don't really have the right to judge you. When you meet him, you'll have to experience firsthand what true despair is all about!"

"He... he survived so many attacks, how could he still stand up?"

For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared on the rooster monster's face.

The dog-headed samurai's expression also turned serious.

"As a warrior, I acknowledge your will!"

"Cut!"

Gajeel spat out a disdainful remark.

"Who needs your approval! Go to hell!"

On the other side.

Levy ran tirelessly through the jungle.

At that moment, only one thought occupied her mind.

We've found everyone!

Find Jiang Bai and the others!

Then, go save Gajeel!

The wounds on my body were throbbing, and my lungs felt like they were on fire; every breath was accompanied by a burning, stinging sensation.

Levy felt her body was nearing its limit.

The scene before my eyes began to blur.

The steps beneath my feet grew heavier and heavier.

Just then, due to exhaustion and extreme anxiety, she accidentally tripped hard on a protruding branch!

"Ah!"

Levy cried out in surprise, lost her balance, and fell forward uncontrollably.

It's over...

As the ground drew ever closer, Levy despair.

However, the expected excruciating pain of close contact with the earth did not come.

A gentle yet irresistible invisible force caught her just before she fell, slowly straightening her body.

Levy opened her eyes, somewhat bewildered.

What... happened?

Immediately afterwards, she heard a familiar and reassuring voice.

"Levy?"

"What happened? How did you get injured like this?"

Levy up, and when she saw the group of familiar figures walking towards her not far ahead, her extremely tense nerves finally relaxed.

Tears, which I could no longer hold back, streamed down my face.

"Everyone... Brother Jiang Bai!"

Levy if grasping at a last straw, staggered toward the group.

"Great! I've finally found you!"

She grabbed Jiang Bai's arm and said in a tearful, urgent voice:

"Quick! Brother Jiang Bai! Go save Gajeel! He... he stayed behind alone to hold off the enemy to cover my escape!"

Seeing Levy's tearful and anxious appearance, Jiang Bai simply reached out and gently patted her head.

Don't worry.

Jiang Bai's voice remained that lazy, confident tone, as if he had everything under control.

"I have the situation of everyone on the island under my observation; no one will be in trouble."

Jiang Bai looked in the direction of Gajeel, a playful smile playing on his lips.

"Besides, don't underestimate Gajeel."

"That thing is made of iron. It's incredibly hard."

Hearing Jiang Bai's words, Levy's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally felt a little relieved.

Since Brother Jiang Bai has said so, it proves that Gajeel is currently... safe.

The battle continues.

Having replenished his magic power, Gajeel once again engaged in a fierce battle with the two members of the Grimoire Heart.

"The Iron Dragon's Roar!"

Gajeel took a deep breath, and countless sharp metal shards mixed with shockwaves erupted from his mouth, sweeping towards the two of them like a storm!

"None!"

The dog-headed warrior calmly waved the sword in his hand, and a huge word "" appeared out of thin air, like a black hole, swallowing up and dissolving the violent storm of iron pieces.

"Hehe! Die!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the rooster monster circled around to Gajeel's flank, flapped its wings, and countless hard feathers shot out like sharp arrows!

Gajeel snorted coldly, and his body instantly became covered with a layer of hard Iron Dragon's Scales, deflecting all the attacks.

But the dog-headed samurai's attack followed immediately.

"Heavy!"

Another Solid Script appears.

Gajeel felt his body suddenly sink, as if an invisible mountain was on his back, and his movements instantly became sluggish.

This is the gap!

"Cut!"

That fatal slash came again!

Gajeel twisted his body forcefully, narrowly avoiding a fatal wound, but a deep, bone-revealing gash was still cut into his arm.

"Hateful!"

Gajeel gritted his teeth and was once caught in a fierce battle.

The two opponents coordinated flawlessly; one was responsible for frontal assault and suppression, while the other constantly harassed and ambushed him from the sidelines, keeping him on his toes.

"My steel... my steel... how could it possibly lose to a dull blade like yours!"

Gajeel let out a furious roar of resentment.

Uncontrollably, scenes from his time in Fairy Tail began to flash through his mind.

From the beginning, I joined the guild with a nonchalant attitude because I had nowhere else to go and was invited by that always-smiling old man.

Back then, everyone in the guild looked at him with hostility and distrust.

Especially that blond-haired grandson of Makarov, and that big, dumb oaf named Elfman, they were always causing me trouble.

Gajeel himself never intended to integrate into their group.

But...

When did it start?

When will it be that, upon returning from a mission, someone will smile and say "Welcome back" to me?

When will Erza punch both of them, one at a time, when she and that idiot Natsu are locked in a fierce Natsu?

And when did Jiang Bai actually help me when I was facing an enemy?

Thinking of this, Gajeel's lips curled into a wide smile without him even realizing it.

Hehehe...

"Yes..."

"I'm not alone anymore..."

"I..."

Gajeel suddenly raised his head, and his eyes, which had been somewhat crazed by anger, became incredibly clear and resolute.

He looked at the two enemies before him, and with all his might, let out a deafening Roar!

"I absolutely! I will never lose to someone like you!"

Because I am...

"I'm a Fairy Tail mage!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gajeel's entire magical power burst forth in a frenzied, unreserved burst!

"Dragon Slayer Secret Art-- "

He clasped his arms together, and countless iron filings surged from his body, spinning, condensing, and compressing rapidly in front of him!

Ultimately, it became a massive and ferocious two-handed greatsword, wreathed in black lightning and covered with ancient runes!

"Karmic Demon - Iron God Sword!!"

Gajeel gripped the greatsword, forged from his own conviction and magic, and with unwavering momentum, swung it fiercely at the two enemies!

This sword has severed the words!

This sword ripped through the air!

This sword strike also brought this battle to an end!

When everything settles down.

The dog-headed warrior and the rooster monster had already fallen heavily to the ground.

Gajeel finally exhausted his last bit of strength, and the Iron God Sword in his hand turned into a sky full of iron sand and dissipated.

His body swayed, and he finally couldn't hold on any longer, collapsing to the ground and losing consciousness.

Meanwhile, Jiang Bai, who had been watching the battlefield closely, suddenly smiled.

He snapped his fingers at Levy, who looked worried beside him.

"Okay, that's all."

Jiang Bai's expression held a hint of approval.

"That Gajeel guy did a pretty good job."

Jiang Bai's dedication to making his guildmates stronger wasn't due to any lofty ideals, nor because he wanted to be everyone's babysitter.

The reason is simple.

The thought that if Natsu, Gray, and their gang of troublemakers were too weak, causing the guild's mission completion rate to drop and resulting in a huge backlog of mission requests, would surely lead to that cunning old man dumping all those troublesome missions on his own shoulders.

He envisioned his ideal retirement life. "Basking in the sun and drinking tea every day, and occasionally going on dates with his wives."

We can only hope that Natsu and the others will have to work harder.