Swapping the Pillars

After receiving the final verdict, Jellal's heart instead calmed down.

"Heh heh... Your Majesty Sordil, if you want to judge me, I'm afraid you don't have the strength for it!"

The instant he finished speaking, a dark purple sphere of energy shot from his hand, hurtling straight at Lazy God's face.

"Whoosh!"

Facing the other party's fierce attack, Sordil said calmly, "A delaying tactic?"

At those words, the Blue-haired boy's heart skipped another beat.

"Bzzz!"

At the instant Jellal lost focus, His Majesty the Emperor vanished into thin air, and the energy sphere struck the wall behind him without incident.

"Boom!"

"Young man, you need to stay focused during a fight!"

Although that reminder was faint beneath the explosion, Jellal felt as if his entire auditory system had completely failed.

"Bang!"

Without giving the Blue-haired boy time to react, a powerful battering ram slammed into his abdomen.

"Argh... pfft!"

Salivary amylase mixed with blood sprayed through the air, making the boy in the C-shaped robe look even more miserable.

"Thud!"

After crashing to the ground, Jellal did not hesitate. Enduring the churning agony inside him and the pain of ten thousand needles piercing his heart, he unleashed his strongest counterattack yet.

"One Star Burst!"

"Boom!"

"Young man, what exactly are you attacking?"

His gaze slowly shifted, and that despair-inducing face appeared once more in his trembling pupils.

"Meteor!"

"Whoosh!"

"Stop!"

Seeing the silver-haired youth blocking his path, Jellal felt as though he had fallen into the deepest nightmare.

"Celestial Magic: Seven Star Sword!"

"My, my... a signature move. But... it's nothing special, really!" His Majesty the Emperor said, shading his eyes with one hand as he looked up.

"Mirror Reflection!"

"Bzzz!"

The seven descending beams of sword light abruptly stopped in midair. Then, fourteen golden sword beams shot back in