"Is that a demon blade?"
Erza instinctively looked at the purple blade in Qin Yu's hand, and her expression froze slightly.
She could not help taking half a step back.
The strange scene left everyone present stunned.
One could lose, but not their spirit!
Yet at such a crucial moment in the standoff, Erza had involuntarily taken half a step back.
It left everyone rather baffled.
"Erza, what happened? Don't tell me you took my money and are planning to deliberately lose to him."
Laxus was the first to lose his patience.
Originally, he had only been willing to lend Erza the money because he wanted to use this opportunity to uncover Uchiha Qin Yu's weakness.
However, as time passed, Laxus discovered that—
The indelible shadow Qin Yu had left in his heart was gradually turning into something as immense as a mountain.
"Laxus, shut up. Erza must have noticed something."
Makarov snapped urgently.
"Right now, you're just a patient. Shut up and stand to the side and watch, or I don't mind making you stay in bed a while longer."
"You!"
Laxus choked on his anger.
However, seeing that Makarov was clearly not joking, he still gave a resentful snort and obediently shut his mouth.
After all, what he had said just now had merely been angry words.
He also knew that Erza, the Fairy Queen, would never do anything that would disgrace the guild's honor.
Still, what exactly had Erza noticed the instant she saw that purple blade, prompting her to take that step back?
It made Laxus wary as well.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just that, for an instant, I seemed to see a ghostly shadow appear behind Manager Qin Yu."
Erza steadied herself slightly and quickly resumed her sword-gripping stance.
But when she looked at