"This woman is no pushover, Yukino." Juvia watched Minerva solemnly as magic surged around her, her brows drawing together. "Either of us would be in danger if we fought her alone!"
"I know! I know all too well how strong she is. Even back when I was in Sabertooth, I understood..." Yukino drew a deep breath and said gravely, "The gap between me and Sabertooth's strongest Mage, Minerva—"
"Then let's work together!"
Powerful magic burst from their bodies with a bang, and Juvia and Yukino shouted in unison!
"Oh?! Look, everyone! There's been another development in what was originally a three-way standoff! Faced with the overwhelming threat of Sabertooth's strongest Mage, contestant Minerva—" Chapati shouted, "Have the two beautiful female Mages from Fairy Tail, contestants Juvia and Yukino, chosen to team up against her?!"
"Let's keep watching and find out—"
As cheers erupted throughout the arena, Minerva slowly raised her right hand and aimed it at the two women facing her. A cold, contemptuous smile curled her lips. "So naive—"
Magic gathered furiously! The next instant—
Bang! Terrifying magic shot from her palm like a cannonball, hurtling toward the solemn-faced Juvia and Yukino before they could react!
"What?! This heat—" Juvia had almost instinctively raised a swirling torrent before herself, only to discover her water churning and boiling under the blast! Her magic offered almost no resistance. It lasted less than an instant before the rampaging magic blasted it apart and tore through it—
"Ara!!!" Fortunately, Yukino reacted in time and immediately summoned Ara's shield in front of them! Yet the searing magic continued charging forward without losing any momentum—
With a roar and terrifying, utterly overwhelming force, it instantly blasted the entire enormous altar shield into pieces!!!
"So strong!" Juvia was