Back at the guild, Sora received a mission reward of 100,000J. She intended to give half to Laxus, but he refused.
Laxus did not lack money, what he valued more was Sora herself.
Seeing his refusal, Sora did not insist and accepted the full reward. Afterward, she set aside a portion to pay for rent and meals.
From that day on, Sora added a new routine to her daily life: taking on missions.
She did not do missions for money but for magic power. Thus, she only accepted monster-extermination missions.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
During this time, she took on seven monster-extermination missions, averaging one every two days. The guild veterans, who might not even complete one mission a month, started calling her a workaholic.
Sora paid no mind to their remarks, what mattered was her increase in magic power.
With each mission, the monsters she faced grew stronger, and accordingly, the magic power she gained increased.
Now, her magic power had already reached the level of someone who had trained diligently for over twenty years!
That day, Sora entered the guild as usual. After having breakfast with Mira, Lisanna, Erza, Cana, and the other girls from the dormitory, she did not head to the mission board but instead sat quietly on a chair at the bar.
“Taking a break today?” Makarov, drinking nearby, asked.
By now, everyone was used to Sora’s workaholic tendencies. Seeing her sitting quietly was rather strange.
Something unusual was definitely happening!
Makarov pondered for a moment before asking, “Are you feeling unwell?”
Women had a few uncomfortable days every month. Though Sora was an angelic Digimon, she might have the same experiences as human women.
“No.” Sora shook her head.
She was a Digimon. No matter how human-like Angewomon’s body was, she was not human. Her organs were complete, her senses intact, but she lacked reproductive capabilities and naturally had no menstrual cycle.
Sora sighed lightly, then smiled, “I’m going to a distant place for an appointment…”
[Transmigration Countdown: 1 day]
With only one day left, she decided not to take on any distant missions.
Makarov furrowed his brows, hearing the farewell implication in her words. He asked in a low voice, “Where to?”
“…Where I came from.”
Makarov’s gaze shifted to the white feathered wings hanging behind her. He thought that the place she came from must be the world of angels.
From the moment he first learned that Sora was an angel, he had vaguely sensed that a day of parting would come. He just hadn’t expected it to be so soon!
After a brief silence, he asked, “Will you come back?”
“Maybe I will, maybe I won’t.”
Makarov sighed, “Do you know the three major rules of leaving Fairy Tail?”
“I do.” Sora nodded.
First—Any information detrimental to Fairy Tail must never be disclosed to outsiders for a lifetime.
Second—One must not contact former clients for personal gain.
Third—No matter how different the paths become, one must live strongly, never belittling their own life, and never forgetting the companions once cherished.
Makarov added, “Take care of yourself.”
“I will.”
While Sora felt a faint melancholy from parting, elsewhere, Natsu and Lisanna had found a giant egg in the eastern forest, and brought it to the guild. After some commotion, the egg hatched, revealing a blue-furred cat. They named it “Happy.”
“So it’s this time already? I’m pretty lucky,” Sora murmured, watching Happy’s birth. She chuckled softly, then turned to Laxus, “Laxus, I challenge you.”
“You?” Laxus was taken aback.
The people around were equally shocked.
“Did I hear that right? Sora is challenging Laxus?”
“It’s true!”
In their minds, Sora was not someone who enjoyed battle. Her sudden challenge was completely unexpected.
“Why?” Laxus asked, puzzled.
Sora smiled, “I want to test my training results. If I can defeat you, someone equivalent to an S-Class Mage, it will prove I have S-Class strength.”
Laxus had yet to earn an official S-Class Mage title, but hearing Sora consider him one greatly satisfied his vanity.
However, outwardly, he merely sneered. “Hmph! Just because you’ve completed a few monster-extermination missions, you think you’re something? Fine, I accept! But don’t think I’ll go easy on you just because you’re a woman.”
“That’s exactly what I want.”
Sora’s goal was to gauge her own strength.
She chose Laxus because Mira, Erza, and the others had yet to grow strong. Only Laxus had reached S-Class standards, and defeating him would serve as her self-imposed S-Class trial.
…
In the open training grounds behind the mountain.
Sora and Laxus stood opposite each other.
Makarov, Mira, Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lisanna, Elfman, and the others stood by, eagerly anticipating the battle.
“Begin!”
As Makarov’s voice fell, a loud thunderclap followed.
BOOM! Crackle~!
Golden lightning erupted from Laxus, his signature magic.
Sora spread her wings and soared into the sky.
Lightning swept across the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.
“Lightning Spear!” Laxus, anticipating her evasion, raised his right hand and unleashed bolts of lightning. Instead of scattering, the electricity concentrated into the point of the spear that shot toward Sora.
Sora tilted her body slightly, letting the spear pass just three centimeters away from her chest.
At once, she raised her right hand removing the metallic mask marked with a cross from her head, revealing a pair of sapphire-like eyes.
This was her second time removing the mask.
“Partial Takeover—Gatomon’s Eyes!”
Her eyes instantly became sharp like a cat’s.
She activated a skill known as “Cat’s Eye”—One of Gatomon’s abilities, allowing her to control enemies with a piercing gaze, making them attack themselves.
However, since it was a mental attack rather than a law-based ability, its effectiveness varied depending on the target’s strength.
To Laxus, the Cat’s Eye only startled him momentarily—it wasn’t enough to make him attack himself.
Still, that brief moment was all Sora needed to close the distance between them.
Three meters!
Two meters!
One meter!
Just then, Laxus smirked.
A glowing magic circle appeared beneath Sora’s feet.
It was a trap!
Although he hadn’t expected the Cat’s Eye, he had already laid a trap in advance, waiting for the moment she approached.
“Lightning Magic Circle!”
Electricity surged upward like a raging dragon, engulfing Sora.
“Hahaha! Sora, you’re still far from beating me!”
Whooosh!
Suddenly, a staff emerged from the electric light. The gem at its tip glowed brightly as it struck Laxus, sending him flying six meters away.
“What?!” Laxus tried to stand but found himself paralyzed.
Meanwhile, Sora’s appearance transformed.
Her mask bore bat-wing motifs, her outfit turned into a red skull-themed attire with significantly more exposure, her boots became long black high-heels, and her wings morphed into a massive demon’s wing…
“Full Takeover—SkullSatamon’s Soul!”
— The end of the Chapter–
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