The magic merchant who mingled with Fairy Tail

In the Albarez Empire, there is such a love story circulating.

The man and woman were childhood sweethearts, and they grew up together in childhood. Later, the man traveled far away to Ishgar. Because he missed his lover in his hometown, he began to carve wooden dolls and put his feelings on them. The carved wooden dolls were as beautiful as each other. A big one. A few years later, he returned to his hometown and gave the doll to his lover, and later generations created the matryoshka doll.

A month ago, Mechanical Research Institute.

"Hey, hey, hey... are you kidding me? Didn't you say that the 'Four Horsemen' are intelligent mechanical soldiers leading a new era? Why do you have to make them look like old things like matryoshka dolls that appeared hundreds of years ago? I I don’t know what’s going on with Ishgar, but in the Albarez Empire, even children don’t play with such things anymore, okay?”

With steam blowing from his head, Val complained dissatisfiedly to Silver about his sketch of the image of the 'Four Horsemen'.

Silver just smiled when he heard this, and the old god said on the ground: "According to the data I collected in Ishgar, among those powerful magicians, there is a difference between their appearance and the magic they use. There is a mysterious connection, a puzzle that even I can’t figure out.”

"Although there is no basis for saying this, I vaguely feel that if the image of the mechanical soldiers is designed to fit the magic they use as much as possible, there will be unexpected effects."

Val looked confused and couldn't help complaining: "Huh?! Do you want to listen to what you are saying?! We are a mechanical race, and the only things that can convince us are machinery and technology, right?! Why are you so superstitious? An unfounded speculation?!"

Silver did not retort, but just made a haha ​​and changed the topic: "Who said that there are only machines and technology, but there is also magic and alchemy?"

"The 'technology' I'm talking about refers to things that can be practiced and learned according to theory. Naturally, it also includes magic and alchemy! But it does not include the inexplicable inference that 'appearance is related to magic' you mentioned! Your head is Wasn't it pinched by the door?"

Silver: "..."

"Hey, isn't it?! Your head has really been pinched?!" Val laughed out loud.

After Val had laughed enough, Silver said: "Okay, okay... Let's get back to the topic, anyway, it doesn't matter what the design is for you. It's better to believe that this kind of thing is true. After all, this is a magical world! "

"Besides, it would be too monotonous to design them all in human form!"

Val snorted: "The last sentence is the real reason! Forget it, it's up to you, but if the final effect is not ideal, I will settle the score with you!"

…

The defensive power of the mechanical matryoshka doll is very strong. It is so strong that it can take a punch from Natsu and still remain motionless. If it were an ordinary iron block, even if it were ten or dozens of times larger, it would only end up being smashed away. .

"This guy is so hard..." The terrifying strength even caused slight vibrations in the air, making Happy and Lucy smack their tongues.

"Is it possible that it is a defensive mechanical soldier?"

"Its hardness is extraordinary! Its body is its best weapon!"

Lucy looked at the short matryoshka in deep thought for a few seconds, then shook her head and said, "The explosive speed of the sneak attack on me just now, coupled with its own hardness, is simply more terrifying than the president's fist when he strikes with all his strength!"

"The president's fist...??"

The image of Makarov slapping Natsu to the ground and Natsu struggling to no avail suddenly appeared in Habi's mind, and his eyes full of 'wisdom' suddenly turned to panic.

"Ahhh?! Isn't Natsu in danger?!!!"

"Don't worry! Natsu, he'll be fine!!"

Lucy had a confident smile on her face, and her eyes looking towards the back in front of her were full of trust.

Habi looked at Lucy carefully, and when he turned his back, the corners of his mouth curved up in an uncontrollable way, and he secretly exulted: 'Great! Lucy is not angry anymore! She is really easy to deceive...'

Lucy didn't notice the little Jiujiu in Habi's heart. At this time, her attention was focused on Natsu and the mechanical matryoshka doll in front of her. Her intuition told her that this enemy was not that simple and had the same weakness as the special effects soldiers that appeared before. Essential difference.

Thinking of this, Lucy took out the key from her waist with her backhand, and her whole body suddenly glowed with a completely different look from before: "Okay, I'll go up and help too!"

Originally, she decided to help because she was worried about Natsu. It was supposed to be a perfect doubles match, but Natsu refused with confusion: "No need to come over, I can deal with this kind of guy quickly!"

"Isn't it just Iron Man? Gajeel is a hundred times stronger than this!!"

Lucy "..."

"Pfft..." Habi covered his mouth and laughed secretly, his eyes full of teasing.

"What's so funny, you damn cat!!"

The resentment that had subsided because of the heroic rescue of the beauty rose again, and the shy hormones turned into cholesterol. The fair face was once again stained with red. This time, he was angry and ashamed: "If you want to fight alone, fight alone." Now, I don’t care about you anymore! Idiot Natsu!!”

Happy whispered: "Lucy is jealous..."

"I don't!!"

"It's still Gajeel's..."

"certainly not!!!"

"Lucy is so pitiful..."

"Who wants to pity you!! That's enough!!"

The quarrel between the two did not hinder the battle between Natsu and the mechanical doll, and the two were already fighting each other.

It is actually a bit inaccurate to say that it is a fight, because the mechanical doll has no hands, and its fighting method is the same as Lucy predicted. It uses bumping, but its super high speed and unparalleled weight make every blow of it produce a huge impact. With such destructive power, it destroyed the mechanical dollhouse to pieces in just a few moves.

Looking at Natsu, his fighting method is still as clumsy as ever, but in this kind of room, it has an unexpected effect, and every blow hits the opponent's vital point.

The flames erupt from the elbows to increase speed, the flames wrap around the fists to increase destructive power, and the flames cover the whole body to increase defense. Coupled with the agility of beast-like sensitivity and intelligence, it is not too bad to deal with it.

A few minutes later, Natsu discovered something unusual: "Damn it! Is it my imagination? Why does it feel like it's getting faster and faster, and its power is getting stronger..."

Bang! Bang! Bang! …

The increasingly compact impact sound echoed in the ears, like a symphony about to reach its climax, like a heavy rain in summer; the iron doll's movement began to show afterimages, and its dynamic vision could not keep up with the opponent's movement speed. Later, the line of sight Three iron dolls appeared directly in it, and the number was still increasing.

Bang! !

Another punch knocked the opponent away, and Natsu finally confirmed his doubts: "It's not an illusion! Its attack frequency is indeed getting faster!! Its power is also much stronger than at the beginning!"

The faster and faster movement speed, the heavier and heavier attacks, it didn't take long for Natsu to be overwhelmed.

Boom! !

After the muffled sound, Natsu was knocked back two steps by the powerful force. This time, his fist felt pain.

"The power of this blow... is so heavy!!"

"Natsu!! Are you okay?" Seeing Natsu's momentum gradually weakening, Lucy ignored his request to solve the battle alone and directly took out the Star River from her waist and stood behind him.

"Ah... I'm fine!" Natsu did not refuse Lucy's sudden intervention, but said sadly, "It's just that this guy is getting stronger as he fights. It's really troublesome!"

Lucy smiled proudly: "Humph... It seems that you can't solve it quickly! If you can't, let me help you!"

Natsu blinked and smiled heartily: "It doesn't matter if Lucy doesn't need help. I'll be fine on my own..."

"Stop blabbering! Finish typing quickly and go to dinner!!"

Behind the back, Habi covered his mouth and snickered: "Lucy is being arrogant!! Sure enough, all golden retrievers are..."

"Oh! Lucy, do you want to treat me to dinner??" Natsu looked excited, and the laughter from the corner of his mouth flowed out of dissatisfaction. He couldn't help but raised his head to the sky and roared, "I'm on fire!!"

Lucy: "..."

Habi was speechless: "Natsu...you...hey..."