Chapter 255

【"I didn't use magic power, just swung the sword down. Who knew this thing was so brittle?"】

【Erza's eyelids twitched wildly.】

【"How much strength do you have, guy??"】

【After silently complaining, Erza shook her head.】

【"So, this is the consequence of insufficient strength control. You have to think about how much strength you should use. Sometimes pouring out all your strength is not a good thing."】

【"Retaining strength can deal with ever-changing battles."】

【"Control of strength..."】

【Black Natsu tightened the sword blade he was holding.】

【The corner of his mouth raised slightly, his expression a bit excited.】

【"Interesting!"】

【"I understand, let me try again."】

【Erza nodded gently.】

【"You practice, I'll go see how Mirajane and the others are meditating."】

【Erza said goodbye to Black Natsu.】

【And Black Natsu, who was left alone in place, put his gaze on the new stump, his expression falling into deep thought.】

【After a while, he started trying again.】

【This time! The stump was cut off by half, but the sword blade in Black Natsu's hand also appeared with gaps.】

【Black Natsu frowned slightly.】

【He threw away the sword blade in his hand and picked up a new sword.】

【Continued to try.】

【Swish!!】

【This time, the stump broke completely, but it was far from the horizontal line.】

【"Is the precision still not enough?"】

【Black Natsu looked at the cut-off stump and fell into deep thought again.】

【Erza: "See, it's not that easy."】

【"Every morning, I had to practice basic actions like swinging and chopping for a whole morning. Such days lasted for several years before I practiced the basic actions to the point of perfection."】

【Lily: "Indeed, everyone can swing a sword, but not many can enter, and even fewer can master it."】

【"For myself, it took three months to enter, and it took ten years to completely master it."】

【Wendy: "Ten years to sharpen a sword, no wonder Lily is so strong."】

【Gajeel: "Lily, I remember we also compared sword skills before, shouldn't I be bad either?"】

【Inside the Fairy Tail guild.】

【The little black cat Lily looked at Gajeel in disbelief.】

【"Uh... that doesn't count as sword skills at all, right? It's just turning your arm into a sword and swinging it randomly, which has nothing to do with the path of the sword."】

【Gajeel: "Ah?? No... no relation??"】

【Natsu: "Haha, you'd better stop trying to touch porcelain. Your Iron Dragon Sword, even a cripple could dodge it, okay?"】

【Gajeel: "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute. Look at Black Natsu over there, how diligent he is, and look at how leisurely you are?"】

【Natsu: "I am..."】

【Igneel: "Gajeel is right, such good talent placed on you is purely a waste, sigh..."】

【Time passed slowly amidst the cultivation of the group.】

【The sky was already approaching dusk.】

【The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the earth.】

【In the mountain path, Erza and Mirajane's group were walking here.】

【Mirajane still looked at her arm from time to time.】

【Today she made great progress, already roughly perceiving the magic power existing in her body, and being able to carry out shallow mobilization.】

【Such a discovery made Mirajane very happy.】

【The day when her arm completely returns to normal seems to be getting closer and closer.】

【Therefore, along the way, Mirajane was smiling.】

【As for Lisanna and Elfman.】

【Unfortunately, the two meditated for a day without any progress.】

【However, according to Erza, wanting to perceive magic power is the first step to becoming a mage.】

【Even for those with the talent to become a mage, it is not easy to perceive it, let alone it was only the first day.】

【Historically, there were people who meditated for several years before perceiving magic power and becoming mages, so Lisanna and Elfman were not panicked.】

【As for Mirajane, she had already awakened magic and had magic power in her body, she just didn't know how to use it.】

【And, Mirajane's talent is also astonishing enough, it is really the astonishing kind, so Lisanna and Elfman can't compare with Mirajane.】

【"By the way, where is Natsu-nii?"】

【Lisanna asked curiously.】

【"It seems like I haven't seen him today."】

【"That guy, he clearly said he would teach me, but where did he run off to?"】

【Mirajane also looked at Erza.】

【"Him, he is learning to chop."】

【Erza responded.】

【"I don't know how it's going, he should be able to reach the point of not destroying the stump with one sword strike, right?"】

【Erza thought while pushing aside the leaves blocking her front.】

【Leading the group to an open space full of abandoned stumps.】

【Just arrived here!】

【Erza's eyes widened instantly!】

【Horrified, looking at the dozen or so stumps piled not far away.】

【Each stump was neatly placed there, and the exposed surface was extremely smooth.】

【At the edge of the stump, there was still a part of the lines drawn by magic power, enough to prove that this was a stump cut along the lines.】

【"This... how is this possible? Could it be that he did it?"】

【Erza's gaze turned, and she soon found Black Natsu standing in front of a new stump.】

【At this moment, his entire mind seemed to have been placed on the stump in front of him.】

【The sword blade in his hand slowly lifted.】

【Then his gaze locked onto the lines on the stump,】

【One sword strike fell!】

【Erza only felt a sword light flash before her eyes.】

【Immediately after, the upper end of the stump started to slide down slowly along the magic lines.】

【The cut was crisp and neat, and the cut surface was extremely smooth.】

【The most critical thing was that Erza didn't even feel any fluctuation of magic power.】

【Swallowing a mouthful of saliva secretly.】

【Erza's face had already been replaced by horror.】

【"This guy... what kind of monster is he?!!"】