[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-fairy-tail-you-call-this-spirit-magic":3,"chapter-fairy-tail-you-call-this-spirit-magic-fairy-tail-you-call-this-spirit-magic-chapter-12":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Fairy Tail: You Call This Spirit Magic?!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2354552,4605,"Chapter 12: The World of Magic Is This Cruel","fairy-tail-you-call-this-spirit-magic-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>Magic meditation is a crucial practice for magicians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In battles between magicians, whether magical or physical, magic power is always required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During close combat, outwardly projected magic power can form a magical shield to deflect enemy attacks—similar to externalizing internal energy to protect oneself, using powerful energy as a barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the simplest application, requiring no complex defensive spells, though it’s inefficient and wastes magic power; suited only for magicians with immense reserves and overwhelming strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Mo En, Laxus, Erza, and Natsu—all are geniuses who possessed extraordinary magic power from childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laxus isn’t strong because of the “Dragon Slayer Magic Crystal”—that crystal merely gave him the chance to unleash his innate talent; his raw magic volume is already terrifying, even beyond what his body can withstand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu looks much the same—“Dragon Slayer Magic” is clearly not the key to his superiority over peers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erza, too, uses only the most basic “Armor Change Magic,” yet outperforms those wielding powerful spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is talent. This is raw stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are no ordinary or weak spells—only ordinary and weak magicians. No matter how potent a spell, without talent or sufficient stats, Itachi cannot even cast it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world of magic is this cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, while magic power is largely determined by innate talent, postnatal cultivation can also increase it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a slow, grinding process requiring extreme focus—and it certainly doesn’t yield results in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic meditation both squeezes out the body’s potential to expand the reservoir and draws magic power from the outside to fill one’s “magic source,” again to expand the reservoir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hum!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic power continuously circulates; Mo En carefully senses the magical source within him, like a galactic vortex, as tiny azure magic particles flow in, slowly expanding it—the steady, incremental growth brings him the deepest peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the study room, Levy watched Natsu scribbling furiously while sneaking glances at Mo En, sitting quietly in meditation beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levy’s magical talent isn’t particularly outstanding—at least not compared to Mo En and the other top kids in the guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, she could clearly sense Mo En’s magical fluctuations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Levy’s perception, Mo En’s body was like a massive vortex, greedily sucking in surrounding magic power; the invisible magic in the air seemed to solidify as he swallowed it down like a whale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Mo En-nii is amazing!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levy couldn’t help but envy him. Though she was already talented compared to most magicians and most of her peers, in Fairy Tail, her talent was clearly inadequate—everyone here was exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Levy was diligent enough, and she had the perfect magic for her: Three-Dimensional Text Magic—allowing her to hold her ground in Fairy Tail. She believed diligence could overcome lack of talent, and that expertise lies in specialization; she excelled in magical theory, possessing extensive theoretical knowledge despite her young age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I started meditating now, I probably couldn’t absorb even a single particle of external magic.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Mo En, Levy thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among Fairy Tail’s younger generation, Mo En was unquestionably the center of attention—the true ringleader. These orphaned guild kids had all grown up following in Mo En’s footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, Laxus had played with everyone too—but as he entered adolescence and became more concerned with outside opinions, he drifted away, gradually transforming from a gentle big brother into a cold, aloof figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Laxus was still the kind big brother, most of the children were either too young or hadn’t yet joined the guild—so for most of them, Mo En was the true gentle big brother, the one radiating light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Done!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Levy kept sneaking glances at Mo En, Natsu suddenly shouted, startling Levy badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh? Where’s Mo En-nii?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up and seeing Levy, Natsu froze—he’d been so absorbed he hadn’t noticed someone else was supervising him, or rather, this was just his usual single-track mindset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Mo En-nii is meditating. I’ll check yours.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levy exhaled in relief; Natsu clearly hadn’t noticed she’d been distracted. She put on a serious face and picked up his notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hmm~~~’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the scribbles on the page, Levy’s face darkened—forcing a literary girl to read such handwriting was pure mental torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let me take it, Levy. Thanks.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Levy frowned over the notebook, Mo En’s voice came—his hand extended, signaling her to hand Natsu’s notebook to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh? Mo En-nii, are Itachi done meditating?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levy gasped and quickly passed over the notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was flustered inside—had Mo En-nii noticed she’d been sneaking glances at him? Though it wasn’t a big deal, she’d still feel embarrassed if he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Yeah, interrupted by this guy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo En smiled and ruffled Levy’s hair—he noticed something: this girl really did have a lot of hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I didn’t mean to.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu muttered under his breath, then urged him on—he wanted Mo En to finish checking so he could leave the study room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this room thick with literary atmosphere, he felt utterly uncomfortable—he wanted to rush outside and sweat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Can Itachi even read these characters?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo En took Natsu’s notebook, glanced at it, then tossed it back—he understood not a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Of course I can!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu grabbed the notebook and began reading word by word, convincingly—making Mo En and Levy exchange skeptical glances. Could this guy actually read?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Alright.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Natsu finished reading, Mo En hissed, then declared him passed—but he didn’t let him go. He grabbed Natsu by the collar and yanked him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘We agreed—next is meditation time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling Natsu by the back of his neck, Mo En forcefully shoved him down onto the floor. This guy was too energetic—endless stamina, impossible to contain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Meditation?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But I don’t need it! Mo En-nii, I just eat fire to get stronger!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seated, Natsu squirmed like he had nails under his butt—he didn’t want this boring meditation. He preferred physical training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New book seeking support! Seeking reads! Thank Itachi!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",982,"2026-06-21T03:49:57.516Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1cb5a1f4e19fb64dc56204445b9e9e29aa167ccda0be47bbda877c21c9ed23a3","fairy-tail-you-call-this-spirit-magic-chapter-13","fairy-tail-you-call-this-spirit-magic-chapter-11",103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffairy-tail-you-call-this-spirit-magic-cover.jpg"]