[{"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-9":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},2354549,4605,"Chapter 9: Mo En","fairy-tail-you-call-this-spirit-magic-chapter-9",9,"\u003Cp>“Thud!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu crashed to the ground, grimacing in pain—even with all his strength deployed in defense, he still couldn’t withstand Mo En’s punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for dodging, he’d tried—it was impossible. The punch was too fast, and Mo En wasn’t standing still; his movements were agile even as his strikes came with crushing speed and power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu understood now: there was a complete gap in strength between him and Mo En. No wonder he’d been defeated so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu scrambled to his feet, his eyes blazing with determination. If this was the target he was meant to chase, then yes—he had to be this strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, Natsu! Now it’s my turn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray leapt forward, interrupting Natsu. Natsu had already trained for two hours—it was Gray’s turn now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?! What’s it got to do with Itachi?! Go train on your own!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu glared at Gray. Mo En had called him to be the sparring partner—why was this guy trying to crash the party?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do Itachi mean it’s none of your business?! Before Itachi showed up, I was the one who trained with Mo En every day!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray shot Natsu a furious look. The two locked eyes again, neither willing to back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Gray had been amused, hoping to see Natsu humiliated. But as he watched, something felt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training with Mo En was brutal and exhausting—but it actually worked. If Natsu kept being the only sparring partner, wouldn’t that mean Gray was falling behind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Gray couldn’t take it anymore—he had to reclaim his right to be Mo En’s sparring partner!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Mo En found it amusing. These two were clearly born to clash—even fighting over who got beaten first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could one describe their relationship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine there was a pile of shit on the ground. If one of them insisted on eating it, the other would rush over to snatch a bite too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t even an exaggeration—both were stubborn as mules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop arguing. Both of Itachi—attack me together. This time, I won’t strike back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo En reached out, gripping each of their heads and forcing them apart, then announced the new training drill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous session had been about Natsu dodging his attacks. Now it was his turn to dodge—if he couldn’t, he’d take the hits head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo En’s usual training was brutal, focused entirely on real combat—not just physical conditioning, strength, or magical meditation. He was a true practitioner of real combat, and he even trained for impact resistance and pain tolerance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mage isn’t a safe, childish hobby—it’s a dangerous profession tied to violence and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, there were legitimate guilds like Fairy Tail—and also illegal “Dark Guilds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the continent of Ishgar, where the Kingdom of Fiore lay, there existed an organization called the Magic Council, which determined what was legitimate and what was not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Magic Council maintained stability in Ishgar’s magical society, monitored the conduct of all mages in every guild, punished rule-breaking guilds, and hunted down Dark Guilds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Dark Guild was one expelled and wanted by the Magic Council; its members were Dark Mages who specialized in illegal contracts—stealing, assassination, annihilation. Wars frequently erupted between Dark Guilds and legitimate guilds, and the latter bore the duty of eradicating them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Mo En believed that as a mage—especially one from a renowned guild like Fairy Tail—one needed strong combat ability. Otherwise, one’s life was in real danger. Dark Mages didn’t hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this regard, Mo En’s views were somewhat similar to Laxus’s—but Mo En wasn’t as extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laxus wanted to turn the guild entirely elite. Mo En believed weaker, lower-rank mages still had their place—they handled low-difficulty, low-reward jobs, the foundation upon which the guild survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo En also had ideas about Fairy Tail’s future—and the position of Guild Master. A tailor who didn’t want to be a chef was no good driver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this regard, Mo En and Laxus were direct rivals, making the recently acquired mission even harder to complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff~ puff! I can’t… I’m done!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two hours of training, Gray and Natsu lay sprawled on the ground like dead dogs, chests heaving, gasping for breath. Their stamina was gone, their magic nearly exhausted, their bodies limp and aching—as if they’d just survived a major battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo En stood beside them, also breathing heavily. Though his magic reserves were exceptional, he’d burned through them rapidly under the two of them’s relentless assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his magic drained, it regenerated just as quickly. Within his body, a magical source—like a cosmic sea of stars—glowed gently, rotating slowly, continuously releasing magic, while his body greedily absorbed ambient magic from nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic was a unique natural element, present both within living beings and throughout the natural world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic spells were the manifested results of internal magic resonating and harmonizing with external natural magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many factors influenced magic and magical ability: vitality, soul, emotion, alignment with natural fluctuations, sensitivity to magic—none alone determined a mage’s talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo En’s body possessed exceptional magical talent: his magic quantity, recovery speed, and absorption rate from the environment were all superior to those of any mage his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time he sensed magic through meditation, Mo En knew—he was born to be a mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough for today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Natsu and Gray, who lay like corpses on the ground, Mo En called an end to training. Time was up—it was time to eat. After dinner, he’d resume meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Food!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the word “food,” Natsu suddenly found new energy. For a mage, eating well mattered—hunger slowed magic recovery and drained physical strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three returned to the first-floor hall of the guildhouse, found a table, and picked up the menu to order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nearly six in the evening. Many guild mages were dining. Those without families relied on the guild for all their meals—it was far cheaper than eating out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New book, please support! Please follow! Thank Itachi!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",995,"2026-06-21T03:49:57.516Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b46586ba3e9d84670f5d2d977902792ba266de421d0b877b6a2bff56adcdde7d","fairy-tail-you-call-this-spirit-magic-chapter-10","fairy-tail-you-call-this-spirit-magic-chapter-8",103,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffairy-tail-you-call-this-spirit-magic-cover.jpg"]