Fairy Tail: I Can Analyze Everything

"Mwahahahaha—!!!"

A hoarse, distorted laugh laden with a grating, grinding quality reverberated across the skies above Clover Town.

"That damned mage... to think he dared to seal me away in another dimension..."

Erza and the others all fixed their gaze upon Ron—or, to be more precise, upon the flute clutched in his hand.

"I get the feeling... that something is about to emerge."

No sooner had the words left their lips than a colossal, dark-violet magic circle abruptly materialized in the skies above Clover Town; crackling bolts of electricity swirled within it, accompanied by a deafening roar.

"I can hold back no longer!!! I shall be the one to devour you all..."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the flute dissolved into a billowing mass of pitch-black mist, surging upward as it clawed its way toward the heavens.

Amidst the crackling electricity of the magic circle, the black mist ceaselessly condensed and expanded, until finally, a colossal figure descended.

It was a withered-wood demon, towering dozens of meters high; its entire body was formed from a gnarled, distorted mass of dried branches, while its head—the very same skull that had adorned the original flute—stared down at the onlookers with three crimson-violet eyes that gleamed with a bloodthirsty light, letting out a ferocious roar.

"I will devour... your very souls!!!"

"It's huge!!!" Lucy shrieked in terror, immediately clapping her hands over her mouth.

"Is this really the time to be making comments like that?" Happy retorted.

"This guy..." Erza's expression was grave, "Is it the demon from Zeref's book that you mentioned earlier, Ron?"

The massive commotion caused by the appearance of Lullaby attracted everyone out.

For a moment, the entire venue appeared quite chaotic.

"Oh my, this is bad!"

"This isn't looking good..."

"Should we go help? We..."

"My back hurts, I'll pass..."

"..."

Facing the powerful pressure and evil aura radiating from Lullaby, most people became somewhat panicked and lost.

"Oh, so it's Lullaby."

"Why would this guy appear here?"

Only figures at the Guild Master level, like Bob and Goldman, remained calm, even having the leisure to chat with each other.

Ron's expression at this moment was somewhat subtle.

In the original plot, Kagayama, unable to bring himself to do it, angered the demon sealed within the flute...

So... it was locked in an extra dimension for a while, and just because it got angry, it directly manifested its true form?

Come on man, are you really that easily provoked?

And how do you even dare to do this?!

There are Ten Wizard Saints right here, yet you dare to clamor? Are you really that brave?

"Then, whose soul should I start eating first?"

Lullaby's giant skull leaned down, its three purple-red eyes scanning left and right, appearing to be seriously choosing its first target.

"Sigh, what is all this..."

Ron muttered somewhat distressfully.

"But since it escaped from my hands, I'll be the one to deal with it."

He walked straight to the front of the group, facing Lullaby head-on.

Erza, Natsu, and Gray did not hesitate to follow, all standing by Ron's side.

Magic power surged around them, their eyes firm as they each took up a battle stance.

"Eh, why did I follow too?"

Lucy suddenly looked left and right, very surprised that she, too, was standing in the front combat formation.

"Lucy walked up here herself, you know." Happy watched as Lucy peeked behind her, "Is Lucy going to retreat?"

"I don't have any usable Celestial Spirits left for today."

Lucy waved her hands with embarrassment, "If I go up now, I might just hold everyone back."

"Excuses..."

"Shut up, you stinky cat!"

Embarrassed and angry, Lucy grabbed Happy into her arms and kept squishing its chubby face.

Ron caught a glimpse of the group beside him out of the corner of his eye. He tried to suppress the smile on his lips, but couldn't hide it, and it only became brighter.

'What a bunch of... cute guys!'

"Wuaaaaaah!!!"

Lullaby saw that the food in its eyes actually underestimated it so much.

Not only did they not tremble in fear under its pressure, but they were even messing around in front of it, which immediately enraged it completely!

"Ignorant ants!!!"

The withered mouth snapped open, and a massive pillar of energy shot out, carrying imposing momentum and powerful force, blasting straight toward Ron and the others!

Seeing this, Ron's faint smile faded, and his expression became a bit more serious.

Deep within his golden-bright right pupil, light suddenly flared, and countless mysterious runes swirled at high speed like cosmic stars.

Ice and water, two types of magic elements, rapidly converged and fused in front of Ron!

"Absolute Zero Shield!!!"

In just an instant, an ice-blue barrier that reached the sky and supported the earth, emitting extreme icy cold, stood majestically before everyone.

"Ssss—"

The energy pillar, which could easily annihilate a mountain in the original work, began to be frozen by the overflowing bone-chilling cold before it even touched the ice-blue barrier.

By the time it successfully touched the barrier, the energy pillar, which had little power left, was dissipated into nothingness with a slight 'pop'!

The ice-blue barrier didn't budge at all!!!

"What?!"

Lullaby let out an incredulous exclamation, its three eyes wide open, never expecting its full-powered strike to be blocked so easily.

"Is that... an ice and water Unison Raid?"

Blue Pegasus's Bob's fat body trembled slightly, his eyes full of astonishment, "A Unison Raid cast by a single person?!"

"Not quite, according to Ron, this is his own fusion magic." Makarov looked ahead and explained.

Goldman sighed, "Fairy Tail seems to have produced another monster..."

Just as Ron blocked Lullaby's attack, the three of them—Erza, Natsu, and Gray—began their own actions.

"Let's go!"

Erza took the lead, with Natsu and Gray following closely behind.

"Requip: Heaven's Wheel Armor!!!"

While flying, two sharp blades instantly slashed across the demon's huge body, leaving two long, narrow slash marks.

"Ice-Make: Lance!!!"

Gray brought his hands together, and countless sharp ice spears condensed out of thin air, whistling as they shot toward the demon from all directions.

"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!!!"

Natsu leaped into the air, like a flaming meteor heading straight for the top of the demon, his fire-wrapped fist slamming heavily into Lullaby's face.

It was truly—END beating up Lullaby, the whole scene was like domestic violence.

The three attacks intersected, their coordination perfectly in sync. The continuously emerging magic was so dazzling that it was overwhelming, and the gasps and exclamations of the onlookers rose and fell in succession.

"A righteous dogpile? I like this."

Ron grinned and clapped his hands together lightly.

"Fire Dragon's Roar!!!"

Amidst the deafening roar, a ferocious dragon of fire soared into the air, crashing straight into Lullaby's demonic body.

"Hahahaha..."

Natsu was extremely excited to see the fire dragon.

"Ron, is this the magic you created after copying mine? It looks so cool!"

Natsu's laughter didn't sound like much to Ron and the others, but to the beaten Lullaby, it was piercingly harsh.

"So noisy, Wuaaaaaah!!!"

Lullaby roared at the sky in anger, releasing an invisible sonic wave attack that swept outward, forcing those with weaker strength to cover their ears tightly.

"Such a deafening sound, what kind of pressure is this..."

"Not good, it's Lullaby!!!"

"My soul... is going to be... eaten!"