novelraw Chapter 478: FTRJ - 478
Chapter 478: FTRJ - 478
Minerva charged towards Erza again, the sharp claws in her hands suddenly opened.
The sharp claw tips shimmered with a cold light in the setting sun.
Looking at Minerva’s approaching figure, Erza didn’t pull out the sword blade that she had stuck to the side.
Erza clenched her right fist.
She, who had been silently responding to Minerva, finally spoke.
"What exactly are you fighting for!!"
A voice filled with anger accompanied the fist as it slammed down!
Boom————
Minerva only felt a searing pain all over her body, and her body was instantly smashed onto the ground.
The solid ground also showed countless cracks like spiderwebs under this blow.
Even Minerva’s thoughts gradually became hazy under this punch.
[Disgraceful, why is your strength so weak?]
She seemed to hear that voice again.
The voice that had made her fear for her entire childhood.
It was the voice of a man named Jiemma Orland!
And also the former guild master of Sabertooth, and also her father.
Weak!
This was the word that had always permeated her childhood.
In her memory, when Minerva was little, she would cry and beg her father for forgiveness because her own strength hadn’t met Jiemma’s requirements.
But what she got in return wasn’t understanding and care from her father.
But rather scolding, and even beatings.
[Don’t beg, as my daughter, you must become strong, the weak should disappear!]
[Even if you’re my daughter, it’s the same!]
Ruthless! Cold!
These were the only emotions that Minerva had felt from her father when she was little.
The ruthless Jiemma frantically demanded that Minerva become strong.
And even forced her to personally kill the teacher who had been defeated by her.
Even though Minerva constantly pleaded, she couldn’t change Jiemma’s orders.
Seeing that Minerva didn’t make a move, Jiemma even took action himself, and personally killed the teacher who had taught her magic right before her eyes.
At that moment, the young Minerva completely collapsed.
But this was just a sign of weakness in Jiemma’s eyes.
Jiemma was angered by his cowardly daughter, and he left Minerva alone in a forest where ferocious beasts roamed.
Not caring about whether Minerva lived or died, because he only needed the strong.
He only needed the strong who could walk out of the forest alone.
Even though Minerva was only 12 years old at that time...
"I can’t go back to that time!!"
Minerva suddenly stood up, her face becoming incredibly ferocious because of her roar.
"This lady... this lady must become strong!"
"Only then... will this lady not go back to that time!"
The flames of anger seemed to have blinded her eyes, and waving her claws, she charged towards Erza again.
"Wake up already—!!"
Erza’s voice was even louder than Minerva’s!
Her fist fell in response, and heavily struck Minerva’s cheek.
The great force directly sent her flying completely.
And also seemed to completely shatter all of Minerva’s ability to counterattack.
"Your various actions at the Grand Magic Games, although I can’t accept them, I can understand them, weren’t you doing it for Sabertooth?"
Erza’s voice slowly echoed.
She raised her fist: "This fist that beat you up is crying, what meaning is there in this kind of battle?"
Looking at Minerva, who was drooping her head, Erza’s clenched fist was trembling slightly.
Just like how Minerva had wanted to pull her out of Alegria just now.
At this moment, Erza also wanted to pull Minerva out of the darkness.
She could see that Minerva’s nature wasn’t bad.
For this kind of person, the Fairy Tail mages wouldn’t sit idly by and watch them fall into darkness.
She slowly walked up to Minerva, who was sitting against the wall.
"Is personal strength really that important to you?"
"Think about it carefully!"
Erza’s words completely shattered all of Minerva’s defenses, making her body tremble.
She actually understood all along.
She understood her own weakness.
She had once thought that she could control the darkness.
In order to achieve her own strength with it.
But she was wrong, she had completely lost at the moment when she was forcefully brought to Tartaros and modified by Kyôka.
Removing the so-called powerful disguise, Minerva was just a weak person from beginning to end.
"Kill me with your hands..." Minerva slowly raised her head.
The helplessness on her face was so clearly visible.
"This lady is too weak..."
"Because she’s too weak, she fell into darkness..."
Looking at her trembling hands that she had raised,
The demonic patterns that were clinging to them were so disgusting.
"Having been forcefully turned into this body... this lady has no way to live on, so please..."
"Kill me!"
Ignoring Minerva’s words begging for death, Erza squatted down, her eyes staring directly at Minerva:
"You are you!" She said softly.
"There must be someone in this world who is still waiting for you to go back, don’t you forget that!"
Her voice was very soft, but it seemed to bring Minerva the hope of living on.
For the person who was still waiting for her to go back.
She didn’t dare to ask for too much.
Even if...
There was only one person.
"Minerva! You’re still so weak!"
The suddenly ringing voice interrupted the conversation between Erza and Minerva.
Bang—!
This was the sound of the earth being crushed by great force.
Erza and Minerva both turned their gazes over.
"That person is..." Erza suddenly widened her eyes.
"Fath...Father..." Minerva’s pupils were trembling.
The shadow that had enveloped her entire childhood resurfaced again.
The aura of demonic power was constantly rising from his body.
The strong muscles were all over his bare upper body, and strange black patterns were climbing all over his body.
Huge Buddhist beads hung around his neck, and his scarlet eyes revealed absolute coldness and ruthlessness.
The former guild master of Sabertooth - Jiemma!
Feeling the aura that was completely different from before, Erza frowned:
"Was he modified into a demon like Minerva?"
"Modified?" As if hearing something funny, Jiemma’s voice couldn’t help but become a few decibels louder.
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