Fairy Tail: You call this Celestial Spirit Magic?!

Chapter 16: The Royal Magic Palace Rose

"Pegasus... Meteor Fist!"

Moen lunged forward with a punch, like a Pegasus spreading its wings!

In that instant, he seemed to clearly see the star map in the sky, with Pegasus and Equuleus close together, Equuleus showing a bright horse's head, while Pegasus was twinkling slightly.

The magic of the stars was drawn down and tightly enveloped Moen's body, forming a visible blue light garment.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

Moen roared, and pure magic power poured into his body, attaching itself to his body and giving him a feeling of fullness, as if he had inexhaustible strength to release.

"boom!"

Driven by violent magic, the fist shadows surged forth like a stampede of horses.

With the blessing of the star magic of those two constellations, this "Pegasus Meteor Fist" move was only slightly more like what it looked like, and it was many times stronger than the one he used when fighting Natsu!

"Click click click!"

Gildarts neither dodged nor evaded; instead, he raised his arms to protect himself, unleashing a burst of magic to forcefully withstand Moen's full-force attack.

Although he was still standing firmly, he kept backing away, his legs carving two deep marks on the ground.

"Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh!"

Moen was panting heavily. He looked at his fist and could hardly believe that he had just thrown that punch.

At this moment, if he were to try to recapture that feeling from before, he would find it completely gone; that vague connection seemed to have been severed.

But Moen had a gut feeling that this was the right approach! This was more like it!

In that brief moment, Moen felt as if he had finally touched the "cosmos".

Of course, this is just an illusion. His punch may have achieved a superficial appearance of Saint Seiya's destructive power, but it didn't touch the essence at all.

The reason why Saint Seiya can tear the earth apart and shatter stars is because he burns his inner cosmos to destroy matter at the atomic level, not by using brute force built up by his body. The difference between these two is the difference between Seiya and Cassios.

"Ha! You brat! What kind of magic is that?!"

Gildarts, who had been knocked back a long way by a punch, came back and asked Moen with a look of surprise and curiosity.

The arms that had blocked Moen's attack were now tucked under his large cloak, and he seemed to be unharmed.

"Celestial Magic".

Moen answered reflexively.

"Bullshit! You call this Celestial Spirit magic?!"

Gildarts bared his teeth and raised his leg as if to kick Moen.

Moen dodged with a grin, and this time he didn't feel the same "killing intent" as before.

"Do you think I, an old man, don't know what Celestial Magic is?"

Gildarts smiled and said that Moen definitely did not use celestial magic. Celestial magic is a type of summoning magic that can be held, and even the celestial spirits of the "Zodiac" probably did not have the power of that attack. His hands were still throbbing slightly.

However, just before Moen threw his punch, he did seem to have drawn a star map and established a connection with the stars in the sky.

Gildarts had been immersed in the path of magic for many years and was extremely sensitive to magical fluctuations. He clearly saw the strange phenomenon that had just occurred on Moen. The incredibly pure magic came from the stars in the sky. This child could actually draw upon the magic of the stars!

Magic exists in the human body and in all things in the world; those distant celestial bodies naturally also possess magic!

'This kid is truly gifted!'

Gildarts clicked his tongue in amazement. After all, Moen was only about to turn twelve! After thinking about it carefully, Gildarts realized that he certainly wouldn't have possessed such power when he was twelve.

At this point, Moen had no time to pay attention to the shocked Gildarts.

He discovered a surprise: a quest had been triggered during the battle in a corner he hadn't noticed.

Clearly, while he was fully focused on the battle, the Saint Seiya System thoughtfully activated its background mode, and the triggered tasks did not pop up but only appeared and were settled after the battle ended.

Mission Title: "The Strongest Person!"

Task details:

Gildarts! Fairy Tail: Ultimate Destroyer! The Undefeated Legend! The Limit of S-Class Mages! An Unprecedentedly Powerful Enemy!

Defeat him! Gain his approval!

Task progress: Completed.

Quest Reward: One Royal Magic Palace Rose.

Do you want to claim the task reward?

Moen's eyes widened instantly upon seeing the mission reward.

"Royal Demon Palace Rose," the signature skill of the Pisces Gold Saint! It is a red rose with a deadly poison.

After being infused with cosmos, the "Royal Rose of the Demon Palace" can be used for physical attacks, powerful enough to pierce through Saint Cloths.

Although Moen has not yet comprehended the cosmos, he can still use magic as a substitute and can infuse it with magic.

As a poisonous rose, the "Royal Palace Rose" is extremely potent. Enemies who are slightly pricked by its thorns or inhale its pollen will lose their five senses, experience a rapid decline in bodily functions, and die slowly without any pain!

In addition, rose petals can also achieve an invisibility effect.

This "Royal Magic Palace Rose" has many functions and works very well. The only problem is that there is only one plant available!

However, this mission is not too difficult in a strict sense. It doesn't even require defeating Gildarts, only repelling him and gaining his approval. It's understandable that the reward isn't that generous.

Moen received the mission reward, and the "Royal Magic Palace Rose" was directly stored in the system space. One advantage of storing this rose in the system space is that it will not wither.

"It's like having another weapon. If used at the right time, killing someone with this rose is quite simple; even a strong person could easily fall victim."

"Moen, what are you daydreaming about? Are you still going to learn how to crush things?"

Gildarts stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Moen, asking a question as his hand gradually returned to normal.

"Of course!"

Moen immediately replied that this matter was very important to him!

In Moen's view, Gildarts's superior destructive magic "Crush" is the key that can help him open the door to comprehend his cosmos!

The principle behind this "shattering" is to use magic to instantly shatter the bonds between the atoms of the substance it comes into contact with.

It could be said that everything in the world is utterly vulnerable in the face of this magic!

This atomic-level control is exactly what Moen desires.

The super magic "Crush" is extremely difficult to learn, and Moen is not yet able to use magic not provided by the system. So he is not actually learning, but rather comprehending and understanding. He is trying to use this magic to comprehend the microcosm.

Gildarts remained silent, stroking the stubble on his chin. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he came up with a suggestion.

"How about I let you experience the effects of this magic on your body directly?"

"???"

Faced with this suggestion, Moen looked utterly bewildered. He began to wonder if that punch he'd just thrown... had been too hard? Was Uncle Gildarts holding a grudge?