In the faint light of dawn, the brightening sky darkened once again as storm clouds gathered.
Gray, having arrived outside the magic-guided giant, reached out to catch a falling droplet of water.
"Huh? Why is it raining?"
"Pitter-patter..."
A low, lancholy murmur suddenly ca from behind Gray.
Turning around, he saw a woman with blue hair and blue eyes, wearing a blue coat and holding a lace umbrella, slowly walking out from the curtain of rain.
"You... you must be one of the four elents of Phantom Lord, right?"
Gray placed his hands at his waist and assud a battle stance.
"That is correct..." The woman stopped, slightly lifting the edge of her umbrella to reveal a pale yet exquisite face. "Juvia is the Rain Woman of the four elents."
"I really didn't expect that you could actually defeat Totomaru and Sol..."
"Two have already been defeated? It seems I need to pick up the pace, too."
Gray felt a surge of joy, his gaze becoming serious.
"I'm sorry, but in order to stop Abyss Break and protect my guild comrades... I have to defeat you!"
After speaking, one assud a stance, while the other stood motionless.
Neither of them made the first move, and the scene fell into an extrely strange atmosphere.
Juvia held her umbrella, eyes fixed directly on the person opposite her—a cold, handso face, firm and clear eyes, a tall and upright posture...
[So... so handso!!!]
"Thump!"
Juvia felt her heart skip a beat, and a visible flush of red rose to her cheeks.
Faced with Gray's gaze, and with her heart pounding, Juvia suddenly turned around and walked away quickly as if fleeing.
"Juvia loses! Goodbye!! Have a nice day!!!"
"Huh?!" Gray froze on the spot, a row of question marks appearing above his head. "Hey, hey, hey! What is this? You're not fighting anymore?!"
To this, Juvia turned a deaf ear, clutching the Teru Teru Bozu on her chest, muttering to herself as she walked away.
"What is wrong with Juvia... this throbbing in her chest..."
In her mind, there was a miniature version of Juvia, waving her arms excitedly.
[Ahhh! I want to take him ho! I want him all to myself! To be able to see him every day!!!]
[No, I can't! Juvia can't hold back anymore! Juvia is going to take him ho!]
Juvia suddenly stopped, turned around abruptly, and said, "Since it is fate, then I must never let go!"
She slamd her right hand open towards Gray.
"Water Lock!!!"
Boom! The surrounding water instantly surged up, rapidly gathering into a sphere of water to envelop Gray!
"Ah! Caught him!"
Juvia was happy at first, but seeing Gray struggling to breathe, she beca nervous and flustered.
"Oh no! What should I do? He looks like he's in so much pain..."
"If I don't let him out quickly... but if I let him out, what if he runs away?"
Just as Juvia was struggling with her dilemma, "Crack!" The water sphere turned into an ice sphere, and a crisp shattering sound ca from within.
In the next second, the ice sphere exploded into a shower of ice shards, and Gray, standing in the middle, seed to have a filter applied to him.
"Thump! Thump!"
Juvia felt her heart beating like a drum, the flush on her face deepening, and the image of Gray reflected in her pupils was shining brilliantly!!!
[To be able to escape from Juvia's Water Lock on his own... Is this the power of an Ice Wizard?]
[So handso...]
Gray landed back on the ground, shook the water droplets from his hair, and looked at Juvia with a displeased expression.
"Attacking so suddenly... this jerk."
As he said this, he unconsciously grabbed his collar and ripped it off! His soaked shirt was tossed aside, revealing his toned and sturdy upper body.
"Pfft—!!!"
Juvia, opposite him, was instantly hit with ten thousand points of critical damage! Looking at Gray's naked upper body, looking at those perfect muscle lines, she felt as if her heart was about to jump out of her throat.
[Th-th-this...]
[Why did he take off his clothes? I... I haven't prepared myself ntally yet... Is this really an appropriate place...?]
Juvia looked at Gray opposite her, infatuated, her legs going weak.
[But is this what it feels like to fall in love? I've finally found him... Juvia's prince!]
[Water and Ice... This is truly the arrangent of fate!!!]
For a mont, Juvia completely fell into a fantasy—holding hands, falling in love, getting married...
"I don't want to fight you either, but it seems you won't surrender voluntarily. If you don't dodge, you're going to get hurt!"
"Ice-Make: Lance!!!"
Swish, swish, swish!
Dozens of sharp ice spears pierced straight through Juvia, who did not react at all. However... the ice spears passed directly through her body as if passing through water; although they tore Juvia to pieces, they caused no damage.
Being attacked, Juvia woke up from her sweet fantasy.
"It's useless. Juvia's body is made of water; any physical attack is ineffective against Juvia."
As she spoke, her tattered body re-gathered like flowing water, recovering to its original state in the blink of an eye, even her clothes remaining intact.
Juvia looked at Gray, eyes filled with tears, whispering in sorrow.
"That's right... the him of now is an enemy."
"Juvia must distinguish between enemy and ally... This is the fated destiny between us."
She took a deep breath, suppressing the palpitations in her heart.
"But! Juvia will not be dejected!"
"Farewell, my tiny flower of love that ended before it even began!"
"Water Slicer!!!"
This ti, Juvia did not hold back. Several solid and sharp high-pressure water blades whistled through the air, heading straight for Gray!
"This kind of power?!"
Gray's pupils constricted, and he instinctively dove to the side.
"Swish—!"
The water blades grazed his scalp and landed on one of the huge tal horns of the magic-guided giant behind him. That solid tal horn, thick enough for several people to embrace, was instantly sliced off like tofu, the cut as smooth as a mirror!
"A high-pressure water stream released with accumulated force can easily cut through even steel."
Juvia looked at Gray expressionlessly, her tone cold.
"If you underestimate the power of water, you're going to suffer greatly."
Gray looked at the broken tal horn, cold sweat sliding down, "What a formidable enemy..."
He turned his head to look at the magic-guided giant, which was still operating albeit slowly, and a sense of anxiety rose in his heart.
"I can't drag this out any longer! I must end this quickly!"
"Since physical attacks are ineffective, then... I will freeze you completely!"
Gray rushed up again, the ice in his hands constantly changing shape, trying to find an opening in his opponent.
Juvia stood her ground without dodging, simply manipulating the water flow to carry out long-range strikes. Water and ice collided wildly, water droplets scattered, and ice shards flew.
Finally, during the clash, Gray seized an opening in Juvia's attack and closed in! He slamd his hands forward, and the freezing cold instantly encased Juvia in ice.
Just as Gray breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt that the sensation in his hands was wrong. "Huh?" Gray was stunned for a mont. It was soft... warm... and... He squeezed subconsciously.
"Kya—"
A seductive and shy moan rang in his ear.
Gray stiffly raised his head to look at where his hands were grabbing. That was... Juvia's... chest?!
"Boom!"
Gray's mind went blank instantly, as if he had been struck by lightning, and he imdiately beca nervous and incoherent, shaking his head in a panic.
"No... it's not... that... I didn't an to... This was just an accident!!!"
Inside the ice. Juvia's cheeks were burning hot, almost lting the ice.
[To be so bold... did he just go straight for it? Juvia is so shy...]
[But... if it's you... I might as well just stay in your ice like this...]
Looking at Juvia, who was inches away, and feeling the sensation in his palms, Gray was about to have a breakdown.
"Damn it! What kind of situation is this!"
"I'm sorry!!!"
While apologizing, he hurriedly dispelled his magic. The ice disappeared, and Juvia, freed from her restraint, looked at Gray in confusion.
[He freed from the ice? Why?]
[So... so gentle!]
At this mont, Gray beca even more dazzling and radiant in Juvia's eyes.
Gray took a few deep breaths and finally cald down, "Forget what just happened! Let's start over!"
"No..."
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