"Why?"
Natsu was very confused.
Couldn't strength be determined just by fighting? Why did Marco exclude himself?
"Because I'm the one doing the ranking. It's completely my subjective opinion. Also, not everyone has fought each other. For example, I've never fought Laxus. I can't just rank myself first, can I?"
Marco stood up and gave his explanation, which was fairly reasonable.
"Huff~"
After a quick warm-up, Marco started throwing punches, unleashing "Pegasus teor Fist" over and over, freely releasing his magic power.
Great strength cos from hard training in ordinary tis.
In Marco's heart, he believed he could definitely beco the strongest.
Moreover, his potential ceiling was absolutely higher than his guild mates.
This was all thanks to his own hard work and sweat.
[Pegasus teor Fist proficiency increased]
[Pegasus teor Fist - Beginner, Proficiency: 120/500]
Seeing the prompt from the [Saint System], Marco punched even more vigorously.
Those 120 proficiency points were the crystallization of his sweat and effort, his source of confidence.
He only showed proficiency when practicing the "Pegasus teor Fist", which was clearly part of a complete system matched with it.
Skills obtained from the [Saint System] should all be like this.
This matching proficiency system was encouraging Marco to constantly work hard in his training.
When effort and sweat beca tangible, that real-ti feedback effect was very motivating.
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Watching Marco throw his fists in a flurry, Natsu swallowed hard.
His fists were tightly clenched, his body trembling slightly.
"What's wrong? Scared?"
Seeing Natsu standing there motionless, no longer shouting about going to find Erza, Marco couldn't help but laugh.
It seed this kid had been frightened.
"No, I'm not scared. I'm just excited. I'll surpass you all eventually, I'll beco stronger than all of you sooner or later!"
However, Natsu refused to admit he was scared.
The expression on his face was very serious, his eyes seeming to burn like flas.
This kid had just shouted out the goal he had set for himself.
Marco, Erza and Laxus had all beco his targets to chase after.
He wanted to defeat all of them, as well as all the other strong mbers in the guild!
Marco stopped throwing punches and turned to look at Natsu.
The kid's expression was very serious, his eyes flickering with intense flas.
It was clear he wasn't just shouting for fun.
"Good! Very spirited! But Natsu, this isn't sothing you can achieve just by being loud. You need to show so real attitude!"
Marco reached out and patted Natsu's shoulder.
Although he was only a year older than Natsu, Marco was much taller, so he could easily pat Natsu's shoulder.
"Train with , Natsu! Let's get stronger together!"
Before Natsu could speak, Marco had already continued, his face full of righteousness as he invited Natsu to train with him.
"Alright! I won't fall behind!"
Natsu imdiately agreed.
The kid was excited - training with Marco would surely bring him great improvent.
"Great!"
Marco was equally happy, his eyes crinkling into a smile.
He finally had a punching bag that could take a hit.
After all, as a "Dragon Slayer", Natsu's physical resilence should be able to withstand more hits than Gray.
"Natsu! I told you to stay in bed! Why did you run out on your own?!"
Just as Marco thought of Gray, the guy ca rushing out, looking like he had been running in a hurry, panting heavily.
The black haired boy looked very displeased at Natsu.
He had only gone to the bathroom for a mont and Natsu, who had just been lying in bed, had disappeared without a trace.
He had been worried for nothing and now this guy was standing here like nothing had happened!
"Huh? When was that?"
Looking at the slightly angry Gray, Natsu scratched the back of his head blankly.
He had no mory of Gray telling him those things.
"You bastard! Are you asking for a beating?!"
Natsu's attitude made Gray so angry he was about to lt.
As soone who used "Ice-Make Magic", his body temperature was already approaching that of the fire-using Natsu.
"What? You want to fight?!"
Gray's words also fired up Natsu, who had just been scolded by Laxus.
Plus, he really didn't rember Gray telling him those things.
Why was this guy so angry?
"???"
Watching Natsu and Gray butt heads at the slightest provocation, Marco was bewildered.
What was going on with these two?
Gray's temperant wasn't particularly strange or volatile.
In terms of thoughts and temper, Gray was actually quite a normal kid.
But he still wasn't a normal person, because he had a habit of stripping off his clothes at the drop of a hat.
Gray's built-in "stripping passive" was truly extraordinary, ingrained to his very bones.
He stripped at lightning speed, completely unaware that he had taken off his clothes.
But under normal circumstances, Gray shouldn't be this irritable or so quick to fight with others.
"Incompatible magic attributes?"
Watching Natsu and Gray who had already started fighting, Marco could only think of this possibility. One used "Ice-Make Magic" while the other used "Fire Dragon Slayer Magic" - their magic attributes were indeed quite opposed.
"Smack!"
Marco reached out with both hands and grabbed the backs of their collars, separating the two who were butting heads.
Although Gray was slightly taller than Natsu, he wasn't that tall and Marco could easily subdue them both.
This was the advantage of being a year older and developing earlier.
Most crucially, these two didn't dare resist him at all.
Natsu had just been knocked out by Marco's punch and Gray had long since experienced what it felt like to be hit by Marco's fists.
How could they dare to resist?
After being separated by Marco, although they still couldn't stand each other, they no longer made any extre moves.
Although the saying goes "fire and ice don't mix", the opposition of magic attributes shouldn't actually affect personalities too much.
So the state of these two guys was actually more about mutual dislike.
This was evident from the first ti they t and they were truly a pair of rivals.
Marco rubbed his brow.
Their Fairy Tail guild was simply a gathering place for orphans and problem children.
"Since you two have so much energy, co be my sparring partners."
Without another word, Marco dragged Natsu over, making Gray's eyes light up in surprise.
His expression also showed a hint of sadism.
Seeing Natsu looking excited, still unaware of what was about to happen, Gray quickly composed his expression.
At this mont, Gray suddenly felt that having Natsu here wasn't so bad after all.
At least there was one more person to be Marco's sparring partner.
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