The sky is bright and the autumn breeze is blowing gently.
Magnolia is a seaside city, and the temperature does not differ much in other seasons except winter.
Behind the three-story tavern-like building, there is a large open space and a large lake connected to it.
That's right, in addition to the obvious guild building, Fairy Tail actually has a large exclusive territory, but the guild's finances have been tight for many years and it has not had the spare money to do other construction.
In an open space surrounded by weeds, which was originally used for guild activities, a man and a woman stood facing each other.
At the edge of the venue, there were several figures standing still. They had heard that Erza was going to spar with the guild's newcomers in physical skills, so they came to join in the fun as they had nothing to do.
"It's really strange that Erza would actually take the initiative to invite Noah to a sparring match. Natsu will be sad if he finds out, don't you think so, Gray?"
The handsome man with sunglasses and brown hair looked at Gray with a half-smile, "After all, Natsu has challenged Erza many times, but she either killed him in a few moves or ignored him. There is no such thing as a friendly competition. It's really unfortunate."
"Rocky, you are using Natsu to imply me."
Gray smacked his lips. Like Natsu, he had challenged Erza many times since he was a child, but the result was the same as Natsu's, he would be defeated within three moves. So far, his and Natsu's winning rate against Erza has remained a perfect zero.
Nob, who still hasn't found a suitable commission, is also in the "audience seats". He stares curiously at the handsome guy who is talking to Gray.
"Rocky, I remember that you just joined the guild this year. How come you know so much about Natsu and Gray challenging Erza without knowing their own limitations?"
"Hey, hey, hey! Nob! What do you mean by overestimating my own abilities? Only by fighting against the strong can you break through yourself. I think you don't understand this at all."
As soon as Nob finished speaking, Gray retorted unhappily.
Rocky at the side also nodded in agreement, "That's right, Gray and Natsu have been beaten by Erza since they were young, and their skin has indeed been trained. Otherwise, how could Gray run naked in the guild?"
"Indeed, Gray would not feel ashamed to strip naked in broad daylight."
Rocky and Nob's sarcastic remarks made Gray fall into a red fever, because he realized at this moment that he was only left with a pair of underwear on his body.
"Rocky, where are my clothes?!"
"I don't know."
The noise outside the field made Noah take a deep breath. He had been looking at the naked Gray for several minutes, and that guy only reacted now, and it was only after being reminded by his companions.
Take off your clothes at the speed of light, anytime, anywhere.
Perverts are not scary, what is scary is that perverts don't know they are perverts…
Erza was also a little embarrassed. Couldn't these guys leave a good impression on their new companions? She reluctantly made up for Gray and said, "Don't mind, Noah. Taking off clothes is a habit Gray has kept since he practiced the magic of 'Ice Shape'."
How can you take off your clothes to learn magic…
Although Noah didn't say anything, Erza could already sense the complaints in his heart from his gaze.
Erza knew that no matter how she explained Gray's abnormal behavior, it would be pale and powerless because he was indeed an unconscious exhibitionist.
"Never mind them, let's get started."
A palm-sized magic circle unfolded around her, and Erza pulled out a wooden sword from it, "Noah, tell me what weapon you need, I have a lot here."
Noah shook his head. He was very confident in his physical skills and didn't need weapons for the time being. However, he was very interested in Erza's magic.
Magic "Dress Up Knight".
Dress-up magic belongs to the possession category, which is a kind of magic that comes from self-awakening. This kind of magician has a magic space with an unknown upper limit, which is used to store the magic props corresponding to his magic.
As long as Erza considers them to be armor and weapons, she can put them into her magic space.
Compared with her magic space that she could use at any time, the space ring that Noah bought for 600,000 was simply a joke.
It is true that comparing yourself with others will make you angry.
"Don't be distracted, let's get started."
Erza's warning voice arrived almost at the same time as the sword in her hand.
Noah turned his head and narrowly avoided the sword, almost having a strand of his hair cut off.
"A wooden sword can be used to this extent, not bad."
Noah's impolite comments made Erza a little unhappy. Although it was just a friendly exchange between guild members, she still hoped that the other party would take it seriously.
In order to make Noah take her seriously, Erza no longer held back and attacked with all her might, striking with six or seven swords in an instant.
The sharp sword force blooms like a flower.
Noah only dodged and did not attack. His body was as light as a falling leaf, and he just brushed past every oncoming sword flower.
The three words "steady, accurate and ruthless" are enough to describe Erza's swordsmanship.
But to Noah, Erza's swordsmanship was too crude. She must have figured it out on her own. After all, no one in the guild could teach her in this regard.
Another round of sword dance is over.
Erza naturally also noticed that her sword moves were always just a little bit away from Noah, as if this tiny bit was a huge gap that completely cut off any contact between the two sides.
This was not so-called "luck", nor was it that Erza held back because she was worried about hurting others, but that the opponent completely saw through her moves and anticipated all her next actions.
What kind of physical skills does he have to have the confidence to deal with me so casually?
Erza stopped the sword in her hand. She already understood that Noah's physical skills were better than hers. In terms of physical skills alone, there was probably no one in the guild who could be his opponent.
In this case, let's change the discussion into seeking advice.
The magic circle for changing clothes was opened again, and another wooden sword was pulled out by Erza and thrown at Noah.
Do you want me to teach you swordsmanship? Noah smiled and didn't refuse.
Erza from the world of Edras once taught Noah spearmanship at Faust's request, although Noah soon surpassed her.
Unexpectedly, in the parallel world of Ascalante, Noah would have the opportunity to guide Erza of this world.
"Erza, you have more than enough strength and speed, but your technique is a mess."
"Give up all the fancy stuff and just remember these 8 basic techniques."
Noah didn't say much. Some knowledge is better to be experienced personally. Then he suddenly raised his sword and stabbed Erza.
Erza drew her sword to block, but Noah suddenly changed his technique and turned the upright sword sideways, turning the vertical stab into a horizontal stab.
The wooden sword passed by the sword in her hand and stopped at her throat. Erza broke out in a cold sweat. She didn't expect that an ordinary "sword stabbing" move could also be divided into "horizontal" and "vertical".
The vertical thrust is swift and the horizontal thrust is agile.
Just changing the posture of the sword can cause such a change. It seems that Erza has opened the door to a new world.
After Erza recovered, Noah began his "teaching" again, raising his sword and slashing. Erza still blocked with the sword. Between attack and defense, the wooden sword in her hand was suddenly split into two pieces.
"Chopping the sword", the arm and the sword body are connected in a straight line, transmitting the strength to the blade, making the sword as powerful and heavy as an axe.
Putting on a new wooden sword, Erza continued to defend. She had memorized two moves, and only by experiencing them personally could she understand the changes in the techniques taught by Noah.
Noah did not keep any of them to himself, and used all the remaining six sword moves he had summarized.
"Point the sword", raise the wrist and hold the sword and point it downwards, gather the strength at the tip of the sword, and strike unexpectedly.
"Bengjian" is the opposite of pointing sword. It means holding the sword upwards can break the enemy's weapon to the sides.
"Cutting the sword" means holding the sword diagonally from bottom to top in front of the body to relieve force and defend.
"Hanging sword" means the sword body draws circles against the left and right sides of the body, which can be used for both attack and defense.
"Intercept the sword" means sweeping the sword downward to attack the enemy's lower body or to cut off their offensive.
"Twisting the sword" means using the wrist to move the sword body to draw a circle, while transmitting the strength to the sword body.
After the fight, Erza was sweating profusely, and the wooden sword in her hand fell out of her hand after being hit on the arm by Noah's last move of the sword.
What an exquisite skill! Compared with this, my previous swordsmanship was just like slashing with a sword.
If she could incorporate the techniques she learned today into her magic, Erza felt that it might not take long before she could completely defeat Mira.
Just like Natsu and Gray, Erza and Mira are also "incompatible", and both sides want to defeat the other one day.
Not far away were Gray, Rocky and Nob, their mouths wide open enough to fit two eggs.
"Something is wrong. This new guy is unexpectedly strong."
Rocky no longer had his previous playful smile. Even though he knew nothing about swordsmanship, he could clearly see the difference in swordsmanship between Noah and Erza from the fight just now.
Because of the "change of clothes" magic, Erza uses a variety of weapons to fight, but the sword is her most commonly used weapon. Unexpectedly, she was the one who was crushed when facing Noah.
Gray was silent, not knowing what he was thinking.
It was Nob who took action and ran into the field with big strides.
"Noah, besides swordsmanship, do you know anything else in taijutsu?"
Looking at Nob who suddenly appeared, Noah nodded although he was puzzled, "I know a little bit about boxing, swords and spears, which are similar to my swordsmanship."
This is called a little bit?!
Rocky and Gray who followed felt that this newcomer was too Versailles.
After listening to this, Rocky stared at Noah with fiery eyes, "Master Noah, please teach me boxing!"
The sudden call of the master stunned Noah, but he was secretly delighted afterwards.
The wizards in the world of Edlas have no magic power in their bodies, and their magic actually comes from the magic tools they use.
Most of the magical props used in battle are in the form of various weapons, so Noah was forced by his old father to practice physical skills and master swords, spears, swords and halberds.
I never expected that one day I would be called a master because of this.
However, teaching takes time, which is something Noah is not really willing to do.
The reason why Erza was taught was because she was naturally gifted and had high comprehension. The reason why her swordsmanship was crude was because no one guided her. With just a little guidance, she would be able to master it immediately.
But the others…
[Ding~ You have a new local wish commission]
[Nob Lazaro has always been troubled by his lack of strength. After seeing you, he finally realized where he should improve his strength. Please guide him to complete a set of boxing.]
[Reward: Master the magic of "Attachment·Beast"]
[Duration: Indefinite]
Although the "Attachment" magic is not as good as the "Reception" magic, for Noah, it can be described as really good.
There was no way he was short of magic for combat.
Patting Nob's shoulder encouragingly, Noah said, "No problem, Nob, I will definitely make you a master of boxing."
Nob didn't expect Noah to be so easy to talk to. "But Noah, I don't have anything valuable to give you in return…"
"Don't say that. We are companions."
Noah's firm tone warmed Nob's heart, and he knelt down to Noah on the spot, "Master, please accept my disciple's greetings!"
Are you serious?
Noah didn't want an apprentice who was four years older than him, so he quickly helped the man up and said, "I can teach you boxing, but don't call me master. If you must call me something else, you might as well call me 'coach'."
"Okay, Master!"
The corners of Noah's mouth twitched slightly, and it took him a while to get Nob to change his address.
"Noah… No, Coach, I want to learn too."
Rocky looked at Gray in surprise as he asked, "What's going on? Rocky's magic requires physical skills to cooperate, but why would a magician like you learn physical skills?"
"Excuse me, my master told me that the 'Ice Form' must be combined with Taijutsu."
Gray turned to look at Noah, waiting for his answer.
Two minutes passed and Noah sighed. He thought he could wait for Gray's prayer commission, but he didn't expect anything.
It seems that in Gray's heart, there are more important wishes than practicing physical skills.
This made Noah feel a little embarrassed. He had just said to Nob in a righteous manner, "We are all companions and we don't want any reward." Now he couldn't ask Gray for any benefits.
If there is no reward, it would be useless.
It's hard to refuse, and I'm really digging my own grave.
At this time, Erza spoke up, "Noah, I can suggest to the president that you teach the guild members how to do physical exercises. This will improve everyone's strength. I think the president would be happy to pay you to be the guild's 'physical exercises coach'."
Good idea, makes Makarov's wallet thinner.
Noah could see that Erza had no idea about the guild's expenses. After all, as an S-class wizard, she earned a lot.
But Makarov is responsible for the entire guild.
But what does this have to do with Noah? He wasn't the one who made the suggestion anyway.
Erza acted quickly and made suggestions to Makarov on the same day, which made Makarov frown as he was already using his own small treasury to subsidize the guild funds.
As a knowledgeable senior, Makarov knows too well the importance of physical skills.
Although magic is the theme of this world, many magics cannot be used without a strong body to support them, and many combat magics also require the coordination of physical skills.
For the future development of children, add!
Just like that, Fairy Tail's newcomer Noah transformed himself into the guild's physical training coach, guiding fellow guild members who had such needs, and received a monthly salary of 200,000.