Marco approached the flute and reached out to grab it directly, making Mirajane, who was following beside him, tense up inside.
Although Marco was strong and she had great confidence in him, this flute was still a demon after all.
Since the demon showed no reaction, it must also be very confident in itself.
"Isn't it unwise to cooperate with it in this situation?" Mira spoke up to remind him, feeling that Marco was being a bit too reckless.
"Buzz!"
Marco extended his hand but didn't touch the flute.
Instead, he donned the "Aries Gold Cloth" and directly activated the "Crystal Wall."
This time, the square "Crystal Wall" box enclosed the flute.
"See, this way there's no danger at all."
Marco picked up the square "Crystal Wall box," with the flute inside it seemingly still unaware of what had just happened.
"It is indeed much safer." Seeing this, Mira smiled.
Marco was quite cautious after all, directly using the defense of the 'Crystal Wall'.
"How do you plan to take in this demon? Does it need to remain intact?"
Holding the small box, Marco curiously asked Mira, already completely disregarding this so-called LULLABY.
Since it offered no resistance and was sealed inside the "Crystal Wall," its fate was effectively under his control.
"I'll directly absorb its soul into my body and turn it into my own power."
Looking at the flute, Mira thought about the legends surrounding Lullaby.
If she took in this demon, would she gain the curse-killing magic of Lullaby? That would undoubtedly be a trump card-level spell, though not one to be used casually.
"Even demons are absorbed as souls?" Marco was taken aback.
Of course, he knew souls existed, but was taking in a demon also about absorbing a soul?
But thinking about it, it made sense—animal souls, beast souls, demon souls—all were acquired by absorbing souls to gain power.
"That's right, so destroying its body doesn't matter. I'll capture its soul, suppress it, and turn it into my power."
Mira reached out and placed her hand on the small box, but due to the Crystal Wall, she clearly couldn't absorb it directly.
"Damn it! You two brats! How dare you even think about taking me in!"
The Lullaby, which had been pretending to be a flute and showing no reaction, suddenly spoke, the flute emitting a human voice.
Clearly, Marco and Mira's casual discussion about how to deal with it, as if no one else was around, had angered the demon.
It had originally planned to keep up the act, hoping to lure these two young people.
After all, such a powerful weapon wasn't something everyone had the nerve to give up, especially not impulsive youngsters.
It had managed to spread under the name Lullaby without exposing its demonic true form because the calamities in the past were caused by those who wielded it—it never revealed its true form to personally create disasters.
Those who held Lullaby were lured by it, their minds influenced, eventually committing a series of heinous acts.
Once it grew bored or had thoroughly broken them, it would kill them and wait for the next destined individual.
But soon he realized something was wrong—this guy wasn't giving it any chance at all!
Once this little box covered its body, Lullaby was completely baffled.
All its methods were useless against the little box enveloping it; it was like a magical prison!
"It's panicking, but it's too late now." Marco smiled as he spoke to Mira.
If it had revealed its true form earlier, they might have had an epic battle.
But now, Marco was actually looking forward to seeing Lullaby's true form.
"Won't it break the Crystal Wall?" Mira frowned with concern.
What if Lullaby directly shattered the Crystal Wall? Though that possibility seemed unlikely.
"It can't do it. It doesn't have the capability." Marco's tone was resolute.
The Aries Gold Cloth on his body shimmered with light, and the stars in the night sky began to resonate in response.
Marco decided to strike first, planning to use the Crystal Wall to crush Lullaby directly—resolving this demon in the most pure and violent way possible.
"Die! I'll tear you all to pieces!"
Feeling the pressure, Lullaby stopped pretending.
It immediately began to reveal its true form—its demon body was quite massive.
"Buzz!"
A surge of magical energy erupted, and the flute inside the little box started to transform and expand.
As described in the mission details, its true form was that of a giant withered tree demon, resembling a dried-up tree with limbs standing upright—or simply put, a treant.
"It doesn't look like that at all."
Mirajane stared at the little box and complained.
Marco had said its true form was a withered treant, but now, squeezed by the little box, its shape was completely unrecognizable.
"Woo woo woo!"
Inside the little box, Lullaby let out sounds of agony.
It had released its true form but couldn't break open the little box.
Instead, it felt an overwhelming pressure crushing it entirely.
The terror and pain were unbearable even for a demon like Lullaby.
It immediately shrank back, reverting to its flute form.
But even then, it couldn't survive.
The Crystal Wall pressed down harder and harder, the space shrinking further, until the flute's body began to bend under the pressure.
"Spare me! Spare me! I'm willing to serve you!"
Under the crushing fear of death slowly closing in, Lullaby began to roar and beg for mercy, no longer threatening or cursing.
It pleaded with Marco to spare its life.
"You won't die completely. Your soul will serve us forever."
Marco remained unmoved, speaking with a smile.
His words only deepened Lullaby's fear—this meant it wouldn't even find release in death.
It would be eternally enslaved by the one using Take Over Magic, its power will be forever theirs.
"NO!!!"
Amidst a final roar, a crisp "crack" echoed from the little box.
The cursed demon flute named Lullaby had snapped.
And it didn't stop there—the Crystal Wall continued to squeeze, crushing the broken Lullaby into more fragments, utterly destroying its physical form.
"Now it's my turn." Mira did not hesitate, immediately activating Take Over Magic.
Lullaby was completely baffled—why would there be magic capable of taking over demons like them?
Wasn't this purely targeting them?
However, this also presented them with an opportunity, a chance they could seize.
After being "taken over," it wasn't impossible for them to turn the tables and become the ones controlling the body.
This was indeed a significant risk, just as Elfman had been counter-taken over by the Beast King.
"But I will never give you that chance."
Mira closed her eyes, seized the demon's soul, and immediately exerted force, leaving no room for resistance.
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