**Chapter 5: Just Checking**
The guild had already fallen silent the moment Mirajane and Kaito started arguing. No one could stop the little demon girl when she was in one of her moods.
The adults naturally gave way to the kids, and among the minors, almost no one could handle her anymore. But this new boy had managed to piss Mirajane off this badly, and his words were extremely arrogant. It looked like Mirajane had finally met her match.
Hearing that the two were about to fight, everyone in the guild got excited. The people of Fairy Tail loved watching fights more than anything.
"Fight! There's a fight!"
Macao shouted loudly, "Place your bets! Place your bets! Ten to one on Mirajane winning, ten to one against the newcomer!"
"10,000 J on Mirajane!"
"5,000 J on Mirajane!"
"8,000 J on Mirajane!"...
Everyone placed bets excitedly. The highest was only 10,000 J—barely enough for a few meals. Even if they lost it all, no one would feel bad. They were just here for the fun and excitement.
Most people bet on Mirajane because they knew how strong she was. Even some of the adult mages in the guild weren't as powerful as her.
Kaito walked up to Makarov and held out his right hand.
Makarov looked confused. "Kid, what do you want?"
"Lend me some money."
Makarov said helplessly, "Stinky brat, gambling is bad."
"You lending or not?" Kaito asked in a very blunt tone.
"No!" Makarov answered just as stubbornly.
Kaito turned to leave. "Fine, then don't blame me if I accidentally destroy the guild."
Makarov jumped in fright and quickly shouted, "I'll lend it! Here's 10,000 J. Remember to return it!"
"Tch! So stingy!" Kaito went straight to Macao and bet everything on himself winning.
Makarov immediately fumed, blowing his beard and glaring. He lent the kid money and got called stingy? This damn little brat dared to call him stingy? Then he'd show him what real generosity looked like.
Makarov walked over to the mage running the betting and pulled out ten large bills, slapping them down. "I'm betting! 100,000 J on that stinky brat winning!"
"Oh!! The Guild Master placed a bet!!"
"He bet on the newcomer!"
"Who is this new kid?!"...
Kaito saw Makarov's bet and gave the old man an even more contemptuous look. He had been in this world for a whole month already. 100,000 J was only about 6,000 RMB. For the guild master of a magic guild, he was way too cheap.
Soon, the lively crowd moved to the open area behind the Fairy Tail guild. It was a wide training ground, and further back was a large canal so wide you couldn't see the other side.
"Bastard! I'm going to beat you up so bad you'll learn how strong I am!"
"Full Body Take Over: Satan Soul!"
Mirajane instantly activated her magic. In the blink of an eye, she transformed into a demonic form—her fists and legs covered in demonic scales, a tail growing from her back, and a pair of demon horns on her head.
A pair of demonic wings sprouted from her back. With a light flap, Mirajane's body floated slightly off the ground.
"Wow! So cool! Mirajane can already do Full Body Take Over?"
"The newcomer is definitely going to lose!"
Mirajane flapped her wings hard. "Whoosh!" Her body shot toward Kaito like a bullet. In an instant she was in front of him, swinging her fist straight at his face.
Kaito tilted his head slightly and dodged the punch. He chopped down with his palm like a blade, striking Mirajane's abdomen.
"Bang!" Mirajane was hit in the stomach. Because of her demon transformation, her defense was extremely high, so Kaito's strike only made her take a small step back.
Kaito frowned slightly. Now that he had become younger, his physical strength had also decreased. In terms of pure body power, he was far behind Mirajane after her transformation.
After all, Mirajane in this form could easily smash through a wall with one punch, while he could only break a few bricks at his peak. He couldn't fight her head-on.
Mirajane quickly stabilized herself, spun around, and swept her leg toward Kaito's head.
"Slap!" Kaito caught her calf, then smoothly changed the direction and pushed, making Mirajane lose balance and fall to the ground.
"Damn it!" Mirajane got angry. Like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, she charged at Kaito and rained down punches.
While dodging, Kaito kept retreating. It had been a long time since he faced an opponent whose physical stats completely surpassed his own. He was actually getting a little excited and started using all his techniques for deflecting and redirecting force.
Kaito was enjoying himself, but Mirajane was extremely frustrated. It felt like she was trying to hit an eel—slippery and impossible to catch. Even though his strength and speed were clearly weaker, she couldn't land a single hit. Every full-powered punch missed. After attacking with full strength several times, her magic power was already running low and she was panting. After all, she had only recently mastered Full Body Take Over.
"Damn it! Stop dodging if you have the guts!"
Kaito replied with a straight face, "I'm dodging with skill. Why wouldn't I?"
Mirajane shouted in rage, "You're not a man!"
Kaito said seriously, "You really want to know? Then the two of us can go to that grove over there and check properly."
"Yo yo!"
"Go! Go!" The others immediately started cheering.
Mirajane was twelve years old and naturally understood the implication. Her face rarely flushed red as she spat, "Peh! You pervert!"
Kaito rubbed his shoulder casually and said, "Alright, that makes sense. I'm getting tired of dodging too. From now on I won't dodge anymore. Come at me." He beckoned to Mirajane with his finger.