After resting all morning, Rain finally found Erza around three in the afternoon.
She was exactly where he expected: deep in the forest, drenched in sweat, training like her life depended on it.
"Erza… you didn't go back to rest this morning, did you?"
Rain looked at her soaked clothes, shaking his head.
"Correct," Erza replied without hesitation.
"You're killing yourself at this rate," Rain sighed.
"This is what I do every day," Erza answered casually, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. "Aside from basic rest, training is constant."
She said it like stating the weather. No pride, no boasting — just fact.
Even Rain had to admit: with that kind of intensity and discipline, her growth made perfect sense.
People like Erza were rare. Very rare.
"Erza, with effort like that… it's no wonder you reached your current level."
Rain couldn't help but praise her.
"This is nothing."
Erza shook her head firmly.
Her childhood had already carved the truth into her heart — strength mattered. Hesitation or weakness led to regret. And regret came too late.
Rain exhaled and nodded.
"I get it. Anyway… this is for you."
He held out a sword wrapped in cloth — Enma.
Erza's eyes sharpened the instant she sensed it.
"A sword…?"
Her fingers twitched. She loved weapons — especially great ones — and she could already tell this wasn't an ordinary blade.
Before she drew it, Rain warned her:
"It's not just sharp. This sword has… a temperament. Power with a will."
Erza immediately understood.
She had wielded a cursed blade before — a weapon that tried to twist its wielder's heart. Enma carried a different kind of danger, but it was danger all the same.
"I see… so this is another one of those blades."
"You won't be disappointed," Rain said with a smile.
"Understood."
Erza unsheathed Enma.
A clear, resonant metallic ring filled the forest.
"…This is a good sword," she admitted, eyes reflecting the blade's gleam. "The sharpness alone is top tier."
Then—
Her expression shifted.
"…!"
She felt it.
The blade drinking both her magic power and her Haki nonstop.
At the same time, the sword urged her — like a whisper in her mind.
Swing me.
"Testing it won't hurt," Erza muttered.
She let Enma drink only as much as she deemed safe, then swung the blade toward the forest.
BOOM!!
A massive slash ripped through the trees — slicing the entire forest line cleanly in half. Trees, rocks, anything in its path — gone.
"…What—"
"…Amazing."
Erza stared at the destruction, stunned.
A single casual slash rivaled her strongest techniques.
But her awe didn't last.
Her face tightened again — Enma was STILL draining her energy aggressively, trying to take everything.
"This is Enma's danger," Rain said calmly. "If you don't tame it, it'll suck you dry until you collapse and die."
"I understand."
Erza's eyes hardened.
She took a deep breath.
"Calm down."
Her Conqueror's Haki exploded outward, mixed with her immense magic power, pouring into the blade with overwhelming force.
She wasn't about to lose to a sword.
She was Titania Erza Scarlet.
Who was this blade looking down on?
"Conqueror's Haki…?" Rain blinked, genuinely surprised. "Well, for the future Fairy Queen, it fits."
The sword trembled violently.
"Buzz!!"
It shook as if begging — no, submitting.
Erza smirked.
"So you've learned your place."
She swung again.
A controlled slash burst out — smaller, refined, completely under her command.
Perfect.
Rain grinned.
"So? Do you like it?"
"…I love it."
Erza nodded sincerely, eyes still lingering on Enma. "Thank you."
"What's there to thank? We're comrades-in-arms, aren't we?"
Erza froze for a moment… then softened.
"…Yes. That's right. We are."
It felt warm — unfamiliar, but warm.
"Alright then," Rain said, clapping his hands. "Let's start sparring. You need to get used to Enma in an actual fight."
"Good!"
Erza's eyes lit up instantly, excitement surging.
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