[The scene continues.]
["BANG!"]
[Mark-Beast had just landed and hadn't even figured out what was happening when Bai Yuekui sent him flying into the air again with another kick.]
[But he didn't rise very high. With one claw still pinned, his arm was stretched to its limit before he was yanked back down.]
[Even so, Bai Yuekui showed no mercy. Just as his body was about to hit the ground—]
[A third kick followed.]
["BANG!"]
[This time, poor Mark-Beast spun twice around the blade before crashing down.]
[But now, he had finally reacted.]
[Midair, he forcibly twisted his body, enduring the pain to land on the opposite side of the blade—facing Bai Yuekui across it.]
[Seizing the moment, he struggled to his feet and tried to pull the blade out of his pinned claw.]
[However—]
[The blade had sunk too deep.]
[He couldn't pull it out in one go.]
[Meanwhile, Bai Yuekui simply watched his struggle coldly.]
[Then—]
[She snapped her fingers toward the rest of the ground team—and beckoned with a curl of her finger.]
[Shan Da, who had been watching the show, immediately understood. He pulled out a spiked cupping jar from his pack and tossed it over.]
["Boss! Catch!"]
["Smack!"]
[Bai Yuekui caught it effortlessly. She removed the igniter attached to it, bit off the cap with her soft lips, and spat it aside.]
[At the same time, one of her long, pale legs lifted slightly backward—]
[As the igniter struck against the sole of her shoe—]
["Szzzt!"]
[It lit instantly, producing a faint blue flame.]
[With elegant steps, Bai Yuekui walked past Mark-Beast—]
[Heating the cupping jar as she moved.]
[On one side—]
[A black, struggling beast.]
[On the other—]
[A white, graceful beauty.]
[Yet the two shared the same frame without the slightest sense of dissonance.]
"Silver hair, elegant movements, and a violent streak…"
"That's basically my sister!"
At the Fairy Tail Guild, Elfman Strauss couldn't help comparing Bai Yuekui to his sister, Mirajane Strauss.
And then realized—
They were basically identical.
The only difference was that Mirajane usually appeared gentle and kind—only becoming cold and violent after transforming.
Meanwhile—
Happy, who had overheard everything, immediately ran to the counter and tattled:
"Mirajane! Elfman said you're violent!!!"
"CRACK!"
The glass in Mirajane's hand shattered instantly.
The next moment—
A white blur flashed past—
And she appeared in front of Elfman, grabbing his head and lifting him clean off the ground.
Despite being much taller than her—
Elfman didn't dare even breathe.
Yet Mirajane's expression remained pitifully gentle.
"Elfman… are you unhappy with how strictly your big sister treats you?"
"No! No! That's not what I meant!"
Unable to shake his head, Elfman could only wave his hands frantically.
"Then why did you say your sister is violent?"
The entire guild suddenly felt a drop in temperature.
Even Gray Fullbuster quietly picked up his clothes and put them back on.
"I didn't mean that! I just meant that her elegance looks like yours!"
Following his finger—
Mirajane looked up through the hole Natsu had smashed in the ceiling—
Just in time to see Bai Yuekui kicking Mark-Beast away again.
"So… that's how you see your sister?"
Her gaze darkened.
"I suppose I need to correct your understanding of me."
"CRACK—!"
Elfman swore he heard his skull cracking.
[The scene continues.]
[Bai Yuekui walked past Mark-Beast with graceful steps—moving behind him.]
[She lowered her gaze, observing his back—]
[Then stepped forward, her high heel landing precisely on his protruding spine—]
[Walking up as if strolling in a garden.]
["ROOOOAR!!!"]
[As Bai Yuekui raised the heated cupping jar high—]
[Mark-Beast seemed to sense something. He struggled even more violently, thrashing madly in an attempt to throw her off.]
[But no matter how hard he struggled—even pulling the embedded blade slightly out—]
[Bai Yuekui remained standing on his spine as if rooted in place.]
[Her expression didn't change at all.]
["An—DUN!"]
[As the suona reached its peak—]
[Bai Yuekui pressed the heated cupping jar firmly onto Mark-Beast's back.]
[A pale blue glow burst from within the jar—spreading across his entire body.]
[His veins began writhing violently beneath his skin once more.]
["ROOOOOOOAR!!!"]
[With a pained howl—]
[The black sludge-like Life Source coating his body began flowing out through the cupping jar.]
[Having finished—]
[Bai Yuekui simply continued walking forward along his spine, as if nothing had happened.]
[When she reached his head—]
[She lightly stepped down—]
[Her toes landing on the exposed hilt of the blade.]
[The portion that had just been pulled out—]
[Was driven right back in.]
["ROOOOOOOAR!!!"]
[Poor Mark-Beast howled again in agony.]
[The intense pain made him forget everything else.]
[He lashed out with his free claw—aiming for Bai Yuekui's back.]
[But she simply performed a light forward flip—easily dodging.]
[Landing smoothly—]
[She turned instantly—grabbing the horn on his head and yanking it downward.]
[A pale knee entered his vision.]
["BANG!"]
[The impact sent Mark-Beast airborne once again—blood spraying from his mouth.]
[As he rose—]
[Bai Yuekui flicked the blade upward with her foot—]
[The ring-hilt blade lifted into the air along with him.]
[She caught it smoothly—sheathing it just as Mark-Beast fell back down in front of her.]
["Hoo…"]
[Letting out a breath—]
[She raised her hand—]
[In an instant, her fingers struck multiple precise points on his chest in rapid succession.]
[Blue flashes pulsed with each strike.]
[Then—]
[Her palm drove forward in a final blow—]
[Sending Mark-Beast staggering backward several steps.]
[Once he regained his footing—]
[Bai Yuekui no longer paid him any attention.]
[She turned—]
[And walked away gracefully, the blade resting behind her.]
[At that exact moment—]
[Behind her—]
[A violent eruption of sludge burst from Mark-Beast's back.]
["BOOM!"]
[With all the Life Source expelled—]
[Mark-Beast lost all strength and collapsed heavily to the ground.]
[In the final moment before losing consciousness—]
[The last thing he saw—]
[Was Bai Yuekui's elegant figure walking away.]
[As his vision faded—]
[The screen darkened.]
[Until everything went black.]
[Ling Cage: Cupping Therapy Compilation — End]