Disclaimer: I claim no rights over any of the characters portrayed in this story. They belong to Hiro Mashima and I am merely borrowing them for a while. I promise to give them back.

Chapter 66

Allow It

There was a collective intake of breath then silence. Natsu looked around nervously at the varying looks of shock and horror of the spectators faces. Hadn't they ever seen a punch before?

"He hit me!" Batlaan squealed.

He clutched at his nose as blooded dripped onto the pristine floor.

"He HIT me." Batlaan said again and turned to the official. "That means he's disqualified right. Just look at my nose."

"Actually," The tall pale man began to nervously wipe his face with his handkerchief, "there is no rule that says you have to use a sword in a sword fight."