During the days Kenichi was absent, he was naturally using the two people under his [Humanity Subordination] control, Hades and Rustyrose, to farm Magic Power attributes.
Although Kenichi also tried having Hades and Rustyrose engage in physical combat to farm some Combat Power attributes, both Hades and Rustyrose were not mages skilled in physical combat.
After a round of fighting, the Combat Power attributes dropped were pitifully few.
In Kenichi's view, it was better to use that time to farm more Magic Power attributes.
Hades originally had immense Magic Power, plus the Devil's Heart provided endless magic power.
So Kenichi manipulated Hades to continuously use Demon Creation Magic.
Every time Hades created a demon, the system would drop over 300 Magic Power attributes.
After these few days, Kenichi's Magic Power had surged from the previous 40,000+ to 157,431.
In just a few days, his Magic Power increased by over 100,000. Even Ultear's Second Origin probably couldn't achieve such an exaggerated rate.
After raising his Magic Power to 157,431, Kenichi stopped his 'training', feeling satisfied.
In Kenichi's view, with his current strength, it should be enough to defeat the Fire Dragon God.
After using Marin's Rules of the Area to return to the magic airship, Kenichi planned to take a comfortable bath to wash away the fatigue of the past few days.
What happened next was rather dramatic… Erza and Wendy happened to come in as well.
However, since coming from Ishgar to Guiltina, Kenichi, Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy had mixed bathing more than once or twice, so everyone was used to it.
But an accident like today's was a first.
Kenichi looked at Erza lying on top of him. Their noses were almost touching, and each other's breathing and heartbeat were clearly audible.
Although Kenichi knew it was an accident, as a healthy male, being naked with a beautiful woman like this, even with his strong willpower, he found it somewhat hard to control himself.
Fortunately, Wendy was present, which helped Kenichi maintain some clarity of mind.
But after Wendy left, the atmosphere in the bathroom became somewhat unusual.
Looking at the blushing Erza before him, just as Kenichi was about to say something, he didn't expect her to lean in.
How could Kenichi know that during his absence, Erza's state of mind had undergone some changes.
…
The next day, Kenichi, Erza, and the others arrived at an island surrounded by water on all sides.
After some time, Erza, looking at a black shadow rapidly approaching in the sky, said: "He's here!"
Hearing Erza, Wendy and Mirajane also quickly looked up.
They saw a giant dragon covered in flames, carrying a powerful wind pressure, roaring towards them.
As the fire dragon got closer, its massive body shrank rapidly and finally transformed into human form.
Looking at the person before them, the expressions of Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy all became somewhat grave.
They glanced at Kenichi in unison, but Kenichi's face showed an expression of having waited for a long time.
"Oh? You chose a location surrounded by water like this?!"
While Kenichi, Erza, and the others were looking at Ignia, Ignia glanced around, then said with a disdainful expression: "Such boring tricks are useless against me!"
Bzzzt-
They saw a sea of fire that blotted out the sky and earth suddenly erupt from Ignia's body.
The moment this sea of fire appeared, the temperature in the surrounding space rose to an extremely terrifying level.
In an instant, the seawater around the island evaporated completely.
"He actually evaporated all the seawater…"
"This Magic Power is terrifying!"
Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy, looking at the once boundless sea around the island now turned into a bare, deep valley in the blink of an eye, were all horrified.
The three women had chosen this water-surrounded island to give Kenichi some geographical advantage.
But they never expected the Fire Dragon God to be so terrifying as to evaporate the sea.
However, Kenichi showed an expression of having expected this.
After all, in the original work, Natsu, after his training, could evaporate a lake in an instant.
It was only normal for the Fire Dragon God, who was stronger than Natsu, to be able to evaporate a sea.
"Erza, Mira, Wendy, you should leave this place first!"
Kenichi walked up to Ignia and spoke to Erza and the other two, who wanted to help from behind.
The Fire Dragon God's power was not on the same level as the Water Dragon God's.
This guy's magic temperature was too high. If Kenichi hadn't used cold air to protect Erza and the other two just now, not to mention them being melted, at the very least their clothes would have turned to ash.
Even if Ignia was just a dragon, Kenichi didn't want Erza and the others exposed in front of this guy.
"Then be careful!"
"Good luck, Kenichi-nii!"
"We'll wait for you on the airship!"
Erza, Mirajane, and Wendy glanced at the Fire Dragon God over there, hesitated for a moment, then all walked away from the island.
"Kenichi…"
After leaving, Erza still looked back at Kenichi with some worry.