With most of her guildmates fallen, Erza now finds herself facing Vergil in battle. Can Titania's might slay the Devil Prince, or will she fall as well?
- Always Someone Better: Despite her determination to stand her ground, even Erza is unable to defeat Vergil.
- Armor Is Useless: Downplayed with Erza. While her Requip armour's do give her extra protection from Vergil's attacks, as well as several abilities, the Son of Sparda proves capable of breaking each in a few blows.
- Awesomeness by Analysis: Both Vergil and Erza note the other is holding back in their fight.
- Berserk Button: Being a firm believer that Humans Are Special, Erza is outraged when Vergil says he severed his humanity.
- Bare-Handed Blade Block: Vergil (in his Devil Trigger) pulls this off against the BFS Erza brought out at the end of their duel, before casually shattering it.
- Break Them by Talking: Vergil continues this tactic, this time against Erza, bringing up her time in the Tower of Heaven and rubbing salt in the wound by name dropping Jellal.
- Cool Versus Awesome: It's a battle between two sword masters, one a Magic Knight Lady of War, the other a Half-Human Hybrid rightfully feared.
- Continuity Nod: Vergil's breaking speech to Erza brings up the events of the Tower of Heaven and what happened to Jellal. He also makes mention of the Oracion Seis and the fact that they were former slaves from there as well.
- Cowardice Callout: Erza to Vergil after learning he severed his human emotions.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: While Erza fares much better than most of her guildmates, once Vergil breaks out his Devil Trigger the fight becomes very one sided.
- Determinator: Wouldn't be Erza otherwise, refusing to fall even after suffering a physical and verbal beatdown from Vergil. Even once it's clear she's outmatched against his Devil Trigger, she continues to fight with a BFS.
- Fantastic Racism: Vergil continues to express his view that Humans Are Insects, and claims it is the reason he severed his emotions.
- Foil: Vergil to Erza, being Master Swordsmen who seek greater power. However Vergil has a blue colour scheme, derides humans as pitiful creatures and seeks power for powers sake, while Erza has a red colour scheme, believes that Humans Are Special and seeks power in order to better protect her friends.
- Forced to Watch: Lucy is tied up and unable to help Erza throughout the chapter.
- Foreshadowing: The chapter title indicates what will eventually become Vergil's nickname, the Devil Prince.
- Good Colors, Evil Colors: Erza's magenta and golden aura against Vergil's dark blue.
- I Am Not Left-Handed: Both fighters are doing this, Vergil noticing Erza isn't going all out, while he was holding back his Devil Trigger.
- Logical Weakness: Vergil notes Erza's Adamantine Armour has incredible defense, but leaves her vulnerable to attacks from behind, especially from an opponent who is both fast and strong.
- Master Swordsman: A battle between two of them.
- Mythology Gag:
- Erza questioning Vergil on why he fights is similar to when she questioned Laxus in Clash at Kardia Cathedral!
- Lucy deriding Vergil for his complete lack of care for his brother lifts dialogue from the canon episode Time Begins to Tick.
- Erza entering her Purgatory Armour and declaring Vergil will pay for his arrogance is taken from the canon episode Destiny.
- Not So Invincible After All: Lucy is shocked at the fact Vergil manages to run roughshod over Erza (who has been considered borderline unbeatable In-Universe) once he enters his Devil Trigger.
- Not So Stoic: Vergil bringing up her past at the Tower of Heaven and what happened to Jellal visibly makes Erza angry.
- Super Mode: We get to see Vergil using his Devil Trigger to finish the fight with Erza.
- True Companions: Erza's first words to Vergil are to ask where her guildmates are, followed by declaring that she will defeat him for them and Dante.
- This Cannot Be!: Lucy's reaction when Vergil curb stomped Erza of all people.
- Worthy Opponent: Vergil considers Erza to be one despite normally dismissing humans as inferior creatures.
- The Worf Effect: Vergil defeating Erza Scarlet underscores how dire the situation is.
