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"That surge of magic… it really is him!"
Sensing the unique power of the black dragon from afar, George knew he hadn't guessed wrong. He followed the aura and instantly teleported to where it appeared.
"So the Fire Dragon King's been forced out."
Hovering above the ruins of the Magic Council headquarters, George took in the entire scene at a glance.
The Fire Dragon King had already emerged from Natsu's body and was fighting the black dragon one-on-one—but he was clearly no match.
Below them, Natsu and the others were locked in a fierce battle with the nine demons.
"Well, perfect. Once I devour the black dragon, I'll collect those demons and hand them over to Mirajane. Her Take Over magic could use more variety."
George scratched his whiskers with a paw, stopped suppressing his power, and released his terrifying magic pressure.
Compared to before, his magic had multiplied several times over—this was the first time he'd fully revealed his power in this world.
The violent surge of magic instantly caused the world around them to change.
Thunder roared, dark clouds swallowed the sky, gales tore across the land, and even the sunlight seemed blocked thousands of meters away.
Anyone ignorant of the situation would've thought the apocalypse had arrived.
The overwhelming magic presence and the scale of the phenomenon naturally drew everyone's attention. Shocked, they all immediately halted their battles.
The Fire Dragon King and the Fairy Tail wizards retreated to one side, while the nine demons of Tartaros withdrew to the other. Even the black dragon in the sky reverted—rarely—into human form.
"The Guild Master—it's the Master!"
The Fairy Tail mages lit up with excitement the moment they saw George.
They knew that with their Guild Master here, neither the black dragon nor the demons were a threat. Their trust in his strength was absolute.
On the Tartaros side, the Underworld King felt George's overwhelming power. His pupils shrank, and disbelief twisted his expression.
He knew the Guild Master of Fairy Tail was strong, but he had always believed that no one could surpass himself.
Reality, however, slapped him hard. Standing before George, he felt like an ant before an elephant—they weren't even on the same level.
"Run!"
At that moment, only one instinct remained in his mind.
Driven by survival, he turned and fled at top speed in the opposite direction. The other demons hesitated briefly, then followed at once.
They too felt the crushing difference in strength.
No matter how strange or powerful their curses were, facing such a gap in magic, they couldn't hope to do anything meaningful.
"How can he be this strong? Even if END were revived—even Zeref—none of them should have power like this!"
"Freeze."
George saw the nine demons trying to flee. His eyes narrowed, and the entire city's time instantly froze.
All nine demons of Tartaros were locked in place, unable to move an inch.
"Seal."
He pulled out a card and flicked it toward the immobilized demons. A powerful sealing array surged from the card, and in moments, all nine were sucked inside.
This card-sealing technique was something George had developed by combining this world's Celestial Spirit card magic with the nested sealing arts of the Apprentice Mage world and the sealing magic of the Card Mage world—a completely new form of sealing magic.
As long as he could restrain his enemy for even a moment, he could seal them into a card. And even if the target was stronger than him, they wouldn't break free easily.
Unless they, too, were absolute masters of sealing magic.
The nine demons were far weaker than he was. Even the Underworld King's power was like dust compared to George's; escaping the seal was impossible.
"You, cat—have I seen you before?"
Acnologia, now in human form, watched George easily seal away the demons, suspicion flickering in his eyes.
Time magic didn't affect him, but the level of power this cat displayed was something even he found hard to believe.
Even his own immense magic couldn't compare to the cat's.
However, he had devoured nearly all the dragons during the Dragon King Festival and mastered Devour Magic, which let him ignore any form of magic.
No matter how powerful the cat's magic was, he feared nothing.
What puzzled him was the familiarity—he felt he'd seen this cat before, though he couldn't recall when. With magic like this, he wouldn't forget such a creature easily.
George turned to Acnologia, dispelled the time magic, and smiled.
"Yes, we did meet once on the northern continent. Back then, though, I wasn't even worth your attention."
Years ago, when he went to the northern continent to study Dragon Slayer magic and search for Gildarts, he happened to witness the battle between Gildarts and the black dragon.
He had been deeply shocked by Acnologia's power.
Gildarts had struck with all his might yet failed to harm Acnologia, while the black dragon had casually severed one of Gildarts' legs.
At that time, George had been stronger than Gildarts, but he knew he would've been no match for the black dragon.
Now, things were different—he was confident he could completely crush him.
"You're still beneath me. I'm going to kill that dragon and these Dragon Slayer mages. If you don't get in my way, I'm in a good mood today and won't bother killing you.
But if you dare interfere, I'll slaughter you as well."
Acnologia stared at George with utter contempt for all life.
George only chuckled.
"In fact, I came here today specifically to find you. I just happened to catch you causing trouble for my guild's mages."
"Looking for me?"
Acnologia narrowed his eyes.
George lifted his paw and pointed at him.
"Yes, you. I plan to finish you off completely today.
So tell me—do you think I'll stay out of your way?"
"You must be eager to die. I'll kill you first, then those Dragon Slayers and dragons—then I'll destroy the world itself! I'll turn it all into ruins!"
Acnologia reverted to his dragon form once more and opened his jaws toward George.
"Roar of the Black Dragon!"
A surge of destructive black energy blasted from his mouth, instantly engulfing George's position.
Because George had displayed such overwhelming magic, Acnologia didn't hold back; this roar was unleashed at full power.
Compared to his casual attack on Tenrou Island, this strike was at least a hundred times stronger.
If it struck the land, a sizable portion of the eastern continent would vanish.
Yet George, facing such a terrifying attack, showed not a trace of panic.
White qi erupted from his body, his eyes glowed, and he raised a paw to point at the oncoming black beam.
"Origin Qi Flow—Disperse!"
The moment the white qi touched the black beam of destruction, the energy collapsed and began to dissipate into thin air.
"You're not the only one who can nullify magic. So can I."
(End of Chapter)