Standing in the town, he surveyed it with the Six Eyes: 360-degree vision that saw through every building.
"Found one."
Takeshi flashed forward, instantly appearing in front of Nullpudding.
He raised a hand in greeting. "Yo! Fancy meeting you again so soon."
A wicked grin split Nullpudding's face. "Takeshi? Perfect timing, saves me the search. Take this."
—
"Is this guy that brave?"
Gray was surprised to see Nullpudding directly attack Takeshi.
This guy is too brave. That's Takeshi. Even though seven years have passed and many people no longer remember Takeshi, this is still too incredible.
"Take this!"
Nullpudding's arm became huge and sprouted thorns, looking like a spiked club. Getting hit by it would definitely not feel good.
Takeshi stood still. Just when Nullpudding and the people around him thought Takeshi was hit—
Swish!
Nullpudding's arm stopped.
[Raven Tail's Nullpudding launched a surprise attack! Takeshi didn't dodge. Is Raven Tail's Nullpudding about to score?!]
[Huh?! Raven Tail's Nullpudding stopped! He didn't hit Takeshi!! What's going on?!]
"What?!"
"It stopped?!"
"What's happening?!"
"Holding back, giving up the attack?"
...
Nullpudding gritted his teeth and tried to smash down on Takeshi, but an invisible wall seemed to block him around Takeshi.
"Damn it! What's going on?!"
"Can't hit me? If you can't hit me, then it's my turn, okay?" Takeshi punched Nullpudding's arm.
[Nullpudding -1]
[Takeshi +1]
[The first match, 'Hidden,' continues in silence. Fairy Tail's Takeshi scored first almost instantly.]
Ten seconds later, Nullpudding reappeared.
"Damn it! Why couldn't I hit that bastard?"
Suddenly, Takeshi's voice rang out again. "Yo! What a coincidence, we meet again."
Nullpudding looked up and saw Takeshi appear in front of him again, his pupils contracting.
This guy...
He had just finished teleporting, how did this guy find him? Coincidence? That's impossible.
"Die!"
Nullpudding swung his arm at Takeshi again, but it still stopped before reaching Takeshi.
Takeshi's figure flashed, appearing in front of Nullpudding, and punched his chin, which resembled a butt.
"Ugh!"
Nullpudding was sent flying.
[Nullpudding -1]
[Takeshi +1]
[Raven Tail's Nullpudding was knocked down again by Takeshi, giving Takeshi 2 points and solidifying his first place!]
"As expected of Takeshi."
"Amazing!"
"Kill him! Takeshi! Kill him for me!"
Makarov shouted, constantly throwing punches, not bothering to hide his intentions of deliberate retaliation against Raven Tail.
[Yajima-san, in this simulated battlefield full of enemies and oneself, how will they find the true enemy?]
[There are many ways, such as sensing the enemy's magic power.]
After the ten-second waiting period, Nullpudding was randomly teleported back into the town.
Less than a second later, that annoying voice rang out again.
"Oh? What a coincidence."
"You..."
Bang!
Takeshi kicked Nullpudding in the chin.
[Nullpudding -1]
[Takeshi +1]
[Third point! Takeshi has scored 3 points! And all of them were obtained from Raven Tail's Nullpudding. Is this intentional?]
"Mmm. It must be a coincidence." Yajima said, lying through his teeth.
The audience were also somewhat surprised at this point. They couldn't keep up with Takeshi's movements on the screen. Almost the moment Nullpudding appeared, Takeshi instantly moved in front of him and attacked, leaving Nullpudding virtually defenseless.
"Nullpudding, what are you doing?!"
The only female member of Raven Tail shouted angrily when she saw Nullpudding constantly losing points from attacks.
"Shut up, Flare." The masked man next to her whispered.
In the town.
Elfman was a bit confused at this moment. He knew he shouldn't have participated in this hide-and-seek. His body was large, and he used Take Over Magic. Once he used magic, his location would be immediately exposed.
Just then, something in front deformed, then exploded.
Carrot Missile!
A large number of carrots shot towards Elfman, who quickly dodged.
"Oh dear... missed..." Beth was a little flustered.
"Found you!"
Elfman saw her appear and immediately prepared to attack.
Just then, a carnivorous plant emerged from the ground and sent Beth flying.
"Hahahaha! I saw you use magic!"
[Beth -1]
[Jäger +1]
Just then, an ice ball hit Jäger in the face.
[Jäger -1]
[Lyon +1]
Lyon walked out and said, "I saw it too."
Full Body Take Over: Were-Tiger!
Elfman immediately took over Were-Tiger, but before he could attack—
Bang!
An ice mouse touched Elfman's foot.
[Elfman -1]
[Lyon +1]
"Eh?!"
Elfman was a bit dumbfounded.
Lyon smiled. "The rules say that as long as you hit, it counts. You don't need to cause damage."
Just then, it started to snow, and many people's breath turned white.
"Found you!"
Ivan quickly attacked Beth, Jäger, and Elfman, and each of them lost one point.
[Ivan +3]
[Ivan scored many points!]
Before Ivan could rejoice, several ice eagles rushed towards him. He couldn't resist in time and was hit.
[Lyon +1]
[Ivan -1]
[Lyon counterattacks!]
Everyone was fighting fiercely, dazzling many spectators.
[Sabertooth's Rufus hasn't moved at all, but he has never been attacked!]
Rufus stood on a tall tower. "I remember very clearly, the details of your movements, your footsteps, the presence of your magic power. I remember everything."
Memory-Make: A Night of Falling Stars!
Streams of starlight around Rufus flew towards all the contestants.
Boom... Boom...
All the spells hit.
[Rufus +6]
The audience immediately erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
"So strong!" Lucy exclaimed.
Gray's eyes narrowed slightly. "This guy also uses Molding Magic."
Erza nodded. "Fiore's strongest, it seems, wasn't just talk."
Lector, cheered, "That was amazing, Rufus! But you're still no match for Sting!"
[Everyone was hit! Rufus scored big! No! One person wasn't hit! It's Takeshi!]
"What?!"
Rufus was surprised and looked towards Takeshi's position. He saw a magic bullet floating in front of Takeshi, which was the attack he had just launched.
Takeshi looked up at Rufus, smiled slightly, and said, "Since you attacked me first, I won't be polite."