[It ended in an instant!! Orga's Black Lightning instantly defeated the ocean of tears!!]
[As expected of the strongest Mage Guild in Fiore!]
"Oooohhhhh!"
"What happened? It was over in an instant?!"
"M-monster..."
Incredibly passionate cheers erupted from the audience stands.
Lucy exclaimed, "So strong!"
Unlike Rufus, who was played with by Takeshi, when fighting others, the strength of Sabertooth was immediately apparent.
"Couldn't you have made the atmosphere a bit more exciting, Orga?" Sting teased Orga, who had left the stage so quickly.
Orga thought for a moment, turned, and walked back. "I'll go sing a song."
"W-wait, that's not what I meant."
Orga walked onto the field, snatched the mic from the host, and loudly sang, "Strongest! Strongest! We, Sabertooth, are the strongest!"
Makarov was very surprised. "His power is immense."
Romeo said with a serious expression, "I hate to admit it, but they really are too strong."
[And now, we finally reach the last battle of the day!]
[The remaining two teams are Team Fairy Tail A and Lamia Scale.]
[Jura Neekis of Lamia Scale VS Takeshi of Team Fairy Tail A!]
"It's him!"
"It's Jura!"
"I want to see Jura!"
When the audience heard that Jura was appearing, the atmosphere immediately grew fervent.
Takeshi, however, was rarely mentioned, even though he had easily crushed the other competitors in the recent event.
[Contestant Takeshi has already been seen in the previous competitive event, where he easily defeated the other contestants with his strength. His opponent is the strongest ace in this competition, Jura Neekis, who bears the title of a Wizard Saint.]
"Go, Jura-san!" Sherria cheered him on.
Yuka confidently declared, "Victory definitely belongs to us."
"Jura-san, good luck!" Lyon cheered seriously.
If it were against anyone else, he wouldn't worry, but since the opponent was Takeshi, Lyon lacked confidence.
"I'm going on stage."
A rare serious expression appeared on Jura's face.
Given his strength, status, and age, participating in this kind of competition was undoubtedly a bit unfair to others, but against Takeshi, he wanted to have a proper match.
"It's Jura!"
"Jura is entering the arena!"
"It's the man himself!"
Seeing Jura enter the arena, the cheers from the audience seats grew louder.
"That guy named Jura is really popular." Levy said in surprise.
"Levy, didn't you know? He is one of the Ten Wizard Saints.
"He holds the same title as Master."
Jet and Droy explained to Levy.
Alzack said helplessly, "I didn't expect Takeshi to run into Jura right away. That's quite unlucky."
Makarov calmly replied, "It is unlucky, but the unlucky one isn't Takeshi—it's Jura."
"I'm entering the stage."
Takeshi stepped onto the stage.
Erza said to Takeshi, "Go out there and have a great fight."
Natsu excitedly shouted, "Takeshi! I want to see that fox form!"
"Stop messing around! If Takeshi transforms into that form, the entire venue will disappear!"
Gray and Lucy were both startled by Natsu's words, that form of Takeshi was no joke.
"Takeshi-san, deep down, I really want Fairy Tail to win, but you've seen the state of our Granny, so I will give it my all." Jura said upon meeting Takeshi.
Takeshi replied casually, "Don't worry about it. I also want to spar with you. After all, it's rare to encounter an expert like you."
"That's good then."
Jura said, looking at the nearby Pumpkin Head. "Host, please open the Defensive Barrier, preferably the largest one. I don't want our battle to affect the innocent spectators outside the ring."
"T-that shouldn't be necessary. The arena is huge."
"The arena is large, and it might be completely sufficient for other Mages, but for those at the level of the Ten Wizard Saints, this venue is still too small."
"W-well, alright."
The host immediately notified the venue staff to activate the Defensive Barrier.
Swish... Swish...
The Defensive Barrier rose from the inner wall of the arena.
"A barrier?!"
"They actually need to activate a barrier?!"
Barriers were rarely activated at the Grand Magic Games venue, as magic seldom had the range to strike the audience stands.
"This way, we can both fight with our full strength." Jura said.
Jura's magic attack range wasn't particularly wide and his attacks were focused. He was best at Defensive Magic. This Magic Barrier was mainly opened for Takeshi, Jura wanted Takeshi to fight unrestrained.
[Jura Neekis of Lamia Scale VS Takeshi of Team Fairy Tail A!]
[The final match of the day begins!]
"Takeshi-san, transform."
"Let me think about which transformation is better. Hmm... I've decided. I'll use this one."
Full Body Take Over: Itachi!
Takeshi's appearance began to change: the Akatsuki's signature black robe with red clouds, blood-red Sharingan.
Takeshi casually tucked one arm into the front of his robe, looking both relaxed and composed.
"Huh? Is that a new transformation?"
Few members of Fairy Tail knew about this particular transformation of Takeshi, only Elfman and Evergreen had seen it.
Evergreen explained, "No. Takeshi used this transformation during the trial on Tenrou Island. This transformation is terrifying, especially those eyes."
"What about those eyes?" Bickslow asked curiously.
"The moment Elfman, Takeshi, and I made eye contact, I fell under an illusion."
"Illusion?"
"Yes. An extremely powerful illusion."
Evergreen still felt lingering fear regarding Takeshi's Genjutsu. That feeling of being out of control was even more frightening than her Stone Eye.
Jura said in surprise, "A transformation I haven't seen before. Is it a new one?"
Takeshi nodded. "Sort of."
"Alright then, let me see what powerful magic this transformation possesses."
Jura knew that Takeshi had many transformations.
Whether it was the Whitebeard transformation used to defeat Jose, the Gojo Satoru transformation used against Oración Seis, or the Ulquiorra transformation used against Oración Seis's Master Zero—all these transformations shared one common trait: immense power.
Since Takeshi could use this transformation, it must also be extraordinary.
"Here I come!"