Full Body Take Over: Nagato!
Takeshi's body began to change, and he soon transformed into Nagato's appearance.
The people of Fairy Tail had all witnessed this transformation of Takeshi's before. He had shown astonishing strength during the Grand Magic Games, leaving a deep impression on everyone.
"Takeshi, this character you've taken over is...?" Makarov was somewhat puzzled.
"These eyes are called the Rinnegan. They are the top-tier eyes from the world of the character I've taken over, possessing the ultimate power to control life and death."
"In addition to the abilities I showed during the Grand Magic Games, I can also read people's memories."
As Takeshi spoke, he grabbed Jackal's head, reading the memories inside.
After a short while, Takeshi finished reading all of Jackal's memories. Then, he activated the Soul Absorption technique, and pulled out Jackal's soul right in front of the Fairy Tail members.
"This... this is..."
Takeshi said, "This is his soul."
"Soul?!"
Everyone in the guild was terrified. Takeshi had pulled out a person's soul, this was simply too frightening.
"Then this guy..."
"His soul has been pulled out by me, so he is naturally dead. Otherwise, even if I killed him, he would just go back and be resurrected."
"He's dead!"
The guild members felt very satisfied upon hearing this.
Makarov asked, "Takeshi, did you get any useful information?"
Takeshi nodded. "Yes. These guys' target is indeed Face. They plan to use Face to eliminate all the mages on the continent."
Michello's body trembled upon hearing this. As expected, the enemy's target was Face.
"Those guys... really... how on earth did they find out such top-secret information? You should know that the number of people in the entire Council who know about Face can be counted on one hand."
Takeshi said, "Because there is a traitor among the Council Members."
"A traitor? Who?! Who would risk so much to betray the Council?!" Michello asked angrily.
Someone was trying to harm him, and he wanted to know exactly who it was.
Takeshi said indifferently, "The former Chairman of the Magic Council, Crawford Seam."
"What?!!"
"The former Chairman of the Magic Council is actually a traitor?!"
Everyone was shocked upon hearing these words.
"How... how is that possible? The Former Council Chairman was a kindhearted old man. Even when Fairy Tail caused so much trouble, he never punished the guild. How could he be a traitor?"
Michello could not believe the Former Council Chairman was a traitor. It did not align with his perception of the man.
Takeshi said while looking at Michello, "The Former Council Chairman was forced to step down because of Jellal and Ultear."
"He harbored resentment for being removed from office despite doing nothing wrong, so he collaborated with Tartaros, wanting to reclaim his position as Chairman."
"Who do you think leaked the addresses of so many Council Members?"
Michello's expression changed. Indeed, when Siegrain and Ultear fired Etherion that time, the Chairman was absent due to health reasons. It was the nine Council Members—no, it should be seven, because Yajima and Org had voted against it from start to finish.
Those seven cast votes in favor, which led to the descent of Etherion. That incident led to the removal of the Chairman and themselves from office. Yajima resigned, and only Org continued to serve as a Council Member.
The Former Council Chairman suffered this undeserved calamity, so it was only natural for him to feel resentment.
"The Former Council Chairman is actually a traitor."
"How can this be?!"
"No wonder Tartaros knew the addresses of all those Council Members."
"What should we do next?"
Makarov looked toward Takeshi. Although he was the Guild Master, his judgment at this moment might not be as good as Takeshi's.
Takeshi said, "I know the location of Tartaros. Next, we just need to deal with those guys."
"Exactly!"
"Those guys actually dared to harm our guild members. We must make them pay the price."
"Let's go together and take down those bastards."
The members of Fairy Tail were filled with indignation, and everyone wanted to go together.
Takeshi shook his head. "Their location isn't fixed, it's a cubic island that can fly and move freely."
"It's mobile?!"
"In other words, there's no way to know their exact location?"
"In that case, there's no way to launch a general offensive unless we board that island."
Takeshi said, "I learned information about their headquarters from this guy's mind, but I can't determine its specific position either. However, these guys can be resurrected. After their bodies self-destruct, their souls return to the guild to reshape their bodies and revive. By following this guy's soul, we can find the location of Tartaros."
Takeshi glanced at the soul of Jackal in his hand.
"I see."
"Takeshi, I know that with your strength, defeating Tartaros should be easy, but this isn't just your business, it's the business of the entire guild. I hope our whole guild goes together to fight Tartaros." Makarov said while looking at Takeshi.
Tartaros was, after all, the strongest Dark Guild, and its members were demons from the Books of Zeref who had brought terror to this continent.
Furthermore, the enemy's strength was unknown. If Takeshi went alone, there might be some danger. His old bones weren't so old that they couldn't move yet.
"Master is right. We also want to take down those bastards."
"To actually injure our comrades, those guys are unforgivable."
"We must avenge Laxus and the others."
...
The guild members all agreed with what Makarov had said. Even though this was a dangerous war, they were all fearless.
"Hmm... alright." Takeshi nodded.
Indeed, many times he shouldn't bear everything alone. Combat is both a crisis and an opportunity. Growth is never achieved overnight but is a gradual process of becoming stronger through numerous hardships.
He felt this deeply himself. Although he had the memories of many geniuses and powerhouses in his mind, in actual combat, it was he himself who dominated everything.
It was just like playing a game. With the same character, some could reach the top hundred, while others remained at Gold.
"Contact Natsu and the others, tell them to come back quickly. Prepare for war."
"Ooooooohhh!!!"