Snap!
Takeshi single-handedly grabbed Gajeel's neck and lifted him up.
He asked, "Why are you so weak, yet you dare to provoke Fairy Tail? I'm very curious, can you tell me why?"
"Monster..."
This time, Gajeel truly felt what fear was. The opponent was not human at all, but a real monster.
As for why he dared to provoke them, it was simple. He simply didn't know that such a terrifying monster existed within Fairy Tail.
Gajeel tried to use his magic, but Takeshi saw through it with a glance.
"AHHHHHH!"
Feeling the terrifying power emanating from Takeshi's hand, Gajeel cried out in agony.
He had used magic to make his neck as hard as steel, but in Takeshi's hand, he seemed like play-doh. He could feel that if the opponent wished, he could snap his neck at any moment.
"Takeshi! That's enough!" Makarov's voice rang out.
Only then did Takeshi release his grip.
Thump!
"Cough! Cough!"
Gajeel fell to the ground, coughing violently.
Takeshi lifted his foot and kicked Gajeel in the abdomen.
"Ahhhhh!"
Gajeel screamed, his body flying towards the Phantom Lord Guild's resting area.
"Ahhhhh!"
Many members of Phantom Lord didn't have time to dodge and were knocked down by Gajeel, letting out cries of pain.
Jose's face was as dark as ink at this moment.
Five battles, five losses. The script he had imagined was completely the opposite of reality. He had envisioned Phantom Lord winning all five battles, but this was the result.
Useless, all of them are useless.
"The victor has been decided!"
"Victor: Fairy Tail's Takeshi!"
"Fairy Tail is amazing!"
"Yeah. I thought Phantom Lord was stronger before. I didn't expect them to lose all five battles."
"Fairy Tail is the number one Mage Guild in Fiore."
Everyone in the audience concluded that Fairy Tail was a cut above Phantom Lord.
"Sure enough, Takeshi in that state is truly terrifying."
The members of Fairy Tail breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Gajeel beaten so badly.
In their hearts, apart from Master, two people in Fairy Tail were just different from tbe rest: Takeshi and Gildarts.
Gildarts was recognized as Fairy Tail's strongest mage, with his Crush magic being unmatched.
Takeshi's growth rate was incredibly fast. Six months ago, he seemed to be at the level of an ordinary S-Class Mage, but now, his strength was already close to Gildarts'.
No matter how strong Gajeel of Phantom Lord was, he couldn't be Takeshi's match.
"Hmph!"
Jose snorted and stood up, preparing to leave.
Five battles, five losses. There was no need to continue. If Gajeel had won, he would have wanted to contend with Makarov, which would have allowed Phantom Lord to surpass Fairy Tail.
Now, even if he defeated Makarov, others would still believe that Fairy Tail was stronger than Phantom Lord.
Suddenly—
Takeshi's voice rang out. "Jose, come out!"
"What?!"
Both Phantom Lord and Fairy Tail members were startled by Takeshi's words.
"What?! Participant Takeshi is actually challenging Guild Master Jose of Phantom Lord!"
The audience members couldn't help but discuss.
Takeshi's strength was indeed formidable, but the Ten Wizard Saints were legendary. He was actually going to challenge Jose.
Jose was one of the Ten Wizard Saints, recognized by the Magic Council as one of the ten strongest Mages on the continent.
Such Mages were incomparable to ordinary Mages. These were true monsters standing at the peak of power on the Ishgar continent.
"Is this guy crazy?!"
The Phantom Lord members all thought Takeshi was insane. No matter how arrogant, he couldn't challenge one of the Ten Wizard Saints, could he?
It was much the same on Fairy Tail's side.
"You brat! Don't be reckless!" Makarov quickly said.
Others might not know Jose's strength, but he did. Although Jose's character wasn't great, his magic power was undeniable. Six years ago, he was already one of the Ten Wizard Saints, and he was still very young with a lot of room for growth. His current magic power was such that even Makarov himself wasn't absolutely confident of defeating him.
"That's right. Takeshi, you just finished a battle, and your magic power..." Erza also advised.
The stronger Takeshi's displayed strength, the greater the magic power consumed. Takeshi's battle with Gajeel was a complete dominance, and his magic power consumption was extremely terrifying.
Jose looked at Takeshi with icy eyes. "You brat, what did you just say?"
Takeshi looked directly at Jose. "Jose, get out here."
Boom!
Jose's body released terrifying magic power.
"Brat! You're too presumptuous!" Jose roared in anger, and the ground around his body exploded.
Takeshi said, "Presumptuous? Perhaps. But presumptuous is better than being as despicable as you. You destroyed Fairy Tail's building. Gajeel was the main culprit, but you were the mastermind. I've punished the main culprit, do you think I'd let you, the mastermind, off the hook?"
"Oh? What do you intend to do?" Jose's face showed a sinister smile.
Takeshi beckoned to Jose. "You, come up here. Six years ago, the old man beat you. Today, it's my turn to beat you."
Takeshi's words shocked everyone. What did he say? He was going to beat a Ten Wizard Saint.
"Could it be... Takeshi's original goal was this?"
The members of Fairy Tail suddenly felt as if Takeshi had been aiming for this from the very beginning.
"Heh heh... Hahahahaha!"
Jose burst into maniacal laughter.
"It seems that because I haven't made a move in these past few years, even some mere clowns dare to step on my head. Makarov, aren't you going to stop him?" Jose looked at Makarov.
"Since this is the path the children themselves have chosen, I will not stop them."
Although Makarov wasn't sure if Takeshi was challenging Jose out of a moment of impulsiveness, he supported Takeshi's choice.
"Since that's the case, if I cripple him, don't hold a grudge."
Jose wanted to completely cripple Takeshi. Fairy Tail actually had such a monstrous individual as Takeshi. He would not allow such a powerful individual to exist in Fairy Tail.
Such a person should be nipped in the bud, otherwise, in a few more years, he might truly pose a threat to him.
Jose stepped forward, walking towards the center of the arena.
A terrifying dark aura emanated from his body, and everyone who felt this aura involuntarily felt fear in their hearts.
Mirajane covered her nose, her face full of worry. "Such evil magic... just facing him makes me want to vomit."
Takeshi opened the system interface. He chose to recycle all the character cards drawn last time.
[Ding! Do you want to recycle the selected cards?]
'Yes.'
[Ding! Recycling successful! Your magic power level has been upgraded!]
[Current Magic Power: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★]