The Alvarez Empire soldiers invading Hargeon Harbor were led by three of the Spriggan 12: Wall, Brandish, and Dimaria.
Now, Wall had been killed by Kenichi, and Brandish and Dimaria had been captured alive by him.
The Alvarez Empire's soldiers, having lost their leaders, instantly had their morale plummet.
Conversely, the mages of Mermaid Heel saw their morale soar.
Then, Kagura, Millianna, and the other members of Mermaid Heel, with a force that crushed everything in its path, completely annihilated the remaining Alvarez Empire's soldiers at Hargeon Harbor.
"Finally, it's over!" Millianna put away her whip, looked at the corpses covering the ground, let out a sigh of relief, and then walked over to Kagura nearby.
"Kagura-chan, where are Kenichi and Erza?" Millianna glanced around, didn't see Kenichi, Erza, or the others, and casually asked Kagura.
Kagura sheathed her cursed sword and said, "Magnolia is under attack by a large enemy force. Kenichi, Erza, and the others left first to deal with it."
"Magnolia is under attack again? Then we should hurry over to help!"
"Kenichi said before he left that Magnolia will be defended by Fairy Tail. We should return to the guild first, then go support Lamia Scale!"
"The entire Ishgar is at war... it's really tough, isn't it?"
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The different dimension controlled by Kenichi.
When the severely injured Dimaria woke up, she found the short-haired Brandish squatting beside her.
Simultaneously, the image of Kenichi instantly defeating her before she lost consciousness surfaced in her mind.
Thinking of Kenichi, Dimaria still felt a lingering fear.
'He was clearly human.'
'Yet even the God of Time inside my body felt some fear towards him.'
Then she subconsciously looked towards the wound Kenichi had inflicted.
But Dimaria discovered the wound on her body had vanished.
She wasn't puzzled by this, as she knew Brandish must have used her magic to shrink the wound.
Just as Dimaria was about to thank Brandish, Brandish, with downcast eyelids, spoke first: "I just couldn't bear to watch you die in front of me."
Hearing this, Dimaria felt an inexplicable surge of anger.
But she knew this was just Brandish's personality, so she didn't make a big deal out of it.
"Where is this place?" Dimaria stood up, scanned her surroundings, and then subconsciously asked Brandish.
"No idea."
Originally, this was the different dimension controlled by Brandish's subordinate, Marin Hollow.
Even if Brandish had been here before, this dimension was completely different now, so it was perfectly normal for Brandish not to recognize it.
"This is a sealed space. We've been trapped by someone!" After examining the surroundings, Dimaria reached a conclusion.
However, Brandish remained as lazy as ever.
It seemed that for her, it was the same no matter where she was.
Seeing Brandish like this made Dimaria's teeth itch with frustration.
But just as Dimaria was about to speak again, a figure suddenly appeared before her.
This person who suddenly materialized was none other than Kenichi, who had entered this dimension during the trip back to Magnolia.
If it were before, Dimaria wouldn't have given Kenichi a second glance.
But after being instantly defeated by him, Dimaria had developed a fear of Kenichi.
Now, seeing Kenichi appear suddenly, she subconsciously stepped back, her face full of vigilance.
At the same time, Brandish, who had been sitting on the ground, also stood up and stood beside Dimaria.
"So it was you who locked us up!" Dimaria stared at Kenichi with hatred.
'It seems Brandish healed her,' Kenichi thought to himself, glancing at the vanished wound on Dimaria's waist. Then, he said to Dimaria, "No need to be so wary of me. If I wanted to kill you, you'd already be dead."
Although Kenichi's words sounded very unpleasant to Dimaria, she knew they were true.
If Kenichi really wanted to kill her, he wouldn't have stored her in this sealed space.
Dimaria really wanted to retort, but she was afraid Kenichi might actually get serious and kill both her and Brandish.
Her lips moved a few times, then she obediently closed them.
Seeing Dimaria become much more docile, Kenichi was somewhat surprised.
But he didn't dwell on it and got straight to the point.
The reason for coming to see Dimaria now was, of course, for her Time Stop attribute.
Although Dimaria was more docile, that didn't mean she would obey Kenichi's command and perform Time Stop in front of him.
Kenichi didn't hesitate. With a wave of his hand, he directly applied Invel's Ice Slave magic to Dimaria.
Bzzzt-
Accompanied by a wave of piercing cold air, an ice-formed collar instantly appeared around Dimaria's neck.
Additionally, her hands were shackled by ice handcuffs.
Brandish, standing to the side, saw Kenichi putting a collar and handcuffs on Dimaria, and an odd expression appeared on her face.
"I see... I get it now."
As soon as Brandish finished speaking, Dimaria, both embarrassed and furious, scolded her: "What do you get?! This is Invel's magic!"
Clearly, Dimaria recognized Invel's Ice Slave and naturally knew its function.
After scolding Brandish, she turned to Kenichi and shouted angrily, "What exactly do you want to do to me?!"
"Heh heh." Kenichi let out a meaningful laugh.
But this smile, in Dimaria's eyes, seemed utterly terrifying.
Just as Dimaria was preparing to resist with her life on the line, Kenichi directly ordered her: "Use the Time Stop Magic!"
As soon as Kenichi spoke, the anger in Dimaria's eyes instantly faded, replaced by a vacant look.
Then, following Kenichi's command, she activated the Time Stop magic capable of stopping time.
In the next second, time in the entire different dimension came to a halt.
Since there were only Kenichi, Dimaria, and Brandish in this dimension at the moment, and Dimaria's Time Stop ability was ineffective against Kenichi, the effect of Dimaria's Time Stop only rendered Brandish motionless.
"No drop?" Kenichi waited a few seconds, found that the system didn't prompt about dropping Time Stop, and then commanded Dimaria to release the Time Stop, preparing to try a few more times.
But the moment Dimaria released the Time Stop, the system prompt sounded in Kenichi's mind.
[Ding, congratulations Host, obtained Time Stop Magic attribute!]
'It's here?' Hearing this sudden system prompt, Kenichi felt a surge of joy in his heart.