Fairy Tail's Guild Hall!
Under the watchful eyes of Kenichi, Erza, and the others, Zeref raised his arm.
In the next second, one purple magic circle after another appeared on his arm.
Simultaneously, a sphere of purple magical energy condensed at the tip of his palm.
As time passed, the purple magical sphere continuously expanded.
After a few secpmds, the purple sphere grew from the size of a fist to an immense size.
"What terrifying magical power..." Erza, Wendy, and the others, sensing the terrifying magical power contained within the purple sphere, all had drastic changes in their expressions.
"Is this the power of the Black Wizard, Zeref?"
"If such terrifying magical power erupts, the entire guild would probably..." Erza looked at Zeref, who was continuously releasing magical power, with awe.
Thinking this, she activated her magical power, preparing to change into her Nakagami Armor.
But before Erza could make her next move, Kenichi stepped forward, walking right up to Zeref and shielding Erza, Wendy, and the others behind him.
"This isn't the place for a fight. Let's take it somewhere else." Kenichi looked at Zeref and spoke in a flat tone.
Without waiting for Zeref's agreement, Kenichi directly activated his Spatial Magic.
In the next second, the figures of Kenichi and Zeref vanished into thin air from the guild hall.
"They disappeared?" Erza, Wendy, and the others, seeing Kenichi and Zeref vanish, were all startled.
"Kenichi just said he was going to fight somewhere else!" Wendy stepped forward and said.
While Erza and Wendy were talking, Kenichi and Zeref, who had vanished from the Fairy Tail's guild hall, had already appeared in another location.
"This place is... above the sea?" Zeref, still holding his arms out, releasing magic, scanned his surroundings, and his expression shifted slightly.
It was important to know that the Fairy Tail Guild was quite a distance from the sea.
Yet, Kenichi had instantly transported both himself and Zeref to this distant sea.
Such a feat was not something an ordinary mage could accomplish.
"As expected of the mage who defeated Acnologia!" Zeref curled his lips into a smile, first praising Kenichi, then he withdrew the explosive magic he was about to release from his hand and continued, "You brought me here because you're afraid our fight would affect your guild?"
"Affect my guild?" Kenichi raised an eyebrow, then said with an ambiguous smile, "You really think highly of yourself. Although you gained immortality from the Curse of Ankhseram, I have plenty of ways to deal with you."
'The Curse of Ankhseram!'
When Zeref heard Kenichi say this, his expression changed slightly. "Then what is your purpose in bringing me here?"
Kenichi didn't answer Zeref's question. Instead, he gestured with his eyes for Zeref to look behind him.
Zeref followed Kenichi's gaze. Soon, a look of surprise appeared on his usually impassive face.
"That is..."
In Zeref's field of vision, a black spatial rift stood erect above the sea.
However, in reality, it wasn't a spatial rift.
It was a gap created by the collision of time and space, the [Space Between Time].
In the original work, to deal with Acnologia, Anna lured Acnologia into the Space Between Time, attempting to use the power of time to seal him.
But the result was not only failing to seal Acnologia, but Acnologia also devoured the temporal magical power within the Space Between Time.
The temporal rift now appearing in Zeref's sight was precisely that same Space Between Time that Acnologia had devoured.
Zeref had long known about the existence of the Space Between Time.
His purpose in seizing Fairy Heart was to use its infinite magical power, along with the Space Between Time before him, to return to the past.
To return to hundreds of years ago, before he was cursed by Ankhseram.
Therefore, what surprised Zeref wasn't the Space Between Time itself…
He was surprised that Kenichi also knew about the existence of the Space Between Time.
After all, in Zeref's view, the only people in this world who knew about the Space Between Time were him and Anna.
Even Acnologia didn't know.
But now, Kenichi knew.
"You actually know about the Space Between Time too?!"
"Just who are you?" Zeref looked at Kenichi and asked seriously.
The reason Kenichi knew about the Space Between Time was, naturally, because he was a transmigrator.
But being a transmigrator was his deepest secret.
He hadn't even told Erza or Mirajane.
Let alone Zeref.
"As you know, I am a mage of Fairy Tail." Kenichi let out a light laugh, then erupted with an immensely powerful surge of magical power. "Well then, let's begin!"
"You want to seal me inside the Space Between Time?" Zeref glanced at the Gap of Time, then looked back at Kenichi, who was radiating immense magical power, with vigilance.
"Who knows?" With that, Kenichi's figure vanished from the spot.
In the next second, when Kenichi reappeared, he was already in front of Zeref.
"So fast!" Seeing Kenichi suddenly appear before him, Zeref was shocked.
He didn't hesitate and immediately raised his arm, preparing to use Black Magic against Kenichi.
But before Zeref could strike, Kenichi instantly grabbed Zeref's head and, holding onto him, charged explosively towards the Space Between Time ahead.
"So it's true! You want to seal me in the Space Between Time!" Zeref, rapidly moving backward, realized Kenichi intended to send him into the Space Between Time, and his face drastically changed.
As he spoke, Zeref struggled continuously.
But Kenichi's hand was like an iron clamp, firmly gripping his head. No matter how he struggled, he couldn't break free from Kenichi's grasp.
Whoosh-
Soon, Kenichi sent Zeref into the Space Between Time.
And Kenichi himself also charged into the Space Between Time along with Zeref.
"You came in too? Do you intend to perish together with me?"
"Perish together? Don't misunderstand. I just want to devour this Space Between Time." Kenichi looked at Zeref and grinned.
The Space Between Time contained the power of space-time.
A long time ago, Kenichi had wanted to obtain this power.
Once he acquired the power of space-time, he could travel through time and space.
He might even be able to go to other worlds.
In Kenichi's view, if Acnologia could devour the Space Between Time, then he definitely could do the same.
However, the power contained within the Space Between Time was extremely terrifying.
Even Acnologia couldn't fully control this powerful space-time force.
To control this immense power, Acnologia turned Natsu, Laxus, and the other Dragon Slayers into vessels to balance the power of the Space Between Time.
Right now, Kenichi brought Zeref into the Space Between Time precisely because he wanted to make Zeref a permanent vessel to help him control the power of the Space Between Time.
Although Zeref wasn't a Dragon Slayer, Kenichi could use Enchantment Magic to attach a type of Dragon Force he didn't need onto Zeref.
That way, Zeref could become the vessel.