Takeshi said, "There's a problem with what you're saying. First, I never said I was the strongest. While I do have some vanity, what I like isn't being the strongest, but becoming stronger."
"Second, I never vied for the Guild Master position. The old man insisted on giving it to me, and I refused because I found it troublesome. Don't make it seem like I, a fake heir, am snatching the true heir's inheritance. I'm not interested in becoming a Guild Master at all."
"Third, no matter what you say, it's not a reason for you to threaten the lives of the Guild's girls to force an internal conflict. Now you're even holding the lives of everyone in Magnolia Town hostage. Your actions are even worse than some Dark Guilds."
"Fourth, I've been annoyed with you for a long time. Always strongest this, strongest that, isn't it irritating? Is it mating season? You don't get tired of saying it, but I'm tired of hearing it. If you're so capable, go fight the Four Gods of Ishgar. If you defeat all of them, the entire continent will consider you the strongest."
Laxus's eye twitched. "I will. Eventually."
Although he was proud and arrogant, he wasn't an idiot. He knew very well that the Four Gods of Ishgar were not people he could challenge now. Challenging them now would be no different from throwing his life away.
However, those people were just older. In a couple of years, he would try to challenge those monsters.
Now his goal was to defeat the man in front of him and become the Guild Master of Fairy Tail.
"Let's go. Let me show you the difference in our levels."
Whoosh!
Takeshi's body rapidly appeared in front of Laxus, moving as fast as if he had teleported. However, it wasn't teleportation, but rapid movement utilizing the characteristics of Blue.
Takeshi's fist struck towards Laxus's abdomen.
Crack!
Laxus transformed into a golden lightning bolt, circling behind Takeshi, a sinister smile on his face.
Laxus, with golden lightning coiling around his palm, lashed out at Takeshi.
Takeshi leaped, his body quickly dodging. Laxus's body turned into golden lightning, rushing up a pillar to the ceiling, then he appeared behind Takeshi.
A fist, wreathed in lightning, struck towards Takeshi's head. But just as Laxus was confident he would hit Takeshi, Takeshi tilted his head slightly, dodging his fist.
Then, he grabbed Laxus's collar with a backhand and forcefully slammed him to the ground.
Boom!
The flagstones paving the floor of the church shattered.
Lightning Spear!
Laxus raised his hand, releasing a powerful current that formed a spear of lightning and shot towards Takeshi.
Facing this attack, Takeshi flicked his wrist. The direction of the lightning spear changed, striking a support pillar.
Boom!
Crack!
The support pillar shattered.
Laxus raised his hand again, releasing a pillar of lightning from his palm, shooting towards Takeshi.
Whoosh!
Takeshi's figure vanished, instantly appearing behind Laxus.
"Teleportation!"
Laxus hadn't expected Takeshi to be able to teleport.
Bang!
Takeshi raised his left leg high, delivering a horizontal kick to Laxus's waist.
Laxus felt a sharp pain in his waist.
"Ugh!"
Boom!
His body flew horizontally, smashing through a support pillar of the church.
Almost simultaneously, a golden magic circle appeared on the ground beneath Takeshi's feet.
Boom!
A large amount of golden lightning erupted from the golden magic circle, shooting skyward.
Laxus sneered, "Did you think I'd be completely unprepared?"
Soon, the lightning disappeared, and Takeshi appeared unharmed in his original spot.
"What?! This is impossible! Attacked by my lightning array, you couldn't possibly be unharmed!"
Laxus's eyes widened in disbelief. He had personally seen Takeshi being attacked by the lightning array.
Takeshi scratched his head. He felt like he had revealed his technique several times today. Revealing them one by one was quite troublesome, but he decided to just go with it. After all, he was warm-hearted.
"Hmm, simply put, you didn't hit me. Your lightning only touched the 'Infinity' between you and me."
"Let me show you. Put out your hand."
Seeing Takeshi act like this, Laxus extended his hand. He wasn't afraid of Takeshi, and this was a good opportunity to understand the other's power.
As Laxus's hand approached Takeshi's palm, he felt a strong resistance. No matter how much force he used, he couldn't get any closer.
"What's going on?!"
"This is an application of my Cursed Technique, Limitless. It's not that things stop, it's that the closer they get to me, the slower they become. The lightning you just released was like that. Then I apply a little pressure, and they just bypass my body."
"What?!"
Laxus hadn't expected such magic to exist.
"What should we do next? I can even hold your hand like this, you know."
"...No."
"Don't be shy. You're making me feel awkward too."
"Bastard!" Laxus glared at Takeshi.
Takeshi, meanwhile, quickly threw a punch at Laxus's face.
"Ugh!"
"Damn bastard!"
Laxus, with lightning coiling around his fist, swung at Takeshi's face.
Just as the fist was about to touch Takeshi's face, Takeshi quickly dodged, then threw another punch, hitting Laxus's face.
Bang... Bang...
The two exchanged blows.
Takeshi's punches landed on Laxus's face and body. Each time, Laxus was about to hit Takeshi, but Takeshi dodged by a hair's breadth.
"Damn it!!"
Being continuously beaten, Laxus naturally couldn't stand it. He turned his body into lightning, creating distance from Takeshi, and looked at him with bloodshot eyes.
Takeshi looked at his empty palm. "Separating so quickly? I wanted to get a little closer to you."
Laxus gritted his teeth and said, "You brat, don't get ahead of yourself. I've already discovered your weakness."
Takeshi looked at Laxus with interest. "Oh? Tell me. I don't even know my own weakness. That way, I can improve it later."
"Hmph! Your Limitless is powerful, but that doesn't mean you can completely stop my attacks. If you really could stop them completely, you wouldn't need to dodge my attacks."
Takeshi nodded. "As expected of Laxus, you discovered it so quickly."
The nature of magic itself is somewhat like a simple domain. A simple domain can break through his Infinity, but it requires a little time, perhaps only a few hundredths of a second. However, this time is sufficient for Takeshi to dodge.
"And the more powerful the magic, the faster it breaks through your defense."
"Because of the old man's incessant nagging, I've kept this hidden all this time. Today, I'll specially show you."
Laxus's body erupted with powerful magical energy. Golden lightning coiled around his body, and scale patterns appeared on his arms.
"A Dragon Slayer?"