When Lyon and Sherry saw Takeshi, their expressions immediately changed. The events on Galuna Island hadn't passed too long ago, and Takeshi had left a very deep impression on them.
Later, they even went to watch the battle between Takeshi and Jose, one of the Ten Wizard Saints. The scene of Takeshi dominating Jose left them feeling incredibly shocked.
The members of Blue Pegasus were initially dismissive, but then they all recognized Takeshi's identity, and cold sweat immediately broke out on their foreheads.
Although Takeshi didn't have the title of a Wizard Saint like Jura, he was the only man who had directly defeated a Wizard Saint in this era, the strongest of the younger generation.
They naturally wouldn't miss the ultimate battle between Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord, but Takeshi's transformation into Whitebeard was so impressive that it made people overlook his original appearance.
Although they were arrogant and conceited, it didn't mean they were idiots. The terrifying destructive power Takeshi displayed was simply incomparable to theirs, he was a complete monster.
"I... I'm very sorry..."
Jura also looked at Takeshi. He had, of course, watched that battle and felt that he was inferior to Takeshi in terms of strength.
He was only the lowest-ranked of the Ten Wizard Saints, while Jose was a mid-ranked Wizard Saint, far superior to him in strength.
Jura said, "You must be Takeshi. I watched your battle with Jose. Truly, a hero emerges in youth. I didn't expect Fairy Tail to send you. In that case, the success rate of this operation has greatly increased."
Takeshi looked at Jura. He had a good impression of this man. He was a very upright and reliable person, and the strength he displayed was also very great. It was just a pity that he seemed a bit weak during the Alvarez Empire's invasion.
The Four Gods of Ishgar were thoroughly defeated by the original First Seat of the Ten Wizard Saints, God Serena. The four strongest Ten Wizard Saints couldn't even compare to one of the Spriggan 12.
The prestige of the Ten Wizard Saints was suddenly dragged down very low. Of course, it also indirectly reflected how powerful the Spriggan 12 were.
"You're too kind." Takeshi nodded at Jura.
Jura scanned the room and said, "Now all 3 guilds are here. The only ones left are the folks from Cait Shelter."
"Folks? I heard there's only one person."
Ichiya got up awkwardly, not forgetting to strike a cool pose.
"One person?! They're only sending one person for such a dangerous operation?!"
"Wait a minute. What kind of terrifying person will come?"
Everyone was a bit surprised by the news. This was an operation to eliminate the Oración Seis, and they were only sending one person.
"Ah!"
Just then, a little girl ran in and fell to the ground.
The little girl got up and said with difficulty, "Th-that... I'm sorry, I'm late. I'm Wendy from Cait Shelter, please take care of me."
The little girl was very cute, with long dark blue hair and wearing a blue and yellow dress.
"A child?!"
Everyone present was very surprised.
"They're sending such a small girl for this large-scale subjugation mission. What exactly does Cait Shelter want to do?" Sherry said with a frown.
On one hand, she was dissatisfied with Cait Shelter's obvious lack of effort, and on the other hand, she wondered if they weren't afraid of this small girl being in danger by sending her for such an operation.
"It's not just one person, big sister with the heavy makeup." A small white cat walked in and said.
Wendy was surprised. "Carla, you followed me!"
"Of course! I wouldn't feel at ease with just you alone."
When Happy saw Carla, his eyes immediately turned into hearts.
Carla glanced at Happy, then turned her head away.
"Hey, Takeshi, help me give my fish to that girl over there." Happy had a fawning expression towards Takeshi.
Takeshi said, "If you like her, it's better to give it to her yourself. If you don't even have the courage to say you like her yourself, girls won't like you, you know."
"Is that so?"
Takeshi nodded affirmatively. "Of course. That's how I won Mira over."
"Th-that... I... although I'm not good at fighting at all, I'll try my best to help everyone with all sorts of support magic, so please don't exclude me."
Seeing Wendy's timid appearance, Carla scolded, "it's because you're so weak that others look down on you."
Erza said, "I'm sorry. Although I'm a little surprised, we have no such intention, so please take care of us."
Wendy said, "Wow! It's Erza-nee-san, it's the real one, Carla."
Carla said, "This woman is better than I expected."
"Hello! I'm Happy." Happy greeted Carla.
Carla snorted lightly and turned her head away.
"She's shy... so cute~"
Takeshi nodded and coaxed, "Mm-hmm, that's right. If you keep this up, you'll definitely be fine."
Lucy retorted, "No... she's completely ignoring Happy, isn't she?"
Jura said, "Now all the guilds are here."
Ichiya jumped out and said, "Then, I will now explain the operation plan to everyone. If you go north from here, you will see a vast, endless sea of trees, and deep within the sea of trees, there is a powerful magic sealed by ancient people, called Nirvana."
"Nirvana? What kind of magic is that?"
"Never heard of it. Jura-san, have you heard of it?"
"I don't know either."
No one knew what kind of magic it was.
Takeshi, however, knew, as he still had some impression of the Oración Seis arc, but he couldn't say anything, as it would be troublesome to explain.
Hibiki shook his head and said, "We don't know what that magic specifically is, but Oración Seis's goal in gathering in the sea of trees is to get their hands on Nirvana, and our goal is to prevent this magic from reappearing and to eliminate Oración Seis."
"We have 13 people on our side, the enemy's specific number is unknown."
Lucy asked doubtfully, "Unknown? Aren't there only six of them?"
Hibiki nodded. "Yes, originally that was the case, but according to our latest intel, Oración Seis have summoned all the Dark Guilds under their command here. They have many guilds under them. Conservatively estimated, the number of enemies is at least over five hundred."
"500 people!!!"