"Alone? Do you intend to wipe out Grimoire Heart all by yourself?!" Mest was in disbelief upon hearing Takeshi's words.
That was the strongest Dark Guild. According to Azuma, they had three experts at the level of the Ten Wizard Saints.
Takeshi eliminated one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, leaving six remaining. Coupled with the massive number of Grimoire Heart members, wouldn't Takeshi be walking straight to his death by going alone?
Whoosh!
Takeshi's figure vanished instantly, reappearing moments later in mid-air.
"Teleportation!"
Mest was startled.
Teleportation was his specialty, he hadn't expected Takeshi to know it too.
However, he didn't know that Takeshi's Teleportation was different from his. Takeshi compressed the distance between his current location and the desired location, creating an effect similar to Teleportation.
"I'll use you guys to test out some moves."
Takeshi looked at Grimoire Heart's approaching airship in the distance, feeling eager to fight.
Full Body Take Over: Ichimaru Gin!
Takeshi's body and appearance changed. Soon, the squinty-eyed Gin, clad in a Captain's shinigami uniform, appeared.
"Bankai!"
Inside the Grimoire Heart airship.
Alerted by Meredy, the group saw that Tenrou Island was not far ahead.
"Huh? There's someone there."
Everyone saw a person standing in mid-air at that moment.
Just as everyone was wondering who the person was—
Swish!
A sudden flash of white light erupted from the figure, and then, in an instant—
Pfft!
The entire airship was suddenly cleaved into two halves right down the middle. Some unlucky individuals were split in half along with the ship.
"This is bad! The airship has been split in two!!"
"Ultear!" Hades immediately shouted at Ultear.
Arc of Time!
Ultear instantly activated Arc of Time, and the two halves of the airship quickly recovered.
Arc of Time allows the user to arbitrarily change an object's time. Since the airship was destroyed at this moment, she simply restored it to the time before it was destroyed.
"That was a quick recovery."
Takeshi raised his blade and casually slashed downwards, the blade instantly grew rapidly again.
Swish!
The airship was split into two halves once more.
"Damn it!"
Hades was starting to get angry.
This time, Ultear didn't need Hades's reminder and quickly restored the airship.
"Magic Cannon: Jupiter! Fire!"
Hades immediately fired the Magic Cannon at Takeshi.
Takeshi swung his blade, splitting the attack in half, and splitting the airship at the same time.
Boom! Boom!
The attack landed on Tenrou Island, causing a significant explosion.
"An explosion!"
"What is going on?!"
This commotion naturally drew the attention of many people on the island.
Makarov sensed the disturbance, and his expression changed. "Such powerful magic..."
He sensed a large amount of magic power appearing near the island, with several streams of magic power being extremely potent, belonging to individuals no weaker than the Ten Wizard Saints.
"Such immense magic power—it's an invader!"
Makarov immediately rushed over.
—
Takeshi swung his blade and slashed down toward the airship again.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
A black chain suddenly appeared, blocking Takeshi's Zanpakuto.
Following that, an old man wearing a black eye patch over one eye appeared above the airship.
Hades said, "Brat, you are too insolent. Attacking without even announcing yourself—didn't your elders teach you anything about manners?"
"Pfft!"
Takeshi couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Didn't I already greet you earlier?"
"Earlier? You are Takeshi."
Hades narrowed his eyes.
Takeshi had told them to come previously, but this was a form they had never seen before, so Hades hadn't recognized him immediately.
"Takeshi!"
A roar of anger sounded from the airship, followed immediately by a person rushing out from inside.
"You damn brat! It's you!"
Murderous intent flashed in Jose's eyes as he stared intently at Takeshi.
"Huh? Isn't that Jose?! Long time no see. Why did you join a Dark Guild?"
Takeshi was genuinely surprised this time. To be honest, he had thought Jose would be like in the anime, bringing his guild to Fairy Tail to settle the score.
Who knew Jose would endure the humiliation without acting, directly disbanding Phantom Lord, and now actually joining Grimoire Heart?
Jose wore a savage expression and said, "You damn brat, of course I joined Grimoire Heart to kill you and eradicate Fairy Tail."
"I see."
Jose said to Hades, "Hades, leave this guy to me."
"Since you say so, then this fellow is yours."
Hades hadn't even finished speaking when a long sword slashed down toward the airship.
Crack!
The airship's starboard side was cleaved off.
"Uwah!"
"Starboard damage!"
Ultear quickly used the Arc of Time again to restore the airship.
Hades glared at Takeshi and shouted, "Brat! What are you doing?!"
Takeshi said, "Doing what? Nothing much. My guild members are currently undergoing the important S-Class trial, and naturally, I don't want you disturbing them."
Hades was stunned for a moment, then his lips curled into a sinister grin. "Brat, do you intend to take on our entire guild by yourself?"
"Why not?"
Takeshi casually spread his hand, holding a short blade resembling a dagger in his palm.
"When did he do that?"
Everyone in the guild was surprised. They hadn't noticed when Takeshi had retracted his blade to such a short length.
Hades said, "Brat, you are quite arrogant. I don't dislike arrogant brats, but I feel it necessary to teach you that arrogance often comes with a heavy price."
"Stop babbling. You weren't planning on letting us go, and conveniently, I wasn't planning on letting you go either. Since we both feel this way, let's just fight—to decide both victory and death."
The Zanpakuto in Takeshi's hand pointed at Hades.
Whoosh!
The Zanpakuto instantly seemed to transform into a white laser, shooting toward Hades.
Hades's eyes widened, astonished by the incredible speed at which Takeshi's weapon extended, and quickly dodged sideways.
Swish!
Hades's helmet was pierced and fell to the ground.
"You damn brat! Die!"
Dead Wave!
Jose had already rushed forward, launching an attack toward Takeshi.
Shunpo!
Takeshi's figure vanished instantly, evading Jose's attack.
After Takeshi reappeared, his Zanpakuto rapidly extended and retracted again like a laser. This time, the target was Jose.
Seeing this, Jose quickly dodged, and Takeshi swiftly swung his blade, continuing with a second-stage attack.
Grimoire Chain!
Hades unleashed a magical chain from his hand, aiming for Takeshi's shoulder blades.
Takeshi frowned slightly, and the blade quickly retracted.
Clang! Clang!
Hades's magical chain was deflected by Takeshi's swing.