Right at this moment.
"Hmph!"
A cold snort rang out.
Immediately after, Takeshi felt a powerful gravitational force pressing down on him. This caused the Reishi support points beneath his feet to give way. Takeshi's figure rapidly plummeted downward.
Boom!
Takeshi landed on the ground, smashing a large crater into it.
"Don't poke your nose where it doesn't belong!" Jose shouted at the newcomer.
"Hmph! It's your fault for dawdling, you haven't even dealt with one brat after all this time." The newcomer said dismissively.
He had black hair tied back in a long braid, a face somewhat resembling a monkey, and wore a white coat. It was none other than the Deputy Commander of Grimoire Heart, Bluenote Stinger.
"Even Deputy Commander Bluenote has made a move."
The members of Grimoire Heart were somewhat surprised, never expecting that both Deputy Commanders and the Guild Master would have to act just to deal with Takeshi alone.
"That guy is finished."
No matter who this guy is, he definitely won't be a match for the two Deputy Commanders and the Guild Master.
"Oh dear. This is getting a bit troublesome."
Takeshi felt it was troublesome as well. With his current strength, dealing with a regular Wizard Saint level opponent was more than enough. Fighting two isn't impossible, but fighting three makes the trouble significantly greater.
After all, his magic power had only just barely reached the threshold of the Wizard Saint level.
Looking at the magic power of the three people.
Bluenote's was the lowest, yet still close to 7.5 stars.
Jose's magic power had increased significantly, reaching 7.5 stars.
Hades's magic power reached a terrifying 8 stars, similar to Makarov's.
"What in the world is going on?"
A familiar voice sounded, and Makarov walked out of the forest.
"Master! You're here!" Takeshi turned his head to look at Makarov.
Makarov was stunned when he saw Takeshi's appearance. "Takeshi, do you have a new transformation again?"
This was the first time he had seen Takeshi in the form of Ichimaru Gin.
Takeshi nodded. "Yep, I recently took in two more Heroic Spirits from other worlds."
Makarov asked, "Takeshi, what is happening?"
Takeshi casually said, "It's nothing major, just Grimoire Heart attacking. I'm currently dealing with them."
"Grimoire Heart?!"
Makarov's eyes widened.
Grimoire Heart is the strongest Dark Guild. Why would these guys be here?
"Makarov, long time no see."
Makarov heard the voice and looked forward. A familiar face appeared, causing his eyes to widen in disbelief.
"Jose?!"
After Jose disbanded Phantom Lord, Makarov specifically kept track of Jose's movements to prevent retaliation, but he never appeared afterward.
"You... you actually joined a Dark Guild?!"
"Why? Is there something wrong with that?"
Makarov was stunned. "You are very powerful. To have such magic power at such a young age and be counted among the Ten Wizard Saints—if you used your magic power correctly to set an example for the younger generation, you would certainly promote the development of the Magic World. Why did you join a Dark Guild?"
Jose sneered, "Are you lecturing me? Since you brought it up, I'll give you the answer. If it weren't for Fairy Tail, perhaps I would have done as you said. But because of you, and the existence of your damned Fairy Tail, which trampled my Phantom Lord underfoot, I had to take this path, it's all your fault."
"Therefore, to take revenge on Fairy Tail, I chose to join Grimoire Heart. Now I feel my choice was absolutely correct. My strength has become even greater, and now I can eliminate you along with that damned Fairy Tail. Hahahaha!"
Boom!
Terrifying magic power erupted from Makarov, and his body swelled to an enormous size.
"Just because of that, you want to destroy Fairy Tail? I won't allow you to do that."
"Following the procedure of the Fairy Tail Judgment, I give you three seconds to count down, kneel and repent."
Makarov put his hands together, and a dazzling sphere of light gathered in his palms.
"One..."
Hades watched Makarov casting the spell and said calmly, "The caster's designated enemies are all subjected to judgment. The Super Magic, Fairy Law, is it?"
"Two..."
"Three."
"This is the end. Fairy Law..."
Suddenly—
A voice rang out.
"Stop!"
Makarov looked up and saw Hades on a nearby airship, gathering dark light in his hands. Although the light was different, the magical fluctuation was unmistakable—it was the exact same magic as his Fairy Law.
"Grimoire Law."
"This magic represents deterrence and cannot be used casually. Even so, if you refuse to listen to my words, it will be the worst outcome for both you and me."
The magic in Makarov's hands dispersed, and his eyes widened in disbelief. "H-how could this be... Could it be..."
Hades looked at Makarov and said, "It's been a long time, brat."
"Precht... Guild Master..."
Makarov now recognized the other party's identity: the Second Guild Master of Fairy Tail, Precht, who had passed the role of Fairy Tail's Guild Master on to him.
Upon hearing this, the members of Grimoire Heart were surprised. Clearly, they were unaware of Hades's background. Judging by Makarov's words, Hades seemed to have once been the Guild Master of Fairy Tail.
"Why are you in a Dark Guild?"
Although Makarov was shocked, he quickly recovered and questioned Hades.
Hades said, "How do you distinguish between appearance and essence, Makarov? Good and evil in this world are entirely immeasurable things."
Makarov said with a determined expression, "But regardless of good or evil, the spirit of Fairy Tail will not change."
Hades laughed heartily. "Hahaha, you've become quite eloquent, little brat."
Makarov said, "Don't call me a brat anymore. You and I are no longer family. But I don't want to fight you, so leave this place immediately."
Makarov was reluctant to fight Hades, partly out of concern for the children of the guild, and partly out of consideration for their old relationship.
"I feel a little bit of heartache, you know, having to destroy Fairy Tail with my own hands."
"I will absolutely not let you succeed!"
"You want to resist me, brat."
As Hades spoke, he prepared to use a magic attack.
Whoosh!
A white laser beam shot toward Hades, who quickly dodged it.