Jose pressed his palm to the ground.
Boom... Boom...
Numerous ghosts rushed out from the ground, shattering everything they touched as they charged straight at Takeshi.
"Takeshi!"
Makarov looked on with some concern.
Bang!
Takeshi burst out of the explosion, appearing before Jose in an instant.
"What?!"
Jose hadn't expected Takeshi to just charge out of the explosion like that.
Buzz!
Sage Art: Rasengan!
Takeshi instantly condensed a Rasengan in his palm and pressed it towards Jose.
Bang!
"Waaahhh!"
Jose shrieked as he was sent flying.
"What?!"
"How is this possible?!"
Everyone from Grimoire Heart was terrified at this moment.
Hades, Bluenote, and Jose — all three of them had been sent flying by Takeshi alone.
"How can this be?!" Ultear's eyes widened in disbelief.
She knew Takeshi was very strong, having defeated even Jose and Jellal, but now Takeshi was facing not just one Wizard Saint, but three experts of that caliber, and he was actually able to suppress them.
"Well done!"
Makaro cheered for Takeshi upon seeing him swiftly injure the three.
This kid is even stronger than when he fought Gildarts.
"He can win. This kid might even..."
Makarov had been shocked by Hades's magic earlier, thinking Takeshi couldn't possibly be a match for these guys, but now he felt Takeshi could win.
Just then, Hades slowly stood up. Aside from his clothes being damaged on his back, he didn't seem to be seriously injured.
"Such powerful teleportation magic. You were the one who teleported Etherion from the Tower of Heaven at the Magic Council, weren't you?" Hades looked at Takeshi and said with a serious expression.
"What?!"
"Teleported Etherion?!"
"Is that true?!"
Everyone from Grimoire Heart was shocked to hear this, including Jose and Bluenote.
Within Grimoire Heart, only Hades and Ultear knew that Takeshi was likely the one who teleported Etherion, everyone else was unaware.
Suddenly hearing such explosive news, they were all as stunned as Oración Seis. That was the ultimate weapon of the Magic Council, Etherion, a super magic that could destroy a kingdom with a single shot.
The Magic Council relied on Etherion, this ultimate weapon, to deter the entire Ishgar continent, preventing both good and evil from provoking them too much.
Now hearing that someone could teleport Etherion made them feel as if they were dreaming.
"That was me." Takeshi admitted it directly.
It was no big deal to him. Flying Thunder God Technique was a space-time Ninjutsu that could even teleport Ten-Tails's Tailed Beast Bomb, so teleporting an Etherion was nothing.
"This kid..."
Jose's eyes widened.
He never imagined that Takeshi could teleport Etherion. How did this kid do it?
"This kid... can fly."
Bluenote looked at Takeshi, trembling slightly. This wasn't fear, but excitement. It had been a long time since he had encountered such a strong enemy.
Suddenly—
"Master!"
"Takeshi!"
Everyone from Fairy Tail rushed over. After gathering, they had all heard from Wendy that Grimoire Heart had invaded Tenrou Island.
Takeshi was preparing to face Grimoire Heart alone, so when they heard this, everyone immediately sped up.
Grimoire Heart was the strongest Dark Guild, how could Takeshi possibly be a match for them alone? They all ran over to help.
"Why are you here?" Makarov asked the members of Fairy Tail.
Natsu said, "With such a huge commotion, how could we not come?"
"Master Jose!"
Gajeel and Juvia trembled when they saw Jose. Both of them had once been members of Phantom Lord, and upon suddenly seeing Jose, they couldn't help but feel fear.
"Gajeel... Juvia... you two traitors! How dare you join Fairy Tail!"
Jose's face became distorted when he saw Gajeel and Juvia. If it were anyone else, it might be fine, but Juvia was one of the Element 4, and Gajeel was the ace of Phantom Lord. Of all places, they had to join Fairy Tail, the guild he hated the most.
Makarov said, "Gajeel and Juvia are not traitors. You didn't care for these two children at all, you selfishly disbanded the guild, leaving them homeless. You abandoned them. If anyone's a traitor, it's you who betrayed them."
Now that Gajeel and Juvia had joined Fairy Tail, they were his children, and he wouldn't allow anyone to bully them like this.
"Master..."
Gajeel and Juvia were both deeply moved by these words.
It wasn't like this before. They had grown up in Phantom Lord, and even though Phantom Lord wasn't a kind place, they had become accustomed to it there.
When Jose suddenly disbanded Phantom Lord, they were instantly lost, not knowing what to do.
It was Makarov who, setting aside past grievances, invited them to join Fairy Tail, gave them work, and offered them protection.
"Hmph! Gajeel! Juvia! Come over here immediately, and I won't hold your betrayal against you."
Upon seeing Gajeel and Juvia, Jose's mind became active. Gajeel and Juvia had good strength, and if they joined his side, Fairy Tail would lose some combat power, and his side would gain some. With this ebb and flow, the probability of destroying Fairy Tail would increase.
Moreover, if Gajeel and Juvia became his subordinates, his status within Grimoire Heart would rise significantly.
"No! I won't go with you! I am a Mage of Fairy Tail now, and I'm very happy in Fairy Tail. It's so much better than Phantom Lord." Juvia immediately rejected Jose.
She loved Fairy Tail, and there was someone she loved in Fairy Tail, so she would never go with Jose.
Jose turned to Gajeel. "What about you, Gajeel?"
Gajeel calmly said, "I refuse too. I am also a Mage of Fairy Tail, a Mage of a legal guild, and I will absolutely not join a Dark Guild."
Jose's face turned ashen. "Hmph! Since you've made your choice, then you shall perish with Fairy Tail. I will personally execute you. You will understand the price of betraying me."
Takeshi stood in front of Gajeel and Juvia, looking at Jose and saying, "You want to harm my companions? You'll have to get past me first."
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