"What?!"
Natsu's eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw that number.
"That old guy is being way too serious." Gray had the same expression as Natsu, both completely stunned.
"Huh?"
Orga looked on, somewhat dumbfounded, it was more than twice his own score.
Lyon said with a smile, "That's the power of one of the Ten Wizard Saints. If he went all out, he might be completely restricted from appearing in the future."
[This... this completely refreshes the MPF's highest record! As expected, the title of Wizard Saint is definitely not just for show!]
Makarov was also deeply shocked. "This really is incredible. He truly is a match for Gildarts."
Romeo said with a grin, "Don't worry, Master. We have someone on our side who made such a powerful monster admit defeat voluntarily."
Mato asked in confusion, "This... since you're so powerful, why did you admit defeat during the match?"
Several others also looked at Jura with curiosity.
Jura was a bit puzzled by the question. "Have you all misunderstood something? If I hadn't admitted defeat, should I have waited until I was seriously injured before losing? Takeshi's attack was far beyond my level. That was likely the result of him showing mercy. If he had used his full power, I would have fallen long ago."
"What?!"
When the crowd in the stands heard Jura's words, they finally realized that Takeshi's strength was actually that immense.
Strength is revealed through comparison. Before this comparison, to most ordinary people present, every powerful Mage's strength seemed about the same.
Only after seeing the numerical values did they clearly understand that the gap in strength between the Mages present was actually so vast.
The reason the Ten Wizard Saints are the Ten Wizard Saints is certainly not just for show.
And as for Takeshi, who could easily defeat one of the Ten Wizard Saints, they were all incredibly curious about just how powerful he must be at this moment.
"Finally, from Team Fairy Tail B, Mirajane Strauss."
Mirajane felt a bit helpless. "If only I could have drawn an earlier turn."
Jura's score was too terrifying. With her strength, she naturally couldn't surpass it, but she still had to give it her all.
Satan Soul: Halphas!
Mirajane was dressed in demon-like deep blue attire with a black cape on her back. Her white hair became long and curly, and demonic flames swirled around her as she walked, making her look very majestic and domineering.
Lucy asked in surprise, "Is this Mira's magic?"
Erza nodded. "Yes. As far as I know, this is Mira's strongest 'Satan Soul'."
Mirajane stepped down firmly, her body rushing toward the MPF at high speed.
Demonic flames coiled around her claws as she slammed them into the measurement device.
Boom!
Beep beep!
3878!
[Three... three thousand! Another three thousand!]
Mirajane deactivated her Take Over and let out a long sigh of relief.
"I haven't trained in a long time, my strength really has declined."
Mirajane had a two-year gap in her training. Although she had grown much stronger during these three months of training, the gap had been too long. If she had been practicing normally, her strength would definitely be much greater than it is now.
"Three thousand! So amazing!"
Lucy was startled when she saw Mirajane's score. She knew Mirajane was strong, but she hadn't expected her to be this strong.
Cheers erupted from the stands once again. Although not as intense as those for Jura, they were still significant, as this score was second only to Jura's.
[Today's competitive portion has concluded!]
[The overall rankings are as follows.]
1. Team Fairy Tail A — 42P
2. Team Fairy Tail B — 29P
3. Mermaid Heel — 23P
4. Blue Pegasus — 21P
5. Lamia Scale — 20P
6. Raven Tail — 18P
7. Sabertooth — 15P
8. Quatro Cerberus — 14P
[Sabertooth moves up one rank, while Quatro Cerberus is in last place. The scores from second to sixth are very close, but the first place, Team Fairy Tail A, is in a league of its own, leading by a huge margin.]
[Fairy Tail is truly incredible. Is this the true worth of Fiore's strongest guild from seven years ago?]
[Next is the duel portion of the competition!]
[The first match: Millianna of Mermaid Heel vs. Semmes of Quatro Cerberus.]
Millianna tied Semmes up and secured the victory.
[The second match: Rufus of Sabertooth vs. Eve of Blue Pegasus.]
Yajima looked at Lahar and asked, "Eve-kun used to be a Council Member, right?"
Lahar nodded. "Yes, like me, he was once a member of the Custody Enforcement Unit, the Rune Knights. Even then, he was an outstanding talent. After joining a guild, his Magic Power underwent refined sublimation, resulting in a significant increase."
White Fang!
Eve unleashed his Snow Magic, a white blizzard attacking Rufus.
Rufus didn't dodge, the blizzard surrounding his body.
Memory-Make: Hellish Skeleton King!
A massive blood-red skeleton appeared, shielding him from the blizzard. Inside, Rufus remained completely unscathed.
"What is that?!"
Everyone was startled to see Rufus's magic. Wasn't this the very magic Takeshi used during his battle with Jura?
"What kind of Molding Magic is that?" Gray's expression grew heavy.
At that moment, the giant skeleton's right palm lifted, and three magatamas formed.
Yasaka Magatama!
The three magatamas were hurled toward Eve.
Boom!
A violent explosion erupted.
Although its power was far inferior to Takeshi's original version, it was still not to be underestimated.
"Argh!"
Eve couldn't withstand it and was knocked to the ground, losing his ability to fight.
[The match is over!]
[Eve fought bravely against Rufus, but in the end, he was no match!]
[The winner is Rufus of Sabertooth! To be able to commit Takeshi's magic to memory and perform it, he is indeed a powerful individual!]
"Isn't he just plagiarizing?! That's so despicable!" Natsu grumbled in dissatisfaction.
This magic was way too unfair. To be able to copy Takeshi's cool magic like that—he wanted to use such cool magic too.
"It's not despicable. Isn't it quite interesting?" Takeshi said with a chuckle.
Rufus's magic was indeed very interesting. It wasn't copying, but using memory to reproduce. However, Susanoo is the power of a god, it isn't that easy to replicate. This magic was merely similar in form.
Sting watched the returning Rufus and teased, "That's not your style, Rufus. Don't you usually add some of your own elements?"
Rufus chuckled and shook his head. "In the past, those spells were imperfect. Takeshi's magic is perfect, there was no need for me to engage in unnecessary secondary creation. That would just be like drawing a snake and adding feet."
[Next up, the third match: Laxus Dreyar of Team Fairy Tail B vs. Aleksei of Raven Tail!]
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