Jura couldn't help but frown. He had fought Kael before and had seen Kael fight the Oración Seis; compared to others, he understood Kael's strength much better.
However, seven years had passed, and his own magic power had grown significantly, making him far more powerful than he was during the Oración Seis era.
He knew Kael was different, but even if the opponent was a genius, Kael's magic power should logically be inferior to his own due to the gap.
Magic power determined the strength of a mage's magic, and higher magic power meant greater endurance in battle.
The words Kael spoke were truly quite arrogant.
Minerva, on the other hand, was delighted. She hadn't expected this guy to be so arrogant; she originally thought it would be troublesome to convince Kagura and Jura to team up against Kael, but now it had suddenly become much easier.
"Kael! We know you are strong, but saying that even the three of us together aren't enough to beat you... you're way too arrogant! Are you looking down on us?!"
Minerva added fuel to the fire, egging them on.
Kael shook his head. "I never look down on anyone. Everyone trains seriously and works hard, so why should I look down on them? I'm simply speaking the truth."
"..."
In the Grand Magic Games arena, the audience fell into a silence. Kael was being far too wild.
"Although I don't like outnumbering an opponent, since you've said so much, I want to face you and see exactly what kind of strength you have to say such things."
Kagura spoke with a serious expression, looking at Kael.
"I also wish to know just how far your strength has reached, Kael."
Although Jura disliked a malicious woman like Minerva and hated outnumbering others, Kael's words were somewhat too boastful. He could understand a young man being a bit cocky with such great power, but being too arrogant would eventually lead to a backlash.
Hearing Kagura and Jura's words, Minerva was overjoyed: It worked.
"Kael, then let the three of us see if your strength is as big as your mouth!"
[A massive event!! It's not a four-way brawl, nor a two-on-two. It's a three-on-one! Kagura, Minerva, and Jura are teaming up to face Kael!!]
[Will the last one standing be Kael, or the three guild leaders!!]
[Without a doubt, this will be the highest-level clash of strength since the start of the Grand Magic Games———!!!]
"Kael is being way too overconfident!"
"Yeah! He's strong, but his opponents are Kagura, Minerva, and the Wizard Saint Jura!"
"Fairy Tail is probably going to lose this time!"...
The crowd in the stands was buzzing with discussion.
"Isn't Kael taking too much of a risk?!"
Max's face changed drastically. This lineup was terrifying. Minerva, Kagura, and Jura—these were undoubtedly the top-tier powerhouses of the Grand Magic Games.
"Yeah! It would be better to play it safe, right?"
Sarusuke and the others from the seven-year group had little confidence in Kael.
However, the members of the Tenrou team were all very optimistic.
"Go for it, Kael!"
"Kill them!! Let them see how strong you are!!"
"Show them who the strongest mage in Fiore really is!!"
Every member of the Tenrou team shouted with excitement as if it were nothing, drawing the eyes of everyone around them. People couldn't understand why the Fairy Tail group had so much confidence in Kael.
Laki asked with some concern, "Is Kael really going to be okay?"
In their eyes, Kael's strength was about the same as Gildarts', and even if he was stronger than Jura, the gap should be limited.
Mirajane smiled. "Don't worry! Never mind those three, even if three more showed up, they still wouldn't be Kael's match."
Kael beckoned to the three with his hand. "Come on! Let's have some fun!"
"Fun?"
He was actually treating a battle against the three of them as "play."
Shua!
Kagura was the first to attack, swinging her blade toward Kael.
The result was that the blade stopped right beside Kael.
"You should just draw your sword. Using the scabbard means you don't even have the right to touch me."
Kael drove a fist toward Kagura.
Kagura immediately raised her scabbard to block.
Bang!
Kagura felt a surge of massive force, and her body was sent skidding backward rapidly.
"Explosion Space!"
Minerva transferred an explosive space bubble next to Kael.
Boom————!
A violent explosion erupted, its powerful force destroying the surrounding structures, but Kael soon walked out from the smoke of the explosion completely unharmed.
Kael raised his hand, and a red orb of Red formed in his palm.
Minerva's face shifted slightly. "That move again!"
Just moments ago, she had been chased around like prey by Kael using this very move.
Minerva quickly used an object to swap positions with herself.
Boom———!!
The building behind where she had just been standing exploded violently.
"Rock Iron Column!"
Jura raised his hand, and stone pillars thrust out from the ground one after another. Kael's body moved with ease, dodging them rapidly.
"Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue!!"
Kael raised his hand and released several orbs of Blue.
Under Kael's control, the Blue orbs rushed toward the three of them.
"Archenemy: Katana Form!"
A Blue orb was sliced apart.
"Heat Space!"
Minerva released a heat space that collided with a Blue orb, and both vanished together.
"Rock Iron Wall!"
A stone slab as hard as steel rose in front of Jura to block him.
Boom———!
The Blue orb gnawed a hole into the Rock Iron Wall before losing its momentum and dissipating.
"Rock Iron Fist!!"
Jura immediately used his magic, and a massive rock fist smashed toward Kael.
Kael dodged the attack with a light leap, but Kagura suddenly lunged out, her long blade slashing at Kael. Kael raised his hand and blocked it directly.
Shua!
Kael's figure appeared again right in front of the fist.
Boom————!
The Rock Iron Fist slammed into Kael, and Kael was sent flying backward.
Boom boom boom!!
One building after another was smashed to pieces as Kael crashed through them.
[He hit him!! As expected of the three great masters! Even Kael, who can use teleportation, cannot escape a coordinated siege!]
Clatter, clatter!
Kael stood up from the rubble. He looked like nothing had happened, and indeed, nothing had. Jura's attack hadn't actually landed; Kael had actively repelled himself away.
"As expected of Jura."
Jura's magic was very strong. That strike just now was almost like Domain Amplification. If Kael reinforced his Cursed Energy, he could have blocked that punch, but it would have been somewhat inefficient.
The trio of Minerva, Kagura, and Jura looked at Kael with wary eyes. Although their coordination seemed to have suppressed Kael just now, they all knew Kael wasn't injured at all. You could tell just by looking at his clothes—there wasn't even any dust on them.
"This is a bit troublesome!"
Using Satoru Gojo allowed him to tangle with the three of them, but winning against them wouldn't be that easy unless he used a Domain. However, using a Domain wouldn't look cool to outsiders. It would be better to use someone who was both cool and had an overwhelming presence.
"Mhm! Decided. I'll use him!"
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