Takeshi turned to look at Ichiya and the others. He couldn't help but smile and say, "Eh? What are you guys doing here?"
"Takeshi-san!"
Seeing Takeshi acknowledge them, the group couldn't help but become respectful. In the Magic World, strength is paramount, and Takeshi's formidable power commanded respect from everyone in the entire Magic World.
"We saw something here and came to check it out. Takeshi-san, do you know what this is?"
Takeshi answered, "This? This is a weapon created by the Magic Council, the Magic Pulse Bomb. There are three thousand of them in total, spread across the entire continent of Ishgar, and they can erase all the magic on the continent."
"What?!!"
The group was startled upon hearing this.
"Three thousand?!"
"All the magic on the entire continent erased?! Doesn't that mean..."
None of them were fools. Everyone knew the severe consequences of magic being erased from the entire continent.
"But don't worry, I've destroyed 2,999 of them. This is the last one. Once it's dealt with, my work is done."
The group was dumbfounded by Takeshi's words. He had actually dealt with 2,999 of these things, while their Christina's Main Cannon attack hadn't left a single scratch on it.
"I'm going to make my move."
Takeshi said as he raised his right hand, Chakra condensing in his palm.
Buzz—
The Rasenshuriken cut through the air, letting out a piercing roar.
Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!
Takeshi threw the Rasenshuriken toward Face.
Ichiya and the others tensely held their breath.
Boom—
The Rasenshuriken hit Face, easily slicing it in half. Then, it exploded, completely destroying Face.
"So powerful!"
The group knew Takeshi was powerful, but they were still shocked every time they saw it.
Takeshi clapped his hands. "Alright, job's done."
Hibiki immediately said, "Takeshi-san, since you're here, why not come to Blue Pegasus so we can host you properly?"
They all remembered Takeshi defeating the dragon and saving them. They had always kept this great kindness in mind.
"Maybe when there's an opportunity later. This is just a clone of mine, I can't enjoy fine food even if there is any. Goodbye."
Poof!
After Takeshi finished speaking, he vanished into a cloud of smoke.
"A... clone?!!"
"To be this powerful just as a clone..."
"Wait! Do you remember how many Faces Takeshi said there were?"
"3,000..."
The group was dumbstruck. 3,000 seemed to be spread across the entire continent of Ishgar. If that were the case...
"What a monster!!"
— — —
Beep beep!
[Face! OVER!]
At that moment, the last light representing Face on the main core lacrima also disappeared, meaning all of the Faces had been destroyed.
"Face..."
As Kyoka saw the last light of Face vanish, she felt the end of her life.
"In the end... did it still fail... I... I just... wanted to go back to Zeref-sama's side..."
After Kyoka finished speaking, her eyes lost their luster and she collapsed to the ground, her life force gone.
Erza looked at the dead Kyoka and didn't feel the pleasure of eliminating an enemy, but rather felt sorrow for these beings. They were clearly living beings with their own thoughts, yet they had been bound all along.
"Oooooh!!!"
"Awesome!!!"
"Face has been destroyed!!!"
At this moment, the members of Fairy Tail observing all this from a distance saw that Face had been destroyed and all cheered joyfully.
When they saw Face activate and the hundreds of light points, they thought the continent was doomed, and Fairy Tail was finished too.
Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better. Even though Face had been activated, it was still being destroyed. Now that all the Faces were finally destroyed, the crisis of the continent's destruction was averted.
Makarov breathed a sigh of relief. "Brat, well done."
Suddenly—
"Roar!!!"
A sound rang out from the horizon.
Natsu, who had the keenest ears, heard the sound and his expression changed drastically. "This sound..."
Shortly after, Gajeel and Wendy both heard the sound. They both had drastic changes in expression just like Natsu.
Gajeel's pupils constricted. "No way!"
Wendy was so terrified she slumped to the ground, her face full of fear, her body shaking uncontrollably. "This is..."
"What's wrong, Wendy?"
Carla was puzzled to see Wendy so frightened, and the guild members all turned their gaze toward her.
Wendy said in a trembling voice, "It... it's here. It's here again..."
"???"
The guild members were all at a loss as to who was coming.
Mard Geer couldn't help but be stunned. "This is... this really is unexpected."
He looked at Takeshi with a hint of schadenfreude on his face. "We, Tartaros, have lost, but you, Fairy Tail, haven't won either! It's here!"
Takeshi naturally sensed it too, even earlier than all of them. In Kurama Chakra Mode, his perception range was extremely vast.
Takeshi's expression was serious. To be honest, he didn't fear Acnologia. He possessed many Take Over characters.
By taking over Minato, he possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique—the fastest speed in the world. As long as he wanted to, Acnologia wouldn't even dream of catching him.
He could also Take Over Ulquiorra and use Garganta to even go to other worlds, like Edolas.
In either case, he could ensure that he and everyone in Fairy Tail stayed alive.
However, rather than running away, he wanted to fight Acnologia. He wanted to fairly and squarely defeat this guy who sat at the top of the Fairy Tail world.
Natsu shouted with a drastically changed expression, "This sound... there's no mistake! It's Acnologia!!!"
As Acnologia approached, the members of Fairy Tail also recognized it.
Cana shouted, "It's Acnologia!"
"What?!"
"Is it that Acnologia? That..."
"The one that blew away Tenrou Island?!"
Some of the non-Tenrou group were a bit panicked, and some of the newer members of Fairy Tail had also heard of Acnologia. After all, the story of the Fairy Tail elites being wiped out seven years ago was widely circulated.
Cana's eyes were filled with despair. "It's coming... that despair... again..."
Soon, a massive black dragon charged over.
"It's here!"
"Is that Acnologia?!"
"Are we going to die?"
Elfman shouted loudly, "Don't just give up like that! Takeshi! We still have Takeshi!"