Jura couldn't help but frown.
He had fought Takeshi and seen him battle Oración Seis, he understood Takeshi's strength better than most.
But seven years had passed, and his own magic power had grown significantly, making him much stronger than he was during the Oración Seis incident.
He knew Takeshi was different, but no matter how high his talent, in terms of magic power, Takeshi shouldn't be as good as him.
Magic power determined the strength of a Mage's magic, and higher magic power meant more endurance in battle.
Takeshi's words were truly a bit arrogant.
Minerva was secretly delighted. She hadn't expected Takeshi to be so arrogant. Originally, she thought it would be troublesome to persuade Kagura and Jura to deal with Takeshi together, but now it had suddenly become much easier.
"Takeshi, we know you're strong, but to say the three of us together aren't enough to beat you? You're too arrogant. Are you looking down on us?" Minerva added fuel to the fire, egging them on.
Takeshi shook his head. "I have never looked down on anyone. Everyone practices seriously and diligently, so why should I look down on others? I'm just telling the truth."
"..."
At the Grand Magic Games arena, the audience was silent. Takeshi was being way too conceited.
"Although I don't like outnumbering others, since you've said so, I want to see what kind of strength you have to say such words." Kagura looked at Takeshi with a serious expression.
"I also want to know to what extent your strength has reached."
Although Jura disliked Minerva, a malicious woman, and didn't like an unfair fight, Takeshi's words were somewhat conceited. He could understand a young person with such great strength being a bit arrogant, but being too arrogant would eventually lead to a backlash.
Minerva was overjoyed when she heard Kagura and Jura's words. It was a success.
"Takeshi, then let the three of us face you and see if your strength is as big as your talk."
[Huge news! It's not a four-way melee, nor a two-on-two, but a three-on-one! Kagura, Minerva, and Jura are going to deal with Takeshi together!]
[Will the one to survive be Takeshi, or the three team leaders?!]
[Undoubtedly, this will be the greatest top-tier clash of strength since the start of the Grand Magic Games!]
"Takeshi is being too overconfident."
"Yeah. He's strong, but his opponents are Kagura, Minerva, and Jura."
"Fairy Tail is probably going to lose this time."
Everyone in the audience was talking at once.
"Isn't Takeshi being a bit too reckless?" Max's face changed drastically.
This lineup was terrifying. Minerva, Kagura, and Jura were undoubtedly some of the strongest individuals in the Grand Magic Games.
"Yeah. It would be better to play it safe."
Jet and the others from the Non-Tenrou Group had no confidence in Takeshi.
But the people from the Tenrou Team were very optimistic.
"Go for it, Takeshi!"
"Take them down! Let them know how powerful you are!"
"Let them know who the strongest Mage in Fiore is!"
The members of the Tenrou Team were shouting excitedly as if it were nothing, drawing the eyes of the people around them. They didn't know why this group from Fairy Tail was so confident in Takeshi.
Laki asked worriedly, "Is Takeshi really going to be okay?"
In their view, Takeshi's strength was about the same as Gildarts', and even if he was a bit stronger than Jura, it was limited.
Mirajane smiled and said, "Don't worry. Not to mention the three of them, even if there were three more, they wouldn't be Takeshi's match."
Takeshi beckoned to the three of them. "Come on! Let's have some fun!"
"Fun?"
He actually treated the battle with the three of them as fun.
Swish!
Kagura was the first to attack, swinging her sword at Takeshi but the sword stopped near Takeshi.
"You should draw your sword. Using the scabbard, you don't even have the qualification to touch me."
Takeshi threw a punch at Kagura. Kagura immediately raised her scabbard to block.
Bang!
Kagura felt a powerful force, and her body retreated rapidly.
Territory Explosion!
Minerva transferred the explosion bubble next to Takeshi.
Boom—
A violent explosion erupted, its power destroying the surrounding buildings, but Takeshi soon walked out of the explosion smoke unscathed.
He raised his hand, and a red sphere formed in his palm.
Minerva's face changed slightly. "That move again!"
Just now, she had been chased like a dog by Takeshi using this move.
Minerva quickly used an object to swap places with herself.
Boom—
The building behind where she had just been suddenly exploded.
Iron Rock Pillars!
Jura raised his palm, and stone pillars rose from the ground. Takeshi dodged them easily and quickly.
Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue!
Takeshi raised his palm and unleashed several blue spheres. Under his control, the blue spheres rushed toward the three of them.
Archenemy: Tachi Form!
The blue sphere was sliced open.
Minerva released a condensed attack to collide with the blue sphere, and both disappeared together.
Iron Rock Wall!
A stone slab as hard as steel rose in front of Jura.
Boom—
The blue sphere gnawed a hole in the Iron Rock Wall and then dissipated as its power ran out.
Iron Rock Fist!
Jura immediately used his magic, and a giant rock fist struck toward Takeshi. Takeshi dodged the attack with a light leap.
Kagura suddenly lunged out, her long sword slashing at Takeshi, which he blocked with his hand.
Swish!
Takeshi appeared in front of the fist again.
Boom—
The Iron Rock Fist slammed into Takeshi, and he was sent flying.
Boom... Boom...
Buildings were smashed one by one as Takeshi crashed through them.
[A hit! As expected of the three powerhouses, under their joint attack, even Takeshi, who can use teleportation, cannot escape the siege!]
Clatter!
Takeshi rose from the rubble, looking as if nothing had happened and indeed, nothing had.
Jura's attack hadn't actually hit, he had voluntarily launched himself back.
"As expected of Jura-san."
Jura's magic power was great. That strike just now was almost like Domain Amplification. If he strengthened his Cursed Energy, he could have blocked that punch, but it would have been somewhat counterproductive.
Minerva and the others looked at Takeshi with caution in their eyes. Although their joint attack seemed to have suppressed Takeshi just now, they all knew he wasn't injured at all. You could tell just by looking at his clothes—there wasn't even any dust on them.
"A bit troublesome."
Using Gojo Satoru, he could fight the three of them, but defeating them wouldn't be easy unless he used his Domain. But using a Domain wouldn't look cool to outsiders. It would be best to use someone who was both cool and had a strong sense of pressure.
"Hmm... It's decided, I'll use him."