Everyone was scared witless.
Makarov, on the other hand, was about to faint from fright.
The capital—the entire royal capital—how much would that cost?
Oh, right, the Grand Magic Games organizers said they could fight freely and wouldn't have to pay for damages.
That's good!
Soon, all the cameras focused on the five members of Sabertooth. At this moment, all five were collapsed on the ground, having lost their ability to fight.
[The battle is over!]
[It's Takeshi! Takeshi defeated all five members of Sabertooth alone, earning 9 points!]
[Fairy Tail now has a total of 65 points!]
[So powerful!]
[Takeshi is simply outrageously strong!]
[The ultimate winner of the Grand Magic Games is, Fairy Tail!!!]
"Takeshi! Takeshi!"
"Fairy Tail!"
"Fairy Tail!"
...
Enthusiastic cheers erupted from the audience. Some shouted for Fairy Tail, but even more were calling out Takeshi's name.
[Listen to this grand cheering! The strongest guild, Fairy Tail, has been resurrected!]
"Congratulations, Makarov." Yajima smiled and offered his congratulations.
As Makarov's childhood friend, Yajima truly cared for him and had been very worried when Fairy Tail was in trouble.
"They actually made it through the final day with a complete victory. And they even destroyed the royal capital."
Mato stood with his mouth wide open, completely dumbfounded.
According to his original thoughts, Crocus was such a large city that even with combat damage, how much could really be destroyed?
But the power of this destruction had greatly exceeded his expectations. Even with magic, it would take at least some time to repair.
"Truly impressive." Risley remarked with emotion.
"I told you, that guy is a monster." Millianna said.
She would always remember what happened at the Tower of Heaven. Back then, Takeshi was already an invincible monster, and now he seemed to have become even more of one.
"Well done." Jura said.
In truth, he had long anticipated this result, but he was still shocked by Takeshi's words.
He had exerted all his strength just to reach an MPF value of over 9,500, yet Takeshi said his MPF value was over 110,000. The difference between his and Takeshi's values was more than elevenfold.
He simply couldn't imagine it, but seeing Takeshi's casual attacks and how he had withstood so many strikes without a scratch, the values Takeshi mentioned were very likely true.
A Mage's magic power naturally provides them with magic resistance. The greater the magic power, the higher the magic resistance. This was why spells that looked terrifyingly powerful often didn't seem lethal when they hit a Mage.
With Takeshi's MPF value being so high, anyone with an MPF value under 50,000 probably couldn't even break through his defense.
As for Sabertooth, forget an MPF over 50,000—they didn't even have anyone over 10,000. Naturally, they couldn't break Takeshi's defense.
"Yeah. Although I already knew Takeshi was powerful, this is just too much." Lyon supported Jura.
Jura had received simple treatment from Sherria's healing magic, but it would still take time for a full recovery.
Lyon wanted to try and surpass Takeshi, but the gap was simply too large.
Ren said, "Congratulations on your victory."
Eve said nonchalantly, "Sigh, let's just consider it a celebration for the return of the Tenrou Team,"
They at Blue Pegasus didn't care particularly much about winning or losing. Moreover, no matter how much they didn't want to admit it, their guild didn't have any monster strong enough to contend with Takeshi.
Hibiki shook his head. "Takeshi is still the same as before, a monster among monsters."
Since Takeshi could defeat Oración Seis, one of the strongest Dark Guilds at the time, by himself, he could naturally defeat the current strongest guild, Sabertooth.
Although they lost, the group's mood wasn't bad. Fairy Tail was an ally of Blue Pegasus. During the joint operation seven years ago, Fairy Tail had provided the main force, and they all remembered that kindness.
"Did I offend a guy like that?" Bacchus felt a bit of a toothache.
Why had he been so mouthy back then? Having a monster like this participate in the Grand Magic Games was practically cheating.
Many shared Bacchus's thoughts. The finals of the Grand Magic Games had become Takeshi's one-man show.
Many felt that Takeshi alone could probably defeat all the members participating in the Grand Magic Games.
Takeshi's body returned to its original state.
"Whew... This power is terrifying."
His body had become very strong after such a long period of training. However, after transforming into Escanor and then returning to normal, he still felt uncomfortable, with a faint stinging pain in his body.
He knew this was the side effect of transforming into Escanor. Escanor's magic 'Sunshine' caused his power to gradually increase as the sun rose, reaching its peak at noon, possessing immense power and danger.
Because it was primarily the magic power of the sun, his own magic power consumption wasn't particularly large.
Next, at the Grand Magic Games Arena, everyone from Fairy Tail attended the awards ceremony together.
Everyone held up the trophy representing the championship of the Grand Magic Games, along with the prize money, their faces beaming with bright smiles.
Countless reporters interviewed Takeshi, and he answered them one by one.
The awards ceremony lasted for over an hour before gradually subsiding.
In the royal observation box, the Princess of the Kingdom of Fiore watched the scene at the Grand Magic Games Arena, her expression turning somber.
"Everything that person from the future said is true. Fairy Tail really did win the Grand Magic Games. From now on, the Eclipse Project will be changed to the second phase."
"Move the modified version, the Eclipse Cannon, to the surface."
Evening.
Fiore Royal Palace.
The Eclipse Gate was moved to the surface.
Grand Magic Games Arena.
All the guilds that had participated in the Grand Magic Games, including those who took part in the preliminaries, were summoned here.
The King of Fiore, Toma E. Fiore, with a somewhat pale face, explained the reason for summoning everyone.
"...Therefore, although it is saddening that there is no time to enjoy the afterglow of the Grand Magic Games, right now, it is a critical moment concerning the life and death of the nation."
"You say there are ten thousand dragons? Is this true?" Makarov asked once more in disbelief.
Dragons were creatures of ancient legend. A single dragon could destroy a country. Ten thousand dragons—that number was too exaggerated. It was almost impossible for humans to defeat them.