"Eeeek!"
Lucy and Happy shrieked in terror upon seeing this, both trembling all over.
Gray slapped his forehead. "This idiot."
When Takeshi takes on his Tyrant form, his personality becomes extremely violent. Just like when Mirajane uses Satan Soul, his entire demeanor changes drastically.
Facing Takeshi in this state, it's best to go along with his wishes. Otherwise, if you're crippled, you'll have no one to complain to.
Just now, he wanted to give Natsu and the others a way out. As long as Natsu and his companions softened up and asked Takeshi to release his transformation, everything else would be easy to discuss.
Natsu slowly stood up, looking at Takeshi with determination. "I said no. I must complete the S-Class Quest."
"Eh—!"
Lucy was terrified, why was he still being so stubborn at a time like this?
Happy quickly shouted, "Natsu! How dare you speak to His Majesty Takeshi like that! Apologize quickly!"
If Natsu didn't apologize soon, he would die.
Lucy couldn't help but retort when she heard Happy's address, "His Majesty?!"
Natsu said, "I won't apologize. Back then, didn't Takeshi also complete an S-Class Quest before he became an S-Class Mage, and even did an SS-Class Quest afterward? I want to prove that what Takeshi can do, I can do too."
Happy shouted, "But that's Takeshi!"
Takeshi is a complete monster, a super monster who can even defeat a monster like Erza in one move.
"No!" Natsu said stubbornly.
Takeshi's lips curled slightly. He raised his face, a brilliant smile appearing on it as he said, "You're right. I also once broke the guild's rules, so I have no right to stop you. But there's one difference, and that's strength."
"Natsu, it seems we haven't fought in a long time, have we? The last time was probably half a year ago, when I had just joined the guild."
"To be honest, if you had held on for one more minute back then, I would have been the one defeated."
"Since you want to do an S-Class Quest, I'll give you a fair chance. Defeat me. As long as you can defeat me, this quest is yours."
"What?!"
Everyone was startled by Takeshi's words.
Defeat Takeshi? Are you kidding?
What kind of monster is Takeshi?
Let alone defeating him, even surviving his attacks was only because Takeshi held back.
"Good. If I defeat you, this S-Class Quest is mine."
Natsu, however, became excited when he heard Takeshi's words.
Lucy quickly interjected, "Hey! Natsu, don't be impulsive! Takeshi just wants a legitimate reason to beat you up!"
Gray also advised, "That's right. It's impossible to defeat him. He's a super monster who can even instantly defeat a monster like Erza."
"Aye!"
"I'm all fired up!"
At this moment, Natsu couldn't hear anything else. All he could think about was how to defeat Takeshi and then complete the S-Class Quest.
"It seems you agree. Then let's go outside and fight."
As soon as his voice faded, Takeshi appeared in front of Natsu, gripping Natsu's face with his right hand, then quickly turning and forcefully pushing him towards the village gate.
Whoosh!
Natsu's body rapidly flew back. By the time he came to his senses, he was already outside the village.
All the villagers ran out to secretly watch.
Natsu looked at Takeshi, his face full of shock. He hadn't even seen what had happened just now. Takeshi had simply appeared in front of him.
Fast! He was too fast!
The most troublesome aspects of Takeshi in this form were his speed and strength. He has to be at full focus.
Whoosh!
Flames ignited all over Natsu's body, and it seemed as if they were burning in his eyes as well.
Boom!
The ground beneath Takeshi's feet exploded, and he rapidly charged towards Natsu.
Flames erupted from beneath Natsu's feet as he charged towards Takeshi.
Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!
Natsu's fist, wreathed in flames, struck at Takeshi.
Takeshi, without fear, met it with a punch of his own.
Boom!
"Ugh!"
Natsu felt as if his fist had hit a block of iron. The intense pain made him involuntarily cry out, and his entire body was sent flying backward.
Natsu quickly flipped over, his feet landing on the ground, and after sliding a distance, he stabilized his body.
Then he immediately took a deep breath, his chest swelling, gathering magic power in his throat.
Fire Dragon's Roar!
A violent beam of flames shot towards Takeshi.
Crack!
Takeshi's palm plunged into a huge gatepost beside him.
Rumble!
Then, with an easy lift, he effortlessly raised the pillar, which was over ten meters high and more than two meters thick. He then hurled it towards Natsu.
Boom!
The massive wooden pillar was easily destroyed when it met Natsu's Roar.
Just as Natsu thought his attack had hit Takeshi, Takeshi appeared in front of him. By the time Natsu reacted, it was too late.
"Too slow."
A punch landed on Natsu's abdomen.
"Ahhhhh!"
Natsu was sent flying backward.
Boom... Boom...
Tree after tree was broken by Natsu's impact.
Natsu clutched his abdomen, staggering as he stood up. Fortunately, he had covered his entire body in flames just now, otherwise, he might have been knocked out by that blow.
As expected of Takeshi, his immense strength was unfathomable.
Takeshi's magic power consumption must be incredibly high, but with his personality, he will definitely defeat him before his magic power runs out. Besides, it was unknown whose magic power would run out first. The current Takeshi was completely different from six months ago.
Since that was the case, he had no choice but to go all out.
Full Magic Release!
Whoosh!
Natsu released all his magic power, and blazing flames continuously gathered around his body.
"Hidden Fire Form: Crimson Lotus: Phoenix Blade!"
Natsu shouted, his body rapidly charging towards Takeshi, his trajectory like a fiery sword.
Upon seeing this, Takeshi stood still without dodging, blocking with his palms in front of him.
Boom!!!
Natsu's head collided with Takeshi's palms, and a powerful impact erupted, causing the ground to explode and spread outwards. Takeshi's feet moved backward.
After a short while, Natsu's momentum gradually decreased and soon stopped. He was completely out of breath. That move had consumed a huge amount of magic power, almost depleting his entire reserve after use, so he rarely used it.
"Ho...how is this possible..."
Natsu's eyes widened in disbelief as he saw Takeshi only slide back four or five meters.
This was a technique Igneel had personally taught him. It had actually been blocked by Takeshi with just his hands.
Clap... Clap...
Takeshi clapped his hands, looking at Natsu and asking lightly, "Is that all you've got?"