Time rewound to an hour ago.
"Is this the arena that President Precht mentioned?!"
"They literally cut a mountain in half to make an arena, didn't they?"
"No matter how you look at it, this is a bit too exaggerated, isn't it?"
Somewhere on the border of the Fiore Kingdom, Jellal, who had arrived on orders, landed steadily in a flash of light.
When his gaze fell upon the massive arena in front of him, with a diameter of a full kilometer, it looked like a large mountain had been smoothly sliced in half to serve as a combat stage, and countless beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead…
The only beings capable of cleaving such a tall mountain in two with a single strike, as far as he knew, were those monsters ranked among the Saint Ten Wizard.
"However, it's no wonder all the masters dispatched by the Fiore Kingdom's army were defeated by that Regent from the enemy nation! This Regent's true strength is definitely enough to rank among the current Saint Ten Wizard."
Jellal commented upon seeing this.
"Hey, hey, hey! I didn't expect that besides me, there would actually be other people who directly gave up on attending those boring banquets held by the noble lords and came straight here~"
"This is truly wild…"
Just as Jellal was feeling shocked by the scene before him, a man in blue armor, holding a wine flask, walked over with a grin.
"Are you Bacchus, the ace of the Mage Guild Quatro Cerberus, and the only S-Class Mage of that guild?"
Jellal turned to look upon hearing this, and after seeing the attire of the newcomer, he asked.
"Hahaha, exactly."
Bacchus chuckled lightly and nodded.
"I've seen you before…"
"I remember it was at the Fairy Tail Guild's banquet last year!"
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be the ace of the Mage Guild Luminas Guardians, I think your name is Jellal, right?!"
"I didn't expect the noble lords of the Fiore Kingdom to even invite you! It's said that you possess strength not inferior to the Saint Ten Wizard, I wonder if it's true or false?"
After admitting his identity, Bacchus narrowed his eyes slightly, scrutinizing Jellal with a judging gaze before asking.
"It's just a rumor."
Jellal smiled, not intending to continue discussing the matter.
"Heh heh…"
After Bacchus chuckled lightly, his expression gradually became serious.
"However, even if you truly possess strength not inferior to the Saint Ten Wizard, I'm not afraid of you. I am completely different from who I was half a year ago…"
"It's no exaggeration to say I've been reborn! And I came here this time precisely to test my own strength, so let me go first, do you have any objections?!"
As Bacchus spoke, he clenched his fists. Half a year ago, after losing to an unknown Mage from the Fairy Tail Guild, he realized his true strength and began a hellish training regimen…
Now, his strength had broken through again! Although he hadn't reached the level of the Ten Wizard Saints, he could gradually see the domain where the Ten Wizard Saints powerhouses resided. He firmly believed that as long as he worked hard enough, he would surely reach that realm within five years.
"Please."
Jellal said no more, but instead made a gesture for Bacchus to proceed.
Well, in fact, Jellal himself had no plan to directly rush onto the arena and fight that unfathomably strong Regent!
Rushing in without knowing anything, how was that different from seeking death?!
Just as Jellal didn't know what to do, he didn't expect someone to volunteer. This was simply like someone providing a pillow when he was sleepy; why wouldn't Jellal be happy about it?
It was a good opportunity to use Bacchus to test the enemy's strength.
Know yourself and your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles.
"Thank you."
As Bacchus spoke, he leaped from the ground and landed on the arena, which was a thousand meters in diameter.
"Another one looking for abuse?!"
On the arena, Kurnugi sat on his throne, looking boredly ahead.
Honestly, these eighty days had been extremely boring. The enemies' strength was as weak as ants, which really made him lose all interest…
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