"This—"
"No way!!"
"Could it be?!"
"Mr. Achill—"
The instant Hades's body was shredded into nothingness by the endlessly blooming Divine Cherry Blossom Spear, almost everyone on Wolf Island raised their heads at once. Their eyes, turned toward the terrifying surge of magic power, filled with profound shock and disbelief—
"Has it... all ended already?" At Fairy Tail's temporary camp on Wolf Island, Makarov, whose injuries Wendy had already treated, looked up at the sky. Feeling Achill's magic power suddenly surge and Hades's magical presence abruptly vanish, he let out a deep sigh and murmured with gratitude and wonder in his eyes, "Thank you, Achill..."
"Thank... you..."
"Big Brother Nameless!!" Erza clenched her fists hard, her face brimming with excitement. "You really are incredible!!!"
"Achill's strength seems even more inhuman than before..." Le Qi, on the other hand, puffed out her cheeks in frustration. "I feel like he's just going to leave us farther and farther behind..."
"Relax, Le Qi. As long as you work hard, you'll close the gap eventually." Mira reached out and patted Le Qi's head, smiling. "Just focus on reaching S-Class so you can protect yourself. Any threat beyond what an S-Class Mage can handle is something Achill will personally take care of for us anyway, whether we want him to or not."
"Fine." Le Qi could only nod glumly. Though she was still unhappy about being left so far behind, she clearly agreed with Mira.
"Actually, under normal circumstances," Lisanna muttered from beside them, "we really shouldn't be comparing ourselves to a complete monster like him in the first place..."
At that, the others standing beside Lisanna nodded in wholehearted agreement.
"My brother-in-law really is a true man!!!" Unable to contain himself, Elfman scooped Evergreen up beside him and shouted, his face blazing with enthusiasm.