Next afternoon on the One Piece world.
Shun was reading world economy news in the throne room with Viola, while she was currently peeling fruits next to him.
Though it was cruel, Hibari and Kalifa were sent back to continue their job.
"First Warlord to fall after the warlord system abolishment, Donquixote Doflamingo.
After his involvement with the slave trading, he was personally hunted down by the fleet admiral."
"Doflamingo had such history with your family, and the disappeared toys too…"
Shun feigned surprise.
"Yeah, that's why, he had to die." Viola remembered when Shun threw him into the sea.
When Shun continued reading, there was a small article.
"Corrupted judges publicly executed!"
"New wanted posters for prison escapees, starting from five million."
'So the old man did his job despite complaining.'
"Who will become the king of this country?" Shun asked as Viola fed him a tangerine.
"He didn't agree, but I asked my father. The previous king."
"I see. But why him, when there's a more fitting person?"
"Who?"
"Why don't you just become the queen?"
"Eh?"
"If you become one, I don't mind supporting Dressrosa," Shun said with a smile.
Viola wasn't stupid, she understood what he was trying to say.
If Dressrosa was backed by the current fleet admiral, no one would ever dare to harm it, not even the Celestial Dragons…
That was how much Shun's name had risen in the One Piece world.
"I… Dressrosa will follow the fleet admiral." Viola unbuttoned her dress as she walked closer to Shun.
"You're a smart woman."
Since everyone else scattered around the country to catch the remnants of the Donquixote Family, the palace was relatively empty.
Shun and Viola played around the throne room freely without a care in the world.
"!"
"What's wrong?" Viola noticed Shun's expression change suddenly.
"Some interesting people entered the country."
"Eh?"
Shun only noticed because they had familiar presences.
It wasn't really a big feat, since Enel could do the same.
"Should we stop?" Viola asked with a flushed face, only because she was a citizen of the One Piece world. She had the physique to compete with Shun, if it was Kie she would've passed out within half an hour.
Shun nodded and helped to restore her torn-up clothes.
"…That's really a convenient ability."
Creak-!
Not long after the two walked out of the throne room, they met a father and daughter.
"Viola-san!"
"That person is!"
While the daughter hugged Viola, the father seemed to realize who Shun was and…
Thud-!
He kneeled with his forehead touching the floor.
"Hey, you're doing too much."
"No, the Dressrosa Kingdom was saved by you. I want to thank you!" It was Kyros and Rebecca.
"Good work on hunting down the remnants." Shun patted the man and continued on his way.
"…"
But… he gained two followers that followed them.
"By the way, Viola is the new queen."
"!"
Shun dropped the bomb on them.
"To support her, we will be building marine branches and station two vice admirals."
"!"
Though vice admirals get treated like a joke, they were actually considered strong.
They were about prime Kyros' level, so they were surprised by this decision.
"Viola-san…" Rebecca, despite being young, connected the dots and started teasing the blushing future queen.
The unique group of four continued their stroll.
Suddenly… someone jumped at Shun.
"!"
"W-Who are you?!" Kyros raised his sword, but…
"It's been a long time!!" The figure that jumped on Shun's shoulder and was hugging his head seemed to be an ally, and the excitement was clear in his voice.
"…"
"Were we this close?" Shun was speechless.
Thankfully, a woman with orange hair came to separate the weird guy.
"Hey! Luffy!" It seemed the woman had strong Armament Haki as she knocked him off with one punch.
However, after Luffy finally separated, as if it was her turn, Nami hugged Shun.
This time, Shun hugged back.
"It's been a long time."
"Un. You have been acting too wild, now you're a fleet admiral…"
Meanwhile, Robin and the rest of the Straw Hats waited on the side, though they had a weird group of people added to them.
On the opposite side, Viola stood feeling awkward.
"What are you guys doing here?"
"We were here to beat Doflamingo up, but… you got ahead of us!" Luffy laughed.
"I see. Well, let's talk somewhere private. I'm a celebrity now."
"…"
Thus, the group headed back to the palace.
"We went to Iva-chan, but… he refused to turn Sanji back to a man." Luffy complained about his problems.
"Well, I've threatened to target the Revolutionary Army if he turned him back." Shun was as honest as ever.
"…"
"My apologies for the last time, but I'm very thankful for your actions." Suddenly, the unexpected guy named Ace bowed to Shun.
There was Sabo, Law's group too, and some weird samurai and a kid.
"So even if I didn't deal with Doflamingo, he was going to fall anyway, huh?" Shun said, since even one of the three brothers could beat Doflamingo. This was an unfair alliance to deal with Doflamingo's little group.
Finally, the group entered the palace. Viola already took the lead as a future queen and led everyone to a dining room big enough for all of them. The group sat around the square table, with Robin and Nami naturally sitting next to Shun.
"But… the dictator is surprisingly an easygoing guy." A man with a long nose, Usopp, commented.
"Usopp!" A reindeer hurriedly covered his mouth, but…
"Ah, I don't really care about the nicknames. My previous nickname was a lunatic after all." Shun laughed.
The carefree brothers joined the laughs.
"So you guys allied to defeat Doflamingo?" Shun asked the serious question.
"No. We're going to beat Kaido's ass." Luffy instantly revealed their plan.
"!"
"Oi!" Law was fuming, after his ally revealing their plan to the marine fleet admiral.
"And I'm not their ally, I was here to stop the Donquixote Family's weapon-selling factory." Sabo clarified without hiding anything as well.
"I see… but Kaido, huh?"
"What? You know him?" Luffy asked.
"I saw him once, and I'd say the chances of you guys beating him is about…"
"!"
The group's expression turned serious.
"Zero."
"…"
Shun was being serious; their current strength ranking was like this.
The strongest was unexpectedly Sabo, followed by Ace, then Zoro, with Luffy finally in fourth place. And their strongest one wouldn't even be there.
"W-What?"
"We wouldn't know if we don't try!" Luffy said, but…
"Kaido and Big Mom are famous for their durability. Their bodies are different from others, and without advanced Armament Haki, you wouldn't even be able to hurt them."
"Advanced Armament Haki?!"
"Yes. There's also advanced Observation Haki and Conqueror's coating."
Suddenly, the meeting became a Haki lesson.
Thud-!
Shun threw papers related to Haki. He had previously given them to the seven dwarves.
"What is this?"
"It's scrolls about how to learn Haki."
"Learn whatever you can."
"why are you helping us?" Soul King asked.
"Isn't the reason obvious?"
Shun looked at Nami and Robin.
"Just in case, I have their Vivre Cards, but I hope you guys don't make me use it."
"…"
"Heh. We won't!" Luffy had his unwavering confidence as always.
"Those scrolls are for the beginners that don't know about Haki. If you want to learn the advanced version, I'll give you a short lesson outside."
"…"
What he meant was clear; they would learn it with their bodies. It was a terrifying offer, but… the three brothers, Zoro, Law, and female Sanji who hadn't spoken a single word since their meeting, followed Shun outside.
For the next hour, Shun showed them the advanced versions of Haki.
"This is… too hard!" Luffy shouted in frustration as he broke the stone that he was using for advanced Armament Haki practice.
The broken stone would get fixed soon, and the group followed the same training over and over.
"We have to leave tomorrow… isn't it impossible for them to learn?" Robin asked from the side.
"Yeah, even for those monsters there's not enough time—" Before Nami could finish her doubt,
Crash-!
Suddenly, a loud crash was heard.
"Oh-! I got it!" An excited voice surprised everyone. To no one's surprise, it was the potential man, Ace.
"…"
——
After leaving the others to their Haki practice, Shun entered a private room with Nami and Robin.
'It feels like the time when I sent Kie's kids to school…'
——
By evening, the group gathered once again for dinner.
Sabo seemed to have seen the advanced Haki before, as he too learned it.
Out of everyone, only Sabo and Ace learned something, while the others progressed slowly.
"…Rayleigh taught you for two years, but didn't say a thing about advanced Haki?"
"No. But he showed me once without telling, when he broke the collar at the human shop too."
"I see. Rayleigh is a bit of a fraud as a teacher."
"…"
While the group was dining harmoniously, the brat named Momonosuke seemed to pay attention to different things.
"Y-You! What were you doing with Nami and Robin earlier?!"
"Huh?"
"Hey, Momo. Stop." Usopp came to stop him, but… the kid wanted to bring justice today.
To him, it looked like Shun gave the guys tasks while he took the innocent Nami and Robin to trick them.
"I missed the part where that's your problem." Shun wouldn't hold back just because the other party was a kid.
"Momo-chan, you're misunderstanding. We are actually l-love—" Nami wanted to come clean, but felt too shy to say the word 'lovers'.
"…"
"Who is this weird kid anyway?"
"You rude bastard, who did you call weird—!" The samurai named Kin'emon pulled out his sword.
"!"
"Oi-! You guys stop it!" Usopp was about to have a stroke; those two from a closed-off country obviously didn't know about the news around the world.
But he was too late…
"Eh?!"
He didn't look away from them for even a second, but… Kin'emon wasn't here anymore.
"K-K-Kinemon?!" Usopp fell backwards. It was an ability they had experienced before, but it was always a shocking ability, especially for first-time watchers.
"F-Father?!" Momonosuke screamed in shock.
Next, Shun aimed his index finger as if it were a gun pointing at the kid.
"!"
"Aahhh-!" Momonosuke screamed unsightly and peed himself.
"Hahahaha!" Shun laughed loudly right to his face.
"…"
Slam-!
Momonosuke slammed the door as he ran out with no place in mind.
"Anyway, who are those weird guys?"
"They're Momo and Kin'emon. Aren't they funny?" Luffy wasn't even alarmed by Shun's actions.
"He is just a kid, aren't you ashamed to do this against a kid?!" This time, Nami asked in anger.
"No. Rebellious brats deserve a beating."
"…"
"Well, enough about small things, Shun. Why don't we form an alliance?" Suddenly, Sabo broke the silence.
Shun was a bit surprised by how much he was being trusted by the three brothers. He expected them to be protective of the idiots from Wano Country.
"Alliance?"
"Yeah, we have a common enemy. The World Government!" Sabo's face turned cold as if even mentioning their name was taboo.
Seeing the talk was getting too big, the group looked at Shun and waited for an answer.
"I don't mind an alliance, if you want to join me."
"Eh?"
"But I won't ally with the entire Revolutionary Army."
Shun's answer completely confused them.
"Can you tell me why?" Sabo wanted an answer, since Shun wasn't completely against the idea.
"Your leader… Monkey D. Dragon…"
"That's Luffy's father, right?" Nami asked.
"What about him?" This time, Luffy asked.
"…He creeps me out. I won't ally with him."
"!"
"If you and your fellow captains of the Revolutionary Army want to join me, I'll welcome you."
"So he is a creepy guy? That's too bad." Luffy nodded, completely trusting Shun's judgement.
"…"
"He is strong, but he leaves his companions without any hesitation. Though I don't consider myself a good person, I can't ally with a guy like that." Shun finally clarified.
"Do you know how many of his allies became slaves of the Celestial Dragons? There are even two captains that became slaves." Hearing Shun's words, even Law and Zoro became suspicious of a man named Dragon.
"It's fine if he was weak to save them, but… he is very strong, he just doesn't care." Shun shrugged.
"It's like he is a guy that helps the celestial dragons with twisted tastes get a cruel satisfaction by giving his subordinates as a slave."
Shun's evaluation of him was cruel
Sabo turned silent hearing Shun's reasoning, as he knew his words were true, until Shun added even more outrageous words.
"Anyways, the Revolutionary Army can just disband now."
"Eh?"
"Because the World Government will be destroyed within a few months."
"!!!"
——
Next morning.
Shun had expected them to make a big deal about turning Sanji back, but… the perverted guy seemed to like his new body so much that he didn't even complain once.
"Are you sure it's fine telling them things like that?" Viola asked as she helped Shun dress up. The Straw Hats and their alliance left; since Doflamingo was already dead, they had nothing to do here. Ace would take it upon himself to teach them advanced Haki.
"Yeah. It's not a secret that we will clash soon anyway. The World Government is not hiding that they are buying seaprism stones."
"Will you be… fine?" Viola asked with a worried face. Though it had been only a few days, she and Shun had become quite close.
"Don't worry. I have an army."
——
A month later…
At the sky above Tenrou Island, Shun and Mavis were observing the S-Class Exam.
Well, what was supposed to be the S-Class Exam.
"Fire Dragon's Breath!"
"Flame God's Kagutsuchi!"
Below, two wizards fought violently. It was a scene that made one's blood boil, but… at this moment, Shun's blood was boiling for different reasons.
"Why is he struggling against trash? Use your Dragon Force!"
"…Well, Natsu is probably gauging his enemy's power."
Inside the invisible paw bubble, Shun complained while Mavis tried to calm him down.
Soon enough…
The two flame wizards started eating the flames that came out of their mouths…
Slap-!
Shun slapped his forehead and decided to ignore Natsu until he met Hades.
"…"
After observing the surroundings, Shun saw a person he hadn't seen for almost a year.
"I'll go meet Ultear, stay here." Shun said, to which Mavis nodded. Shun had no plans to make her meet Zeref.
Shun repelled his magic presence so that no one noticed him, and went to meet Ultear, who was sitting on a branch of a giant tree.
"…Hey, Grimoire Heart's wizard. I'll take you on."
"!"
Ultear had a bolt of shock as she turned to the guy who said it… her face turned from shock to anger.
"…Sure. Let's fight then." Ultear said ominously, her expression seeming to be even more terrifying than Daki, who had a horrible personality.
"…"
'She seems to be really angry.' Shun had asked her to continue being a Grimoire Heart wizard so the original story wouldn't change and Acnologia would appear on Tenrou Island.
Though Ultear just wanted to quit the dark guild and live in peace with Shun and her mother, she had to endure being with idiots. well, except for Meredy.
"Flash Forward!" Ultear threw her signature magic sphere and it started multiplying as it shot forward at Shun like a bullet.
'This girl seems to be really angry…'
Mavis, watching the whole thing, was a bit surprised, but didn't blame Ultear; she was one of the few people who knew what Shun made her do. The only other one was Ur, her mother.
Shun didn't dodge the spheres and took them without protection.
"!"
Drip-!
Ultear's angry facade almost broke.
"I didn't know you bleed too."
"Just tell me, I'll do whatever you want today."
"!"
As if she was waiting for these words, Ultear spoke almost immediately.
"…I want to marry and give birth within a year."
"…"
"Pfft-!"
Mavis, who was peeking at their interaction, almost choked on her drink.
"Wait for your turn, you little girl!" Though she wouldn't be able to say it to her face, when she was alone, Mavis was brave.
——
After Shun agreed to her words, Ultear no longer continued her act. Now it became three people inside the paw bubble watching over the fights around the island.
"…Will the guy you're talking about really come?" Ultear asked.
"He will."
They didn't know where his confidence was coming from.
Meredy, Ultear's little sister, was fighting Juvia and getting beaten up. Apparently, Ultear had already told Meredy about Shun.
Meredy trash-talked about Shun, and Juvia got into a fight with her.
On the other side, a guy named Azuma was fighting Mira.
"I'm actually glad that Shun isn't present." Mira spoke after getting sent flying by Azuma's attack.
"Huh? Aren't you guys being trashed because he isn't present?"
"Hehe." Mira laughed madly, but to everyone's shock, in the middle of her crazy laugh, her voice started getting deeper.
"This is a power that has been gifted by Shun. No one who saw this power has survived to spread rumors."
"…"
Mira had turned into none other than Deliora!
"So, she turns into a male demon…" The three peeking toms felt awkward.
For the next five minutes, the poor guy named Azuma got trashed around.
With Grimoire Heart's Seven Kin of Purgatory being defeated one by one, soon enough it was time for the Hades battle.
"Good."
'With Sorano and others added, and Laxus fighting from the beginning, it was much smoother than the original timeline.'
"Won't you help them? Master Hades is a monster that might even be stronger than Serena." Ultear asked.
"No. I believe they can do it." Shun spoke words that were unfamiliar to him.
——
After half an hour…
The fight was still going on.
It was Fairy Tail vs. Master Hades, aka Precht, the second guild master of Fairy Tail.
"Aahhh-!" Suddenly, to everyone's surprise, it was Wendy who screamed as her hair slowly transformed from blue to pink, then back to blue. After repeating the strange process… she finally succeeded.
"I-It was just as Shun-san said! I got Dragon Force!!"
"…"
"W-What? How did this brat enter Dragon Force before me?!" Gajeel was shocked.
"Idiot, just focus your magic power on your back and feel the tingly feeling. It's common sense!"
Natsu said as he entered Dragon Force too.
"Shun-san told us the trick to enter Dragon Force!" The pink-haired Wendy added.
"What did you tell them?" Ultear asked, impressed by Shun's wise advice.
"I lied to them about focusing magic power on their back, but… they are actually able to enter Dragon Force following my lies… is this still a lie?"
"…"
Soon, even Gajeel entered Dragon Force.
"But this old guy is really strong… even their combined strength isn't taking him down."
Hades was being punched around, but… he didn't fall.
He kept getting up as if he were immortal.
Until… three cats broke his heart inside the ship.
Soon, Hades got defeated.
"T-They really did it… should we join them?" Ultear asked.
"Not yet."
"…"
"See? We are fine even without that guy!"
Suddenly, Cana said as they were celebrating their win.
"…I'll tell him that you said that." Juvia said, scaring the poor girl.
"!"
For half an hour, Fairy Tail celebrated their victory. Grimoire Heart left in defeat, but without realizing they were transporting a black mage named Zeref.
The festive mood on Tenrou Island continued.
Lucy summoned Lyra to sing for them. The vibrant mood seemed like it would last forever… until…
It began as a tremor, a deep, seismic groan that seemed to emanate from the core of the world itself. The ancient trees of the sacred island shuddered, their leaves rustling in a wind that wasn't there.
Just a minute ago it was a clear sky, but now it had turned into darkness as if the sun had been devoured.
A giant dragon cast a shadow over the whole island!
"H-He really arrived!" Ultear and Mavis started trembling without realizing it.
Shun held their hands to calm them down.
On the island, it wasn't much different. The Fairy Tail wizards trembled; it was the pressure of absolute power.
"I-Is this really the black dragon of the apocalypse?"
"Yeah…"
Makarov and Gildarts were the only ones with knowledge of their enemy.
"Isn't it time to help them?!" Ultear asked nervously.
"No. Let them feel despair; I've spoiled them a bit too much."
"…"
"Run!! Everyone, only think about running!"
"I'll hold him off, run to the ship!!" Makarov pulled out his signature move: fake death.
The guild fought desperately, but… even with Dragon Force, they didn't deal any damage to the monstrous dragon.
"S-Shun! Come right now, please!" Lucy suddenly remembered and prayed to her key.
"Lucy…"
Though it was embarrassing, everyone wished for the same thing at this moment.
Acnologia observed everything from the sky, but he was done playing with his food. He gathered a large amount of magic power into his mouth. With a monstrous roar, he released the roar of magic itself down at Tenrou Island.
"Shun!!" Lucy screamed as tears formed in her eyes, her mind flashing back to the happy moments they spent together.
Everyone closed their eyes, accepting their defeat, which meant their death. But… the unimaginable pain they waited for didn't come. Instead… the voice that was both annoying and tyrannical to them was heard.
"You summoned me?"
"!!!"
When everyone opened their eyes, the breath of Acnologia had been blocked by a golden sphere with the logo of Fairy Tail on top.
"This is Fairy Sphere…" Makarov muttered, despite never seeing one in his life before.
Meanwhile, Mavis and Ultear, who arrived with Shun, were speechless at his shameless act, acting as if he had just arrived by Lucy's summoning, when in reality he had been watching everything from the start.
"Oohh-!! Shun is here!!"
"Master!!"
"We're saved!!!" Even the guys that didn't call Shun a guild master were calling him by his title now.
Shun gathered everyone's attention.
"Everyone!"
Seeing his unusually serious face, they didn't speak anymore and stood to listen.
"Don't leave this sphere. You'll get in my way."
"…"
"W-What?" Natsu lost his voice; he was hyped just a moment ago that they would hunt a dragon together as Dragon Slayers.
"Natsu, now isn't the time for games. The enemy this time might even be stronger than me."
"!"
The arrogant Shun saying such words even as a joke would be a shock.
"Natsu, the world is big. There are many dragons around the world, but none except Acnologia dares to show himself. Why? Because they're scared of him."
"!"
"However it can also be seen like this…" Shun paused a bit for dramatic effect.
"The moment Acnologia is slain, the cowardly dragons that have been hiding from him will start showing themselves and cause chaos around the world."
"!!"
"Brat…" Makarov was honestly surprised by Shun's view seeing that far into the future.
"Even if I win or lose today, the world will change forever! So, just watch and learn. I won't help you guys next time."
Shun said and stepped out of the sphere.
"…"
Everyone turned silent until…
"Shun-san! Beat that bad dragon!" Wendy cheered, her respect for Shun having risen through the roof after she gained Dragon Force.
"Yeah! Shun, the world can't have two tyrants at the same time!" Cana said this time, though she wouldn't say words like this during normal times due to Shun's pettiness. But this time she wanted him to come back at any cost, even if she had to use reverse psychology.
"Shun! Go for it!"
Surprisingly, Wendy started a whole chant of cheers.
Shun felt awkward, but waved at them as he started floating.
Acnologia had been waiting patiently; he was no longer taking them as a joke after his breath had been blocked.
When Shun looked into the distance, there was Grimoire Heart's ship watching. Zeref and Hades were both there.
'Hades hasn't been killed yet?' Shun wondered, but didn't care much.
On the other side of the sea, there were Magic Council members on a ship featuring Lahar and Mest the dumbass.
'There are so many spectators, huh?'
Suddenly… a deep voice came from the dragon.
"Who art thou?"
"He spoke!!"
"That bastard actually can talk, but just didn't want to!"
"I think it's pointless to give out names, but I'm Shun."
"Thou art right." Acnologia spoke in his ancient talking style.
"Eight… no, nine dragon powers inside a human body. Interesting…"
After finishing the small talk, Acnologia dived towards Shun with his mouth open.
"Die!"
'Acnologia is an arcane dragon, meaning magic itself has no effect on him at all.'
"I don't like fighting at close range, but… if I were to fight, I wouldn't lose to anyone."
Shun used Armament Haki and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit on his fist as he rushed to meet him in a skirmish.
"Internal destruction." Acnologia's mouth and Shun's fist didn't meet, but… they were clashing in power.
"!"
To everyone's shock, the one who won in a contest of power between a man and a dragon… the result was the dragon getting sent into the sea as a victim…
Crashhh-!
Acnologia fell violently into the sea.
'Lately, I'm drowning a lot of my enemies into the sea, huh?' Shun remembered his previous battles, but Acnologia wasn't a small fry like them.
Acnologia came out of the sea, creating a small tsunami and earthquake with his violent flight.
But Shun had already prepared his next attack.
"Arc of Embodiment. Meteor rain."
Countless meteors rained down on the big black dragon.
Acnologia got caught off guard as he got hit by most of them, but… his reaction wasn't what they expected.
"Hahahahaha-!" A sinister laugh was heard from the evil dragon.
Meanwhile, on the spectators' side, their world view was changing rapidly. They believed the Master Hades they fought earlier was a monster but… in front of those two. Hades felt like an innocent old man.
"…I can't tell which one is the evil one." Gray muttered as they felt Shun's magic power, which was somehow even darker than Hades', whom they had just fought.
"…Sometimes it takes a bigger evil to take down an evil." Makarov muttered with sweat all over his face.
"Cough, cough." Mavis fake-coughed; she was a bit angry with those fools.
"Ah, I didn't mean it like that. It's song lyrics!"
Makarov immediately made up an excuse.
——
'Anyone else would've died by that, but this guy is really durable.' Shun was impressed and visibly excited.
Once Acnologia finished his sinister laugh, his body transformed into a human version.
He had dark bluish hair that was shaped like Super Saiyan 3 Goku, with a caveman cape, black trousers, and bare feet.
Seeing it as a sign, Shun approached for a wild and brutal close-range fight.
BAM-! BAM-! BAM-!
It was hard to call it a battle between mages.
Though Shun was inexperienced in close-range fights, his Haki and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit gave him an obvious advantage. In every five clashes, he would land a clean hit, making the monstrous man bleed from his mouth.
Still… Shun wasn't spared from the damage.
Crashh-!
Shun fell into the water as Acnologia used a sinister-colored magic attack between his punches.
"Shun-!"
Mavis shouted in worry, but… Shun came out with his injuries already healed.
"It's a battle between monsters. How long have they been fighting?" Laxus muttered with frustration; he was supposed to be Shun's rival.
"…It's been two hours." Makarov informed.
"…The brat kept the Fairy Sphere on for two hours while fighting the dragon of the apocalypse."
"!"
Crashhh—!
This time, Acnologia was sent to the bottom of the sea.
However, this time the whole fight was about to change.
"Haa-!"
Acnologia was devouring the entire sea and the magic in the atmosphere.
Shun too decided to get serious.
"Fairy Heart." Shun chanted as an enormous amount of magic pressure was released from him.
Shun didn't forget to infuse Conqueror's Haki with his magic power.
The two, with their newly gained power-ups, went right back at it.
"Ultimate Attack! Poison Dragon's Breath." Shun uncharacteristically chanted out loud as a red scythe appeared on his elbow. The sudden attack caught Acnologia off guard.
"Slash-!"
"!"
"H-He got him!!"
"As expected of Shun!"
"Bastard, that wasn't a breath attack." Makarov complained
"That's what makes it an ultimate attack, see its' impact?" Shun pointed towards Acnologia as he laughed
The crowd went wild as they witnessed Acnologia's index and thumb fingers being cut off. The poison followed through the injury rapidly, but Acnologia ate the poison itself and used his magic to forcefully stop the blood.
"What about regeneration magic? Do you have any?" Shun asked in worry.
"Don't need it." Acnologia said as he sprinted forward.
"Purgatory Dragon's Inferno!" Shun sent a blazing inferno, but… Acnologia wasn't damaged one bit.
'Serena, I tried, but your magic is trash.' Shun blamed the guy that once proposed an alliance to beat Acnologia.
Swooosh-!
Suddenly, Acnologia began eating the magic in the atmosphere.
Seeing Shun just stand still and let him recover, the spectators' frustration was on the same level as when Goku fed Cell a Senzu Bean.
"Shun! Don't let him recover… or you eat something and recover too!!" Lucy started backseat-gaming the battle of the strongest.
To her surprise, Shun turned back and gave her an okay sign. Then… Shun pulled out a meat drumstick and used Flame God Slaying Magic to cook it.
"…"
Acnologia continued recovering while Shun created a table, a chair, and cutlery, and… started eating too.
[…Now might be a once-in-a-lifetime chance.]
Suddenly, a deep voice came from Natsu's stomach; it even caught Acnologia's attention.
"…Fire Dragon King?" Acnologia smiled madly.
[…I agree. If it comes down to it, I'll support you and the human mage.] This time, a voice came from Wendy's stomach.
"Grandeeney?!"
[…That human mage has a really nasty look.]
"…"
The three Dragon Slayers' stomachs started glowing.
However…
"No, I will fight him alone." Shun's voice was firm as he warned the dragons.
"Even if you come out, I won't cancel the Fairy Sphere."
"…"
[Why?! Do you know who Acnologia even is? It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance!!] Igneel seemed to be frustrated, understandably so from their perspective.
[Foolish males…] Grandeeney muttered, then the light in Wendy's stomach stopped glowing completely.
[That human wizard… perhaps… he knows our secret…] Metalikana, who was Gajeel's dragon, spoke.
"!"
Suddenly, Wendy's stomach glowed back and Igneel calmed down.
[…Brat, if Acnologia is taken down, we don't care if we disappear!] Igneel this time spoke with an unexpected respect in his tone.
[That human wizard is what they call a… tsundere.] Metalikana somehow had knowledge about weird things.
"…"
'The hell are they talking about?' Shun was clueless.
"Grandeeney… what do you mean you will disappear?" Wendy asked with worry clear in her eyes.
[We dragons, if we get out of your body, we can't go back. We will disappear forever.]
"!!"
"So, that's why Shun-san said that…"
"He is carrying everything alone…"
"…"
Thanks to Gajeel's dragon, some weird rumor started among the spectators.
——
Meanwhile, Acnologia was done recovering.
"It really is a cheat to be an arcane dragon in a world of magic." Shun muttered with envy. Though still missing two fingers, Acnologia's magic power had already recovered.
'At least he doesn't regenerate like the cockroaches from the One Piece world.' Shun felt a bit of a headache imagining their future fight during the Reverie.
"…Let's end it soon."
Acnologia said as his body was enveloped in a dark purplish magic presence that screamed of chaos.
"Sure."
Shun agreed as he released his magic power infused with a Conqueror's Haki coating. A golden light covered his body.
"I agree, I can't defeat you with magic alone." Shun said, then he… disappeared.
BAM-! BAM-!
Acnologia didn't fail to react as they exchanged blows.
"!"
Drip.
A large amount of blood dripped on the ground as the two separated.
Both of them had lost their right arm entirely.
"Shun!!" The Fairy Tail spectators, now moved by Shun's true intention, cried in worry.
However, Shun had a cheat named Arc of Time.
"Restore."
In just the blink of an eye, his missing limb was restored as if it had never been severed.
Shun smiled at the undoubtedly strongest man in every world he had visited in his life, now missing a limb and losing blood rapidly.
"Hahahaha-!" Acnologia laughed madly as he used his dark purplish magic energy to forcibly close his wound and stop the bleeding.
ROAARR-!!
Once done with that, Acnologia transformed back into his dragon form.
"It's beautiful…" Shun was jealous.
"Must… destroy… everything. Dragons!!" Acnologia seemed to be losing his mind as he muttered inaudible words.
"…Don't worry, I'll make sure to kill the remaining dragons. You can rest now."
"!"
Shun's words brought clarity to Acnologia.
"…Thou art… the real dragon king." Acnologia muttered his last words, but his body didn't stop its furious attack against Shun.
One more clash. Once again both sides lost an arm, but… in the blink of an eye, Shun would restore his arm.
Next… a leg, then another leg. Then an eye, then the other eye. Then an ear, then the other ear.
Seeing this brutal sight, the spectators felt a chill. They no longer could tell which one was the evil one here.
Not giving a single thought about their reactions, Shun spoke curtly as he delivered the finishing blow to Acnologia's heart.
"…Goodbye, the strongest dragon king."