At this moment, Gray and Natsu's eyes were wide open, their mouths agape, as if they had seen a ghost.
"He... he actually crushed Deliora to death?"
Waves of shock and terror surged in Gray's heart.
Who was Deliora?
A demon known as a calamity.
Back then, his master, Ur couldn't kill Deliora either. In the end, she used the forbidden magic, Iced Shell, sacrificing her own life to freeze Deliora.
But this man before them had just crushed Deliora under his foot.
How could Gray accept such an absurd thing so quickly?
At the same time, Natsu beside him was equally astonished.
But he was different from Gray.
His astonishment wasn't about Kenichi crushing Deliora underfoot itself, but about the level of strength it represented.
"So... so awesome!"
"Kenichi, what kind of magic was that just now? It made such a huge monster so small!"
On the way to this palace, Natsu had already learned Kenichi's name.
He instantly rushed in front of Kenichi, clenched his fists, his eyes full of admiration.
Kenichi glanced at Natsu and Gray, then activated Command T again.
In the next second, Natsu and Gray shrank to the size of ants.
"Woah... so big!!"
Natsu looked up at the mountain-like Kenichi in utter amazement.
While Gray was also amazed, he was equally terrified.
At this time, Ultear, frozen by Kenichi, saw everything.
Seeing that Kenichi, besides Ice Magic and Arc of Time, also possessed magic that could shrink targets, she was also extremely surprised.
Now, in Ultear's eyes, the mystery surrounding Kenichi deepened even more.
While Kenichi was talking with Natsu and the others, Ultear had already used Arc of Time to break free from the ice.
Whoosh-
Ultear leaped, her figure jumping onto the opening above where Deliora had been.
Noticing the movement, Kenichi, Natsu, and Gray immediately looked up.
They saw Ultear, with her long black hair, standing with one hand on her hip, looking at them.
"Who is that woman?"
Natsu had seen Ultear wearing the mask.
But he didn't know Ultear's true appearance.
Now, looking at Ultear, Natsu spoke with a confused expression.
But Gray beside him looked as if he had seen a ghost, his face changing dramatically.
"Ur?!"
Ultear looked very much like Ur.
The moment Gray saw Ultear, he thought she was Ur herself.
But Ultear didn't pay attention to Gray and Natsu… her gaze remained fixed on Kenichi from beginning to end.
"Kenichi, I'll remember that name!"
"Next time we meet, I definitely won't lose to you!"
With that, Ultear's figure turned into a white shadow and vanished into thin air.
"Ur!"
Seeing Ultear disappear, Gray immediately chased after her.
But when Gray reached the opening, there was no one to be seen!
"Ur, is it really you?"
"Are you still alive?"
At this moment, Gray glanced down at the melted water that was once the ice trapping Deliora, and spoke with a desolate expression.
"Gray..."
Natsu below, seeing Gray's expression, also adopted a serious look.
…
"Kenichi, are you in a guild?"
"If not, how about joining our Fairy Tail?"
"No, someone as strong as you, you absolutely must come to Fairy Tail!"
During the walk out from the hall where Deliora was, Natsu had been enthusiastically talking non-stop.
"Don't mind him. This guy wants you to join our guild definitely because he wants to fight you!"
Hearing Natsu's words, Gray beside him reminded Kenichi with a helpless expression.
And at this moment, a look of being found out appeared on Natsu's face.
"Join Fairy Tail?"
Kenichi was also thinking in his mind whether he should join the Fairy Tail Guild.
"You two are really laid back, huh?"
Just as Kenichi was weighing his options, an extremely authoritative female voice suddenly reached his ears.
Hearing this voice, Gray and Natsu beside him were like mice that had seen a cat… the hairs all over their bodies stood on end, and their faces showed extreme fear.
Looking up, they saw a woman standing at the palace entrance.
The woman had long red hair, wore silver-white armor, and carried a longsword at her waist.
Although the woman looked only about eighteen or nineteen years old, the expression on her face was exceptionally terrifying at the moment.
The moment Kenichi saw this woman, he recognized her.
This was none other than the [Titania], Erza.
Behind Erza stood a girl and a blue cat.
The girl had golden hair tied into a ponytail.
A simple miniskirt also made her look incredibly youthful and bright.
This girl and cat were naturally Lucy and Happy.
Since Natsu's group had come here privately to perform an S-Class job-
The moment Natsu saw Erza appear, he knew she was here to catch him.
"Erza, there was a huge monster on this island, we came here to..."
Natsu pointed at the palace behind him, trying his best to explain to Erza.
But before Natsu could finish, Erza interrupted him.
Then she sighed and said, "I've already heard the details from Lucy."
Seeing Erza's tone soften a bit, Natsu also breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way, who is this?"
Erza looked up and examined Kenichi, who was taller than both Gray and Natsu, and asked.
"His name is Kenichi, we met him on this island..."
Seeing Erza ask about Kenichi, Natsu couldn't wait to introduce him.
"Erza!"
"Thanks for looking after Natsu and Gray."
After hearing Natsu's explanation, Erza, like a big sister, extended her hand towards Kenichi.
"Kenichi."
Kenichi shook Erza's hand and reintroduced himself.
"Hey, Lucy, come out and introduce yourself!"
"H... Hello, I'm Lucy!"
"I'm Happy!"