yasinovel Chapter 230 Black Dragon and Flame Dragon, Two People Who Missed Out
Chapter 230 Black Dragon and Flame Dragon, Two People Who Missed Out
Chapter 230 Black Dragon and Flame Dragon, Two People Who Missed Out
"This is it, and I'm Mira Jane." Mira smiled and pointed to herself.
"Oh! Looking closely, it does look a bit like you. How come you've become so ladylike? Are you in love?"
Gildarts took a closer look and realized that the other person was indeed Mira, whom he knew, before noticing the familiar atmosphere around him.
"Speaking of which, the guild has been completely transformed, and there are quite a few new faces here~" he remarked earnestly.
Lucy: You only realized it now? You're so oblivious!
"Gildars! Come and duel with me!"
A loud shout interrupted Lucy's internal monologue.
Before Gildarts could respond, Natsu, clenching his fists, rushed forward and leaped high into the air.
"Yo, Natsu, long time no see."
Gildarts greeted Natsu while raising his arm, grabbing him in mid-air, spinning him around a few times, and then throwing him towards the ceiling like a rag doll.
With a bang, the ceiling cracked open, revealing dense fissures, and Natsu, embedded within them, rolled his eyes back.
"Sorry, let's talk about that later," Gildarts said calmly.
"Love is over." Happy waved a white flag made of chopsticks and coins.
Although he was quite concerned about Edolas and his own background, Dead Cat wasn't the type to fall into prolonged depression. He recovered in just one day, continuing to tease others and pursue Xia Lulu as usual.
"Wow, that's really strong!" Natsu quickly regained his senses, his face beaming with a smile.
"Gildas!" Makarov, sitting at the bar, noticed Gildas's serious injuries and looked very serious.
"Ah? Yes! Chairman!" Gildarts immediately stood up straight.
"How's that commission, the century-long mission, going?" Makarov asked in a deep voice.
"Hahahaha!"
Gildarts first let out a hearty laugh, then suddenly stopped laughing and sighed heavily, "Sorry to have disgraced the guild, I failed—"
Upon hearing this, the lively scene fell into a deathly silence.
Whether it was the "old-timers" like Elfman Gray who were familiar with Gildarts's power, or the newcomers like Lucy Juvia who had only heard of Fairy Tail's strongest mage, they all stared wide-eyed in disbelief, frozen in place.
"Is that so? Don't worry about it. As far as I know, you're the first person to come back alive from that mission, and that's enough," Makarov said earnestly.
"Strange, why does this scene feel so familiar?" Lucy muttered to herself.
Recalling her first meeting with Chess when she first joined the guild, a faint smile appeared on the girl's lips, her heart filled with mixed emotions:
So much has happened without us even realizing it.
"If it were Lucy, she probably wouldn't be able to come back~" Mira said with a hint of malice.
"Lucy! You have indeed become a bit stronger, but whether it's a ten-year mission or a hundred-year mission, it's still too early for you!" Erza gave a serious reminder.
Being shown such care by the guild's two strongest female mages moved Lucy to tears: "Thank you so much. You really overestimated me—"
A figure slowly stepped forward, blocking her view.
"I've heard so much about you, Senior Gildarts!" Chase greeted him, his eyes gleaming with fighting spirit.
Putting aside his somewhat naive and goofy middle-aged man persona, Gildarts exudes a sense of oppression that is even stronger than expected.
If you can have a proper fight with this guy, you're sure to get some great new cards!
The previous battle against Oración Seis was not satisfying enough, and he also had to stay in Magnolia for the next few days, so when Chase saw Gildarts, the duelist spirit in his body was burning fiercely, and he couldn't wait to send out a signal to taunt him!
An intense fighting spirit erupted as a raging storm of magic, startling everyone in the guild.
"Wait, come to think of it, Chase doesn't seem to have met Gildarts yet, right?"
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"Oh no, Natsu is one thing, but if these two monsters really start fighting, won't they destroy the guild?!"
"Get out of here!"
The companions were instantly terrified and fled in a frenzy.
Lucy and Happy, who were experienced in avoiding danger, were even faster and had already crouched under the bar, which was enclosed on three sides.
This magic?!
Gildarts frowned slightly, and after a brief moment of surprise, straightened his body and took a step, slowly walking towards where Chess was.
The companions, who were far away from the two, were instantly terrified and held their breath with tense expressions.
However, the expected cataclysmic battle did not break out.
"I've always wanted to meet you, Chess."
Like an old friend not seen for years, Gildarts reached out and hooked his arm around Chess's shoulder, pulling him into a tight embrace, and laughed, "Not bad, as a summoning-type card mage, you've managed to build such a strong body!"
Including Makarov, Erza, Mira, and a group of companions: (OAQII1)
"Huh? Wrong?!!"
"We've got a thing (twitch tongue)~!" Happy's blue head popped out from under the bar and said cheekily.
Even when things are beyond one's comprehension, one can still subtly create the right atmosphere – that's what professionalism is all about!
"Professional my foot!"
Lucy jumped out of the screen, "Didn't they say Chess hadn't met Gildarts? They seem to be really close!"
In fact, it wasn't just her and the rest of the guild who were stunned; even Chase, who had been locked up by the strongman, was dumbfounded. His fighting spirit vanished in an instant, replaced by a tightness in his anus.
Wait, wait, wait!
If I remember correctly, Gildarts, who's always flirting with women, shouldn't have that kind of inclination, right?!
Sensing the strange, ambiguous gazes directed at him, Gildarts suddenly realized what was happening and quickly released Chess.
He then took several steps back.
"No, no, no, you've got it wrong! I just heard a lot of rumors about this kid on the way here, and I'm simply expressing my approval as a senior!" he hurriedly explained.
Upon hearing this, Mira and Erza secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
They didn't think Gildarts would pay much attention to guild members' affairs if it were anyone else, but it was a different story if it were Chess.
During this period, he did indeed accomplish many things that shocked the magical world!
After figuring out the reasons, the other members also showed signs of relief.
Chess, however, had a flicker in his eyes, feeling that things weren't as simple as Gildarts had said—this guy's nerves were sometimes even thicker than Natsu's, and even if he really made a name for himself, he wouldn't remember it.
unless-·
There are things that are more memorable and have a greater impact!
The possibility of a gay prank can be completely ruled out, leaving only one other possibility for Gildarts to behave so abnormally...
Once Chase calmed down, he quickly figured out the real reason why Gildarts knew him.
"I'm a little tired, Chess. Could you come with me to my lodgings outside the city? I have a question I'd like to ask you."
Sure enough, Gildarts sent a private message invitation the next second.
Chase didn't reply, he just nodded slightly.
"Natsu, come along too. I brought you a special gift this time."
After saying this, without paying attention to the suspicious looks on his companions' faces, Gildarts waved to everyone and then turned to leave.
boom!
The light of the disintegration magic shone, and a hole was immediately punched in the guild's side wall.
"Hehe, what kind of special gift could it be? I'm really looking forward to it!"
Natsu followed suit, smashing through the wall with a powerful punch, and striding arrogantly to catch up with Gildarts, "Let's go, Happy~"
"I think I know who Natsu learned his destructive habits from—." Lucy let out an awkward laugh.
"Damn it! This is the guild, can't we just walk out the main gate?!"
"Seriously, that wall was just repaired two days ago!"
Just as his companions were harshly criticizing Natsu's retreating figure, another explosion rang out—the guild's gate flew off.
Chase, who has always been upright and law-abiding, did go through the front door, but in terms of maintenance costs alone, it was not as good as breaking down the wall.
"I'm talking to you three!!" Makarov felt his head start to ache again.
"Ara ara." Mira laughed happily.
"Thank goodness Lucy is here," Erza remarked.
"Huh? What does this have to do with me? I can't repair the outer walls and the gate, Erza!"
"I mean you can get reimbursed by the Hartfield Foundation."
"—So should I feel happy or sad?"
Lucy's lips twitched slightly.
Since reconciling with her father, Jude, she no longer rejects her surname.
Using your own money to repair your own walls doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with that.
"What the hell! I'm the only one who's losing out!!" Lucy pointed at herself, bristling.
As expected of Fairy Tail's strongest sarcastic person, he's so ruthless that he doesn't even spare his own sarcastic remarks!
Gildarts's home is located on the edge of Magnolia, a small wooden cabin far from the bustling city center.
Because he is often away carrying out commissions, the facilities inside the house are quite rudimentary, and there are no convenient magical supplies.
When Chess, Natsu, and Happy arrived, Gildarts was boiling water in a primitive stove.
"You've arrived? Please make yourselves at home," Gildarts said with a smile, sitting on a wooden stool.
"Hey! Gildarts, what's the special gift? A rare flame from a foreign land?" Natsu asked eagerly.
Chase glanced around the clean and tidy room, wanting to ask where he should sit if he wanted to.
"By the way, Natsu, how far has your relationship with Lisanna progressed?" Gildarts wasn't in a hurry to get to the point.
Natsu's joy vanished instantly, and his tone became incredibly calm: "Lisanna died two years ago."
Upon hearing this, Gildarts' pupils suddenly contracted, and he stopped his frivolous gossip and teasing.
"Really? Is that so? Is that why Mira changed so much?"
Remembering the cute girl who was always by Natsu's side, Gildarts covered his forehead and said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, Natsu."
The work of a mage is always accompanied by danger, and fearing that he might injure Natsu, he did not ask too many questions.
"If that's all you wanted to say, then I'll be going now." Natsu turned to leave.
"Wait! Natsu—"
Gildarts had intended to start with a lighthearted topic like Lisanna, but since that didn't work, he had no choice but to get straight to the point: "I encountered a dragon at my workplace, and thanks to it, my mission failed."
Natsu suddenly turned around.
"But not that red dragon you always talk about that likes humans. That thing is completely black, has a brutal nature, and is absolutely an enemy of all humans, and—..."
"Humanity has absolutely no chance of winning!"
After saying that, Gildarts looked at Natsu, who was standing still, with a strange expression: "You're much calmer than I expected. I thought you would rush out without a care in the world."
"Without enough power, even if we find him, we won't be able to get any information about Igniel's whereabouts." Natsu clenched his fists tightly, trying hard to control his impulse.
"Ai, speaking of which, Chess also encountered a dragon before." Happy looked at Natsu with worried eyes, his tone very heavy.
Gildarts understood the situation in just a few words, which was actually why he had called Chase up.
"I see, Chess, so you ran into them too."
"Huh? The one I encountered wasn't a black dragon. That guy's scales were crimson, and he called himself the Flame God Dragon."
To verify his suspicions, Chase deliberately provided key information in his description of Igunia.
"Then this is it! This is what I've been looking for!"
Gildarts leaned wearily against the wooden chair, slightly raising his head, a fleeting glint of light flashing in the depths of his pupils as he looked at the ceiling.
After a brief pause, he began to recount his experiences.
The mission of the century was to seal the five divine dragons. During the mission on the continent of Giltina, he accidentally heard news that a red fire dragon had appeared in the Kingdom of Ogaso. After rushing there, all he saw was the ruins of a city engulfed in flames of war.
Just as he was lamenting missing out on the Flame Dragon, which might be one of the Five Divine Dragons, Acnologia appeared, its black wings blotting out the sky and its dragon scent wafting through the air.
The two inevitably collided. Influenced by Natsu's mention of Igneel, Gildarts politely inquired about the whereabouts of the Fiery Dragon, only to be sent flying by a tail lash.
It wasn't even a fight; in just a moment, he was severely injured and completely lost his ability to fight!
Fortunately, the black dragon seemed to be anxiously searching for something and had no interest in him, who was an "ant," so he was able to escape unscathed and return to the guild.
Because the commissioner of the century-long mission (the dragon) demanded absolute secrecy, Gildarts did not reveal many details.
However, this did not affect Chase, who knew the specifics, and he quickly figured out the whole story.
According to Gildarts, Acnologia must have sensed Igunia's presence to appear on the continent of Giltina.
He had already left after using the Resurrection of the Dead method to resurrect himself, and Igunia had long since retreated to the sealed space to hide, which is why they did not encounter Gildarts and Acnologia who arrived later.
Gildarts probably learned of his existence around that time: Fairy Tail mages fought a dragon and destroyed most of the city!
At this point, everything was connected!