togophonebook Chapter 367 The Return of Gildarts
Chapter 367 The Return of Gildarts
Chapter 367 Gildarts Returns (Please Subscribe!)
"Freed, perform well. As the captain of the Thor's Legion, and bearing the name of the Thor's Legion, don't embarrass Laxus."
Moen encouraged Fried, knowing that this tactic worked incredibly well for him, even better than giving him a shot of adrenaline.
Once the identity of "Laxus Agent" was attached to him, Fried became completely energized, as if he had taken a magic pill.
"I will certainly not tarnish Thor's reputation!"
Fried straightened his back, making a direct promise. He was clearly not joking; he genuinely intended to work hard for it, to live up to the name of "Thor's Gang," and to ensure that everyone would remember "Thor" and Laxus.
"Buzzing!!!"
As soon as Moen and Fried finished speaking, a tremor came from beneath their feet, and everyone's first reaction was that an enemy had released magic.
"wrong!"
But soon, Moen realized that it wasn't Fairy Tail's guild hall that was shaking, but the entire Magnolia was suddenly shaking. This familiar feeling made everyone in the guild realize it too.
"Gildarts! Gildarts is back!"
Natsu immediately shouted happily, and at the same time, he rushed out.
"So it was the Gildarts mode that was activated. It hadn't been activated for over three years, so it was quite sudden. I didn't even realize it at first."
Gray sighed with emotion, a look of joy spreading across his face.
After all, the activation of "Gildarts Mode" means that Uncle Gildarts has really returned. Three years is a really long time for him to be on this mission, so long that everyone has been worried about him.
"Does this mean that Gildarts has completed the century-long mission?"
Moen realized this, and his expression showed genuine surprise. After all, he had always thought that this "century-old mission" was a major side story, an important side story that Natsu and the other "main characters" had to solve.
"And Gildarts actually completed the mission? Did I really have a prophecy come true?"
Moen opened his mouth, eager for an answer.
When Gildarts first set off, Moen was actually quite worried. He feared that Gildarts would become a "plot trigger" to be sacrificed. However, because he believed in Gildarts' strength, Moen also thought that Gildarts could really solve this mission. But as time went by, this idea became more and more unrealistic, and Moen stopped mentioning it. But now it seems that it has really come true.
Like everyone else, Moen went out and arrived outside the guild hall, ready to greet Gildarts, whom he hadn't seen for three years.
"What's going on?"
"Who's coming back?"
"Is this the Gildarts model?!"
As he walked out, Moen heard many questions from his guildmates.
Those who can ask these questions are naturally newcomers who have joined the guild in the last three years.
They had never seen Gildarts before, nor had they experienced the "Gildarts Mode," so they were naturally full of doubts, given how significant the "Gildarts Mode" was.
The enthusiastic guild members helped them out by explaining the "Gildars Mode." Of course, not everyone was unaware of it, as Gildars was quite famous before.
"Boom!"
The entire Magnolia was like a maze of mechanisms, quickly clearing a path for Gildarts to the Fairy Tail guild hall, allowing the confused Crusher to pass through safely without causing any damage.
Soon, Gildarts arrived at the entrance of the guild hall and was greeted by his many companions who were waiting for him outside.
"Kildarts! You're finally back!"
Natsu shouted happily and ran towards the scruffy old man.
This brought Gildarts back to his senses. His gaze fell on everyone, and after his initial surprise, a relaxed smile appeared on his face—a smile that clearly showed he had breathed a sigh of relief.
"We're already home."
Gildarts sighed, then patted Natsu on the shoulder as he ran over. He had brought Natsu important news this time.
"Hurry up and join a guild, we'll talk about it after you join."
Moen stepped forward and pulled Natsu back, who had a lot of questions to ask. He smiled and told Gildarts to hurry up and join the guild.
Gildarts took a deep breath, calmed himself down, nodded to Moen, and followed the others back to the guild.
"So, sir, did you complete the mission?"
Once Gildarts sat down at the bar, Moen couldn't wait to ask, as he was also very curious.
"No....
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However, Gildarts gave a negative answer to Moen's question, which surprised everyone.
"They didn't finish it?! Even Gildarts couldn't finish it?!"
Some people couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, clearly frightened by the difficulty of the task.
"But... Gildarts was the first to come back alive!"
Although the mission was not completed, it still doesn't stop everyone from thinking Gildarts is awesome. After all, Gildarts is the first person to come back alive. Other challengers couldn't even come back.
"What exactly happened?"
Moen frowned. So it still couldn't be done? Even Gildarts couldn't complete this mission; all he could do was come back alive?
"There are some things that I can't reveal too much about."
When pressed by Moen, Gildarts shook his head and refused to answer. His professional ethics did not allow him to discuss the contents of the mission request in public, even though he had not actually explored the request in depth yet.
"Okay, everyone, let's disperse for a bit."
Seeing Gildarts's words, Moen expressed his understanding and told everyone to disperse and stop focusing on the matter.
Natsu, stay.
Seeing that everyone obediently left and stopped crowding around the bar, Gildarts was a little surprised, but he didn't forget the important matter, so he quickly called out to Natsu.
"Huh? Me?"
Natsu pointed to himself in surprise. He had thought that only the three "S-class mages"—Moon, Erza, and Mirajane—and Guild Master Makarov would be able to stay, but it turned out that he could too?!
"Am I finally going to become an S-Class Mage?!"
Natsu immediately realized this and became excited.
"That's not why. Come with me, I have something to say."
Gildarts smiled and shook his head, then told everyone to follow him. He didn't intend to make this public; he didn't want to cause panic.
"Okay! Coming right away!"
Seeing how serious Gildarts was, Natsu immediately followed, with Happy clinging to his head. No one asked him to stay.
Moen glanced at Erza, Mirajane, and the old man; all of them had serious expressions. He then followed Gildarts into a private quiet room.
"By the way, what happened to the guild? Was it invaded? How did it get into such a state?"
After entering the quiet room, Gildarts asked with some surprise, "I was just about to ask, why is the guild in such a dilapidated state? It looks like it's just been through a major battle."
"It's a long story. It was indeed destroyed. Taking this opportunity, the guild hall is ready to be rebuilt. The blueprints and materials are in place, and construction will begin immediately."
Moen explained with a smile that for the past month or so, everyone had been preparing for both the "Harvest Festival" and the guild's reconstruction. Now that the "Harvest Festival" has successfully concluded, the preparations for the guild's reconstruction have also been completed.
"Rebuild it? That would be good, the hall is indeed very old."
Gildarts paused for a moment, then didn't say anything more. Since it was something everyone had already decided, he wouldn't go against it.
"Kildarts, what do you want to tell me?"
Natsu couldn't help himself and asked Gildarts curiously. It was obvious that Gildarts had called him over specifically to have something to say to him.
Not only Natsu was curious, but Moen and the others were also very curious. Moen also had his own guesses, and he felt that it must be related to dragons.
After all, the only thing Natsu could do to warrant Gildarts summoning him was the information about the dragons that Natsu had been searching for.
"I encountered a dragon."
As expected, Gildarts delivered the news with a serious expression.
"What?!"
Natsu exclaimed in surprise, but it seemed to echo, as Erza, Mirajane, and Happy all cried out in surprise as well.
Only Makarov and Moen exchanged a glance. They had both guessed it, and of course, surprise was still on their faces. After all, it was a dragon, the overlord that once ruled this world, a terrifying magical creature. It was hard not to be surprised.
"What kind of dragon is it? A fire dragon? An iron dragon? A celestial dragon?"
Natsu immediately asked anxiously.
They now know of three dragons: Igneel, the fire dragon who taught Natsu; Grandine, the sky dragon who taught Wendy; and Metaricana, the iron dragon who taught Gajeel.
"Neither, it's a black dragon..."
Gildarts's expression grew increasingly grim at the mention of the dragon.
"oh....
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Natsu was somewhat disappointed; the black dragon wasn't the dragon they were looking for.
"Wait a minute! A black dragon?!"
Unlike the disappointed Natsu, Makarov was completely shocked.
"Are you talking about... that black dragon?"
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Makarov stared wide-eyed at Kirdas, seeking confirmation.
"That's right, it's that black dragon."
Gildarts nodded solemnly, then removed the large robe that covered his body, revealing his scarred body.
"this.
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Moen's eyes widened when he saw Gildarts' body, because Gildarts was wrapped in many bandages, and his left hand and left foot had been replaced with prosthetics.
"Kildarts, you fought that black dragon?"
Moen immediately realized what had caused these injuries.
"fighting?"
Hearing Moen's words, Gildarts gave a wry smile.
"It's not really true. In just a moment, I was severely injured. I lost my left hand and left foot, and my internal organs were also damaged. I only managed to escape by sheer luck and survive. I suspect it just gave me a casual blow and thought it had killed me."
Gildarts describes what happened at that time.
Gildarts, the "strongest mage in Fairy Tail"—though he might not be the strongest now—still silenced everyone with his words. They found it hard to imagine the black dragon's power; even Gildarts had almost been instantly killed by it...
"If it was really just a casual strike, just how powerful must that black dragon be?"
Mirajane swallowed hard, feeling that this was completely beyond her comprehension. She had once thought that Moen and Gildarts were already quite perverted, but in places they didn't understand, there seemed to be even more terrifying beings, beings that transcended common sense.
"As expected of the Black Dragon, as expected of the legendary Black Feather of the End, its appearance signifies the imminent arrival of the end of an era..."
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Makarov spoke with a grim expression.
As a true veteran, a magic master who has been in the magic world for decades, Makarov has read many books and experienced many things over the years, so he is obviously no stranger to the legend of this black dragon.
In fact, everyone has heard of this legend. The legend of the "World-Destroying Black Dragon" and the legend of the "Progenitor of Black Mages" can be considered two classic legends in the world of magic.
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For a moment, the quiet room truly fell silent.
"So... will that black dragon really destroy the world?"
Harpy broke the silence, asking with some concern.
Even Gildarts couldn't defeat that black dragon, so how could Moen? How could Guild Master Makarov? How could Natsu?
"Don't worry too much. I think the legend is a bit exaggerated. This black dragon is a creature that lived hundreds of years ago. Since it is still alive, it means that it has existed for hundreds of years, but it did not destroy the world, did it? In fact, we rarely hear about it."
Moen smiled and tried to ease the tension.
His words make a lot of sense. Legend has it that the black dragon is going to destroy the world, but the black dragon has lived for hundreds of years and has never caused any trouble. It can't just suddenly start causing trouble now, can it?
"That's right! The so-called 'Black Feather of the End' is probably just a name people have given it!"
Natsu immediately supported this view, as he had a more favorable impression of "dragons," since of the four dragons they knew of, only this black dragon seemed like their enemy.
"Those who went on the century-old quest and never returned, did they all encounter the Black Dragon? Is that its home?"
Erza offered a perspective, suggesting that the likelihood of the black dragon emerging to destroy the world seemed rather low.
Moen's statement was very convincing. The black dragon had been alive and well for hundreds of years, and the legend had been passed down for hundreds of years, but the black dragon had no intention of destroying the world.
"Not necessarily. Maybe I was just unlucky to run into it. In any case, this black dragon is not a creature we can handle right now. To fight a dragon, we still need to rely on Dragon Slayers like Natsu. Dragon Slayer Magic was created specifically for fighting dragons."
Gildarts shook his head. He couldn't say for sure whether the black dragon's appearance was a coincidence, but it would be very difficult for them to defeat it. To kill the dragon, they would have to rely on "Dragon Slayer Magic".
"I'll do my best!"
Natsu clenched his fist. If it were anyone else, they would probably be a little scared to take that terrifying black dragon as their target, but for Natsu, the word "retreat" does not exist in his dictionary. Whether he can win or not, we will only know after we fight!
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