"So cute!!"
"There's even a female Happy!!"
"How old are you, little girl?"...
The people in the guild found Wendy and Carla to be extremely novel and interesting.
Wendy was very petite and cute, looking almost like a mascot, which caused a flood of affection to overflow from many members of the guild.
"Kael, you did a good job. Because of this, peace has returned to this area for the time being.
However, I never expected Roubaul to actually be..."
Cait Shelter was one of the members of the local guild alliance.
Makarov had met him several times at the regular meetings.
In those meetings, Roubaul had been relatively quiet and taciturn, but Makarov never could have imagined that the man was actually an ancient person from four hundred years ago.
If a magic as dangerous as Nirvana had truly fallen into the hands of the Oración Seis, there was no telling how much disaster it would have stirred up.
"It's also lucky that you stepped in this time.
I didn't expect the Oración Seis to actually have a mysterious Master."
After receiving the detailed report regarding this mission, Makarov also felt a bit of lingering fear.
On one hand, he hadn't expected the strength of the Oración Seis to be so formidable; on the other hand, he hadn't expected the Master of the Oración Seis to actually possess the strength of a Wizard Saint.
Furthermore, according to what Kael had said, his magic power was not even inferior to Jose's.
"Actually, it was fine.
Even if I hadn't stepped in, everyone wouldn't have lost."
Kael didn't know if his excessive participation in the plot would have a negative impact on the growth of Natsu and the others, but at this moment, he couldn't worry about that much.
The safety of his comrades was still the first priority.
"Lucy! You're back~!"
Levy saw Lucy and ran over cheerfully to give her a hug.
"At least you're safe and sound."
"Slowly but surely, Lucy is getting further and further away from us..."
Jet and Droy felt like their current status was now inferior even to Lucy's.
As a newcomer who had only joined the guild for about six months, Lucy was already participating in many major incidents.
Mira smiled, crouched down, and asked, "Carla is probably the same species as Happy, right?
What kind of magic does Wendy use?"
Wendy said excitedly to Carla, "Carla!! It's the real Mirajane!"
Carla said huffily, "Don't compare me to that tomcat!"
"I can use Sky Dragon Slayer Magic."
"Ohh!"
"That's amazing!!"
"A Dragon Slayer just like Natsu!"
"Including Gajeel, there are now three Dragon Slayers in this guild!"...
The guild members were all very surprised to hear about Wendy's magic.
Dragon Slayers were originally very rare, but Fairy Tail actually had so many of them now.
At that moment, Gajeel, who was standing on the second floor, was feeling a bit panicky.
Natsu had Happy, and Wendy had Carla.
Even though they were all clearly Dragon Slayers, why was he the only one without a cat?
"To celebrate defeating the Oración Seis, and to celebrate Wendy and Carla joining the guild!
Today we shall have a grand banquet!!"
"A welcome party for Wendy and Carla!!"
"Woo-ohhh!! I'm getting fired up!!"...
The guild boisterously began the banquet.
"It's a happy place, isn't it, Carla?"
Wendy watched everyone laughing and talking, and her mood improved along with them.
It seemed this guild didn't exclude them at all; on the contrary, it had accepted her very warmly.
"I don't really care either way..."
Carla also quite liked it here, but her mouth was still rather stubborn.
Clang— Clang—
Suddenly, a loud bell rang out from the town of Magnolia.
"Could it be!!"
"Gildarts is back!!"...
Many people in the guild became excited.
"Gildarts?"
Wendy was a bit confused.
Lucy said, "I haven't met him either.
Supposedly, he's the strongest wizard in Fairy Tail."
"Isn't Kael the strongest wizard in Fairy Tail?!"
Wendy asked in surprise.
Carla also looked toward Lucy.
It had seen with its own eyes how powerful Kael's strength was.
Could it be that there were monsters even stronger than Kael within the Fairy Tail guild?
"I'm not really sure about that..."
Lucy had joined Fairy Tail earlier than Wendy, but it was only by a short while, so she was also a bit of a semi-newbie.
Mira explained with a smile, "When Kael joined Fairy Tail, Gildarts had already left to go on a mission.
Therefore, Gildarts was the strongest wizard of Fairy Tail in the past, and Kael is the strongest wizard of Fairy Tail now.
As for which of the two is actually a bit stronger, nobody knows for sure since they've never officially competed."
If it were before, Mira would have said without hesitation that Gildarts was stronger.
But now, no one could be certain.
In fact, many people in the guild leaned toward Kael being stronger; after all, Kael's combat record was solid and undeniable.
"I see. The strongest before Kael joined... wait!
Kael has already been in Fairy Tail for over a year, right?
Does that mean he hasn't returned to the guild in over a year?"
Lucy suddenly noticed a contradiction in Mira's words.
Mira shook her head. "No... it hasn't been just over a year..."
"I thought so..."
"It's been three years!
He hasn't been back for three years."
Lucy's mouth fell wide open. "3 years?!
What has he been doing?!
Why hasn't he come back to the guild for three years?!
Did he have a falling out with someone?!
Or did he run away from home?"
Mira couldn't help but laugh out loud at Lucy's words.
"Haha! You really have quite an imagination.
It was for work, of course.
Above S-class missions, there are SS-class missions.
And above SS-class missions, there are jobs known as 10-year quests.
Because no one has been able to complete them for ten years, they are called 10-year quests.
What Gildarts went to do is something even beyond that a 100-year quest."
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