Gildarts' performance made the curious new members a little stunned.
In the minds of the new members, Gildarts, as one of the most powerful magicians in the guild, should have a domineering image.
However, the new members were greatly disappointed by the sloppy middle-aged man with a prodigal temperament in front of them.
For a moment, the old members at the back couldn't squeeze in, and the new members at the front didn't know how to make a sound, causing the entire hall to suddenly become quiet.
Fortunately, someone broke this atmosphere.
"You're right." Mira stepped out of the crowd and greeted with a soft smile, "Welcome back, Uncle Gildas."
"Huh?" Gildas lowered his gaze, looked at Mira and said in surprise, "This familiar-looking lady, there seems to be a guild called 'Fairy Tail' nearby, right?"
"This is the guild~" Mira pointed to herself tenderly and said, "Also, it's me, Mirajane."
"Mira?"
Gildas looked at Mira carefully again.
He has left the guild for three years. When he left, Mira was still the little girl, but now she suddenly changed into a gentle version, which made Gildarts unable to recognize her for a while.
After carefully comparing it with the "Sister Mira" in his memory for a long time, Gildarts suddenly showed a look of astonishment and laughed in disbelief, "Mira!? You are Mira!?"
Raising his fingers and pointing at Mira's whole body, Gildas continued to laugh and said, "It's like you've changed into a different person! You weren't like that before, were you? And..."
Gildarts quickly turned his head and looked at the entire guild hall, and said at the same time, "So this is really a guild? By the way, why did the guild take on a new look and become what it is now!?"
"Oh~ It's hard to explain in words~" Mira tilted her head and responded with a soft smile.
Gildarts had a lot of experience and heard something from Mira's words, so he did not continue to ask questions, but changed the topic.
While scanning the guild members, he sighed and said, "Oh my... there are so many new faces. The changes in the guild are really big..."
"It's because you haven't been back for a long time~" Mira said with a chuckle.
At this time, a loud roar suddenly sounded from behind the crowd, and Natsu's figure suddenly rose up, over everyone's heads, and shouted to Gildarts, "Gildarts! Come and compete with me!"
"
"Oh?" Gildarts raised his head slightly and couldn't help but smile, "Natsu has grown up too."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gildarts suddenly reached out and pinched Natsu's cheek from mid-air. His huge palm completely covered Natsu's face.
Then, Gildarts threw his hand behind him very casually, and threw Natsu onto the wall next to the door, causing cracks to appear on the wall with a 'bang' sound.
Natsu's entire body was half sunken into the wall. After shaking his head to eliminate the dizziness, he couldn't help laughing and exclaimed, "Sure enough, uncle is still super powerful!"
At this time, the other old members finally found the opportunity to speak, and greeted Gildas one after another for a long time.
Gildarts responded enthusiastically and stepped towards the bar.
It wasn't until his figure approached the bar that President Makarov said "Gildarts" with some relief.
"Hey, old man." Kildas responded happily, "It's been a long time no see. How are you?"
President Makarov smiled and nodded.
Seeing this, Gildas turned his eyes and looked at Kewen at the bar. He immediately showed a distressed look.
Raising his hand and slapping his forehead, Gildarts smiled helplessly and said, "Xiao Kewen... I couldn't help but have a headache when I saw you. That competition was the most embarrassing moment in my life.
I can’t help but think of it often when traveling..."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The old members who knew the situation laughed jokingly.
President Makarov couldn't help but feel happy, but he quickly stopped smiling and asked seriously, "Is the work going well?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole hall suddenly became silent.
Now everyone knows that Gildarts has been on a "hundred-year mission" for the past three years, so they all want to hear the results.
When Gildas heard this, he guiltily averted his eyes for a moment, then scratched his head and laughed heartily, "Ah haha... No, there's nothing I can do haha..."
Whispered discussions suddenly started, and everyone was in disbelief.
In response, President Makarov sighed, then smiled and reassured, "It doesn't matter, as long as the person can return safely. As far as I know, you are the first person to survive that mission."
"Ah haha, old man, you are really good at comforting people."
Gildarts put down the hand scratching the back of his head and continued, "As long as you don't blame me for embarrassing the guild."
"Where is it?"
President Makarov responded with a smile. At the same time, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, and he glanced at Gildarts' body hidden in the cloak.
Then, he pretended to be nothing and said, "You must have had a hard time along the way. We will talk about other things later. Go back and have a rest first."
Gildas was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of astonishment, and smiled and said, "So, I really feel a little tired, so I'll go back first."
After saying that, Gildarts turned towards the wall of the hall and said hello, "Natsu, come to my house later. I have a gift for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gildarts hit the wall directly, and the magic power from his body was released.
Seeing this, Ke Wen at the bar quickly recited a spell and pushed his palm against the wall, which turned off the defensive spell on the entire building.
The next moment, the magic power Gildarts released finally came into contact with the wall, causing the wall bricks to instantly turn into fly ash, and a big hole appeared.
Amid everyone's exclamations, Ke Wen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the defensive spell was turned off in time, otherwise with Gildarts' ability, it would not be just one wall that would be destroyed, but the protective spell on the entire building would be destroyed together, causing the entire building to collapse.
…
At this time, Natsu emerged from the crowd with a distracted look, wrapped his hands with magic power, and imitated Gildarts' walking posture and hit the wall.
The action was too obvious, he was obviously trying to imitate Kildas's behavior pattern.
Seeing this, Ke Wen's eyes twitched. Gildarts is powerful enough, but your mere Natsu wants to slap the guild's protective arrangement in the face?
So, Ke Wen silently recited the incantation and pushed his palm again to activate the protective spell on the building.
Bang!
The next moment, Natsu punched the wall. However, the wall tiles were intact and did not appear like a broken hole as Natsu imagined.
"Is it fun?"
Ke Wen's faint voice sounded, and Natsu finally came to his senses, and turned his head to look at the bar with a stiff neck.
Pointing his finger towards the guild door, Ke Wen's smiling expression revealed an extremely dangerous aura, and his soft tone contained a huge threat: "Go through the front door."
Natsu trembled all over and didn't dare to say anything. He immediately hunched his neck and ran towards the door. Only when he ran out of the door did he shout loudly, "Happy! Let's go!"
"Oh!" Habi immediately spread his magic wings and flew out of the guild to catch up.
It was only then that all the members burst out laughing...
Amid laughter, Lisanna ran to the bar and said to Kewen, "Sister Mira! Brother Kewen! I'll go to my uncle's house too!"
"Go ahead, don't be naughty." Mira responded softly.
"Yeah!" Lisanna responded cheerfully, and then quickly ran out of the guild.
Watching the girl leave, Mira couldn't help but sigh, "Their relationship is really good. As a sister, I'm a little jealous."
"Who makes Gildarts appreciate Natsu and Lisanna more?" Coven said with a smile while casting a spell to restore the holes in the wall, "After all, Gildarts' time in the guild is basically spent with him.
I spent it with Natsu and Lisanna."
Speaking of Lisanna, Kewen suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but glance around the entire hall.
After not finding the target, he had no choice but to shake his head and put away the things he remembered again...
…
At night, the guild is about to close.
After all the members left, President Makarov said, "Come with me, Xiao Kewen."
"good."
Ke Wen speeded up his packing movements, quickly walked out of the bar, and walked out of the guild together with the waiting President Makarov.
After closing the door, the two walked all the way to the west of the town until they walked out of the edge of the town and came to a small, dilapidated and lifeless brick house.
Before the two of them could say anything, there was a sound of someone getting up in the room. At the same time, a greeting came out, "The old man is here. Another breath... Is it Kewen?"
After the words fell, the slightly loose wooden door was opened from the inside with a creak, and Gildarts' figure appeared at the door.
Looking at President Makarov and Coven, Gildarts immediately smiled and said, "Please come in."
Neither President Makarov nor Ke Wen responded aloud, but walked into the room with serious faces and nods.
There are dusty floors and carpets, mottled and peeling wall coverings, and on the wall opposite the door, there is a copybook with the words "I am the only one" that looks very domineering.
At this time, Gildarts pulled up the only rocking chair in the room and said, "Master, please sit down. I'm sorry, I haven't been back for three years. There is nothing at home."
Seeing this, Kewen gently waved his hand, causing three brand new wooden chairs to 'grow' on the floor.
Gildas was stunned for a moment, then he put the worn rocking chair back against the wall with a smile...