When Gildarts and Laxus arrived, they both witnessed this scene and knew that what Takeshi said was true.
"You're just being humble."
Let alone three minutes, thirty seconds is already very strong, okay?
To kill a Wizard Saint-level Mage in a single blow, he's truly a monster.
Takeshi wasn't being humble. He genuinely felt a bit unsatisfied, which made him feel like he had returned to his early days of joining the guild.
Six and a half stars of magic power is still too low. To fully utilize Nine-Tails's abilities, he felt he needed at least eight and a half stars.
He had already asked the System, upgrading from seven to eight stars required recycling 10 Gold character cards. He had transmigrated for almost two years now and hadn't even managed to get ten Gold character cards in total.
This was even with his incredible luck. If his luck had been a bit worse, it was possible he would have only gotten one or two Gold cards.
For the subsequent upgrade from 8 to 9 stars, the System stated he needed to recycle 20 Gold cards. The thought alone made his head ache.
At this moment, a voice rang out.
"Gildarts-san!"
The three turned their heads and saw Lucy approaching with Cana.
Lucy said, "Cana has something important to tell you."
Gildarts asked, "What's wrong?"
Takeshi immediately remembered something and said to Laxus, "Let's go for a walk."
"What?" Laxus was a little confused.
"I'm coming too!"
Lucy quickly followed, and soon only Cana and Gildarts were left there.
Gildarts said with a smile, "What's wrong, Cana? Is it life advice or love advice? As someone with experience, I can give you plenty of tips."
He saw the younger generation in the guild as almost like his own children.
Cana said, "It... it's the reason I joined this guild. I came to find my father."
Gildarts said, "This is the first I've heard of it. Is your father a member of the guild?"
"Yes... yes..."
"Who is it?"
"It's you."
"Eh?!"
Gildarts was startled, large beads of sweat constantly seeping from his face.
Laxus, who was not far away, was startled by the news.
What? Cana is Gildarts' daughter?
"Wait... wait a minute... You! Whose child are you? Sarah, Naomi, Claire, Fina, Mary, Eliza, no, that's not right, the hair color is different. Emma, Lila, Jenny..."
"Pervert!"
"Just how many women have you slept with?!"
Cana couldn't help but get a little angry hearing the names Gildarts kept spouting.
Just how many women had this perverted father of hers slept with?
She knew Gildarts was lecherous, but she never expected him to be this lecherous.
Takeshi's lips twitched when he heard this.
Uncle, you're really good at picking up girls, and you've slept with all of them.
"I... I know. It's Sylvia, right? You look exactly like her."
"Ah! I can't take it anymore. Anyway, that's how it is, that's what I wanted to say. I wasn't expecting you to become my family or anything, it's perfectly fine to stay as before..."
Before Cana could finish speaking, Gildarts hugged her.
"You're Cornelia's child, absolutely no mistake. Cornelia was one of the women I poured my true love into, and my only marriage prospect. I later became completely engrossed in work and abandoned that love 18 years ago. I just drifted with the wind. I didn't know I had a child. I'm sorry, I really didn't know."
"My daughter... was always so close to me..."
"It's okay, I wasn't asking you to take responsibility or anything. But I still want to say, it's nice to meet you, father." Cana felt much lighter after saying it.
Gildarts' body trembled at the address. He recalled the first time he saw Cana. She was just a five or six-year-old child then, who came to the guild with a small dog after losing her mother, looking for him, but he didn't recognize her.
Gildarts was on the verge of an emotional breakdown. The joy of recognizing his daughter, combined with the guilt of being such an irresponsible father, overwhelmed him.
"Cana!"
"You don't have to be sad anymore. I won't let you feel sad again. From now on, if I go to work or drink, we'll go together."
"Won't that be annoying?"
"I just... just... want the right to love you."
Suddenly—
"Roar!"
A colossal sound came from the sky.
Gildarts' expression changed. "This feeling..."
"It's here."
Takeshi's expression also tightened immediately upon hearing the sound.
"What's that sound?!"
"It's so loud!"
"This sound is..."
Soon, everyone in the guild gathered at the temporary base.
"It's the roar of a Dragon." Wendy stated the answer to the sound.
"A Dragon?!"
Everyone was greatly astonished.
Although they had heard that Dragons still existed in the world, most people had never seen one with their own eyes.
Gildarts said with a grave expression, "It's that guy from back then."
When he was on his 100 Year quest at Mount Zonia, it was because of this guy that he failed, and also suffered severe injuries, losing his left arm and left leg.
Soon, a massive Black Dragon appeared above Tenrou Island.
"What is that?!"
"It's so big!"
"This is..."
"A Dragon?!"
"Is that real?!"
"A real Dragon..."
"Indeed, Dragons are still alive in this world."
The members of Fairy Tail involuntarily began to tremble upon seeing the Black Dragon.
Makarov, being well-traveled, immediately recognized its identity. "The Black Dragon mentioned in the Apocalypse, Acnologia... it actually exists."
The Apocalypse mentioned its identity, its appearance signifies the end of an era.
"Do you know where Igneel is now?! And where are Grandeeney and Metalicana?!" Natsu, heedless of danger, shouted at Acnologia.
"Stop it, Natsu!"
Gildarts quickly covered Natsu's mouth, but it was clearly too late. Acnologia had already noticed them.
Acnologia swished his tail and rapidly descended towards the island.
"Roar!!!"
Acnologia let out a mighty roar, and all the surrounding ruins and debris crumbled instantly.
A single roar caused everyone to involuntarily feel endless fear from within. Even Takeshi, who was psychologically prepared, felt his body trembling uncontrollably from the terror.
Acnologia leaped, then swooped down towards them.
"Run!!!"
Gildarts shouted in a panic.
Even someone as strong as him had no desire to fight Acnologia, because he knew that this guy was an existence that humans simply couldn't defeat.