"It's Tenrou Island!"
Everyone from Fairy Tail on the ship shouted excitedly.
They immediately steered the boat closer and quickly disembarked onto the island.
"Wait a moment!"
Several people quickly gave chase, and soon, among the rubble not far away, they saw a familiar figure.
"H-how could this be..."
"Natsu! Pull yourself together! Hey!"
"Natsu! Wake up quickly!"
"Waaahhhhh!!"
Natsu suddenly woke up in surprise.
"Natsu!"
Seeing Natsu wake up, several people joyfully tackled him.
Natsu was a little bewildered. "What happened? Why are you guys here? Also, did you all get older?"
"You haven't changed at all!"
"Droy is so fat!"
Although surprised by Droy's weight gain, Natsu's keen sense of smell allowed him to immediately recognize the other party.
"Wait! We were just attacked by Acnologia. Where is everyone else?"
"Over here."
The little girl with long golden hair said.
Everyone immediately followed her to start searching. Acnologia's terrifying attack had scattered all the guild members across the island.
Guided by the little girl, they quickly found all the guild members.
"Takeshi!" Mirajane excitedly hugged Takeshi.
"Alright, it's good that everyone is safe."
Takeshi patted Mirajane's back, thinking to himself, 'Seven years really passed in the blink of an eye.'
To be honest, he was also astonished. As expected of Fairy Sphere, one of Fairy Tail's Three Great Fairy Magics—it could even freeze time within it.
"You are..."
The little girl said, "I am the First Guild Master of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermillion."
"What?!!"
Everyone in the guild was greatly surprised, clearly not expecting such a young girl to be the First Guild Master of Fairy Tail.
"At that time, I drew strength from everyone's bonds and faith, converting it entirely into magic power. Everyone's will enabled the activation of Fairy Sphere, one of Fairy Tail's Three Great Fairy Magics—an absolute defense magic that protects the guild from any attack."
"However, in exchange, everyone was aealed. By the time the seal was broken, seven years had already passed."
"So, the First Guild Master protected us." Makarov looked at Mavis, deeply moved.
Mavis shook her head. "No, I am merely an empty shell. I only converted the bonds and faith into magic. It was the miracle brought forth by everyone's unwavering faith and unbreakable bonds. This is truly a wonderful guild, Third Guild Master."
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Magnolia Town.
Fairy Tail Guild.
"Is it really alright if you didn't go with the others?" Macao said, looking at Romeo.
Romeo pretended to be calm and said, "Even if Tenrou Island is found, it doesn't mean everyone is still alive, does it?"
"Nonsense! We must believe in them."
"But there has been no news for seven years."
"Sigh!" Macao sighed helplessly.
Just as Romeo said, he wasn't entirely sure either.
Suddenly—
Bang!
The guild doors were kicked open, and the group who came last time showed up again.
Thibault chuckled mockingly. "There are fewer people today than usual. Instead of a guild, it looks more like a hobby club."
"Hahahaha!"
Macao said with a grim expression, "Thibault, why are you here again? Didn't we agree to pay you back next month?"
Thibault laughed carelessly. "Our Master won't listen to reason. It will be very troublesome if you don't repay the money on time. Since Master said so, there's nothing I can do."
Romeo stood up angrily. "We don't have money for you guys."
"Shut up, Romeo!" Macao quickly tried to stop him.
"Being bullied like this by these thugs, Dad and everyone else are cowards. I want to fight. If this continues, Fairy Tail will be completely finished."
As Romeo spoke, a ball of fire rose in his hand.
"Hmph!"
Thibault lightly blew a breath, and the flame in Romeo's hand was extinguished.
Thibault drew the spiked club from his back and said, "You were finished long ago. Starting seven years ago, as long as you're alive, you'll always be trampled underfoot by us."
As he spoke, he prepared to swing the spiked club at Romeo.
"Stop!"
Macao desperately shouted, but it was too late to stop him.
"Hm?!"
Just after Thibault swung, he realized the spiked club in his hand was gone.
He turned his head and saw an unfamiliar young man standing behind him, holding his spiked club.
"Who are you?"
"You don't even recognize me? That's truly a shame."
Bang!
The spiked club smashed Thibault onto the ground.
"What?!"
"You bastard! How dare you..."
The four people who came with Thibault saw him being attacked and immediately prepared to fight. But before they could even make a move, they were all knocked down. Natsu and Erza were the ones who struck them.
Takeshi smiled at Macao and the others, raising his hand in greeting. "Sorry, we're late coming back."
"Ta... Takeshi! And everyone else!"
"You... you guys..."
Macao and the others stared at the scene before them in disbelief, their eyes immediately filling with tears.
Takeshi and the rest of the guild members looked exactly as they did seven years ago. Seven years had not left a single trace on them.
The Tenrou Island group carefully examined the small guild hall.
Natsu grinned. "We're home!"
Happy jumped up. "We're back!"
Erza said, "We finally returned."
Cana shouted, "Drink!"
"When did the guild get so small?" Makarov felt the guild was tiny.
"It looks pretty good."
"We are back."
The guuld members looked at the Tenrou Island group, knowing this wasn't a dream—they had truly returned.
"Welcome back!"
"They look so young!"
"Seven years passed, and they haven't changed at all."
"What exactly happened?! What occurred back then?!"
The guild members sat down and recounted in detail everything that happened on Tenrou Island, including how Mavis saved them. The members who stayed at Fairy Tail hadn't expected such events to have transpired on Tenrou Island.
Soon, the guild members started a feast—drinking, singing, and dancing, celebrating joyfully, as if to fill the void of the past seven years.
"Can you use Fire Magic too, Romeo?"
"The temperature in the guild is going to rise by several degrees."
Natsu and Happy looked at Romeo with great interest.
"I can use Blue Fire too, and sticky purple flames like Dad's, and weird-smelling yellow flames." Romeo proudly demonstrated his magic like he was showing off treasure.
Takeshi patted Romeo's head and said with a smile, "Your magical attainment is higher than your old man's."