The Fairy Tail guild doors were pushed open, followed by an urgent shout: "Gildarts is back!"
Gray's face showed shock: "That guy's back!"
"It's Gildarts!"
The entire guild was alarmed, and then the crowd cheered so loudly that they almost overturned the guild.
Eileen and Lucy were filled with doubt: "Gildas? The guild's strongest mage?"
Erza laughed and said, "He is indeed a very strong man, the strongest without any controversy. Even Laxus can only be considered his substitute."
Perhaps Mom and Dad can be compared to Gildarts.
Lucy nodded slightly, looking at the cheering crowd, and asked curiously, "Everyone's so excited?"
Mirajane explained with a smile, "After all, he went on a high-level mission and hasn't been back for three years."
Lucy: "High-level?"
Mirajane explained, "Above S-rank missions is SS-rank, and above SS-rank missions is the ten-year mission."
"A ten-year mission is a mission that no one has ever been able to complete in ten years, while Gildarts is going to carry out a hundred-year mission that goes beyond the ten-year mission!"
Lucy's eyes widened: "No one has finished it in a whole hundred years?"
Erza nodded: "Yes!"
The level of danger of that mission was beyond her comprehension.
A winged megaphone is calling out from the sky, warning citizens to take cover; Magnolia is about to activate its Gildarts mode.
Erza explained, "Gildars' magic is full of destructiveness. Although he is reliable, he often makes mistakes and doesn't know how to control his magic."
Rumble!
With a strong tremor, the ground in the town began to move, and all the buildings revealed a road leading directly to the Fairy Tail guild.
Soon, a burly man with a stubble beard walked down the street, wearing a cloak and looking listless.
Guys with this art style are either super strong or just a lazy bum.
"Kildarts, welcome back!"
"Has the century-long mission been accomplished?"
When Gildarts walked into the guild, everyone greeted him very warmly.
Mirajane, wearing a black dress, greeted everyone with a smile.
Gildarts looked closely, a look of surprise on his face: "Mirajin?"
"It's me!"
Gildarts looked at the gentle and sweet Mirajane and almost couldn't recognize her. Was this still the little devil from before?
The kids have not only grown up, but their guild has also changed.
Natsu clenched his fist and exclaimed excitedly, "Gildarts, come and fight me!"
Gildarts laughed, "Natsu!"
Natsu laughed and leaped up to charge forward, only to be slapped away by Gildarts and smashed into the ceiling, unable to be pried out.
Lucy was so shocked she couldn't close her mouth: "So strong!"
Gray laughed, "As strong as ever!"
Elfman: "A true man among men!"
Gildarts looked at everyone and said with a sigh, "The guild has gained many new faces again."
He looked at Makarov sitting at the table and waved, saying, "Hey, Chairman, long time no see!"
How's work going?
Gildarts, looking utterly exasperated, picked up the barrel and took a big gulp: "I'm still a long way from there."
"It failed?"
Everyone was immediately shocked; Gildarts was also the strongest member of Fairy Tail!
"A century-long mission..."
Eileen suddenly became interested. In this new era, the strongest person she had ever met was Gildarts. Although he was still no match for her, he was still considered a top expert.
Acnologia was somewhat surprised. If he, the big boss, hadn't intervened, who could have stopped Gildarts?
Could it be the Five Divine Dragons?
However, he didn't ask any further questions, since the century-long mission was forbidden to be divulged.
In fact, Acnologia felt that the dragon Erefseria who issued the quest was crazy. His goal was to destroy the Five Dragons and avenge his former guild. If the news were spread, the Five Dragons might have already been destroyed by the combined forces of many kingdoms.
Gildarts said, "I'm sorry, I've brought shame upon the guild."
Makarov shook his head: "This is not your problem. I heard that there are no other survivors besides you from that century-old mission."
Gildarts nodded slightly: "Then I'll go back and rest for a bit. I haven't had a proper rest since I took on this mission."
Go!
"Natsu, come back to me."
Gildarts said, turned and left, his body crashing into the wall. A flash of white light, and the wall shattered into blocks. Then he continued walking away.
Lucy's eyes nearly popped out of her head in shock: "So strong!"
Most importantly, that guy doesn't follow the usual path, no wonder the whole town of Magnolia was built like this.
Natsu was incredibly excited and, imitating Gildarts, smashed through the wall to chase after him, shouting, "Wait for me!"
Makarov roared, "You two bastards, would it kill you to use the main gate?!"
Everyone looked helpless; these two had always been like this, and the president should have gotten used to it by now.
Eileen looked at the pensive Acnologia and smiled, "So, are you interested?"
Acunorokia nodded: "A little, but not much."
There aren't many people in this world who can defeat Gildarts: Zeref and his shields, then the five dragons, or perhaps the evil dragons that were once overlooked.
As he expected, Gildarts was indeed seriously injured, but he did not suffer the severed limbs and legs as depicted in the original story. It was an extremely terrifying red dragon that could transform into a cloud of red mist and easily injure him with a single blow.
His magic was basically ineffective against such a monster, and to think he could defeat it with his fists and feet was simply a pipe dream.
The only possibility is Natsu, Dragon Slayer Magic!
...
The sky was overcast and a light drizzle began to fall. Mystogan, who had not shown himself until now, found Wendy and Charlene and told them that he was Jellal, whom he had known since childhood, and about the world of Edolas.
This is what is known as a parallel world.
"I've been trying to destroy the super-subspace magic Anima, but now the mission has failed, and the enemy's target is the Fairy Tail guild."
Wendy was shocked: "What about our companions?"
Mistgang whispered, "There's no way, it's too late now."
"I need to go back and save everyone!"
Wendy ran back anxiously, but Mystogan grabbed her arm: "No, Anima could fall at any moment, we absolutely can't go back."
"How could I possibly run away alone!"
Wendy declared firmly: "I am now a member of Fairy Tail!"
Meanwhile, at the Fairy Tail guild, Acnologia, who was sitting at the table reading a book, had already noticed something. He stepped out of the guild gate and looked at the distorted clouds in the sky.
He narrowed his eyes slightly: "Edras?"
The next moment, lightning in the sky condensed into an aurora, instantly engulfing the Fairy Tail guild. The entire guild distorted and vanished in a blaze of light.