At the Fairy Tail Guild, Wendy bowed and said, "Hello everyone, my name is Wendy, and this is Carla. Please take care of us."
"There's a female Happy too!"
"Little girl, how old are you?"
...
The guild members were all very curious about Wendy and Carla.
Wendy was very petite and cute, looking like a mascot, which made many people in the guild's hearts overflow with love.
"You all did a good job. With this, this area will be peaceful for a while. I just didn't expect Roubaul to..."
Cait Shelter is a member of the Local Guild Alliance. He had met Roubaul a few times at meetings. He was relatively taciturn at meetings.
He hadn't expected Roubaul to be an ancient person from 400 years ago.
If dangerous magic like Nirvana had fallen into the hands of Oración Seis, who knows how great a disaster it would have caused?
"This time, it's a good thing you stepped in. I didn't expect Oración Seis to have a mysterious leader."
After receiving the detailed report of this mission, Makarov felt some lingering fear.
On one hand, he didn't expect Oración Seis's strength to be so formidable. On the other hand, he didn't expect Oración Seis's leader to possess the power of a Wizard Saint.
And according to Takeshi, his magic power was even comparable to Jose's.
"Actually, it's fine. Even if I hadn't stepped in, everyone wouldn't have lost."
Takeshi didn't know if his excessive involvement in the plot would have a negative impact on the growth of Natsu and the others, but he couldn't worry about that at the moment. The safety of his companions was still the top priority.
"Lucy, you're back!" Levy ran over happily to hug Lucy.
"Gradually, Lucy is getting further and further away from us."
Jet and Droy felt that their current status seemed to be inferior to even Lucy's.
Lucy, a rookie who had only joined the guild for about half a year, was now involved in many major events.
Mirajane smiled, crouched down, and asked, "Carla is probably the same species as Happy, right? What kind of magic does Wendy use?"
Wendy excitedly said to Carla, "Carla! This is the real Mirajane-san."
Carla said angrily, "Don't compare me to that tomcat."
"I use Sky Dragon Slayer Magic."
"Oh!"
"So amazing!"
"She's a Dragon Slayer like Natsu."
"Counting Gajeel, there are three Dragon Slayers in this guild."
...
The guild members were all very surprised to hear about Wendy's magic.
Dragon Slayers, originally very rare, had become numerous in Fairy Tail.
Gajeel, standing on the second floor, was a bit flustered. Natsu had Happy, Wendy had Carla. They were all Dragon Slayers, so why was he the only one without a cat?
"To celebrate defeating Oración Seis, and to celebrate Wendy and Carla joining the guild, today, we'll have a grand feast!"
"Wendy and Carla's welcome party!"
"Woohoo! I'm fired up!"
...
The guild boisterously started the banquet.
"This is truly a happy place, Carla."
Wendy watched everyone laughing and smiling, and her mood also brightened. It seemed that this guild didn't reject them. Instead, it welcomed her very warmly.
"I don't care."
Carla also liked it here, but her words were still tough.
A few days later.
"How is it? Have you gotten used to this guild yet?" Lucy came to the guild and casually asked Wendy and Carla.
"Yes." Wendy answered cheerfully.
Everyone in the guild was very caring towards her, and they were very kind. It was a wonderful guild.
Carla said while drinking tea, "I'm quite satisfied with the fact that there's a Girls' Dormitory."
Wendy asked Lucy curiously, "Speaking of which, why don't you live in the dormitory, Lucy?"
Lucy dejectedly said, "I only recently found out there was a Girls' Dormitory, and besides, the rent for the dormitory is 100,000 Jewels. If I moved in, I definitely couldn't afford it."
The 70,000 rent already troubled her greatly, let alone 100,000. Sometimes, she really wanted to go on an S-Class Quest with Takeshi. That way, she wouldn't have to worry about a year's rent.
Suddenly—
The large bell above the Guild suddenly began to chime.
Dong! Dong! Dong...
The sound of the bell spread throughout Magnolia Town.
"What?!"
"Is that the bell?!"
Lucy was a bit puzzled. She had seen a large bell placed at the very top of the Guild, and she had always thought it was just a decoration. She never expected it to actually chime.
"This way of ringing the bell is..."
"Oh!"
"Could it be..."
"Gildarts is back!"
Many people in the guild became excited.
"Gildarts?"
Wendy was a little confused.
Lucy said, "I haven't seen him either. He's said to be Fairy Tail's strongest Mage."
"Isn't Takeshi-nii Fairy Tail's strongest Mage?!" Wendy asked in surprise.
Carla also looked at Lucy. She had personally witnessed how powerful Takeshi was.
Could it be that there was an even stronger monster than Takeshi in Fairy Tail?
"I don't know about that."
Lucy had joined Fairy Tail earlier than Wendy, but only by a short period, so she was also a semi-rookie.
Mirajane smiled and explained, "When Takeshi joined Fairy Tail, Gildarts had already left to do a quest. So, Gildarts was the strongest Mage in Fairy Tail before, and Takeshi is the strongest Mage in Fairy Tail now. As for who is ultimately stronger, no one knows."
If it were before, Mirajane would have unhesitatingly said that Gildarts was stronger, but now, no one could be sure. In fact, many people in the guild leaned towards Takeshi being stronger, after all, Takeshi's achievements were undeniable.
"I see, the strongest in Fairy Tail before Takeshi joined Fairy Tail. Wait! Hasn't Takeshi been in Fairy Tail for over a year? So, he hasn't returned to the guild for over a year?"
Lucy suddenly noticed a contradiction in Mirajane's words.
Mirajane shook her head. "No... not over a year."
"I knew it."
"It's three years. He hasn't returned for three years."
Lucy's mouth gaped open. "Three years?! What has he been doing? Why hasn't he returned to the guild for three years? Did he have a falling out with someone? Or did he run away from home?"
Mirajane couldn't help but laugh when she heard Lucy's words. "Haha... You really have an imagination. Of course, it's work. Above S-Class Quests, there are SS-Class Quests, and above SS-Class Quests, there are 10-Year Quests. No one has been able to complete them in ten years, which is why they're called 10-Year Quests. Gildarts-san went to do something even beyond that, a 100-Year Quest."