manynovel Chapter 14: That Man is Here!
Chapter 14: That Man is Here!
"Laxus, he..."
Whenever Laxus is mentioned, Makarov's expression always becomes helpless. There is one thing he has to admit: his education has indeed failed.
"He's still the same as always."
Moen took a step forward and kicked the small ball of light. The ball bounced up and down like a soccer ball. Moen kicked it repeatedly like a juggling ball, and the light flickered up and down in the shadows, causing the shadows of the grandfather and grandson to change constantly.
Moen can say with certainty that Grandpa Makarov bears an undeniable responsibility for Laxus becoming what it is today.
He failed to protect Laxus's upbringing, allowing the child to be burdened by his fame. His act of driving away Laxus's father became the final straw that broke Laxus's back.
"..."
Makarov was speechless. He really didn't know how to handle this matter. Even an upright official can't settle family disputes. He had focused all his attention on guild matters and hadn't paid enough attention to his family, which led to his son being kicked out of the guild and his eldest grandson having a difficult personality and hardly speaking to him.
Looking at Moen, Makarov felt somewhat comforted.
'At least my grandson Moen is good enough, mature enough, and easy enough to manage; otherwise, my parenting methods would be a complete failure.'
Makarov thought to himself that with Moen around, he wasn't too upset and didn't have to keep everything bottled up inside. He could even occasionally discuss with Moen how to correct Laxus's personality. Moen had indeed helped him a lot.
But the truth is, Moen's current personality has nothing to do with Makarov; it's Moen's default setting. Of course, Moen won't tell Makarov this, so let Grandpa Makarov find comfort in it.
The two arrived home quickly. Makarov went back to his room on the first floor, while Moen went up to the third floor. He walked to Laxus's room, and the room, which had been lit just moments before, immediately went dark.
"..."
Moen shook his head and went back to his room.
"Jingle bells!"
The next morning, Moen was awakened by a series of urgent bell rings.
After a moment of confusion, Moen immediately threw off the covers and went to the window. The ringing wasn't from his own alarm clock, but from the clock tower in Magnolia City.
"Is Gildarts back?!"
Hearing the urgent rhythm of the bell, Moen immediately realized this.
This bell rhythm holds a very special significance in Magnolia.
The bell is telling the citizens that the city is about to enter "Kildas Mode" because... that man has returned!
Gildarts, the strongest mage in the Fairy Tail guild!
"Warning! Warning! Magnolia City is switching to Gildarts mode! All citizens, please proceed to the designated location immediately!"
Magic horns with small wings flew through the air, constantly broadcasting messages to all the citizens.
Then, under Moen's gaze, the entire city began to tremble.
"Boom!"
The entire city cracked open—yes, it cracked open in a physical sense.
Starting from the city entrance and ending at the Fairy Tail Guild Hall, all the houses along this line were moved to the sides, creating a road.
On both sides of this road, the foundations of houses rise up, like two city walls, and there are directional symbols painted on the ground, as if to prevent the man from going the wrong way.
"This scene is truly spectacular, no matter how many times I see it."
Leaning against the window, watching all this unfold, Moen remarked with a sigh, "Kildas is terrifying, as evidenced by the reaction in Magnolia City. That man's destructive power is immense."
Gildarts uses a super-grade destructive magic called "Crush," which is considered a trump card by others but is the most basic magic in Gildarts' hands.
The spell "Smash" can completely pulverize anything it touches, making it a terrifying spell. Gildarts is a scatterbrained person with a strange habit of often spacing out. When he enters a spacing-out state, the Smash spell will unconsciously destroy the surrounding buildings, making him a walking bulldozer.
After experiencing some losses, Magnolia learned its lesson and transformed its main street into the "Kildari model" to prevent the Kirdari from recklessly destroying the streets and houses. The result of the transformation is what it looks like now.
"That old man is back!"
"Kildarts is back!"
Hearing the shouts of the people, Moen quickened his pace and rushed to the guild hall. He had to go and open the door, otherwise Gildarts might demolish the guild hall.
"Click!"
Moen breathed a sigh of relief as he opened the door.
Then he didn't go in, but waited outside the door, because if no one was waiting outside, and if no one reminded Gildarts, that old man wouldn't use the door even if it was there!
Moen has been in the guild for so many years that he knows the personalities of these guys very well.
To put it another way, it's not just the young ones who are unreliable; the older ones are just as unreliable!
This is why Fairy Tail, as the only legitimate mage guild in Magnolia City, is both a source of pride and a source of danger.
Moen waited at the door and soon saw "that man".
Gildarts was a muscular man with orange slicked-back hair, a stubble on his chin, and wore a dark green cloak over a dark vest. He had a wide belt around his waist, dark blue trousers, and brown boots.
As Gildarts approached, Moen could see clearly that the lower edge of Gildarts' cloak was badly worn and looked tattered. He exuded a carefree and uninhibited air, very masculine and with a "mature" vibe.
"Uncle Gildarts!"
Moen shouted loudly, because if he didn't, the man would crash headfirst into the guild's outer wall!
Moen wasn't worried that Gildarts would crash into it; he was worried that the wall would be damaged! This wasn't the first or second time this had happened!
"what?"
Moen's shout startled Gildarts awake.
"Huh? Moen? What are you doing standing here?"
Gildarts looked at Moen strangely, seemingly wondering why Moen was there.
"Of course I'm here to pick you up..."
Moen couldn't help but cover his face. This was the strongest mage in Fairy Tail!
"Oh, so we've already arrived at the guild!"
After a moment's thought, Gildarts suddenly realized this.