In the year X76X, on the holy land of "Fairy Tail", on "Sirius Island".
Since the disappearance of its guild leader Zera Elulf and guild leader Mebis Viviamario's "unaccounted for", the continent of Ishgar has experienced ups and downs in history for more than seventy years.
Due to the huge difference in the perception of time between the star world and the human world, it may only be a few months for Zela, but for those who have been 'waiting' for them, it is a very, very long time.
.
…
"this is……"
Standing blankly in front of two weather-beaten tombstones, Zella's mood at the moment was too heavy to be described as complicated.
Although she already guessed that the time difference between her return would be unexpectedly large after learning how long she had been in a coma, it was only when it became real that she realized how cruel the baptism of time was.
One day in the astral world is equal to three months in the human world.
In that world, she spent more than six months to remove the curse and more than three months to recover her body.
If you calculate this, it will take almost nine months...
(well……)
Not wanting to think about this heavy issue anymore, the girl gently touched the tombstone.
Part of the writing on it has become blurred due to the passage of time, but judging from the dead leaves and weeds piled up around it, someone still comes to clean it from time to time.
No need to think about it, it must have been set up by the guild partners at that time after they thought something had happened to them.
(Yuri... Precht... Volod...)
(...Everyone...)
Recalling every detail of the time when I was still in the guild, the noisy sounds are still vaguely in my ears.
But nearly seventy years ago is really too far away.
It’s far enough for one person to walk a lifetime…
(…)
(Anyway... let’s go back and take a look first...)
Looking at all this, I sighed, it was my other 'home' after all, and there were some things that just couldn't be let go.
The flaming index finger touched the tombstone and erased the names of the two people one by one.
Since they are still 'alive', these are naturally not needed.
However, Zeira did not destroy the two tombstones, but only erased all the words on them.
The figure gradually disappeared in the wind, leaving only two nameless monuments standing side by side...
What I commemorate is the vicissitudes of life over the past seventy years.
The Kingdom of Fiore, the magical commercial city "Magnolia".
Compared with the situation a few decades ago when everything was in dire need, the city today is undoubtedly more bustling.
It's just that all the shops and street layouts here have long since become completely different from what Zera remembered.
After some inquiries, she already knew the specific year.
Year X76 is the current time.
The brand-new buildings symbolize the rapid changes, and the outer walls of the cathedral standing in the center of the town are also painted as if they are new.
Perhaps the only thing that hasn't changed is that what I just heard from the fruit stand owner is that it has become the leading guild in the kingdom.
…
(As expected...still here...)
(Unexpectedly...seventy-three years have passed...)
After following the winding path in memory, a brown-haired girl stood in front of a familiar door again after a long absence.
Although the exterior styling has been dyed with the colors of this era, the iconic coat of arms is still imprinted on the flag on the roof.
Of course, what she 'misses' even more is the characteristics that belong only to this guild...
"...Oh oh!! It's started, it's started!"
The shouts can be heard outside the door. It seems that the noise here is still the same even after decades.
After pushing open the door with such emotion, what I saw happened to be the scene of two people confronting each other.
In the center of the crowd, there was a black-haired man with a flirtatious expression holding his collar. Veins could be seen faintly emerging on the temples of the brown-haired young man.
"...Ivan! Say that again you bastard?!"
Angry roars caught Zella's ears. It seemed that the matter was not the 'friendly communication' between her companions as she thought?
Because all attention was drawn to the quarrel between the two people, not many people saw a petite figure push open the door on the side of the guild.
"...It doesn't matter how many times you have to say it, Gildarts."
"This is not a question of whether to abandon my companions, but that I have indeed completed the commission."
Slapping away the hand that grabbed him, the black-haired man proudly waved the authentication power of attorney in his hand.
"you--!"
"Enough! Ivan! Gildarts!"
Looking at that feminine smiling face, the brown-haired young man Gildas almost couldn't help but punch him. Fortunately, the short figure sitting in the stands finally spoke.
But this thin old man also had a sad look on his face.
The two people who are about to perform a full martial arts show, one is the outstanding young man in the guild that he has been most optimistic about in recent years, and the other is the only son left by his deceased wife.
The palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh, which made him very embarrassed.
But this time, Gildas was right, so as the president, he must give an explanation to other members of the guild.
"...Ivan, apologize to your teammates, and then you are prohibited from accepting commissions on the second floor without my approval."
"——!"
The dark-haired man looked down at the dark-haired man, whose face turned ugly. He clearly had better choices but used his companions to complete the mission. Such behavior was definitely not in line with the spirit of their guild.
Even if he is his own son.
"President..."
Hearing this 'judgment', the members of the guild were greatly relieved, especially the expression of the brown-haired young man named Gildas who softened.
However, if you say this, whether the designated person will do it is another matter.
"……cut."
He smacked his lips coldly, the black-haired man had no intention of obeying.
After seeing that the result had been concluded, and after glaring at everyone in front of him, his body suddenly turned into a piece of white paper in the shape of a small human.
It's the shikigami magic he's good at.
"Ivan!"
"..."
"well……"
After discovering that the black-haired man had just 'escaped', the old man seemed to have aged several years in an instant.
He had no choice but to come to the two members who had been framed, bowed his head and apologized on behalf of his 'immature' son.
Of course, although the two people were wrapped in bandages, they quickly said it didn't matter and waved their hands to tell the old man not to do this.
Although such an unhappy breakup made the atmosphere in the guild a bit dull, under the leadership of some active people, it soon gradually returned to its usual state.
"Hey! I made you laugh!"
He came to Zella with his hands behind his back, and the old man who comforted everyone said hello with a kind smile.
In fact, he had noticed guests coming in a long time ago, but it was not suitable to entertain others just like that.
I just don’t know what this little girl is here for. Well, it would be great if she came to join the guild. They haven’t had a young girl join them for a long time...
With some disrespectful thoughts, the old man smiled and waited for the girl in front of him to explain his purpose.
"...What's wrong? Little girl."
After waiting for a while, the brown-haired girl in front of her just stood at the door and looked around inside. Looking at everyone's expressions, they were sometimes nostalgic and sometimes emotional.
This strange behavior made the old man feel strange.
When he came back to his senses later, the old man who had been the president of this guild for decades was unable to understand the meaning.
"..."
"...You are a better president than me."
"Third Generation."
"...!!!"
On the back of the girl's left hand is a crest that looks very familiar to the third president of "Fairy Tail". (To be continued)