Fairy Tail: I'm Not the Most Terrifying Mage

“Natsu,” Gildarts said gravely, “I saw a dragon.”

Upon hearing this, Natsu's pupils contracted.

“However, he won’t be the one you’re looking for,” Gildarts added.

"Where is he?" Natsu asked immediately.

"What are you going to do?" Gildarts retorted.

“Is there even a question? Of course, we need to find out where Igniel is!” Natsu said.

“Forget it, he’s definitely not there anymore,” Gildarts said. “Besides, he’s not an easy dragon to get along with.”

Gildarts stood up and lifted his cloak.

Natsu was stunned.

Half of Gildarts' body showed signs of stitching, and even his left hand and left leg were missing, replaced by prosthetics.

“In an instant, without any power to resist, I lost half of my body,” Gildarts said with a bitter smile. “I barely escaped with my life.”

"..." Harpy was so shocked that he fell from mid-air.

"Even someone as strong as you..." Natsu was also very shocked.

Gildarts said, "I'm not saying this so that you'll recklessly go and die right now."

"Natsu, perhaps, will be the destiny of a Dragon Slayer."

"You must cultivate diligently. Perhaps, all the mysteries will be solved on the day you become strong enough to defeat him."

Natsu remained silent for a few seconds.

Then he turned and ran out.

"Natsu!"

"Happy!"

Just as Happy was about to give chase, Gildarts stopped him, saying, "You must help Natsu. That's not something a human can defeat. Neither I, the Master, nor Yefrit could. But a dragon might be able to defeat him."

“This is a promise between men,” Gildarts said solemnly.

“Love!” Habby replied solemnly.

Happy then chased after Natsu.

'puff'

Gildarts slumped back into his chair.

That battle, which wasn't really a fight, was merely a matter of the opponent's slight hostility, yet it shattered his will.

That terrifying dragon is definitely not a friend of humankind!

Yefried is very strong. In Gildarts's opinion, Yefried might go further than Gildarts in the pursuit of the truth of magic, and even come close to the ultimate.

However, the harsh reality is that his magic is absolutely ineffective against that dragon.

"hehe."

Gildarts gave a wry smile; he really had been beaten down, in every sense of the word.

Yefried borrowed Hololochm, and it didn't take long.

Less than a week.

When he emerged from his seclusion.

Hololochim couldn't help but exclaim, "Mr. Yefrit, you are absolutely the smartest, most talented, and most incredible mage I have ever met!"

"You flatter me. You've worked hard these past few days too." Yefrit looked exhausted.

“No,” Hololochm said, “I am honored to have witnessed a great mage create great magic.”

“Alright, that’s enough for now. I need to rest,” Yefrit said.

Then he turned around and went back to his room to sleep.

Hololochim then returned.

Yefritte slept for a whole day.

Noon the next day.

He took a wonderfully refreshing shower and went downstairs.

“Mr. Yefried seemed very different from you when he was doing his research,” Ikaruga said, her eyes sparkling with admiration.

Yefrit is usually very lazy.

However, he is very focused when researching new things.

He not only studies Miss Lucy's magic and the magic of this period of time, but also makes some magical props and the like very seriously.

To be honest—he's very handsome; even the turtledove is captivated by him.

Yefrit's attention wasn't on her; she asked, "Where's Emily?"

“She’s with Mr. Laxus,” said Dove.

Few people can get along with Laxus, but Emily isn't afraid of him.

“Laxus? What’s so interesting about that guy?” Yefrit couldn’t help but say.

"Then I don't know." The turtledove shook its head.

“Never mind, when she comes back, I’ll have her come to see me,” Yevlit said.

"Yes."

Dessert shop.

"One children's meal."

Laxus said with a cold face.

"Yes." The shop assistant was frightened by the guy's expression, thinking he was some kind of unfriendly customer.

“Uncle Laxus, I don’t want the kids’ meal, I want this,” Emily said, pointing to a cake.

“This one will do,” Laxus said.

"Thank you, Uncle Laxus!" Emily smiled happily.

Laxus was about to smile when he immediately became serious.

Emily blinked her big eyes. She was a very smart child, and since she was learning deception magic, she was naturally very sensitive to emotions.

She knew Laxus was happy, but he wasn't good at expressing it; the book said that was called being tsundere.

The cake arrived quickly.

Laxus, however, took the lion's share.

“Ugh—” Emily puffed out her cheeks and glared at Laxus in a very cute way.

Laxus slightly shifted her gaze, avoiding eye contact, and said in a stiff tone, "Children shouldn't eat too many sweets, it's easy for them to get cavities."

“No way, I brush my teeth properly.” Emily grinned, showing off her pearly white teeth.

"That's it." Laxus didn't allow him to object.

"Okay." Emily didn't insist anymore and happily started eating the cake.

Laxus glanced at the other's chubby little face, which was covered in cream, and took out a piece of paper, saying, "Fresh on your face."

"Please wipe it for me, thank you," Emily said with a smile.

"..." Laxus silently reached out his hand.

far away.

"Hey, isn't that Laxus?" Abba Green stared in shock at the scene.

“It’s him, that’s not surprising.” Elfman sighed, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

“That’s true, Laxus, there are times like that.” Abba Green sighed as well.

"Sister Spotted Dove, I'm back!" Emily ran into the store carrying bags and packages.

“Emily? These things.” Ikaruga was taken aback. She looked outside and saw that Laxus was still carrying something in his hand.

"Ah, Mr. Laxus, did Emily really spend so much money on you?!" Ikaruga was startled. How could Emily let Laxus spend so much money on her?

“No, that’s not true,” Emily said. “It was money I earned from the commission myself. Uncle Laxus just treated me to cake.”

"Is that so?" The turtledove was relieved.

“Of course, a lady should pay for her own things. A person who doesn’t work for something is no good,” Emily said.

'boom'

Laxus put the things down and said, "The person has been delivered."

After saying that, he left.

“Mr. Laxus, why don’t you stay for dinner?” Ikaruga quickly said.

But Laxus did not reply.

"By the way, when did you start doing commissions?" Izayoi looked at the large and small bags. Although they weren't luxury items or big things, just some things that children would be interested in—fairy tale books, small toys, and the like—buying so many things still cost some money.

"I've been asking Uncle Laxus to help me with quests lately, and today is no exception."

Emily counted on her fingers and said, "Today we helped Grandma Mary find her cat and we also helped Uncle Elan catch the thief."

“You’ve been bothering Mr. Laxus the whole time. Isn’t that a bit much?” Ikaruga said.

“He’s just idling around anyway,” Yefrit said as she walked over.

"Master, you've come out of seclusion!" Emily excitedly rushed over.

"Ah."

Yefrit chuckled and patted Emily's head, saying, "So, how did you come up with this brilliant idea?"

The turtledove was quite surprised.