Gildarts Rejoins the Group

"Ha ha ha ha..."

"The situation has completely turned around now!"

"Our side has gained far too many people!"

"Even if you're one of the Saint Ten, facing this many enemies must be difficult, right?"

Doramu looked at Ywen and Makarov with a smug expression and laughed loudly.

"Everyone, we are mages of the Gojobashi Family, and now you have been released by me! You've been imprisoned in this damned prison for far too long. Now, let us resist to our hearts' content! Let these guards feel the endless fury in our hearts!"

Without waiting for Ywen and the others to respond, Doramu spread his arms and shouted at the countless prisoners in the sky.

"Ha ha ha..."

"We've finally been released!"

"Those bastard guards were awfully arrogant before, weren't they?! This time, I'm going to slaughter every last one of those damned bastards! From now on, this cursed prison won't be able to recruit a single suitable guard!!"

The vicious criminals Doramu had released from the black boxes roared continuously at the prison guards, as well as Ywen and the others.

"Ah..."

Ywen merely yawned boredly at the sight before him.

In truth, Ywen had deliberately allowed these people to open the prison cells. He had noticed the Gojobashi Family's little schemes long ago. If he had wanted to, these idiots would have already fallen the instant they came face-to-face with him. The reason he had given them the chance to open the cells was because...

"Form ranks! Do not be afraid!"

As the chief guard, Gurogu stared fixedly at the prisoners in midair, ordering the guards behind him to grip their weapons and prepare for battle.

Gurogu himself stood at the very front of all the guards, ready at any moment for the enemy's attack.

"Eek~"

"What are you doing?!"

"Don't touch and grab people at random!"

Not long after Gurogu had ordered the guards into formation, girls' screams rang out from among the guards behind him.

"What?!"

Gurogu froze, then turned around.

Behind them, at some point, an uncle with short reddish-brown hair and a black cloak had appeared. At that moment, he was holding two beautiful, tall female guards in his arms, his hands roaming freely over them as he spouted all kinds of lewd remarks.

The other guards gripped their weapons nervously, staring at the "criminal" who had somehow slipped into their midst.

Makarov and the others also turned around at the commotion behind them. The moment he saw Gildarts, Makarov's pupils trembled as he murmured, "That is?!"

"So it really was you! Gildarts, I could sense your magic power from far away."

As Makarov stood there in shock, Ywen looked at the man with short reddish-brown hair and sighed.

Yes, that flirtatious uncle with short reddish-brown hair, holding two beautiful girls in his arms, was Gildarts himself.

"Mm, I sensed your magic power too, Ywen!"

After hearing Ywen's words, Gildarts turned to look at him.

"You know each other?!"

The guards surrounding Gildarts were at a loss over what to do when they saw that he knew Ywen.

"This creepy old man is?!"

Gray and Lyon also looked at Gildarts in confusion. In their eyes, Gildarts was just a perverted old man. They had originally planned to join forces and rescue the girls in his arms, but after hearing the exchange between Ywen and Gildarts, they withdrew their magic and turned to Ywen with questioning looks. Honestly, they could not believe Ywen knew someone this sleazy.

"Though I hate to admit it, the sleazy guy before you is also a member of Fairy Tail! And he is the strongest male mage in the guild—Gildarts Clive!"

After hearing Gray and Lyon's question, Ywen let out a helpless sigh and answered them listlessly.

"Huh?! That creepy old man is also a mage of Fairy Tail?!"

"And he's Fairy Tail's strongest male mage?!"

"Could he be stronger than even Ywen?!"

After hearing Ywen's words, Gray and Lyon froze before their eyes widened in disbelief.

"Mm, stronger than me."

Ywen answered truthfully.

"Huh?!"

"That's impossible to imagine..."

After hearing Ywen's answer, Gray and Lyon were once again shocked wide-eyed.

"That isn't important. What's important is..."

"Gildarts, why did you come here? Isn't this a prison specifically for holding criminals?"

"And what exactly are you doing right now?! Hurry up and let go of those two girls in your arms..."

Makarov stared at Gildarts in shock. He had indeed sensed Gildarts's magic power nearby, but he had never imagined Gildarts would be caught and thrown into prison. Or rather, Makarov had a knack for self-hypnosis—before seeing Gildarts, he had firmly believed that Gildarts might simply have been passing through the area. But in the end...

As Makarov spoke, the angrier he became. In the end, he let out a roar and punched Gildarts squarely on the head.

"Guild Master, that really hurts!"

Feeling the Giant's Fist of love bearing down on his head, Gildarts released the girl in his arms with a look of utter despair.

"That's not important..."

"Gildarts, answer the question I just asked first. How did you end up here?!"

"Don't tell me... you did something illegal?"

Makarov walked up to Gildarts and demanded furiously.

Then, Makarov looked around. Once he confirmed no one was watching, he leaned close to Gildarts and muttered quietly, "Idiot, didn't I tell you?! If you go too far, you need to run immediately! How did you get caught? Were you caught in the act? If you were caught in the act, then this is troublesome. You'll probably be locked up for at least a week..."

"Ah, it's not what you think, Guild Master..."

Watching Makarov lean his head closer, Gildarts scratched his messy red hair, wondering how he should explain this whole mess to the Guild Master.

"Isn't it obvious, Guild Master!"

"What kind of person Gildarts is—don't you know that already?"

At that moment, Ywen floated over to Makarov's side and cut in.

"See? Ywen understands me after all!"

Gildarts had not expected Ywen to speak up for him. Not long ago, he had barely gotten the better of Ywen and left him alone on the ice field while he ran off. Thinking about it now, what he had done really had been a little excessive. At the very least, he should have tucked Ywen in and disguised him properly before leaving! Otherwise, if some magical beast happened to spot Ywen lying casually in the snow and mistook him for a corpse or food... wouldn't those magical beasts be in danger?!

"As for Gildarts! He must have flirted with a respectable woman in public, which is why he was locked up here!"

Without even thinking, Ywen said it outright.

Given what Ywen knew about Gildarts, he was probably right...

"Right, right, just like Ywen said, I flirted with a respectable woman in public, so that's why I was caught and brought here..."

"Ah?!"

Gildarts, who had been nodding along and playing into Ywen's words, suddenly sensed that something was wrong. He looked up at Ywen, then roared, "That's not what happened, bastard!"

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