A day later, early morning...
"You're asking me who Fairy Tail's strongest mage is?"
Ywen, who had been searching for jobs in front of the request board, turned around after hearing Gray's question.
"Yeah! We really want to know who the strongest person in this guild is!"
Gray and Lyon exchanged a glance, their eyes fixed on Ywen and filled with sparkling little stars.
"Fairy Tail's strongest mage isn't in the guild right now! Under normal circumstances, you won't get to see him." After saying that, Ywen took down a request and turned to leave. As he passed Gray and Lyon, he suddenly seemed to recall something and smiled. "Come to think of it, you saw him yesterday..."
With that smile, Ywen left the Fairy Tail guild.
"Fairy Tail's strongest mage isn't in the guild?!"
"We saw him yesterday? Damn it, I can't remember at all..."
Gray and Lyon looked at each other. The two had obtained an important piece of information.
Then, they went looking for someone else...
"Speaking of Fairy Tail's strongest mage!"
"Wouldn't it definitely be between Ywen and Gildarts?"
"But if it came down to it, I'd favor Gildarts a little more..."
After pouring an entire jug of alcohol into his mouth, Macao spoke with a faint flush on his face. His head was swimming, and even he did not seem to understand what he was saying.
"Fairy Tail's strongest mage is either Ywen or Gildarts..."
"But Ywen said Fairy Tail's strongest mage wasn't in the guild, so..."
Gray and Lyon exchanged glances. The two made their decision.
That afternoon, when Gildarts came to the guild for his usual drinking, the two ambushed him.
Ice-Make: Tiger!
Ice-Make: Lance!
Gildarts looked at the ice attacks flying toward him, casually grabbed them, then gently snapped them apart and