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"Not all of them, but we can manage one!"
As that aged voice rang out and spread throughout Fairy Tail, the previously deafening guild fell silent in an instant.
Noah and the others all turned toward the source of the voice.
They saw a short, elderly figure slowly walk in through Fairy Tail's doors.
Upon seeing that short, aged figure, Erza and the others rose to their feet.
"Guild Master!"
It was none other than Makarov.
Noah stood as well. Looking at the small figure slowly entering from outside, he could not help calling out.
"Grandpa..."
"Noah?" Makarov looked in Noah's direction and suddenly smiled.
"You're back? How did the mission go?"
"Yeah. It took a little time, but I completed it successfully." Noah suppressed the excitement in his heart and nodded.
"Nothing unexpected happened, so don't worry."
"That's good." Makarov let out a relieved breath.
"Well, with you, a mission of that level shouldn't cause any problems."
Makarov was finding Noah's strength harder and harder to see through.
Still, whether he could see through it or not, Makarov knew that Noah would not disappoint him.
Besides, the mission Noah had accepted was not particularly difficult. It was not even an S-Class Mission.
Even Gildarts had taken on the terrifying Hundred-Year Mission. If Noah, whose strength was no less than Gildarts's, could not handle a mission that was not even S-Class, that would be strange.
Of course, unexpected incidents were still possible.
Mira and Lisanna also came out from behind the bar.
"Guild Master." Mira gave Makarov her trademark sweet smile.
"Is the meeting over?"
"It is." Makarov sighed.
"Though there's a