"Alright, I should get going. See you when you have time." After chatting with Mirajane for a while, Shen Fei left directly. If he did not leave now, Natsu would be running back soon. Although he had left the Fairy Tail Guild, that did not mean he would never come by again. He had withdrawn mainly because he would have less time to visit in the future. Otherwise, it would have been fine for him to remain a member like Gildarts.
Gildarts was hardly ever in Fairy Tail year-round. It was not just because he had been doing that Hundred Year Quest; even before taking it on, he had been the same. He probably only returned to Fairy Tail once every few years. Like this time, after Gildarts left, it would be hard to see him again for at least a year.
Originally, Gildarts would not have left so quickly. After all, he had finally met his daughter, Cana, and this was precisely when he wanted to cling to her. Gildarts's clinginess left Cana utterly speechless, and his departure actually let her breathe a sigh of relief. The reason Gildarts left so quickly was because Makarov had asked him to become Fairy Tail's Fourth Master.
Gildarts had absolutely no desire to become the Fourth Master, so he simply left. Then he left behind a letter telling Makarov to become the Fifth Master. That was right—after going around in circles, Makarov was still the Master. Only, his title had changed from Third Master to Fifth Master. The change in title was genuine, not a joke, since it counted as a ceremony.
After returning to the Pirate World, Shen Fei did not immediately bring everyone to Fairy Tail. Instead, he first had them make preparations. After all, they were moving as a