Although Allen had said that Ishgar's Eclipse Gate was not in Fiore, everyone still wanted to hurry back to Magnolia.
Makarov in particular should not have taken part in this operation under normal circumstances. However, he had joined everyone because he was worried that Allen's side lacked sufficient fighting power and wanted to contribute his own strength. Usually, he would have been holding down the fort at the guild at this time. Now that he had heard about Ankhseram God's backup plan, Makarov wished he could return to the guild immediately.
While they were on the way, Makarov had already contacted Yajima and learned about Ishgar's current situation from him.
According to Yajima, Allen had originally arranged for him to take the Saint-level mages Ishgar could find and send them to support Allen and the others. However, while they were still on the way, Vorlod Shinken, the former Fairy Tail guild elder, keenly sensed the enormous surge of magic power coming from the Eclipse Gate.
Realizing that something was wrong, Vorlod immediately led the support troops toward the Eclipse Gate, which was opening.
After sensing the auras of the numerous Dragon race members from four hundred years ago's main faction from afar, Vorlod chose not to alert them. Instead, he sent the support troops to evacuate the people from the surrounding cities while he stayed behind to observe the Dragon race's movements.
After hearing Yajima's report, everyone from Fairy Tail stopped and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Allen then said directly, "Old Man, you should return to the guild and hold down the fort. I'll take them to close the Eclipse Gate. Hopefully, Vorlod Shinken, the former guild elder, can hold out until we arrive."
Makarov patted Allen on the shoulder and said solemnly, "Vorlod is also a guild