"Yes!"
"Ha ha...!"
"Chen Fan becoming a father! I never imagined it!"...
Everyone suddenly burst into laughter. Makarov walked over to Chen Fan's table, patted Chen Fan on the shoulder, and said, "The First Generation has already told us about you two. You've worked so hard all these years, always protecting us, enduring loneliness alone, and raising two children. To be honest, when we heard the First Generation —337—say these things, we..."
"Grandpa...!" Chen Fan's eyes welled up with tears. Seven years, a full seven years of being cooped up on an island, with nothing to his name. Who could endure that? The Time Stop inside the Fairy Sphere meant Chen Fan couldn't even talk to the monsters. He could only resort to punching and kicking them when he couldn't hold it in any longer. In those seven years, he had beaten every single monster on the island. The only time he could talk to anyone was when the First Generation appeared and he poured out all the things he had been holding back. Otherwise, he could only talk to himself. If it weren't for the First Generation and his two children Chen Fan really didn't know if he could have survived.
"And everyone, thank you for waiting all these years. You are the true heroes of Fairy Tail, allowing it to be preserved!"
"President...!"
"Today is the day we are all reunited. Let's celebrate together to make up for all the years that have passed! Drink! Drink..." Makarov shouted.
"Oh..."
"Banquet! Banquet!"
"Drink...!" Thunder
Seeing this, Chen Fan felt relieved, and the guild became lively again.
Natsu looked at the incredibly chubby Draer and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Wow... you're Draer! You've gotten so much fuller...!"
"Everyone has changed so much! They've all gotten old."
"We're not old! We're mature! Old means like Macao and Wakaba! We're mature! Mature! You little brat!" Jet shouted indignantly;
"But you haven't changed at all; you're still so young even after seven years," Lucky said, looking at everyone who still looked exactly the same as they did seven years ago.
"By the way! Chen Fan said you wouldn't be back for another two weeks, how come you're back so soon!"
Suddenly, a figure darted out and said, "Hmph...! Has it finally come to our turn?"
"One night!"
"Hello everyone...! We're here too...!" The four members of Blue Pegasus —Ichiya, Hibiki, Ren, and Ivan— walked in from the doorway;
"It was Blue Pegasus who used Christina to find us and bring her back!"
Suddenly, the Fairy Tail gate opened again, and Lamia Scale, Jura, and several other main members walked in;
"We received a message from Blue Pegasus, knowing you were back, so we came to check on you! What a lively guild! Have things returned to what they used to be?" Lyon said.
"I'm so happy to see you all back! Congratulations!" Sherry called out, waving. Seven years had made Sherry even more mature and beautiful.
"Rejuvenation?" Jura.
"It seems like these guys haven't aged a day in seven years!"
"Lyon!" Gray exclaimed in surprise. Lyon was his senior, and the two had a very deep bond. Perhaps seven years was just a blink of an eye for Gray, but for Lyon, seven years had brought about many changes.
"The Lamia Scale has helped us a lot over the years; otherwise, the guild would have had a hard time surviving!" Marcus said.
"Uh... so you mean I owe them a favor!" Gray said.
"Don't worry about those things. Over the years, we've become the second-largest mage guild in the Kingdom of Freljord," Lyon said.