"President! This is Tesoro..." After briefly explaining Tesoro's desire to join Fairy Tail and his reasons for doing so, Kyros stepped aside and said no more.
Tesoro, standing nearby, watched Gray nervously, like a college student about to go in for a job interview.
Tesoro had every reason to be nervous. Gray and the Fairy Tail he had founded were now the only force in the world openly opposing the Celestial Dragons.
If he wanted revenge for Stella, joining Fairy Tail was his only hope.
Gray already knew all about Tesoro's past. He was a talented man, and his strength made him worth taking in.
With his Devil Fruit Awakening, he could beat Gear Fourth Luffy even without Color of Arms or Color of Observation Haki. If the movie hadn't taken place on Luffy's home turf, Tesoro might have ended the story of One Piece right there.
That alone showed that Tesoro had performed better than Doflamingo.
With a little more training, he might not reach Admiral level, but he could still go toe-to-toe with King or Katakuri!
So Gray immediately stepped forward and patted Tesoro on the shoulder. "Good. After suffering at the hands of the Celestial Dragons, we should make our abusers suffer in turn."
"You've made a wise choice."
"On behalf of Fairy Tail, I welcome you!"
"Thank you, President!" Only now did Tesoro finally let out the breath he'd been holding.
Just then, Monet walked in with a beautiful red-haired woman in a black evening gown.
"Gray, I brought her!"
Everyone turned to look.
Tesoro was puzzled. Why had Baccarat been brought here?
Gray's group, meanwhile, was simply curious to see just how lucky this Lucky-Lucky Fruit user really was.
But at a glance, aside from her being just as beautiful as Yamato and the others,