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"Jura, long time no see."

Lu Chongwei rose and went forward to greet him.

"I heard you completed the Century Quest, so I came specially to offer my congratulations."

Jura smiled and held out his hand, clasping Lu Chongwei's firmly.

"Thank you. Come in and have a seat."

Jura nodded and led everyone into the hall.

Sherry looked around, her gaze settling on Lu Chongwei, and sighed with feeling.

"Seven years have passed, and you all look as splendid as ever. Fairy Tail is still just as it was back then."

"You haven't changed either," Lu Chongwei replied with a faint smile.

"We've changed quite a lot, actually." Sherry's expression sobered slightly. "During the seven years you were absent, Fiore's guild hierarchy changed completely."

"Oh?"

"The number-one guild in Fiore now has long since stopped being Fairy Tail."

Sherry's tone was grave.

"The new guild at the top is Sabertooth. Their new guild master's strength is unfathomable."

Lu Chongwei's expression shifted slightly.

After seven years apart, the world was no longer what it had been.

At that moment, Lyon stepped out from the crowd, his gaze sweeping quickly across the room before finally fixing on Juvia.

His eyes lit up. He hurried forward and warmly extended a hand.

"You must be Miss Juvia, right? I've long heard of your water magic. I'm Lyon of Lamia Scale!"

Juvia froze for a moment, then quickly responded politely.

Gray's face instantly darkened, and he pulled Juvia behind him in one motion to shield her.

"What are you doing? Stay away from her."

"I was only saying hello."

Lyon smiled as he dodged Gray's hostility, still looking at Juvia.

"Miss Juvia, if you have time, could we exchange some ideas on water magic?"

"You've gone too far!" Anger flared in Gray's chest.

"Lyon."

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