"So Acnologia was that strong..." Natsu and the others murmured, cold sweat covering their faces. "And Mr. Achill was already that terrifying seven years ago..."
A human who could already slay Dragon seven years ago! If we'd encountered any Dragon other than Acnologia on Wolf Island back then, things would have turned out completely differently, wouldn't they?! Natsu and the others thought.
That raised another question: why had Mr. Achill asked about the relationship between Acnologia and Dragonkind? From his tone, he seemed to have confirmed something, and he had drawn such a clear distinction between Acnologia and Dragonkind as a whole! Could it be that Acnologia wasn't simply another Dragon?!
For a moment, while Natsu and the others remained unaware of the reason, only Arcadios's expression twitched slightly.
"Human, you are strong. Although I cannot gauge the depth of your power, my instincts tell me you are strong..." The dragon desperately suppressed his trembling and fear. Though the sensation had lasted only an instant, that feeling of having been annihilated in a heartbeat kept reminding him with icy clarity—the terrifying man before him was someone he could never have defeated, even when he had been alive and at the height of his power!
He could slay Dragon seven years ago. Just how strong was he now?!
"I can sense nothing, perceive nothing. This unfathomable depth, this feeling of my own insignificance, as though I were facing the entire universe... I have never felt it from anyone before," the Dragon Soul said gravely. "I apologize for my earlier rudeness. My name is Gildarts. You may call me the 'Jade Dragon'—"
"The Jade Dragon?!" Mira and the others looked curious.
"It must have been Dragon magic that awakened me. To think the caster would be such a tiny little thing. You're