Gildarts shook his head. "Master... Jose Porla's nature had always leaned toward darkness! And though Phantom Lord looked like a legitimate guild on the surface, it was even darker than the dark guilds behind the scenes! It was perfectly normal for someone like him to disregard the bigger picture! But was the Black Dragon really that terrifying?"
Gildarts asked, somewhat doubtful. In truth, he was quite confident. After all, his Super Destruction Magic—Shatter—could shatter any substance! No matter how strong the Black Dragon was, how could it possibly emerge unscathed after taking Shatter magic head-on?
Well, that was how Gildarts saw it, so he naturally carried a measure of confidence!
Makarov shook his head. "Gildarts... you've never seen a Dragon, so you don't know how terrifying they are! There are countless legends about Dragons, and Dragons themselves represent strength! The Black Dragon is the strongest of them all. How strong do you think it is? I've seen the Black Dragon before!"
As if lost in memory, Makarov continued, "When I was young, I trained under Uncle Precht and happened to see the Black Dragon once! Back then, with a single roar, the Black Dragon easily destroyed an entire mountain range! That kind of strength, that kind of power, was simply unbelievable! It was not something humans could ever attain! Fortunately, the Black Dragon didn't notice us that time. If it had, I probably would have died long ago!"
Makarov recalled the scene from that time, then fiercely downed a cup of wine, as if suppressing the fear in his heart!
Gildarts was faintly astonished. "Master... you've actually seen the Black Dragon!"
Makarov nodded. "That's right... I've seen the Black Dragon and witnessed their strength! I've even seen Zeref. In fact, a large part of why Fairy Tail was able to