"...Um, Lisanna, is someone who can demolish the entire Magic Council with one punch scary to be around?" Lucy asked cautiously.
"Hmm, to his enemies, he probably is pretty scary." Lisanna tilted her head as she thought back, then couldn't help giggling.
"But he's really nice to us! It's just that he's a little...well, too clingy."
"Clingy?" Lucy froze. What kind of description was that?
"Yep. Whenever he comes back to the guild, he follows Cana everywhere." Lisanna gestured to the side with her eyes and lowered her voice. "Because Gildarts is Cana's dad."
"..."
"Whaaat!?"
Lucy's startled cry drew glances from several nearby guildmates. She quickly clamped a hand over her mouth and stiffly turned her head.
Not far away, Cana sat sprawled out, drinking heartily. She had stopped coughing after choking on her drink earlier, and was now looking sideways at the newspaper on the table with a faint, almost imperceptibly tender smile.
Lucy looked at Cana, then down at the scruffy middle-aged man in the newspaper, then back up at Cana.
...They look nothing alike!
What was wrong with the family relationships in this guild? First the Guild Master and Laxus, and now Cana and this old guy.
After a moment's hesitation, Lucy moved closer.
"Um, Cana..."
"Hmm? What's up, Lucy?"
"This man in the newspaper...is he really your dad?"
"Yeah, he is." Cana set down her mostly empty glass and curled her lip impatiently. "That pain-in-the-ass dad who gives me a headache the moment he comes home."
"I had no idea your dad was so amazing..."
"He's strong, sure, but he's also genuinely annoying." Cana waved dismissively. "You'll understand once he's back. Ugh, I finally got some peace and quiet, and now things are going to get troublesome again."
Despite all her complaints, Lucy keenly noticed