Heh heh, very good! Truly very good!
"Thanks to you, ever since that battle, which showed me the heights of the path of magic!"
"I have diligently trained my body and magic power every day without the slightest rest! All just to catch up to your footsteps as soon as possible…"
"As for whether my current strength has improved?!"
"How about you try it yourself?!"
As Gildarts spoke, he began to move his body, producing crisp 'creaking' sounds.
"Oh?"
Upon hearing Gildarts' words, Precht squinted his left eye, his brows furrowed, and his gaze towards Gildarts held a hint of scrutiny.
At the same time, Precht whispered in his heart, "He was indeed one of the people who pursued me back then. It seems I was too ruthless then and left a psychological shadow on this kid! However, since he can overcome the shadow, his current strength must have reached a terrifying level. Interesting."
"Since you intend to challenge me, state your name, kid."
Precht said coldly, with his hands behind his back, looking at Gildarts.
"Gildarts Clive."
Gildarts directly announced his full name.
"Oh? You are that Gildarts Clive, who is known as the strongest in the western part of the Ishgar continent?"
Precht's expression paused slightly upon hearing this, and he took a few more glances at Gildarts.
"It's all just an empty title!"
"Sixteen years ago, I was already known as the strongest in the Fiore Kingdom, but wasn't I still brutally beaten by you? In the face of the path of magic, titles have no meaning whatsoever!"
Gildarts smiled, speaking indifferently.
"Hahaha…"
"You are absolutely right. In the face of the path of magic, titles have no meaning whatsoever."
"You kid are very much to my liking!"
"Let's go to a secluded place and have a good spar!"
"To test your strength."
As Precht spoke, he opened his cloak, and terrifying magic power burst forth from his body, causing the entire earth to wail.
Undoubtedly, even in his normal state, Precht's magic power was above that of Warrod Sequen, also known as the 'Heavenly King' level.
After all, he was a magic genius who exploited a curse bug to create the infinite magic source—Fairy Heart—which even Zeref coveted!
It should be said that possessing this level of strength was only natural.
If he didn't have this level of magic power, that would be unnatural.
"Good!"
At this moment, Gildarts chuckled lightly. He agreed with Precht's suggestion to find a secluded place and then start fighting.
Indeed, Precht and Gildarts ultimately chose the back mountain of the Fairy Tail Guild! One could only say that there was a real reason why the back mountain of Fairy Tail was so secluded.
"Gildarts is actually going to fight the Second Guild Master?"
"Hey! Guild Master, aren't you really going to stop them?"
"With Gildarts and Precht's strength, if they really go all out, the entire Magnolia Town won't be safe!"
Ur, as one of the few in the entire guild who understood Precht and Gildarts' true strength, nervously approached Makarov and said in a deep voice.
"Do you think I don't want to?"
"But the conflict between Gildarts and the Second Master is a historical issue…"
"Even if I wanted to resolve it, I couldn't?!"
Makarov sighed upon hearing this.
"Historical issue?!" Ur asked, looking at Makarov with a puzzled expression.
"Yes!"
"Back then, it was a rainy night…"
"At that time, Gildarts and Cornelia had just broken up."
"A mysterious masked man suddenly descended from the sky, captured Gildarts, and brutally beat him!"
Makarov looked up at the ceiling, his expression showing a hint of recollection, as he recounted the events of that year to the guild members present one by one.
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