At this moment, Gildarts' mind was buzzing.
An indescribable panic surged throughout his body.
His... daughter???
Daughter....
What in the world is going on!
Gildarts grabbed Gar's collar, shaking him frantically:
"Speak!"
"What in the world is going on!!!"
Gar's Magic power was exhausted, and splitting into so many small figures just now had consumed a large amount of mental energy, so he quickly raised his hand to stop him:
"Wait!"
"My head is a bit dizzy, let go first."
"Let go first."
Only then did Gildarts stop, but his eyes were already somewhat unfocused at this point, likely due to his mind being in chaos.
Seeing Gildarts let go.
Gar took out a bottle of Magic potion and drank it, letting out a long sigh.
After recovering some Magic power, he activated his Magic, and the silver-white Magic array on the distant mountaintop lit up.
He transferred the distant Gray back.
Seeing Gray appear.
Gildarts snapped back to his senses, the focus in his eyes gradually returning, he took a few deep breaths, having regained a hint of calmness, and looked at Gar, asking:
"You can speak now, right?"
Hearing Gildarts' words and his extremely solemn expression.
Gray was a bit confused about what was happening.
However, since Gar hadn't spoken, he didn't dare to speak either.
He just scanned the surrounding crater, which was several kilometers in radius, and was utterly shocked.
Seeing it up close was far more impactful than through the telescope.
On Gar's side, he raised his hand and pointed at the ground.
The rocks on the ground surged, and three stone pillars quickly grew out.
Gar sat down directly, and Gildarts and Gray also sat down, then Gar spoke:
"The little girl's name is 'Cana Alberona'."
As he spoke, he raised his palm and swiped in front of him.
A holographic projection appeared in front of the three of them, the perspective being the scene where Gar first met Cana.
At the open Guild door, everyone looked curiously at the little Cana who walked in.
Little Cana was holding a small white dog, and seeing so many people looking at her, she asked somewhat timidly:
"Th-that...."
"Excuse me, is this Fairy Tail?"
Hearing little Cana's voice, Gildarts trembled.
Gar's Magic not only projected the scene but also perfectly restored the sound.
Gildarts stared blankly at the little girl, raising his hand as if to touch her, but it passed through, and Gar asked upon seeing this:
"Have you remembered who her mother is?"
Gildarts looked at little Cana's face, which seemed to overlap with someone from his memory, and murmured:
"Sarah? Naomi? Claire?"
"No, the hair color is wrong."
"Fina? Mary?"
"No, the timing doesn't match?"
"Could it be Eliza?"
"No, Eliza just became an adult...."
"Emma, Shera? Or Jenny?"
"Not either...."
Gar's face turned dark as he listened from the side, his eyebrows twitching, he quietly stood up, then directly circulated Magic power and attached it to his foot, kicking out:
"You bastard, why don't you go die!"
Gildarts flew backward, slammed into the ground, immediately got up, and stood up again:
"Damn it!"
"Sneak attacking again, it seems I need to teach you a good lesson!"
Gar's face was dark, and he sneered:
"That was my intention."
The two exchanged glances.
Whoosh!
They disappeared from their spots and were fighting together the next second.
Gray stared blankly at these two powerful Magicians, who were engaging in a fist-to-flesh brawl like street thugs....
A moment later.
The two of them stopped in tacit understanding and walked back to sit on the stone pillars.
However, their clothes were covered in dust, and their faces were bruised.
But after this exchange.
Gildarts had completely calmed down, sitting on the stone pillar, looking at the projection of little Cana in front of him, his eyes couldn't help but soften:
"She is Cornelia's child."
"There's no mistake."
The face of little Cana in front of him completely overlapped with the woman he loved most in the depths of his memory.
Gar spoke upon seeing this:
"Remembered?"
"Which girlfriend?"
Gar quietly released an emotional Magic.
Fairy's Poké Ball shot out a red light, and Gengar quietly landed on the ground behind the few people, put its hand into its belly, and took out a Magic camera.
Power on!
Gray's eyes widened as he saw Gengar appear.
His head turned back and forth between Gildarts and Gengar.
But Gildarts was lost in thought.
He didn't notice this.
Gildarts looked at the illusion of little Cana, a hint of recollection flowing in his eyes, his voice filled with regret and pain:
"No."
"Cornelia... she was the only woman I ever married."
"At that time, I was constantly away on missions."
"Which caused me to neglect her love."
"One day when I returned from a mission, all I heard was the news of her death."
"I didn't believe she died like that."
"I also searched for her, but found nothing."
Gildarts raised his hand and gently stroked the little Cana in the illusion, tears flowing unconsciously:
"Now it seems."
"She left because she had accumulated enough disappointment in me."
"I...."
Gildarts didn't know how to continue speaking.
If it wasn't for accumulated disappointment, how could she have left while pregnant.
He didn't even know his daughter was this old.
Gray watched dumbfounded, while Gar nodded in satisfaction, emotional Magic was indeed easy to use.
The Gengar next to him let out a wicked laugh, its figure along with the Magic camera became transparent.
It floated towards the front of Gildarts, wanting to take a picture of his face.
Gildarts looked at the illusion of little Cana, his tone softening:
"When did Cana join?"
"How is she now?"
"Does she have a place to live, is anyone bullying her?"
"What Magic is she learning?"
Although they were questions, they were all unnecessary questions.
Gar knew she was his daughter, so how could he not take care of Cana.
But....
Gar sighed, which made Gildarts' heart tighten, and he quickly said:
"Hey?!"
"Why are you sighing?!"
"Damn it!"
"Right, you came to find me! Could it be that something happened to Cana?!"
"Speak!"
"What's going on!"
"Who is it!"
"Damn it! Don't they know that's my Gildarts' daughter?!"
Gar quickly raised his hand to stop Gildarts' questions:
"Stop, stop, stop."
"One by one."
"Cana is fine, but she has some psychological issues."
Gildarts was immediately startled:
"What psychological issues?!"
Gar sighed and said:
"It's all because of a certain irresponsible father."
Gildarts' face stiffened, as if he had been struck by an arrow.
Gar continued:
"The little girl came all the way to find her father, weary from the journey."
"The result was that her father was probably surrounded by women at that time."
Gildarts' face showed a pained expression, covering his chest.
Gar said with a somber expression:
"Plus your romantic exploits, Gildarts, those are the number one topic of conversation in the Guild."
"This is for a little girl who was full of anticipation to find her father."
"What a huge blow that must be."
Gildarts was as if pierced by a negative ghost, kneeling on the ground, his face turning pale:
"I'm not human.... I'm guilty.... I'm not human.... I'm guilty...."
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