"Can't, disagree!"
"Upon hearing that Makarov intended to go alone to negotiate with Jevolf, the crowd rose in unison to voice their objections."
The first generation all say that Jevolf has changed. If Jevolf turns against us by then, it would be suicide for Makarov to go alone.
"Alright, stop arguing. The president's words have merit, and so do yours. However, as the current president of the guild, I speak now."
George raised his hand and cast a silence spell, silencing everyone in the room, and then spoke slowly:
"Then, President Makarov, you will stay in the guild to preside over the affairs, ensuring the normal operation of the guild."
"Let me personally lead the team, select a few elite members, and then pay a visit to Jevalf in the Albares Empire officially."
Seeing Makarov frown, he continued:
"Don't worry about our safety. Even in the event of an emergency, I can't guarantee that I'll definitely defeat Jevalf, but I'm confident in bringing them back safely."
Jevalf's current strength is unknown, but since he can't defeat the black dragon, his power and methods should pose no significant problem.
Expert in time and space magic, if he can't beat them, he at least has the ability to escape with them.
It's just the right opportunity to take everyone out for some training and experience, which can also boost our strength and make up for the year of wasted time. Moreover, having more helpers is always beneficial.
Like Jerral and Guida, they are also top-level masters in the Holy Ten.
"What do you all think?"
"Let's unmake the silence," George asked with a smile.
The crowd without any surprise nodded in agreement, and Makarov had to helplessly nod as well.
Originally, George was the president, and with his usual prudent approach to things, it should not be a major issue.
"I'll go with you guys. In case of trouble, I can also lend a hand."
At this time, the first generation also spoke up.
Though she was in a ghostly state, she was not completely powerless. With the help of the guild's magic seal and the connected magic of guild members, she could also cast spells.
Just like the fairy orb before.
If we really encounter an unresolvable danger, we can just use the fairy orb again. After all, George can unlock it.
"That being said, everyone, take a rest for three days while I go find Miss Anna."
In three days, we will set off for the Western Continent!"
The first generation is willing to go, and George is delighted to have her along. Perhaps with her help, they might be able to peacefully take down Jerral.
After some further discussion of details, everyone dispersed.
Having been gone for a year, each person has some personal matters to attend to, so George gave everyone three days.
He himself began using the tracking spell on the second day, flying towards Anna's location according to the golden arrow.
"It's quite a distance away!"
Flying at top speed, it took George exactly three hours to find Anna over a vast expanse of sea, and he also discovered something quite interesting.
"This is... very strong time force."
At that moment, in front of him, a small magic-powered sea ship was anchored, with the arrow pointing to the ship, indicating that Anna was inside the small boat.
Above the small boat, there was a massive crack invisible to the naked eye, filled with turbulent time force.
This is a force generated only when using time magic.
He also saw this kind of force when he used the Fairy Orb, and Shiro when he paused time with his Time cards, but neither of those forces were as fierce and powerful as the time force within the crack.
"It seems that Anna has been absent these past years because of this."
George had already made some guesses in his heart.
"clang! clang! clang!"
Anna, who was sitting in meditation within the cabin, sensing the time rift above, was suddenly awakened by a knock on the door.
Surprised by the unexpected sight, she stood up and opened the door, only to find a golden kitten standing on its hind legs at the door, causing her to widen her eyes in confusion.
"Excuse me, are you Miss Anna Hartphalia?"
"Do you know me?"
Upon hearing the golden kitten call out her name immediately, Anna blinked.
She knew that in the world, only a handful of people knew of her existence. How could this kitten possibly know her?
"I am George, the current president of the Fairy Tail guild. There are some matters I would like to discuss with Miss Anna. I wonder if it would be convenient."
"Fairy Tail guild."
A surge of thoughts crossed Anna's mind, and she nodded, stepping aside slightly.
She knew of the guild. When she emerged from the Eclipse Gate, there had been some accidents, and the five of them, including Natsu, were scattered across different parts of the continent.
So after just two years, she had been searching for the five children, and it was during this process that she discovered the time rift.
The time rift was a result of her using the Eclipse Gate to travel into the future, causing time to warp, and the world automatically repairing the resulting gap.
If she could control the opening and closing of the time rift, perhaps she could use its power to completely seal the Black Dragon within it.
So after finding the five children and seeing that they were all doing well, she stopped interfering and has been guarding the time rift ever since.
Among them, she found Natsu who had already joined the Fairy Tail guild, and the guild members were very kind to him. Therefore, she had a good impression of this guild.
"Let's not waste time on chit-chat. The situation is this."
Once he entered the ship cabin, George didn't waste any words and told Anna the whole series of circumstances, including the cause and effect, in one go.
After listening, Anna also shared her situation.
"All right, I'll go with you. All these years, I've also been looking for Jevalf. I didn't expect him to have become an emperor in the Western Continent. That's why I couldn't find him."
Sending the five children to a future with stronger magic, waiting for them to grow up and destroy the Black Dragon was originally Jevalf's plan.
So when she came to the future, it was natural for her to look for Jevalf as well.
But all she heard were negative rumors about Jevalf: the most evil black magicus, who had created countless demons responsible for massive slaughters.
Moreover, it was widely believed that Jevalf had died long ago.
She searched the continent and couldn't find any trace of Jevalf, thinking that he had died due to an accident.
That's why she placed her hopes on the time rift.
Her plan was to wait until she could master the time rift, then work with the other children to imprison the Black Dragon within it once they grew up.
Since Jevalf was still alive and had built a powerful force, she was naturally willing to go find him for help to fulfill their original plan.
"Now we have an additional 10% chance of success."
Natsu, the first generation, the Fire Dragon King, and Anna are all friends of Jevalf. With their combined efforts, it is likely that they can solve the problem peacefully.
Under uncertain enemy strength, he still hopes for a peaceful resolution.
It's not too late if it comes to having to resort to force.
If we can defeat them, we will fight. If we cannot, we will run. We will wait for our strength to increase before attacking again, that is his constant battle philosophy.
His speed of progress ensures that the losses can be compensated for sooner or later.
