"E-E-Everyone..." "Port Hargeon." "Seven years have passed since Natsu and the rest disappeared without a trace from Tenroujima Island." "How long are you gonna stare at the sea?" "so let's get back to the guild." "Yeesh... your dad will worry." "This man is Fairy Tail's Alzack Connell." "This woman is Bisca Connell." "Romeo." "Yeah..." "And this boy is Romeo Conbolt." "but..." "Bisca..." "Natsu-nii..." "This is Magnolia." "It hasn't changed in the past seven years and is as thriving as ever." "And standing quietly on a hillside far from the the heart of the city..." "X791!" "Romeo isn't home yet?" "!" "I bet Al and Bisca ditched him and went off to snuggle!" "pipe down." "Macao." "Wakaba!" "my ass!" "You do realize you're supposed to be the master's advisor?" "!" "At any rate..." "Have we been losing members again?" "Max." "They don't give the good jobs to a minor guild like ours." "just look at how few jobs there are!" "It's got nothing to do with you." "Nab!" "Look at this!" "Visitar Ecor has completed his new dance!" "I call it the Puny Dance!" "so get him out of here!" "bring me another one of these!" "Sure!" "are you putting more stress on the ground these days?" "wench?" "!" "Don't take it out on Laki." "And don't you have any self-awareness?" "Look at Reedus!" "See how slim he's gotten?" "!" "Oui." "This is my true form." "I've been in training!" "Can't you tell from these muscles?" "!" "And see how ladylike Kinana has become!" "you're..." "Shut up!" "I'm trying to increase my magic power by eating!" "cut it out!" "Jeez." "What would Levy say if she could see you now?" "Levy's not coming home!" "Oui... well... this place is dead from the afternoon on..." "That's what I hate about pissant guilds!" "There's no spirit here!" "Teebo..." "I told you to stay away from here!" "hey." "Is that any way to talk to us..." "Twilight Ogre?" "but that era is over. one glance is all it takes to tell which is more useful to the development and progress of Magnolia." "Acting big just because you've got a huge guild..." "That's right!" "We've got soul!" "Soul doesn't put food on the plate." "Teebo?" "!" "This month's money!" "Macao?" "damn it!" "You people are late repaying your debt." "We didn't get any decent jobs this month!" "so just be patient!" "whoa." "Who was it that saved this beat-up tavern when it was on the brink of collapse?" "remember? we never would've turned to you... asswipe?" "!" "Jet!" "But... and I promise I'll pay!" "Macao!" "Master!" "All the way across the room!" "He did a first-rate job of flying' backwards!" "Bastards!" "How dare you?" "!" "You want a go at us?" "Don't do anything!" "You heard the man." "Suck it up!" "Pathetic!" "This is the legendary Fairy Tail?" "!" "Way lame!" "How about joinin' us?" "that was good for a laugh." "Let's go." "Right!" "Don't you forget." "Next month." "Master..." "Oui...?" "huh?" "That long?" "I'm feelin' nostalgic..." "Everything's changed since then. didn't we?" "But we didn't find even one of them..." "Acnologia vaporized the whole island." "but not a single clue was found." "Of course not..." "An abnormal concentration of Ethernano was recorded in the sea around Tenroujima that day." "let alone retain their structure..." "Acnologia's roar is that powerful?" "!" "that's the dragon said to have destroyed an entire country by itself long ago!" "There's no way humans can face an enemy like that and live..." "Why did our comrades have to..." "Our guild's weakened since they disappeared... a new guild has been established in Magnolia." "Maybe it's time to close up shop..." "Don't talk like that!" "Macao?" "I think..." "I think my heart is gonna break." "You've been doing a good job..." "Master." "Ever since then Romeo hasn't smiled once." "What is that?" "!" "What's this noise?" "Has Ogre come back to harass us some more?" "T-That's..." "Blue Pegasus'..." "Christina Ver. 2?" "!" "That's..." "I-I don't believe it..." "No good..." "No..." "A depressing parfum is no good..." "A youkai?" "!" "No!" "What is he doing here?" "He jumped!" "Twinkling!" "Men!" "He fell?" "!" "Sorry to have kept you waiting." "Your Ichya has arrived..." "This man is Blue Pegasus' Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki." "What are you... but maybe you should calm down a little." "I use Air Magic." "everybody." "Hi." "Hibiki!" "Ren!" "have you aged again?" "Eve!" "It's Blue Pegasus!" "They're so cool!" "What in the world are they here for?" "!" "you're as beautiful as ever." "You look too good in glasses." "Can I call you "Onee-chan"?" "Um... do it elsewhere!" "are you free tonight?" "T-That dress looks too good on you." "I've decided!" "I'm gonna be your little brother." "Um..." "What the hell did you come here for?" "!" "we're not here to have fun." "Pardon us!" "Ichiya!" "What are you..." "Men!" "I never forget the parfum of friendship of those I've fought alongside." "It was worth using Archive's information analysis and Christina's mobility to investigate Fiore's Ethernano level." "Tenroujima... still exists!" "Is it really in this area?" "We don't see anything. there's something about Ethernano in this part of the sea." "What is Ethernano in the first place?" "!" "Like I know!" "Something to do with magic molecules..." "How about telepathic communication?" "I'm not picking up anything." "Hey..." "Are you sure we shouldn't have brought Romeo along?" "Maybe we should have forced him to come." "There's no guarantee that everyone is still alive." "right?" "Getting him excited prematurely wouldn't be..." "Levy!" "We get to see Levy!" "The poster boys for getting excited prematurely... together again!" "but..." "You're annoying!" "We haven't had any contact for seven years." "too." "R-Right..." "Sorry..." "Huh?" "What is it?" "The wind's stopped... it is strangely quiet." "There aren't any birds..." "What's happening?" "What is that?" "A person?" "I don't believe it..." "She's over the ocean!" "Hey!" "Look closely at her!" "S-She's standing!" "Who is it?" "!" "Whoa!" "Al!" "That's..." "Y-Yeah..." "Tenroujima!" "It's Tenroujima!" "That girl!" "She went to Tenroujima!" "Follow her!" "Quick!" "you!" "Wait!" "Hey!" "I said!" "Who is that girl?" "!" "but she did show us where Tenroujima is!" "Maybe she'll lead us to everyone..." "G-Good point!" "Don't lose sight of her!" "Jet!" "On it!" "Strange..." "Where did the girl go?" "Jet!" "What is it?" "!" "Where's the girl?" "!" "What are you just standing there for?" "Natsu..." "Romeo..." "Are you sure you didn't wanna go?" "Even if they do find Tenroujima..." "who knows if everyone is still alive?" "Don't be like that!" "You need to have faith!" "We haven't heard from them in seven years." "well..." "Looks like there are even less people in here than usual." "what?" "A club?" "Teebo!" "We agreed that I'd pay you next month!" "My master doesn't agree with those terms." "He said payments have to be made when they're due." "Nothing I can do about it." "You can all go to hell." "don't!" "We don't have the money to pay you!" "you little brat." "Letting punks like you walk all over us..." "My dad and everyone else are cowards!" "I'm gonna fight!" "Fairy Tail's name will be disgraced!" "Romeo!" "That idiot!" "That name's been dragged through the mud long ago..." "No!" "You assholes will never make it back up to our level as long as you live!" "Who the hell...?" "!" "We're home!" "everyone!" "What is this tiny guild?" "!" "For real?" "!" "You're all so young!" "You haven't changed in seven years!" "What happened?" "!" "Um..." "Natsu!" "Wake up!" "Come on!" "you bastard!" "Shut up!" "Natsu!" "What the hell is goin' on?" "!" "What are you guys doin' here?" "And have you aged some?" "!" "You haven't changed a bit!" "you got fa..." "Huh?" "Is it morning already?" "Where's my fish?" "Happy!" "uh..." "Where's everyone else?" "!" "Over here." "Who...?" "My name is Mavis." "Mavis Vermilion. and converted it all to magic power." "one of the Three Great Fairy Magics." "It's Absolute Defense magic that protects the guild against all evil." "everyone was sealed away in a frozen state and it took seven years to be dispelled." "Of all things..." "The founder protected us..." "No." "I'm an astral body." "It was all I could do to transform everyone's power into magic." "Unwavering faith and a strong bond between you will even win a miracle over to your side." "3rd Master?" "And then she was gone..." "Romeo?" "Natsu-nii..." "Everyone..." "Seven years have passed since then?" "!" "You gotta be kiddin' me!" "it seems to be the truth." "Then we all aged seven years without knowing it?" "so our ages are still the same." "right?" "So what age should we say we are?" "!" "Next time:" "The Seven-Year Gap" ""I'm eternally young!" "too?" "!" "that'd be kind of a stretch."