"Hey!"
"Who are you, you guy?"
Gildarts looked over at the sound and saw a man wearing a clown mask, his body hidden in a cloak, making his figure indiscernible.
"Me?"
"That's right, who am I?"
"If I had to say, I'm probably an emissary of justice, right?"
The man fell into thought upon hearing this, and after a moment of deep contemplation, he spoke with a smile.
"Emissary of justice?"
"Forget it..."
"Whoever you are, if you don't want to die, get out of here immediately!"
"I'm in a very bad mood today..."
"If you really piss me off..."
"Even I don't know what I'll do."
Veins bulged on Gildarts' forehead, one after another...
If he hadn't retained his conscience and dared not casually use his Magic in town, he would have taught this disrespectful brat a good lesson.
"Wow~"
"I'm so scared!"
"But, I'm actually a bit curious, what exactly will you do after I piss you off?!"
The masked man walked leisurely in front of Gildarts and spoke in a playful voice.
"I get it now."
"You're here to pick a fight, aren't you?!"
Gildarts' eyes narrowed into slits; he realized that this masked man was specifically here to cause him trouble.
"Heh heh..."
"You could say that."
The masked man smiled and nodded.
"If you're here to fight me, you should have said so earlier!"
"Come with me to the back of Magnolia Town, there are fewer people there..."
"Perfect, I'm especially furious today..."
"I've been wanting to fight someone for a while to let off some steam!"
Gildarts said, striking a posture of eagerness, constantly moving his wrists and ankles, making 'crack, crack' sounds.
"Coincidentally, I'm also very hot-tempered."
The masked man smiled, tilting his head, and his Magic power vibrated within him.
"Boom!"
All of a sudden, the rain covering Magnolia Town seemed to pause.
It was as if a film had been put on pause.
The masked man, who was originally several meters away from Gildarts, had, at some unknown point, appeared in front of Gildarts, with such speed that the hairs on Gildarts' face stood on end.
"So fast!"
Gildarts couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, instinctively raising his hand, preparing to block the masked man's attack.
"Here you go!"
Unfortunately, the masked man was even faster; before Gildarts could react, he punched him in the abdomen.
"Boom!"
With a sonic boom!
Gildarts shot into the air like a rocket, the immense impact splitting the rain curtain in two.
"Such powerful physical strength."
Gildarts felt a sweetness in his throat, and a hint of crimson seemed to spill from the corner of his mouth.
"Boom..."
Before Gildarts could react, the masked man standing on the ground merely waved his hand gently, and a horizontally applied Gravity Magic, like a high-speed train traveling over 500 kilometers per hour, violently struck his body.
"Whoosh!"
In just one encounter, Gildarts, like a meteor rapidly plummeting to the ground, was sent crashing towards the back mountain of Fairy Tail Guild.
"Boom!!"
As Gildarts crashed down!
A colossal roar was deafening! It echoed throughout the entire back mountain of Fairy Tail, and countless startled birds flew up, scattering despite the rain, fleeing...
"Interesting!"
"It's been so many years since anyone made me this disheveled."
When the dust settled, Gildarts emerged, looking utterly disheveled, from the muddy ground, he lightly tossed his cloak aside and gestured towards the masked man watching from the sky: "Come! Continue! Or are you saying, this is all your strength?!"
"Interesting..."
The masked man in the sky was none other than Medivh, who had traveled through time...
To avoid revealing his identity this time, he had covered his body with a cloak and worn a mask to conceal his face in advance! He had made thorough preparations, his goal being to properly teach the incredibly arrogant Gildarts a lesson.
At this moment, Medivh watched as the young Gildarts dared to provoke him, and naturally, he felt indignant. He couldn't handle the forty-year-old Gildarts, but could he not handle the twenty-five-year-old Gildarts?! This kid was so arrogant, it was simply unbearable, wasn't it?!
Medivh merely stretched his body slightly in the air, then ignored Gildarts' prepared Magic, and directly landed in front of the young Gildarts: "Since you're seeking death, then I shall grant you a defeat!"
"Take this!"
Seeing Medivh suddenly land in front of him, Gildarts didn't hesitate at all, raising his hand to unleash his usual, highest-level destructive Magic—Crush.
"Even the highest-level destructive Magic cannot Crush Gravity!"
Medivh didn't humor Gildarts; he also used his most proficient Gravity Magic against Gildarts.
"Boom!!"
When Gildarts' Crush collided with Medivh's Gravity, Medivh, with his superior Magic power, gained the advantage! With a mighty roar, Medivh blasted Gildarts, along with everything around Gildarts, into the sky.
"Such strong Magic power..."
Sweat beaded on Gildarts' forehead.
Honestly, it was the first time he had lost in a Magic power clash to his opponent. This made Gildarts feel uneasy and restless, unsure if he could defeat Medivh, yet at the same time, a deep joy surged within him!
So, there were still such powerful Magicians in this world?!
Indeed, there's always someone better, and something beyond what you know.
His, Gildarts', path was far from over; he could still become stronger.
At twenty-five, Gildarts had already found no opponents in Fairy Tail Guild, or even in the entire Fiore Kingdom.
"Gildarts, you really are a monster!"
Even Medivh couldn't stop praising Gildarts' strength.
At just twenty-five, Gildarts had undoubtedly stepped into the realm of the Ten Wizard Saints, and had progressed quite far within that realm...
According to Medivh's estimation, Gildarts at this moment had most likely already stood at the threshold of the 'Non-Human' level; as long as Gildarts took one more step forward, he would be able to enter the realm where the 'Heavenly Kings' resided.
According to Makarov...
The current Gildarts could indeed contend with Jura seven years after the start of the story.
This level of strength left Medivh amazed...
It was a feeling that, while unexpected, was also within reason.
After all, this was the Gildarts who, at thirty-five, had already traversed the Ishgar continent, finding no opponents. He held the title of the strongest Magician in the western part of the continent, and there were even rumors that whoever could defeat him would become the strongest Magician on the Ishgar continent!
At the same time, Medivh thought of Laxus, who was of a similar age, and felt it was reasonable.
At twenty-five, Gildarts, and Laxus at twenty-three and a half during the Grand Magic Games arc in the original work, as well as Jura at thirty-four, were, in Medivh's opinion, roughly on the same level.
Jura was already a genius among mortals...
But Gildarts and Laxus were on a monster level.
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