Chapter 308: Words That Cannot Be Said
After everyone left, Gildarts looked at Markrov and asked, "Is it really a good idea to let them take the test while dealing with the enemy's attack?"
Markov glanced at him and said, "Didn't you agree with Kira's proposal just now? Why are you asking such a question now?"
“Hahaha… I just lost my temper…” Gildarts scratched his head awkwardly, “Just now I agreed because I thought they had become strong enough. Now I’m worried only because I’m concerned about the children’s safety!”
"I know! This is the so-called contradictory psychology of 'parents want their children to grow up, but are also afraid of them growing up', right?"
After hearing Kira's words, Gildarts suddenly looked at Kira with a look that said, "You are still young, don't pretend to know something when you don't." "You are also a child, don't talk like you are already a parent! Wait! Or do you really..."
Kira interrupted his improper thoughts directly: "I'm so sorry! Although my experience is not as good as yours, I have read a lot of books, so I have no shortage of theories!"
"I think it's a fallacy..."
As the two chatted, the atmosphere around them gradually became like that in the guild, relaxed and comfortable, as if they didn't care about the upcoming enemy attack at all.
As they talked, the two of them came together and whispered behind Markov's back.
"Eh, it seems to be of no use..."
"Yeah, the old man is still depressed!"
"He is the former guild president after all! If he suddenly leaves Fairy Tail now and comes back decades later as an enemy of the guild, I would be very disappointed!"
"Before that, there should be 'he passed the position of president to you', right?"
The two of them didn't notice that Markov suddenly opened one eye and secretly looked at the two people who were chatting in a low voice.
"Please spare me! I'm not interested in this kind of thing! Constant adventure is what I pursue in life!"
"It sounds very high-sounding, but in fact, he is just an irresponsible man! Isn't it because he is busy with guild missions every day that his wife abandoned him?"
“Eh?!!”
Hearing this, Gildarts's face suddenly changed. He stretched out his right hand and strangled Kira's neck from behind. "You bastard! How do you know such a thing?!"
Kira struggled to break free, "I've told you there's very little I don't know about the guild!"
Behind the two men, Markov quietly approached, leaning sideways to listen.
Gildarts's expression suddenly became calm, and his face looked as uncomfortable as if he was constipated. After struggling for a long time, he stammered and asked, "Then... you know... Kana..."
"Humph! I knew you already knew it! When you came back this time, the way you looked at her was completely different!" Kira said cheerfully, "That's right! She is your daughter!"
"Nani??!!"
Just as Gildarts was about to speak, a scream from nearby startled the two of them!
The two looked back and were stunned.
“President?!”
"Old man?!"
At this moment, Markov had a look of surprise on his face: "Is what you just said true? Cana is Gildarts' daughter? I have never heard you say such a thing!"
"In fact, I just found out about it too!"
Gildarts sighed, a look of worry on his face, "After meeting her last time in Zonia, I felt that she was very similar to my former lover."
Kira complained, "Ahh... should we add the lover with 'one of' in it?"
Marklov patted Kira: "Kira, don't interrupt!"
Gildarts lowered his head and continued to talk about his recent experience: "At the time, I just felt a surge of irritation in my heart, so after completing the task, I went to the city where she lived before she died."
"Heh heh... He didn't care about his former lover at all. He didn't even visit her grave after she passed away. What a heartless man! Can you still say he loves her?"
Boom!
Markrov punched Kira on the head: "I told you not to interrupt !"
Fortunately, Gildarts did not feel any dissatisfaction with Kira's ridicule. He just explained: " Back then, because I was always busy with work, she had a lot of complaints about me. In the end, she even broke up with me and left alone."
"After learning about her death, I felt even more guilty, and naturally I couldn't face her! I guess she wouldn't want to see someone as irresponsible as me!"
Gildarts told the old and young man about his past, with endless melancholy in his eyes.
"But when I found the place some time ago, I learned from people who knew her that she had a six-year-old daughter named Kana."
“Ohhhhh!!!”
Markov's eyes were shining, and he was so excited that he picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip of hot tea, his face full of enjoyment.
Kira was speechless after seeing this scene: Others listen to stories while drinking wine, but you, old man, listen to stories while drinking tea!
"It wasn't until then that I knew Kana was my daughter!"
Markov asked, "Why didn't you recognize her after you came back?"
"Originally, I wanted to meet her when I came back, but after I calmed down..."
Kira: Why are you so quiet at a time like this? !
Gildarts covered his face with his hands in shame. "My daughter has been by my side for 12 years, but as a father, I had no idea! How can I face her now and say something like 'I already know you are my daughter, let me take good care of you from now on'?!"
He became more and more anxious as he spoke, with cold sweat on his forehead. "I haven't recognized her for so many years! Kana must think that I'm an unworthy husband and father, so she doesn't plan to recognize me! She must feel sorry for her dead mother and be full of resentment towards me!"
"I wanted to confess my identity to her several times, but every time I saw her appearance and thought about how much I owed her over the years, I lost the courage to admit it to her!"
At the end, he burst into tears in front of Markov and Kira: "Am I really... still qualified to be her father?"
He is the strongest signboard of "Fairy Tail", a powerful wizard, and a middle-aged man in his 40s, but at this moment, Gildarts was crying and at a loss, like a child who broke a glass and was afraid to face the scolding of his parents.
The scene before his eyes should be a sentimental one, but Kira only wants to complain madly.
This father and daughter... that's enough! Virgo?
The daughter felt that she was not capable enough and did not live up to her father's reputation, so she did not dare to acknowledge her father; the father felt that he owed his daughter and did not dare to face her reproach, so he did not dare to acknowledge her.
If this continues, when will you recognize each other? ! !
"But... dragging things out like this is not a solution!" Markov crossed his arms over his chest, "You have to meet Kana eventually, right?"
Kira nodded repeatedly and agreed, "That's right! We have to die sooner or later anyway, so it's better to suffer a short pain than a long one... wuwuwu..."
"Be brave enough to face your own mistakes and take the responsibilities you should bear. This is what a father should do!" Markrov covered Kira's mouth and looked at Gildarts seriously and said, "Use your love and care for her in the future to make up for the harm you have done to the child so far "
"This...Will Kana forgive me?"
Markrov grinned: "Don't worry! She is also a child of 'Fairy Tail', she will definitely give you this opportunity!"
Snap, snap, snap…
Kira clapped his hands and wiped away the non-existent tears on his face, "Listen, what the old man said is so good! Such enthusiastic applause!"
Gildarts wiped the tears from his face and said to the sun, "Okay, I've decided! After the assessment on Sirius Island is over, I will go with Kana..."
“Shut up!!!” Kira suddenly shouted, interrupting Gildarts’ words before he could finish them. Under the puzzled gazes of the two men, he said, “Don’t say such things. If you say them, you’re done for!!”
"Huh? Why…"
But Kira just waved his hands, not bothering to explain: "This is the induction of the Word Spirit, you don't understand! Anyway, don't say such things again in the future!"
"It's almost time!" Markov stood up and said, "If the news just now is correct, the other party should be here soon."
"In that case, it's time for me to leave!" Kira straightened his clothes and turned to walk deeper into Sirius Island.
Gildarts and Markrov looked at each other and asked, "We will deal with the local leaders, and the others will deal with the enemy's elites. What about you?"
Kira didn't even turn his head and looked up into the depths of Sirius Island with a serious look in his eyes.
"I'll deal with the ceiling!"
