I can only smile sadly at the two people in front of me. I slowly change back into my human form, deactivate my blessing, and put away my sword. I keep my Dragon Sage Mode activated and walk toward them.
"It is not because I don't want to tell you about their location but rather because you three are not ready to know their location. If you go to their location, you will die and make them sad. You three are the people who hold their sanity intact. If you three die, they will lose it and go insane. Many innocent people will die, and they will lose what makes them who they are."
Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy look at the ground in frustration.
"However! That doesn't mean that you guys cannot grow stronger! You can grow stronger and stronger to prove to your parents that you are worthy to be on their side! Prove them that they are wrong. Prove that you are worthy to be the son and daughter of a dragon!"
The three of them look at me, and I continue.
"Stand up and keep training! If you fall down, get up! Keep training! Keep getting stronger! And when the time comes, I shall take you three to meet them."
And their expressions change from anger and self-loathing into determination. Natsu is the first one to look at him and says.
"Just wait, you bastard! I will be strong enough to defeat you, and you will tell me where Igneel is!"
"Gi Hi Hi Hi! Natsu is right. We will beat you, and you will tell us where our parents are."
Even Wendy, who is shy, looked at me with determination.
"En! I will be strong enough to meet Grandeeney!"
I nod and smile at their new determination.
"Good! I will be waiting for the three of you!"
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I shake my head and smile at the sight in front of me.
After the small spar, Makarov declares that it is time to party, so here we are. Watching them when they are still an anime and watching them directly is a completely different matter. They are truly wild when it comes to parties.
"Come on, Ryan! Drink! Drink!"
Makarov walks up to me and pushes a mug full of ale. I can only shake my head and drink the ale. It was delicious. I look to the side and see Yasaka surrounded by the other guild members who ask her about her origin.
It looks like this is the first time they see a nine-tailed fox like her. As for Kunou and Asia, Levy McGarden decides to take them under her wings and introduce them to the people in the guild. That only leaves me alone with the Guild Master.
"So! What do you want to do from now on, Ryan?"
I look at the short guild master and say.
"We want to explore this place. Other than delivering the message to Wendy, we are here to have some free time together."
"Oh? What is your relationship, if you don't mind me asking."
Before I can answer her question, Yasaka walks toward me and says,
"He is my husband."
Makarov looks at us in surprise, and Yasaka kisses me on my lips to prove her point. I can hear the people in the guild release a disappointed or jealous sound. I can see Yasaka smile mischievously as she pours herself some ale.
I can only shake my head and say.
"As she said, I am her husband, and Kunou is my daughter."
"I see. You have a beautiful family, Ryan."
"Thank you."
Makarov raises his mug and drinks all the ale inside his mug. He releases a sigh and says.
"Anyway, how about joining our guild?"
"Join your guild, huh? Can I hide the guild tattoo? As much as I want to join, I am still a college student."
"Wait! You are a student?!"
I smile a little and say.
"Yup. I don't think tattoos are a good idea."
Now that I think about it, a few Youkai have tattoos on their body. Maybe I can join the guild.
"You can put the Guild Mark in the place where you can hide it, you know? Your back, for example."
"Yeah. I can do that. What do you think, Yasaka? Do you want to join?"
"Hmmmm… The Guild is like a mercenary group, right?"
Makarov shakes his head and says.
"It is different. It has the same kind of concept, but the Guild has strict rules that we need to follow. There are three ironclad rules. The first one is no killing other than a monster or beast. The second one is that you need to make sure to report back truthfully. That means if you failed your mission, you need to report back that you failed your mission. There is no shame in admitting that you have failed. The third one is to make sure to save the civilians above your mission. There are more rules, but as long as you follow those three, you are good."
Yasaka hums for a few seconds before saying.
"I don't know. I still need to take care of Kunou, you know?"
Makarov smiles and says.
"You did not need to worry. While we are like this, we can babysit her."
"That's right!"
Wendy and Levy walk toward us, to my surprise. Levy smiles and says.
"We can take care of her. We can take her on our mission and even teach her some of the magic we know."
"Um… Um… It is great to have someone the same age as me."
"Yeah! Mother! Can I? Can I?"
Yasaka can only smile and shake her head when she sees Kunou look at her with pleading eyes. I don't know how Yasaka can reject Kunou's request when she looks at her like that.
Instead of answering Kunou's question, she looks at Asia and says,
"What do you want to do, Asia?"
"Um… Can I also join, sister? I-I want to learn how to use magic."
And that seals the deal. Yasaka looks at Makarov and says,
"We will join"
"YES!"
I shake my head and say.
"You only want us to participate in the Grand Magic Games, right?"
Makarov gives me a cheeky grin as he gets the magic stamp.
"Now! Where do you guys want the Guild Mark placed at?"