"Is this where Magnolia is? It's completely different from the place I visited before..." Although Calvin had only been wandering for a short time, he had seen a lot of cities and immediately knew that this town was different from other cities.
"There are magic shops everywhere. The magic atmosphere is so thick, even when there is only one Mage Guild in such a prosperous place. Fairy Tail is the real deal." Calvin took Cana and asked the passers-by for directions before heading to the destination.
"By the way, after meeting your father, is there anything you want to tell him?" Calvin asked Cana while walking towards Fairy Tail. He could tell that Cana was getting more nervous as she got closer.
"I don't know, but my heart is beating so fast!" At the same time, Cana answered; she looked embarrassed. Her face was red, and it was unknown whether she was excited or nervous.
"Haha, I'm going to see my father soon. Of course, I will be nervous." Hearing this, Calvin smiled gently. He reached out, placed his hand on Cana's head, which was not much shorter than him, and touched her hair. "After meeting your father, you must live well with him!"
Cana nodded with a red face, then looked up and asked, "Well, what about your father, Calvin?"
"I don't have a father." A sad voice came out of Calvin's mouth. His answer startled Cana.
"No father means..." Cana, who felt she had said something wrong, carefully confirmed again.
"I'm an abandoned baby, so I don't know who my parents are. But I have a grandfather who loves me very much. He picked me up and brought me home. Although we are very poor, it is enjoyable." As Calvin answered, Cana lowered her head, and tears fell from her eyes. It was unknown whether it was because she thought of her mother or felt guilty when she talked about Calvin's sadness. "However, grandfather also died to protect me. Even the villagers died, so I wandered around." In the last sentence, Calvin's voice carried a hard-to-detect hatred.
"For that... I'm sorry." A sobbing voice came from Cana's mouth.
"You don't have to apologize. It's not your fault." He touched Cana's hair again and said kindly. "Promise me that you will be happy with Dad!"
Although Calvin was smiling at Cana, he was distraught. After all, it was hard to imagine that a man who would abandon his wife and daughter was a good person.
"Well... if that man doesn't recognize Cana as his daughter, or if he already has a new family, what should I do..."
In their different moods, they finally arrived at their destination, Magnolia - where Fairy Tail was. The guild looked a little dirty, similar to ordinary pubs, but the scale was relatively large.
"It's not as grand as I thought." Calvin looked up and observed. At this time, a charming, thirty-year-old man in a black cloak came out with a bag, looking like a sorcerer who was going to work.
When Calvin saw this, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Uncle, I want to ask you something."
When the black-cloaked man heard the word uncle, he was stunned at first, then looked around. Finally, he pointed at himself and said to Calvin, "Uncle? Are you referring to me?"
"Uh... I'm sorry, brother. I want to ask you something." Seeing the other party's expression change, Calvin, who had a lot of life experience, hurriedly changed his words.
"Ahaha ---You know how to talk! Ask, do you want to join our guild? Sure, go in and tell that short old man! Just say that I, Gildarts, introduced you." The man in black, who he called brother, spoke to himself, entirely not giving Calvin any room to ask questions.
"Is this your sister? Let her go home as soon as possible. Staying in this place will make your body smell like wine." Lowering his head, he saw Cana, who was at the side. Gildarts continued, but Calvin still did not answer his question.
"I've heard of the name' Gildarts' before. He must be a famous top sorcerer! It seems that he is much more chaotic than I thought..." Calvin frowned and pulled Cana's black cloak.
"I'm here to look for someone. I want to ask if there is a gentleman called Alberona in this guild." Calvin asked directly. He did not notice that Cana seemed to have something to say at the moment, but she was hesitating.
"Mr. Alberona? Sorry, but our guild doesn't seem to have members with that name. Ah! I won't talk about it anymore. I'm going to leave. The train won't be able to catch up!" Gildarts thought for a moment and confirmed that there was no one called
"No one with that name? Cana, what should we do? Your father doesn't seem to be here. Or has he changed his name?" Calvin turned around and said to Cana. He found that Cana was crying with tears in her eyes. He hurriedly comforted her. He thought that Cana was hurt because she could not find her father.
"Alberona is my mother's maiden name..." Cana said in a low voice.
"Uh... I'm sorry. Then what is your father's name?" Calvin, who knew he had done something stupid, immediately apologized and then asked again.
"Gildarts Clive"
"Uh... sorry, you just said... Gildarts?"
"Hmm..."
""... "
"What the hell! It was that guy just now. Why didn't you recognize him just now?" Calvin scratched his head with both hands and roared at Cana in disbelief.
"I... I'm sorry. I was a little scared just now..." Frightened by Calvin's angry expression, Cana apologized to him pitifully.
"Hey, hey, hey. Why do you have to apologize? This is not your fault! Why do you let him leave?" Calvin grabbed Cana's face with both hands and stared at her with a displeased look.
"Little devil, being so rude to a little girl is not a gentleman's attitude." Just as Calvin rubbed his hand against Cana's face, a dignified voice sounded from behind. At the same time, Calvin could feel an incredible magic power.
He instantly turned around and stared at the person behind him with cold sweat all over his body. It was an old man shorter than him.
"Ooh? Little devil, your response and magic power are not bad ---At this age, you are quite outstanding!" The old man let out a long "Ooh" and said to Calvin in surprise. The old man was very satisfied when he saw the two of them staring at him vigilantly. Although the other little girl had no magic power in her body, she was very sensitive to the magic power that she emitted. She definitely had good potential in magic.
"Well... You are here to join Fairy Tail? I approve your application." The old man nodded with satisfaction.
"What?"
"Children! We have a newcomer to join us! Hurry up and come out to welcome them." The old man ignored Calvin's reaction and pulled the two of them into the guild hall.
"Um, wait, I'm not..." Calvin, who was being pulled, wanted to explain, but...
"By the way, little girl, what's your name? Is this your brother?"
"My name is Cana. Calvin is just my travel mate, not my brother."
"Oh ---It doesn't matter. After joining the demon tail, we became a family. Hahaha! I am the president here, Makarov!"
Makarov chatted with Cana on his own, completely ignoring the other person.
This old man is one of Ten Great Sages? He isn't messing with me. Isn't it rumored that Makarov is a ten-foot-tall giant? Calvin was sweating. He looked at Makarov, shorter than him, and then glanced at Cana. The latter was currently in a state of excitement. She seemed very happy to hear Makarov say, 'We'll be family in the future'.
"Oh well, she'll be waiting for Gildarts to return anyway. It's normal for her to join." Calvin saw Cana smiling happily and finally let out a sigh of relief. "Looks like this guild should be able to take good care of her."
He was just about to explain to Makarov that he would be leaving soon, but the latter had already taken out a drink and handed it to Cana.
"This, Your Highness Makarov, actually I..."
"Children! We are going to have a welcoming party! Welcome our newcomers, Cana and Calvin!" Makarov jumped onto the bar and shouted with his wine glass in hand. At the same time, the people below also picked up their wine glasses and raised them to congratulate the two of them. At some point in time, Calvin had been stuffed with a drink.
"These guys didn't want to listen to me at all... Fairy Tail, so is this how a guild is supposed to act?" Calvin felt he couldn't quite understand this group of happy and crazy people.
"They have done it to this extent. How should I say that they are actually mistaken..." Calvin looked at Cana. She was drinking the drink that Makarov had given her and laughing happily.
"Ha... ha..." Calvin, who was holding the drink, subconsciously raised his glass. He was sure that his expression right now must be extremely awkward.