A New Path - Chapter 231

Above the clouds soared three spectacular individuals. One maid, one disciple and his master. They flew with nothing to stop them and the maid named Lupus had a big bright smile on her face as the world around her had transformed into one big blur because of the speed at which they were travelling. “I love this! I want to learn how to fly!”

“Quite energetic, aren’t you?”

“Am I disturbing you, lord Amell? I apologize!” Lupus quieted down.

“Not at all, I am happy when my people are happy. Lupus, even though you work for me, you must understand that you do not have to feel like a stranger around me. Right now you are not working, so drop the familiarities and talk to me like a friend would.” Amell smiled at her.

“No, no way! Definitely not, lord Amell! I could never raise my status to become equal to you. I was born to serve you, and it must always be so.” Lupus said sternly. Amell shrugged his shoulders, “I understand, then continue as you see fit!”

After their little exchange, they continued flying in silence. It took a couple of hours before the continent of Ishgar appeared on the horizon. Because of Jugo and Lupus following along Amell couldn’t fly close to his top speed, which meant getting to Ishgar took a little longer than usual.

Ishgar was a massive place with many zones with vast differences in climate and such. Ishgar had large desserts and confusing and vast forests with danger lurking everywhere. This was where Jugo had travelled around for a couple of years and he was nowhere near exploring it all. According to him, this land was alive and cheerful, nothing like the Elemental Nations from where he originated.

“Jugo, I completely forgot to ask, but did you join Fairy tail, or did you choose another guild?” Amell turned his attention away from the familiar continent to put his focus on his disciple.

“Fairy Tail was the natural choice since I travelled with Gildarts at first.”

“Understandable. So, what do you think about the guild? What kind of fun individuals have the guild taken in now?” He had skimmed through the reports about his guild so he still knew very little about it. He doubted that anyone even knows what he looks like anymore. Even back when he was an active wizard, basically only the council, Saints and Fair Tail members knew what he looked like. The world never saw his face since Amell masterfully avoided any kind of interview or photo. Amell had essentially drawn back from the public eye even before the current guild master was born.

“Lots of them, though I have no idea what kind of individuals the guild had a hundred years ago when you were active in it. But what I can say is that the entire guild is filled with kids of all ages. It is a marvellous guild, and I have a blast stopping by and talking with them all.” Jugo seemed to have very fond memories of the guild as his smile was very genuine.

“That is excellent to hear. The shy and scared little boy I found over a decade ago is nowhere in sight now. I am so proud of how you have progressed.”

Amell and Jugo shared a look that alone said more than a thousand words ever could. Jugo was fully aware of the amazing changes that he had gone through ever since accepting Amell as his master. He was now outgoing and eagerly seeking conversations, nothing like his old self at all.

“Thank you, master. The guild helped a lot with that. They are all talkative and incredibly energetic, so their personalities helped bring me out of my shell a lot.”

“Glad to hear it! The guild was created for that very reason, to help bring people together and give a home to people that have none. Mavis would be so proud of what has become of her guild.” Amell quickly looked away because he felt feelings of sadness bubble up.

“Mavis? That’s the first master, right?”

Jugo was somewhat familiar with Fairy Tail’s history but his knowledge was not nearly as extensive as Amell’s was.

“Correct! She was indeed the First of the Master of that guild. She was always happy, cheerful and full of hope. And for some reason, she was always barefoot, and that part about her I never understood. Why walk without shoes?”

Lupus and Jugo let out a small laugh at his words. Jugo cleared his throat and continued, “She sounds fun. As a guild master, she was strong, right?” Jugo was paying full attention to this history lesson.

“Yes, indeed. Mavis was strong, albeit not in the traditional way. She wielded incredibly powerful magic, and she invented some of this world’s most powerful magic.” Amell said. He was proud to call himself a member of her guild, and he respected Mavis for her ability to bring people together.

“Stronger than you? They always say that the wizards of old were more powerful than the wizard of today.”

Amell glanced disapprovingly at his disciple, “That particular saying was based on me. I don’t know about now, but around the time Gildarts was born and sometimes into his childhood, I was regarded as the strongest wizard alive. So, no, Mavis was strong, but still far behind me.” Amell showed his smug smile. “I believe only my kids have the ability to surpass me. Eventually, I think they will, but as far as anyone in this world, they do not stand a chance against me.”

“Cocky much?” Jugo sulked off to the side after hearing Amell brag about himself. Amell shook his head, “No, just confident. I don’t believe I am the strongest in existence, I am not that naive, but very few worlds stands a chance against me.”

“Well, good to hear the fame hasn’t gone to your head, master!” Jugo said.

“It is, isn’t it. Can you imagine if I developed a proper god complex? All the chaos I could do.”

“Can’t and won’t imagine it!” Jugo said quietly. He suddenly lost interest in talking further and instead wanted to enjoy the flight.

“Guess no more talking.” Amell sighed after seeing Jugo’s not so subtle gesture. “We’re almost there, so soon you won’t have to talk to me anymore.”

“Whatever!”

Amell laughed a little, “I swear, it’s like Gildarts rebellious phase. Mood swings all over the place.” He left Jugo alone and started to instead plan what to do next.

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