Chapter 59 - Chapter 61

Gildarts was standing on the edge of the mountain where Dragon usually stood. From this position, he could see both sides of the island. The safe side that he arrived at. And the dangerous side where the overlords lived and other powerful creatures.

The mountain chain that split the island into these two parts was stretching through the island horizontally. On the dangerous side of the island, 5 massive vertical walls stretch and divided that part into 5 different zones.

The zones that these walls created were all ranked from weakest to strongest. And each zone was filled with creatures that existed there to train people. This was the training grounds that Dragon spoke of creating.

"Isn't it beautiful?" Dragon appeared behind his son. Gildarts who was lost in his own thoughts kept staring out on the island. He didn't hear what Dragon said. He was too occupied with his thoughts.

"Gildarts? The universe to Gildarts?" Dragon waved his hand in front of his son's face and finally got his attention.

"Dad? Are we leaving now?" Gildarts neither smiled nor frowned. His expression was a neutral one.

"What were you thinking about? you seemed lost there for real." Dragon smiled.

"Stop redirecting. Are we leaving?" Gildarts glared at his father. He had learned how much Dragon loved doing that. Answering one question with another question.

"Yes. We are leaving to get your mom and then we're travelling back to the elemental nations. Are you ready for that?" He looked at Gildarts with a serious look.

"Yes! Even if i am nervous. That won't get me anywhere. I wanna get to know you better. And if this is the best way of finding out more about who you are. Then this is what I'll do." Gildarts said and shot that serious look right back at Dragon.

"What happened to the crying and helpless child that came to me yesterday? How are you already such an adult?" Dragon said and bowed down to hug his child closely.

"I was always like this, dad. I had a short child period and that one, you missed." Gildarts said with a teasing tone. But a hint of sadness that Gildarts couldn't hold down showed itself.

"Then go back to that! I don't want an adult Gildarts. I want my child Gildarts back." Dragon let go off Gildarts and stroked his chin carefully.

"Did you pack for the journey?" Dragon dropped his arm while asking his son.

"Yes! Everything I need is here." Gildarts glanced at the bag beside him.

"Good. Now, how about him?" Dragon pointed to the sleeping tiger that was off to the side.

"Atlas goes where I go. He is my friend." Gildarts said in a sort of childish stubbornness.

"Alright. Ey, wake up!" Dragon said and sent a little wind pressure that pushed the sleeping tiger on his back. Atlas woke up thinking he was attacked and readied his claws.

"Who is it?" He looked around and saw Dragon waving at him.

"Good morning. Why are you sleeping when you are supposed to protect my son?" Dragon was giving Atlas a hard time on purpose. For someone that was brave enough to attack his son, Atlas should count himself lucky that Dragon didn't kill him.

"ah. I'm sorry, Lord Dragon. Gildarts gave me permission to." Atlas said and looked at Gildarts with a pleading look for help.

"Hey, I never said anything like that." Gildarts held up his hands in defence.

"Are you using my son as a scapegoat?? What foolish bravery." A strong wind came from nowhere and surrounded Atlas. It became like a controlled hurricane, but it affected nothing but the inside of it where Atlas was.

"I'm sorry, Lord Dragon! Please let me live." Atlas roared from inside, trying to overpower the loudness of the wind that surrounded him.

"Okay, that's enough, dad. Let him be." Gildarts said in an almost apologetic tone while looking at the poor tiger trying not to get blown away off the mountain.

"If you say so, my son." Dragon smiled and the hurricane stopped and Atlas was released from its grip.

"You two are pure evil!" Atlas said with a scorn in his voice. This was not the first prank they had pulled on him in the last three days.

"Don't be mad, Atlas. You get to travel to another world. Isn't that fun?" Gildarts said and walked over to the distressed tiger.

"I agreed to follow you. But I have a limit to my patience, you know." Atlas said in a depressed tone.

"Well, let's hope that limit never shows itself or my dad will probably skin you alive," Gildarts said with a smile while petting Atlas soft fur.

'Why did i have to attack this boy. I should have listened to my instincts and stayed away.' Atlas layed down in a comfortable position and continued his inner monologue of depression and regret.

"Lord Dragon. You summoned me?" A silver-haired old man with a majestic beard and a suit walked up behind Dragon. He stood with a straight back and a serious look on his face.

"Yes i did, Sebas. Gildarts, Sylvia and myself is leaving for the elemental nations. And while we're gone, i have a mission for you." Dragon said and looked at the tall and proud-looking man standing there.

"I will do everything you ask, my lord." Sebas had mastered the perfect balance in tone. Neutral with just the right amount of emotion in it. He was a person many people would say was the definition of perfect.

"I have a list of people I want you to put under surveillance. And I also want a few places on Ishgar under surveillance as well. everything pertaining to those people and areas shall be recorded and saved for the time I return." Dragon said with his emperor tone.

"It shall be done, my lord," Sebas said and received a scroll from Dragon. He carefully accepted it and walked away towards the castle.

"Now we are ready to leave." Dragon looked turned his gaze to his son that was still petting Atlas.

"I am ready any time, dad," Gildarts said after catching his fathers gaze.

"Alright then. Get ready!" Dragon snapped his fingers and a big portal opened up underneath them and they all fell down.

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News! Important! Read!

I was away and talked with a family friend yesterday. He is a doctor. Hence why there was no chap...

Here is the report: I won't go into detail. But my declining health has been due to the incredible rise in the heat here. I have not been handling that well. So I got some things for it, and also ways to combat it. So here is the news... I AM HEALTHY!!! yey.

Last night i got the first good night sleep in a long time.. 13 hours. I admit it is a little longer then you're supposed to sleep but it felt so good.

The bottom line is, I am basically back in almost full force and ready to write properly again. So here comes a mass release for you guys. :)

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