User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Fairy Tail Zero: Dances with Blades, Review./@comment-4829046-20141023131019/@comment-31.61.140.82-20141023132235

Maybe he distanced himself from Gildarts because he somehow got the impression that Gildarts is making Cana sad, and since they were only kids in FT for some time I guess he was close with her.