He actually seemed rather happy or relieved in that window shot. Perhaps he knows he's an incompetent father, or that he's happy he no longer has to impose the Heir of Hearfellia role onto her anymore since she disowned it.
The poor servants will only have a grump champ to look after now though.
Juvia really is a funny girl, but she just can't top Erza. She's cuteness and badass combined!
777... it's even more of a mystery that Lucy's mum died in the same year. I assumed all the dragons disappeared following some sort of intentional hunt.