Chapter 102

Saying this, Bickslow looked at Gray on the other side.

“See, that guy over there is exactly the same, sweating like rain.”

Laxus opened his mouth, but finally sighed helplessly.

He nodded: “Alright, I am indeed a bit panicked.”

“After all, my temper didn’t seem very good at that time, and I just feel... the me in that world is going to get a beating.”

As the saying goes, people of the same kind know each other.

Therefore, Laxus knew very well,

what the Laxus in the other world, who was still in his rebellious phase, was thinking.

If he looked at it with his previous mindset, then undoubtedly, Laxus asked himself that he would also be very unhappy.

Even, he would treat the black Natsu as a thorn in his side.

And defeat him hard; that would also count as slapping Makarov in the face.

Didn’t you say this youth is very strong?

Sorry, I tell you, in front of me, he is weak!

The truly strong one is your own grandson, whom you have never looked at properly!

This is the mindset of Laxus during his rebellious phase.

He wanted to show his strength to everyone in the world, making everyone worship him and fear him.

Freed: “But... that’s just that world, right? It has nothing to do with you in this world, right?”

Laxus shook his head: “You don’t understand!”

“This is a matter of face. Just imagine, the same person, but in that world, I get beaten up by the black Natsu; my face in this world wouldn’t look good either, right?”

“After all, the me in this world has always been beating up Natsu.”

Speaking of this, Laxus sighed helplessly.

“I just hope that the me over there won’t be so brain-dead as to challenge the black Natsu; otherwise, I feel like I’ll be laughed to death.”

【On the other side.】

【Hearing the black Natsu’s question, Makarov’s body also stiffened a bit.】

【Logically speaking.】

【Makarov would never stop the people of his own guild from having friendly challenges.】

【This is a good thing for both sides.】

【Having an opponent gives one the motivation to improve.】

【Therefore, most of the time, Makarov does not forbid fighting within the guild.】

【At most, he only stops those fighting guys out of a mentality of minimizing losses when they destroy too many things.】

【But... this rule doesn’t seem to apply to the black Natsu.】

【To this day, Makarov can still recall.】

【The scene on the snowy mountain before.】

【The terrifying scene where a single strike of crimson explosive flames defeated the wyvern and shattered half a mountain peak.】

【Of course, even more explosive was the black Natsu’s words afterward.】

【That was just a greeting!】

【In other words, the black Natsu hadn’t even gotten serious yet, and he had such destructive power.】

【If they were to spar... wouldn’t he beat Gray into the hospital in one go?】

【Even, if it were more serious...】

【Gray might become the second person to be unable to withstand the black Natsu’s greeting and ascend to heaven.】

【Thinking of this, Makarov couldn’t help but shiver.】

【“Old man?”】

【The black Natsu’s puzzled inquiry came from beside him.】

【Makarov, who was startled awake, immediately shook his head frantically like a rattle-drum.】

【“No! Absolutely not! At least, it’s not convenient for the black Natsu to accept your challenge for the time being.”】

【In front of everyone, Makarov said these words.】

【The guild was suddenly silent.】

【“Huh??”】

【“What’s the situation? What is this ‘not convenient to accept a challenge’?”】

【“Could it be that the youth has some unspeakable secret?”】

【Gray, standing on the table and being the center of attention, also frowned slightly, not understanding what medicine Makarov was selling in his gourd.】

【So he quickly asked: “Master? What exactly are you talking about?”】

【“It’s just a fight; don’t we fight every day?”】

【“This is different; you... simply don’t understand the severity of this matter.”】

【Makarov still shook his head, refusing to agree no matter what.】

【But this attitude only aroused more suspicion from the people in the guild.】

【Gray blinked, his not-so-smart brain running wildly, thinking about the meaning of Makarov’s words.】

【Ultimately, Gray thought that Makarov was worried that he would be too persistent, and if he ended up in a situation where both he and the black Natsu were severely injured, it wouldn’t be good.】

【So he nodded knowingly.】

【He said to Makarov: “I understand, Master, don’t worry, this is just a spar, I will hold back!”】

【“After all, we are all comrades; at the very least, we should know what kind of skills this comrade has, right?”】

【Gray’s words also made everyone in the guild nod incessantly.】

【“Yeah, yeah, we should at least know what this new comrade’s magic is and how strong he is, right?”】

【“What’s wrong with letting them have a fight?”】

【“Anyway, doesn’t our guild fight every day?”】

【“Yeah, yeah, Master, don’t be a killjoy, okay?”】

【The voices of the guild members kept ringing in Makarov’s ears.】

【Listening to that chorus of voices, Makarov sighed helplessly.】

【“Sigh, Gray, this isn’t a question of whether you hold back or not; it’s a question of you definitely not being able to beat him, do you understand?”】

【“I actually didn’t want to say it, just afraid of hurting you, but you insist on coming up...”】

【“Huh??” Gray, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but be briefly stunned.】

【What does it mean that he definitely can’t beat the other party? What does it mean that he’s afraid of hurting him?】

【No matter what, he counts as a genius.】

【After all, if you really want to talk about it, the current Gray can also wrestle with old-generation mages like Macao and Wakaba.】

【This already explains the problem; Gray is a genius! There is no doubt about this.】

【But... precisely because he is a genius, Gray found it hard to accept Makarov’s words.】

【How much do you look down on me???】

【“Gray, listen to my advice; you are not Natsu’s opponent right now, really, talk about it in a few years, with your talent, it should be fine in a few years.”】

【Looking at the stunned Gray, Makarov comforted him softly.】

【To be honest, Makarov really didn’t want to say these things; Gray is indeed a genius, so Makarov didn’t want Gray to be hurt by such things and never recover.】

【“What a joke!!!”】

【Gray reacted, and then roared out.】

【Clenching his fists tightly, Gray was very unconvinced: “Don’t look down on me, Master! I am also very strong!”】

【Looking at Gray now, Makarov was even more helpless; why was he getting more and more worked up?】

【“You...”】

【Just when Makarov wanted to say something else, another voice echoed from the corner of the guild.】

【“Old man, if Gray can’t do it, then what about me? Do you think I can?”】

【The guild members turned their heads one after another to look at the source of that voice.】

【“Laxus?!!”】

【“Oh oh oh! Things are starting to get interesting; is even Laxus going to participate?”】