Chapter 147

【"Exchange for the bounty?" Black Natsu is stunned for a moment.】

【Then he shakes his head.】

【"I'm here to make a deal with you."】

【He says.】

【"A deal?" The woman is stunned, and the other guys at the scene are also stunned.】

【The burly man frowns: "Brat, aren't you looking down on people a bit too much?"】

【"This little demon is our prey; if you want to make a deal, you should at least get our permission, right?"】

【"There should be rules in the bounty hunter circle!"】

【Black Natsu, sitting on the tree branch, glances sideways at the burly man below but ignores him.】

【Instead, he looks at the woman below.】

【"I'll take care of these troubles for you, and you tell me what the book in your hand is?"】

【"The book…" The woman vigilantly tightens her hold on the book in her arms.】

【"I…"】

【"You don't have much time left."】

【Black Natsu interrupts the woman's words, then gestures with his eyes toward the bounty hunters who are currently brandishing their blades and eyeing them covetously.】

【"HEY!! You kid, you're just going to ignore our boss like that?"】

【The newly controlled Old Three is immediately unhappy; after all, being controlled by such a weak demon was already humiliating enough.】

【He was already full of rage, and then he encountered this arrogant teenager.】

【He immediately curses out loud.】

【"Make your decision quickly." Black Natsu remains calm, his gaze fixed straight on the woman below.】

【"I…"】

【The woman's heart is in extreme turmoil!】

【But the burly man in front has long since lost his patience.】

【"Damn these two, let's just kill them both!"】

【"You guys go catch that demon, I'll go deal with that brat."】

【Following the order, the five people immediately begin to act.】

【The boss, having been completely ignored, stomps on the ground and charges straight toward the tree branch where Black Natsu is.】

【On the other side, the remaining four also raise their blades and slash toward the woman.】

【"I… I agree!!"】

【In the face of crisis, the woman can no longer care about anything else and immediately shouts out loud.】

【A smile curls the corners of Black Natsu's mouth as he sits on the tree branch.】

【"Deal!!!"】

【The next moment! Black Natsu leaps down from the tree branch!】

【At this time, the burly man, who had just leaped high, intends to swing his great blade, but immediately feels a sense of suffocation!】

【A palm grips his throat.】

【Then, a massive force strikes, and the burly man's massive body is gripped tightly as if he were a small chicken.】

【And he is carried as they charge toward the group of four below.】

【"Woooah~~"】

【His face has already turned the color of a pig's liver, and the burly man's hands begin to flail in mid-air.】

【But it is to no avail; he is gripped by Black Natsu and smashed fiercely into the crowd below.】

【The next moment!】

【BOOM——————!!!】

【A sky-high explosion rings out in succession.】

【The blinding fire completely obscures the vision of the four people below.】

【The powerful explosion erupts at the center, and the resulting gale even blows the woman, who was close by, directly away.】

【She flies a full ten meters before hitting the ground and rolling repeatedly.】

【The shouts from that group of people have completely disappeared.】

【The woman, who finally manages to stop her momentum, supports herself on the ground with her hands and lifts her head with difficulty.】

【Rolling heat waves sweep over.】

【She sees the figure slowly standing straight in the flames.】

【The flames are burning, and the teenager within the flames locks his gaze onto the woman.】

【"My promise is fulfilled, now it's your turn to tell me, what exactly… is the Book of END?!"】

Hades: "The Book of END… has it actually appeared here?"

Brain: "END? Does such a thing really exist?"

Ultear: "By the way, what exactly is this END? Why do you all look so surprised?"

Ur: "I once saw it in an ancient book; it is something that only exists in legends…"

Jellal: "The strongest demon!!!"

Meredy: "What? The strongest demon??"

Lucy: "END is a demon? Or… the strongest demon??"

"Strongest? How can there be such a title?!"

Hades: "To be honest, we don't know about this either, but I think Mard Geer should know something, right?"

"After all… he is the one holding that Book of END!"

Mard Geer: "Hmph! Mere humans, are you worthy of knowing the detailed information about END? Don't keep dreaming."

Natsu: "What are you saying, you bastard? Is it that amazing?"

Gray: "That's right, you say it's the strongest demon, but has anyone ever seen END?"

"We hadn't even heard of it before, okay?"

Natsu: "Agreed, what kind of trash, something that only knows how to hide!"

Igneel: "That… Natsu… it's better if you don't speak so absolutely."

Mard Geer: "By the way, let me tell you humans one thing: END… was an existence that even the Fire Dragon King couldn't destroy!"

Inside the Fairy Tail guild.

Natsu is shocked!

"Impossible! Igneel is so powerful… how could he not destroy the so-called END?"

"Even if it's the strongest demon, it's not very likely, right?"

Igneel: "In fact, I indeed failed to destroy END, but there was a reason for that."

Hearing this, Natsu becomes excited, his gaze fixed straight on Igneel.

"I knew it, Igneel couldn't possibly lose; there must be some reason."

"Hey, old man, what is it?"

Igneel: "Hmm… I can't say that for now, otherwise it will affect you."

"What exactly is it? Why can't you say it!"

Natsu is somewhat frantic.

Igneel: "Alright, alright, if I said I can't say it, then I can't, at least not now. You haven't reached the level where you can know all of this."

"Watch the sky screen properly, if possible, the sky screen will answer."

Igneel, not wanting to dwell on this question, points to the sky screen.

【In the sky screen.】

【Black Natsu and the hooded woman have arrived at a stone pier to rest for a while.】

【Black Natsu jumps onto the stone pier, then sits down, one hand supporting himself on his bent knee.】

【He looks at the figure in front of him, then says.】

【"My name is Natsu, Natsu Dragneel."】