[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-comparing-two-fairies-this-natsu-is-actually-sla":3,"chapter-comparing-two-fairies-this-natsu-is-actually-sla-fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Fairy Tail: A Tale of Two Natsus, This One Truly Slays Dragons!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1991729,2878,"Chapter 17","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>['Just one day?']\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Listening to Natsu’s confident statement, Igneel even felt that something was wrong with his ears.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But just as he wanted to ask, he found that Natsu had already turned his back and stepped toward the depths of the primeval forest!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[His back was straight, and his pace didn't have the slightest hesitation.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just like what he had just said, living in the primeval forest for just one day was simply not enough to make Natsu afraid.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"This kid...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Watching Natsu’s departing back, Igneel murmured blankly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But then, as if he remembered something, a malicious smile hung on his ferocious mouth.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Being too confident is not a good thing. It seems this trial is right. I must let this kid know that there is always someone better than you, and there is always a mountain higher than another!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Without any intention of staying, Igneel immediately flapped his wings.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[His massive figure rushed straight into the sky, until he disappeared into the clouds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hades: \"This kid, sure enough, still has that flavor. He’s really confident to the extreme.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brain: \"After all, this is a genius who can learn complex Dragon Slayer Magic after seeing it once. It’s understandable to be confident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back then, I also saw such a person, that is, that bastard Jellal. He could learn the Self-Destruction Magic Circle after one look. They are all monsters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jellal: \"Uh... although I’m happy you praised me, this thing has a different difficulty. You’d better not flatter me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brain: \"Pfft! What am I flattering you for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just suddenly remembered and spoke from the heart. You were also that confident back then, but what happened? You were beaten until you lost your memory. If it weren't for me, you probably would have been finished long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jellal: \"But I’m still alive now, and you’re already dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you keep blabbering, I might even scatter your ashes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laxus: \"Oh? Are you interested in dead people too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jellal: \"No, just venting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laxus: \"Coincidentally, I also want to scatter someone’s ashes. Want to team up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hades: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brain: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mavis: \"Pfft, you guys have had enough. You’re not bringing me along for such fun things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Makarov: \"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erza: \"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirajane: \"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu: \"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hades: \"??? Mavis, you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hades was very depressed and also speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had spent the first half of his life striving to resurrect Mavis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the result?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Mavis actually wanted to scatter his ashes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mavis: \"Just kidding, just kidding, haha. I was just easing the atmosphere. The viewing is still continuing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, reminded by Mavis, the people who were just bickering remembered that the viewing was still continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they all turned their eyes to the Sky Screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Brain still couldn't help but jump out and say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll put it here: being this confident will lead to trouble. You’ll know when the Iron Dragon appears later. I’ve seen many people who are this confident and arrogant, but none of them had a good ending.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jellal: \"I’m still alive, and you’re already dead, thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brain: \"Are you annoying or what!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The primary conditions for survival are water, shelter, and food.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Undoubtedly, water, as the source of life, is the most necessary necessity. Regarding this point, Black Natsu understands much better than White Natsu.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Therefore, after stepping into the forest, Natsu’s first step was to find a water source.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[As for the shelter, he could just build one.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natsu, who often mixed in the primeval forest, naturally knew where to choose a location for building a shelter.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[First, he needed to avoid the territories of some powerful magical beasts. As for how to distinguish territories, it was also very simple.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Although they are magical beasts, most of their living habits are no different from wild beasts. Therefore, they will also use their own scent to mark and circle their own territory.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Similar to urine, feces, and their own aura, etc.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Understanding this, things became simple.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dragon Slayer Magic is magic that converts one’s constitution into a dragon’s constitution.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And in the biological world, the most sensitive sense of smell belongs to dragons.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Therefore, when Natsu stepped into the primeval forest, he began to skillfully use his nose to distinguish various smells.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When a smell spreads over a wider range, it is enough to prove that the magical beast in this range is stronger.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Relying on this judgment method, Natsu avoided almost all the territories inhabited by powerful magical beasts along the way and finally arrived at a small river.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Makarov: \"Hiss, this Natsu’s experience is very seasoned. He almost didn't encounter any danger along the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu: \"I didn't encounter danger back then either, I just arrived at that river.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erza: \"You were different. You were purely lucky back then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When watching the Sky Screen before, everyone discovered that the Natsu of the white world was indeed incredibly lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, before arriving at the river, he was incredibly lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed through the territories of two powerful magical beasts on the way,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but it just so happened that those two powerful magical beasts were fighting for territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, they had no time to care about Natsu who broke into their territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Black Natsu is different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really relied on his own ability to avoid the habitats of those powerful magical beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the effect is the same, the process is clearly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it happened again, then White Natsu would undoubtedly be discovered and forced to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention whether he could win, if you were targeted by a powerful monster just after entering the primeval forest, then, may I ask how you would spend the rest of your time?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[At the edge of the river, Natsu stood there, his eyes constantly examining the relatively calm water surface in front of him.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Perhaps because it was a flowing river, the water looked very clear, and one could clearly see the lush water plants at the bottom of the river.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"It’s not safe here.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[On the shore, Natsu’s nose twitched, and then he frowned slightly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Even the smell hidden at the bottom of the water could be smelled by relying on a dragon’s nose.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Therefore, in just a few seconds, Natsu detected the danger hidden in this river.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu: \"He detected it already? The crocodiles hidden in the water?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray: \"Maybe they shouldn't be called crocodiles? Whose crocodiles are that big?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Makarov: \"In short, although this Natsu looks confident, he is not the blindly arrogant type. His vigilance is very high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Fairy Tail guild, Makarov said this while glancing sideways at Natsu, who was picking his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he covered his forehead and sighed longly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is it that both are Natsu, yet the gap is so big?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this Natsu were the same as the Black Natsu in the Sky Screen, then Makarov wouldn't know how many times happier he would be after all these years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since he picked up Natsu in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't slept peacefully for a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his magic wasn't proficient, he worried about whether this guy would encounter danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he started working, he began to worry about whether this guy would cause any trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he grew up, not only did he not become more worry-free, but he became even worse. Every time he worked, he could always cause a lot of trouble for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was either destroying this or destroying that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Magic Council, the self-reflection letters written by Makarov alone were enough to fill a storage room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of these, Makarov’s heart was bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why, why isn't this Natsu the Natsu of the black world?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Makarov sighed to the sky in his heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natsu looked around for a while and finally decided to build a shelter on a flat ground upstream of this river.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[After all, the location here is indeed very good. First, the geographical location is high, which is convenient for Natsu to observe the situation around him at all times.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Secondly, the river is right next to it, perfectly solving the problem of water as a necessity.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Finally, there is food. Since he is relying on the river, is he still short of food?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In summary, for now, there is no place nearby more suitable than here. Besides, it’s getting dark, and there is no time to find a new place.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Countless thoughts flashed through Natsu’s mind, and finally Natsu made up his mind.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[However, since he chose to rest by the river for a night, he had to clear all the threats in the river.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thinking of this, Natsu came to the river again, and then took off his coat, revealing his upper body.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Strong muscles covered his upper body, his eight-pack abs were distinct, and the most eye-catching were the scratches one after another on his body.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The marks seemed to have just scabbed over and had not healed, but this would not affect Natsu’s actions.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[On the contrary, for Natsu, these marks were more like medals, proving his efforts.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[After moving his body and making a crackling sound,]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Natsu took a deep breath and then tightly closed his mouth.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He jumped down toward the river in front of him,]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Splash...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Accompanied by a splash of water, Natsu’s figure completely disappeared from the Sky Screen,]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy: \"Eh? This is... jumping into the river voluntarily?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Makarov: \"Good guy, he was just saying he was cautious, how did he rush in all of a sudden?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mavis: \"He should have detected the existence of some fierce creatures at the bottom of the water. However, since he detected them, he should have moved to another location, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brain: \"I remember, there seems to be a group of crocodiles living at the bottom of the water, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cobra: \"And not ordinary crocodiles. At least I have never seen those species.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultear: \"However, from the previous scene of White Natsu, we can know that the combat power of those crocodiles is not low, and even very strong, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jellal: \"So, avoiding this place and finding a safe place to build a shelter is the best way. I just don't know what this Black Natsu is thinking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natsu: \"Is it possible that the me of that world didn't notice the quantity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, anyway, there is a dragon watching, so he shouldn't let the me of that world have an accident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when everyone was talking and guessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The calm river surface seemed to begin to ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like a fallen leaf falling into the water, causing ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sky Screen scene focused on the water surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, everyone could clearly see the dense ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were even countless small bubbles rising from the bottom of the water.\u003C\u002Fp>",1805,"2026-06-15T13:11:59.101Z","2026-06-15T13:55:36.354Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","05e9bfca52c76dae3543e1bde0fff73c348a32cfe267ca4663827c9279905cf2","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-18","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-16",287,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-cover.jpg"]