Chapter 189: Year 784, Meeting in Hargeon

【Countless light clusters flashed before his eyes.】

【The moment Black Natsu's vision recovered.】

【Everything within his sight had returned to that library.】

【Happy was still searching everywhere for Black Natsu's figure, until he saw a flash of light.】

【Black Natsu, who had disappeared not long ago, appeared out of thin air before him.】

【"Eh?!! Natsu~~"】

【Seeing the suddenly appearing Black Natsu, Happy breathed a sigh of relief, flew to Black Natsu's front crying, and bumped into his arms.】

【"Wuwuwu, I thought you had disappeared..."】

【Looking at the crying little cat in his arms, Black Natsu was stunned, then reached out and stroked the blue cat's head.】

【Feeling the tears in his arms made Black Natsu feel a bit dazed.】

【So, so much time had passed over there, while only a moment had passed here?】

【Even now, the scenes of the farewell were still filling Black Natsu's mind.】

【Mavis, Irene, Seilah, and so on...】

【Especially Seilah, that little devil who wanted to follow him to the future no matter what.】

【But, that kind of thing was impossible no matter how you thought about it.】

【Things from the past cannot be brought to the future.】

【This point could be seen from the Book of END that couldn't be brought along.】

【Therefore, no matter how reluctant, Black Natsu himself, as well as Irene, Mavis, and Seilah, had to accept this fact.】

【"Irene... Mavis... where are they now?"】

【"The Galaxy Empire... where is it?"】

【Black Natsu murmured softly.】

【"Natsu, what are you saying?"】

【The crying little cat raised its head and looked at Black Natsu in confusion.】

【"I'm saying... what big meal I should take you to eat in a while."】

【Black Natsu dotingly rubbed the little cat's head.】

【"Big meal!! I want to eat Dream Flying Fish!"】

【Happy's eyes lit up.】

【After all, Happy had only been born for a short time; to put it bluntly, he still had the temperament of a child. And for a child, there's nothing that a good meal can't solve.】

【If there is, then two meals.】

【"Okay!" Black Natsu responded with a smile.】

【...】

【Time passed like flowing water.】

【Black Natsu also took the time to ask Erza about the Galaxy Empire.】

【After all, she was the only person currently known to have a connection to the Galaxy Empire.】

【Regarding Black Natsu's inquiry, Erza seemed to know something as well.】

【She smiled knowingly and then revealed everything she knew.】

【First, the Galaxy Empire is currently still in a closed state.】

【The technology for perfect Dragonification has also completely matured, and Queen Irene has therefore gone into seclusion, preparing to fully realize her path to perfect Dragonification.】

【This time, it is estimated to be very long, and it is also estimated to be very short.】

【It specifically depends on the adaptability of the Dragon Slayer Magic Crystal.】

【During this period, the person in power of the Galaxy Empire actually surprised Black Natsu a bit.】

【It was... Mavis!】

【As for why Mavis joined the Galaxy Empire, Erza didn't know too much. Anyway, according to her.】

【Since she had memories, Mavis had already existed within the Galaxy Empire.】

【The current situation is that Irene is in seclusion, and Mavis is governing the Galaxy Empire.】

【Therefore, neither of them can spare the time.】

【Moreover, as Irene said before, the Galaxy Empire will only choose to reveal itself when Black Natsu truly grows up and can deal with Acnologia. Before that, to avoid repeating the tragedy of last time.】

【Therefore, the Galaxy Empire will try its best not to appear in the eyes of the world.】

【Of course, if Black Natsu needs it during this period, the Galaxy Empire will become his powerful support at any time.】

【Knowing the movements of Irene and the others, Black Natsu was also very happy.】

【Then, he cannot let them down.】

【Become stronger!】

【Must become stronger quickly!!】

【Strong enough to defeat Acnologia, preferably achieving this goal within a few years.】

【Only then can the Galaxy Empire and the dragons within it live under the sun again.】

【And... there are the dragons like Igneel inside his body.】

【In short, the burden is still very heavy, and Black Natsu cannot afford to slack off.】

【And in fact, Black Natsu did exactly that.】

【Hellish training, persisting every single day.】

【Day after day, year after year, without stopping.】

【Year X781.】

【Another year has passed since Black Natsu returned. This year was quite peaceful, and Black Natsu's days were also very disciplined: training, missions, making money, losing money, continuing training, continuing missions...】

【Of course, this year, the S-Class Black Mage promotion exam was held as scheduled.】

【The candidates this year were all quite good, especially Mirajane!】

【This girl, who had been mocked by Erza for a year, had long been holding it in, and she showed off her skills in this exam.】

【She directly crushed the other candidates participating this time and successfully became an S-Class Black Mage.】

【Age, only 16!】

【Another genius was born.】

【In fact, Mirajane's talent was definitely more than just this. Logically speaking.】

【Last year, Mirajane already possessed the strength of an S-Class Black Mage.】

【But, who knew that Erza was in that exam, and that guy didn't play by the rules, actually activating Dragon Force to defeat Mirajane.】

【Mirajane, who was defeated by her rival, could be said to have endured humiliation for a whole year.】

【Therefore, as soon as she became an S-Class Black Mage, she couldn't wait to run over and show off to Erza.】

【The result was also obvious; the two fought again.】

【This sparring ended in a draw, but it made Makarov cry.】

【It was really... looking at the dilapidated guild, Makarov almost had a heart attack from anger.】

【And from then on, he set a rule: Erza and Mirajane are forbidden from using magic to fight in the guild.】

【But such a ban was just for show; the two never cared about others. As long as their tempers flared, they had to fight no matter where they were.】

【For this reason, Black Natsu's villa had been blown up several times.】

【However, whenever Black Natsu had a dark face, ready to teach these two a lesson.】

【That pitiful look would come out again.】

【Just imagine, when two delicate beauties put on an extremely pitiful look, who could continue to be angry?】

【Plus, there was Lisanna, who was always pleading for her sister and Erza, so even Black Natsu was full of helplessness.】

【He could only let them be. Anyway... the money for repairing the villa would just be deducted from the rent.】

【After this exam, Gildarts, who was also an examiner, made the choice to challenge himself after confirming that the next generation of the guild had begun to grow up.】

【That is the highest difficulty mission, the 100-Year Quest that no one has been able to complete for over a hundred years!】

【For this, Gildarts went away, and there was no news for three years...】

【Year X782.】

【Another year of spring passing and autumn coming, a new year arrived.】

All members of the Fairy Tail guild held their breath, anxiously watching the scene on the sky screen.

After all, according to the original trajectory, a big thing happened this year.

That is the departure of Lisanna.