Chapter 210

【The appearance of Mirajane seemed to have stimulated Natsu as well.】

【It made him realize one thing: even Erza is not necessarily invincible.】

【And so, Natsu began a period of training for this very reason.】

【The training program... involved hanging portraits of the annoying Erza and Gray on a tree trunk and punching them frantically.】

Outside the screen, Igneel twitched the corner of his mouth.

"So, this is your way of training? Hitting a tree trunk???"

Natsu scratched his head and laughed awkwardly: "Hehe, that's what I thought back then, and it counts as practicing my punches, right..."

Igneel was speechless, but he chose to keep watching.

【Natsu seemed to have poured all his resentment into his fists.】

【While striking, he kept grumbling and cursing incessantly.】

【But it was at this moment that a giant egg fell from the lush branches above due to the shaking of the tree, slamming hard onto Natsu's head.】

【The reason it was called a giant egg was that its size truly exceeded everyone's imagination.】

【Even the current Natsu was only a head taller than this egg.】

【Just as Natsu was about to get angry at whoever had ambushed him, he saw the egg.】

【The patterns on the top, which were extremely similar to dragon claws, caught Natsu's attention.】

【Having been raised by a dragon since he was small, he immediately associated it with the high probability that this was a dragon's egg.】

【And so, he excitedly carried the giant egg back to the guild.】

【This drew the mockery of many, because in everyone's view, such a thing as a dragon clearly did not exist, so a dragon egg was naturally nonsense.】

【However, Natsu insisted on hatching the giant dragon to open everyone's eyes.】

【Regarding this, Makarov also expressed his approval.】

【The reason was that he intended to let a brat like Natsu properly understand the value of life.】

【After a series of events, the blue giant egg finally did not betray Natsu's expectations and began to show signs of life.】

【The eggshell was on the verge of breaking, and immediately after, in everyone's sight, a blue light burst out from the shell.】

【It was a cat!】

【A cute blue cat with wings.】

【It was precisely because of the appearance of this blue cat, and because its cuteness attracted the gaze and smiles of everyone present.】

【Just like a mascot that brings happiness, Natsu named the blue cat Happy.】

【Translated, it means happiness.】

【In Natsu's words, it is the dragon cat Happy!】

【And he took it to his own home to raise it himself.】

【This year, another thing happened that made even Natsu very envious.】

【The S-Class Mage Promotion Exam!】

【The so-called S-Class Mage exam is the standard for judging whether a person is qualified to become an S-Class Mage.】

【This can be said to be a watershed for a mage; only above S-Class is one qualified to be called a powerhouse!】

【And after becoming an S-Class Mage, one is qualified to accept high-difficulty tasks listed as S-Class, and the rewards will also have a significant increase.】

【Of course, this S-Class Mage status is not a rigid requirement; every guild has a different judgment for S-Class Mages.】