Chapter 32

["Where are you hurt? Did that jerk Metalicana not hold back?"]

["If that's the case, I'll have to go find that old guy and have a word with him."]

[While saying this, Igneel immediately stood up, preparing to go find Metalicana to reason with him.]

[Of course, in reality, reasoning was just an excuse; it wanted more to have a fight with this old guy.]

[In order to show off its own strength.]

[As a dragon, even a dragon that loves peace, a certain degree of competitiveness is inevitable.]

[For Igneel, that meant beating up its old friend.]

[Of course, revenge was also real; after all, Igneel was very protective of its own.]

That impulsive appearance stunned the audience watching the screen.

In the Fairy Tail guild, pair after pair of eyes were locked on Natsu.

Good guy, so it turns out there's a reason for this reckless personality.

[Looking at Igneel's eager expression, Natsu smiled helplessly: "It's not like that."]

[Metalicana didn't hurt me, he still has a sense of proportion.]

["Is that so?"]

[A look of disappointment visibly appeared on Igneel's dragon face.]

[Without an excuse, the matter of fighting was ruined.]

[After all, its status is still the Dragon King; if it beat up another dragon for no reason, wouldn't I, Igneel, be losing face if it got out?]

[However, Natsu's situation was still more important, so Igneel asked again in confusion: "Then, what's wrong with you?"]

[Regarding this, Natsu had no need to hide it.]

[I'm just calculating the time.]

[He said, looking at the full moon in the sky.]

["Calculating the time?" Igneel was confused, what kind of situation was this?]

["My training plan still has a 100-kilometer weighted run that hasn't been completed. If it's any later, it will be too late."]

["Oh." Igneel turned its head away indifferently.]

[Abruptly, its massive body stiffened.]

["You... what did you just say?"]

[Seeming not to believe it itself, Igneel stared fixedly at Natsu.]

["Training." Saying this, Natsu shook his head helplessly.]

["Instead of having a meaningless party here, I might as well take the time to train. At least that way I won't waste time, right?"]

[Igneel blinked its huge eyes curiously at Natsu.]

["Are you serious? Natsu?"]

["Is that what you were doing every day, leaving early and returning late?"]

[Facing Igneel's surprise, Natsu touched his chin.]

["Um... maybe it's also a matter of habit. If I don't finish the training, I feel like my whole body is itching, and it's not very comfortable."]

Makarov: "This is too diligent, right?"

Hades: "Feeling guilty if the training isn't finished? Is this still a normal person?"

Macao: "Yeah, yeah, with this attitude, it's a world of difference from the Natsu on our side."

Happy: "I report, the Natsu on our side, all he thinks about all day is sleeping and eating. Cultivation or whatever is almost non-existent."

Natsu: "Huh? What are you talking about, Happy? Don't I often do special training?"

Happy: "If you mean the last-minute cramming during each S-Class Black Mage exam, then that does count as training."

Natsu: "..."

Mavis: "I have to say, the Natsu over there is so strong, there's a reason for it."

Irene: "Mm, there is a reason."

[The banquet finally came to an end.]

[Natsu refused Igneel's idea of taking him back by flying.]

[Instead, he picked up a huge rock on the spot.]

["Igneel, you go back first, I'll carry this back, otherwise today's training volume won't be finished."]

[After saying that, he immediately stepped forward and ran toward the depths of the forest.]

[Watching Natsu's departing back, Igneel's heart was almost blooming with joy.]

["So worry-free, so worry-free. With Natsu's performance, the other few guys are probably drooling with envy, right?"]

[With strange thoughts, Igneel also flapped its wings and followed far behind Natsu.]

[Time passed gradually in the day-after-day cultivation.]

[In the blink of an eye, two years flew by.]

[After a heavy contest with Natsu before, Gajeel seemed to completely understand the gap between himself and Natsu.]

[Thus, a strange attribute was awakened.]

[As someone who could face Natsu in the original world, they essentially had the same personality.]

[That is, loving to challenge the strong!]

[However, unlike Natsu, Gajeel's every challenge was fully prepared.]

[With an improvement in strength, Gajeel would go to challenge Natsu.]

[Having learned a new move, Gajeel would also go to challenge Natsu.]

[Thinking of a new tactic, Gajeel would still go to challenge Natsu.]

[Although, in these two years, almost every challenge ended in Gajeel's failure.]

[He was even beaten very miserably a few times, but Gajeel was always tireless.]

[Even, inspired by Gajeel, the two little brats Sting and Rogue also wanted to challenge Natsu.]

[This annoyed Natsu to no end.]

[After all, cultivation time is precious, and he didn't want to waste it.]

[Thus, he gave each of them a slightly heavy punch.]

[Directly beating the two to bed for a month before they barely recovered.]

[This completely put an end to Sting and Rogue's troubles.]

However, looking at this scene, Sting and Rogue of the original world couldn't sit still.

Although they knew this Black Natsu was very strong.

But...

Is it a bit too exaggerated to beat the version of themselves in that world to bed for a month with one punch?!!

[The footage continued.]

[On this day, Igneel and the others finally invited Teacher Anna, preparing to teach this group of children some things about the human world in this last year.]

[Regarding Anna's arrival, except for Wendy, the other three Dragon Slayers, Gajeel, Sting, and Rogue, were all complaining.]

[All kinds of unconvinced.]

[However, under Anna's various methods, they were all tamed.]

[As for Natsu, he was very respectful of Anna's arrival.]

[There was no inappropriate performance.]

[Time passed again, and a month gradually passed.]

[Igneel always felt that Natsu's situation during this period was a bit strange.]

[However, as a giant dragon, it couldn't quite understand some human emotions, so it entrusted Anna to pay more attention and see if it was the legendary most terrifying rebellious period of humans.]

[Anna also kept this matter in mind.]

[Thus, during a break one day, she called Natsu out alone.]

["Looking at your recent state, it doesn't seem very good. Did something happen?"]

[Anna looked at Natsu and asked with some worry.]

[Natsu was her most promising student.]