Chapter 33

[At least, no matter what Anna taught, Natsu could learn it very quickly and draw inferences from it, whether it was knowledge or common sense in life.]

[Of course, talent was one aspect, and the other was Natsu's seriousness.]

[While the other children were thinking about how to play all day, Natsu was thinking about studying seriously and delving into various difficult problems.]

[So, Natsu could be so outstanding.]

[However, in the recent period, it was obvious that Natsu's state had declined a lot.]

[He wasn't listening to the lessons as seriously, which made Anna very worried.]

["Uh..."]

[Facing Anna's questioning, Natsu was somewhat hesitant.]

["It's okay, just say whatever it is, maybe I can help you."]

[Anna said with a smile.]

["Does Teacher mean... in the outside world, humans are just food for dragons?"]

[Natsu finally asked such a question.]

[This was indeed a question that had been confusing Natsu recently.]

[Natsu, who had lived with giant dragons since he was a child, had a natural sense of closeness to dragons themselves, and he himself was a human.]

[Therefore, after learning such news, Natsu felt that he seemed a bit lost.]

[Is the gap between humans and dragons really that big?]

[Then what does that make me and Igneel?]

[Or rather, am I still considered a human?]

[A series of questions made Natsu very troubled; he even began to doubt what the meaning of his learning Dragon Slayer Magic was.]

[Anna looked at Natsu in front of her, somewhat surprised.]

[It was hard to imagine that this would be a question a ten-year-old child could ask.]

[It was as absurd as an elementary school student asking a profound philosophical theory about the relationship between humans and the world.]

[However, although hesitant, Anna still answered Natsu's question patiently.]

["Actually, what Teacher said was just a microcosm of the general environment of the era."]

["In this era, most dragons are arrogant, brutal, and bloodthirsty, but this does not mean that the dragon race and the human race are naturally opposed."]

["Do you understand? Just as humans have good and bad people, the dragon race and humans may not be unable to live in harmony. Everyone is a highly intelligent creature, and emotion is the key factor that controls all of this."]

[Saying this, Anna pointed to Natsu's head: "Aren't you and your father Igneel a good example?"]

["This world has a thousand faces. The situation of the general environment is not something any of us can control; that is the choice of the era."]

["And what we need to do is to forge ahead in the waves of this era."]

["If you feel that something is hindering your progress and distorting your concepts, then go change it!"]

["And discover the true kindness and beauty hidden in those evils. All of this requires you to see for yourself. Not listen, oh."]

[Anna's words shocked Natsu.]

[That night, he couldn't fall asleep tossing and turning.]

[After pondering for a long time, Natsu got up, quietly left the Fire Dragon's habitat, and came to the familiar wooden house in the mountains.]

[He gently knocked on the door!]

Makarov: "Oh?! What's the situation? Could this Natsu be..."

Gildarts: "Mm! Although he's only about ten years old, I admire this Natsu very much. His future must be limitless!"

Macao: "Hahaha, not bad, not bad, this Natsu is very much to my taste."

Cana: "Hey... what are you guys talking about?"

"I always feel like you guys seem a bit wrong."

Mavis: "That's right, that's right, I always feel like these guys don't have anything good in their minds."

Makarov: "Adult matters, you children should worry less."

Mavis: "?? Children? Me??"

In the footage.

[The dim light of the night fell in front of Anna's wooden house.]

[Natsu stood at the gate of this wooden house.]

[His expression was slightly tangled.]

[He raised his hand several times, but hesitated and put it down.]

[His gaze looked toward Igneel's location from time to time, and after a moment of silence, he finally took a deep breath.]

[He knocked on the door hard.]

[Knock, knock, knock...]

[It took about a minute or so.]

[Accompanied by a 'creak' of the wooden door, the tightly closed door was slowly pushed open.]

["Natsu? It's so late, is there something wrong?"]

[Anna looked at the little one in front of her in confusion.]

["Teacher Anna, I..."]

[Natsu raised his head, his gaze meeting Anna's.]

[For a moment, the atmosphere was a bit strange.]

Makarov: "It's coming, it's coming. Does this little brat understand these things at such a young age? He's a world of difference from the Natsu on our side!"

Gildarts: "Hahaha, I don't know why, but I've already started to get a bit excited!"

Macao: "After all, it's already reached a critical moment. This time I'm convinced, this Natsu is even fiercer than I was when I was young!"

Natsu: "...Say, what are you guys talking about? Could it be that you already know what the me in another world is going to do?"

Mavis: "I always feel like their thoughts have gone to who knows where."

Makarov: "Such things, you can only understand them, not explain them."

Gildarts & Macao: "The Master is right, the Master is right, hehe!"

Cana: "What a disgusting smile, what are these old men looking forward to?"

In the footage.

[Anna seemed to see Natsu's entanglement and shook her head with a smile.]

["It's okay, you can say whatever is on your mind, let Teacher Anna help you solve it."]

[Anna's words were very gentle, and it seemed to make people let go of all their defenses.]

[Finally, Natsu no longer hesitated.]

[He looked straight into Anna's eyes.]

["Teacher Anna, I want to go out and take a look."]

["Go out and take a look?"]

[Anna raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at this child who was only ten years old in astonishment.]

[She asked in disbelief.]

["Are... are you serious?"]

["Of course!"]

[Under Anna's gaze, Natsu nodded heavily.]

["Didn't Teacher Anna say today? To look at problems, you have to believe what you see, don't just listen."]

["And isn't everything about the human world that Teacher Anna taught us just like this?"]

["So, I want to go see this world, and at the same time, my magic seems to have encountered a bottleneck, so I want to take this opportunity to go outside and walk around. Maybe I can have a breakthrough."]

[Natsu's words were reasonable and well-founded, leaving Anna not knowing how to refuse.]

[However, out of worry, Anna still prepared to reject Natsu's idea.]

[But, just as she was about to speak, the voice coming from her mind made Anna's body pause slightly.]

["Teacher Anna?"]

[Looking at Anna's stiff body, Natsu couldn't help but call out.]

["Oh, it's nothing."]