Chapter 38

Irene whispered: “Four hundred years ago… what exactly happened to that brat?”

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In the World Channel.

The moment the name Dragnof Kingdom appeared.

People all over the world exploded.

For no other reason than that in the current world, this kingdom could not be found at all.

However, there were many people in the world who specialized in history and had studied it.

Hades: “Dragnof Kingdom… how is that possible?”

Brain: “This, this, this, did I hear that right? That country…”

Midnight: “Father, do you know something?”

Brain: “Once, when I was looking for information on Nirvana, I learned about the distribution of forces four hundred years ago, and among them was a country called the Dragnof Kingdom!”

Makarov: “Four hundred years ago?”

Ur: “Hey, hey, hey, this joke is a bit too big! How did it get dragged into something as distant as four hundred years ago?”

Hades: “But… the fact is indeed so. In our era, the Dragnof Kingdom does not exist at all.”

“It only appeared four hundred years ago.”

Mard Geer: “Four hundred years ago… what a nostalgic era. But they are indeed right; such a country did exist four hundred years ago.”

“It is said… to be a country where humans and dragons coexisted!”

In the Fairy Tail guild.

Makarov looked at Natsu in front of him in shock.

“Four hundred years ago? In that case… Natsu, you are actually a person from four hundred years ago?”

Natsu was also extremely confused: “Ah? Four hundred years ago? How is that possible? I clearly remember living with Igneel when I was young.”

“That time was at most a few years. After Igneel disappeared, I met the old man. How could it be four hundred years?”

Gray: “Why do I feel like things are getting more and more complicated? What exactly is your situation, Natsu?”

Natsu: “I want to know what my situation is too, but… four hundred years of time… isn’t that too ridiculous?”

As he spoke, Natsu pointed to his cheek: “Look, do I look like someone who is over four hundred years old?”

Lucy touched her chin: “Hmm… you don’t look like it… but the Heavenly Screen wouldn’t make a mistake, right?”

“Right!” Suddenly, Happy seemed to think of something.

He looked at Natsu: “Remember the guild civil war?”

“At that time, Freed set up a spell that prohibited people over eighty from leaving the guild. Natsu couldn’t get out then.”

Happy’s words immediately made Makarov recall that time.

It was indeed the case. At the time, they thought Freed’s spell had a bug.

But looking at it now, this wasn’t a bug at all; it was a hint.

Because Natsu’s actual age really exceeded eighty.

Reaching over four hundred years?

Hiss!!!

A sound of gasping for air suddenly came from the guild.

“So, Natsu is actually an old monster who has lived for over four hundred years?”

Natsu: “? What old monster? I remember, didn’t Gajeel also fail to get out?”

As Natsu’s voice fell, countless eyes turned toward Gajeel.

At this moment, Gajeel, who was biting his cutlery, was confused.

“Ah? In that case… am I also over four hundred years old?” ===== CHAPTER 88 =====

The scene continued.

【“Irene Belserion?”】

【Natsu whispered the name, inexplicably feeling a bit familiar.】

【As if he had heard it somewhere before.】

【The woman nodded quickly upon hearing this and said.】

【“This Queen is indeed a responsible Queen. It is said that in previous battles, the Queen went to the front lines herself.”】

【Speaking of this, the woman couldn’t help but sigh again.】

【“But it’s a pity that the evil dragon swarm is too powerful. Even with the Queen leading the charge, we were beaten back step by step.”】

【“Look, the kingdom’s first line of defense has collapsed. It is said that the kingdom is contacting neighboring countries, attempting to unite to fight the dragons, but I don’t know the specific situation.”】

【“But no matter what, with the first line of defense broken, this village on the border is definitely not safe. That’s why everyone is scrambling to leave. At least by going to the center of the kingdom, there’s a better chance of survival.”】

【The woman looked at the crowd that hadn’t managed to evacuate yet, her tone filled with despair.】

【“As for those of us who didn’t make it, we can only leave it to fate.”】

【“If we are lucky, maybe we can catch the next carriage before the giant dragons arrive. If not…”】

【The woman didn’t finish her sentence, but both she and the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled who were forced to stay behind knew that the only outcome was death.】

【Natsu frowned upon hearing this.】

【“How many dragons are in the swarm?”】

【“Who knows? Ten? A hundred? Nobody knows. But even one dragon is more than we can handle.”】

【“Then haven’t you thought about resisting?”】

【Natsu asked again.】

【Hearing Natsu’s question, everyone present looked at him as if he were an idiot.】

【“Resist?”】

【The burly man who had been grabbed by Natsu earlier curled his lip.】

【“Those are giant dragons! They are existences that are impossible to defeat!”】

【“They are existences beyond human reach. How can we resist? Didn’t you see that even the Royal Army was defeated? You have to know that the Royal Army even had giant dragons helping them.”】

【Perhaps this is the sorrow of this era.】

【Under the rule of the dragon race, humans are like ants, treated as food at will.】

【Long-standing concepts make them feel that giant dragons have become synonymous with invincibility. Of course, perhaps for ordinary people, or even mages, this is indeed the case.】

【So far, the only thing known to cause damage to giant dragons is Dragon Slayer Magic.】

【Therefore, this is perhaps a fundamental difference in concepts.】

【For Natsu, dragons are not unreachable, nor are they invincible.】

【But for these ordinary people, it is not so.】

【Having figured this out, Natsu had no intention of arguing about this issue with the people in front of him.】

【Just as he was about to ask some other questions about the current human world.】

【An abrupt gust of wind caught Natsu’s attention!】

【“What’s going on?”】

【“Why did the wind suddenly pick up?”】

【“And the wind is so strong, coming from the sky.”】

【The sky?】

【The sharp Natsu twitched his nose, seeming to sense something, and raised his head.】

【His face turned ugly in an instant.】

【“Damn it! Is it here?”】

【“Black Mage-sama? What is here?”】

【The woman looked at Natsu in front of her with some confusion.】

【Although Natsu was very young, still an underage child, he was a Black Mage!】

【He was a Black Mage who had mastered supernatural power, a Black Mage who was far superior to ordinary people.】

【In this era, strength is respected. As long as you are strong, you won’t be looked down upon because of your age.】 ===== CHAPTER 89 =====