Chapter 389

【Everything within sight had returned to that library.】

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

【Black Natsu, who had just disappeared, appeared out of thin air before his eyes.】

【"Eh?!! Natsu~~"】

【Looking at the abruptly appearing Black Natsu, Happy breathed a sigh of relief, flew crying to Black Natsu's front, and crashed into his arms.】

【"Sob, sob, sob, 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?】

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

【Mavis, Erin, Seilah, and so on...】

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

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

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

【This point can be seen from the END book that could not be brought away.】

【Therefore, even if reluctant, whether it was Black Natsu himself, Erin, or Mavis and Seilah, they could only accept this fact.】

【"Erin... 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'll take you to eat in a while."】

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

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

【Happy's eyes lit up.】

【After all, Happy was just born not long ago; to put it bluntly, he still had a child's temperament. Children, you know, there's nothing a good meal can't solve.】

【If there is, then two meals.】

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

【......】

【Time passed like flowing water.】

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

【After all, this was currently the only known person related to the Galaxy Empire.】

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

【She smiled knowingly, then spilled everything she knew.】

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

【The perfect dragon transformation technology has also completely matured, and Queen Erin has therefore gone into seclusion, preparing to completely realize her path of perfect dragon transformation.】

【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.】

【It was actually... Mavis!】

【Regarding why Mavis joined the Galaxy Empire, Erza didn't know too much; anyway, according to her.】

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

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

【Therefore, neither of them could get away.】

【Moreover, as Erin said before, the Galaxy Empire will only choose to appear in reality when Black Natsu truly grows up and can deal with Acnologia. Before that, to avoid repeating the tragedy of the 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.】

【After knowing the movements of Erin and the others, Black Natsu was also very happy.】

【Then, he must not betray their expectations.】

【Become stronger!】

【Must become stronger quickly!!】

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

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

【And also... 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.】

【Hell-like 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 self-disciplined: training, missions, making money, losing money, continuing training, continuing missions...】

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

【The strength of this year's candidates was very 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 Mage.】

【Age, only 16 years old!】

【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 Mage.】

【However, 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 Mage, she couldn't wait to run to Erza to show off.】

【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 that had been dismantled, Makarov almost had a heart attack.】

【And from then on, he set a rule: from now on, Erza and Mirajane are forbidden from fighting with magic in the guild.】

【But such a ban was just for show; the two never cared about others. As long as their tempers flared, they would have 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, preparing to teach these two guys a lesson.】

【That pitiful look would come out again.】

【Just imagine, when two delicate beauties put on an extremely pitiful look, who could still stay angry?】

【Plus, Lisanna 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 Century Quest that no one has been able to complete for over a hundred years!】

【For this reason, once Gildarts left, 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.