[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-comparing-two-fairies-this-natsu-is-actually-sla":3,"chapter-comparing-two-fairies-this-natsu-is-actually-sla-fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-42":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Fairy Tail: A Tale of Two Natsus, This One Truly Slays Dragons!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1993441,2878,"Chapter 42: Irene appears!","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>The scene on the Heavenly Screen continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Accompanied by a huge roar, the giant dragon flew backward in an unbelievable posture!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Even Natsu, who had just thrown that punch, was a bit surprised!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It was… a bit too easy?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yes, easy.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【In the past, Natsu had felt the power of the Steel Dragon, Metalicana.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【That feeling was near despair.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【He even used a series of coincidences combined together to shatter Metalicana’s dragon scales.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Therefore, he had truly felt the strength of the Steel Dragon.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【He thought that giant dragons were all such terrifying guys, but the collision just now gave Natsu a different feeling.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【A feeling of… being very weak?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Giant dragons are weak?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The moment this thought popped up, even Natsu himself didn’t believe it.】 ===== CHAPTER 96 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Which of the giant dragons he had come into contact with was weak?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Even the Sky Dragon, Grandeeney, who was not good at fighting, made him feel almost breathless.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【So, giant dragons are definitely not weak, but the giant dragon in front of him… seemed a bit too ordinary.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Just as Natsu’s mind was filled with thoughts, a huge roar came from directly in front.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【That was the sound of the giant dragon’s massive body slamming into the ground, and even the earth trembled significantly.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【For a time, the village, which had been filled with terrified screams, suddenly fell into a brief silence!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The elderly, weak, sick, and disabled who remained there all widened their eyes, staring fixedly at the figure wrapped in flames.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The scene just now was too exaggerated for them.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【A child who was not even 1.5 meters tall actually punched a behemoth of tens of meters in size and sent it flying?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【And that behemoth was a terrifying giant dragon at the top of the biological chain?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hiss!!!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Countless gasps for air sounded on the scene.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This almost completely subverted their cognition.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Am… am I dreaming?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“What the hell is this? Why can a human send a giant dragon flying?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“That boy… no… is he really a boy?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This incomprehensible scene immediately aroused countless exclamations.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Even the other two giant dragons on the scene widened their eyes, looking in shock at the giant dragon that flew backward and slammed into the ground.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Nikel?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【A sky-blue giant dragon named Haiwei called out in disbelief.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hearing this, the giant dragon lying on the ground shook its head, supported itself with its four feet, and slowly climbed up from the shattered earth.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The scales on its forehead could be clearly seen to have cracks.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Strands of bright red blood seeped out from the damaged scales.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The blood crossed the giant dragon’s cheek and was reflected in its scarlet eyes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It rubbed its dizzy head, then used its claw to stain a bit of blood.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The warm feeling jumped on its fingertips.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This made it absolutely certain… that it was injured.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Injured at the hands of that… human boy?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“What’s going on, Nikel? Did you go easy on him?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The voice of another giant dragon, Pigu, came from behind.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Like a spark igniting a powder keg about to explode, the moment it heard Pigu’s voice, Nikel exploded!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This was too shameful for a dragon! In this war of invading the Dragnof Kingdom, this was the first time a giant dragon had suffered damage in a confrontation with humans!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yes, the first time!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Even though this country also had a few Dragon Slayers, none of those Dragon Slayers were able to cause any damage to the giant dragons in this war.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【None at all!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Even Nikel itself had fought Dragon Slayers in this war.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But in Nikel’s view, those guys were just half-baked—not quite dragons, not quite humans. Although their attacks could make it feel pain, that was all.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【In this war, the casualties caused to them were all by the giant dragons existing in this country.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【After all, this is a country where humans and dragons coexist, and it is precisely because of this that Nikel looked down on Natsu before.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Just because it felt that Dragon Slayers were just like that, a group of half-baked people who wanted to learn from giant dragons but couldn’t learn it right.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But facts proved that it was wrong, very wrong!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Natsu in front of it was not only not that kind of half-baked person, but even… really had the strength to shatter dragon scales and damage its own body.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But this doesn’t mean Nikel will be afraid!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【As a high-and-mighty giant dragon, it is impossible to bow to humans!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The scar on its forehead is a naked, indelible shame!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Bastard! You have successfully angered a giant dragon! Do you know what serious consequences this will bring?!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Nikel roared angrily.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Then, do you know the consequences of angering a human?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Natsu, who landed on the ground, raised his head again. The flames on his body were rising crazily, and the scales on his cheeks were gradually increasing.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Damn brat!!!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Nikel roared angrily and prepared to launch another charge!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The madness in its eyes was so clear, as if it were conveying one meaning.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It wants to tear Natsu into pieces!!!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Whoosh————!!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But at this moment! A huge beam of light descended from the sky!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The terrifying magic power contained in the beam of light made even Nikel’s pupils shrink!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It forcibly stopped its charging massive body.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The next moment, a huge explosion rang out directly in front of it.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The soaring firelight completely separated it from Natsu.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Who is it?!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Nikel roared at the sky!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Whoosh… whoosh…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【That seemed to be the wind of flapping wings, which blew away the violently burning flames in an instant.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At this moment, people could clearly see that between Natsu and Nikel, another giant dragon, gray-brown mixed with dark red, was flapping its wings and standing there.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Facing the three giant dragons directly!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“That is…”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The woman from before hugged her child tightly, her gaze locked on the newly appeared giant dragon.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Then her pupils shrank!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【She immediately took her daughter and knelt down toward the giant dragon.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Sage Dragon Belserion!! The Guardian Beast has descended! Her Majesty the Queen has not abandoned us!!!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The woman’s voice was filled with tears as she kept kneeling toward the giant dragon.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【At the same time, Natsu’s gaze was also locked on the Sage Dragon.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【He frowned slightly: “Human?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Seeming to confirm Natsu’s words, the next moment, on the back of the Sage Dragon, a heroic and spirited crimson figure stood up!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>August: “That is… Irene?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irene: “Ah! That was me back then…” ===== CHAPTER 97 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1098,"2026-06-15T13:50:31.687Z","2026-06-15T13:55:36.354Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","fa3d0ac7196c9f993e80fa6e80c976a5dbdcb41688331e5d3d65cf7cada3ec11","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-43","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-41",287,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-cover.jpg"]