Chapter 461

【Outside the screen.】

Lisanna: "I didn't expect this Black Natsu to be quite a warm guy?"

Mirajane: "Yes, hidden under a powerful appearance is a gentle heart."

Lisanna: "Mira-nee, are you feeling warm because of Black Natsu's actions?"

Erza: "Hmm? That's a person from a different world, Mira, think twice!"

Mirajane: "What are you talking about? I'm just feeling emotional about this kind of behavior. I didn't expect the Black Natsu of that world to have such a warm side."

Lucy: "After all, that's Black Natsu, I feel like both his IQ and EQ are very online."

Gray: "By the way, what's wrong with these girls? Isn't it just a simple action? Is this worth being surprised about?"

Juvia: "So, Gray-sama doesn't understand girls."

Wendy: "Yes, for girls, many times a small detail can warm their hearts for a whole day."

Carla: "Wendy, it's useless to tell these idiots these things～～."

"These people have muscles in their brains."

Elfman: "What? I, Elfman, don't accept this! Man!!!"

Evergreen: "You better shut up, you have the most muscles in your brain, sigh... why are the men in our guild like this?"

【The screen continues.】

【Black Natsu, who covered Mirajane with his jacket, moved his shoulders, making a crackling sound.】

【His gaze glanced toward the second floor.】

【As if noticing something, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he moved his steps, walking toward the second floor.】

【"Yo! Didn't you get drunk with those guys?"】

【Just as Black Natsu stepped onto the second floor, a frivolous voice resounded.】

【Black Natsu looked over accordingly.】

【That was on the railing of the second floor, where a leather sofa was placed.】

【On the sofa, a blonde man wearing a coat and headphones was leaning on the sofa, closing his eyes to rest.】

【"You know, Dragon Slayers don't get drunk that easily."】

【Black Natsu walked to the balcony, beside Laxus's sofa, and leaned his hands on the railing, watching the chaotic scene below.】

【"When did you get back?"】

【Black Natsu asked.】

【Laxus opened his eyes: "Just got back not long ago, heard you completed a 10-year mission, congratulations."】

【Looking at the figure in front of him, Laxus said.】

【Laxus wouldn't feel awkward about such words.】

【After all... this guy in front of him has the strength to make him treat him like this!】

【Black Natsu responded: "You're not bad either, SSS-level mission, truly amazing, you!"】

【"Next step should be the 10-year mission, right?"】

【"Of course!" Laxus smiled.】

【Looking directly at this figure in front of him, recalling the transformation after the near-death experience in this mission, Laxus seemed to feel that he had found his former arrogance.】

【"I seem to feel that the gap between me and you is getting smaller and smaller."】

【"Even... maybe I can beat you already!"】

【Black Natsu heard this, his face had no fluctuation at all.】

【"Is that so? Looks like you've become much stronger, maybe it's really possible."】

【"Speaking of which, it seems like we haven't fought in many years."】

【"Five years!" Laxus grinned.】

【"I remember it very clearly! For these five years, every day, every moment, every second! I have been recalling that S-Class Mage exam."】

【"That was my nightmare, one day, I will personally take it back."】

【Black Natsu turned his head and looked at Laxus.】

【The two pairs of eyes collided in mid-air.】

【"Looks like your thoughts have never changed."】

【"Yes! How could they change? I have been thinking about taking revenge on you for so many years!"】

【Laxus also stood up from his seat.】

【Manic lightning seemed to be released uncontrollably, striking the wooden floor and leaving behind streaks of pitch-black marks.】

【"You, who have been dragged down by that group of weak guys below for so many years, seem to have lost your original arrogance."】

【"I don't think I've ever been arrogant, have I?"】

【"No! You were arrogant! That kind of arrogance that blooms from the bones! Even though you never showed it, I could feel it back then."】

【"That arrogance of wanting to crush whoever it is, you seem to have lost it!"】

【Laxus glanced below.】

【A look of disgust flashed in his eyes at the group of guys who were dead drunk.】

【"So, hanging out with this group of guys, even you will be assimilated by that so-called... companion?"】

【Speaking of this, Laxus laughed disdainfully.】

【"That ridiculous thing."】

【"You really don't understand anything." Black Natsu sighed and shook his head.】

【"I don't need to understand!" Laxus responded.】

【Seeming to have no need to stay any longer, Laxus turned around.】

【"To be honest, the current you makes me a bit disappointed."】

【"A tiger that has lost its fangs is destined to be replaced."】

【Black Natsu ignored him, only feeling it was a bit funny.】

【Laxus took a deep breath and said nothing more, but the blue veins on his cheeks were already popping up.】

【His fists couldn't stop clenching.】

【"What a ridiculous group of guys, the old man is like this, that uncle is like this, and now even this guy is like this..."】

【"Companion..."】

【He moved his steps.】

【"I don't need that kind of thing!"】

【Zzzzt!!!】

【Instantly, Laxus turned into a brilliant golden lightning and disappeared from the spot.】

【Black Natsu, who remained in place, just leaned on the railing.】

【"Arrogance?"】

【He whispered softly.】

【His mind couldn't help but recall the moment many years ago, in the Galactic Empire, facing that overwhelming terrifying pressure.】

【His fists clenched involuntarily.】

【But they soon loosened, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.】

【Laxus's last sentence was right.】

【A tiger that has lost its fangs is destined to be replaced.】

【But...】

【Has he really lost his arrogance?】

【Heh! No, Black Natsu knows better than anyone.】

【He has never lost this arrogance of looking down on the world, and even... after the battle with Acnologia.】

【His confidence in himself became even richer.】

【It's just that that confidence had long been hidden deeper in his heart.】

【Once, Makarov asked Black Natsu a question!】

【To what extent has the current Black Natsu reached.】

【At that time, Black Natsu's answer was very vague, making Makarov think that it was just the level of the first of the younger generation.】

【But Black Natsu knew clearly!】