Chapter 69: A year of self-discipline

Natsu: "One year? What exactly does that mean?"

Inside the Fairy Tail guild, looking at the words Igneel said in the Sky Screen image, Natsu asked in confusion.

Gajeel glanced at Natsu sideways and spoke helplessly: "Does this even need thinking? Idiot."

His gaze fixed on the Sky Screen, he said in a low voice: "It is very likely the matter of the dragons collectively disappearing on July 7th, 777."

July 7th, 777.

When this date was mentioned, Natsu and Wendy, who were present, both fell into silence simultaneously.

For the few Dragon Slayer Mages, that was a special day.

Ever since that day, the happy times spent with their fathers and mothers had all turned into bubbles.

To this day, the three Dragon Slayer Mages still did not know what had happened back then.

That caused the dragons raising them to disappear on the same day.

So much so that until today,

they were still searching everywhere for the traces of the dragons that raised them.

But, so many years had passed, and they had gained nothing.

Wendy: "I think, through this Sky Screen, we might be able to know what happened back then."

Like Makarov's thoughts.

Wendy also believed that if they wanted to figure out what happened on that day many years ago, perhaps only the Sky Screen could tell them the answer.

The Sky Screen image was still continuing.

【Anna's arrival made the five children extremely unhappy.】

【Just imagine, children who were originally free and could do whatever they wanted, were suddenly told they had to go to school; that feeling was incredibly annoying.】

【Especially Natsu and Gajeel, these two guys, as soon as they heard any knowledge points or whatever, they would become drowsy.】

【They were slacking off all day.】

【But because of this, they were punished by Anna quite a bit.】

Lucy: "I am a bit puzzled, why is it that for the same Natsu, the Natsu of our world is so clueless when it comes to learning?"

Gray: "What other reason could there be, his IQ is problematic."

Natsu: "? Gray, you don't have the qualifications to mock me, okay?"

Gray: "At least, when I was young, I wasn't forced by Erza to learn how to write."

"Clearly there were teachers teaching you when you were young, but you still couldn't do it; if that's not stupid, what is?"

Natsu: "I... I just didn't want to learn..."

"Later when Erza taught me, didn't I learn quite fast?"

Erza: "Um... indeed, at the critical moment of life and death, Natsu did learn quite fast."

Erza's words instantly made everyone in the guild recall many years ago.

At that time, Natsu couldn't even understand the mission requirements on the request form.

Let alone go on missions.

Thus, the kind and enthusiastic Erza took the initiative to help Natsu learn to write and recognize characters, etc.

At that time, Natsu hadn't realized the gravity of the situation,

and agreed very happily,

but everything that happened next could almost be called Natsu's nightmare!

A nightmare even more nightmarish than Anna!

Have you ever seen...

someone not being allowed to eat if they couldn't read an article?

Have you ever seen...

someone suffering a beating if they couldn't write a character?

Have you ever seen...

someone having a sword held to their neck while being made to memorize words?

Under Erza's teaching, young Natsu made rapid progress.

There was no other way; if he didn't stimulate some potential, he would be dead immediately.

And the most infuriating part was that no one could help Natsu.

Yes, when Natsu was forced to study all night long.

Not even one person dared to stand up and plead for him.

After all, that was Erza, the Fairy Queen, Erza!

Who dared to persuade her?

However, although Erza was strict, the effect was indeed outstanding.

Books that Natsu could never read before were quickly understood.

Characters he couldn't read before could now be read fluently.

Characters he couldn't write before were now completely fine.

And all of this took less than a week.

From this point of view, it could at least prove that Natsu's learning ability was actually very strong. ===== CHAPTER 70 =====