Chapter 84

[Looking at Igneel at this moment, Anna shakes her head helplessly.]

[In the distance, several more black dots gradually appear on the horizon.]

[Anna’s eyes light up.]

["They’re here."]

[As Anna’s words fall, those black dots begin to grow larger and larger.]

[Until they reveal their true forms.]

[The Iron Dragon, the Pure White Dragon, the Jet Black Dragon, and the Sky Dragon.]

[Clearly, these are the parents of the other four Dragon Slayers.]

[At this moment, they are all carrying the other little ones as they arrive here together.]

[Likewise, the other Dragon Slayers are currently in a deep sleep as they are brought over.]

[At this moment, five giant dragons and five Dragon Slayers are gathered here.]

Gajeel: "Could this day be the day we dragons disappeared?"

Natsu: "That is, the day we fell asleep. What exactly happened..."

Wendy: "Grandeeney... where did you go? And why did we appear in the year X777?"

Sting: "That’s not right. I remember killing Weisslogia. Why... is this scene appearing?"

Rogue: "I also remember Skiadrum ending up in my hands. What is going on here?"

Gajeel: "No, are you guys still hung up on the fact that you killed dragons?"

"That’s obviously impossible, okay?"

"Were you as strong as the black-haired Natsu back then? If you said the black-haired Natsu killed a dragon, that would have some credibility."

Lector: "What do you mean? Sting wouldn't lie!"

Frosch: "Frosch thinks so too."

Sting: "Indeed, I didn't lie, but I really did kill a dragon!"

"It’s just... Weisslogia asked me to kill him..."

Inside the Sabertooth guild, almost everyone focuses their gaze on Sting.

Orga: "In other words, the dragon asked you to kill it?"

Rogue: "It was the same for me back then. Skiadrum was terminally ill, so he asked me to end his suffering."

Sting: "But we did indeed kill the dragons and obtained Dragon Slayer lacrima embedded in our bodies, which then strengthened us."

Rufus: "Sounds like this isn't a very pleasant memory."

Sting’s mood also drops: "Indeed, although I didn't want to at the time, I eventually killed it under Weisslogia’s coercion."

"Therefore, I did not lie!"

Laxus: "Tch, I thought you guys killed dragons with your own true strength."

"Turns out it was just this?"

Gajeel: "So, this is what gave you the capital to be arrogant?"

"To the point where you don't even take dragons seriously?"

Sting: "But the facts are indeed like that; I killed the dragon quite easily back then."

Rogue: "Me too. Even though it was because Skiadrum was sick, being able to shatter a dragon’s scales and hunt a dragon’s soul is a symbol of power!"

Irene: "You little ones still don't understand?"

"This is obviously going easy on you—they probably went easy on you by an entire ocean, and you’re still feeling smug?"

"Besides... look at the scene on the screen. Aren't those two dragons perfectly fine? When did they die?"

Indeed, just as Irene said, the moment they saw the two giant dragons, Skiadrum and Weisslogia.

Sting and Rogue were both stunned.

They should have already killed them; they should have already completed the dragon slaying.

Why... have these two dragons appeared again at this moment?

The confusion of the crowd is soon answered as the screen continues to play.

[As the other four giant dragons land.]

[Igneel also turns his gaze toward the two giant dragons, Weisslogia and Skiadrum.]

["Tell me, you didn't actually implant those memories into those two brats, did you?"]

["The effect will be better this way. You guys should hurry up and add them too."]

[The pure white giant dragon, Weisslogia, speaks up.]

["After having the memory of slaying a dragon, in that future era with abundant magic power, they won't be timid when facing Acnologia, right?"]

[The jet-black giant dragon, Skiadrum, also responds.]

Sting: "Memories?!"

Rogue: "So that means... we didn't kill the dragons at all?"

Gajeel: "Pfft! Case closed. So it was memory tampering. I was wondering how two Dragon Slayers capable of killing dragons suddenly popped up."

"And you even mocked us for not being able to beat Acnologia?"

Laxus: "Is this what they call the Third Generation Dragon Slayers? A Dragon Slayer who deceives themselves?"

Hades: "I have to step in and say a few words here. Having your memories tampered with isn't your fault, but taking it out to show off is your fault."

"Good grief, it really had me fooled at the time."

Brain: "Who’s to say? I really thought these two were hidden experts capable of killing dragons."

Lector: "You... you..."

Happy: "You’d better stop talking. Most of this hatred was drawn by you. If you didn't go around bragging, would there be so much trouble?"

Charle: "This time, I agree with the black cat’s point of view."

Wendy: "Charle, don't be too hard on others."

Charle: "When they used this to mock us, why didn't they think of today?"

"I thought they really had some heaven-defying skills, but it turns out it was just tampered memories?"

"I think they deserve it!"

The World Channel is boiling over once again because of Sting’s situation.

Actually, it’s not that big of a deal—isn't it just tampering with memories?

It’s not rare in the magic world, but who told those two guys to pop up and mock people every chance they got?

And then brag about how strong they are.

In the end, being criticized by everyone is only reasonable.

And at this moment, the screen continues to play.

[The Sky Dragon, Grandeeney, sighs gently: "You are adding a sense of guilt to those two children."]

[The Iron Dragon, Metalicana, also chimes in: "Anyway, I won't add these useless memories to Gajeel."]

["The strong are made by their own fists, not by relying on some fake memories to build their self-confidence."]

[Igneel shrugs indifferently: "I don't need to. My good-for-nothing brat can kill dragons on his own. What use are those fake memories compared to the real thing?"]

[The dragons are speechless looking at Igneel’s incredibly proud appearance.]

[Weisslogia opens his mouth, but when his gaze sweeps to the black-haired Natsu, he eventually closes it.]

[There’s no helping it; this guy really has the strength, he really can kill dragons!]

[During the half-year the black-haired Natsu was away, Igneel also returned two or three times, each time bragging to the other dragons.]

[As for what he was bragging about? Naturally, it was his good-for-nothing son!]

[While bragging, he would also complain helplessly, saying that even a dragon of his caliber had to rely on many factors to take down a dragon, which was quite embarrassing.]

[He spoke with such zest, he might as well have pointed at their noses and said their chosen successors were simply no good.]

[But did they have the capital to refute him? They did not.]

[Who told that black-haired Natsu to be truly monstrous?]

[Therefore, as time went on, these dragons became almost immune to Igneel’s showing off.]

["Alright, stop bragging. My ears are calloused from listening to it."]

[Grandeeney sighs slightly and then speaks up.]

["Time is almost up. Let’s get ready to start."]

["Let’s start. My body can barely hold on anymore."]