Chapter 98

Gray’s voice just fell.

The gazes of everyone present turned to the back, to the figure who was eating strawberry cake.

“Eh? Me?”

Erza bit her spoon, blinked in confusion.

In the sky screen scene.

After Natsu agreed to Makarov’s invitation, it gradually dimmed.

Following that, without the slightest hesitation, another white-bordered screen slowly lit up with color at this moment.

Igneel: “Has White Natsu’s scene started?”

Grandeeney: “Don't know, how did White Natsu perform when he was young?”

Igneel: “Really looking forward to it, Natsu should have gotten along well with everyone in the guild when he was young, right?”

Natsu: “Uh… in a sense, it should be considered quite good, right?”

The white-bordered screen lit up completely.

【Inside the Fairy Tail guild.】

【Natsu, who had just joined the guild, seemed a bit familiar, and could talk to anyone.】

Seeing this, Igneel nodded with relief.

“Hmm, not bad, just joined a new group, getting along well with the people in the group is the most important thing, so that when you are in trouble later, others will help you.”

【The scene shifted quickly.】

【A boy with his upper body bare walked into the guild.】

【Unintentionally, Natsu and Gray’s gazes collided!】

【Wakaba, an uncle in the guild, sighed helplessly, then shook the ash out of his pipe and spoke.】

【“It’s starting again, those two little guys.”】

【Just as Wakaba said, in the next moment!】

【The two little guys crossed dozens of meters with lightning speed, their heads butting together.】

【The two stared fixedly at each other.】

【There were even electric sparks flickering in the air.】

【“Yo! Isn't this the perverted naked man? What wind blew you over?” Natsu attacked first.】

【“Hmph! I can go wherever I want in the guild, whenever I want, not convinced, bite me?” Gray retorted without showing weakness.】

【“Are you so arrogant now? Did you forget who was beaten to tears last night?”】

【“Of course it’s you, you snot-nosed bastard.”】

【“It’s you, you panty-pervert!”】

【“Droopy eyes!”】

【“Hammer eyes!”】

【“Fire-spitting guy!”】

【“Ice-peeing-your-pants guy!”】

【The two sides were crazily retorting, one sentence after another.】

Outside the sky screen, countless people were speechless.

Jellal: “Speaking of which, this is too unnutritious, right?”

Ur: “Hehe, but it’s still quite interesting.”

Ultear: “Didn't expect Gray’s verbal skills to be not weak either, look at how ugly this scolding is.”

Ur: “I’m a bit curious, I didn't teach Gray to say these things, where did you learn them?”

Gray: “Haha… that… maybe it’s talent.”

Igneel: “So, I taught you so many great principles, and this is how you use them? Natsu??”

Natsu: “That, anyway, I’ve won against Gray many times using these.”

Igneel: “You’re still proud?!!”

Grandeeney: “Just said to get along peacefully, how did it suddenly develop into this?”

Happy: “Maybe they are natural rivals, anyway, this kind of scene happens every day, people in our guild are already used to it.”

【Indeed, just as Happy said.】

【After scolding for a few minutes of unnutritious words, the two little guys finally couldn't hold back and started fighting directly.】

【Everyone in the guild was used to it.】

【Anyway, the fight between two little brats couldn't cause any problems.】

【It would be much better when the two energetic guys were tired out.】

【Or…】

【The intervention of another person.】

【Bang bang!!】

【Two consecutive explosions passed through the guild.】

【Natsu and Gray, who were just ferocious and determined to beat their opponent, also crawled to the ground after those two loud noises, their eyes seeing stars, looking at the figure in armor with fear.】

【“She appeared! Erza!!!”】

【Macao screamed in terror.】

【“Er… Erza??”】

【Natsu held his head with both hands, tears in his eyes, his whole body couldn't help but shrink back.】

【The Gray on the other side was the same, as if it were some great terror.】

Outside the sky screen, Lucy, watching this scene, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

“It seems that the fear of Erza existed since childhood.”

Happy: “That’s for sure, when they were young, no matter how fierce Natsu and Gray were, once Erza appeared, she could always suppress the situation and fix the two of them up.”

Gray: “That Happy, you don't need to say this kind of thing, right?”

Natsu: “Exactly, besides, it’s not like I haven't challenged Erza.”

Igneel: “Oh? Do you dare to resist?”

Natsu: “Of course! I am Igneel’s child!”

Gray: “Of course, after resisting, he was beaten even worse.”

Metalicana: “Hehe, quite interesting, these little brats.”

“I remember, Natsu and Gajeel often fought when they were young, right?”

Gajeel: “More than that, now too, but most of the time I win.”

Natsu: “What kind of fart are you talking about, clearly it’s me, okay?”

Gray: “You guys stop talking, the strongest is me!”

Erza: “Hmm?”

Gray: “That, Erza doesn't count, that’s dimension reduction strike…”

【In the scene, Erza’s intervention strongly suppressed the rowdy Natsu and Gray.】

【And in the tone of a big sister, scolded the two again.】

【Although they were very unconvinced inside, the two had no way to resist, so they could only swallow their anger, feeling very aggrieved.】

【Days passed day by day in such noise.】

【For Natsu, every day’s life was simple and fulfilling.】

【Wake up in the morning, arrive at the guild early, then, find Gray to fight.】

【At noon, after lunch, be found by Gray to fight.】

【In the afternoon, Natsu, who had nothing to do, continued to find Gray to fight, then met Erza, and then the two were hammered together.】

【At night, Natsu, who had been aggrieved all afternoon, found Erza with an unconvinced face.】

【Following that, he was hammered again.】

【Finally, he went back to sleep with a bruised face.】

【On the way, Natsu also met a new member, a guy named Laxus.】

【That guy’s strength was even more powerful than Erza’s, and he also became Natsu’s target for challenge.】

【Although, the other party didn't seem to want to pay attention to Natsu.】

【Every time he met Natsu’s provocation, it was a clean and neat hit, knocking him down, and after mocking him, he disappeared from Natsu’s sight.】

【Natsu wouldn't feel comfortable for a day if he didn't defeat Laxus.】

【So, Natsu and Laxus’s grudges also began, although he was beaten very miserably every time.】

【Laxus didn't seem to be like Erza, who would show mercy to Natsu; many times when he was annoyed, he would give Natsu a hard time, which could directly make Natsu unable to get out of bed for three days.】

【But, Natsu was tireless about this.】

Igneel, who had been watching for a long time, could only shake his head helplessly.

Said to Natsu: “Did the things I taught you before get fed to the dogs?”

“Like that scene just now, why didn't you use a reverse grapple?”

“For example, many times before, why didn't you dodge to the side, but instead, like a hot-headed guy, forcibly receive others’ attacks, thereby attacking others?”

“The style of exchanging injury for injury is based on being tough enough yourself; you were as fragile as a piece of paper back then, why did you still fight like this?”

Natsu: “That… instinct is just like that, I feel like I can hit someone this way…”

Igneel sighed and shook his head helplessly again.

“However, this spirit used for challenge is good, but that’s all there is to it.”

The sky screen was still continuing.

【This day, the entire Magnolia heard melodious bell sounds.】

【Through the introduction of his companions, Natsu knew that those were the bell sounds when the strongest wizard of Fairy Tail returned.】

【The entire town made way for him; this face was enough to be worthy of the strongest of Fairy Tail.】

The words "strongest" clearly caught Natsu's attention, so he leaned in closer.

【And also saw the demeanor of Gildarts, the strongest wizard in Fairy Tail.】

【That was an uncle with a face full of stubble, helpful, and sometimes a bit naturally dull.】

【Gildarts’s appearance seemed to open a door to a new world for Natsu.】

【Letting him see that humans could actually be strong to this extent.】

【So, Natsu’s challenge target added another person, and that was Gildarts!】

【And unexpectedly, Gildarts seemed to think highly of Natsu.】

【Not only would he not be impatient like Laxus, or deal hard hands, Gildarts seemed to be more inclined to cultivate Natsu and teach Natsu.】

【It can be said that when he was young, Gildarts was almost Natsu’s second combat teacher, teaching Natsu a lot of experience.】

【But it was a pity that as the strongest wizard in the guild, Gildarts’s schedule was also very full, and the master was often not in the guild.】

【Therefore, Natsu’s dream of challenging Gildarts every day was shattered.】

【Time turned around, and soon a year passed in a flash.】

【This year, Natsu’s progress was very obvious, and he successfully got Makarov to approve Natsu to execute quests, which was a very big progress for Natsu.】

【Similarly, it was also this year that the Mirajane sisters joined the guild.】

【Natsu seemed very interested in Mirajane, who wore a hood and had a demon hand.】

【So, Natsu thought about challenging Mirajane.】

【But, the thing that hits people also happened accordingly.】

【At this time, Mirajane didn't even know what magic was.】

【Nor did she know how to use her magic.】

【It was such a Mirajane who, relying on that demon arm, easily defeated Natsu.】

【At this time, Natsu knew that Mirajane was also a monster like Erza!】

【In the days that followed, it also verified Natsu’s idea.】

【With Makarov’s help, Mirajane quickly mastered the principles of magic.】

【The demonized arm could also be retracted freely.】

【Following that, not long after, Mirajane could compete with Erza.】

【The powerful strength made Natsu click his tongue, and there seemed to be one more person he couldn't provoke.】

Looking at everything displayed on the sky screen.

Igneel had already fallen silent.

Until this moment, he couldn't help but hold his forehead with one hand.

Looking at Natsu, he said in disbelief: “So… you can’t beat anyone?”

Natsu unconvinced: “Who said that! I can beat Gray!”

Gray: “You are purely farting! Clearly you can’t beat me, okay?”

Igneel: “You two are five-five, don't know what you are fighting about, sigh…”