[{"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-99":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Fairy Tail Comparison: This Natsu Is Really Slaying 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},1993498,2878,"Chapter 99: Seven years of time flew by, Natsu","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>【The appearance of Mirajane seemed to have stimulated Natsu as well.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【It made him realize one thing: even Erza is not necessarily invincible.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Consequently, Natsu embarked on a period of training for this reason.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The training program... involved hanging portraits of the annoying Erza and Gray on a tree trunk and punching them frantically.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Outside the screen, Igneel twitched the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“So, this is your way of training? Hitting a tree trunk???”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Natsu scratched his head and laughed awkwardly: “Hehe, that’s just what I thought at the time; it counts as practicing my punches, right...”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Igneel was speechless, but he chose to keep watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Natsu seemed to pour all his resentment into his fists.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【While striking, he kept rambling and cursing incessantly.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【But, it was at this moment that a giant egg fell from the top of the lush branches due to the shaking of the tree, slamming hard onto Natsu’s head.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The reason it was called a giant egg was that its size truly exceeded everyone’s imagination.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Even the current Natsu was only a head taller than this egg.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Just as Natsu was about to get angry at who had ambushed him, he saw the egg.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The patterns on the top, which were extremely similar to dragon claws, caught Natsu’s attention.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Having been raised by a dragon since he was small, he immediately associated it with the high probability of it being a dragon egg.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Thus, he excitedly carried the giant egg back to the guild.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【And it drew ridicule from everyone, because in everyone’s view, such a thing as a dragon clearly did not exist, so a dragon egg was naturally nonsense.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【However, Natsu insisted on hatching a dragon to open everyone’s eyes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Regarding this, Makarov also expressed his agreement.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The reason was that he intended to let a brat like Natsu properly recognize the value of life.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【After a series of events, the blue giant egg finally did not disappoint Natsu’s expectations and began to show signs of life.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The eggshell was on the verge of breaking, and then, in everyone’s sight, a blue light burst out from the shell.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【It was a cat!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【A cute blue cat with wings.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【It was precisely because of the blue cat’s appearance, and because its cuteness attracted the eyes and smiles of everyone present.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Just like a mascot that brings happiness, Natsu named the blue cat Happy.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Translated, it means happiness.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【According to Natsu’s words, it is the dragon cat Happy!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【And he brought it to his home to raise it himself.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【This year, another thing happened that made even Natsu very envious.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The S-Class Black Mage Promotion Exam!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The so-called S-Class Black Mage Exam is the standard for judging whether a person is qualified to become an S-Class Black Mage.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【This can be said to be a watershed for mages; only above S-Class are they qualified to be called strong.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【And only after becoming an S-Class Black Mage are they qualified to accept missions listed as S-Class, which are of ultra-high difficulty, and the rewards also see a significant increase.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Of course, this S-Class Black Mage is not a rigid requirement; every guild’s judgment of an S-Class Black Mage is different.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【However, what is certain is that the Fairy Tail guild’s judgment for S-Class Mages is definitely the strictest of any guild.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Those who could become S-Class Mages in other guilds would very likely be weeded out within the Fairy Tail guild.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Take Laxus for example; it is no exaggeration to say that his strength is already enough to crush Ichiya, the S-Class Black Mage of Blue Pegasus, but Laxus has only just obtained the qualification.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【This was the first exam to appear in the year since Natsu joined.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【At the same time, it was an exam held specifically for Laxus.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【There was no other way; looking at the entire year, only Laxus alone had the strength to reach this level.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Therefore, the S-Class Exam, which hadn’t been held for several years, was held this year as a matter of course.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The selected candidate was, obviously, only Laxus.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【For this reason, Gildarts even made a special trip back to the guild from elsewhere.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【And he personally served as the examiner for the S-Class Black Mage Exam.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The content of the exam is unknown, but after this time, Laxus successfully became the second S-Class Black Mage within Fairy Tail.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【It was also at this time that Gildarts told Natsu very seriously.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【If you want to become stronger, then go become an S-Class Black Mage!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Only by truly becoming an S-Class Black Mage are you qualified to truly explore this world.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【At that time, Gildarts’ words left a deep impression on Natsu.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【And he worked hard for it.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【But, a few days later, Natsu seemed to have returned to his usual life, occasionally getting into a fight with Gray, and then being disciplined by Erza.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Or being disciplined by Mirajane, and sometimes becoming a victim of the fights between Erza and Mirajane, being blown away by the aftermath.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Igneel expressed that he was already used to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It can only be said... this silly boy has absolutely no sense of pressure, nor much ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This made Igneel wonder, is it really good to have kept the matter of Acnologia hidden from Natsu for so many years?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If Natsu had known about the threat of Acnologia from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then, would he have been as diligent as the black Natsu?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>All of this is unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, regardless, Natsu did have a happy childhood after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just looking at this point, it is still not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Time was still flying by!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【In the blink of an eye, two years passed in a flash.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Natsu had also grown a lot in these two years and had become a young man.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【But, he would still be bullied as he should be.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【He and Gray were still evenly matched; it can only be said... both of them had grown.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【This year, fifteen-year-old Erza and fifteen-year-old Mirajane were both selected for the S-Class Black Mage Exam.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The competition between the two arch-rivals ultimately ended with Erza’s slight advantage, and she achieved victory.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【She became the third S-Class Black Mage in the guild.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【At the same time, she also set a record for the youngest person to become an S-Class Black Mage.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Her talent was visibly strong!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【But, what is surprising is that even after becoming an S-Class Black Mage, Erza was still in a stalemate in her battles with Mirajane.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【It makes one sigh that if two S-Class Mages could pass in one year, it would definitely be Erza and Mirajane!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【These two people are truly geniuses among geniuses!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【It is jaw-dropping.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【In the year X781, Mirajane, who had been mocked by Erza for a year, finally ushered in her opportunity; in this year, she made a concerted effort and became an S-Class Black Mage.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【For a time, she was proud and triumphant, with infinite glory.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【It also made the always transparent Natsu envious to no end.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【He began to fantasize about the scene of himself becoming an S-Class Black Mage, but... unfortunately, until now, being selected for the S-Class Black Mage Exam was a distant prospect for him.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The year X782 was a year that everyone in the Fairy Tail guild was unwilling to look back on.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The confident Mirajane accepted an S-Class mission to subdue the Beast King; she originally intended to train her younger brother and sister, so she refused Natsu’s request to follow along.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【It was precisely this arrogance that led to the tragedy of her sister Lisanna.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【The rampaging Beast King injured Mirajane, and in order to protect her sister, Elfman, as the younger brother, chose to forcibly take over the Beast King.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【As a result, he fell directly into a rampage and killed his sister Lisanna with his own hands!】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【That day, the entire sky seemed to dim.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Lisanna’s departure dealt an extremely heavy blow to everyone in Fairy Tail.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【After the incident, Elfman, who had always been extremely quiet, began to recognize the importance of strength and trained frantically, turning himself into a muscle man.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【And Mirajane... also had her magic power sealed due to deep self-reproach, and from then on, she could no longer use magic.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Ultimately, she was reduced to being the poster girl in the guild.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Inside the Fairy Tail guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lisanna, who had returned from the Edolas world, looked at her sister with some worry.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“...At that time, I was really sorry, Mira-nee.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“So, your personality changed like this because of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“No need to say more.” Mirajane responded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then she looked up at the sky and whispered: “That is already a thing of the past; I am very satisfied with my current life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Another two years passed in the blink of an eye.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Natsu had truly grown into an adult.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【His strength had also improved greatly, and by relying on his reckless behavior and frequent destruction, he had become famous throughout the Kingdom of Fiore.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【This day, a man found Natsu and informed him of the news that a dragon had appeared at the port of Hargeon.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【“Hargeon port, huh...”】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Natsu narrowed his eyes, then grabbed his bag without the slightest hesitation.】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【“Happy, let’s go!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【“Aye!!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Behind him, the little blue cat spread its pure white wings and followed Natsu as they flew out of the guild...】\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The screen with the white border dimmed gradually at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Conversely, the other side with the black border began to light up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Countless people rubbed their eyes and sat up straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It’s here! The story of the black Natsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Compared to the white Natsu’s plain and ordinary performance, and his powerlessness in the face of difficulties.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>More people would be looking forward to what the black Natsu would actually do when facing these problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Will the same pain and the same regrets be experienced a second time?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>No one knows the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But what is certain is that with the black Natsu’s personality and strength,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Things definitely won’t be that helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>",1688,"2026-06-15T13:50:31.687Z","2026-06-17T08:43:35.817Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a632b379b8dd955ed87ae8cd5551b41e9d296a36963e2cb319978f925046e19e","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-100","fairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-chapter-98",287,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffairy-tail-a-tale-of-two-natsus-this-one-truly-s-cover.jpg"]