Setting Out to Find the Dragon

"Natsu, are you enjoying life in the guild?" Makarov asked with a smile, looking at Natsu.

"Yeah! I like it!" Natsu grinned, revealing a bright smile.

"Although Erza is terrifying, everything else is quite interesting!"

"I've also learned so many words!"

I want to join this group!

Makarov listened to Natsu's answer with satisfaction, nodding repeatedly. "Really? That's wonderful!"

In just one week, Natsu, with his outgoing personality, had already become close friends with his guildmates.

Three days of that time were spent being dragged to the Death Temple by Erza to learn to read, leaving Natsu with immeasurable psychological trauma.

However, as he said, apart from Erza, he was very satisfied with everything about this guild!

From childhood, the only person he could talk to was Igneel, a dragon; he had never been surrounded by so many people before. Everything in the guild was new to Natsu, and the days of everyone playing and having fun together were irresistibly attractive to him.

In his Memory, this was the first time he had fought with someone his own age. Although he disliked Gray, he found the fight exhilarating. In Makarov's words, he felt a clash of souls.

Although Eleven, Laxus, Mira, and especially Erza in the guild are all terrifying, this has also stirred up Natsu's deep-seated competitive spirit. It turns out that there are so many people stronger than him besides Igneel, and he keeps shouting that he wants to defeat them all!

And so, under the influence of the guild's cheerful atmosphere and Makarov's patient guidance, Natsu was successfully lured into Fairy Tail.

A crimson guild emblem was etched onto his right deltoid muscle, marking his status as a member of Fairy Tail.

"Grandpa, I want to do this quest!" Natsu held up a quest sheet and handed it to Makarov. This was the first quest he was going to take on after joining the guild, and he was incredibly excited.

"Hmm~" Makarov glanced at the task list in his hand, then turned and called to the side, "Eleven, come here for a second, I have a task for you."

Eleven was idly chatting with Cana when he heard Makarov's call and immediately came running over.

"Grandpa, what's the matter?"

"Hmm, I'll have to trouble you to guide Natsu on his first mission." Makarov handed the mission sheet to Eleven.

"Eh? You want me to take care of this kid again?" Eleven took the mission sheet, and although he said it with a haughty tone, he was secretly overjoyed. He loved taking newbies on missions!

The task on the quest sheet is to investigate a mysterious giant monster egg that suddenly appeared on the mountain behind a small town.

Hehe, the investigation task is the best! It's time to show off his intelligence, wisdom, and extensive knowledge again! Yay!

"I don't need anyone to lead me, I can complete the mission by myself!" Ignoring Eleven's secret delight, Natsu became unhappy first.

Although Eleven didn't instill the same fear in Natsu as Erza, he knew that Eleven was an even more terrifying being than Erza. The scene of Eleven simultaneously stopping two female Tyrannosaurus Rex was still vivid in Natsu's mind, making him a little scared.

Moreover, he accepted this mission with the ulterior motive of finding clues about Igneel. He suspected that the giant egg was related to Igneel, and he didn't feel he needed anyone's help in finding Igneel.

However, most of the time the weak have no voice. When Eleven heard that Natsu was unwilling to let him take him on missions, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

You actually dare to refuse to let me impart knowledge to you? That's outrageous! You have to listen whether you want to or not!

Eleven had an inexplicable obsession with teaching, and he couldn't stand letting a student he was about to take advantage of escape, so his Spiritual Power surged forth instantly.

Natsu wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a word. An invisible force instantly covered his mouth and nose, and then he was bound by something, unable to move, and floated into the sky.

"Alright Natsu, it's getting late, we should get going! No need for any more preparations, let's set off now and catch the train, we should arrive at our destination before evening..."

Ignoring Natsu's thoughts, Eleven held onto the struggling Natsu in mid-air like a balloon, muttering to himself, and then turned and walked out of the guild.

Makarov sat in the back, holding his wine glass with both hands, took a small sip, and said with a smirk, reeking of alcohol, "Have a safe trip~"

They showed absolutely no intention of rescuing Natsu.

"Oh my god, is this a train? This is the first time I've ever seen one!" Natsu exclaimed excitedly as he looked at the train parked on the platform, looking left and right with great enthusiasm.

When Eleven arrived at the train station, he released Natsu, whom he had been restraining. Natsu was initially a bit angry and yelled that he wanted to duel Eleven, but after Eleven paid for his lunch, the feud was instantly resolved!

This was the first time Natsu had a proper hot meal in a week; before that, he had to find food in the wild to satisfy his hunger.

"Don't you know the guild has a canteen?" Eleven asked, looking at Natsu wolfing down his food in surprise.

"I know, but Gray told me that you have to pay to eat in the cafeteria!" Natsu said, stuffing food into his mouth.

"Uh... that's true, but if you really don't have money, they'll treat you to food for free." Eleven looked at the silly Natsu and smiled helplessly. He thought to himself that Gray was really mean, deliberately bullying Natsu, and he himself had eaten free meals in the cafeteria countless times.

"Really? That damn Gray! I'm going to beat him to a pulp when I get back!" Natsu's eyes widened in anger at Eleven's words, but he didn't stop chewing. Instead, he chewed even harder, as if Gray were right in his mouth.

While having dinner with Natsu, Eleven studied the mission sheet and casually asked, "Hey, Natsu, you took this mission because you want to find Igneel, right?"

"Ah, yes, yes, do you have a problem with that?" Natsu was a little embarrassed that Eleven had seen through his thoughts.

Eleven just smiled and didn't say anything, continuing to look down at the mission sheet. He didn't really have any particular thoughts; he was just asking casually.

But Natsu was a little unhappy to see Eleven's casual smile, and muttered somewhat aggrievedly, "Hmph, you really don't believe me. Just wait until I find Igneel, I'll give you a real surprise!"

These past few days, Natsu has been promoting in the guild that he was raised by a dragon, but everyone's attitude is quite ambiguous. Although no one has questioned him to his face, it seems that no one really believes him and they are all just giving him perfunctory answers, which has indeed hurt Natsu somewhat.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. It would be hard for any person of normal intelligence to believe that such a big child was raised by a dragon.

"Huh? When did I stop believing you?" Eleven raised his head, a look of confusion on his face.

He's always believed it! He's never questioned it! So what if he was raised by a dragon? What's there to disbelieve?