Child of the Water Dragon

X777, Magnolia Town

"Um... excuse me, is there a wizard guild here called Fairy Tail? It's my first time here." A blue-haired boy asked a white-haired girl with a ponytail who looked like a delinquent.

"Huh? Who are you? Here to post a job?" the girl asked warily.

"My name is Feng Lan, Feng Lan Mistna. I'm a wizard. I came here to find someone, and I mean no harm." Feng Lan gave a slight, gentlemanly bow as he introduced himself.

"A wizard? Coming to the guild to find someone? I'd say you don't look like a good person at all." The white-haired girl looked at Feng Lan with disdain.

"Big Sister Mira! What are you doing here?" A younger girl with a white bowl cut came running over.

"Lisanna! Slow down, it's dangerous. Huh, Sis, who's this?" Another white-haired boy in a small suit jogged over after her.

"Lisanna, Elfman, don't get close to this suspicious person yet." Mira quickly stopped her younger brother and sister, watching Feng Lan vigilantly.

"Miss, I'm just looking for someone. Is this really necessary?" Feng Lan said helplessly.

"Of course it is. What if you're some pervert who traffics girls?" Mira said, almost showing off as she patted Lisanna's head.

"I'm looking for a boy. Besides, I'm looking for a wizard from a legitimate guild. How could he be that easy to abduct?" Feng Lan was genuinely impressed by Mira's imagination.

"Then, blue-haired big brother, who are you looking for? The three of us are all wizards from the guild. If the person you're looking for is in the guild too, we'll definitely know him." Lisanna could no longer stand by and stepped in to help Feng Lan out.

"Ah, I came looking for Fire Dragon." Seeing a way out, Feng Lan hurriedly took it. Otherwise, that delinquent girl would probably tear him down again in a moment.

"Fire Dragon? I think everyone in our guild is human right now. And one of my good friends is looking for Fire Dragon too!" Lisanna scratched her head and tilted it as she spoke.

"See? I told you he wasn't a good person." Mira pulled Lisanna protectively behind her and shot Feng Lan a disdainful look.

"Um, when you say 'Fire Dragon,' do you mean a title?" Elfman asked cautiously.

"Mm, that's right. Fire Dragon is just a nickname. His real name is Natsu Dragneel. Do you know him?" Feng Lan thought about it. He had been the one to give Natsu the title Fire Dragon, so Natsu himself might not even know it, much less anyone else.

"Eh? Big brother, are you looking for Natsu? Are you Natsu's friend?" Lisanna slipped around Mira and came to stand before Feng Lan.

"I really underestimated you. Are you trying to abduct Natsu, harvest his organs, and sell them on the black market?!" Mira's imagination ran wild once again.

"Wah! That's scary." Lisanna was nearly brought to tears.

"It's okay, Lisanna, don't be afraid. Big Sister just made it up to scare you." Elfman hurriedly comforted her, afraid she would actually start crying.

"Hey, you guys, what are you doing here?" A pink-haired boy wearing a white scarf walked over.

"Ah! Natsu, don't come over! There's someone here who wants to eat Natsu!" Tears swirled in Lisanna's eyes as she frantically shook her head at Natsu.

Everyone: "???"

"What? Eat me?" Natsu walked over without a care, looking around before finally locking his eyes on Feng Lan. "Whoa! Hey, hey, no way. Am I still dreaming?"

"Yo, it's been a long time. How have you been? Your magic hasn't gotten worse, has it?" Feng Lan smiled knowingly when he saw Natsu.

"Ahaha, really? Is it really you, Big Brother Feng Lan?!" Natsu's eyes instantly reddened, and he rushed over to hug Feng Lan.

"There, there, enough. Grown men shouldn't keep hugging me." Feng Lan lifted Natsu up with one hand and set him back on the ground.

"Eh? Natsu, you know this guy?" Mira stood there awkwardly while Lisanna and Elfman stared at Natsu and Feng Lan.

"Yeah, I know him. He's my big brother! We used to play together all the time." As Natsu spoke of the past, his voice suddenly grew lonely. "Big Brother Feng Lan, Igneel disappeared."

"Yeah. Slokard did too. Three months ago, on July 7th, he suddenly vanished." Feng Lan looked up at the sky, a trace of nostalgia in his eyes. "Also, Natsu, I'm a little... hungry."

"Ah! Let's go eat! My treat!" Mira hurriedly said from the side.

"Th-this... is that really okay?" Feng Lan hesitated. Mira might have been a proper wizard, but she was a girl around his age, perhaps even younger than him.

"It's fine. Consider it an apology for misunderstanding you earlier."

Fairy Tail Guild

"Tch, I thought the cheapskate was finally spending money. Turns out it's just the guild cafeteria again." Natsu complained from the side as he drank juice.

"You're the one with too much to say. Don't eat if you don't like it." Mira punched Natsu on the head.

"Thanks for the meal! The guild's wine is quite good." Feng Lan set down his glass, wiped his mouth, and thanked Mira.

After Lisanna and Elfman introduced Feng Lan, everyone learned that he was Natsu's brother. "Did I see that right? That wild brat Natsu actually has such a gentlemanly brother?!" "Are you stupid? They must be sworn brothers. Don't you see they look nothing alike?" For a while, the guild was full of chatter.

"Hey, big bro, you said Uncle Slokard disappeared on July 7th too, just like Igneel?" Natsu rubbed the spot where he had been hit and asked Feng Lan seriously.

At that moment, everyone in the guild grew serious. Even if they did not know Slokard, they knew Natsu's father, Igneel.

"Mm, and not just them. If I'm right, Metalicana, Grandine, Skiadra, and Pershion all disappeared on July 7th as well." Feng Lan shared his thoughts with Natsu.

But everyone except Natsu looked utterly confused.

"Fine, I'll explain in more detail." Feng Lan fell silent for a moment, then said to everyone, "Fire Dragon—Igneel, Fire Dragon Slayer Mage, Natsu's father. Iron Dragon—Metalicana, Iron Dragon Slayer Mage, Gajeel's father. Sky Dragon—Grandine, Sky Dragon Slayer Mage, Wendy's mother. White Dragon—Pershion, White Dragon Slayer Mage, Sting's father. Shadow Dragon—Skiadra, Shadow Dragon Slayer Mage, Rogue's father. And finally, Water Dragon—Slokard, Water Dragon Slayer Mage, Feng Lan Mistna's father." By the end, a confident smile appeared on Feng Lan's face.

"Yeah, the six of us used to play together all the time!" Natsu added from the side.

"Eh? But Natsu never mentioned that before." Lisanna held a drink as she spoke to Feng Lan.

"Oh? Natsu, don't tell me you forgot?" Feng Lan gave Natsu a very "harmonious" smile.

"How could I?! I just never said anything! How could I forget?!" Natsu hurriedly waved his hands.

"Alright, then let me explain." Seeing the curious expressions on everyone's faces, Feng Lan sighed helplessly. "Of the six of us, Sting admired Natsu very much, while Rogue admired Gajeel. Natsu and Gajeel were like older brothers to Sting and Rogue. I was the oldest among the six, so you could say I was the big brother to the other five. Then there was Wendy, the youngest. She was my sworn little sister. To be blunt, out of all of them, Wendy was the one I spoiled the most."

"And when we were kids..." Feng Lan took a sip of wine and continued, "Natsu and Gajeel were always fighting, and then Sting and Rogue would join in too. In the end, I would talk Natsu and Gajeel down, while Wendy would talk Sting and Rogue down. What a headache!"

"Could you really talk them down?" Mira asked from the side.

"I could. If Wendy couldn't stop Sting and Rogue, she'd burst into tears. Once they saw Wendy crying, Sting and Rogue wouldn't fight anymore." Feng Lan patted Natsu on the head. "As for Natsu and Gajeel, if they didn't listen, that was even easier. I'd just beat the two of them until they burst into tears." As he spoke, Feng Lan clenched his fist, nearly scaring Natsu to death.

Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, Feng Lan was satisfied. He turned to Natsu and said, "Natsu, come on. Let me see whether you've improved or gotten worse."

"Yeah!" Natsu smiled knowingly. "I won't lose to you anymore!"