Fairy Tail: Starting with Fairy Queen Erza

"No one knows better than me how to train the first generation of Dragon Slayer Mages..."

"Only through inhuman training can Natsu's full potential be unleashed."

"You must understand, Dragon Slayer Magic was originally invented to fight dragons. What is this little hardship to Natsu?!"

Ian's words were reasonable and well-founded.

Yes, he did all this to train Natsu; it showed his deep care and love for Natsu.

"Exactly the same as what Mother said."

Upon hearing this, Erza's eyes immediately sparkled with tiny stars.

Eileen had said the same things that Ian had said to her.

At this moment, Erza finally understood Ian's good intentions and thought to herself, "As expected of my father, he is so thoughtful!"

"Fortunately, I'm not some dragon slayer mage."

Gray, who had been leading the way, overheard Ian and Erza talking behind him and suddenly felt a little glad that he wasn't a Dragon Slayer Mage.

Chapter 29 Ian: Open the door, or you'll be sent to the heavens!

On the snow-capped mountains near 'Ice Lake Village'.

Despite being called a snow-capped mountain, it's nothing more than a small pile of stones a few dozen meters high...

However, the surrounding mountains, which were thousands of feet high, were all leveled, and this place became a mountain as well.

'Ice Lake Village' wasn't originally called this...

This place originally didn't have an ice lake, but was a snow-capped mountain.

Rumor has it that about four years ago...

A powerful figure, whose strength was no less than that of the 'Ten Great Archmages', was passing through this place when he suddenly discovered Deliora, the demon who had been ravaging the continent for four hundred years, and engaged in an earth-shattering battle with him.

The man and the demon fought for three days and three nights, plunging the entire world into darkness!

They destroyed the village and shattered the entire mountain range!

It tore a huge gash in the earth...

The ice and snow on the mountain were melted into water by their magic!

The water flowed into this fissure deep in the earth, forming an artificial lake like the sea, which is the origin of Ice Lake Village.

There are also rumors!

In the end, the mage exhausted all his power to seal the demon within.

Deliora: "Don't believe rumors, don't spread rumors! I'm not that awesome..."

Above the mountaintop.

There seemed to be a figure resembling a giant eagle or a large bird circling in the sky.

Below those large birds, a group of fierce bandits gathered, each with a sinister grin on their face and an arrogant demeanor.

Among them, several minor characters, looking like they were just there to die, huddled around a man with a scarred face, fawning and obsequious, and said with a sneer, "Boss, your trick is really ruthless! You buy magical artifacts from a neighboring country that can control wyverns, disguise these artificially bred dragons as wild beasts, and have them attack nearby villages. Then you pretend to be guild mages, drive the dragons away, and make a huge profit! That way, we can legally collect protection money."

"Heh, what can you do when these foolish villagers are so stubborn in their thinking?"

"They don't trust the country's army, nor the Magic Council, they just blindly trust those so-called Fairy Tail guild mages!!"

"Let me tell you the truth! The lords in the vicinity have long disliked these villagers! Since that lake was created within the lords' territory, it should belong to them!"

"And these foolish people actually defied the lord's wishes! They refused the lord's offer to jointly develop the lake and insisted on running it themselves. Think about it carefully, how much is such a large lake really worth? Can a mere village possibly support it? Aren't they afraid of overeating?"

"But that's good! This makes things easier for us. From now on, we can make a profit from the price difference without any trouble from anyone, whether it's the Magic Council or the nearby lords..."

The man, whose face was covered in scars and who was called the leader by the crowd, yawned first, then spoke with a disdainful expression.

"Chief, I still have some concerns."

Beside the scarred man stood a learned-looking man with glasses perched on his nose, his brows furrowed as if deep in thought, his eyes filled with worry.

"worry about what?"

The scarred man leader looked at the bespectacled man and asked.

"If we just pretend to be mages from the Fairy Tail guild, won't we attract the real deal? Those people from Fairy Tail are no pushovers; their guild master, Makarov, is a powerful figure whose name resounds throughout the entire continent of Ishgar..."

The bespectacled man pursed his lips; to be honest, he was a little apprehensive.

The name of Makarov, one of the "Ten Wizard Saints", is probably known to everyone.

Fifty years ago, before he was even born, he was already traversing the continent.

He can be considered one of the legendary powerhouses on the mainland.

"Hahaha……"

"I thought you were worried about something."

"They're just fairy tails, we can just ignore them."

"Besides, their guild is on the western coast of the Kingdom of Fiore, while we are inland in the eastern part of the kingdom. Do you think he can travel thousands of miles from the westernmost part of the kingdom to the easternmost part just to beat me up?!"

After the scarred man finished speaking, he laughed at himself.

Just how big is the Kingdom of Fiore?

An ordinary person could never travel all of this in a lifetime! (The Kingdom of Fiore is roughly the size of the entire Australian continent, and on the entire continent of Ishgar, it's a small, peripheral country. Hmm, this world is ridiculously large…)

"But I'm still worried..."

"Do you think the person who defeated the demon Deliora four years ago might be the Fairy Tail guild's mage?!"

"If that's the case, then it all makes sense that the villagers in the vicinity all have a favorable impression of the Fairy Tail guild's mages and reject all other forces besides Fairy Tail..."

"Because in their most perilous moment! Only the mages of the Fairy Tail guild stepped forward and saved them..."

The bespectacled man looked anxious and couldn't help but continue.

"puff……"

"You mean this mountain range beneath our feet was truly destroyed in a battle between humans and demons?"

"Are you kidding me? We're both human, how could there be such a huge difference between us?"

"Besides, we've seen it before. The mages of the Magic Council's mobile unit are all a bunch of guys who can't do anything without their staffs!"

The scarred man was thoroughly amused by what the bespectacled man said.

"But……"

The man with glasses seemed about to say something more.

"There are no 'buts'..."

"Besides, haven't we already investigated everything clearly?"

"It was that demon Deliora who committed countless evil deeds and finally received divine punishment, being crushed to death by a meteorite falling from the sky..."

The scarred man spoke with great confidence.

"Well, that's true."

The bespectacled man lowered his head, seemingly agreeing with the scarred man's words, but his brows remained tightly furrowed. He didn't know why, but he felt uneasy, as if some disaster was about to befall him.

"Yo!"

"You all know that Deliora was punished by the gods because of all the evil deeds he did, right?!"

"Aren't you afraid that your fake Fairy Tail guild mages, who cheat and swindle people on the continent, will also be punished by heaven?"

Just as the scarred man and the bespectacled man finished speaking, an ethereal voice seemed to come from all directions towards them.

"Who?!"

"Who is there?"

"Get out here right now!"

In an instant, all the bandits present changed their expressions drastically. They all picked up their weapons and looked around nervously.

"hehe!"

"If there truly is divine retribution, then let it come!"

"I can handle it..."

"As for you..."

"What kind of skill is it to hide and speak?"

"If you've got the guts, show yourself and let's have a chat!"

The bandit leader, a scarred man with a face full of scars, also picked up his weapon, nervously looked around, and said coldly.

"who am I?"

"I am your divine punishment!"

"Look up, the gift has arrived..."

"I hope you are satisfied with this gift!"

As the bandits panicked, the voice rang in their ears once more.

When everyone heard the sound, they actually looked up.

Three black shadows appeared in the sky, rapidly descending towards the group, but this was not what truly caused panic among them...

What truly terrified them was that behind those three dark figures, a massive snowball, nearly a hundred meters in diameter, was falling from the sky like a meteorite.

"This……"

The scarred man stared dumbfounded at the snowballs in the sky.

A prophecy!

Divine retribution has indeed arrived, but the scarred man seems unable to withstand it.