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Looking at Igneel, Anna shook her head helplessly.
[On the distant horizon, several more dark dots gradually appeared.]
Anna's eyes lit up.
"They're here."
As Anna finished speaking, the black dots began to grow larger.
[Until their true faces were revealed.]
[The Steel Dragon, the Pure White Dragon, the Jet Black Dragon, and the Celestial Dragon.]
[It's obvious that they are the parents of the other four Dragon Slayer Mages.]
They all brought the other little ones with them.
Similarly, the other Dragon Slayer mages were all fast asleep when they were brought here.
At this moment, five giant dragons and five Dragon Slayer mages have gathered here.
Gajeel: "Could this be the day we dragons disappear?"
Natsu: "So, what exactly happened on the day we fell asleep...?"
Wendy: "Grandi...where did you go? And why are we in X777?"
Sting: "Wait a minute, I remember killing Perslockia, right? Why... is this happening?"
Rogge: "I also remember that Skyadoram was ended by my hand. How did that happen?"
Gajeel: "No, are you still thinking about the fact that you killed the dragon?"
"That's obviously impossible, isn't it?"
"Were you as strong as Black Natsu back then? It's somewhat believable that Black Natsu killed the dragon."
Rector: "What do you mean? Sting doesn't lie!"
Frosty: "Flo thinks so too."
Sting: "Indeed, I wasn't lying, but I really did kill the dragon!"
“But… it was Perslokia who ordered me to kill him…”
Within the Saberbite Tiger guild, almost everyone's attention was focused on Sting.
Auruja: "So, the dragon made you kill it?"
Roger: "I was also like that at the time. Skyadora was already terminally ill, so I relieved him of his suffering."
Sting: "But we did kill the dragon and obtained the Dragon Slayer Crystal, which we embedded in our bodies to strengthen ourselves."
Rufus: "It doesn't sound like a pleasant memory."
Sting's mood also soured: "Indeed, although I was unwilling at the time, I was eventually forced by Perslogia to kill it."
"Therefore, I did not lie!"
Laxus: "Tch, I thought you killed the dragon with your true strength."
"Is this the result?"
Gajeel: "So, this gives you the right to be so arrogant?"
"So you don't even respect dragons anymore?"
Sting: "But it is true, I killed the dragon very easily."
Rogue: "Me too. Although it's because of Skyadoram's illness, being able to shatter a dragon's scales and hunt its soul is a symbol of power!"
Eileen: "Don't you little rascals understand?"
"This is obviously rigging the game; they've probably ripped off a huge amount of money, and you're still gloating?"
"Besides... look at the scene in the sky, aren't those two dragons perfectly fine? When did they die?"
Indeed, as Eileen said, the moment she saw the two dragons, Skyadoram and Beslogia.
Sting and Roger were both stunned.
It should have been killed already; the dragon slaying should have been completed.
Why... have these two dragons reappeared at this moment?
The doubts of the crowd were quickly answered as the images on the screen were played.
[As four more dragons descended.]
Igneel also turned his gaze to the two giant dragons, Beslokia and Schiadoram.
"Seriously, you guys didn't actually put that kind of memory on those two kids, did you?"
"This will have a better effect; you should add it too."
"A pure white dragon," Perslokia said.
"With the memories of slaying dragons, in that future era with abundant magical energy, they won't be afraid when facing Acnologia, will they?"
"The jet-black dragon, Skyadoram, responded."
Sting: "Memory?!"
Rogue: "So that means... we didn't kill the dragon at all?"
Gajeel: "Pfft! Case solved. It was memory manipulation, huh? I was wondering why two Dragon Slayer Mages suddenly appeared."
"And they even mocked us for not being able to beat Acnologia?"
Laxus: "Is this what they call the Third Generation Dragon Slayer? A self-deceiving Dragon Slayer?"
Hades: "I have to say something about this. It's not your fault that your memories were altered, but it is your fault that you put them out there and pretend they were."
"Goodness, it really scared me."
Brian: "Who says otherwise? I really thought these two were hidden masters who could slay dragons."
Rector: "You...you..."
Harpy: "You'd better shut up. You're the one who stirred up so much hatred. If you didn't brag about it everywhere, would there be so much trouble?"
Xia Lulu: "This time, I agree with Black Cat's point of view."
Wendy: "Charlu, don't be so discouraging."
Xia Lulu: "When they used this to mock us, why didn't they think of today?"
"I thought they had some extraordinary abilities, but it turns out it was just a memory that was tampered with?"
"I think they deserve it!"
The world chat was in an uproar once again because of Sting's situation.
Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just altering a memory.
It's not unusual in the magic world, but those two guys just keep popping up to mock me all the time.
Then they brag about how strong they are.
It was only natural that he was eventually condemned by the public.
Meanwhile, the images on the sky continued to play.
"Tianlong," Grandine sighed softly, "you're just adding to the guilt of those two children."
[Iron Dragon, Medalicana chimed in, "Anyway, I won't add these useless memories to Gajeel."]
"Strong people are forged through their own fists, not by relying on false memories to build their confidence."
Igneel shrugged indifferently: "I don't need it. This good-for-nothing brat of mine can slay dragons on his own. What use are those fake memories compared to real ones?"
The dragons were speechless at Igneel's incredibly arrogant demeanor.
[Perslokia opened his mouth, but when his gaze fell on Honez, he ultimately closed it.]
There's no way around it, this guy is truly powerful; he really can slay dragons!
During the six months that Hennaz was away, Igneel returned two or three times, each time bragging to the other dragons.
[As for what to brag about? Of course, it's his good-for-nothing son!]
[While boasting, he also complained helplessly, saying that even taking down a titled dragon required numerous factors, which was rather embarrassing.]
[He spoke with such fervor, his eyebrows dancing, that he was practically pointing his finger at them and saying their chosen successor was utterly incompetent.]
But do they have the right to refute this? No.
[Who told that Black Natsu is such a pervert?]
Therefore, as time went on, these dragons became almost immune to Igneru's boastful manner.
"Okay, stop bragging. I'm sick of hearing that."
Grandine sighed softly, then spoke.
"It's almost time, let's get started."
"Let's begin, my body is about to give out."