Chapter 2: The Underworld
Sirzech Lucifer was taking a nap after completing his duties as one of the Great Four Satan. He has his head down on his office desk where his office was located in the Gremory mansion in the Underworld. With his crimson hair that goes down to his shoulder length, was now covering half his face with drools escaping from his mouth. The door open into his office and standing there with a silver tray with cups and a container full of hot tea was no other than his queen Grayfia known as the Strongest Queen in the Underworld. She was a beautiful woman appears to be in her early twenties, with silver hair and matching eyes. Her hair, which flow all the way down to her back with a features if long braid on each side with a small blue bow at then ends, while the rest is let down, ending the twin braids. On her lips she wore a red lipstick that look great on her. With her wearing a French maid outfit with long sleeves and a white maid headband over her head.
She walks in and saw her king drooling on his desk. She sighed, and walk in putting the tray down on the empty table, walk up to Sirzech and she nudge him a little, trying to wake him up. All she got was him stirring in response. She nudged him again only to get him to mumble something and letting out a chuckled at the end. She let out a frustrating sigh and then pulls her hand up and smacks it on Sirzech head. Not a moment later he snaps his head up took a look around only to see Grayfia behind him with her hand together.
"That hurts Grayfia." Sirzech whined as he rubbed his head where he got hit. "I was having a nice dream too." He pouted.
"Lord Lucifer, may I remind you that you have duties as one of the Four Great Satan to attend too." She replied while walking over to the table to get the silver tray. Sirzech was yawning while stretching his arms out and rubbing his still sleepy eyes.
"But, Grayfia I'm done with all my paperwork for today." He whined with a pout. Grayfia sigh again and pointed to the end of the desk where large stack of paper was piling up. Sirzech followed her finger where she pointing at and sweat dropped on how much work he got left.
"Heheh, heheh." Sirzech laugh nervously as he rubs the back of his head. "Looks like I miss some." Grayfia sigh for the fourth times today at her king laid back personality.
"Lord Lucifer yo-.." She was interrupted by Sirzech. "You know, you don't have to call me that, just Sirzech is fine like the old days where we were kids, you know." He replied with a smile on his face.
"No, I have sworn loyalty to you and you are my king and master." She said with a small bow. Sirzech sighed at this; he doesn't want his childhood friend to call him all with this entire respect name. He isn't founded by it either. Ever since the war with the Old Satan Fraction and the Anti- Satan Fraction, both Sirzech and Grayfia were on different side as Sirzech was on the Anti-Fraction side and Grayfia was on the Old Satan Fraction side. During the war Grayfia abandoned the Old Satan Fraction and join with Sirzech. Ever since that she has been calling him with much respect titles. "Maybe this why, it's hard for you to get a boyfriend." He mumbled under his breath, only to get a pinch on the cheek from Grayfia. "Oww, Oww, ith's hurtsh Grayshia." Sirzech whined.
"That doesn't have anything to do with it." Letting go of his cheek and turn her face to the side in annoyance. Sirzech always tease her with her relationship status. Just because he fined it funny and he always try to play match maker for her. But it ended up for her to freeze every single guy that Sirzech try to set up with. "Right now you have your duties at a Satan, Lord Lucifer."
"Yeah, yeah I'm on it. I wish something interesting happen." He mumbled. He hate doing paperwork the most, true he got other duties as Satan but paperwork is the most boring thing he ever done. Grayfia return to the tray and was preparing tea for her king. Both were quietly doing their work as Sirzech was doing paperwork and Grayfia was preparing tea then a suddenly both felt an enormous magical energy follow by a big explosion making both alert.
"It's close by here, let's check it out." Sirzech said eagerly he asks for something interesting happening and he got his wish. Grayfia nodded and followed behind Sirzech. When both making their way to the front door in the mansion they saw Sirzech Father and Mother with the Gremory maid and butler on the front entrance of the mansion.
"Mother, Father, what are you doing here?" Sirzech ask impatiently wanted to go to the source of the strong magical force before other devil reach it. Grayfia was behind him giving a bow to her Master and Mistress.
"Hi Sirzech-chan, Grayfia-chan, were about to go to check out the explosion guessing your coming too?" Lady Gremory asked with a bright smile on her face. Her name is Venelana Gremory mother of both Sirzech and Rias. Her appearance is just like Rias but with brown hair and her choices of closing is a long red dress with rose design on them.
"Hai, it's my duties as one of the Satan to see if it's a threat to the Underworld." Sirzech replied.
"Then we should head out now." Lord Gremory called out. Soon everyone ran out of the mansion to see the cause of the explosion. Having the Gremory family butler with them Sirzech doesn't bother to call his peerage with him, knowing he and Grayfia can take care any problem.
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A few moment before the explosion erupted. The area was filled with trees and plants; it was deep in the forest in the Underworld where devils animals live in peace… well until now. Above the clouds in the Underworld a gigantic magic seal appears. The seal is brightly golden with the symbol of a Dragon (imagine Natsu seal when he use magic) shinning down at the forest. Miles away every devils was in shocked and in panic thinking heaven is attack them with light power, but to their surprise and horror was a massive pillar of Fire erupting from the seal. Heat wave was soon being felt over miles and miles of the source and incredible magic energy was soon being felt. The fire died down a little but not before a big explosion was heard and smoke was push up onto the sky, (imagines a nuke explosion) winding picking up in high speed making everyone cover their eyes. Soon the fire was gone so was the seal but the smoke was still visible in the air.
Back to the forest where the explosion was, well use to be the forest lay was now a wasteland. Everything that was once in 100 meter radius of the explosion was now gone. In its place was a huge crater surrounding it was broken trees that was on fire, smoke lifted into the sky. In the middle of the crater were three figures that were shown through the smoke. A huge figure and two tiny one that compare to the huge one. Foot step could be heard running towards the area.
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Sirzech and the other finally reach the source of the explosion everyone eyes widened when they saw the outcome of the use to be forest.
"Everyone, search for the cause of the explosion and find if anyone is out there." Sirzech voice out. His laid back personality now gone and is replace by a powerful Satan voice of authority. All the butler and maid bow their head towards Sirzech and his mother and father and Grayfia before going to search the destruction.
"What do you think we going to find?" Lady Gremory asked.
"Don't know but someone must have the power that compare to the Great Four Satan that can do this much damage and that strong magic energy still lingering in the air I guess that person is still around." Lord Gremory told his wife. They exchange ideas on what can cause this much destruction while keeping their guard up, but stop when they heard numerous grasps toward the middle of the crater. One of the butlers ran up to them with a shock expression on his face making everyone else curiosity reach their peak.
"Lord, we found… a… a human down there and something else down there as well you have to come and see it for yourself." The butler told them.
"A human you say? That cause this much destruction, I want to see him take us there please." Sirzech said while eagerly wanting to meet this human. The butler took the rest of them toward the middle of the crater, every time they past some of the maids and butler they could see a shock expression on their face while facing the middle of the crater where the smoke was. Finally reaching toward the middle everyone even Grayfia showed a shock and surprise look on their face on what they saw, Sirzech face shows awe and speechless all over it on what he saw. In the middle of the crater is a body is found there laying on his own pool of blood his face is on ground, his clothes are all tattered. Everyone could see something on his back and when they got a closer look they saw a blue cat on it with his cover in blood. But that not what shock them the most, no, what shock them was the large figure opposite of them, the smoke died out and everyone could see which to their unbelievable mind was a died black Dragon its body was all burn up into a crisp.
Grayfia was in shock but connect the human body and the Dragon she can make out that the guy kills a Dragon. Sirzech and Grayfia ran up to the unconscious body and to their surprise was a young man with pink hair, blood covering his right side of his face and a scale like scarf around him, with a blue cat on top of him in the same state. "Grayfia they still alive could you heal them?" Sirzech ask in concern he doesn't want this boy dead, he want to know what happen, and that a human can slay a dragon.
"Hai." She replied, she knelt down onto the ground and start healing Natsu. Everyone else walk up to the unconscious body and the cat to see what happen.
"So he's the one that cause this explosion? He's strong to able to slay a powerful Dragon like so." Lord Gremory said as the servant look to him in shock and back to the body and the Dragon.
"Ahh, he's strong his magic energy is nearly on par of a Satan, but it's safe to say his magic energy is on par with Grayfia." Sirzech said making everyone gasp even Lady Germory.
"He's such a young boy too, how can he have so much power?" Lady Gremory asked.
"I don't know Mother but, we can ask him when he wakes up." Sirzech replied back. While everyone is talking about what had happen, Grayfia was looking down at the bloody body trying to at least stop the bleeding. Looking to his face to his chest she can't hide a bit of a blush on her cheek when she was healing him. This didn't go unnoticed by Sirzech and Lady Gremory that has a smirk on their face, to which they share the same thought. "Get Grayfia to go out with him." They thought until they heard a coughing noise from the pink hair young man. They walk up to the body and could see him opening his eyes slightly. And look like he was about to speak.
"Please….cough…. cough save my little Happy first…..cough….cough… please hea…heal….cough… him… cough first." Natsu said as he fell back unconscious. Upon hearing this Grayfia and the rest showed a surprise and soft look on their face on what they just heard. Grayfia respecting the young boy request a start healing Happy to stop him from bleeding. As they watch Grayfia healing Happy they notice something in the corner of their eyes that Natsu has scales on his forehead and both of his arms before the scales disappear and turn back into his regular skin.
"Awe... even in the state he's in he still worrying about his small friend." Lady Gremory said, while having tears on her eyes as she put her head over her mouth. It brought warmth into her heart to see people like Natsu who still care about their friends before them.
"Yeah he an interesting one, I could see a lot of potential from this young man." I'm going to make him a devil, one of my pawns. Sirzech said with a bright smile on his face. Making Lord Gremory raise an eyebrow.
"Oh, that was fast; I thought you were picky on making someone into your peerage." Lord Gremory said in an amused voice.
"The young man has great potential to be a devil, I think me and him will get along just fine. Sirzech laugh. "Beside I have another reason also." He said looking at Grayfia who was smiling at Natsu for some reason. Lady Gremory catching on what his son is saying and smiles at it also.
"I'm all done healing him Lord Lucifer." Grayfia answer as turn her head toward the group.
"Thank you Grayfia-chan." Sirzech laugh while making Grayfia to have a tic mark on her forehead.
"We should take him back into the house for more treatment." Lord Gremory suggests.
"Great idea hun." Lady Gremory replied as the butler went to pick up Natsu body and Grayfia rising up to her feet holding a unconscious Happy on her arms.
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One week has passed by after the explosion and that Natsu had enter the Underworld. During this one week it was a living hell well for Sirzech that is. He has to announce to the public devils that it was an only an accident that one of his peerage cause the explosion and no one was harm. It was half the truth anyway he want to keep Natsu a low profile for a while, until he accept being a devil and was ready for being announce. Also during the week Grayfia and Lady Gremory was taken care of Natsu and Happy. The Gremory maids was trying to check up on Natsu and Happy and trying to change their bandage only for them to be stop by Grayfia that told them that she will in charge to take care of them. Upon hearing this Sirzech has a huge smile and would teasing her every day that she might be fallen for a certain pink hair boy, only for him to get smack in the head every time. Even Lady Gremory has to smirk on this she think Grayfia as her own daughter that she always care for, so she help Grayfia out on changing the their bandages and taken care of them.
"How is he?" Sirzech asked as he walked in the room where Natsu and Happy are resting. The room is panting red and the furniture is Victorian styled, mostly red and black but held a bit of warmth and cozy in the atmosphere.
"He's still asleep, Lord Lucifer." Grayfia told with a bow to greet his presence.
"How goes you're meeting with the other Satan Sirzech-chan." Lady Gremory greets her son with a warm motherly smile.
"I almost fell asleep numerous of time. The meeting was mostly about the event that our pink hair friend causes. Sirzech laugh when he saw Natsu body stretch out of the blanket his left arm under his head and his right arm hanging from the bed with bandage on his forehead and on his lower stomach through the lower chest area. Happy was curl up next to him with bandage on his forehead and his tiny cat body. "How is he healing Grayfia?" he asked a little concern in his tone of voice. Making the two women raise an eyebrow at Sirzech. "What" He asked tilting his head to the side looking at his mother and his queen?
"Nothing, honey we just never thought you be so concern on the young boy that you never saw before." Lady Gremory told him with a smile. Making Sirzech rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Well, I wanna make him my pawn and, so Grayfia-chan right here can actually find a guy to go out with." Sirzech replied back laughing and hold his side only for Grayfia to smack him on top of the head. "Ow, Grayfia-chan."
"Please, refrain from making absurd comments like that, Lord Lucifer. He's doing well, his wound are healing itself in a fast paces." Grayfia told him in a monotone voice. Making the Satan eye widened slightly with a grinned on his face.
"Destructive power like ours, healing abilities, wonder what else does he capable of doing." Sirzech voice out.
"Well, whatever he's capable of he can take down a powerful Dragon and he's only a human. Plus look at him and his little friend there aren't they adorable? Right, Grayfia?" Lady Germory asked her son queen.
"No…No… comment." Grayfia said with a blush on her face before it was gone and her emotionless face was place on. Both Sirzech and his mother had a smile on their face that their Grayfia-chan had a little crush on the pink hair boy. But for Grayfia she only thought that he look cute that's it.
They were brought out of their thought when they heard a yawn coming from the bed. Looking toward the bed they saw Happy yawning and scratching his sleepy eyes making Lady Germory want to hug him to death. "Natsu, where my morning fish?" Happy asked expected to get an answer but that never came. "Natsu?" Happy asked again looking around for his best friend. He stops when he saw Natsu sleeping next to him with a lot of bandages wrap around him. "Natsu are you okay? Neh, Natsu wake up! Natsu don't die on me" Happy yelled as tears going down his face making the other in the room look in awe at the talking cat. Happy stop when he felt a hand on his head and look up to see Sirzech smiling down on him. "Who are you people? I won't let you hurt Natsu." Happy growled at Sirzech and Grayfia and Lady Gremory.
"It's okay little one; we aren't hurting anyone we took care of you when we found you guys." Sirzech replied with his smile still not fading. "You guys must be really close to look out for each other." Happy drop his guard down when he sense Sirzech was telling the truth and smile at him.
"Aye! Me and Natsu has been best friend since I was born!" Happy cheerfully answer. Suddenly he found himself wrapped up by a pair off arms and was pulled into a tight hug.
"Oh my goodness look at you, defending your best friend like that you're so cute." Lady Germory cheerfully said while hugging Happy in death hug making him hard to breathe.
"Can't breathe, Help me!" Happy said while trying to break free and looking at Sirzech that sweat dropped on what he saw.
"Mother, the little guy can't breathe." Sirzech replied trying to help the little blue exceed. Lady Germory looks down at Happy that was trying to breathe, and let him down only for him to bend on all four and panty heavily.
"Aww, sorry little one." She said making Happy wave her at her like it's okay. "So little one what your name?"
"Aye! I'm Happy!" Happy cheerfully yelled out forgetting to that he was almost hugged to death. "Can I ask you a question?" Happy ask titling his head to the side.
"Of course, anything for you cutie." Lady Gremory answers pinching Happy cheek much to his annoyance.
"Do you have anything to eat?" He asked as his tummy growled that shows he was hungry. Making Lady Gremory giggle in her hand.
"Of course what do you want to eat Happy?" She smiled while titled her head to the side.
"Aye, can I have fish!" Happy cheerfully yelled already having drools forming on his side of his mouth.
"Okay, then let's go." Lady Gremory replied while picking up Happy and hugging him near her stomach while taking him to the diner hall to get him fed.
"I'll go too." Sirzech said, "You coming Grayfia?"
"No, I'll watch if this Natsu will wake up." Grayfia replied.
"Ok, just don't do anything while he sleeping." Sirzech said while walking out of the room laughing only to get hit by a throwing lamp on his head by Grayfia. "Ow that one hurt."
"Humph." That's all he got from Grayfia. Before joining his mother and Happy. Leaving Grayfia looking at Natsu on the bed sleeping.
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Natsu Mindscape
"Natsu…."Natsu heard a voice calling him. "Natsu…" He heard the voice again, snapping his eyes open he can't see nothing again but darkness. "Natsu…son of Igneel." Natsu heard again looking around wildly in the darkness until a red flame appears in front of him. "Natsu can you hear me?"
"Who are you, show yourself! So I can beat the crap out of you! "Natsu shouted looking around preparing for a fight. Only for him to see no one and for him to see the flames still there.
"Natsu… don't tell me you forgot my voice? What kind of son are you." The voice laughs out loud. Making Natsu eyes widen and looking around for the source of the voice.
"Igneel! Where are you? Come out." Natsu yelled only to hear his echo.
"Natsu I'm in front of you." Natsu turn to the blazing red flames. "Natsu I have to tell you something before I go." Igneel told him.
"Why…why aren't you here? Where am I? Where have you been Igneel, I've been searching for you everywhere. His voice cracks a little while tear rolled down his eyes.
"Natsu… I'm sorry my son, I have to leave with every other Dragons in the world. But I've been watching over you ever since, you make me a proud father, Natsu." Hearing that Natsu smiled, his usual goofy smile that everyone come to love. "Natsu you have become more powerful over the years and you finally able to use Dragon Force."
"Yeah I use it to save my friends at least." His face softens but his smile turn into a warm kind of smile. "At least I died in peace knowing everyone is safe."
"My boy… you're not died yet." Natsu snap his head toward the flames with wide eyes. "But you're not in your own world anymore."
"What do you mean? Am I in Edolas or something?"
"No, you're in a whole new world now where things are to be dangerous from now on, Natsu. You have to smarten up and learn about this world so you can live on." Making Natsu only nod at the statement. "You have to start to grow up; they will be pain and suffering but also love and caring in your new world." Natsu tilted his head to side gaining a confused expression. "When the time comes, you will know what to do. But for now I'm here to show you your flames before I go Natsu."
"My flames? I have more than one?" Natsu asked as he was confused.
"Yes Natsu I will sure you, your flames. Now look at the flame in front of you." Natsu face the flame in front of him. "Now you will see another flame you have gathered throughout your life." Saying that Natsu saw another flame forming next to his natural flame. When the flame grew he was confused on what he is seeing, the flames is the same as his natural flames. But before he could ask he heard a crackling sound. He look closely he could see lighting around the flames telling him that it was his Lighting Flame Mode.
"That's the flames I used when Laxus gave me his lighting power to defeat Master Hades." Natsu said.
"Yes, even though lighting isn't your element your body has adapted to the lighting making it fuse with your flame." Natsu only nodded at the statement. "Now I will show you your last flames Natsu." With that Natsu look to the side where he saw golden flame erupting before dying down to the same size of the other two flames. "Natsu this is your ultimate flame where you unlock Dragon Force and where you could use this flame to hurt or not it's all up to you. Now you saw all your flames I must tell yo-"Natsu was confused why Igneel stop talking only for his eyes to widen on what he saw. Next to the Flames of Rebuke was lighting, Laxus element.
"What's, going on Igneel?" Natsu voice ran out while asking the question.
"It would seem that not only your body adapt to lighting fusing with your flames but lighting adding to your other element in your body."
"I don't get it?" titling his head to the side again. Natsu could have sworn he heard a sigh from Igneel making him chuckled a bet.
"It means that you're not only a Fire Dragons Slayer but you're also a Lighting Dragon Slayer." Making Natsu go wide eyes and making him grinned at the comment.
"So cool, now I know now that I can beat Erza and Laxus!" Laughing that he can finally beat the two of them.
"Natsu, time is up, I must leave now." Igneel told him making Natsu eyes widen and put his head down showing he wasn't looking forward his father to leave. "Natsu, no matter where you are, I will be watching over you." Making Natsu smile a bit. "Natsu what are you going to do in this new world you're in?" Natsu had to think a bit before a grin form on his face.
"Like I always going to do!" Natsu cheerful yelled.
"And what is that?"
"To protect the precious people around me no matter what! Having them smile and laugh will be the things I will cherish the most."
"Then cherish them to the fullest Natsu. It's time for me to go Natsu. Remember this, that no matter what you do in life you will always making me proud at you." Igneel told him only to have Natsu gave him a hearty smile and tears flowing down his eyes. "Live on Natsu….." Igneel voices faded in the back ground as Natsu still has tear flowing down his cheek.
"AH, thank you….. Dad…" Natsu said turning around trying to wake up but before a voice speak again.
"Oh, and don't forgot to have lots and lots of mates and give me lots and lots of grandchildren Dragons Slayer." Making Natsu trip on his foot and hit the ground face first. Before he could do anything he woke up.
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Outside of Natsu Mindscape was Grayfia who was just done putting new bandages on Natsu before she would sit back on the chair she noticed tears rolling down his cheeks. Telling her he must be dreaming about something sad, so she went over to his face cutting back on her blush on seeing his peaceful face took out a small napkin and was about to wipe the tears from his eyes. But before that Natsu eyes snap open making her jump in surprise. Natsu was looking around wildly like Happy was before he felt a sharp pain on his stomach that he let out a groan. Finally calming herself she put on an emotionless face and walk up to the side of the bed where Natsu. "You should take it easy I made the pain lessen a little but the pain is still there." Grayfia said in her monotone voice. Making Natsu snap his head toward her.
"Who are you? And why you wearing weird clothes, where am I? But more importantly where's Happy?" Natsu asked while narrowing his eyes on Grayfia, who was unfazed by his glare but had a tic mark on her forehead from him calling her clothes being weird.
"My name is Grayfia Lucifuge. And my clothes is not weird it's a maid outfit. And your little friend is doing fine he's at the Diner hall eating and talking with Lord Lucifer and Lady Gremory, and you're at Gremory territory one of the remaining 34 Devil Clan of the 72 pillars and one of the highest-ranking Devil and families." Grayfia told him while watching him go through mix expression. First he was laughing and then he sighs in relief and then went to in a shock expression.
"DEVILS! Why is devil in this world?" Natsu shouted while pulling on his pink hair.
"Because you are currently in the Underworld." Grayfia stated.
"…." She watches as he was silence for a minute.
"EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH….."
Hello thank for all this views! I love what you guys opinion and that you guys love the first chapter. This chapter was a bit harder trying to set up the right stage for Natsu coming to the world and how Sirzech will take it. I still want to make Grayfia hold her strict personality longer and not make her fall for Natsu quick. But with Sirzech and Lady Gremory she will show little emotion. With Natsu help her emotionless wall will break down. Lol cause Natsu is like that to people.
The Harem well you guys gave great idea and will put Kalawarner Yubelluna and Kuroka in the harem but Kuroka will be later in the story. For Kalawarner I think it's a good idea because I don't want Raynare to be the only Fallen Angel that will fall for Natsu. And having both fallen angel and devil fall in love with Natsu might make it diplomacy between the two fraction making Azazel visiting Natsu a lot cause both of them are goofy ball and Sirzech will join to maybe they can go out and fish together sometime with Happy ;).
But yeah Natsu will play an important part in the diplomacy.
I will follow the story timeline but it's up of course but I won't leave out Isse also.
Yubelluna will be kinda hard but not so much because I'm trying to get Natsu into Rias rating game but I don't know how to exactly cause he's going to be in Sirzech peerage. If you guys know tell me and I'll handle the rest! If you wondering how I'll make Natsu do a bet at Raiser. He will accept in because he over confident and think Natsu a low level devil. (No one will know Natsu is Sirzech pawn or part of Gremory family beside Rias peerage and the woman in his harem.
Serafell-ehhh I don't know true they both have a childishly personality but I think it will be hard cause of there childishly personality I can't picture her being romantic and she probably think Natsu as a younger brother as well. But I'll see what I can do when the time comes.
Also for Natsu peerage I would love to but it will be hard if you guys give me people name and their pieces value then I would gladly give Natsu a peerage but like I said it kinda hard if we don't know who going to be in it. All I can think is
Natsu- King
Yubelluna queen (Grayfia and Akeno will remain queen in their peerage)
That's all I got if you any idea then please share it with me. I would glady accept your help . Also they can be OC character too but you have to give me description of them and their abilities too. Also if you can make sure Natsu have some males in his peerage because Natsu might go crazy without a male in his peerage.
Next chapter will show Natsu becoming a devil then Grayfia and Lady Gremory will force him to get lesson and for Natsu to try to run away, and for Natsu to have a drinking contest with Sirzech and Lord Gremory. Oh btw when Natsu drunk he like to snuggle ;) that's right ill make Natsu snuggle with Grayfia no Lemon yet! Only snuggle then for Sirzech to ask Natsu to test his abilities with Tannin the Devil Dragon. He might win or lose who knows. Then for Natsu to get a surprise adoption request by Lord and Lady Gremory to be their son. Sirzech will be so happy that they will have another drinking contest but with Grayfia to take a little sip of alcohol much to everyone horror especially Natsu cause he almost got rape by her.
That's the summary for the next chapter pleases review and give me your opinion. Ja Ne.