Card Master in Fairy Tail

In the dark room, Natsu, who was sweating profusely, opened his eyes, "It turned out to be a dream."

Natsu just dreamed that when he was young, he clung to Zeref like a follower. He even called Zeref his brother, and then he was killed by a dragon. Zeref hugged him and cried sadly.

Natsu shook his head. There was a 400-year gap between him and Zeref. Only dreams could lead to such outrageous plots.

Looking at the darkness in front of him, Natsu was a little confused. He only remembered that he and his companions launched the final attack on Hades, and then he was inexplicably severely injured and passed out. Natsu didn't know what happened after that.

Although he didn't know what was going on, Natsu decided to go find his guildmates first.

Just when Natsu wanted to move his body, he was surprised to find that he was tied to a chair, and the magic power in his body could not be mobilized.

Am I being held captive? This was Natsu's only thought at the moment, didn't they defeat Hades? Natsu was a little worried about the safety of his companions, and began to struggle fiercely, trying to escape from the restraints.

"Cough cough."

"Who is it! Come out quickly!"

Natsu looked around in the darkness, trying to find the person hiding in the darkness.

Suddenly, the lights came on, which made Natsu a little uncomfortable, but he still quickly observed his surroundings.

Under the pure white light, there was a towering platform. Behind the platform was the logo of the Council. The walls on both sides were carved with patterns of scales, and Natsu was sitting in the dock at the moment.

"Natsu, you're awake." Yu Xuan patted Natsu's shoulder. He was the one who made the coughing sound just now.

Natsu was relieved when he saw it was Yu Xuan. Since Yu Xuan was here, it meant that his companions were fine, "Yu Xuan, untie me quickly."

Hearing Natsu's request, Yu Xuan smiled and shouted outside the court: "Your Honor, the defendant is awake and we can start."

With Natsu's head full of questions, Makarov, who was wearing a robe, entered the court and sat in the presiding judge's seat. The rest of the Fairy Tail group sat behind, including Jellal, who borrowed the name of the Council Court. It was Jellal who helped.

"President, what are you doing?" Natsu was a little confused. When did the president work part-time as a judge, and why was he in the dock?

Makarov glanced at Natsu, "Natsu, call me your Honor here."

Ignoring Natsu's reaction, Makarov picked up the hammer and struck it hard, "Natsu's trial will now officially begin."

Natsu was shocked, why did he start to judge him?

Makarov looked at Natsu: "Defendant Natsu, do you plead guilty to the damage caused in previous missions?"

"Huh? Do you have to go to court for this kind of thing?"

Natsu felt that Makarov was making a fuss. He usually didn't cause so much damage when doing tasks.

I accidentally demolished a few buildings, accidentally destroyed the streets, accidentally made the city a mess, and accidentally destroyed a port...

Natsu's expression changed as he thought about it. He seemed to understand the seriousness of the matter. He had indeed caused too much damage.

Seeing Natsu's expression, Makarov nodded, "Natsu, it seems you have understood. You act too impulsively and unintentionally bring trouble to many people."

"Although you were compensated in the end, if something irreparable happens, no amount of compensation will help."

"So my verdict is that you will be responsible for cleaning the guild for the next three months."

Nowadays, the guild is very large and cleaning it is time-consuming and laborious, but Natsu has no idea of ​​protesting. Natsu knew that Makarov would eventually solve the troubles he caused, so he willingly accepted this punishment.

"Then, the next thing, you Xuan, do it."

"Ok."

Yu Xuan stood up from his seat, came to Natsu with a book in his arms, and showed Natsu the cover and contents of the book.

The contents of the book were all complicated magical words, which Natsu couldn't understand at all. The only thing he could understand was the name of the book "END".

"Is this the true form of the most powerful demon? It doesn't look special. Is this the one who will be resurrected at the Gate of Hades?"

Natsu really had no interest in books, and he was still regretting that he did not participate in destroying the Gate of Hades.

Yu Xuan closed the Devil's Book, pointed at the Devil's Book with a serious expression, and asked Natsu: "Natsu, is this you?"

Natsu shook his head with confusion on his face. What could he have to do with END? Natsu felt that this trial was held because Yu Xuan encouraged Makarov.

Natsu's answer was as expected by Yu Xuan, and he immediately cleared his throat, "Then, let the witnesses come forward."

Amid Natsu's confusion, Zeref took the witness stand. Natsu looked at Zeref and for some reason remembered the dream he had before.

Zeref smiled at Natsu, turned to Yugen and Makarov and said, "Natsu is indeed the Demon of Fire I created - END."

"Objection! He is slandering me! He is slandering me!" Natsu's anger suddenly surged, and he suddenly thought of a reason that could perfectly prove him.

"What about your age? According to Zeref, END should have been born 400 years ago, and I grew up in the guild!"

"This is something we can verify, Natsu." Yu Xuan gestured to Felide who was watching.

Philide stood up, walked to an open place, and began to carve the magic circle.

Among the magic that Philide masters, there is a magic called "setting spell", which demarcates a range and sets rules for it, and those who violate the rules within the range cannot leave.

Setting up the layout of the spell is very troublesome, and it also requires certain intelligence. Otherwise, setting the rules may not be able to restrict the target. This is also the reason why Philide was instantly killed by Erza in the assessment. He had little understanding of the card power Erza used.

Soon, Philide arranged the spell, and he introduced to everyone: "According to Yu Xuan's request, the rule I set is that people over 400 years old cannot leave."

Yu Xuan helped Natsu untie him: "How about Natsu, if you can get out of Felide's spell, it will be enough to prove that yours is not END."

"Hmph, I am who I am, I am not a demon!" Natsu entered the technique with confidence, then turned around to exit.

zizi~

The magic lines of the technique appeared, blocking Natsu back. Natsu looked at this scene in disbelief and took another step.

With the sizzling sound of the technique, Natsu was bounced back to where he was.

"How can it be…"

Not only Natsu was shocked, but others were also surprised. In fact, most of them didn't believe the statement "Natsu is END". If the person who said it was not Yu Xuan, they would have taught each other a lesson.

But now Philide's technique has proven that Natsu was from 400 years ago.

"Why? Why do I have no memory of 400 years ago?" Natsu looked at Zeref. He didn't know what expression to use to face Zeref.

Zeref showed a gentle smile to Natsu: "Because you died 400 years ago, Natsu, my brother."