233 - Song of the Fairies

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    Natsu and Gray's intense battles continued.
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    And at last, the frozen
    Eternal Flame was revived.
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    Its identity was...
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    ...Atlas Flame,
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    who had kept his form through
    Wendy's Milky Way.
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    Thanks to Atlas Flame,
    the ice that had covered
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    the village for a long time
    was finally melted.
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    Atlas Flame's residual thoughts...
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    ...have disappeared completely.
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    The last bit of his soul
    left in this world...
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    ...is strong enough to
    generate this much power!
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    And these were his last words:
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    "400 years ago,
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    Igneel couldn't destroy END."
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    END, the demon Igneel tried to destroy?
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    First I've heard of that...
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    Aye...
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    Meanwhile, in a place Natsu and
    the others didn't know about,
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    mysterious people
    started to make their move.
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    Silver-sama...
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    You've been summoned to headquarters.
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    Let me at least visit a grave in peace.
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    This time, the Nine Demon Gates
    are being ordered to come in...
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    ...including you,
    Ice Devil Slayer, Silver-sama.
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    Please follow the order to return.
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    You needn't be so scared of me.
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    I'm not gonna eat you.
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    I only eat demon souls.
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    They're already back to their normal selves.
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    You little people saved us, huh?
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    I'm glad you made it back to normal.
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    Little people...
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    And you're a little person
    among the little people, Wendy.
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    Exactly what happened to this village?
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    What happened here?
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    They said an Ice Devil Slayer attacked.
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    We faced him with our weapons...
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    ...but everything after that is a blank.
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    It seems he thought
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    the Eternal Flame, Atlas Flame,
    was a demon, so he came to destroy it.
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    So the culprit did this
    out of a misunderstanding?
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    That's not a satisfying answer.
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    Well, we still don't know what the
    culprit's real intentions were.
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    That Succubus man told me something.
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    You fools opened it.
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    The gates of Hell...
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    There's no going back now.
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    And...
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    The gates of Hell... Tartarus!
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    My guess is the Ice Devil Slayer
    is a member of Tartarus.
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    Succubus Eye, a sub-guild of Tartarus,
    was watching over the village.
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    So there was another reason
    for freezing the village?
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    Yeah. It seems there's another
    side to this that we haven't seen.
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    Well, our job is done for now!
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    Aye, sir!
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    Come to think of it, where's Flare?
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    Why are you hiding?
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    Hey, Flare?
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    Flare, you say?!
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    Is she over there?!
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    Come on, Flare...
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    You haven't been home for so long...
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    I abandoned this village.
    I ran off on my own.
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    So...
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    It's fine! Nobody's angry at you!
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    Maybe...
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    Are you really Flare?
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    It's been a long time.
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    You've gotten bigger,
    but you're still tiny to us.
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    How was the outside world?
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    Th-There are many fun things,
    as well as many painful things.
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    That's the same everywhere.
    As long as you're alive, anyway.
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    Whether you leave or come back,
    this is your home.
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    You're free to do as you please.
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    Well... Except...
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    There is one thing we'd better tell you.
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    Welcome home, our daughter!
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    I...
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    I'm home!
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    It was the first time I'd
    seen Flare smile like that.
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    Her smile was so radiant
    that it made me happy, too.
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    That night, we drank, sang, and made merry
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    with the big people 'til dawn.
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    For a time, it made us forget
    the ominous words we'd heard.
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    Succubus Eye...
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    Minerva...
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    The Devil Slayer...
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    A demon born from the books of Zeref...
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    And Tartarus...
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    W-What happened here?
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    W-What's going on?
    Where did everyone go...?
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    What is this?
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    People.
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    People?!
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    My magic enhances people.
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    Who are you?!
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    But weaklings who are not
    worthy of my enhancements
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    all end up like that.
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    I am Kyoka,
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    one of Tartarus's Nine Demon Gates.
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    Tartarus!
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    Don't tell me you've already heard of our
    failed defense of the giant's village?!
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    Just because they recaptured the village
    is no reason to punish us like this...
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    What are you talking about?
    It doesn't ring a bell.
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    Defending that village was a
    personal mission from Silver?
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    As I said before, I enhance people.
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    Soon, a major operation will begin.
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    I am here under the master's orders
     to gather soldiers.
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    You slaughtered the soldiers
    you were meant to gather.
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    You seem to be a complete fool.
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    I have no need for soldiers who
    cannot adapt to my enhancements.
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    How will you fare?
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    Stop! Don't...
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    We arrived in the blink of an eye,
    but going back is a long haul...
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    That's because Warrod-san's
    Tree Magic was incredibly fast.
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    Don't talk like that.
    Think of this as training.
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    We have to get back soon and
    give Warrod-san the full report.
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    Not to mention, collect the reward.
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    See you again!
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    Visit us anytime!
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    Thanks, Blondie...
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    What are you grinnin' about, Lucy?
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    A private joke. Scary...
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    That's enough of a break.
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    Let's go.
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    All right...
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    Huh? Now that I think of it...
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    What is it, Happy?
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    I wonder how much the reward will be.
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    Now that you mention it, we didn't ask.
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    Well, it was a request from one
    of the Ten Heavenly Saints.
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    It's gotta be a fortune!
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    More importantly than the reward,
    we should be proud of what we accomplished.
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    Don't get all fancy!
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    Pigheaded...
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    Did you say something?
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    I meant Lucy!
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    Why me?!
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    I knew I was right in
    entrusting you young'uns!
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    Yes, sir, you did me proud!
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    It was a piece of cake!
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    We're relieved that we successfully
    fulfilled your request, Warrod-sama.
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    Come to think of it, what
    happened to those three thieves?
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    Bam! We sent 'em flying!
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    I was surprised that Tartarus
    was involved, though...
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    Yes. You can leave that to
    the Council to investigate.
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    More importantly, I need
    to give you your reward.
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    Just what I've been waiting for!
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    Well, we did our job, so it's only natural.
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    Here you go.
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    "Here you go"?
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    A potato from my field.
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    Just kidding!
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    Y-Yeah, right?
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    The truth is, it's a potato I
    bought from the next village over.
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    Either way, it doesn't matter!
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    Give us money, dammit!
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    Wow!
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    It's a marvelous view.
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    It's beautiful.
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    This feels so good...
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    It figures Warrod-sama would know
    about a secret hot spring like this.
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    Wendy, I hear this water is good
    for health and beauty.
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    Nothing beats a bath after work!
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    It soothes the exhausted mind and body.
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    We'll be energized when we
    set out for home tomorrow.
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    I'm hungry.
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    Shall we get going?
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    Yeah. I'm sure Happy and the others
    have already started.
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    What do you think? Not bad, eh?
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    Seriously, totally delicious!
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    The fish is really good, too!
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    Sorry we're late.
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    As expected, you didn't wait for us.
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    They must have been hungry, too.
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    Something smells good!
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    Now the gang's all here!
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    Here, drink some of this.
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    Warrod-sama...
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    I apologize. If you had said
    something, I would've...
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    Not at all. I don't get many visitors.
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    I'm enjoying this.
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    It smells good.
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    The scent of the forest...
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    And a tree is growing out of the handle.
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    Really? Mine's the only one
    that has a mushroom...
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    Maybe it'll eventually
    grow from your head, too.
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    So what is this? It smells like leaves.
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    Tea infused with medicinal herbs.
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    It has a fragrant scent
    and a mature sweetness.
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    And it relieves fatigue, too.
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    It's my prized concoction.
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    Then down it goes.
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    That was just a joke.
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    Well, it really is good for fatigue.
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    I-Isn't it more bitter than it needs to be?
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    Th-This is some tea...
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    You said you been gettin'
    tired easily lately, so here!
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    I never said that, and I don't tire easily!
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    You can have mine!
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    That's enough! You're being rude!
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    Then you drink this.
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    And so we spend the same time
    together in the same place.
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    It's a fine thing to have comrades.
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    When did you become one of our comrades?
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    What's this?
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    I see... You haven't been told yet.
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    I'm one of the founding members
    of Fairy Tail, along with Mavis.
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    I'm a grand senpai to you youngsters.
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    Wha...?!
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    For real?!
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    The guild you used to be in...
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    That was Fairy Tail?!
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    I see... So that's why...
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    No, you have to go.
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    And also, whatever you do, don't act rude.
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    I was wondering about the way Master
    talked about you, a fellow Saint.
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    That's...
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    Just a joke?!
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    ...the truth.
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    So that's how you knew to
    ask for Natsu and Gray.
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    Yes, indeed.
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    When you visited my house,
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    I smelled the scent of the old guild tree
    on you, and it made me nostalgic.
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    That's a joke...
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    This isn't going anywhere...
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    ...but I really was overjoyed
    to meet you young Fairies.
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    Mavis always said we had to have "harmony."
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    The wizard guild, Fairy Tail,
    was held together with the bond of souls
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    that ran deeper than blood.
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    Even now, after the passage of time,
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    your hearts have inherited that spirit.
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    It has nothing to do with success
    or failure in your work.
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    I sensed it in you the first time I saw you.
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    Mavis once said...
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    "Comrade" is more than just a word.
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    "Comrade" is heart.
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    And believing in your
    partners unconditionally.
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    Please rely on me.
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    I'm sure I'll rely on you someday, too.
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    Even when you're suffering,
    even when you're sad...
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    ...I'll always be at your side.
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    You're never alone.
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    You have as many hopes as there are
    stars that light up the sky.
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    The wind that brushes your skin
    is a presentiment of tomorrow.
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    Come, let's walk.
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    In time with the song of the fairies...
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    Fairy Tail. The founding words...
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    That's pretty deep...
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    So, what...
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    Are you older than Gramps?
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    That's rude, Natsu!
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    Yeah, but if he was around way back when...
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    ...I was thinkin' maybe he knows
    somethin' about that demon, END.
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    END? As in "the end"?
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    Supposedly a demon from the Books of Zeref.
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    I hear my dragon dad tried to exterminate it.
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    The Books of Zeref. I wish I
    hadn't heard those words again.
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    I figured if I could find out
    what this END is,
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    it'd give me a hint about
    Igneel's whereabouts.
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    That's what Atlas Flame said...
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    I'm sorry. I don't know anything about that.
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    But when you mentioned Tartarus this
    afternoon, it made me recall something.
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    No one really knows anything about them
    except that they're a creepy guild.
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    Their location, members,
    and numbers are all unknown.
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    But I have heard eyewitness accounts
    of their gatherings.
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    Those witnesses all said the same thing.
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    Their meetings are demonic rituals.
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    This is only a conjecture from one of
    the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar...
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    ...but it's possible they possess a
    powerful demon from the Books of Zeref.
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    A guild has a demon from the Books of Zeref?!
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    Could that demon be END?!
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    Then there is a connection...
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    ...with the man from Succubus!
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    I see...
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    If you don't know where they are,
    then what are we supposed to do?!
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    Dammit!
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    If we find 'em,
    I'll beat on 'em 'til they talk!
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    Like this! And this!
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    I'll beat 'em to a bloody pulp!
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    Hey, Natsu...
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    Oh?
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    After fulfilling the request,
    Natsu and the others return to the guild.
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    For a brief time,
    they enjoy days of peace and quiet.
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    But as if to tear that down,
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    the shadow of Tartarus, the demon-worshiping
    Dark Guild, creeps up on them.
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    And the Fairy Tail wizards
    learn of a shocking,
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    unprecedented incident involving them.
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    Next time: Tartarus Arc (Prologue):
    The Nine Demon Gates!
SIGN    Tartarus Arc (Prologue): The Nine Demon Gates
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    The gates of Hell have been opened!