# 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!