Fairy Tail: Starting with Marrying the Dragon Queen Irene

"Yes, Your Majesty!" 

After Makarov obtained exactly what he had been longing for from King Toma, he promptly left the capital, Crocus, taking the Fairy Tail guild members with him on a train, giving King Toma at least some face.

"No, this doesn't make sense no matter how I think about it!"

"That old bastard Makarov led a group of mages to attack the capital, scared the life out of me, and even extorted a few billion from me?"

"And not only that, I have to give them free publicity for Fairy Tail?! Did I just get taken advantage of by that unruly lot from Fairy Tail?!"

After Makarov, along with the mages of Fairy Tail, departed from the capital city of Crocus in front of spies from many different factions…

Only then did King Toma, who was left alone on his throne, realize that he had fallen right into Makarov's plan from the beginning!

The realization made King Toma's eyes light up with sudden clarity, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Haha! That cunning old fox Makarov is truly amusing! He doesn't care about power or strength, but is simply greedy for money! And the Fiore royal family has plenty of money—we might even become friends after all!"

At that moment, Toma had a new idea.

If you can't beat them, join them.

No shame in that, none at all.

Meanwhile, beneath the Flau Grand Arena.

No one noticed that one of Fairy Tail's members was missing as they returned to Magnolia Town. Everyone was too caught up in the excitement of obtaining billions in funding from the king.

"Wow~"

"Who would've thought that the random basement I found would be filled with so many bones?! And they're all dragon bones."

"Could this be the dragon graveyard Mother always told me about—the resting place of dragons after the last Dragon King Festival, where Dragon Slayers fought to the death?"

"It seems I've stumbled upon a goldmine..."

Eresh stood amidst the dragon graveyard, her lips curling into a slight smile.

As the "Nether Dragon"—more accurately, the future "Nether Dragon God"—Eresh possessed the power to draw energy from all skeletons and lost souls in this world.

Once she fully absorbed the power of this dragon graveyard, she would definitely reach the true level of a Dragon King.

At that point, Eresh would be free to teach a lesson to her twin brother, Kurnugi, who was known as the "Sword Saint Dragon," but was actually the "Underworld Dragon".

"Brother, just wait to be properly disciplined by me~"

With these words, Eresh gathered all of the dragon bones into her otherworldly dimension, the "Netherworld."

Elsewhere, after the magic tournament had ended.

"How can this be? It shouldn't be like this!"

Precht sat in his study, doubting himself.

Honestly, he couldn't believe what his Thought Projection had witnessed in the capital city of Crocus.

Originally, Precht had merely intended to probe Fairy Tail by using Phantom Lord, but what he found shocked him to the core.

Just a glimpse of Fairy Tail's potential was enough to leave Precht stunned.

The Fairy Tail led by Makarov was absurdly powerful!

While Precht was still trying to build his own base of power…

Makarov had already begun taming demons and raising dragons.

The difference in power levels between them was impossible to quantify!

Precht muttered, "It's clear that Makarov understands the depths of magic far better than I do."

"Makarov, oh Makarov…"

"Truly, one must not judge a person by their appearance!"

"Back then, I thought I had already overestimated you, but I still underestimated you…"

"If I had known just how capable you were, I would have entrusted Fairy Tail to you much earlier!"

"Heh, it's only been a few decades…"

"I can't make out what's happening with Fairy Tail or you, Makarov, anymore."

Precht's expression was filled with endless emotion.

Time really waits for no one!

Even Precht himself had to admit that he was slowly being left behind by the times.

"Perhaps… it's time to meet with that brat, Makarov..."

Thinking this, Precht stood up from his throne, took off the helmet that had been perched on his head for years, and removed the imposing black cloak that exuded an overwhelming sense of pressure. After hesitating for a moment, he opened his long-unused wardrobe.

Precht looked at the white cloak he had worn when he left Fairy Tail many years ago. His expression softened, tinged with hesitance. He reached out to take it several times but ultimately pulled back.

He simply stared at the cloak in a daze...

The white cloak bore the emblem of the Fairy Tail guild on its back.

That emblem carried too many memories—ones too heavy for him now. Precht wasn't sure if he was still worthy of bearing the emblem that Mavis had once pinned her hopes on.

"Sigh..."

After a long sigh, Precht finally took the cloak out. He dressed in it, taking a long time to transform himself back into the appearance he had when he was the second guild master of Fairy Tail. Perhaps it was because too much time had passed that Precht had almost forgotten what he originally looked like.

"Time to tidy up a bit!"

Then, Precht meticulously groomed himself.

After all, he was going to meet an old friend, and he needed to look presentable.

Once Precht was sure there was nothing left out of place, he entrusted his base to the Grimoire Heart members who were left behind, and then set off on a nostalgic journey back home.

This time, Precht had two objectives in visiting Fairy Tail.

First, to probe the depths of Fairy Tail and see how many strong pieces Makarov had amassed.

Second, to see the Fairy Tail's first guild master, Mavis Vermillion—the one who still haunted his thoughts.

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As Eresh absorbed all of the bones and lost souls from the dragon graveyard…

In the underground chambers of the Fiore royal palace, which had been guarded as a royal treasure for generations…

The Eclipse Gate, left behind by the dark wizard Zeref, suddenly opened a crack with a "Boom!"

"Ahahaha..."

"I did it! I've finally traveled back to the past."

A young man with black-and-white streaked hair, emitting a vicious aura, casually walked out of the gate, appearing in the royal palace of Fiore.

"In order to set my plan in motion…"

"I must first find out what year it is."

With those words, the young man turned into a shadow and disappeared into the darkness of the palace. He seemed to have a very clear goal and was well-prepared for it.

However, if this young man had indeed traveled back to the past of his original world, all would be well! Unfortunately, he seemed to have taken the wrong path and ended up on an irreversible journey into a parallel world. Waiting for him ahead wasn't hope but even greater despair.

Apart from these few individuals…

Wolfheim, who originally intended to help maintain order in the capital of Crocus for King Toma and personally punish Fairy Tail's mages if necessary, had retreated to the Magic Council ERA after discovering a genuine dragon lurking within the Fairy Tail guild.

"What happened, Wolfheim?"

Within the Magic Council ERA, the current council chairman, Hyberion, was still oblivious to what had transpired in the capital city of Fiore. He looked at Wolfheim with a puzzled expression.

"A dragon! There's a genuine dragon within the Fairy Tail guild!"

Wolfheim slumped into his chair, looking at Hyberion with an expression of despair.

He simply couldn't comprehend it…

How had those mythical creatures, which were supposed to have been completely wiped out from the continent of Ishgar, reappeared here?

And how had they ended up in Fairy Tail?!

"A dragon?!"

Upon hearing this, Hyberion's eyes gleamed.

"Actually, I was just reading some old documents about dragons recently."

Hyberion looked at Wolfheim, speaking with a relaxed tone.

"Oh?!"

"And did you find any weaknesses of dragons in those documents?"

Wolfheim, infected by Hyberion's light-hearted tone, began to calm down and forget his earlier heavy mood about discovering that Fairy Tail was harboring a dragon.

"You see, according to this document…"

"A long, long time ago, dragons roamed this continent of Ishgar! These dragons treated humans like livestock, devouring them at will."

"But in that critical moment…"

"A queen from the legendary Dragnof Kingdom, who was allied with the dragons, created a special type of magic specifically designed to defeat dragons. This magic turned the tide in favor of humanity."

"And that magic is what we now call Dragon Slayer Magic, one of the lost magics."

"The name of that queen was Irene Belserion—the Dragon Slayer Queen, known as the mother of all Dragon Slayers."

Hyberion recounted his findings passionately, almost as if he had witnessed Queen Irene creating Dragon Slayer Magic firsthand.

"Wait a minute…"

"Did you say her last name was Belserion?"

"Why does that name sound so familiar to me…?"

"I feel like I've heard it somewhere recently."

"Could she be a descendant of the queen? Or maybe just someone with the same surname?!"

Upon hearing the surname Belserion, Wolfheim fell into deep thought. There was no mistaking it—he had heard that name recently, though his excitement was making it hard for him to remember the exact moment.

If Wolfheim truly understood dragons, he would know that the surname Belserion was unique, not just on the continent of Ishgar but across the entire Earthland. There could never be a case of overlapping surnames.

Because the name itself belonged to a dragon.

Moreover, if Wolfheim knew that the legendary Dragon Slayer Queen, seen as the last hope against dragons and Fairy Tail, was also a member of Fairy Tail, it would have shattered him.

The good news was that they had found a way to deal with Fairy Tail's dragon.

The bad news was that the solution was also within Fairy Tail.

Meanwhile.

In Magnolia Town, at the Fairy Tail guild.

At the time when Ian's daughter Eresh successfully passed the Fairy Tail S-Class Mage Trial and discovered the dragon graveyard beneath the Flau Grand Arena, and gained newfound power, Ian was also making progress.

For the sake of world peace, and to protect the world of Earthland.

With relentless efforts, Ian's hard work finally paid off.

"Ian, I have good news for you~"

On that day, Irene, instead of clinging to Ian, came up to him with an unusually gentle demeanor. She pressed herself against his side, her slender fingers tracing hearts on his chest.

"Hmm?"

Ian looked at Irene, confused.

"Yes, I'm pregnant."

Irene smiled, her expression as captivating as a blooming rose.

"You're pregnant?!"

Ian was stunned, ecstatic, overjoyed.

"Erza is going to have a little brother or sister soon~"

Irene was thrilled. She seemed to have recaptured the joy of becoming a mother from four hundred years ago, completely lost in her excitement.

"To avoid being disturbed by that woman Selene, I'll return to the Alvarez Empire in the Western Continent, Alakitasia, and rest there until the baby is safely born. In the meantime, I'll leave that wretched woman Selene for you to handle, Ian."

Irene spoke as if she were instructing Ian. She knew she would have to separate from Ian for the sake of their child's safety, and though it pained her, it was all for the baby. The sacrifice was worth it.

"So, behave yourself while I'm away."

"If I find out you're fooling around with someone other than Selene, I won't be able to resist ending you."

Irene pulled Ian close, kissing him deeply and passionately, as if trying to drain him dry. It was a long, intense kiss that only ended when Ian was left breathless. Then she opened a portal and disappeared in front of Ian.

"Heh, I'm going to have another child with Irene."

Ian was still lost in the joy of Irene's announcement, a goofy smile spread across his face, completely elated.

"Yo! Ian, what happened? You look like you're on top of the world!"

Ian was sitting at the bar on the first floor of the guildhall, still basking in Irene's earlier words, when…

Gildarts, sporting dark circles and looking a bit worn out, walked up behind Ian, one hand on his waist and the other holding a thermos, filled with herbal tea, similar to Ian's own. 

"Is that Gildarts? I haven't seen you in a while, and you look like this?" 

Ian gave a sideways glance at Gildarts with his herbal tea-filled thermos, not missing the chance to make fun of him.

"Alright, you know what's going on in my household, don't you?" 

Gildarts sighed deeply. People say men reach their prime in their thirties and peak in their forties, but in his case, he had a "dragon queen" at home—one who was incredibly enticing, making it hard for him to quit.

'Looks like my simulation worked.'

Ian's lips curled up slightly as he looked at the worn-out Gildarts.

Yes…

The reason Ian chose to simulate Cana's timeline back then wasn't just to mend Cana's broken relationship with her mother…

It was also to make Gildarts, who had once mocked him for being exhausted, understand the pain he himself had endured.

Now, seeing Gildarts struggling to hold his back up, Ian felt satisfied.

"You still haven't told me—what made you so happy?"

Gildarts sat down next to Ian, leaning in, his curiosity evident.

"Well, my Irene is expecting."

Ian spoke casually, but it was evident he was showing off.

"Gildarts, given how much time you spend 'bonding' with Cornelia, how come her belly isn't showing? Could it be you're… lacking?"

"Ahahaha..."

Ian didn't forget to taunt Gildarts in the process.

"I…"

Gildarts was at a loss for words. Why did he have to be so nosy and ask Ian why he was so happy?

Now he had played himself.

Before Gildarts could find words to reply…

With a loud "Bang!" the guild door flew open.

It was the guild members, led by Master Makarov, who had finally returned after spending several days traveling to the flower capital, Crocus, to participate in the magic tournament held by King Toma of Fiore.

"Everyone! We achieved a great victory in the capital Crocus!"

"Enough talk, it's time for a celebration!"

Makarov loudly declared Fairy Tail's complete victory.

"Yeah!!"

Following Makarov's words, the entire guild erupted into cheers, the guildhall filled with waves of excitement, celebrating Fairy Tail's triumph.