Internet Magic in Fairy Tail

“Porlyusica?”

Through the livestream, Lucy saw the woman standing beside Wendy and froze.

“No, she looks a bit younger than Porlyusica,” Levy said, squinting. Suddenly, something clicked in her mind, and she turned to Nate.

“Sensei, is she…?”

“That’s right: Wendy’s mother, the Sky Dragon Grandeeney,” Nate replied with a smile.

Lucy couldn’t help but ask, “Why are dragons participating in a dungeon?”

She then pointed to the middle-aged man standing beside Gajeel. “So he’s Gajeel’s dragon, the Iron Dragon Metalicana?”

“Correct. No prizes for guessing right,” Nate said with a chuckle.

Levy covered her face. “We’re definitely washing dishes this time. This isn’t fair! We didn’t know dragons would join. With them, they’ll definitely win!”

“A bet’s a bet. No backing out,” Nate said, spreading his hands. “The dragons stayed inside the Dragon Slayer mages’ bodies to suppress dragon seed. Now that their mission is done, they’ve come out.

“Igneel was the first to finish his task. He came out over half a month ago and is currently with Natsu, Happy, and Gildarts in the Northern Continent.”

Lucy turned to Erza. “Did you know about this from the beginning?”

Erza shook her head, casually eating her strawberry cake. “I just trust that everyone will succeed.”

Nate interjected, “Let’s just watch for now.”

On the screen, Makarov touched the black sphere’s wall and was immediately absorbed into it.

In the game’s design, although there was no limit to the number of players in a dungeon, only one team could enter at a time. Once Makarov, as the team leader, stepped in, the rest followed.

The livestream shifted to an interior view of the black sphere.

Sensing the arrival of challengers, the Coal Dragon woke from its slumber. Slamming a claw into the ground, it snorted out a cloud of coal dust. “You again!”

Makarov’s body swelled, transforming into a giant. He activated Iron Dragon Slayer Magic, his skin taking on a metallic sheen.

“Iron Giant!”

“I’ll take him head-on. Everyone else, attack in coordination!” Makarov shouted.

After countless attempts, the team’s coordination was now seamless. The Sky Dragon Slayers in the party immediately cast support spells:

“Winds of Speed!”

“Steel Arm Strength!”

“Armor Fortification!”

With their speed, defense, and attack power enhanced, Laxus’s body began to spark with lightning as flames rose from his feet, enveloping him entirely.

“Lightning Fire Dragon Mode!”

Gajeel ignited flames of his own. “Fire Iron Dragon Mode!”

Wendy, inhaling deeply, transformed her blue hair to pink as she activated her power. “Dragon Force Mode!”

The three true Dragon Slayers took their combat stances, bolstered by the game’s mechanics. Wendy, utilizing both her natural Sky Dragon Slayer attributes and the game’s enhanced sky magic, forcefully unlocked Dragon Force Mode by stacking the two powers.

Princess Hisui watched in stunned silence, unable to look away. Meanwhile, Jason, brimming with excitement, used the game’s photo mode to retreat to a safe distance and take rapid pictures of the Fairy Tail members.

“Cool~~ Real Dragon Slayers! Genuine Dragon Slayers!”

Makarov bellowed, “Go for it, kids!”

Charging forward, the Iron Giant Makarov lunged at the Coal Dragon with a powerful slash.

“Mere humans…learning scraps of magic from us dragons and daring to hunt us?”

“I, Brunfield the Coal Dragon, will show you true despair!”

With a thunderous roar, the Coal Dragon unleashed a dragon cry that forced the Fairy Tail members to cover their ears. It then swung its massive tail, lashing out at the charging Makarov.

Makarov spread his arms wide and caught the dragon’s tail, locking it in place with all his strength. “Now’s your chance!”

With the support of Winds of Speed, Laxus, Gajeel, and Wendy moved at lightning speed, leaping onto the Coal Dragon’s back. In unison, the three Slayers gathered their respective Dragon Slayer magic into their mouths, preparing their dragon roars.

“Roar of the Lightning Fire Dragon!”

“Roar of the Fire Iron Dragon!”

“Roar of the Sky Dragon!”

The three roars merged into a massive energy ball and slammed into the Coal Dragon’s back.

BOOM—!!!

A deafening explosion rocked the battlefield, the terrifying blast creating a typhoon-like shockwave. For a moment, the livestream screen was engulfed entirely in flames.

…

“A-Amazing!”

Levy whispered, “It seems like they don’t even need Grandeeney and Metalicana to step in. They might actually win on their own.”

“Is it because the Coal Dragon’s stats were weakened?” Future Lucy asked in awe.

Nate shook his head. “The weakening helped, but it’s mainly because everyone has gotten stronger.”

Repeated challenges against the Coal Dragon had always ended in total defeat, but each battle helped the Fairy Tail team improve significantly.

After a while, the flames on the screen finally dissipated. Amid its painful roars, the Coal Dragon broke free from Makarov’s hold and took to the skies.

“That hurts!! Damn Dragon Slayer mages!”

The Coal Dragon swiped Wendy away with a single claw, then whipped its tail, sending Gajeel and Laxus flying together.

“I remember you three brats!”

Unlike other Dragon Slayers, their magic was particularly potent, and the Coal Dragon had etched their faces into its memory—along with another brat named Natsu, who fortunately wasn’t here this time.

“We’ve injured it!” Laxus shouted after landing. “Everyone else, prepare to use your roars!”

Countless battles had forged near-perfect teamwork among the group. Makarov kept the Coal Dragon occupied, while the three true Dragon Slayers harassed it at close range. Meanwhile, the others waited for the right moment to unleash their combined dragon breaths.

The fierce battle raged on for nearly twenty minutes. After losing half their team, they finally…

The Coal Dragon plummeted from the sky and crashed heavily to the ground. At the same time, the black sphere that sealed it began dissolving from the top.

“Did we win?”

Wendy deactivated her Dragon Force Mode, leaning on her knees, gasping for breath. Everyone’s eyes stayed glued to the fallen Coal Dragon.

“The field has dissipated, so it should be over, right?”

Just as someone said this, a faint golden light enveloped the Coal Dragon. Its front claws twitched as though it were trying to rise again, but suddenly, the golden light flared brightly. When it faded, the giant dragon was gone, leaving behind a cluster of soft, glowing gold.

“Is this… loot?” Laxus muttered, stunned.

Moments later, a system notification appeared before everyone in the team:

[System: The team led by “Fairy Tail’s Grandpa” has achieved the first kill of the five-star boss, Coal Dragon Brunfield. Time: 19 minutes, 57 seconds!]

A world-first kill! Not only was it the first defeat of the Coal Dragon, but it was also the first dragon ever slain in the entire game. All players could see the notification in the chat channels.

After reading the announcement, the team finally let out sighs of relief, realizing they had truly won.@@novelbin@@

“And there are still 10,000 of these monsters?”

Makarov reverted to his small, elderly form and looked sympathetically at Future Lucy, understanding the hardships of her timeline.

“Laxus, mind if I loot this one?” Gajeel asked with a grin. He reached out to touch the golden cluster, prompting a string of text to appear:

[Brunfield’s Reins]

[Brunfield’s Dragon Fangs ×3]

[Brunfield’s Dragon Scales ×10]

[Brunfield’s Claws ×4]

[Dragon’s Heart (Coal Dragon)]

…and more, with over a dozen items listed.

But Gajeel’s eyes locked onto the very first item. He froze, then shouted in excitement, “The reins dropped?! A 0.7% probability!!”