Kurnugi's words were like a heavy bombshell, leaving everyone present dumbfounded, their expressions looking as if they had seen a ghost.
"Ehhhhhh?!"
"The Moon God Dragon is your mother?!"
Natsu's mouth hung open wide enough to fit a fist.
Happy flapped his wings in the air, the dried fish nearly falling from his mouth, "Aye?! Then didn't we just save the enemy's son?"
"No, no, no, the situation is a bit complicated." Gray waved his hand, his mind racing, "The Moon God Dragon is one of the Five Dragon Gods, the target of our quest, but we just saved her son..."
"To be precise, she is the Moon God Dragon's son." Lucy corrected subconsciously, then realized something was off, "Wait, is there even a difference?"
Wendy tilted her head in confusion, "But Kurnugi doesn't look like a bad person at all..."
Gajeel licked his lips, "Hmph, regardless of their relationship, our goal is the Five Dragon Gods anyway. Information is information, might as well use it."
Juvia had already begun imagining all sorts of melodramatic plots, "Could it be that this is actually a family tragedy of mother and son turning against each other? Kurnugi and the Moon God Dragon became enemies, he ran away from home, and now he wants to use our hands to launch a magnificent revenge against his mother?"
Cana took a bottle of wine from her ring, "I think Kurnugi fell in love with a human girl, but was torn apart by his wicked Dragon mother."
"That's such a cliché story; nobody reads that kind of plot anymore." Levy immediately had an idea, "I feel like a son falling in love with his mother would be more topical."
"A twisted love?" Erza agreed quite readily, "If that's the case, it certainly is a bit intriguing."
What are these guys... talking about... Witnessing the birth of rumors firsthand, Kurnugi, as the Dragon in question, felt his vision go dark. Even with a Dragon's constitution, he nearly fainted from anger.
Hope took out a notebook and recorded everyone's "world-shaking wisdom" while saying to Kurnugi, "Don't mind them too much. These guys are just like this; their brains are a bit strange sometimes."
"You're the strangest one here!"
Mirajane snatched the notebook from Hope's hand. Looking at the outrageous rumors about the Sword Saint Dragon written on it, she couldn't help but cover her face and complain, "They're just talking, but you're actually using it to write a novel. You've even picked a title, 'My Beautiful Dragon Mother'... Wow, you really are..."
"Pervert!"
"Lewd!"
"Creepy!"
"Trash!"
"Remember to let me read it when you're finished writing..."
The group of women who were collectively denouncing Hope instantly turned their gaze toward Natsu, the last one to speak, but they immediately felt relieved.
Because with the IQ of a single-celled idiot like Natsu, he really didn't know what that kind of nickname implied.
Only after Hope repeatedly guaranteed that no strange books would appear did Erza finally let go of his ear. She turned to look directly at Kurnugi.
"Knowing that we intend to subjugate the Moon God Dragon, why are you still willing to proactively provide information about your mother? Aren't you afraid we'll kill her?"
Upon hearing this, a trace of complex emotion flashed across Kurnugi's face, and his pale golden eyes lowered slightly, "Mother possesses spatial abilities. As long as she wants to leave, no one can keep her there, so I don't think you can defeat Mother."
"But I do have a bit of a selfish motive. The last time I saw Mother was thirty years ago. I want to use your strength to find her..."
In fact, Kurnugi was less than fifty years old since hatching from his Dragon egg. For the Dragon race, he was just a young Dragon whose physiology was nearing maturity, whose power was growing significantly, and who was beginning to crave adventure.
Dragons generally raise their young until adulthood, after which they either expel the child from their territory or leave themselves.
But the Moon God Dragon, Selene, was different. Her plan for raising her son could be summed up in two words—free-range. Once Kurnugi passed his hatchling stage and had just learned to fly, she abandoned him to live on his own.
Only when she remembered she still had a son would the Moon God Dragon return to dote on the child for a bit.
The real reason Kurnugi was willing to provide information about the Moon God Dragon was simply that the Dragon cub missed his mother... After hearing Kurnugi's confession, everyone's eyes were filled with pity.
What a pathetic Sword Saint Dragon. If they hadn't passed by, by the time the Moon God Dragon remembered her son, Kurnugi's bones probably would have been picked clean by Jorg Leissen back at the Dragon Eaters guild.
Hope was somewhat puzzled, "Kurnugi, your mother left you to fend for yourself, but what about your father?"
"My father died 400 years ago." Kurnugi shook his head, "The Dragon race has a secret technique to seal Dragon eggs to be hatched later. It's just that Mother forgot and dragged it out until this era before she remembered to hatch me."
Everyone:..."What an irresponsible mother."
Natsu spoke up quite proudly, "Igneel wouldn't be like that. He was so good to me; he's a good, family-oriented Dragon."
"Who says? The Fire Dragon King only raised you for less than two years."
Hope teased, "Besides, you're human, which is different from a Dragon. Maybe Igneel is just like the Moon God Dragon—an irresponsible, scummy dad to a Dragon cub."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"It's entirely possible."
While Hope was intentionally provoking Natsu, Kurnugi let out a cry of surprise, "You're the human son of the Fire Dragon King, Igneel?!"
Natsu nodded with a grin, "That's right! I was raised by him! He even taught me Dragon Slayer Magic."
Kurnugi suddenly understood, "No wonder. When you were fighting Jorg Leissen earlier, I thought your magic aura was very similar to his..."
Hearing this, Natsu, who was desperate to find his father, couldn't sit still anymore. He almost jumped up in excitement, "Similar to who? Is it Igneel? Could he be in Giltina?"
Facing Natsu's triple questions, Kurnugi calmly gave a denial, "I have never seen the Fire Dragon King, but I have seen his son. When I said it was similar, I meant that your magic aura is similar to that of the Fire Dragon King's son."
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd went into an uproar.
Hope smiled and patted Natsu, who was frozen in shock, "Congratulations. In addition to the biological older brother who's become a stranger, you've gained another brother from a different mother and father."
The news was too shocking for Natsu to process for a moment. Hope looked at Kurnugi, "You've seen the Fire Dragon King's biological son, so he should also be in Giltina, right?"
"Yes. He helped me once when I was hungry. I heard him say he had similar experiences to mine, only worse. He was raised by an unreliable parent from infancy, then thrown out to train on his own as soon as he reached adulthood..."
Speaking of this, Kurnugi suddenly remembered something, and his expression became a bit strange, "That... this son of the Fire Dragon King... is one of the Five Dragon Gods you plan to subjugate."
"The Fire Dragon God, Ignia."
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