In a castle-shaped building in the Hex family's estate, there were more than a dozen people lying on the ground at this time. Among these people, except for Natsu himself, Filia, and Rujiu, the rest are all the backbone of the family that supports Natsu to become the next patriarch of the Hex family.

On the side of these unconscious people, led by Phoenix and Nack, two groups of people surrounded them in a clear position.

Walking to Natsu's side, who was tied up with five flowers, Phoenix grabbed Natsu's collar, and then two big-eared scrapers greeted Natsu in the face.

"Hmm...?" painedly tried to open his heavy eyelids, but the glare chandelier above his head wouldn't allow Natsu to do so.

"Damn, do you dare to sleep with Lao Tzu?"

There were two more loud bangs. This time, the burning pain in both cheeks was very clear to Natsu's brain.

Suddenly, a wave of anger burned violently in Natsu's heart.

But when he opened his eyes wide and saw the person who had just slapped him, Natsu froze in place, not even a word could come out.

"Phoenix?" looked at his brother suspiciously, glaring at him, and for a moment Natsu even felt like he was still dreaming.

How could his most beloved and closest brother beat him?

"Smack!"

Another slap in the face, however, this time it was not from Phoenix. It's not Natsu's fault.

Instead, Philia, who woke up at some point, left five red-and-red finger prints on Phoenix's face.

Unlike Natsu, who is dedicated to martial arts, Philia is three years younger than his eldest brother. But her delicate mind was far from being comparable to Natsu, who had penetrated into the path of cultivation in one go.

Just the strange form of the scene, coupled with some unknown news that he knew before, Philia had almost straightened out the matter in an instant.

"Phoenix!!Why...... Big brother is obviously so kind to you! Why do you still treat him like this! Where is he sorry for you!"

"Haha..."Holding the beaten position, Phoenix pushed Filia down and looked down at her with extremely dangerous eyes, "Hahaha! where did you say he was sorry for me??? hahahaha!! where did you say he was sorry for me?"

Pointing at the dazed Natsu with a hideous expression, Phoenix's eyes widened. Spat hard.

"If it weren't for him, why would I have lost my mother at the age of six? Do you know what it's like for a six-year-old child to be without a mother? Do you know what makes a helpless six-year-old child survive to this day!!?

"Wait. What the hell are you talking about, why can't I understand a word?" Turning at Tolia, she noticed that the other party was just as confused as herself. Natsu set her sights on Phoenix.

"If you don't understand, if you don't understand, just wait until you go down and ask my mother, idiot!" ordered his followers to tie up Philia as well. Then, Phoenix held Lu Jiu, who was still "unconscious", and placed her in front of the two siblings.

"Natsu, don't worry. I'm not going to let you die so easily. I'm a man who will repay my flaws. So. Until you feel the pain of losing your most important and dearest thing, I will not let you die casually. ”

"Wait, wait, Phoenix!" the whole person struggled violently, and even Natsu was stupid, already realizing that Phoenix had made a move against Lu Jiu. ...

"Although I don't quite understand what you just said, Lu Jiu is innocent!

"Because, I want revenge!! Natsu, feel the pain of losing a loved one! You can taste it for me too!!"

A dagger was raised high. Phoenix aimed it at Lu Jiu's heart and prepared to stab it down.

At first, Phoenix planned to kill Natsu by humiliating Lu Jiu in front of her. But now, Phoenix doesn't have the slightest bit of this thought. Now Phoenix, very anxious! Just kill this woman. It would be possible for Natsu, one of the murderers of his mother, to taste this kind of pain as well!

His eyes shrank, and Phoenix, who was so excited that he couldn't help himself, stabbed the dagger down without mercy!

"Don't !!," let out a miserable exclamation, and Filia bit her lip tightly. He closed his eyes.

On the other side, Natsu also clenched his fists tightly with red eyes. At this moment, Phoenix was so strange in Natsu's eyes, as if he had never known him.

At this moment, everyone held their breath. The backbone of the family who stood behind Nak and Phoenix also had a complicated glint in their eyes.

"Roar!!

Just when Phoenix's dagger cut through Lu Jiu's pajamas, leaving less than a centimeter away from her chest, the mutation protruded!

A beast roar resounded through the sky, and that deep voice was a terrifying sound that only the king of beasts who could command the beasts could roar!

Phoenix, who was closest to it, was shocked by the thunderous sound on the spot. A bloody arrow shot straight out of his mouth.

And the gram who stood a little farther away was also sweating profusely and his face was pale. Because of the beast's roar just now. It made him feel a great sense of power and oppression. This kind of feeling, that gram has never felt in the adult who has been promoted.

Looked around in disbelief. Nag didn't notice the slightest fluctuation in energy. It was as if the beast's roar had appeared out of thin air.

Soon, though, Nack had an answer.

Because, in the twin peaks towering from a distance, a small lion with a serious face and only the size of an ordinary person's palm crawled out.

Glancing disdainfully at Ark and Phoenix, Toria opened her mouth that was connected to the other's stomach. Then, a beast roar that was even louder than before...

ps: In view of the fact that some book friends feel that the recent chapters have moisture, this bicep has decided to speed up the progress!

PS: I probably don't have time to change the department meeting on Friday, but when I go home on the weekend, I'll see if I have time to make up for it

ps3: Please tell me which is the best to drink in the end, activation and pulsation, recently the people around me have been inexplicably divided into two parties because of this issue, and the recent dispute has risen to the extent that tofu brain is sweet or salty... I think both of them taste pretty much the same. (To be continued)