Chapter 82: Teaching Kagura

In the next few days, Natsu spent most of his time training and double-checking his strengths. He also started Kagura's training in gravity magic. Kagura was a natural talent at learning gravity magic, so she quickly absorbed his teachings like a sponge. She named her magic 'Gravity Change' which allowed her to manipulate gravity as she wished.

A few days later, Lucy and the gang arrived with a cheerful atmosphere surrounding them. They told the guild about Loke's situation, making everyone surprised. Lucy was able to rescue him successfully and become his contracted master. It seems that some things would never change. Loke also announced that he would forever be a fairy tail wizard even when he's gone to the spirit realm.

Natsu also asked Erza to teach swordsmanship to Kagura, to which she readily agreed. He didn't know anyone better than Erza to teach Kagura swordsmanship.

Erza and Kagura got to know more about each other through their earlier conversation. Erza intentionally chose not to reveal her brother's position since it would be disastrous for the current Kagura to go there. Kagura had just started her journey in the magical world, so Erza didn't want her to end it so soon. Kagura was downcast hearing this but was soon cheered up when Erza agreed to teach her swordsmanship. She chose a traditional nodachi, a Japanese longsword as her primary weapon.

Today, Natsu was deep in the forest, teaching Kagura about magic. He'd already taught her all the basics of gravity magic, so it was now time for her to develop her own. Magic could be likened to clay, you have to mold it to your liking. He didn't want her to be completely dependent on him.

After finishing teaching her, Natsu left her alone to digest all the information. He didn't worry that Kagura would fail since she was a natural at gravity magic. He started doing his daily work-out in the meanwhile, while increasing the gravity throughout his body to 10 times and did 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats and 10 km long runs. He was sweating profusely after his work-out.

Kagura finished her training and looked at Natsu curiously. She felt an attraction to the sweaty Natsu. It seemed like his body produced some kind of pheromones through his sweat which attracted the opposite gender, leading Kagura to stare absentmindedly at his figure.

Natsu finished his training and found Kagura looking at him absentmindedly. "What's wrong, Kagura? You've been staring at me for a while."

Kagura got out of her stupor after hearing him and blushed a little. She couldn't believe that she was staring at him so blatantly. She didn't want to say that she was attracted to his sweaty body and his musky odor.

"I-It's nothing, Natsu-sama. I was wondering why you're doing such simple training?" Kagura asked, trying to divert the conversation to a different topic. She didn't know why Natsu was not doing simple training. She thought that such simple training wouldn't be so practical with his current strength, not noticing the change in gravity around Natsu. Natsu had concentrated the gravity on only his body, due to which Kagura was unable to discern its presence.

"I guess you're unable to see the grandeur of this training. Someone once said 'Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.' Don't think that only complex training can make you stronger. Besides, this training is not as simple as it might seem. Can you find the difference? This could be a test for you, I guess." Natsu explained to her the grandeur of his training. He also told her about the tale of a normal man who became a legend following this simple training. That man gained tremendous strength in exchange for his hair.

Kagura became curious after hearing his story. She'd never heard of a bald hero in her lifetime. So, she started examining his body to see what was so special about his training. After touching different parts of his body, Kagura found out that the gravity throughout his body was 10 times that of the outside. She was surprised to find that gravity magic could be used for such efficient bodily training as well.

"Natsu-sama!! The gravity around your body is ten times that of the outside. Now I see why you said this training wasn't so simple. I never thought gravity magic could be used in such a manner." Kagura said like she gained enlightenment. She never thought her gravity magic could be used to train her physical body. Now, she wanted to use this method in her own training regimen as well.

Natsu gently patted her head as a reward for her correct deduction, making her close her eyes and smile in enjoyment, feeling immense comfort from his touch. It gave her a sense of security, just like her brother used to.

"That's right. Remember, gravity is a lot more powerful than you think. If you manage to master it, then maybe someday you'll also be able to pull the moon down to the earth haha…" Natsu said, joking at the end. He knew it wouldn't be possible in this world.

"Mou, Natsu-sama… Don't say something ridiculous. Anyway, thanks for teaching me. Now I feel like I can catch up to you someday." Kagura spoke, not realizing how powerful Natsu truly was. He didn't bother to correct her and just pinched her cute nose. He was happy to see her taking him as a role model.

"Yea, yea, I'll be waiting for you. I'm a lot stronger than you might think. So, make sure to work hard to catch up to me." Natsu decided to not crush her dreams with the truth. He was fond of his new student and didn't want to crush her hopes so soon. He wanted her to find out about his strength on her own.

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~Edited by Nyanodesu

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