Soon, Acnologia returned carrying two large wild boars. Originally, he had wanted to slaughter a dragon, but considering that the parents of The Five Children were dragons, he thought he might not have the heart to eat them, so he found two wild boars instead.
At that time, these two wild boars were still being all lovey-dovey. Acnologia immediately got angry. His brothers were all still single, yet even a wild boar dared to show off its love? He used one claw to send them to their deaths together.
Fire Dragon King Igneel lowered his head, watching Acnologia busy himself with cutting trees and making a rack. He was full of confusion: "What are you doing?"
As a Dragon Slaying specialist, shouldn't you be out killing Evil Dragons? Why do you look like you're planning to stay and not leave?
"I'm making something for little Natsu to eat."
Acnologia lifted Natsu by his short little leg and said with some dissatisfaction, "Look at how hungry this child is. This is child abuse, you know you'd go to jail for this?"
???
Fire Dragon King Igneel was dumbfounded. Why are you lecturing me? What does this have to do with you, and why do you care so much?
I'm Natsu's Godfather, okay!
"Let me go, let me go!" Little Natsu was very angry, struggling and shouting.
"This guy holds Wendy so gently, but he lifts me by one leg. Such differential treatment—he's definitely a bad person!"
Even if Acnologia knew what he was thinking, he wouldn't care. This was the protagonist; if he wasn't tough, could he still be the protagonist?
He pointed at the woodpile: "Natsu, breathe fire!"
"I don't want to!"
Little Natsu was hanging upside down, his face pouting. He wanted him to breathe fire but wouldn't put him down? He wasn't going to do it.
Slap!
Acnologia slapped him on the butt, and the fleshy little bottom quivered. "Breathe fire, now! I'll count down from three. If you don't, your little butt is in trouble!"
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
"Fine, I'll breathe fire!"
Little Natsu felt a sting on his butt and immediately gave in. He puffed his cheeks and spat a weak flame onto the woodpile.
The flame was tiny and went out instantly. Acnologia gave Natsu's butt another slap, making him so anxious that he spat out several breaths of fire until his little face turned red.
After a lot of fuss, the woodpile was finally lit.
Acnologia skinned the wild boars, pierced them with wooden sticks, and set them on the rack to roast over the fire.
He looked at the burning flames and pondered whether he should return to the Kingdom to bring back some normal food for children.
Seeing how miserably The Five Children were living, he couldn't help but feel a bit sorry. Although they were protagonists, they were still just children right now.
Time passed by quickly. After The Five Children felt that Acnologia meant no harm, they slowly gathered around. Under the reflection of the firelight, their little faces were flushed, and their curious big eyes grew even brighter.
Gradually, the wild boar was roasted to a golden color, sizzling with oil and filling the air with aroma.
"It smells so good!"
The five little ones stared fixedly at the roast meat, drooling as it dripped onto the ground.
Acnologia was quite proud. Although there was no salt or cumin powder, his roasting skills alone were top-notch, not to mention he could use Enchantment Magic to adjust the temperature of the flames.
"I'll let you taste the roast meat in a bit. Before you learn Dragon Slaying Magic, eat fewer of those strange things."
The little Shadow Dragon, Rogue, smelled the aroma and was already a bit impatient: "Uncle, I think it's ready to eat."
Acnologia gently tapped him on the forehead and said, "Call me big brother. If you don't call me big brother, I won't give you any!"
His lifespan was longer than a dragon's; calculated overall, he could be considered a kid too.
"Big brother!" Little Rogue cried out, covering his head with his small hands.
Acnologia chuckled. Magic condensed into a sharp blade at his fingertip, and with a gentle swipe, a pig leg fell off.
He handed the pig leg to Rogue: "Eat up, eat up!"
"Big brother, I want to eat too..."
Little Wendy gently grabbed Acnologia's sleeve, her cute big eyes full of longing.
Girls knew how to act spoiled from a young age. Acnologia's heart melted, and he couldn't hide the smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Here, I'll give you the biggest one."
"Thank you, big brother!"
"Big brother!"
The Little White Dragon also looked pitiful.
"This piece is for you!"
Little Natsu was quite shameless; he wanted to eat without calling him big brother. After a lecture from Acnologia, he finally realized his mistake. Once he got permission, he shouted with excitement.
Finally, there was the tsundere little Iron Dragon, Gajeel. He sat there in silence, wanting to eat but too embarrassed to ask. His big eyes stared fixedly as Natsu and the others feasted. In the end, Acnologia took the initiative to give him a pig leg.
Suddenly, a woman in a white dress walked over, squatted on the ground, and drooled: "Big brother, I want to eat too."
Acnologia frowned. Where did this woman come from? She was very beautiful, but he hadn't seen her in the Anime.
He asked, "Who are you?"
The woman in the white dress pointed at her face: "It's me, Grandeeney."
"It's you?"
Acnologia's eyes widened as he looked at this silly woman. So you can actually transform into a human? Then why do you keep that massive dragon body all day?
The Grandeeney from the neighboring continent looked like an old lady. Why are you so young?
Could it be due to the difference in lifespan?
He suddenly remembered something and slapped his head. This was four hundred years before the Main storyline; the Grandeeney from the neighboring continent hadn't even been born yet.
"It's me, Big Brother Acnologia, I want to eat too."
Grandeeney looked at him expectantly, as if tears were welling up in her eyes. If Acnologia dared to refuse, she would dare to cry.
"Don't call me big brother. You're older than my deceased great-grandmother."
Acnologia was speechless. Old woman, why are you acting young? He pointed to the nearly roasted wild boar next to him and said, "If you want to eat, tear it off yourself!"
"I'm not old! At my age, I'm still a maiden in the Dragon Race!"
Grandeeney retorted with an aggrieved look after being called an old lady.
Although she was unhappy, it didn't stop her from eating. Soon, her mouth was stuffed full.
"Fine, just hurry up and eat. What does it have to do with me whether you're a maiden or an old lady?"
Acnologia had no interest in debating this topic.
Seeing how happily the people below were eating, Iron Dragon Metalicana lowered his huge head and asked, "Can I eat too?"
Acnologia was covered by the massive shadow and looked up to scold him, "If you want to eat, transform into a human. Would this wild boar even be enough to get stuck between your teeth?"
"Then we won't be polite!" x4
Four voices rang out simultaneously. In the next moment, he saw four dragons transform into human form and run over happily.
They had long been drooling from the aroma. Just now, they could still maintain some restraint for the sake of their dignity, but hearing that they could eat too, they immediately couldn't hold back.
Watching the chaotic scene, with Grandeeney shamelessly snatching food from the kids, Acnologia was shocked. These useless dragons were unexpectedly shameless.