Chapter 206

In Order To Continue Down This Path is the two hundred and sixth chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail.

Full Summary
The many Natsu's charge at Gildarts, but he flings them all away with his cape. But they strike back and start pulling on his face and hair and burn his face. Annoyed, Gildarts reassembles Natsu, giving Natsu a chance to strike back. Natsu launches a large attack, but in the aftermath Gildarts still stands unharmed. Happy is surprised it did nothing, but Natsu notices it forced Gildarts to move back back a little bit, something Gildarts hadn't done the whole time. Gildarts comments on Natsu's toughness, but Natsu tells him to stop and that he has to defeat him to become an S-Class Mage. Gildarts says he knew he would say that and thats why he wouldn't go easy. Gildarts tells Natsu he is missing a key item to become an S-Class mage and he releases an astounding amount of Magical Aura infront of Natsu, causing the whole island to shake. Even Lucy and Cana notice. Overwhelmed, Natsu still tries to fight back, but at last falls to his knees realizing Gildarts was just too powerful to defeat. Gildarts stops and smiles. He tells Natsu that his fear is not weakness and that part of being an S-Class mage means realizing when your defeated, but then using that defeat to become stronger. Gildarts passes Natsu and tells him to go become an S-Class mage.

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