User blog:Phantombeast/Phantom's Ring of Hope - Fairy Tail 378.5

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Hello all, welcome to this ending weeks special of Phantom's Ring of Hope with your host Phantom, and this time will be one of the most exciting reviews ever. This time it is on my most idolized characters of Fairy Tail, the underdog/hated person of all Fairy Tail: Natsu Dragneel as he decides to play babysitter to the youngest Fairy Tail member, Asuka Connell, for those who haven't yet read the story, http://www.mangahere.com/manga/fairy_tail/v38/c378.5/, the link to it, but be warned it is Natsu related so if there are those who just dislike him entirely, then I don't recommend reading it. Like one of my favorite Dr.s once said:



Now we enter on the average day of Fairy Tail, only with a twist as our hero Natsu is up against Asuka, one on one to see who is the best shooter in all of Fairy Tail, the stakes: Loser has to do whatever the winner says, and that is just pure evil in itself, Hiro has done me proud :D. Now it would seem like with a shooting contest Natsu being the more experienced should have no problem winning, but of course where is the fun in that:

Oh how the mighty have fallen....

Hiro shows a quality trait Natsu keeps: Regardless of the bet and it's terms, he is a man of his word, and will do what he needs to do even if it's the most embarrassing moments ever. Now it moves to where he, Lucy, Happy, and Asuka are all playing in the park, with her shooting at Natsu as if he was a villain. Now from what he shows, I think Hiro has taken some context from his own life, aka his younger daughter, who I bet has done this at times, giving the classic crocodile tears, which no one can ever resist.

Every father's worst enemy: tears

After a small time, Asuka reveals that she herself wants to begin going on missions, to raise money to purchase something she wants, and it's a rarity where kids want something, and are willing to put the effort to work for it, aka make the adults work for it :P. Deciding that it would be an interesting experience, Natsu and his team decides to take on some small tasks, which consist of replacing the town fountain using Aquarius, becoming an instant frying pan for an elderly woman's stove, and even delivering stuff with Asuka riding on Happy's back. All jobs result in her getting the money she needed for the gift.

The commanding Asuka happily makes sure everyone does their work

It is revealed that Asuka buys a special snowglobe-like Lacrima that her own parents often talked about the times they passed the store. Now it gets to a part that pretty much made me thankful to have found fairy tail. Heading back to the guild, like any curious child, Asuka asks if Natsu and Lucy ever kiss..... (Dances with Joy and Hugs Asuka). Naturally Lucy denies it, but being the rambutious child she is, Asuka asks Lucy and commands Natsu to kiss... (passes out from the excitement). Now we all know it's bound to happen either by accident or on purpose, but Hiro decides to do some teasing as he shows Natsu willing to comply while Lucy is still too shocked to really accept it and right before they "kissed"....

''Damn Hiro.... Now Natsu has fish-breath!''

Another surprising twist...(goes to Japan and kicks Hiro), but it at least shows that Natsu wouldn't mind it happening, even though he has the concentration of a banana slug, he does get the fundamental that one kiss won't hurt anyone. Right when the excitement ends, the Lacrima is stolen by some bandits, which leads us to seeing the happy Asuka become saddened and attempt to do everything in her power to get back the very thing they stole, a true sign of a Fairy Tail mage in the making. And like many big brothers before, Natsu decides to give herself confidence by hiding her eyes to avoid showing that he himself would take care of the issue. Now many see Natsu to just throw around his attacks willy nilly, but for the first time, we see him carefully aiming properly to time it exactly when she shoots out her toy bullets to make it seem like she did the deed. Even Lucy begins to recognize that despite his bullheadedness, his lack of common sense, and innate ability to not react on impulse, he is a character that stands for a loyal person to be friends with, and is why I am glad to have him as my favorite character, regardless of the reputation he gets.

A toy gun with the powers of destructive flames, parents beware

With the bandits caught and the Lacrima safe, the group returns home to find Bisca and Alzack having returned back from their job, and with it a surprise as their daughter shows them the Lacrima that she bought. seeing the image of them reuniting, I can't help but imagine it being Natsu and Lucy's child running towards them, for me it's sort of like a foreshadowing, but it's just my opinion. We learn that the Lacrima is important to them because it was the first gift received to them after they completed a mission together. With one more ruining moment of Natsu's pride, Hiro sends us back to the time when Asuka was only about two years old, coming down with a cold, and her parents unable to pay for treatment. This shows a powerful statement to all of us: The reason the Lacrima was in the pawnshop was because they sold it to get the money needed to save their daughter. This in itself shows Hiro's fatherly side as he knows every parent would give up the thing they value most for their children, even if it holds special memories.

Bonds are much more important than any memento from the past

Overall, this was one of the greatest ones for me, not just because Natsu was in it, but because Hiro put much more emotion into this story, and it paid off greatly. A Full Ten out of Ten in my book. That's all we have time for Folks, tune in next week as we check into the new Fairy Tail anime, premiering on Saturday April 6th, and the newest chapter Fairy Tail - 378: King of Hades. See you next time Guild-Ace (Mmmm check plz ) 21:12, March 30, 2014 (UTC)