Chapter 509 Visitors
You are my only blood relative in this world.
It was obviously just a very short sentence, but at this moment it was like a thunder that shattered the darkness, like a meteorite breaking through the clouds, hitting August's heart hard and shocking him.
"Blood-related...relatives?"
Looking at the young mother who was speaking with great emotion and crying like rain, and who seemed about to burst into tears at the next moment, Auguste was silent, shaken, and softened.
Preshito breathed a sigh of relief, with a faint smile on his face: "It worked! What Kira said was right, Mavis has to take action!"
Just as mother and son were enjoying family happiness and Preshito was watching the show silently, a group of familiar people came to this huge manor that was almost isolated from the world.
“It’s so big!!”
“How spectacular!!”
“Is this the palace where the emperor lives?”
Hearing the exclamations of Natsu, Erza, Happy and the others, Alba Green waved the fan in her hand, raised her snow-white neck, and laughed arrogantly: "Come on! How could an emperor live in a manor like this? How ignorant are you guys..."
The three turned around and glared: "What did you say?!"
Alba Green didn't take it seriously: "But it's no wonder. After all, you guys have lived in the guild since childhood. It's normal that you haven't seen the world~"
"What?! You sound like you have a lot of experience..."
"Slightly!! Lucy's home was much bigger than this manor!!"
"That's right! Lucy, help us mock her!"
Lucy sighed helplessly, "Really? If you want to quarrel, just quarrel, but don't involve me..."
"Is your family rich?"
The noise aroused Brandish's curiosity. "Come to think of it, my mother once told me that Lady Leila's family is very rich in the Kingdom of Fiore, and they own a railway consortium or something like that."
Ah, yes, the Heartfilia Group, which used to own several businesses, still went bankrupt when faced with the economic crisis.
This extremely realistic topic made Lucy think of her former home, her mother Leila, her housekeeper Granny Spector, and her old father who still worked at the Chamber of Commerce.
"I say, Brandish."
"What's wrong?"
"After this time, do you want to go to the Kingdom of Fiore with me?"
"... Wait until you can get back!"
“That’s… that’s also…”
"Why are you smiling that disgusting smile?! It really makes me angry!!"
“S-Sorry!!”
Dimalia saw everything about the two flirting, which made her grit her teeth and glare with anger.
After a while of noise, the two locals introduced Erza and the others: "Well... Actually, you can say it's the emperor's palace. After all, our emperor likes to travel. When he's not around, the old man is basically the most powerful person in the empire. His power is almost the same as that of the emperor."
Erza frowned slightly and asked, "The old man you are talking about is... the Magic King?"
Brandish nodded: "That's right! I heard that he has been with the emperor since he was a child. It has been more than 80 years now. His status is equivalent to that of a prince of the Albares Empire."
At this moment, someone beside him suddenly shouted, "Nonsense! Where in the world is there an 80-year-old prince?!"
“…”×N
"Natsu, where did you learn all this?"
"Kira!" Natsu grinned.
"No wonder……"
Erza continued to ask: "I heard that you have an imperial minister and a governor?"
"That's now. The old man hasn't been in charge of things for the past ten years or so."
Happy covered his mouth and snickered: "Could it be that he felt that he could not survive the emperor, so he became discouraged?"
Boom! Boom!
Accompanied by two heavy muffled sounds, Natsu and Happy had two big bumps on their heads, and Gray covered his mouth and laughed secretly.
"I can indeed vaguely feel that this area is shrouded in a very special magical power... Could it be the residual magic power left behind by the 'Magic King' when he walked?"
Laxus looked around, feeling extremely alert.
"According to Kira, this 'Magic King' has magic power far exceeding that of the other twelve shields, and his combat power is amazing. He is the best among normal humans. Now it seems that he is indeed more powerful than we can imagine..."
"It's not residual. The old man is not careless enough to leave residual magic when walking. It is just a way for him to sense visitors to the manor."
Brandish's explanation startled everyone at the same time, and they all swallowed to calm down.
It's not like they haven't seen perception magic before, but such a large range, such a long duration, and this kind of detection ability that seems to have analyzed the whole body, as well as this huge magical power that always envelopes everyone no matter where they go, is really far beyond their imagination.
As far as they can remember, the only one who can surpass it is Acnorolia, and even Kira is far inferior to it . However, this is also because they have basically never seen Kira use his full strength.
What's more, when Kira introduced Auguste to everyone in the guild, he was quite cautious about him.
"Even the lawless Kira is wary of him. How powerful is this legendary old man..."
Soon, they met the legendary old man, but what shocked them even more was...
“What?! This old man is the son of the first generation?! Is this true?!”
"Hey, hey...why is there such an outrageous setting in this world?!"
"The first generation is still so young, but he actually has a son who is almost the same age as the president..."
"Really...I told you guys I'm an adult!"
"Did you come out of an egg, too?"
“Just think about it and you’ll know it’s impossible!!”
Whether it was the Fairy Tail group who came from afar, or the two who grew up listening to the legend of the "August Disaster", they were all stunned by the relationship between Mavis and August.
Only Natsu and Happy quickly accepted this strange setting, and then jumped in front of August with curiosity and excitement, asking him questions about eggs and hatching.
After a while of noise, Auguste politely invited several people into the villa.
In fact, he really didn't like anyone disturbing his and his mother's lives, but the people who came this time were different. There was Brandish, who he raised as his granddaughter, and companions from the guild founded by his mother, and most importantly, his uncle was also there.
Natsu is Zeref's younger brother, so in terms of seniority, he is Auguste's uncle.
Even among all the members of the Twelve Shields, only a few know Natsu's true identity, including: Laquette, who was created by Zeref and claimed to be his son, Inbel, the current governor of the Empire, and August, Zeref's most trusted and powerful subordinate.
This guy with short cherry-colored hair, wearing a white dragon-scale scarf, with an IQ similar to the cat beside him, who has been making a lot of noise since they met, is his uncle?
August Dragonil looked at Natsu, who was completely letting himself go in the villa, jumping up and down with his happy, and couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Although Natsu was a little young and a little stupid, as Auguste was his nephew, he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest when entertaining him, and could even be said to have indulged him.
"Ohhhh!! This is so big!!"
"Harpy, let's go on an adventure to the villa!"
"Hey hey!"
In just five minutes, Natsu and Happy completed the "New Map Check-in" achievements such as smashing potted plants, knocking down bookshelves, scratching walls, and making a mess of the villa, but August just sat quietly and talked with others, pretending not to see these actions.
Half a day later, Natsu and Happy stopped their 'adventure', with the big bags left by Erza on their heads, and sat side by side in front of Auguste obediently, with sad expressions.
“I’m so sorry!!”
