Chapter 321

Mirajane: "Huh? Erza, could it be that you've never seen a kissing scene before, which is why you're so uncomfortable?"

Erza: "W-what the hell?! I... how could I... how could I have never seen one... I've seen plenty, okay?"

Cana: "Pfft! You're really stubborn, you're even stuttering now."

Makarov: "That kid's got it, he's really got it, hahaha!"

Gildarts: "I'm telling you, Black Natsu is a real talent. Look at this incredibly romantic love of his."

"It can't help but remind me of those years, with Lian, Diva, Sami, Lilan, Stephen, Martina..."

"Running with them under the sunset~"

"That was my lost youth!"

Thud!!!

A barrel flying from not far away smashed hard onto the foreheads of Gildarts and the others.

"You bastard old man! You said so much, but you didn't even mention my mother's name??"

The roar belonging to Cana echoed throughout the entire guild.

On the other side.

Alvarez Empire.

Inside the meeting room of the Spriggan 12.

It was also a scene of clamorous noise!

Ajeel: "Ohhhhh!!! I never expected Lady Irene to have a side like this."

Wahl: "It's truly shocking. To be so proactive, does this mean she no longer cares about anyone's opinion?"

Brandish: "I'm telling you, that's Lady Irene for you. This daring attitude of loving and hating openly is what makes me admire her."

Dimaria: "Zzzzt! On a battlefield with so many enemies, a passionate kiss—such romantic love, even I'm starting to feel a bit moved."

August: "So, Dimaria, do you want to give it a try?"

Dimaria: "No, no, no, thinking about such things is enough. I don't have Lady Irene's resolve; hundreds of years of time..."

"That's enough for three cycles of human birth, aging, sickness, and death. How could one keep their original intention forever?"

August: "Perhaps, this is love! I can only say, as expected of Irene, hahahaha!"

Invel: "I really wonder, what does Irene's expression look like right now? Just thinking about it is very interesting."

At this very moment!

In the noisy meeting room, Irene's roar suddenly came through.

"You bunch of bastards! Do you have nothing to do?"

"What are you laughing at?? The Emperor is almost back, and you damn guys are still huddled here watching the sky screen??"

"Everyone shut your mouths!!!"

Crack, crack...

A series of cracks echoed through the meeting room.

Starting from the floor, they extended all the way to the ceiling.

Fine dust fell from the ceiling and sprinkled onto the tabletop.

The Spriggan 12 present all hurriedly shut their mouths at this moment.

Their eyes kept scanning their surroundings.

Irene... is angry!

Even though they really wanted to laugh out loud.

Especially August, whose old face was almost unable to hold it in anymore.

Thinking of the series of relationships involved, the heartfelt laughter made his usually serious face look somewhat distorted.

Inside Irene's boudoir.

Countless objects had already been smashed hard onto the floor.

Her towering chest was heaving violently.

The more she thought about it... the more Irene felt annoyed.

She glared fiercely at the sky screen.

"Black Natsu, you really are my nemesis!"

After muttering this in dissatisfaction, she immediately stood up.

"No, I can't hide here, otherwise those bastards won't know how they'll laugh at me behind my back."

"How hateful!!!"

Frustrated, she grabbed her crimson hair, and Irene stepped in her high heels, walking fiercely toward the direction of the meeting room.

【The footage continues.】

【Accompanied by Black Natsu's sky-piercing momentum, the fall of tens of thousands of people completely shocked the entire battlefield.】

【Even years later, many people still firmly remembered this scene in their hearts.】

【On that battlefield, which was as chaotic as a meat grinder.】

【The true King of the Galaxy Empire, with the strength of one person, deterred all the allied forces of the entire continent.】

【So much so that in the following three months, the allied forces were wary of Black Natsu's existence.】

【And dared not act rashly; this was truly the first time in the history of the Magic World.】

【The footage returns to the present.】

【"A monster... a monster has come to the opponent's camp..."】

【"The situation is wrong! Retreat! Retreat!!"】

【"Withdraw two hundred miles outside the Galaxy Empire to rest temporarily!!!"】

【A somewhat trembling voice was transmitted across the entire battlefield through magic amplification.】

【Except for the tens of thousands who had fallen, those still standing began to retreat toward the rear.】

【They looked as if they were afraid they didn't have two extra legs.】

【One after another, they fled frantically toward the periphery.】

【The soldiers of the Galaxy Empire also watched this scene.】

【An unbelievable feeling filled their hearts.】

【"So... we... won?"】

【A soldier seemed unable to believe it, so much so that his tone began to tremble.】

【"We won! We really won!!"】

【"Because of that person who suddenly appeared on the battlefield, we... really won!"】

【"And, that person... is also so intimate with Queen Irene??"】

【"No, don't you guys think that person looks very familiar?"】

【"Now that you mention it... it really seems so, as if I've seen him somewhere before."】

【"Oh my, are you all idiots? Look behind you, look at that huge square!"】

【"Isn't his statue standing there?"】

【Reminded by this soldier, the people on the city wall turned their gazes toward the wide square in the back.】

【There, a solemn statue over a hundred meters tall was standing right there!】

【Kyoka's gaze also locked onto the statue.】

【Her pupils shrank slightly!】

【Memories from these years surged up like a tide.】

【That was the statue that Lady Irene watched at all times and fell into silence over.】

【That was the statue of the person who had once saved this kingdom hundreds of years ago.】

【That was also the statue of the person Lady Irene loved but could not have.】

【That was the person personally called by Irene as the future Dragnof, no, now it should be said, the destined King of the Galaxy Empire!】

【"The destined King?"】

【The corners of Kyoka's mouth curled up slightly.】

【Her gaze looked downward again.】

【In her mind, she recalled the scene where tens of thousands of people were deterred and fell.】

【The horror in her heart had not yet subsided.】