Chapter 55

"After all, what that Belserion said is well-founded."

Dimaria: "Ten years, actually, is not unacceptable. Anyway, when he grows up a bit, you won't be able to tell."

Brandish: "And... that black Natsu over there doesn't look too small, actually. Uh... he has a teenage feeling."

Zeref: "Well, I'll say a fair word, I think Belserion is right!"

"So, Eileen, do you want to go along with it?"

Eileen: "Your Majesty!!! Go along with what? I am not the Eileen of that world! And! Aren't you a bit too idle? Why are you suddenly so active on the world channel?"

Mard Geer: "It should be because the Master knows we are about to return, so he is happy."

Hades: "Pfft, you demons really know how to gild your own faces."

Zeref: "I just came up to offer an opinion. Since you don't like to hear it, I'll just go down..."

August: "Well, I'll say a fair word..."

Eileen: "Get lost!!!"

August: "Oh, oh..."

The sky screen scene continued.

【"In short, I just provided a possibility. Anyway, I don't favor you having a political marriage with that guy from the Sebil Kingdom."】

【"That guy's reputation in the past wasn't very good. Of course, all this depends on your wishes. If you are willing, I have nothing to say; if you are not willing, please remember my words!"】

【Speaking of this, Belserion's huge body straightened up.】

【"No matter what, no one can force you to do anything against your will. I guard the royal family! It does not include that Dylan."】

【"If pushed too far, this old man will tear that bastard apart!"】

【Once these words were spoken, Belserion the dragon appeared extremely domineering, although this posture could not last for a few seconds before the muscles relaxed due to the pain of the injury.】

【Looking at the giant dragon in front of her, Eileen shook her head helplessly with a smile.】

【"You should go back and heal your injuries first."】

【"Cough, cough, in short, that's what I mean." Belserion coughed twice and said.】

【Eileen nodded upon hearing this.】

【"I know, let me think about it."】

【"Hmm, then this old man will go down."】

【After saying that, Belserion turned around, flapped its wings, and left the back garden directly.】

【"Watching Belserion's departing figure, Eileen narrowed her eyes slightly."】

【After pondering for a moment, Eileen waved her palm behind her.】

【Soon, a female knight in armor walked up quickly.】

【Then she knelt on one knee to Eileen and lowered her head:】

【"Queen!"】

【"Heiner, go and pass on my order, say..."】

【"Let the inspection team from the Sebil Kingdom go back as soon as they finish touring. Our kingdom is preparing for war recently, and it's not peaceful in the city."】

【"If they insist on staying, we cannot guarantee their safety."】

【Speaking of this, she paused, then waved her hand.】

【"That's all."】

【Hearing Eileen's order, the female knight Heiner was slightly stunned.】

【Asking somewhat uncertainly: "The Queen means... to drive them back?"】

【"Something like that." Eileen said.】

【"I understand, but is this really okay?"】

【Seeming to understand Heiner's worry, Eileen nodded gently: "Just do as I say. If anyone is dissatisfied, let them come to me!"】

【"Go."】

【"Yes, Queen!"】

【Heiner retreated, and the entire garden became quiet again.】

【Only Eileen was left alone, pacing back and forth in this garden.】

【After a long while, she took a deep breath.】

【"I'd better go see that little brat."】

【Then she walked toward the reception hall.】

Watching this scene on the sky screen, Eileen couldn't help but feel a wave of dizziness.】

She supported her forehead with one hand: "It's over, it's over..."】

"Could it be that I in that world... really took a fancy to that little brat?!!"】

Eileen watched the scene on the sky screen with a heavy heart.】

To be honest.】

Eileen's heart was very conflicted at this moment.】

On one hand, if she let herself in another world repeat the same mistakes and have a political marriage with Nor for political reasons.】

That was absolutely impossible.】

Even if it were herself, if she had to do it again, it would be absolutely impossible to make this choice.】

What kingdom? What people? What righteousness?】

None of these would be in Eileen's consideration.】

If she could really do it all over again, Eileen would just want to slap that bastard to death.】

But...】

If she didn't do this, would she really have a political marriage with Natsu?】

Uh... perhaps her own experience influenced Eileen's judgment.】

Making her find it hard to accept such a result no matter what.】

But she in that world hadn't experienced these things, so what choice would she make?】

Eileen: "Things are starting to become unpredictable..."】

……】

……】

In the sky screen scene.】

【Eileen crossed the bustling corridor and then pushed open the door to the reception room.】

【What came into view was a mountain of plates, and...】

【Natsu, who was shirtless and doing push-ups!】

【Well-defined muscles filled Eileen's line of sight.】

【The faint smell of sweat drifting in the air was like hormones, stimulating Eileen's nerves.】

【Shaking her head, Eileen almost wanted to slap herself.】

【What on earth was she thinking? That was a child!】

【However... this physique didn't seem like a child's. Whose child has such explosive muscles?】

【"Hmm? I seem to be thinking crooked again?"】

【Eileen kept scolding herself inwardly.】

【"Eileen? Is your meeting over?"】

【Abruptly, Natsu's voice rang out, drawing all of Eileen's thoughts back.】

【"Yes, it's finished. By the way... what are you doing?"】

【Eileen took a step, walked over elegantly, looked at Natsu's current actions, and asked somewhat puzzledly.】

【"Oh! Just some post-meal exercise. Every time I finish eating, I do this."】

【"It helps with digestion."】

【Natsu stood up from the ground, wiped the sweat off his body with a towel, and then put on his clothes.】

【Then he jumped twice on the spot and said excitedly.】

【"Now I feel much better; otherwise, I'd feel uncomfortably full."】

【Eileen nodded gently, then looked at the dining table and asked somewhat ashamed:】

【"By the way, is your usual appetite that big?"】

【Natsu turned his head upon hearing this, looked at the table, and then scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.】

【"Maybe it's because your chefs have great skills, and I was indeed hungry for a long time."】

【Speaking of this, he paused slightly: "By the way, you wouldn't be feeling the pinch and want to charge me, right?"】

【Looking at Natsu at this moment, Eileen couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.】

【"In your eyes, am I such a stingy person?"】

【"That's not it." Natsu shook his head.】

【"But, you are a very stupid woman."】

【"Ah?!" Eileen was stunned, then pointed at herself.】

【"I am stupid?!"】

【Natsu nodded: "Of course, I learned that from the maid just now."】

【"If you weren't stupid, you wouldn't even consider the political marriage at all."】

【Eileen's tone stalled, then she bit her lip and asked:】

【"You knew?"】

【"Of course, since I came here, I need to have a certain understanding of this place, otherwise I would only be moving forward in the dark~."】

【Natsu responded.】

【"Then, do you think this choice is very stupid?" Eileen asked again.】

【"Of course it's stupid." Natsu said as a matter of course.】

【"Pinning your fate on the promises of people you don't understand at all, if that's not stupid, what is?"】

【Eileen seemed to want to hear Natsu's opinion, so she refuted.】

【"But, the kingdom has no other choice right now, right?"】

【"You also know there's no other choice, so why not fight? Is the political marriage a choice? I don't think so; at most, it's just a trap."】

【Natsu said indifferently.】

【"Relying on the fake relationship of that political marriage, do you expect that kingdom to help you with all its might? That's impossible; they will only think about how to reap benefits."】

【"Once a fatal crisis strikes, this relationship will break at the slightest touch."】

Outside the sky screen.】

Eileen looked at the sky screen scene with a livid face.】

Obviously, the stupid person black Natsu just mentioned was her.】

She did indeed make that choice back then.】

And the facts were indeed as black Natsu said.】

When she was forced to dragonify, that man chose to lock her in prison without hesitation.】

In the end, he even wanted to execute her.】

However, although what black Natsu said was right, calling her stupid so bluntly.】

Doesn't she, the strongest woman in the Spriggan 12, have any face?】

Eileen: "No, I have to find time to go to Ishgar and fix this Natsu of this world, otherwise it will be hard to vent the hatred in my heart!"】

Natsu: "Nani??? Black Natsu scolded you, and you come to hit me??"】

Happy: "Pfft, is this Natsu the ultimate scapegoat?"】

In the scene.】

【Eileen seemed very surprised that Natsu had such insights.】

【Despite his young age, he showed cognition and thoughts different from his age, and even his strength didn't match his age at all.】

【There seemed to be too many unknowns in this, giving Eileen an urge to solve the mystery!】

【So, she looked at Natsu suspiciously.】

【"By the way, you are so young, why do you see things so incisively?"】

【"Is it hard? It's something you can know by thinking more about the characters' motivations."】

【Natsu spread his hands and responded.】

【As he spoke, Natsu turned his body, and his bones crackled accordingly.】

【"Then, since there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first. Thank you for your hospitality this time."】

【Watching Natsu's movements, Eileen became anxious and hurriedly said: "You're leaving?"】

【"Hmm... not really. I came out this time because I wanted to look around more, so I'll be in the capital recently."】

【"By the way, there should be something like a forest near the capital, right?"】

【"A forest?" Eileen was full of confusion.】

【"Yes, because it's time for my training, and I can't stretch out in the city, so I need to find a no-man's land like a forest."】

【"You need to find a no-man's land for training? Isn't meditation enough?"】

【Eileen expressed great confusion about Natsu's statement.】

【But Natsu was even more confused: "By the way, you are also a Dragon Slayer Black Mage, right? You only meditate for training?"】

【Eileen was dumbfounded: "Is there... any other training method?"】

【"Don't you train your physical body? If you don't train your physical body, how can you fit the dragon power?" Natsu looked at Eileen in surprise.】

【"Dragon power? Is it the kind you showed before?" Eileen was suddenly a little excited.】

【One must know that that kind of power was the fundamental reason why Natsu could defeat giant dragons. If she could learn it too, maybe she could help Belserion.】

【"Uh... something like that. Igneel told me that it can stimulate the true power of the dragon; this is dragon power."】

【"Then... can you teach me?" Eileen stared with big eyes, looking at Natsu pitifully.】

【Natsu, who was being stared at, suddenly felt his scalp go numb.】

【He twitched the corners of his mouth: "There's nothing to teach; it's just training the physical body. If you can keep up, you can come with me."】

【"However... aren't you the Queen of this kingdom? Is it okay for you to follow me for training like this?"】

【"Belserion will help me watch; it has to stay in the Wang Gong to heal its injuries during this time."】

【"So, just take me with you."】

Invel: "Looking at it like this, Eileen of that world seems to really have a thing for black Natsu."】

August: "I think so too. That coquettish side really surprised me; I have never seen Eileen like this before."】

Eileen: "Old man! Where did I act coquettishly in that world? Don't distort the facts!"】

Zeref: "Well, the facts are right there; I'm very gratified to see it."】

Mard Geer: "Although I don't understand human emotions, even I, a demon, can see that something is wrong, right?"】

Ur: "As the saying goes, a woman's feelings for someone often start with curiosity. In my opinion, Eileen on the sky screen has already started to develop a strong curiosity about black Natsu."】

Ultear: "Really? I don't seem to have ever been curious about anyone."】

Ur: "That's why you're still single, sigh... silly child."】

Meredy: "I have been curious about Tia, does that mean..."】

Jellal: "Something is wrong with you two!"】

Hades: "These two, I've long seen that something was wrong with them!"】

Ur: "Could it be!!! What a joke!"】

The scene was still continuing.】

【Natsu finally agreed to Eileen's request.】

【So, after Eileen gave some instructions, she went with Natsu to the forest near the capital.】

【They started a three-month special training.】

【For Natsu, this special training was more about skillfully mastering the deeper level of dragonification he showed when fighting Nickel last time.】

【That kind of power disappeared after being used last time, as if... the power was hiding from Natsu.】

【This feeling made him very unhappy. Black Natsu had always believed that since it was his own power, it should submit to him. Why hide?】

【Just obey me obediently!】

【And for Eileen, it was more about learning Natsu's training methods, whether it was meditation or physical training.】

【Although Eileen herself could be said to be the founder of Dragon Slayer Magic, and even the first Dragon Slayer Black Mage in this world.】

【But, to be honest, Eileen's Dragon Slayer Magic was actually not strong.】