Chapter 552

As the ruler of a nation, to be able to settle his heart and bow in apology to a group of subordinates.

Just how much courage, just how broad a heart, that must take.

Although in terms of strength, the two sides had a gap that could not be compared by multiples.

But in reality, the Seven Deadly Sins Knight Order was still an organization under the kingdom's jurisdiction.

"Princess, you are far too courteous. Just leave whatever matter it is to us."

Diana patted her own chest, looking every bit reliable as she turned her gaze toward the Emerald Princess before her.

Being of the giant race, with her feet upon the earth, Diana was forever brimming with confidence.

"The matter is like this..."

The Emerald Princess revealed a faint smile and began slowly to recount the whole story from beginning to end.

Two days later, the outer perimeter of the royal capital of Fiore had already been tightly surrounded by tens of thousands of troops.

Basically, the three kingdoms surrounding Fiore had all already dispatched their powerful forces to come.

And at the very front leading the way, the members of the Fapingyi Society's Ten Holy Saints had all gathered.

Although Jellal was not to be seen, the situation before them left no one feeling the slightest bit at ease.

The dark, dense mass of an army made the kingdom's soldiers standing guard in the royal capital all feel a chill run down their spines.

"What do we do? How could the other side possibly have so many people?"

"This must already be a hundred thousand, surely. Why won't the Princess surrender..."

"Probably because of the various lords of the Seven Deadly Sins. After all, their strength is far greater than even the Ten Holy Saints."

"But the other side has so many people... we only have a few thousand in total. How can we possibly compare?"

The soldiers on the city wall, looking at that dark, dense sea of heads, could not help but feel a bit of tension rising in their hearts.

Having barely survived two consecutive battles, they had thought they could live out the rest of their lives in peace and stability.

But the war that had come so suddenly gave them almost no chance to prepare at all.

They could only accept the kingdom's orders and brace themselves to go up and resist the enemy.

"It seems we haven't seen that newly promoted Holy Saint. At present, all we can see are a few Holy Saints like Invel."

The Emerald Princess lowered the far-seeing magical tool in her hand, and her expression began to become solemn.

From the royal capital to Fairy Tail was only a day's journey. Early this morning, Arcadios had already returned.

Arcadios, who had traveled day and night, simply could not accept this pace.

After finally returning, he told the Emerald Princess the news that the Fapingyi Society had a new number-one Holy Saint.

And that person was none other than Meliodas's own younger brother.

"Oh my, isn't Jellal coming too?"

"It seems we haven't seen him."

Just as the Emerald Princess was feeling a bit worried, a voice beside her had already reached her ear.

It was Meliodas, looking entirely nonchalant.

Although he knew what trump cards the other side possessed, Meliodas still never worried much.

Just like an ordinary person hoping to meet someone familiar, he looked around everywhere, wanting to find where his own younger brother was.

"Sir Meliodas, aren't you worried? After all, you will be facing your own younger brother."

Arcadios, standing at the side, could not help but ask.

Having gone two whole days without closing his eyes, his mental state at this point had already become somewhat poor.

Only at this moment, he did not show much of it outwardly.

"It's fine, it's fine. Although my relationship with Jellal isn't all that great."

"We used to fight a lot when we were little, but our relationship should still be considered decent, right?"