Chapter 581

The three of them had a very pleasant dinner—the flavors were excellent, and the dishes were lavish.

After eating, Lin Cheng took Eclair and Mengmeng along and headed to the market to stroll around.

After buying Eclair a few outfits, Lin Cheng and the others began to head back home.

By the time they got home, it was already deep into the night, and even the moon was beginning to be covered by dark clouds.

Taking advantage of the night, Lin Cheng, who had changed into his sleepwear, tossed and turned in his room for a long time without being able to fall asleep.

He simply sat up, and under the cover of night, slipped into Eclair's room...

Three days passed by very quickly.

The fighting force of all of Ishgar had essentially been assembled.

The Mofagong Society's army of a thousand, along with the Ten Holy Wizards.

Famous guilds such as Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, and Quatro Cerberus all appeared right at the gates of the capital of Fiore.

It could be said that the strongest military force of all of Ishgar had been gathered together in one place.

Among them, the Mofagong Society had likewise turned out in full force—apart from a few chairmen who had not come to fight,

every other soldier, including some combat personnel, was present.

Just like the other magic guilds, the mages of Ishgar in this battle had already given their all.

Whether it was the local guilds or the Mofagong Society that managed them, it was the same.

At this moment, Princess Jade had also stepped outside the capital.

Meliodas was right in front of her, and at this moment her eyes were brimming with worry.

Lin Cheng had not only dispatched Tōshirō Hitsugaya to go persuade Fairy Tail,

he had also sent other puppets to persuade the other factions; among them, Meliodas had even gone straight to Princess Jade and laid all the facts bare.

To be honest, Princess Jade had been strongly opposed at the time; although she had never personally witnessed Sōsuke Aizen make a move more than a few times,

she was well aware of just how terrifying Hueco Mundo was.

A Sōsuke Aizen who required all of Ishgar, including so many otherworldly factions, to lay everything on the table—

just how powerful, just how dangerous he was, was something even an ordinary mage like Princess Jade could clearly understand.

Tears began to well up and swirl in Princess Jade's eyes.

Although the two of them had not actually spent that long together,

every time anything happened, whether it concerned her or the Kingdom of Fiore,

it had always been Meliodas who resolved it for her; in her heart she had silently placed Meliodas in first place.......

"There, there, Your Highness the Princess, don't cry anymore."

Meliodas wanted to pat Princess Jade on the head, but because of the height difference, he could only reach her chest.

In Arcadios's eyes, this scene first flashed with a burst of anger.

But he immediately closed his eyes and turned his head away, refusing to look at the scene.

In his heart, he too had taken Meliodas as one of his own, and at such a solemn moment, doing something like this—

although it was hard to accept, he also understood that staying silent at this moment was the better choice.

But Princess Jade's face instantly flushed red at that moment; she immediately covered her chest and crouched down.

Meliodas let out a sheepish chuckle, his palm still gently patting Princess Jade's head.

Her expression gradually began to ease a little, and the tears in her eyes were somewhat held back.

"Don't worry, I'm an immortal, you should have heard about it from Merlin and the others."

"I will go protect Your Highness the Princess's country, and protect the citizens of this continent."

Meliodas, like a General about to march off to war, was just about to embrace the wife he adored.

He stepped forward two paces and directly pulled the crouching Princess Jade into his arms.

He softly began to comfort Princess Jade in his embrace.

"Then you must promise me—no matter whether you can win or not, you absolutely have to come back alive."

"Don't end up covered in wounds all over your body again."

Princess Jade wiped her tears with the back of her hand, and said to Meliodas with an earnest and solemn expression.

"Is this an order from Her Highness the Princess?"

"Then I will definitely obey."

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GLOSSARY:

【Lin Cheng, Eclair, Mengmeng, Ishgar, Mofagong Society, Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, Quatro Cerberus, Fiore, Princess Jade, Meliodas, Tōshirō Hitsugaya, Sōsuke Aizen, Hueco Mundo, Arcadios, Merlin】