Fairy Tail: Marrying the Dragon Slayer Queen Irene at the Beginning

Chapter 212 Leila: I'm sorry, my stupid daughter Lucy, I'm not interested and you have no talent!

"In that case, then Ian is the king, right?!"

Lucy complained weakly.

"To be precise, my father is the king of the Albares Empire, the strongest kingdom in the entire Eslandon world, dominating the entire western continent of Alakidacia."

Erza heard this and looked at Lucy and corrected her.

"..."

Lucy was silent after hearing this. She didn't expect that her complaints would become reality. But then again, since Erza is the princess, then there is no reason why Ian cannot be the king.

However, when Lucy discovered that the companion who seemed ordinary and with whom she got along well suddenly became noble one day, she found it difficult to accept it for a while.

But then again...

Originally, there were already enough nobles gathered in the Fairy Tail Guild.

For example, the eldest princess of the Kingdom of Fiore and the crown prince of the kingdom, Princess Fiore E. Emerald, who had just reached an evil PY deal with her father Jiude a few days ago.

And Animus, the king of the Stella Kingdom, who monopolizes all jewelry industries in the Ishgar continent and is the leader in luxury goods.

There is also the legendary S-class mage candidate, Mistgang, who is known as the most mysterious in the entire guild and is a heavyweight, according to most members of the guild.

It is said that his true identity is a prince and heir apparent of the Empire of All Mankind from a world called Edlas that is parallel to the world of Eslandon.

Logically speaking, Lucy has always felt that the reason why her father, Jiude, was selected as the richest man in Ishgar by major financial magazines...

The purpose is to attract the attention of the people and resist lightning for those real old money on the continent of Ishgar and the old nobles who monopolize most of the wealth and power on the continent of Ishgar.

Of course, this is also the conclusion Lucy came to after she had more contact with Jade, Animus, and everyone in the Fairy Tail Guild and discovered more truth about the world.

Those who truly hold power and control wealth will not easily show themselves to the public. They usually hide behind the scenes and control everything...

Of course, these people will not put a title on their heads like the one Jiude has on his head right now, the title of the richest man in mainland China. This seems stupid and ridiculous.

When the conflict between the people and the old money reaches a peak...

These old money will push the new money out to resist the thunder.

Of course, strictly speaking, the Heartfilia family can be considered old money, but the premise of this old money is that Leila is still alive...

Once Leila died or disappeared, even if the Heartfilia family and the business genius Jiude were there, they would not be able to talk to those real old-school dignitaries.

This is why, when Leila supported the Heartfilia family, everything was so prosperous and they received so many business contracts...

As soon as Leila disappeared and it was the turn of the business genius Jude to take over the family, the entire Heartfilia family began to have problems everywhere and went downhill.

The fact that Jiude was able to make the seemingly huge but actually fragile Heartfilia Group hold out for seven years in the midst of storms speaks for itself...

This is also why, after Jiude apologized to her, Lucy forgave her father for Leila's sake. She could understand her father's difficulties.

"By the way, how powerful is the Albares Empire?!"

Just when Lucy was distracted, Gray seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Erza and asked.

"There are currently five regents in the Albares Empire!"

"The strength of each regent is comparable to that of mother..."

"Of course, mother, Aunt Selene, and Auguste herself is one of the regents of the Albares Empire."

"At the same time, according to my father's plan, there are currently seven vacancies for the regent of the Albares Empire!"

"When we have all of them, there should be twelve of them..."

"Below the Regent is the Empire's most powerful knightly order, the 'Twelve Shields'!"

"As for how strong the Twelve Shields are?!"

"You should know the strength of Senior Uru, right?!"

"The 'Twelve Holy Shields' of the Albares Empire were selected according to this standard."

Erza heard this and looked at Gray and explained.

Well, Erza was afraid that Gray didn't know the strength of the 'Twelve Holy Shields', so she used Gray's teacher Uru as the unit of measurement for combat power.

Jura: "Good news, I am finally not a unit of measurement for combat power."

Jura: "Bad news, because my combat power is too weak, and I am not worthy of being used as the combat power measurement unit of the 'Twelve Shields of the Holy Guard'."

"Ha ha……"

"Twelve magicians who can compete with Uru?!"

"This is really an exaggeration..."

"As for the Regent of the Empire, it is so different from our level that I don't think it matters..."

Gray's forehead was covered with cold sweat. As Uru's student, no one knew better than him what kind of strength Uru, who had practiced dragon-slaying magic, had.
If the Albares Empire really has twelve Uru-level magicians, then it can indeed be called the strongest empire in the world of Eslanden.

"Of course, you don't need to belittle yourselves..."

"Like Brandish, a newcomer who has just entered this field."

"And Neinhart, Jacob, and Bradman, the three old hands who have been stuck in the same place for years without making any progress, are also members of the Twelve Shields..."

"So from this perspective, the selection criteria for the Twelve Shields aren't very high."

"At least, if it were our guild, Gildarts, Uru, and Lacusas would definitely be selected!"

"In my opinion, with Gildarts's strength, he might even be able to compete with a certain annoying guy for the top spot of the 'Twelve Shields of the Holy Spirit'?!"

Laquette: "Yes, the guy that Her Royal Highness hates is me!"

"Also, with how lustful Gildarts is in this Shizuku, he will never be able to defeat me in his lifetime! He will never be able to shake my position as the leader of the Twelve Shields."

Well, Lacade does have some confidence, and I'm not exaggerating. With the special spells he has mastered, dealing with Gildarts might be easier than dealing with Kana.

"As for Mirajane and Urrutia, with their talents, maybe in two or three years, they will have the strength to be selected into the 'Twelve Shields'!"

"But as of now, the two of them are still a long way off..."

Just when Gray was sweating profusely at the strength of the Albares Empire...

Erza continued with a calm and composed attitude as she commented.

However, given Erza's identity, she is indeed qualified to comment.

"Great, our Magician Guild Fairy Tail, excluding those who originally belonged to the Albareth Empire..."

"There are actually three people who possess the strength of the 'Twelve Holy Shields'. This is incredible! We are saved."

Lucy squatted in the corner and complained.

"By the way, isn't Animus also very strong? He should be as powerful as Uru, right?!"

Then, Gray seemed to have thought of something, he looked up at Erza and asked.

"Oh, you mean that guy?!"

"That guy is really strong..."

"But he has already sworn allegiance to Kurnuki and joined the Albares Empire."

"He is also a member of the new 'Twelve Shields of the Holy Spirit'."

Erza heard this and smiled at Gray.

"Animus, the traitor..."

Gray heard this and spoke angrily.

By the way, the current members of the Twelve Shields are: 'War Princess' Dimaria, 'Crumbled Nation' Brandish, 'Mad King' Animus, 'Desert King' Agil, 'Winter General' Inbel Yura, 'Assassin' Jacob, 'God of Death' Bradman, 'White Monk' Racked, 'Judge' Val Ishit, 'Rose Knight' Neinhart, and 'Stars' Leila Heartfilia.

Including the "God" Serena who is still developing in the Ishgar Continent, the members of the Twelve Shields have been initially gathered...

As for whether it will be expanded to 24 shields in the future? It is hard to say at the moment.

As for the three giants who are currently guarding the Twelve Holy Shields, who have not yet fully developed in Dimalia and Serena, they are naturally Laquette, Animus and Leila.

"So Lucy do you understand?!"

"With your current strength, compared to the truly powerful people in this world, you are still too weak! You can't protect the key of Aquarius Aquarius..."

"Leave your keys with me! This is the safest, most responsible, and most effective option for Aquia."

At this time, Brandish took the opportunity to speak again, and she tried to ask Lucy for Aquia's key.

"Absolutely not!"

Lucy heard this and spoke with a firm attitude.

"Ugh……"

Upon hearing this, Brandish sighed helplessly.

"In that case, Lucy, you need to learn more from Senior Leila and strive to become a Celestial Spirit Mage who can stand on your own! Otherwise, I am really worried about leaving the key of Aqua in your hands."

Brandish looked at Lucy and spoke seriously.

"No no no..."

“Even if I ask Mother for the secrets of Celestial Magic and try my best to practice Celestial Magic, I still won’t be able to catch up with you monsters, right?!”

"Your strength is really beyond common sense and incomprehensible."

Hearing this, Lucy shook her head at Brandish. Whether it was her or her mother, how could they, mortals, compare with a monster like Brandish? !

"Ah?!" Brandish suddenly frowned after hearing what Lucy said. She looked at Lucy with doubt and puzzlement on her face and said in confusion: "Lucy, did you get something wrong? Senior Leila's strength is far superior to mine! She is a rare master of star magic, and one of the few genius magicians in history who has touched the magic of 'One'."

"Eh?!"

"Are you saying some super niche words?"

After hearing what Brandish said, Lucy was stunned. She had no idea what Brandish was talking about.

"You actually said that my mother is a super strong person or something, hahahaha..."

"Even though you said that, I'm really happy!"

"But my mother is just a lady from a wealthy family with 'no fighting power', not very skilled in using star magic, and with ordinary strength but an unusually beautiful appearance. That's all."

Hearing this, Lucy waved at Brandish and spoke with a smile.

"By the way..."

"At present, all of my mother's Star Spirit Keys have been handed over to me. As you know, once a Star Spirit Mage loses his keys, he will be no different from an ordinary person..."

"Therefore, my mother's strength may not be my opponent!"

"Don't look at me like this. I have also completed several S-level and A-level missions under the guidance of Erza and Natsu. I am a mature magician who can complete the double-door of Celestial Spirit Magic."

When Lucy thought of the days when she was training in Ian's devil training camp, her eyes became moist. However, those painful memories were the nutrients that made her stronger. She was confident that her current strength had completely surpassed her mother.

After all, apart from the Celestial Magus who only existed in legends and could open three doors at the same time, the Celestial Magus who could open two doors at the same time like her was the ceiling of the conventional Celestial Magus in Ishgar.

"What are you talking about?! Lucy..."

"I didn't mean to brag to Senior Leila, nor did I mean to joke with you."

"I'm telling you seriously that Senior Leila is far superior to me."

Brandish didn't know who gave Lucy the illusion that she was joking when she was clearly telling the truth.

"Don't you know?!"

"Senior Leila is also a member of the Twelve Shields of the Albares Empire!"

"And he is one of the strongest among the twelve shields..."

In response to this, Brandish told Lucy Leila's true identity without any hesitation!
Although, Brandish only learned of Leila's true identity not long ago from Ian and her mother Grameen.

"what?!"

This time, it was Lucy's turn to be dumbfounded. She blinked her big eyes and looked like she had no idea what Brandish was talking about.

Well, in this regard, Ichigo Kurosaki, the protagonist of the well-known hot-blooded youth manga "BLEACH", would like to give Lucy a thumbs up: "What on earth are you talking about?! I don't understand at all, what are you talking about..."

"Ugh……"

Just as Lucy was blinking her eyes, totally unaware of what was happening, Leila, who was wearing a dress and looked like a rich lady, exuding an elegant aura...

Walking out of the room behind the crowd, she looked at her silly daughter in front of her, who had only inherited her beauty but not her talent and intelligence, and sighed helplessly.

"Lucy~"

"In fact, I have never shown you the correct way to use Star Magic because I was afraid that you would not be able to learn it..."

Leila looked at Lucy with a hint of worry in her expression.

"Mother, what do you mean..."

Cold sweat continued to appear on Lucy's forehead, and she seemed to have a bad premonition in her heart, as if if Leila continued to speak, it would definitely hit her self-confidence hard, although she herself had no self-confidence.

"In fact, when you were very young, Lucy, I discovered that you were more sensitive to word magic than to celestial magic..."

"It is precisely because of this that I decided to end the long-cherished wish of the Heartfilia family completely in my generation!"

"Don't let it be a burden to you..."

"It allows you to live more freely in this world."

Leila said this and gave Lucy a smile that was warmer and brighter than the sun.

"About that, my talent is so poor that I accidentally dragged down my mother. I can only ask everyone to forgive me for this matter. I am really sorry..."

When Lucy heard this, her heart finally settled down.

"But Lucy, your strength has completely exceeded my expectations!"

"Based on the talent you have shown now, maybe you can surpass me in the near future."

Then, Leila exclaimed after taking a look at the magic power in Lucy's body.

Originally, in Leila's view, even if Lucy spent her entire life exploring the way of magic, the best she could do in this lifetime was to be able to open two star gates at the same time!

However, Lucy is only seventeen years old now, but she has already reached such strength.

Judging from the rate of improvement Lucy was showing now, she would be able to master the three-door opening sooner or later, or even go further.

In this case, maybe it would be a good idea to pass on the Celestial Spirit Magic to Lucy? !

"Lucy, if that's the case, then let's give it a try!"

"I will thoroughly learn the Star Spirit Magic that I have mastered..."

Leila spoke excitedly as she looked at Lucy.

"The Star Spirit Magic you master?!"

Lucy heard this, with a hint of doubt in her eyes. She didn't know what the astral magic Leila was talking about was all about? !
"Don't you have the Star Key anymore? Can you still use Star Magic?"

Lucy asked Leila.

"certainly……"

"In fact, it's not just Star Spirit magic. During the time I was helping the Star Spirit King deal with the Eclipse magic, I also helped him share some of the Eclipse's power."

When Leila said this, her voice paused slightly.

"boom!!"

The next second, extremely violent magic power burst out from Leila's body...

For a moment, Leila's body was covered with mysterious star patterns, which made Leila, who originally looked like a daughter from a wealthy family, look extremely evil.

"My stupid daughter~"

"Is there anything you still don't understand?"

“It’s actually very simple!”

After Leila activated the power of the eclipse sealed in her body, not only did the nature of her magic change, but even her personality seemed to have "reversed".

Or maybe, the Leila who is acting like the "Queen of the Stars" at this moment is her true nature.

At this time, Brandish saw this and did not forget to add to Lucy's attack: "The fact is, Lady Leila is not interested, and Lucy, you have no talent."

“Give me back my gentle, lovely, beautiful mother who has always been my idol and illuminated my heart! Asshole!”

Seeing this, Lucy couldn't help but complain loudly: "Also, among the people I know, there are too many queens, right?!"

"Erza, Irene, Selene, and the scheming Queen Mirajane! There's no need to add a gentle and caring mother to this race, right?!"

Lucy definitely didn't want the gentle mother in her heart to become like this.

"Lucy, listen..."

"Normally, whether in Ishgar or in the magic world of other continents, it is almost universally recognized that the Celestial Mage is a pure possession mage..."

"Once the Star Spirit Mage leaves the Star Spirit Key he holds, he becomes an ordinary person with no power! But this theory is completely wrong."

"After all, the magic power we have cultivated with all our strength, as well as the power we have gained from communicating with the star spirits and the interaction with the stars, will never change."

"Therefore, a true Star Spirit Mage should still have enough power after leaving the stars! And this is the skill I want to teach you! It is called the Star Spirit Clothes..."

"Two conditions are required to make a Star Spirit Garment: sufficient magic power and communication with the Star Spirits. When the Star Spirits completely trust you and your minds are united, a powerful Star Spirit Garment can be created."

Leila said this and directly put on Aquarius Aqua's star clothes.

I don’t know if it was Lucy’s illusion, but she always felt that Leila, who was borrowing Aqua’s power at the moment, was more powerful than Aqua, who was the original star spirit.

"Of course, Lucy, don't feel pressured..."

"Normally, if you master the Star Cloths of two or three of the twelve zodiac signs, then even if you lose the Star Key, you will be able to rival the Saint Ten in strength."

While Lucy was thinking, Leila continued to add.

"Speaking of which, Mother, how many Star Spirit Clothes can you master?!"

Hearing this, Lucy suddenly became curious about the number of Star Spirit Clothes her mother possessed.

"A Star Spirit Cloth that I can master?!"

"Ha ha……"

"I don't have many Star Spirit Clothes. I can only use all the Star Spirit Clothes of the 88 constellations in the sky."

Leila was amused by Lucy's curiosity. She looked at Lucy happily and said so.

"Star Spirit Clothes of the Eighty-Eight Constellations in the Sky?"

Upon hearing this, Lucy immediately shut her mouth. She really felt that she was being rude and it was unnecessary for her to ask Leila this question!
At this moment, Lucy finally understood what Brandish had said before: "You have no talent, and Senior Leila is not interested."

With a definite image.

(End of this chapter)