The magic merchant who mingled with Fairy Tail

"Astronomy: Recently, meteor showers have appeared frequently near Vistarion!" 》

"Geography: Desertification in the empire continues to increase. What exactly is not being done properly?" 》

"Food: A mysterious woman won the 'Big Eater Competition' by eating 100 bowls of ramen. After seeing her figure, everyone exclaimed "no wonder"! 》

"Technology: Mechanical dolls repeatedly take to the streets to play hooligans. Who will ensure our privacy and security?" 》

"Military: The war concubine goes overseas and the empire expands again!" 》

"Entertainment: The novel "I Became the Thirteenth Shield of the Empire" is selling like hotcakes. The author turns out to be him! 》

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"Are all the news headlines in your empire so weird?"

Precito put down the newspaper, took a sip of black tea, rubbed his eyebrows and said. He didn't know whether this action was because he felt it hurt his eyes, or because he was deceived by the title and his blood pressure increased.

"I think it's very interesting!!" Mavis's eyes were shining, "Look, Olgaste! This title is very attractive, isn't it?"

"Uh...yes!"

Ogast hesitated for two seconds, muttering to himself, "What's so attractive about it?" and at the same time, he secretly decided, "Let them get all the news in this way."

There are no televisions or mobile phones in this world, and newspapers bear a large proportion of media propaganda tasks. Since the Albarez Empire is vast, accounting for almost 70% of the entire Arakitasia, even though the empire divides newspapers according to region and type, each A newspaper still has a lot of news to cover.

What Precito, Melty, and Ogast are looking at now is a comprehensive newspaper published by Vistarion, which contains recent major news on channels near the royal capital.

Seeing that Mavis still behaved like a child in front of his son, Precito was speechless: "I can't understand at all, what is so attractive about this kind of news..."

"You are from the previous generation, so of course you can't understand it! Nowadays, only eye-catching titles can sell well!"

As I get older...you are obviously of the same generation as me! !

"Boruto's attention?? Hmm... Anyway, I don't think it will be popular!"

After Precito expressed his opinion while shaking his head, he then pointed to one of the news items: "Forget it, whether the newspaper is popular or not has nothing to do with us. I think this is the one we should pay most attention to!"

The two of them looked in his direction, and Precito was pointing to the "Military" column.

The specific content is: one of the Twelve Shields war concubines, Timaria, led brave soldiers to expedition to overseas islands, and incorporated more than 20 islands into the territory of the Albarez Empire; more than ten islands agreed to the imperial garrison. , which is equivalent to knocking open the door of Ishgar Defense.

"Do you really want to go to war with Ishgar?"

"This is a partial 'Shield' decision. His Majesty the Emperor has not yet made a decision. We will ultimately listen to the Emperor."

Ogast said calmly, "If his final decision is 'no', then the war will end as it was four years ago; if his final decision is 'yes', then the war will be unavoidable."

Although both people present knew his identity, he still used to call Zeref 'His Majesty the Emperor' instead of 'father', even in front of his mother.

"Can't we stop fighting?"

Mabius took advantage of her status and acted pitifully toward her son. Her eyes were red for a moment, with a few crystal tears flowing in her eyes.

Ogast: "..."

what to do? I'm so panicked! !

This is my mother's first request to me. As a son, I must agree, right? ! !

But what if my father decides to go to war? Who should I listen to?

Suddenly, the 80-year-old man began to sweat on his forehead and palms, as at a loss as an 8-year-old child.

"Let's discuss it with...his Majesty the Emperor..."

Mavis immediately jumped down from his seat and approached Olgast, holding his old face with his soft hands. After making eye contact, he said reproachfully and shyly: "In front of mother, you can actually Call him 'Dad'..."

Ogast suddenly felt as if his heart was grabbed by something. His lips were slightly opened, but he was speechless and couldn't say a word.

Precito: "..."

It’s really yours, Mavis!

I didn’t expect you to be so good at acting! !

In fact, Mabius really doesn't have much acting in this role, but instead adds a lot of his own true feelings to it.

Although she had made a plan for 'mother diplomacy' a long time ago, which included provoking and responding to various topics, when it came time to use it, she did not act or deceive as planned.

After all, she still didn't want to be too hypocritical to her children.

"but!"

Mabius suddenly changed his tone and said angrily, "Can a person like this be considered a qualified 'father' after spending decades with his own child without discovering his existence?"

(Not counting!!

Precito shouted inwardly, but did not dare to show it, otherwise the atmosphere would be interrupted. )

"Now mom is asking you, but when mom and dad have different decisions, who should you listen to?"

"This..." Ogast seemed a little hesitant.

Mabius's question is almost equivalent to "If mom and dad fall into the water at the same time, which one do you want to save first?" It is extremely dangerous. If you don't answer well, things will become serious.

(Of course you should listen to your mother!! What are you still hesitating about?! You bastard!!

Precito roared inwardly, his face remained calm, and he took a sip of black tea to calm down. )

"Even if you put aside family status and other issues, killing and saving people, destroying the world and saving the world, after just thinking about it, you will know which side you should choose to stand on, right?"

Mabius burst into tears, "As a mother, I really don't want to see my child become the executioner who launches a war!"

Olgaste was shocked, his face was moved, and he couldn't help but clenched his fists: "But... but... Father needs me..."

(He changed his story, which shows that he has been shaken in his heart. There is a chance!!

Precito's eyes lit up, and his heart beat a little faster. )

Before she finished her sentence, Mavis suddenly jumped forward, opened her arms, hugged Ogast tightly, and said softly: "Mom needs you too!"

Mom's embrace...so warm...

Ogast was immersed in Mavis' arms, unable to extricate himself.

Mavis's arms were slender and her body was thin, but Olgast felt that she was the most powerful person in the world, and she could not break away even if she tried her best.

"Due to the use of imperfect super magic, my body stopped developing a long time ago, so I never thought that I could become a 'mother', and I was unable to discover your existence until I died. .”

"Do you know how shocked I was when I learned about your existence from Precito?"

"At that time, my brain seemed to have stopped thinking, and my first reaction was disbelief, because you were completely absent from my memory. Even before I saw you, I couldn't really believe that I could become Someone’s ‘mom’.”

"After I confirmed your existence, I just felt scared, because if either of me and Zeref had learned of your existence, you would probably not have been born in this world."

"I also feel guilty for you. We are a pair of failed parents. We did not fulfill our responsibilities, so that you have been lacking the care from your parents that ordinary people have since you were a child."

"But Ogast, I want to thank you even more!"

"You may not know that I was an orphan since I was a child. I founded Fairy Tail because I longed for a family. My guildmates are indeed like family to each other, but you are different from them!"

"You are my only blood-related relative in this world!!"

Ogast: "!!"