Chapter 212 Layla: I'm sorry, my stupid daughter Lucy, I'm not interested, you have no talent!
"If that's the case, then Ian is not the king?!"
Lucy complained feebly.
"To be precise, my father is the most powerful kingdom in the entire world of Eslandon, dominating the entire western continent of Alakidasia, His Majesty the King of the Alvarez Empire."< br>
Hearing this, Erza looked at Lucy and corrected.
"..."
When Lucy heard this, she fell silent. She didn't expect that her complaints would actually become reality. But having said that, since Erza is the princess, there is no reason why Ian can't be the king.
However, when Lucy discovered that her partner, who seemed ordinary and happy to get along with, suddenly one day had a noble status, it was difficult for her to accept it for a while.
But then again...
Originally, there were already enough nobles gathered in the Fairy Tail guild.
For example, Princess Fiore E. Emerald, the eldest princess and crown prince of the Kingdom of Fiore, had just reached an evil PY deal with her father Jiude a few days ago.
And King Animus of the Kingdom of Stella, who monopolizes all the jewelry industry in the Ishgar continent and is the leader of luxury goods.
There is also a legend in the Fairy Tail guild. According to most members of the guild, Mister Gang is known as the most mysterious S-class magician candidate in the guild and never shows up in the guild hall. , that one is even more heavyweight...
It is said that his true identity is a certain man named Edras, a world parallel to the world of Eslandon, the prince and crown prince of the empire of all mankind.
To be honest, Lucy has always felt that the reason why her father Jiude was selected as the richest man in Ishgar continent by major financial magazines...
Its purpose is to attract the attention of the people and resist thunder to those who are the real old money in Ishgar continent and the old nobles who monopolize most of the wealth and power in Ishgar continent.
Of course, this is also the conclusion Lucy came to after having more contact with Jade, Animus, and everyone in the Fairy Tail guild, and discovering more of the truth about the world.
Those with real power and those who control wealth will not be easily exposed to the public. They usually hide behind the scenes and control everything...
Of course, these people Not to mention putting a title on his head, like the title Jiude has on his head now, which is the title of the richest man in XXX mainland. This seems stupid and ridiculous.
When the conflict between the people and old money reaches an extreme...
These old money will push the new money to fight against thunder.
Of course, strictly speaking, the Heartfilia family can be considered old money, but the premise of this old money is that Layla is still alive...
Once Layla dies Or disappear, then even the Heartfilia family and Jiude, who is a business wizard, will not be able to talk to those real established dignitaries.
This is why, in the Heartfilia family, when Layla was on the platform, everything was so prosperous, and various business contracts were weak...
Layla As soon as he disappeared and it was the business wizard Jiud's turn to take over the family, the entire Heartfilia family began to have problems everywhere and went downhill.
Jiude can allow the Heartfilia Consortium, which looks huge but is actually extremely weak, to sustain itself for a full seven years in the wind and rain, which already explains everything...
This is why, Lucy After Jiude apologized to her, he forgave his father for Leila's sake. She could understand her father's difficulties.
"Speaking of which, how strong is the Alvares 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 Albarez Empire!”
"The strength of every regent is on par with Mother..."
"Of course, Mother, Aunt Selene, and Olgaste are the regents of the Albarez Empire. One of the kings.”
“At the same time, according to my father’s plan, Al There are currently seven vacancies for the regents of the Barres Empire!"
"When we get them together, there should be twelve in total..."
"Under the regents! , is the most powerful knight order in the empire, the Twelve Shields of Saints! ”
"As for how strong the Twelve Shields are?!"
"You should know the strength of Senior Uru, right?!"
"The 'Guardian Saint Ten' of the Albarez Empire Ershi was selected based on this standard."
Hearing this, Erza looked at Gray and explained.
Well, Erza was afraid that Gray didn't know the strength of the 'Twelve Shields of the Saint', so she specifically used Gray's teacher Uru as the unit of measurement for combat power.
Jura: "Good news, I am no longer a unit of measurement for combat power."
Jura: "Bad news, because my combat power is too weak, I am not worthy of being used as the 'Twelve Shields of the Saint' Combat power measurement unit."
"Haha..."
"Twelve magisters who can compete with Uru!"
"This is really it. Exaggeration..."
"As for the Imperial Regent and so on, because it is so different from our level, it feels like nothing..."
Cold sweat broke out on Gray's forehead. As a student of Uru, Gray , no one knows better than him, what is the strength of Ulu who has practiced dragon-slaying magic? !
If the Albares Empire really has twelve Uru-level magisters, it can indeed be called the strongest empire in the world of Eslandon.
“Of course, you don’t need to belittle yourselves...”
“Newcomers like Brandish, who have just entered this field.”
"There are also Neinhardt, Jacob and Bradman, those three veterans who have been stuck in the same place for several years and have not made any progress. They are also members of the 'Twelve Shields of the Saints'..."
"So if you look at it this way, the selection criteria for the 'Twelve Shields' are actually not high."
"At least, in our guild, Gildarts, Wu Lu and Lacusas can definitely be selected!”
“Even from my point of view, with Gildarts’ strength, he can compete with some annoying guy for the title of ‘Twelve Saints’! Maybe the top one in the shield?”
Lakaide: “Yes, that guy who makes the princess hate you is me!”
"Also, with Gildarts' lecherous attitude in this world, he will never be able to defeat me in his life! There is no way he can shake his position as the leader of the 'Twelve Shields of the Saints'."
Well, Lakaide still has this bit of confidence, and without bragging, with the special spells he has mastered, it may be easier to deal with Gildarts than to deal with Kana.
"As for Mirajane and Urrutia, with their talents, maybe in two or three years, they will have the strength to be selected for the 'Twelve Shields'!"
"But judging from the current situation, the two of them are still far behind..."
At the moment when Gray was shocked and sweating profusely by the strength of the Albarez Empire...
Erza continued to comment as if the old god was here.
But as Erza, I am indeed qualified to comment.
"Great, our Magister Guild, Fairy Tail, has eliminated the people who were originally affiliated with the Alvares Empire..."
"There are actually three people who have' The strength of the Twelve Shields of the Saint is incredible!"
Lucy squatted in the corner and complained.
"By the way, isn't the Animus also very strong? He should be no weaker than Uru, right?!"
Then, Gray seemed to have thought of something. He looked up at Erza and asked road.
“Oh, you mean that guy?!”
“That guy is really strong...”
“But he has sworn allegiance to Kurnuki a long time ago , joined the Albares Empire.”
"Currently, he is also a member of the newly promoted 'Twelve Shields of the Saints'."
Hearing this, Erza looked at Gray and smiled.
"That traitor Animus..."
Hearing this, Gray preached angrily.
By the way, the current members of the Twelve Shields of the Saint include: 'War Princess' Timaria, 'Broken Country' Brandish, 'Crazy King' Animus, and 'Desert King' 'Agil, 'Winter General' Imber Yura, 'Assassin' Jacob, 'Reaper' Bradman, 'White Monk' Rakaide, 'Judge' Val Icht, 'Rose Knight' 'Neinhardt,' Layla 'Stars' Heartfilia.
Including the 'Celestial God' Serena who is still developing on the Ishgar continent, the members of the Twelve Shields of the Saints have been initially gathered...
As for whether it will be expanded to twenty-four in the future shield? ! It's hard to say yet.
As for the three giants who have not yet fully developed in Timaria and Serena, the current three giants who protect the Twelve Shields of the Saint are naturally Rakaide, Animus and Layla.
"So Lucy, do you understand?!"
"With your current strength, compared with the real strong people in this world, you are still too weak! You You can’t protect Aquarius Akuya’s key..."
"Put your key with me! This is the safest, most responsible, and most effective choice for Akuiya."
At this time, Brandish took the opportunity to speak again, She tries to get Akuya's key from Lucy.
"Absolutely not!"
Hearing this, Lucy said firmly.
“Alas...”
Brandish sighed helplessly after hearing this.
"In this case, Lucy, you must learn more from Senior Layla and strive to become a Celestial Spirit Mage who can act alone! Otherwise, I will put Akuya's key in your hand. It makes me very worried."
Brandish looked at Lucy and said 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 can’t catch up with you monsters. Right? ”
"Your strength is really too much beyond common sense, and it is incomprehensible."
Hearing this, Lucy shook her head at Brandish, whether it was her or her mother, How can mortals like them compare with monsters like Brandish? !
"Huh?!" Brandish suddenly frowned after hearing Lucy's words. She looked at Lucy's expression with confusion and confusion, and said in confusion: " Lucy, did you make a mistake about Layla-senpai? Her strength is far superior to mine! She is one of the few who is a master of Celestial Spirit Magic, one of the very few genius magisters in history who has touched the magic of 'one'."
"Hey. ? ”
"Are you talking about some super niche words?"
After hearing Brandish's words, Lucy was stunned. She didn't understand it at all. Brandish What on earth is Tish talking about? !
"You actually said that my mother is a super strong person or something, hahaha..."
"Even though you said that, I am really happy!"
"But my mother is just a noble lady and a rich lady who has little fighting ability, is not skilled in the use of Celestial Spirit magic, has ordinary strength and is exceptionally beautiful, that's all."
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When Lucy heard this, she waved her hands to Brandish and said with a smile.
"By the way..."
"Currently, all of my mother's Celestial Spirit keys have been handed over to me. As you know, once the Celestial Spirit Magister loses his key, he will No different from ordinary people..."
"Therefore, mother's strength may not be my opponent!"
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"Don't look at me like this, I am also a mature mage who can complete the double doors of Star Spirit Magic under the leadership of Erza and Natsu. I have completed several S-level and A-level tasks in succession."
When Lucy thought of the days she practiced in Ian Devil's training camp, her eyes felt extremely moist. However, those painful memories were the nutrients that made her stronger. She was confident in her current strength. She has completely surpassed her mother.
After all, apart from the Celestial Spirit Mage who only exists in legends and can open three doors at the same time, the Celestial Spirit Mage like her who can open two doors at the same time is Ishuga. In Er Continent, the ceiling of conventional Celestial Spirit Magisters has been reached.
"What are you talking about?! Lucy..."
"I didn't mean to brag about Layla-senpai, let alone make fun of you."
"I'm telling you seriously that Senior Leila's strength is far superior to mine."
Brandish doesn't know who gave Lucy the illusion that she Lucy thought she was joking, she was obviously telling the truth.
“Don’t you know?!”
“Senior Layla is also a member of the Twelve Shields of the Albares Empire!”
“ And he is one of the strongest people among the Twelve Shields of the Saint..."
In this regard, Brandish did not hesitate and directly told Lucy Leila's true identity!
Although Brandish only learned about Layla’s true identity not long ago from Ian and his mother Gramme.
“What?!”
This time, it was Lucy’s turn to be dumbfounded. She blinked her big eyes and looked like she didn’t understand what Brandish was talking about. look.
Well, regarding this, Kurosaki Ichigo, the protagonist of a well-known hot-blooded shounen 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..."
"Alas..."
At the moment when Lucy was blinking her big eyes and had no idea what was going on, Layla, who was wearing a dress and looked like a wealthy lady, exuding elegance...< br>
Walking out of the room behind everyone, she looked at the silly daughter in front of her who only inherited her beauty, but failed to inherit her talent and intelligence, and sighed helplessly.
"Lucy~"
"Actually, I haven't shown you the correct use of star magic all this time because I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to learn it..."
Layla looked at Lucy with a bit of worry.
"Mother, what do you mean..."
Cold sweat continued to break out on Lucy's forehead, and an unknown premonition seemed to arise in her heart, as if Leila was allowed to continue speaking. If she does, it will definitely severely damage her self-confidence, even though she doesn't have much self-confidence herself.
“Actually, when Lucy was very young, I discovered that you are actually more sensitive to word magic than to star spirit magic...”
“It is precisely because of this. , I decided to put an end to the Heartfilia family’s long-cherished wish in my generation!”
"Don't let it be a burden to you..."
"Let you live in this world with more freedom."
Layla said this and revealed her face to Lucy A smile that is warmer and dazzling than the sun.
"About, my talent is so poor that I accidentally dragged my mother down, and I can only ask everyone to forgive me for this. I am really sorry..."
When Lucy heard this, her hanging heart finally died completely.
"But Lucy, your child's strength has completely exceeded my expectations!"
"According to the talent you have shown now, you may be able to surpass me in the near future, which is also possible. "
Then, Layla exclaimed after taking a look at the magic power in Lucy's body.
Originally, in Layla's view, even if Lucy spent her whole life exploring the path of magic, she would only be able to practice to the point of opening two gates to the stars at the same time!
However, Lucy is only seventeen years old now, but she has already achieved such strength.
According to the rate of progress Lucy is showing now, sooner or later she will be able to master the power of three doors, or even further.
Looking at it this way, maybe it would be good to pass on the Celestial Spirit magic to Lucy? !
"Lucy, if that's the case, then let's give it a try!"
"Learn the Celestial Spirit magic I have mastered thoroughly..."
Leila looks at it Looking at Lucy, he spoke excitedly.
"The Celestial Spirit Magic you master?!"
When Lucy heard this, there was a trace of doubt in her eyes. She didn't know what Layla said about the Celestial Spirit Magic mastered by Layla. One thing? !
“Don’t you already have the Protoss Key? Can you still use Protoss magic?”
Lucy asked Layla.
“Of course…”
"In fact, it's not just the Celestial Spirit Magic. During the time when I helped the Celestial Spirit King solve the solar eclipse magic, I also helped him share some of the power of the solar eclipse."
Leila said here, Her voice paused slightly.
"Boom!!"
The next second, extremely violent magic burst out from Layla's body...
For a moment, Layla's body The watch is covered with mysterious star map patterns, which make Layla, who originally looked like our daughter, look extremely evil.
"My stupid daughter~"
"Is there anything you still don't understand now that things have happened?"
"In fact, everything is very simple!"
After Layla activated the power of the eclipse sealed in her body, not only the nature of her magic power changed, but her personality also seemed to be 'reversed'.
In other words, it is possible that Layla, who is acting like the 'Queen of Star Spirits' at this moment, is Layla's true nature.
At this time, Brandish saw this and did not forget to finish up Lucy: "The fact is, Lady Layla is not interested, and Lucy, you have no talent."
"Take me gentle and cute , beautiful, and the mother who has always been my idol and illuminated my heart is back! Bastard!”
When Lucy saw this, she couldn’t help but complained loudly: “And, female. There are too many kings among the people I know, right? "
" Erza, Erin, Selene, and the evil queen Mirajane! There is no need to add a gentle and considerate mother to the track, right?”
Lucy definitely doesn’t want the gentle mother in her heart to become like this.
"Lucy, listen..."
"Under normal circumstances, whether it is the continent of Ishgar or the magic world of other continents, it is almost universally recognized that the Celestial Spirit Magister is a pure holding magister. ..."
"Once the Star Spirit Magister leaves the Star Spirit Key he holds, he becomes an ordinary person with no power! But this theory is completely wrong."< br>
“After all, the magic power we have cultivated with all our efforts, as well as the power of communication with the stars and the intersection with the stars every time, will not change.”
“ Therefore, the real Star Spirit Magister should still have enough power after leaving the stars! And this is the technique I want to teach you! Its name is Star Spirit Clothing..."
"Satisfying the Star Spirit Clothes requires two conditions, sufficient magic power, and communication with the Star Spirits. When the Star Spirits completely trust you and your thoughts are united enough, a powerful Star Spirit Clothes can be generated."< br>
After saying this, Layla directly put on the star spirit clothes of Aquarius Akuiya.
I don’t know if it’s Lucy’s illusion, but she always feels that Layla, who is borrowing Akuya’s power at the moment, is more powerful than Akuya, who is the star spirit herself.
“Of course, Lucy, don’t feel any pressure...”
“Under normal circumstances, you have control of two or three star spirit clothes of the twelve constellations of the zodiac. By then, even if you lose the star, The spiritual key can also have the strength to rival the 'Holy Ten'."
Just as Lucy was thinking, Layla continued to add.
“Speaking of which, Mother, how many Star Spirit Clothes can you master?!”
Hearing this, Lucy suddenly became interested in the number of Star Spirit Clothes her mother had. A touch of curiosity.
"The Star Spirit Clothes I can master?!"
"Haha..."
"I don't have many Star Spirit Clothes at my disposal. I can only use all the Star Spirit Clothes in the eighty-eight constellations in the sky."
Leila was amused by Lucy's curiosity. He looked at Lucy and said so.
"The star spirit clothes of the eighty-eight constellations in the sky?"
When Lucy heard this, she closed her mouth directly. She really felt that she had to say something, it was super unnecessary and she had to ask Lei. Pull this question!
At this moment, Lucy finally thought about what Brandish had said before: "You have no talent, and Senior Layla has no interest."
With the exact image.
(End of this chapter)