CIATB Chapter 316: Your Majesty, How Did You Join Fairy Tail?
Chapter 316: Your Majesty, How Did You Join Fairy Tail?
Chapter 316: Your Majesty, How Did You Join Fairy Tail?
"What a load of nonsense..."
Evan, noticing Precht's fluctuating expression, raised an eyebrow. Unable to resist, he used his Observation Haki to eavesdrop on Precht's thoughts.
Evan then successfully heard Precht's internal monologue about Fairy Tail's absurd world domination plans.
Precht imagined that Fairy Tail would conquer the world by forcing the kings of all nations to join the guild, a plan he believed Makarov had secretly devised.
"No, no, no, if it were really like Precht imagines, using this method to force the kings of Ishgar and the whole world to join Fairy Tail to achieve world domination, I'd have to rename myself Imu and change Fairy Tail's name to the World Government..."
"If we follow Precht's wild ideas, the original members of Fairy Tail would become the Celestial Dragons in the future..."
After thinking it over, Evan chuckled, treating Precht's thoughts as a funny joke.
After a while of revelry with the Fairy Tail members and King Toma, Evan noticed it was getting late and approached Toma.
"Dear King Toma, you've watched the matches, and you've done everything you wanted. Now it's time for you to return to the palace and get back to work~"
"Uh..."
Toma, who had been enjoying himself, flinched at Evan's words, his expression full of reluctance.
"Um, Evan..."
"It's getting late, so how about letting me stay at Fairy Tail for the night?"
"Opportunities like this are rare for me, and you're not a stingy person, right?"
"Come on, Evan, do me this favor, won't you?"
Toma gave Evan a friendly smile, sincerely and somewhat pleadingly asking to stay.
"Haha, of course not. If you stay away from the palace too long, the soldiers will get worried~"
Evan smiled warmly, but his response was firm, denying Toma's request.
"Haha, I thought so~"
Toma's face showed clear reluctance, but his good manners kept him smiling, albeit a bit forced.
"Don't be so unwilling~"
"You must stay busy, taking care of the affairs of the kingdom. After all, the fate of seventeen million people in the Fiore Kingdom is in your hands. So, for the sake of the kingdom, the continent, and the world, work hard~"
Evan patted Toma's shoulder with a look of expectation.
King Toma of Fiore? He was just a puppet emperor placed by Fairy Tail to allow the guild to run rampant in the kingdom.
A tool that could be discarded at any time...
"Got it..."
Seeing the expectation in Evan's eyes, Toma put away his playful attitude. Indeed, as Evan said, he had responsibilities and needed to get back to work.
"Goodbye~"
Evan smiled as he waved his hand. The next moment, Toma, who had been mingling with the Fairy Tail members, disappeared.
"Evan, let the old man stay a bit longer!"
"Yeah, yeah! We like him a lot; let's hire him to act in the guild for another day!"
The guild members surrounded Evan, pleading for Toma, still thinking he was just an actor Evan had hired.
"Hehe, why send him back? You'll understand tomorrow~"
"Just hope you don't regret what you did today."
Evan smiled mysteriously, leaving the guild members curious.
"Regret?!"
"Hahaha..."
"We, Fairy Tail mages, never regret!"
The guild members laughed loudly, especially Natsu wearing a crown, Gray in Toma's emperor outfit, and those who had stamped Toma's butt.
"Hey, stop it! We're here to discuss how to rescue His Majesty safely, not whether to fight Fairy Tail."
At this critical moment, Arcadios, the captain of the Sakura Knights and a trusted confidant of Princess Hisui, intervened, urging them to focus on the rescue plan.
"Not sure if gathering these guys was right or wrong..."
The minister sighed, finding it hard to control these powerful individuals.
"Now, we've exceeded the meeting room's usage time. Remember to turn off the lights and return the keys to the palace key management office when you're done."
Just as the tension peaked, a middle-aged man with an authoritative presence entered, addressing the brigade captains.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"We'll make sure to return the keys after the meeting."
Arcadios immediately turned and bowed respectfully to the man, recognizing the familiar voice.
"Hmm..."
The man nodded and turned to leave.
"Everyone, you heard His Majesty. Let's quickly finalize the rescue plan..."
Arcadios addressed the captains, but then he realized something.
"Wait, Your Majesty? Is that you?"
"How did you escape from Fairy Tail?"
Arcadios was shocked to see Toma, who had supposedly been kidnapped, standing before him.
"Hmm?" Toma, about to leave, turned back, asking, "What's your question?"
"Uh..." Arcadios was stunned, cold sweat forming on his forehead. After a moment, he shook his head, smiling, "No, we have no problem, my dear king!"
But internally, Arcadios was full of questions.
"How did His Majesty escape Fairy Tail?"
"And why is he naked, wandering the palace?"
"Damn, what happened?"
Arcadios was bewildered, staring at the naked Toma with a basketball between his legs.
"Good, I'll be going then..."
Toma, still a bit drunk and brainwashed by Lyon, didn't realize he was naked.
He bid farewell to Arcadios and the others, exposing his bare butt with the Fairy Tail emblem.
"That emblem!!"
The beautiful White Tiger captain trembled upon seeing the Fairy Tail emblem on Toma's butt.
"What is it?"
The others asked, seeing her shocked expression.
"That's the Fairy Tail emblem. His Majesty is a member of Fairy Tail?"
"So, we were planning to attack Fairy Tail, which means attacking His Majesty?"
White Tiger bit her lip, realizing their plans amounted to rebellion.
"Uh, cough, let's pretend nothing happened today!"
"Everyone, you understand, right?"
The pale minister quickly urged the captains to forget the meeting, fearing charges of treason.
"Uh, yes..."
The captains nodded in agreement, realizing the gravity of the situation.
"My dear king, how did you join Fairy Tail?"
Only Chax showed anger among the captains, feeling betrayed as he had planned to lead an attack on Fairy Tail.