The Powerful Reality

After half an hour of heated discussion, the focus of both sides shifted once again from whether to dissolve the alliance to the issue of marriage. However, this hot potato had now been transferred from Irene to Sordil. Seeing Sordil's worried face, Anna kindly advised, "Teacher, what's there to worry about? At worst, you can marry both Aunt Irene and Grandiere!"

After hearing Anna's words, Irene, one of the parties involved, nodded thoughtfully and then said in agreement, "Hmm! This is a good suggestion, I think it's feasible!"

Seeing that Sordil was still standing there like a blockhead after Irene's statement, Anna said anxiously, "Teacher, Aunt Irene said it's okay, why don't you agree quickly! I..."

"Waaah"

Anna wanted to say something, but Sordil covered her mouth with his hand, leaving only 'muffled' sounds.

"Please let me think about this matter some more, and I will try to give you an answer as soon as possible."

After leaving those words, Sordil Teleportation vanished from the spot, leaving Anna alone to stare in despair at the empty seat.

"Teacher, if you're leaving, can't you take me with you?"

After tearfully complaining about Sordil's betrayal of his apprentice, Anna gave up on the possibility of being rescued and began to switch to self-rescue procedures.

"Aunt Irene, what do you think of my performance just now?"

"Very good, much more sensible than your master!"

"Then, do you think I can..."

As she spoke, Anna's eyes kept glancing towards the door, her intention clear. However, Irene seemed oblivious to Anna's signal; she stared intently at Anna, waiting for Anna to continue. Left with no other option, Anna continued, "Do you think I could leave..."

But little did anyone know, Anna's word "open" was interrupted by Irene before she could even utter it.

"Oh, I see. I'll have someone prepare a room for you right away so you can take a hot shower immediately!"

After saying this, Irene immediately had a room prepared for Anna, along with plenty of bathwater to ensure she could stand up. Once the room was ready, Anna was forcibly taken to her new room, and from then on, she lived a blissful life soaking in a tub of water.

Kaldiz Residence

"Diphiya, who is this Anna? Is she one of Sordil's brother's girlfriends?"

Seeing Yelibell's puzzled face, Diphiya smiled and said, "Sister Yelibell, you don't need to be so nervous. Anna is just Sordil's magic apprentice, not your rival."

After the danger was over, Yelibell sighed with relief, "Oh, I see! But Sordil is really something, managing to trick a dragon into becoming his student."

"Pfft"

As soon as Yelibell finished speaking, the energy within Diphiya's body began to stagnate. Then, the energy gathering from her internal organs converged in her throat, finally expelling through her mouth. At the same time, her body trembled uncontrollably. Looking at Diphiya, who was forcibly suppressing her laughter, and Grandiere and the others, Yelibell asked in confusion, "Did I say something wrong?"

At this moment, an enthusiastic listener, Igneel, stepped forward and remarked, "Anna is a very cute human girl, not a dragon."

"Huh? Sordil's brother's student is actually a human?"

"Haha! Not only are there human students, but Brother Sordil also has a human fiancée!"

On a whim, Diphiya casually uttered a remark that instantly became the biggest bombshell about Sordil. In an instant, everyone in the courtyard turned their attention to Diphiya, a dozen pairs of eyes, burning with gossip, completely surrounding Diphiya. Faced with such a dire situation, and unable to withstand the psychological pressure, Diphiya had no choice but to recount everything between Sordil and Irene.

"The story between Sordil and Irene begins when we first moved to Ishgar. At that time, we had just obtained the Cuyis Tree Sea from the Kingdom of Cuiyiorxiu, and then Sordil took us..."

Over the next hour, Diphiya vividly recounted Sordil's journey to the Mirdian Magic Academy, his chance encounter with Kaldiz, his taking Anna as his apprentice, his clever battle against Belmod, the establishment of his intelligence network, and the formation of a United Front Alliance. Igneel and the others listened with varying degrees of tension and excitement, and at other times, they cheered loudly.

"Oh! So the reason you ended up in the Dil'dixiu Mountain Range was because Diphiya misread the map!"

When someone mentioned her 'stain on her life,' the primal power within Diphiya erupted instantly, and then, Igneel was seen transforming into a round, red sphere and rolling forward.

Unlike Igneel's peculiar focus, Grandiere and the Women's Army focused entirely on the plot and the faces of their 'opponents.' Seeing their rivals' similar reactions, Grandiere and the others smiled knowingly, then returned to their seats, quietly waiting for Sordil to return.

After a long pause, Yelibell, who was slow to react, suddenly jumped up and shouted, "Oh dear, the United Front Alliance is so important to Brother Sordil! What if Her Majesty Irene uses this to threaten Brother Sordil into marrying her? Wouldn't Brother Sordil have to obediently comply?"

Hearing Yelibell's words, Diphiya said with a glimmer of hope, "Really? Sordil is a dragon, and she is a human. How can they get married?"

"But Irene doesn't know that her brother Sordil is a dragon. And even if she did, it wouldn't matter. Have you forgotten that Sordil knows that Transformation Magic? Sordil can use that magic to transform into a human, or have Irene transform into a dragon. That way, they can get married, right?"

After Yelibell finished speaking, the Women's Army all tensed up, because they knew that this was not impossible.

Just then, a spatial rift appeared in the middle of the courtyard, and a worried-looking Sordil slowly walked out. Seeing Sordil's demeanor, the Women's Army all had a bad feeling. After exchanging 'silent signals' (i. e., eye contact), Diphiya, who sent the least telegrams and received the most, was chosen by the group to investigate the situation.

"Sordil, what's wrong?"

Looking at Diphiya standing not far in front of him, Sordil smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine!"

"Sordil, do you even consider me your sister?"

"Of course you're my sister!"

"Then why did you treat me like an idiot and lie to me?"

When did I lie to you?

"You came back looking so worried, yet you lied to me and said nothing happened. What else could that be but treating me like an idiot?"

"I..."

Sordil, having failed in his attempt to defend himself, was rendered speechless by Diphiya's retort. Seeing that the truth could no longer be concealed, Sordil had no choice but to tell the whole story.

"Diphiya, it's not that I don't want to tell you what happened, but I really don't know how to bring it up."

"If you don't know how to start, then tell me everything that has happened to you since you left here."

"Well!"

After sighing, Sordil began to tell Diphiya what had happened since he left. After a while, having learned everything, Diphiya suddenly jumped up from her seat and shouted, "What? Irene kidnapped Anna and threatened to dissolve the alliance to force you to marry her?"

"Sordil, what are you going to do?"

"I... I..."

Seeing Sordil's hesitant expression, Diphiya and the others all guessed his choice.