Compromising with Fate

After Grandiere her identity, Irene asked the person beneath her, "Belserion, is she Grandiere?"

Upon hearing Irene's question, Yelibell, who was about to impersonate Grandiere, abruptly stopped in her tracks, knowing that Belserion knew Grandiere. The first cover plan was thus aborted, Yelibell could only listen carefully to the sounds around her, preparing for the next cover. Just as Yelibell was devising the second cover plan, Belserion, as expected, confirmed Grandiere's identity.

"That's right, she is the Heavenly Dragon King Grandilo!"

"Belserion, is Grandiere considered beautiful among dragons?"

"The Sky Dragon King is considered a rare beauty among the dragons. Countless dragon heroes fell at her feet, but she never even glanced at them. Unexpectedly, in the end, that guy Sordil got the better deal!"

Having confirmed that Grandiere's beauty was among the best of the dragons, Irene somewhat understood why Sordil had given up on her. However, Belserion's words filled her with resentment, pride, and indignation.

"She's beautiful, Grandiere, but I, Irene, am just as pretty, okay? Besides, that guy Sordil is strong, knows how to charm girls, and most importantly, he's the one I've set my sights on. What's so difficult about winning over Grandiere? If anyone's taking advantage, it's Grandiere who's taking advantage of Sordil, not Sordil's taking advantage of her."

Still feeling unsatisfied with her internal monologue, Irene raised her right foot and kicked Belserion twice. Yelibell, who initially disliked Irene, suddenly felt a surge of affection for her after hearing Irene thoughts and seeing Irene vent her anger by kicking Belserion. Of course, in Yelibell's heart, the heroine was always herself, Yelibell, not Grandiere or Irene.

Belserion had no idea that Irene's outburst was due to something he'd said wrong; he assumed it was because he'd mentioned Sordil. So he tried to reason with her, saying, "Irene, Sordil Irene! What's the big deal? I can find you someone better. Don't let such trivial matters upset you!"

Belserion's words only fueled Irene's anger. Her right foot, which had been about to stop, suddenly quickened its pace and continued for several more minutes before finally halting. After venting her frustration, Irene turned to Grandiere and asked, "Did you come to the palace to rescue Anna, or do you intend to harm me?"

Grandiere was about to speak, Yelibell preemptively took over the conversation, saying, "We came to the palace today to tell you to stop bothering Sordil's brother, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

"You're going to be impolite to me? I'd like to see how you'll treat me impolitely!"

As Irene finished speaking, the dragon's encirclement tightened further, separating the three of them. With their area of activity shrinking, Yelibell and Eileen had no choice but to stand back-to-back, cautiously guarding against the enemies around them. Just as Irene was about to order the capture of Grandiere, Yelibell preemptively struck, unleashing a cloud of poisonous mist that enveloped the surrounding area.

"Cough cough"

"Cough cough"

The dragons, who were caught in the poisonous fog, coughed incessantly. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yelibell pulled Grandiere and fled out of the palace.

"Grandiere, get out of here! Irene wants to capture you and then use you to force Sordil Sordil's brother to marry her."

"If I run away, what will you do?"

"Don't worry, her target is you, not me, so she won't do anything to me! You run, my poison fog won't last much longer!"

"No! We'll go together!"

With that, Grandiere unleashed a Gale Force that enveloped the two of them, and then she pulled Yelibell away as they fled outside.

"Boom"

Suddenly, a White Breath appeared above their heads, forcing the two who were rising back into the palace. At this time, the poisonous mist exhaled by Yelibell had already been absorbed by a drug addict, and the two were once again surrounded by the dragon wall.

"Move! Capture them alive!"

As the command came from high above, the members of the dragon wall swarmed forward, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks at Grandiere and his companion. Just then, a dazzling silver-white light emanated from the palace, followed by a white figure rapidly approaching the battlefield. The instant he saw the silver-white light, Belserion instantly recognized the newcomer. He immediately handed Irene to Xizhalansa, who was standing to the side, and then said to Acnologia, "Let's go hold him off and buy some time for Irene and the others."

"Good!"

"Call out"

A burst of breath shot out from directly in front of Sordil, forcing him to stop in his Sordil. Barely dodging the attack, Sordil roared ahead, "Who's there?"

"Heh! Prince Sordil, we've only been apart for less than a day, and you've already forgotten my scent?"

"Acnologia?"

"Exactly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a gray-white figure appeared in Sordil's sight. It was Acnologia, but Belserion had set off with him, was nowhere to be seen.

"Why are you the only one here? Where is Belserion?"

"Hehe, Bell is naturally where he belongs, so Prince Sordil need not worry about that!"

"Hmph! I don't care where Belserion is, but you'd better get out of my way right now!"

"I cannot comply!"

"Alright! In that case, let's see who's the best!"

Acnologia didn't say much, but answered Sordil directly with his actions. At this moment, Sordil also guessed the purpose of Acnologia and Sodir, so he immediately switched to Ghost Dragon Mode.

"The Ghost Dragon's Roar"

Seeing the black breath hurtling towards him, Acnologia instinctively opened his mouth to absorb its power. However, as the breath drew closer, Acnologia suddenly felt weak and nauseous, his limbs twitching uncontrollably. He realized then that this attack from Sordil was completely different from any breath he had encountered before; it was beyond his ability to process. But it was too late to dodge. At this critical moment, a gray dragon swooped down from above, knocking Acnologia off the breath's trajectory. However, because both had inhaled the Demonic Barrier Particles, they both lost their ability to fight.

"You two had better lie here and not move, or your lives will be in danger!"

After saying this, Sordil hurriedly flew towards the battlefield, but unfortunately, he was too late. When he arrived at the battlefield, Grandiere and the other two had already become Irene's prisoners, and Irene was waiting for him leisurely.

Upon seeing Sordil, who had come to rescue her, Yelibell shouted, "Brother Sordil, I'm so sorry! If I hadn't dragged Grandiere here, I wouldn't have ruined your plans, and Grandiere wouldn't be in this state now!"

"Sordil, this isn't Yelibell's fault. I decided to come here myself. If you want to blame someone, blame me!"

Seeing the two of them taking responsibility, Sordil smiled slightly at them and said, "Actually, it's my fault. If I had made the decision sooner, Anna wouldn't have been arrested, and you two sisters wouldn't have become prisoners. I should apologize to you. I'm sorry, sisters!"

This scene reminded Sordil of someone mentioned in a martial arts novel from his past life, because his current situation was very similar to that person's. Remembering how that person's indecisiveness led to a near-fatal end, Sordil finally made up his mind to accept this damned perfect fate.

"Since I can't avoid Irene and Grandiere, I might as well accept them all, so I won't end up like Zhang Wuji, who let everyone down!"

After making the decision, Sordil said to Irene, "Our wedding can proceed as planned, but I have one condition."

"What are the conditions?"

"I want to marry both of you at the same time!"