Journey to the Western Border Army

After hesitating for a while, Irene finally nodded and replied, "No problem, anyway, you'll be the one who suffers, not me. Humph!"

Hearing Irene's answer and seeing Irene proud little expression, a series of heavy thuds echoed around them, followed by clouds of dust. When everything calmed down, only Sordil and the slightly unsteady Xizhalansa remained in the sky. Yelibell and Grandiere were being dragged by the dragons guarding them, lying together in a large crater in the ground. At this moment, all the dragons lying in the crater looked at Irene and Sordil with reverence, offering their admiration for their audacious way of life.

After making the decision, all the turmoil and confusion in Sordil's mind vanished instantly, as if they had never existed. Moreover, as he made the decision, his mind calmed down, and his usual composure and rationality once again took over his mind.

"Now that I've agreed, shouldn't you release Grandiere and the other girl?"

"Hmph! Do you think I'm stupid? If I let them go, wouldn't you just elope with them?"

Sordil looked at Irene, whose deception level had increased, with some surprise. He hadn't expected her to see through his intentions... oops, wrong, he hadn't expected her to see through his delaying tactic. Left with no other choice, Sordil had to resort to his trump card to make Irene submit obediently.

"I disagree with what you're saying, Irene. Grandiere is about to marry me. How can taking her away be considered eloping?"

"She's about to marry you, which means she's not married to you yet. How can you not elope if you take her away on your own? Besides, the other sister didn't say she wanted to marry you. If you take her away, that's a real elopement! Furthermore, you yourself admitted that you wanted to take both of them away from the capital, so I can't let them go!"

"You really won't let them go?"

"I won't let go! What can you do to me?"

Looking at the defiant Irene, a sly smile suddenly appeared on Sordil's lips. Then he said in a relaxed tone, "Of course I can't do anything to you, but don't forget, Belserion still owes me a bet!"

"You..."

"Oh, right! Belserion and the other two are seriously injured, and only I can heal them. If you don't release them, hmph..."

Looking at the smirking Sordil, Irene really wanted to rush over and slap her shoe on his face before beating him up. However, Belserion had first owed him a bet of unconditional obedience, and now he was being controlled by Belserion's injuries, so Irene had no choice but to give in to this scoundrel.

"Sordil, how can you bear to bully them?"

A silvery voice, a coquettish tone, and seductive eyes—faced with this triple blow from the Throne of Irene, Sordil felt as if blood was gushing from every orifice. Relying on the last vestiges of reason in his mind, Sordil forcibly suppressed the surging blood within him, and then, maintaining his 'longing for home' demeanor, said to Irene, "Don't give me that crap. Give me a straight answer—will you release her or not!"

Seeing that her seductive charm had worked, Irene pressed her advantage, saying, "Grandiere cannot be released; she must stay with me until the wedding. As for the other sister, you can take her, but as a condition for her release, you must heal Belserion and the others."

Fearing he wouldn't be able to withstand the Queen's next sweet attack, Sordil quickly accepted her request after she relented.

"Deal! But you must protect Grandiere's safety, and take good care of her diet and daily needs. Don't let her get too thin from hunger. Also, don't let her eat too much, or she'll gain weight. And don't let her go out alone; it's not safe outside right now. Also..."

After being possessed by Tang Sanzang, Sordil successfully drove everyone present insane. Just as he was about to continue his lecture on ' The Grandiere's Guide to Development,' Irene, unable to bear it any longer, shouted, "Enough! Stop talking!"

Sordil looked at Irene, who had interrupted him, and then scolded, "I still have so many things to tell you, how could you not tell me? If I don't tell you, how will you know what you can't do? If you don't know what you can't do, how will you know what you should do? You don't know..."

Seeing that the talkative master was about to come online again, Irene roared, "I'll let her enjoy the same treatment as me, is that alright?"

"Of course not! You're human, she's a dragon. If everything were treated the way you do, would Grandiere even live to see her wedding day? Even if she did, would she still be Grandiere? Even if she were still Grandiere, she wouldn't be the radiant Grandiere she once was. Even if she were..."

Unable to withstand the onslaught, Xizhalansa plunged into the ground like a javelin. The dragons on the ground, like ostriches, buried their heads in the earth to escape the devastating reality. Unlike the others, Yelibell, being a poisonous dragon, had no way to escape and could only cry out to Grandiere for help.

"Grandiere, you'd better stop Sordil quickly, or we'll both be killed by mistake!"

Grandiere in agreement, then shouted to the sky, "Sordil, I'll take care of myself, don't worry! Now, the most important thing for you to do is to get Yelibell away from here as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing Grandiere's words, Irene, who was in the midst of the crash, hurriedly said, "Sordil, don't worry, I will meet all of Grandiere's needs. When the time comes, I guarantee to return Grandiere."

After receiving assurances from both Irene and Grandiere, Sordil finally stopped his nagging and returned peace to the world. Once everyone had recovered, Sordil led them to Belserion and helped them heal their injuries. Then, satisfied, he left the palace with Yelibell.

The following morning, at Kaldiz's residence

"Brother Igneel, you all stay here and look after Grandiere. Make sure she's not bullied. I'll be back soon!"

"Brother Sordil, those few are enough to stay here. I'd better stay with you!"

Looking at the clingy Igneel, Sordil could easily guess what the other was planning. He whispered in Igneel's ear, "Brother Igneel, don't worry! I've already talked to Irene. She'll prepare plenty of fine wine for you while I'm gone."

Igneel punched Sordil in the chest and then laughed, "Brother Sordil, you know me best! In that case, I'll stay here with the others and wait for you to come back."

"Good!"

After saying goodbye to Igneel, the Women's Army surrounded him again.

"Sordil, please be careful while you're traveling alone!"

Being treated like she was invisible was unbearable for Anna, who had a very strong sense of presence. She jumped up and down and shouted, "Sister Diphiya, don't talk nonsense, okay? Didn't I accompany Teacher to the Western Border Army this time? What do you mean by traveling alone? Are you implying that I'm not a person?"

Diphiya first glanced at Anna with envy, then said rather insincerely, "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to tell Sordil to be careful when he goes out!"

Anna wanted to complain to Sordil about Diphiya's attitude, but before she could speak, the fanatical Women's Army pushed her out of the encirclement, cutting off her contact with Sordil.