Fairy Queen Is Born!
Watching the Sage Dragon disappear into the clouds, Irene asked curiously, "You scoundrel, what did you send Belserion to do?"
"Oh! It's nothing! I just asked Uncle Sage Dragon to go find Tingmei and the others and have them prepare some clothes and food for the baby. Also, I wanted to inform them to take control of the entire country of Cuiyi'aorshu... oops! Bosco Kingdom as soon as possible!"
"Control the Bosco Kingdom? You scoundrel, what are you trying to do? Why do you want them to control the Bosco Kingdom?"
"Irene, the war that engulfed us all three hundred years ago is not over yet. There is still a terrible enemy waiting for us to fight, so we need power! We need absolute power that can overcome all difficulties!"
Although Her Majesty the Queen didn't quite understand Sordil's words, she unconditionally sided with the villain because she believed he couldn't be wrong. (Sigh! I've turned a perfectly good Queen into a doting husband; I'm so sorry everyone!)
A few days later, Sage Dragon returned to Sordil's hiding place with a man and a woman, carrying large bags and small packages.
Looking at the giant egg in front of him, the man strode forward and said excitedly, "Master, you're finally awake!"
"Red, thank you and Tingmei for all these years of hard work!" (Sordil)
Before Red could reply, the woman standing to the side spoke first, "Master, when will you come out? All the beautiful girls in the world are waiting for us to save them!"
Upon hearing the woman's words, countless black lines and beads of sweat appeared on the shell of the seven-colored giant egg.
Feeling the anger and chill emanating from outside the eggshell, Old Suo cursed angrily inside, "Damn it! You lousy teammate, this is going to kill me!"
In order to ensure his safe hatching from the giant egg and his successful emergence into the wonderful world outside, Old Suo had to rack his brains to come up with a reasonable explanation for himself.
"Irene, listen to me, I was just joking back then, I didn't mean it, please don't believe me!"
"Really?" (Irene asked with a motherly smile)
"No way! My master himself admitted that he and I were kindred spirits, and he even asked me to help him collect all the beauties and female dragons in the world!" (Tingmei)
At this moment, the egg was filled with a secret treasure called dragon blood, and Young Master Suo had turned into a perfect paper dragon due to excessive vomiting of blood.
"Hey! Uncle Reide, why are you pulling me? I didn't say anything wrong!" (Tingmei)
Looking at the correct yet stubborn Tingmei, Red had no choice but to let go, then thought to himself, "Whether you're right or not, I don't know, but you'll die a horrible death after Master comes out! Uh... that is, assuming Madam doesn't smash the egg!"
Just as the air grew strangely quiet, Her Majesty the Queen's cool voice rang out.
"Hehe! Someone's really got ambition, setting such a grand goal. Should I give them my full support?"
"Gulp!"
Upon hearing Her Majesty the Queen's words, even the oblivious Tingmei finally realized what she had done. At the same time, four sounds of swallowing saliva were heard both inside and outside the egg.
"Wow wow"
"Wow wow"
Just as the situation reached a stalemate, a loud cry rang out.
"Hmph! This isn't over yet, we'll see!"
After saying that, Irene snatched the package from Sage Dragon's hands and led the crying August out of the cave.
After Irene walked away, an angry roar came from inside the giant egg.
"Tingmei, why are you spouting such blunt truths? You're really putting people in a difficult position, you know that?"
"Master, didn't you tell me that I couldn't say that in front of Madam?"
Upon hearing Tingmei's words, three gunshots rang out on the screen, and then Sage Dragon, Red, and Old Suo all lay down.
After a moment, Old Suo, supporting himself on the eggshell, struggled to his feet and asked in bewilderment, "Red, you've been together for over three hundred years, haven't you taught her any basic common sense?"
Hearing Old Suo's question, Red said aggrievedly, "Master, I've taught her the basic common sense hundreds of times, but she always finds a chance to skip class or stare at other girls and get distracted. I've been beaten up several times because of this, mistaken for a pervert!"
"Heh! You little rascal, it seems you've taken on a very powerful subordinate!"
Faced with Sage Dragon's sarcasm, Red and Old Suo turned their heads away in unison, then thought to themselves, "In some ways, that's true!"
After three or four minutes of awkward silence, Sordil, realizing something was amiss, hurriedly asked, "By the way! Didn't I tell Uncle Sage Dragon to tell you to take control of the Bosco Kingdom as soon as possible? How come you still have time to come here?"
After Sordil uttered his Mind Talk, a hearty laugh echoed throughout the cave.
"Ha ha!"
"Ha ha!"
"Haha! You brat, do you think everyone's like you, sleeping for over three hundred years and doing nothing?"
After being enlightened by the Sage Dragon's laughter, Old Suo realized that three hundred years had passed in the outside world, and many things had changed. Just then, Red said at the right moment, "Master, when the lady came to us three hundred years ago to ask for information, we realized that one day you would need this country, so we took control of the entire kingdom at that time."
"Yes! Uncle Reide wasn't willing to do it at first, but I persuaded him to finally make up his mind!" (The proud and aloof Tingmei)
Upon learning that his subordinates had completed the task he had assigned ahead of schedule, Old Suo felt gratified and, for the first time, realized that his efforts to win them over had not been in vain.
"Now that you have taken control of the kingdom, I'll give you another task!"
"What are your orders, Master?" (Red, Tingmei)
"Have someone keep an eye on Fairy Tail's current guild master, Precht, and keep track of his whereabouts at all times, but remember not to attack him or harass any members of Fairy Tail."
Tingmei exchanged a glance, then bowed and said, "Please rest assured, Master, we will definitely complete the mission!"
"Alright! Just remember to do that. What we need to do now is chat and catch up!" (Old Suo)
Upon hearing Sordil's words, Tingmei and the other person stood up with a smile, and then the four of them began a heart-to-heart talk.
Although Sordil had anticipated that he wouldn't be able to emerge from the giant egg anytime soon, he hadn't expected that this "short time" would be a bit too long! As for how long... August had gone from a baby sleeping in a cradle to an old man with white hair and beard, but the eggshell in front of Sordil didn't even have a crack!
That's not the worst part. The worst part is that the year is already X765!
The thought of missing out on meeting Zeref, watching Irene being taken away (actually, he couldn't see her because... the eggshell was blocking her view!), and missing Erza's birth Old Suo with anxiety!
To avoid this, Old Suo stopped chatting with others and focused solely on breaking through the eggshell. However, he underestimated the hardness and thickness of the shell, and so, he remained inside the egg until Erza was born! (Alas! A young idler, an old beggar!)
Fortunately, Zeref didn't show up during this time, and Irene was still by his side. Unfortunately, Zeref didn't show up, and their final battle was about to begin. Um... also, he was about to miss the birth of his biological daughter (now) and goddess (in his past life). (I'm making this clear beforehand so you don't think of Old Suo as a pervert.)
The reason Erza was born at this time wasn't because Irene couldn't delay any longer, but because Her Majesty the Queen had run out of patience. Even more critically, Old Suo knew that if Erza wasn't born soon, the trajectory of this world would shift, deviating from the future he was familiar with, thus causing unimaginable disruption to his plans. Therefore, Old Suo had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.
Faced with this harsh reality, Old Suo had no choice but to turn his grief into motivation and continue to fight against the eggshell that was blocking him.
Temporary delivery room (Irene's room)
"Ah!"
"Madam, push a little harder, the baby will be out soon!"
"Ah!"
"Almost there! Almost there! The baby will be born soon!"
"Ah!"
Listening to the sounds coming from inside the room, Sage Dragon, Red, and August paced anxiously, waiting for good news.
"Knock knock"
A series of hurried footsteps approached, and the next second, a tall figure with blood-stained robes emerged carrying a wooden basin.
"Uncle Reide, the baby is about to be born, but we're running out of hot water. Please go and get some more!" (Tingmei)
Upon hearing Tingmei's words, Red and Sage Dragon hurriedly stepped forward to take the wooden basin, preparing to boil water. Just then, August said from the side, "It's just a basin of hot water, why bother boiling it?"
With that, the Magic King stretched out his right hand and shouted, "Fountain!"
"Splash!"
As August finished speaking, a huge water sphere appeared in the air.
"Temperature Augmentation"
With the Augmented Magic enhancement, the originally calm water sphere suddenly began to bubble continuously, transforming into a hot water sphere.
"Go!"
"Whoosh!"
Under August's control, the hot water ball glided through the space at an extremely high speed and fell into the wooden tub.
"Auntie Tingmei, the hot water is ready, please take it!"
Hearing August's words, Tingmei and the other two finally realized what was happening. Tingmei quickly snatched the wooden tub back from Red's hands and hurried into the room.
A moment later, a loud baby cry came from inside the room.
"Wow wow"
"Wow wow"
Upon hearing this sound, August other two hugged each other excitedly, comforting one another.
"Great! Master's wife has finally given birth!" (August)
"Yes! Yes! It's finally born! (Sage Dragon)"
"Great! Master finally has a successor!" (Red)