Meeting an Acquaintance Again!

"Lord Mayor, should we send someone to follow them?"

After the Butler finished speaking, the Lord Mayor shook his head and said, "Don't be too hasty, they can't escape!"

"Yes!"

"By the way! Have all those things been dealt with, (Lord Mayor)?"

"They've all been taken care of. Once we deal with the White Ape, there'll be no more risk of that matter being exposed!" (Butler)

The Lord Mayor glanced at the Butler discreetly, then nodded and said, "That's good!"

After leaving the Lord Mayor's mansion, Sonia quickly went to Sordil's side and whispered, "Young master, it seems that this Lord Mayor lord is deliberately hiding something."

"Yes! I know!"

"So you still accepted the commission?"

After Sonia finished speaking, Old Suo stopped and raised one of his fingers.

"First, the guild has already informed them that we have accepted the commission. If we refuse, it will damage the reputation of the guild and ourselves."

"Secondly, we are very short of money right now. If we give up this commission, we simply won't be able to stay in Magnolia any longer." (At this point, Old Suo had already raised his second finger.)

"Third, hmph... it's still hard to say who the final winner will be. Giving up so early isn't my style!" (At this moment, Old Suo didn't extend his third finger, but instead clenched his fist tightly, making a cracking sound.)

Seeing the confident Sordil, Sonia was at a loss for words to offer advice. But when she recalled His Majesty the King's strength, her worries vanished.

"In that case, let's get going!" (Sonia)

"Okay!"

After speaking, Old Suo summoned his personal vehicle and drove Sonia straight to their destination.

Rubinas City, the Thieves' Lair

"Boss, we just heard that Tigu has actually hired people from the Mage Guild to gang up on us."

Upon hearing his subordinate's report, the White Ape roared angrily, "That Tigu actually wants to wipe us out! Then don't blame us for being ruthless!"

"Old Two! (White Ape)"

"Exist!"

"Bring that guy out immediately, tell him what happened, and then let him go."

"Boss, this..."

"Old Two, don't worry, I haven't lived enough yet, I won't die together with that guy Tigu."

With the boss's assurance, the Old Two was immediately relieved. He bowed, then turned and went out to handle the matters entrusted to him by his boss.

"Hmph! The Mage Guild? I'll see just how powerful you really are!"

After speaking, the White Ape turned and walked into the cave.

"Young master, look, there's someone over there!"

Upon hearing Sonia's words, Old Suo stopped the windboat and looked down.

"There really is someone! Wait a minute! Why does this person look so familiar?"

After Old Suo finished speaking, Sonia felt her intelligence had been insulted, so she retorted without hesitation, "Young Master, judging from your driving experience, this must be your first time here. So... how come you have someone you know here?"

Faced with Sonia's soul-crushing attack, Sordil was instantly rendered speechless. However, that inexplicable sense of familiarity lingered in his mind, so the unconvinced His Majesty the Emperor eyes, staring at the moving figure below. When the distance between them closed to a certain extent, the figure below perfectly overlapped with a figure in the His Majesty the Emperor's mind.

"Arcadius? (Old Suo)"

"Young Master, please don't lie to me. How could Commander Arcadius possibly be here!"

"Sonia, I'm not lying to you, it really is Arcadius! (Old Suo)"

"Hey, if you don't believe me, just see for yourself!" (Old Suo)

At Sordil's insistence, Sonia impatiently looked down at the figure below, and then she was surprised to find that the unreliable, treacherous Sodir really hadn't lied to her.

"Ah! It really is Commander Arcadius, but what is he doing here?"

"Hey! Why think so much? Let's just go ask him and we'll know!"

As he spoke, Old Suo controlled the windboat to meet the Knight Commander who was galloping wildly up the ridge.

"Um?"

As the dark figures rapidly approached him, the Knight Commander looked up in surprise, gazing at the sky. At that moment, two dark figures descended from the sky, crashing down in front of him.

"Whoosh"

After performing a backflip to create a safe distance, the Knight Commander threw a left straight punch.

"Smack!"

Before he could fully extend his arm, his fist was already firmly gripped by the other's iron hand.

"Bang"

Seeing this, the Knight Commander abandoned his fist attack, stomped his feet on the ground, leaped into the air, and kicked straight at the opponent's chest.

Space Magic: Imprisonment

"Buzz!"

As the magnetic voice rang out, the space trembled, and then Arcadius found himself frozen in place.

Just then, a silver-haired boy and a brown-haired girl walked up to him.

"Commander Arcadius, Old Friend meeting again, is there any need for such a heated exchange?"

Staring at the Knight Commander whose muscles were twitching but who remained silent, Old Suo was puzzled for a few seconds. It wasn't until Sonia reminded him that he remembered the other man was frozen in place and unable to speak. So, Old Suo immediately released the Space Magic, returning freedom to the Knight Commander.

"Your Majesty Sordil, what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this question, Old Suo turned his head to the side, scratched his head, and said, "Well... the weather is nice today, so we came out for a walk."

"Your Majesty Sordil, you're not out for a stroll, but here to carry out a commission, aren't you?"

"Huh... how did you know?"

Arcadius did not answer Old Suo's question, but instead silently pointed to his right arm.

After being reminded by the Knight Commander, Old Suo realized that his movements had been too exaggerated, causing his right sleeve to slip down and revealing the guild mark on his right arm.

"Hehe!"

"Um... Commander Arcadius, do you need any help?"

Seeing Sordil feigning ignorance, Arcadius raised his right hand to cover his cheek.

"Sigh! Fairy Tail was already troublesome enough, and now this powerful figure has arrived. The Kingdom of Fiore is in danger!" (The Knight Commander's inner thoughts)

Seeing that the situation had reached a stalemate, Sonia quickly jumped in to change the subject.

"By the way! Commander Arcadius, what brings you here?"

"Oh! Is that so? Not long ago, His Majesty the King received a report that Tigu Carl, the Lord Mayor of Rubinas City, was privately recruiting soldiers and forging weapons, so His Majesty sent me here to investigate."

"On the night I arrived here, Tigu hosted a welcome dinner for me. Since his crimes were not yet certain, I accepted the invitation to avoid alerting him."

"Who knew that Tigu would drug my food and make me fall into a deep sleep. When I regained consciousness, I was already locked in a dungeon. Not long ago, a bandit leader released me and told me the whole story."

"That's when I learned that Tigu had invited Fairy Tail mages to hunt down these thieves in order to destroy the evidence. And these thieves released me in order to get revenge on Tigu."

"Oh! So that's how it is! (Old Suo, Sonia)"

"Heh! I just didn't expect that the mages Tigu invited would be the two of you!"

Looking at the Knight Commander with a wry smile, Old Suo awkwardly said, "Um... well... we both ran out of travel money, and then we happened to arrive in Magnolia, so we joined Fairy Tail and took on this commission." (Sonia: Your Majesty is amazing, you lie without even blushing!) (Makarov: Just happened to arrive in Magnolia? So you joined Fairy Tail? Then your threat was just a coincidence too!)

"Your Majesty Sordil, you... you didn't sneak out, did you?"

When the truth was exposed, Old Suo's heart started racing, and he began to twist his neck repeatedly.

Seeing Suo's behavior, and recalling his own emperor's personality, Arcadius instantly realized he had grasped the truth. He paused for three minutes to mourn for the ministers of the Erus Empire, while praying that his emperor would remember to take his medication and not lose control like this guy.

After an awkward silence, Old Suo, remembering the purpose of his trip, took out the Request Letter of commission from his pocket and asked, "Commander Arcadius, what do you think should be done with this commission?"

After quickly glancing through the contents of the Request Letter, Arcadius Sordil, how about this: you help me capture these thieves and Tigu, and as for the reward... you can take whatever you want when the time comes."

"Commander Arcadius, if you can do us a favor, then... we can help you resolve this matter for free."

"Oh? What kind of help is it?"

"Currently, we have enough to eat and wear, but we are penniless and have nowhere to stay. If you could help us find a place to stay in Magnolia..."

Looking at Sordil's sly grin, Arcadius shook his head speechlessly and said, "Alright, let's do it this way!"

After achieving his goal, Old Suo laughed triumphantly.

"Goose... goose..."

Just as he was about to faint from lack of oxygen, Arcadius and the other man pulled him back to reality.

"Young Master, it's not evening yet! Wake up, stop dreaming!"

"Your Majesty Sordil, you haven't completed your mission yet, please control your emotions!"

Upon hearing their voices, Old Suo's face instantly turned serious. Then, he summoned his personal vehicle once again, carrying Arcadius and the other two towards the target area.

At this moment, the White Ape and his companions were completely unaware of their impending tragic fate. They were still fantasizing about the pain their plan would bring to their opponents and the joy and wealth it would create for themselves once it succeeded.