Emperor? Best Actor?!

"Reporting to the Queen, the prisoner has fainted!" (Divine Constable Di)

"He's passed out? Great! Go over and wake him up!"

"Yes!"

After speaking, the girl with the spiked club quickly walked to His Majesty the Emperor and slowly extended her right hand.

"Call out"

The next second, a piece of ice the size of a palm smashed towards His Majesty the Emperor's head.

"Crack!"

The moment the girl finished speaking, the ice shattered, turning into countless ice shards that scattered onto His Majesty the Emperor's face and inside his clothes.

"Waaah~~"

After feeling the cool air descending from the sky, the unconscious His Majesty the Emperor screamed and sat up... well, stood up.

"Whoa whoa..."

Watching the person jumping and hopping around, shaking his head and scratching his back, the three women in the room all smiled slightly.

"Diphiya, you bastard who murdered your own brother, just wait and see how I deal with you later!"

Upon hearing His Majesty the Emperor's words, the Her Highness the Grand Princess said fearfully (in a very fake way): "Oh dear... I'm so scared!"

Watching the other party's affected performance, a spark of anger ignited in Old Suo's heart, but when he saw the Crimson behind the Her Highness the Grand Princess, his anger was instantly extinguished.

"Gulp!"

"Irene, let me explain, it's not what you think!"

"Hmph! Last time, I could let it go without any real evidence, but now that you've been caught red-handed, you're still trying to fob me off with this!"

Upon seeing the boss's frosty expression, Old Suo felt a chill run down his spine.

Just when Old Suo was speechless and the other party involved was completely bewildered, the first divine assist jumped out to stir up trouble again.

"Hmph! You keep saying you're innocent, so how do you explain your current state?"

After being ambushed by the Divine Constable's flying knife, Old Suo suppressed the urge to retaliate against the shameless man and glared at him.

When he saw the other person's smug expression, Old Suo suddenly laughed.

"Ha ha"

"Ha ha"

Upon hearing the laughter, the three women looked at His Majesty the Emperor in confusion.

"You lecherous scoundrel, how dare you laugh?" (Diphiya)

"Hehe! Fatty Di, you've proven my innocence, shouldn't I be laughing?"

"I proved your innocence? Are you out of your mind?!" (Divine Constable Di)

Hearing what the other person said, Old Suo wasn't angry. Instead, he pointed to Cornelia and himself on the bed and said, "If we were really like what you think, shouldn't I be sitting on the edge of the bed or lying next to her?"

Faced with Old Suo's question, Diphiya had never experienced anything like human affairs, immediately fell silent.

"Hmph! Perhaps... perhaps you're already finished and preparing to escape!" (Irene)

"Your Her Majesty the Queen, if that's the case, aren't we dressed too neatly? Also... if we're planning to escape, wouldn't it be easier to just hold hands and teleport? Is it really necessary to go through the main gate?"

"This..."

Using facts and his silver tongue, Old Suo quickly turned the tables, saving himself and Cornelia from hell.

"If it's not what we think, then why are you staying in the palace? (Irene)"

"That's too easy, because just recently..."

After Old Suo's detailed explanation, the three women finally understood what had happened.

"You scoundrel, you mean... she's your good friend's wife?"

"That's right!"

"You saved me because you belong to the same guild as Gildarts? (Cornelia)"

"Yes, but not entirely. Besides Gildarts, it's also because Kana is about to become a member of Fairy Tail, and you will become my subordinate to help me deal with the impending crisis."

Cornelia nodded in agreement with the first 90% of what Old Suo, but when she learned that he wanted to take her as his subordinate, she was completely stunned.

"Your His Majesty the Emperor, you saved me, and I am very grateful, but..."

"What? You're not willing to help me?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!"

After staring at Cornelia, who was waving her hands, for a long time, His Majesty the Emperor, guessing the reason, tentatively asked, "Since you are willing to help me but unwilling to take action, are you perhaps worried that you are not strong enough?"

Cornelia nodded when she saw that her worries had been pointed out.

"Hehe! You don't need to worry about that. I have my own ways of turning you into the talent I need."

With her concerns relieved, and knowing that the other party was her savior, her husband's friend, and her daughter's future mentor, Cornelia walked up to Old Suo and knelt down on one knee.

"Cornelia Alberona is loyal to you!"

After helping Cornelia up, Old Suo said softly, "Cornelia, from today onwards, this name no longer belongs to you, because this name belongs to a dead person and can no longer be used!"

"I beg Your Majesty to bestow a name upon me!"

"From this day forward, you will be the powerful Space Witch of the Erus Empire, fighting against formidable enemies for the empire. So from this moment on, you are Athena Eld."

"Your Majesty, I, Athena, thank you for bestowing upon me this name!"

"Get up!"

When Cornelia... ptooey! Athena stood up, Old Suo pointed at the Her Majesty the Queen and said, "Athena, you should first familiarize yourself with Philiers with Her Highness the Empress. After I finish what I'm doing, I'll teach you Space Magic."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Alright! Alright! The misunderstanding has been cleared up, everyone can have a laugh now! (Divine Constable Di)"

Looking at the Fatty Di jumped out, Old Suo rolled his eyes at her, then said to Her Majesty the Queen behind her, "Irene, I have things to take care of. I'll spend more time with you after I'm done!"

"Um!"

Seeing Her Majesty the Queen nod, Old Suo breathed a sigh of relief, and then drew a silver-white halo around his feet.

Just as His Majesty the Emperor was about to disappear from the room, he turned his head, glared at Divine Constable Di, and said fiercely, "Hmph! Wait till I get back, that'll teach you a lesson!"

Seeing the His Majesty the Emperor's serious gaze, Divine Constable Di dumbfounded on the ground, tears of regret streaming down his face.

When His Majesty the Emperor returned to Migit Village, the Village Chief and others had not yet finished with Cornelia's funeral, so they did not notice anything unusual about him.

"Receive!"

As Old Suo's thoughts began to stir, the Thought Body gradually merged into his body.

A moment later, only Old Suo was left in the room, so he pushed open the door and went out. (If he didn't leave, people would definitely suspect something was wrong with him.)

"Squeak"

Hearing the door open, the Village Chief's wife, who was tidying up in the courtyard, and Kana, who was playing, immediately looked in his direction.

"Sir Mage, you're awake?"

"I had a few too many drinks yesterday, and I'm so sorry for bothering you until now!"

"Sir Mage, you helped us get rid of the monsters and are a great benefactor to our village. We should take good care of you. How can you say it's a disturbance?"

"Mother-in-law, you can just call me Sordil, there's no need to be so polite."

Hearing Old Suo's words, the Village Chief's wife shook her head and said, "How can that be!"

"What's wrong with that? A name is just something people call out to!"

Seeing that Old Suo insisted, the Village Chief's wife thought for a while and then said, "How about this, I will call you Lord Sordil, just like I did with Lord Gildarts before."

"All right!"

After resolving the issue of how to address her, Su naturally turned his gaze to Kana was standing to one side.

"Grandma, who is this little girl?"

"Oh! This is Kana from our village. Her mother had some trouble today, so she's staying with me for a while."

"I see!"

After speaking, Old Suo took out a jar of candy from his storage space and handed it to Kana.

"Little Kana, it's fate that we met today. Here, let your brother have some candy." (Great Owl: Bah! You hundreds-of-years-old Old Monster, pretending to be young and acting like someone's older brother, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?!)

As a sensible and cautious little girl, Kana did not accept the candy, but instead turned her gaze to the Village Chief's wife on the side.

Seeing the Village Chief nod, Kana accepted the candy and politely thanked her.

"Sordil!" (Great Owl: Ah~~ Kana was tricked! Sure enough... letting that sleazy Sodir die was the right choice!)

"Squeak"

Just as Kana finished speaking, the sound of a door opening came from the direction of the courtyard gate, and then the Village Chief walked in with a heavy expression.

Seeing this, Old Suo immediately went to greet him.

"Village Chief, why do you look so pale? Has something happened in the village again?"

Hearing the sound coming from ahead, the Village Chief hurriedly looked up, only then remembering that he still had guests at his house.

"Master Mage..."

"Village Chief, you can just call me Sordil!"

"Lord Sordil, you've come at the right time. There's something I'd like to discuss with you."

"Please speak!"

The Village Chief glanced at Old Suo and Kana beside him, pointed to the living room, and said, "Let's talk in the living room!"

"Good!"

With that, the two walked toward the living room.

As the Village Chief passed by Kana, he patted her head and said softly, "Kana, come along too. I have something to give you."

"Um!"

After uttering the childish nasal sound, Kana nodded and followed the two of them towards the living room.

After entering the living room, the Village Chief arranged for Old Suo and Kana to sit down and rest, while he himself turned and went into the back room.

A moment later, the Village Chief came out carrying a thick envelope.

"Kana, this was given to me by your mother not long ago, and now I'm returning it to you."

After staring at the envelope for a while, Kana said, "Grandpa Village Chief, you know I only know a limited number of words, so could you please read this letter to me?"

"Good!"

Hearing their conversation, the pretentious fellow spoke up, "Ahem! Village Chief, this is a private matter between you and Kana. Perhaps it's inappropriate for me to be present?"

"Lord Sordil, the contents of this letter are somewhat related to you, so please listen to it!"

"All right!"

Seeing that Old Suo had agreed, the Village Chief cleared his throat and began to read the letter in his hand.