The Main Cast Appears (3)

Although His Majesty the Emperor had come on private business, the Knight Commander dared not be negligent. Therefore, not long after, he returned to the main hall with an elderly man with white hair and beard.

"Your Majesty, this old minister Cartel greets you!"

"Lord Cartel, get up!"

The moment Toma finished speaking, the Knight Commander immediately reached out and helped the old man up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"My lord, the reason I have invited you here today is to ask you to verify something."

"What does Your Majesty wish to inquire about?"

"My lord, do you recall that the Heartfilia Family donated a magical artifact decades ago?"

After King Fiore finished speaking, the old man closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"Your Majesty is right. Decades ago, the Heartfilia Family did indeed present an artifact called the Eclipse Gate."

"Oh?"

"Then... did Father have any agreement with the Heartfilia Family?"

"That's right! The late king did indeed make an agreement with the patriarch of the Heartfilia Family!"

"What agreement?"

"The late king promised that if the Heartfilia Family ever needed it, they could use the Eclipse Gate once, and the royal family would have to fully cooperate."

After Cartel finished explaining, the others in the palace nodded in agreement.

Just as the group fell silent, the old man looked up and asked, "Your Majesty, what brings you to this matter today?"

Toma pointed to His Majesty the Emperor and said, "The patriarch of the Heartfilia Family now wants to use this power, so he has sent someone to inform me. Since none of us know about this, we ask you to come and enlighten us."

After hearing the king's explanation, the old man nodded in understanding.

"Your Majesty, the matter is now clear. Please allow this old minister to take his leave!"

"Arcadius, please escort the old man back to his residence!"

"Your subject obeys!"

So the Knight Commander escorted the old man back to his mansion along the same route.

"Your Majesty Toma, now that things have been clarified, what are your thoughts on this matter?" (Old Suo)

"Since the late king made a prior agreement, I naturally have no reason to refuse. However, this item has been stored away for a long time, and it may take some time to find it."

"It's alright, there's still some time before the Eclipse starts, you can take your time searching. (Old Suo)"

"Good!"

After agreeing on the matter of borrowing the gate, His Majesty the Emperor did not leave, but instead raised another question.

"Your Majesty Toma, there is another matter I would like to ask for your help with!"

"Oh? What is it?"

"Your Majesty Toma, the Eclipse Gate is a special artifact for Spirit Magic. To activate it, you must gather Zodiac. Therefore, I would like to ask you to keep an eye out for news about the Zodiac. In return, I can grant you any request."

Upon hearing this, Toma and Darton were first taken aback, and then a surge of joy welled up in their hearts.

"Your Majesty Sordil, is any request acceptable? (Darton)"

"As long as it doesn't threaten the stability of the Erus Empire, everything else is acceptable!"

Defense Minister was happily contemplating how to seize this enormous opportunity, King Fiore on the throne blurted out a sentence, and the extremely shrewd minister collapsed.

"Your Majesty Sordil, I have only one request: that you become my daughter's teacher and instruct her in magic."

"Uh... is that all? (Old Suo)"

Before the Defense Minister could even get up to object, His Majesty, in his wisdom, made the final decision.

"That's right, that's exactly it!"

"Oh well!"

Having arranged the two important matters, Old Suo bowed to Toma and said, "Your Majesty Toma, I have some things to prepare, so I will take my leave now!"

"Alright! Please go ahead!"

"Buzz!"

The moment Toma finished speaking, a flash of silver light appeared in the hall, and then His Majesty the Emperor vanished without a trace.

Once only the emperor and his minister remained in the hall, the Defense Minister asked with a mixture of regret and indignation, "Your Majesty, how... how could you waste such a golden opportunity?"

Seeing the anxious minister, Toma smiled and said, "Darton, let me ask you, if things go according to your plan, what do you think our relationship with the Erus Empire will become in the future?"

Upon hearing this, the Defense Minister fell into deep thought and remained silent for a long time.

"Darton, you must understand that although we are currently allies with the Erus Empire, it's hard to say how things will develop in the future. Do you think we can surpass them with this short-lived prosperity? And once we lose our value, do you think they will still tolerate our existence?"

As a seasoned veteran, Darton naturally knew that everything His Majesty said was true, and in an instant, a chill ran down his spine.

"Then... then..."

After much discussion, a bright lightbulb finally appeared on the Minister of Defense's head.

"So you arranged for Her Highness the Princess to become His Majesty Sodir's Sordil in order to bring the two countries closer together."

"Hehe! With this teacher-student relationship, we and the Erus Empire are no longer just ordinary allies, but family. Then... hehe!"

Seeing the lewd smile on His Majesty the King's face, the Minister of Defense pondered for a moment, then joined in the laughter. (The signature smile of a cunning old fox.)

After leaving the Fiore Royal Palace, Old Suo went straight back to the Heartfilia Family and told Leila about the king's reply.

After the two had finished processing the information, His Majesty the Emperor asked the question that had been on his mind.

Upon learning that the situation was unfolding exactly the same as in his previous life, Old Suo immediately bid farewell to the couple and boarded a silver express car to head to the Western Continent.

"Knock knock"

"Knock knock"

When no one came to answer the door, Old Suo simply made a slash in the air and passed through the door.

Looking at the empty room, His Majesty the Emperor frowned slightly.

"Da da"

"Da da"

Walking slowly to the table and chairs in the room, Lazy God reached out and gently scraped them.

Looking at their impeccably clean fingers, Sordil murmured, "It seems they haven't gone very far!"

After speaking, Old Suo closed his eyes and quietly sensed a certain reaction. The next second, he boarded the Silver Express again.

Although various problems were encountered, they were all overcome through everyone's joint efforts, and all preparations for the Eclipse were completed. However, about half a year passed quietly amidst the busy work, so the launch date was once again set for July 7th, 777.

Thanks to the presence of the deliveryman, professional messenger, and space controller, Aquarius was not absent this time, but her temporary owner, the Green-haired Beauty, did not appear.

This isn't because the beauty has disappeared again, nor is it because she refuses to come; rather, it's because someone has asked her to go invisible for their ultimate plan.

"Leila, are you ready? (Old Suo)"

The blonde beauty didn't speak, but slowly stepped forward and inserted the twelve keys in her hand into their respective slots in sequence.

"Thump!"

"Buzz!"

After the key entered the designated position, the green metal door made a loud noise, and then golden light emanated from the twelve empty spaces.

Looking back and seeing the affirmative look in the other person's eyes, the blonde beauty began to channel magic into the metal door as she had practiced before.

"Buzz!"

As magic was inputted, the metal ring in the center of the gate began to slide.

"Clang!"

After the ring swam past, a metallic clanging sound came from the gate, and then the giant metal pillar on the gate began to slowly slide outward.

Clang!

Clang!

Just as the minute hand of the clock completed its 180-degree rotation, the last metal pillar stopped rotating, and the door suddenly bounced outward a certain distance.

"Clang!"

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

After the door popped open, a series of buzzing sounds came from inside, and then the two giant door panels began to slowly slide outwards. At the same time, countless white smoke billowed out from inside the door, obscuring the view of the people in front of it.

"Whoosh!"

Just as everyone was still in astonishment, sounds came from inside the door again, but this time it was not a buzzing sound, but several sharp whistling sounds.

"When!"

Not long after the sound of something breaking through the air, another impact came from inside the door. Then, as if pushed by a pair of giant hands, the door suddenly opened completely.

"Whoosh!"

Just as everyone was looking at each other in bewilderment, five orbs of light of different colors disappeared into the night sky with a piercing sound.

"Da da"

"Da da"

Before everyone could catch their breath, another series of footsteps came from inside the gate.

"Da da"

"Da da"

A moment later, under everyone's gaze, a blonde young woman who looked nine-tenths like Leila slowly walked out of the door.

The moment the two sides met, everyone inside and outside the door was stunned. (Except for Old Suo, of course, since he was a transmigrator and a die-hard fan who had watched Fairy Tail at least twenty times.)

"Teacher, what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing the blonde woman's shout, everyone in front of the door, except for Leila who opened it, felt a sense of unease about the world. (PS: The people in front of the door included King Fiore, the Defense Minister, the Knight Commander, and Cartel.)

Amidst the shifting gazes of the crowd, Old Suo spoke up, "I was the one who first proposed the Eclipse plan, so I naturally know how to use it."

"Teacher, I'm not questioning your abilities, but... you've already... already..."

Looking at the hesitant blonde woman, Old Suo laughed and said, "Hehe! I did encounter some big trouble at the time, but I didn't die as the rumors say."

Upon hearing this, the blonde woman rubbed her eyes and then threw herself into the arms of the person in front of her.

"Very good!"

"That's wonderful!"

"I thought... I thought..."

"Waaaaah... waaaah..."

"Waaah... This is... This is so wonderful!"

Seeing the blonde woman sobbing uncontrollably, the world of the four gatekeepers collapsed, while the gate-opening general revealed a relieved smile.