Spirit Summoning

"Whoosh!"

After the gale swept past, a small mound suddenly rose from the ground. The next second, a skull crowned with green feathers emerged from the dirt.

"Phew... I never expected even Chairman Wu to be defeated, but this is far from over!"

With that, the skull dragged its slender body out of the ground and hopped into the forest.

"Hey, bad guy, you weren't just letting those four say goodbye, were you?"

Staring at the delicate face before his forehead, Lazy God turned his head aside and said in a very low voice, "Of course not! You're overthinking it!"

"Is that so?! (Her Highness the Empress wore an expression that said, 'I've seen through everything.')"

"O-of course!"

"Then why are you so nervous?"

"W-who's nervous?!"

Queen Irene did not expose Big Red Cloth. She merely kept staring at her with a smile.

"If that's the case, don't come asking me for help when something happens later!"

With that, Her Highness the Empress turned to leave.

Smack!

Grabbing her fragrant shoulder, His Majesty the Emperor, who had struggled internally for quite a while, said weakly, "It's actually nothing. I just left them a trump card to save their lives, to make sure they won't get screwed over by those guys from the Magic Council."

"Eh... with Xiao Ou and Fried around, can't their safety be guaranteed?"

"Xiao Ou and the others don't have enough influence yet. There are some places where they simply can't interfere. Besides, this is just an emergency measure in case something happens. It would be best if it never has to be used."

"That makes sense!"

"Um..."

"Oh my... Erza and the others are calling me. I'm off!"

Watching her graceful figure drift away, His Majesty the Emperor muttered speechlessly, "They just want you to