Spriggan 12 (Second Update)

Western Continent, capital of the Alvarez Empire.

"Wow, this place looks so much livelier than Magnolia City!"

Looking at the bustling streets, with their clothing and features completely different from Ishgar's, Mavis immediately returned to her girlish self and happily looked around everywhere.

Jerry shook his head at the sight, somewhat speechless.

Just moments ago, Mavis had been so nervous about meeting her lover and child, but now she had been drawn in by the lively streets again.

He felt that after Mavis recognized Magic King August as her son, it was hard to say who would end up taking care of whom.

But honestly, after giving the capital of the Alvarez Empire a quick sweep, he found that it was indeed far larger and more prosperous than any city in Ishgar.

Perhaps for the people of the Western Continent, the founding of the Alvarez Empire had not truly been a bad thing.

Before Zeref went to the Western Continent and established the empire, the Western Continent had been no different from Ishgar. Most matters were handled by Mage Guilds.

In fact, compared to Ishgar's five hundred Mage Guilds, the Western Continent had a full seven hundred and thirty Mage Guilds, and it had remained in a constant state of chaos and conflict.

It was Zeref's arrival that changed the state of the Western Continent. Leading a group of terrifyingly powerful mages he had recruited, he swept through all seven hundred and thirty Mage Guilds and established the centralized, peaceful, and prosperous Alvarez Empire of today.

However, Zeref's original intention had not been to bring prosperity to the Western Continent. He had only wanted to build a powerful magic empire to help him kill the Black Dragon Acnologia, whom even he could not defeat.

Of course, Zeref's thoughts had changed