Chapter 21 Or the New Secretary

Sorry for taking so long, guys. Since mid-March I couldn't access the site normally via my computer, it kept showing me an error connecting to the site, a firewall and other technical nonsense that I don't really understand.

After all the slaves had been registered and categorized according to their skills and desires, Sigmund met with the King once more and they held a meeting. It was obvious that this event had to be taken advantage of. It was Tuesday, and the Weekly Wizard comes out on Monday mornings, which meant that there were at least five days to somehow correct the story.

Sigmund suggested not changing anything, just adding details, such as that all those who suffered from the alliance of dark guilds would be transported around the country for their peace of mind.

This will be a very generous act on the part of the ruling power, which will improve the position of power in the eyes of the people. The slaves themselves will also serve as good advertising, which will confirm the story that really happened.

The fact that, in the eyes of the public, the slaves were not kidnapped by yet another cult Zeref , and a full-fledged Dark Guild Alliance was relatively easy to confirm. To implement such actions, the guild must either be incredibly huge and strong, but it would have been discovered long ago and put forward a ten-year task, or it was a large Alliance of small and medium-sized Dark Guilds.

Besides, it hit all the light guilds very hard, and especially the Magic Council. The guilds simply lost some trust in themselves, but they had been losing it for quite some time due to the constant kidnappings, and they all had the same reasons for not helping because of the laws of the Magic Council.

At the same time, Spirit Heart, as a Magic Guild subordinate not to the Magic Council, but to the Royal Authority, seemed like a real salvation and guarantor of citizens' freedom.

In other words, this was a very strong blow to the reputation of the Magic Council. Two or three more such "failures" and it will be possible to justifiably reduce the influence of this very council on magicians within the framework of various rights and obligations in the territory of Fiore . And if they try to somehow put pressure on the editorial board of the Weekly Wizard magazine, then they will simply dig a hole for themselves, since due to the distribution of slaves across the country, it will be simply impossible to shut their mouths. In addition, such a high-profile case will be actively discussed by people. Hargeon - a large port city that ships goods throughout the entire coastline of Fiore .

In other words, the council had no chance to save its image.

And right now Sigmund was busy with other duties.

This world is his long-term project, which he will be working on for a long time, at least for the next 10 or 20 years. But due to the rules of the chat, time in this world will move along with the world Sigmund is in, since Ultear is not going anywhere. Sigmund also cannot sit in this world for several months without leaving, since his growth spurt will be noticed at home. And he himself has things to do there. He loves his family, and therefore does not want to burden them beyond their limits. When he gets True Magic , he will admit his situation. By then, all his oddities will be simply "normal".

Therefore, Sigmund must leave a deputy in this world whom he can trust.

Ciel can't be here because she wants to be with Sieg, and her disappearance for a long time will raise questions. Not to mention that Siegmund should be more concerned about her emotional health than anyone else. Their separation for a long time will only worsen their relationship.

Ur and Ultear can't be either. Ur is training Gray, and Ultear is a little girl with her own problems.

Sigmund also cannot leave the future core of the guild in the care of the Royal Power. It is obvious to him that Toma will use this chance to lure his mages, for whom Sigmund has big plans, to his side.

This means that Sigmund needs to find a strong enough person that he knows and can also control.

And there was such a man.

Irene Belserion .

In the current timeline, she should still be on the run, finding her with Garganta shouldn't be hard, since he knows a lot about her, and he also has her "residual mark" in the form of Erza . Sigmund has already obtained data from Erza with his skills, finding her mother shouldn't be hard.

However, the main reason why Sieg chose her is quite simple. Irene passionately wants to become human again, so that Siegmund can pull her soul out of her body and place it in cooked Gigai won't present any difficulties. He's already assembled a whole laboratory that will help him with this.

And for now, Sigmund is the only person in the world who can fulfill her cherished wish and free her from the persecution of Acnalogia .

Therefore, Irene has a personal interest in carrying out Sigmund's orders, and they do not conflict with any of her personal interests or principles.

However, this can take quite a long time, and children should not be left completely unattended.

Sigmund waited until his future magicians had gathered before him to speak with him.

- Well, have you looked at your rooms yet?

Sigmund knew that such children needed a place where they could feel safe, so he built a dormitory above one of Nirvana's pillars. He created the best conditions that young mages could ever wish for. This way, at least one core that powers all of Nirvana would be under constant surveillance.

- Yes, we looked at them.

Erza answered quickly, clearly and to the point.

- They are very big!

Yukino , as one of the most innocent in the group, was the most cheerful. Sorano watched her with a somewhat joyful, but forced smile. Sigmund was sure that Sorano was now remembering all the hardships she had to endure in order to protect her sister.

- And light ones.

Eric, one of the most perceptive children, also noticed this. Because of his incredible hearing, reminiscent of the magic of predictions, he could read people better than any polygraph, but " Jeanette " in front of him was completely unreadable. It was difficult for him to even hear her breathing and heartbeat, but she was the only one who cared about his fate, and so he followed her.

- Good beds.

Midnight singled out what he liked most. Because he almost always had to sleep in very uncomfortable places in newly built cells, he almost never got enough sleep. A comfortable bed was a luxury he hadn't even dreamed of until recently.

The other children also nodded their heads enthusiastically. Their excitement was obvious.

- Erza and Eric are in charge , as they are the calmest. I might be gone for a couple of days, so you will have to cook your own meals. The recipe book and food are in the dorm kitchen. And while I'm gone, I advise you to read books about magic and train more . The more you run, the better, as you will be able to get stronger faster and learn how to use magic. Do you understand me?

- Yes!

The children answered quickly, as it was their habit. Sigmund, on the other hand, began to teach them to be independent. The refrigerator was full of food, they would not die of hunger, and the instructions in the recipe book were as simple as possible, so they would definitely learn to cook.

However, Sigmund saw little Erza raise her hand up, trying to get attention.

- Yes, Erza . What do you want to ask?

- When can we use magic?

- In about a month after that, you will all get back into shape. You are skin and bones now, almost everyone is underweight. In about a month, you will get back into shape, your body will rest, calm down, become stronger, after which you will be able to practice magic. Did I answer your question?

- Yes, but what if I run more? Will I be able to start training earlier?

- Yes, but don't push yourself. After an hour of running at an easy pace, you'll need to rest for at least two hours, otherwise you'll only hurt yourself.

- OK, thank you!

Sigmund couldn't help but stroke Erza's head. And being a serious girl, Erza was simply confused by the tenderness shown. A little later, Sigmund spoiled the other children, and then went to Garganta . His "tags" were as follows: #Irene_Belserion, #Dragon, #Red_hair, #Mage, #Woman, #Earth_end, #Erza_Mother.

It is no wonder that in this world there was only one person who satisfied all of Garganta's requests .

And already on the way to her, Irene managed to notice the strangeness of the surrounding space, having discovered Sigmund's exit point, after which she immediately became extremely serious, expecting more trouble.

/ Damn, what a stunning ass she has, those thighs are worth killing for, and those boobs are worth drowning in! Ahem ... Even though I'm in a female gigai right now , Irene's figure is too tempting for my mind. Even Ranginku had a worse figure!

Irene Belserion was a beautiful woman with a perfect hourglass figure, with E cup breasts and incredibly attractive, child-bearing hips. Her face was also extremely attractive, being the epitome of the " voluptuous " type Milf ." But this picture was spoiled by Irene's clothes, which tried to hide her feminine virtues as much as possible.

However, for a man as insightful as Sigmund, these clothes hid nothing.

[Bloodline assimilation process completed 20.39%]

[Bloodline assimilation process completed 20.43%]

/ So the process of assimilation through stimulation of the lineage itself is exponential? At the very beginning, the increase from excitation was only 0.001%, and now it is as much as 0.04%. An interesting observation.

However, this had nothing to do with the current situation. Sigmund's self-control was more than enough to ignore his permanent arousal when dealing with the shameless Yoruichi and the frivolous Ranginka . Here it is even easier for him to maintain his composure.

- I finally found you, Irene Belserion . First, let me introduce myself, my name is…

However, before Sigmund could finish speaking, Irene's fist flew into his face. Irene had been wandering the world for many years, trying to find a way to get rid of her curse, and therefore it was obvious that she was looking for the most promising and promising magicians who could help her. Due to the nature of her problem, most of them were dark magicians, with whom she was simply disgusted to be around. The man in front of her was not familiar to her, but somehow knew her. Therefore, with a probability of 99.99%, this was another dark magician.

She has no desire to talk to them, and even if she did, she would start collaborating with Hades.

So she tried to get rid of the problem.

For Siegmund in his prime, this attack was not particularly fast, maybe on par with Ulquiorra's base , but nothing more. However, Siegmund is now in a physical body, and quite weak by his standards. Physically, Irene was stronger, but she never hit Siegmund. Siegmund managed to dodge it, thanks to his Revelation and Bringer Light .

The next 200 meters of forest behind Sigmund was destroyed by an air strike caused by Irene's fist. Realizing that the enemy was extremely strong to be able to dodge her blows, Irene became much more serious. She made a series of punches, ending with a diagonal kick. Sigmund did not attack, hoping that this was just a test on her part, but the attacks did not stop, reducing their surroundings to rubble.

- Really? Apparently you don't intend to talk.

- You couldn't know me if you weren't a dark magician, and I don't intend to talk to your kind.

- Even if I say that I want to help you with your small but monstrous problem, Dragon Queen?

- For that, you'll need to be a powerful life mage, surpassing Zeref's level . If you even remotely had that level of magic, I would have found you and made a contract with you long ago.

Irene is not so desperate as to allow dark mages to do whatever they want with her. She wants to regain her humanity herself. Besides, trusting such individuals is extremely stupid.

- Hmm ... For you, I'm a dark platform, and therefore you won't believe me in any case if I don't defeat you... Well, in general, this even plays into my hands. I'll try to be softer with you , so don't be offended.

And immediately after that, he turned on the live broadcast once again.

Tragic Love Alabama: Good morning, dear~!

Five minutes to dead : Are you looking for trouble on your own? Who this time?

Gender Equality Advocate: Wow, another beauty this time? Should I call you the Gender Equality Advocate ?

Cute slime: And very attractive.

Illogical Exhibitionist: Broadcast again? Will there be moralizing this time too?

EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE !: Glad you see . Especially you, Ciel . And no, I was just recruiting the core members for my guild. I feel like Nagato recruiting members for Akatsuki .

Sweet Slime: Doesn't it bother you that you're in a fight right now?

EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Oh, what can she do to me? So what if she can destroy a country with one attack, being in the top 5 of the world. What does that matter to me?

It was at this moment that Irene made an unexpected turn, kicking Siegmund, fortunately he managed to block, however ... And due to the sufficient force of the blow, the ground behind Siegmund began to crumble, forming a real ravine ten kilometers long. It was a very strong blow, which only a select few could survive, but for Siegmund it was not something serious. He took advantage of the Dragon Queen's hesitation, successfully delivering an uppercut to her, throwing her into the air a couple of hundred meters. Using Sonido , Sieg found himself next to Irene and imposed his fight on her in the air. Due to her catastrophically huge combat experience, Irene instantly got her bearings and began to give Siegmund a worthy rebuff in the duel.

Sadistics Dominatrix #1: I didn't really notice your superiority over her. Why don't you just suppress her by force to end this farce faster ?

Even though Sigmund's mind was crystal clear, he could feel his heart beating loudly. He didn't feel any danger from Irene. No matter how strong she was in this world, there was a huge gap between their strength categories.

However, he only experienced such passion and excitement during battles with Zaraki and Unohana.

Both were incredibly strong and dangerous, they both didn't care about their wounds and especially not about Sigmund's wounds. The battle with them was not some pathetic one, which Byakuya liked , it was not a battle of strategies, as Urahara liked , it was a battle of two monsters, who found out who was stronger.

The battle with Irene Belserion was more of a game for Sigmund, and a calculated move to win her over. For him, she was not the proud and dangerous Dragon Queen, but simply a powerful mage. He did not feel any danger from her at all.

So why was he so excited?

Why was he deafened by the beating of his own heart?

[Bloodline assimilation process completed 20.445%]

Alabama's Tragic Love: I would guess that he is stimulating the bloodline assimilation process. The more he uses his magic, the faster the assimilation process goes.

EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Yeah, I'm just biding my time to catch a bigger fish for one of my projects.

This phrase aroused genuine interest in the rest of the chat. Sigmund's previous project was the almost complete destruction of humanity. What else could come into his crazy mind?

Five minutes to dead : Can you tell me more? I'm your future guildmate .

EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE !: Let me explain later . Perhaps at a personal meeting.

Sigmund decided not to use his reiatsu in his sparring with Irene, as it was simply unnecessary. It would be extremely difficult to challenge her again in the future, so he should get the most out of this fight.

- You are one of the strongest sorceresses I have ever seen. I commend you. However, this will not help you.

Enchantment : Explosion

Irene once again punched Siegmund, but this time it was not a simple punch, but one that utilized Magic. Upon contact with Sieg, red energy was released, creating an explosion of enormous proportions. The explosion was so powerful that it was able to destroy most of the surrounding forest, as well as throw Siegmund into a mountain with enough force to pierce through it.

Gender equality advocate: A very ordinary strike with an explosion radius of over 20 kilometers... how scary to live.

However, for Sigmund it was nothing significant, just small bruises all over his body, which immediately disappeared thanks to his regeneration as an Incubus.

Irene was serious in this fight, she understood perfectly well that such an attack would not kill Sigmund, but it was dangerous to strike at random, and therefore she used eye magic.

A huge eye with a cross-shaped pupil appeared in the sky.

Enchantment : Air

Irene enchanted most of the surrounding atmosphere, creating a hurricane of wind that was intended to grind Sigmund down. However, he simply dispersed all of it with his Concentration Magic.

/ Magic of movement, air or antimagic ... A problematic opponent, but nothing more.

Irene was experienced enough not to use the same failed trick over and over again.

Celestial Magic: Meteor

Irene cast another spell on herself to become faster. She flew towards Sigmund with lightning speed, trying to get rid of him as quickly as possible. Sigmund himself was not against playing around either, he took on his demonic form with horns, tail and wings, after which they began to fight in the air. There was a silent agreement between them to move their fight from the ground to the ocean, so as not to create even more destruction.

Their fight didn't last very long, only five minutes, in which they could have destroyed the country, but Irene couldn't afford to fight mindlessly. She became more serious.

Enchantment : Rays

Enchantment : Fire

Enchantment : Water Sickles

While thousands of magical beams, titanic fire streams kilometers long and numerous water sickles distorting the ocean itself tried to hit Sigmund, who dodged most of the attacks with amazing ease, Irene decided to use her trump card.

Through her torn clothes, it was clearly visible that white scales began to appear on her arms and legs, as if she were a reptile. However, the most astonishing thing was that her magical power level had increased dramatically, more than fourfold.

Armor

Arms

Vernier

Deus Corona

Deus Eques

EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Wow, she's gotten a little more serious?

Alabama's Tragic Love: What Did She Do?

EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: She used the power of a dragon, increasing the power of her Magic by 4 times. She doubled her strength, defense, and speed, and then tripled her physical capabilities and defense again . Roughly speaking, she became 50 times more dangerous.

While the rest of the chat users could only see some barely visible stripes, Ciel could see all the details perfectly. However, Irene still did not pose a threat to Sigmund.

Secret of the Dragon Slayers: Explosion of Smashing Flames!

Irene's hands were covered in fire, after which she made a circular motion, the sea of fire swallowed the nearest water area, creating a huge Fire Dome, which began to shrink with apparently speed, but its epicenter was Sigmund.

The pressure and temperature of the environment began to increase exponentially, turning the surrounding space into something like a star.

Millions of degrees, hundreds of thousands of tons of hydrogen and oxygen, and pressure of hundreds of atmospheres created the ideal environment for starting a thermonuclear explosion.

Sigmund decided not to lag behind and began to fly straight towards Irene, intending to hit her as hard as possible, but he only saw her smirk.

Roar of the Heavenly Dragon!

Because Sigmund was so close to Irene, he had absolutely no chance to dodge her attack. And so, taking the full brunt of the attack, Sigmund flew straight to where the epicenter of the thermonuclear explosion would be.

And if Sigmund wanted to stay safe, he would have to defend himself. He immediately covered his body with a Magic Barrier, the layer of Magic was thin, but it was powerful enough to block the attacks of the powerful demons of the world of Mio and Maria.

Besides, he had no desire to be a punching bag. He used his magic to create enough matter near Irene, heat it up to the right temperature, and use Absorption - type magic to make the molecules of the created matter interact with each other , producing the Fusion of heavier elements.

The geniuses think alike, they both decide to blow each other up with a thermonuclear explosion. Irene used more substance, which will make the explosion much stronger, but due to the nature of Sigmund's Magic, his explosion will cause some additional damage to her soul.

And so, next to the two monsters, two small stars were born, illuminating half of the Earth's Edge with an incredibly blinding light and "northern lights" across the entire planet.

The explosion didn't last long, Sigmund managed to protect himself with the barrier that Lars was famous for, he was only burned. Half of his skin was simply burned off, but neither he nor Jeanne d' Arc were new to being burned alive, and his body was regenerating with visible speed. Looking at his opponent, Sigmund noticed that Irene didn't have a trace of the explosion, on the contrary, she looked even better than before their confrontation. Plasma arcs appeared around her from time to time, and a bloodthirsty grin played on her face.

/ Holy shit, she's a fucking psycho ! She ate a fucking thermonuclear explosion! I like her more and more! I even fell in love with her a little! ... And she's a fucking genius! Belserion's "element" was "wisdom" or " enchantment ". It was an element that doesn't even occur in nature! Irene slowed down the thermonuclear Fusion with her enchantment , and then swallowed all the matter I created! That's like trying to swallow your own hand along with food! She created an elemental affinity for herself, mixing magic with her charms to acquire a new element, like Natsu and Gajeel ! With an affinity for fire, she was able to swallow high-temperature plasma, and then the "element" of an explosion, with the subsequent fusion reaction! Now she's the Queen of the Star Dragons! A fucking Acnologia on the minimum settings !

- Now your song is sung. I admit, you are the strongest sorceress I have ever seen. In battle, you will be even stronger than Zeref .

Seeing the grin of a fighting maniac on Irene's face, Sigmund himself wanted to laugh.

- Yes, it's worth becoming a little more serious.

From this point on, Sigmund will begin to use his magic to its fullest, while simultaneously activating his skills.

First of all, the Authority of the Beast.

Even though Irene is now a dragon, she was once a human, so the damage increase still occurs.

And Irene felt it along with the opening of Sigmund's reserves of Magic.

/ It's like she used a second source... She was dangerous before, and now she just went to a new level. I've suffered greatly from receiving a new element, I feel like my insides are going to fail. Maximum 20 minutes of fighting, after which I will pass out. The fight must end quickly.

And since Irene needed to calculate her strength not only for the enemy in front of her, but also leave enough reserves for a subsequent escape, she cancelled the spell of transformation into a human.

Before Sigmund appeared a picture of a majestic dragon with white scales and a red mane. Its length reached 30 meters, which, together with the monstrous magical presence, inspired real horror in any person who met such a monster.

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However, Sigmund was not human, and he was not afraid of Irene at all. He just wanted to see what she could do in her dragon form to get more OD.

Roar of the Star Dragon Queen!

Irene didn't hold back in this form, and all of her magic is amplified in this form. If she could destroy a city with a random spell in her human form, what would happen when she got serious, got a boost from a new element, refilled her magic, cast one of the most destructive spells in her arsenal, and used her full Dragon Force?

She will become a real destroyer of nations.

A white beam of energy flew towards Sigmund, but he dodged her attack with demonstrative ease and moved behind her.

- Not a bad blow, although it's still a bit weak for me.

/ This speed! Teleportation!?

The next moment, Irene felt a powerful blow to her side, which sent her flying with terrible force. She felt her insides bursting from the excessive strain, causing profuse internal bleeding. It was not fatal, but very painful and interfered with the subsequent fight.

And while Irene was flying away, Sigmund followed the flight of the "Roar". Unlike Natsu's usual Fire Dragon's Roar , this was more of a spit, which was used by older dragons like Igneel . What was most surprising was that the water near this energy ball simply evaporated due to its enormous temperature. And after this ball hit a nearby island, an explosion thundered, which lit up the entire sky with a white flash. And when the flash disappeared, it became obvious that the island had disappeared.

EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Not bad. This island was about the size of Iceland. It needs a meme like "I am a Nuclear Explosion!" or something like that. I didn't think Irene would learn to shoot thermonuclear explosions.

Illogical Exhibitionist: Hmm? Random island-level attacks? What kind of power is that? Mao class? Super class?

Despite the calmness in Rias's words , she was quietly hysterical inside. It was obvious that Sigmund wasn't even straining himself, and he was already pushing back an opponent of this caliber.

And Rias had already managed to quarrel with Sigmund.

EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: You haven't seen the Divine Dragons and Acnalogia yet . They're a head taller than her, if not two. Although I admit that she's the smartest of them all.

The next time Sigmund turned his attention to Irene, she was already preparing another trap for him. It was painfully obvious to her that she was just being played with, but her pride would not allow her to simply accept defeat. Acnalogia had been chasing her for 400 years! Not a single dragon could hold out against this monster for even an hour, when she, at the cost of her mental, emotional and psychological health, was protecting the world from this psycho !

She won't allow another crazy mage with a superiority complex to be born!

Dark writings!

A one-on-one battle in a designated area until one is dead.

Deus Sema !

After this combination, Irene began to wait for countermeasures from her opponent. Her main trump card is Deus Sema is not an instant spell, so she needs to buy herself some time.

/ Unfortunately, this is my last fight. Life has been lousy, but there's nothing I can do about it. Unfortunately, I won't be able to meet Erza before I die , but I can get rid of a new danger. After my death, Acnalogia will move to Guilten . There are many strong dragons there, so it will take some time. I just hope that it will be enough time for her to live her life fully and happily ... Well. It's time.

Irene began to look expectantly at her opponent, who looked as casual as possible. She knew that in a normal fight she was no match for her, but she did not expect that the sorceress in front of her would look at her with interest, not even trying to attack.

- I see you've decided to give it your all . While this meteorite is flying towards us, can we have a chat?

- It only plays into my hands, you understand that?

- Obviously.

- So what good does all this do you?

- You. You are my main prize.

- And why do you need me? If you were a man, I could still imagine options, but now? Even if you kill me, nothing comes to mind.

- I want you as my subordinate. I have a couple of cases that require close supervision, but I can't be in several places at once. You will carry out my orders.

The disguised incubus was interested in listening to his interlocutor's speech, but the Dragon only grinned.

- And if not?

- You have a vested interest in this. Well, now is not the time.

And at that moment a black ball appeared at Sigmund's index finger, while Irene herself was in absolute horror.

For the first time in years, Irene Belserion doesn't understand what's happening.

She knew that she was one of the most powerful beings in this world, but this ball contained five times more Magic than she actually had.

Is she fighting against God?

No, the gods in this world are weak. Irene herself can kill 18 Yakuma Battle Gods with two or three hits in her human form. If the gods were stronger than dragons, then there would be no point in Irene herself inventing Dragon Slayer Magic. God Slayer Magic was invented later than Dragon Slayer Magic to finish off the remaining gods in Ishgar .

God of time Chronos?

So he can't stop any strong dragon!

Irene generally considers Ankhselam a non-existent bogeyman, and Zeref a superstitious idiot.

And while Irene was watching this black ball, the day turned into night, after which it became light again, and there was no trace left of the huge meteorite.

She never had a chance from the start.

And while the broken Irene was flying in front of Sigmund, he himself was in high spirits.

- Well then, Irene, get ready to become my subordinate. All that's left is to chase away the bigger fish and that's it.

- A bigger fish ? Who are you talking about?

- Acnologia .

Sigmund went beyond the designated area. The dark writings tried to resist it, but... in the Reiatsu battle between this enchantment and Sigmund, Sigmund obviously wins.

Irene was shocked again by such a… casual statement about defeating the strongest being. She wasn't even embarrassed by such a simple destruction of her charms, which could have worked even on Acnalogia . These are charms of the area, just like the One Universe.

/ Although she is already a monster. I am 10 times stronger than Zeref , and Acnologia is head and shoulders above me, as is this sorceress ... If she succeeds, doesn't that mean it will be the best possible outcome?

- If you defeat Acnalogia , then I will serve you.

- It turns out that dragons are easy to deal with, just show that you can defeat them and that's it.

Irene heard laughter in the sorceress's voice, but she couldn't understand why there was laughter there at all. Either it was sarcasm, or this sorceress really thought that she, Irene Belserion , was so flighty and simple. However, Irene was not a fool , and so she kept silent. She would have plenty of time to figure out the character of her possible boss.

The Black Dragon of the Apocalypse did not take long to appear.

A nightmare that has haunted Irene for over 400 years.

Sigmund decided not to bother with him, simply fired a weak Cero at him, however, to his surprise, Acnalogia swallowed his attack.

- Wow, so he can really eat any magic?

- So we are doomed.

Irene understood that in her half-dead state, when Sigmund had squeezed all the juices out of her in the previous battle, she could not be saved.

However, Sigmund didn't care. He took out some kind of weight from his spatial pocket and then threw it at Acnalogia .

It was the most ordinary piece of iron.

And Acnalogia took this as a personal insult. He began to charge his Dragon's Roar to full , so that not a trace would remain of the insolent ones.

But he was a little late.

Sigmund managed to put up multi-layered barriers in front of him, completely covering him and Irene, and then applied his magic to the weight. It was a prototype of a spell he wasn't entirely sure about.

Spell of Disintegration.

And Sigmund was absolutely right in not using this spell at home, as it was too dangerous.

Explosion of matter.

All three of them felt the world around them begin to slow down.

And the 32-kilogram weight, for some reason, flew faster than it should have, landing with a green light right under the joint of Acnalogia's paw .

The Star Dragon Queen and the Apocalypse Dragon sensed a trick.

Sigmund, on the other hand, was grinning from ear to ear. He immediately poured a huge amount of reiatsu into the barrier, which would completely block him and Irene from the upcoming explosion, while simultaneously activating Jeanne d'Arc's phantasm .

Luminosity Eternelle

Over Irene and Sigmund created another dome.

And there was an explosion.

There were no other special effects, just a blanket of white light filling the world. The planet itself shook from the force of the explosion.

And a moment later, Irene was in shock that she didn't take damage from Acnalogia's Dragon Roar , instead she heard his screams of agony!

Acnologies !

The strongest creature!

A creature against which there is no salvation.

Irene has tried to defeat Acnalogia many times in the past . All the most powerful spells like "Secret of the Dragon Slayers: Explosion of Smiting Flame!" or " Deus Sema » against this indomitable force were simply useless.

Irene had long since lost hope of killing this creature.

And now she sees how the girl, who appeared out of nowhere, trampled her into the dirt, and then with such ease ... O tore off Acnalogia's arm up to the elbow?

- Hmm... as an offensive spell, "disintegration" is ineffective. The energy release is too small due to incomplete conversion of mass into energy. And as a component of Creation Magic, it is too dangerous.

/ Is she going to use THIS for CREATION Magic?!

Irene immediately realized that her new acquaintance was crazy. However, she was pleased to watch Acnalogia run away with his tail between his legs.

- You're not going to finish him off? You should understand as well as I do how dangerous he is.

Irene was more surprised that her "friend" wasn't pursuing Acnalogia . Sigmund just shrugged. He was perfectly fine with the fact that Acnalogia was still alive. At this point, he didn't know Irene very well, and Acnalogia would be another deterrent to her.

- I don't really care about him. He's not a threat to me, he'll try to get stronger now to get revenge. Compared to you, he's a bad fighter. He has practically no tactics, his whole life he's relied on brute force and the superiority of his own "Magic" element over his other opponents. He's powerless against me.

- How do you know his element? I can swallow almost any magic too.

- My magic is special, because it is based on spiritual practices. Does it contain suspiria or whatever it is called here? Well, that is not important, what is important is that such specific magic was devoured Acnalogia . This means that his element is "magic". Our battle ended immediately after the first blow. In addition, he is a scarecrow that drives away the Divine Dragons of Gilten from Ishgar . They are about equal in strength, but for them, he is an inconvenient opponent.

[ Broadcast Completed ! EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE! 1256 OD awarded!]

And while that was all true, Sigmund wasn't stupid enough to give Acnalogia time to get stronger and bite him in the ass or kill someone from his guild. He'd let him fly for a couple months, then find him with the Garganta and kill him.

However, he emerged from this battle as the absolute winner. In the end, he not only got his main prize in the form of Irene, and with her, completed half of the tasks he wanted to do in this world, he also received additional prizes.

[Bloodline assimilation process completed 24.429%]

Getting a whopping 4% from just a mock battle with Irene is a very nice bonus. It also proves that actively using the bloodline increases the assimilation rate.

- I see ... I hope this won't be the reason for our downfall.

- Wow, already "ours"?

- Obviously, under your protection, I will be safe from this monster. From this day on, I will be under your command.

- I'm glad you figured it out so quickly, Irene. Now, we'll have to solve your little problem.

Sigmund immediately grabbed Acnalogia's hand , it was his war trophy, which would help him greatly in the future.

One of the main goals that Sigmund set for himself was to obtain Dragon Slayer Magic. That is why Erza was so important to him.

Sigmund would receive Dragon Slayer Magic from Irene or Acnalogia . He would soon receive the process of creating the magic itself from Irene herself via the Book of the End. In addition, having several objects to collect data on was better than one. If in some outcome Sigmund needed to recreate the "dragon seed", he would simply reassemble it from Acnalogia's flesh , obtaining its "Magic" element, significantly increasing his survivability and his own magic resistance. And although this was a secondary task, it was too important to do it half- heartedly.

The initial goal was to obtain the Magic itself, since only Dragon Slayer Magic had the property of rebuilding the mage's body into the one whose magic he used. Wendy used Sky Dragon Magic, and therefore she transformed into a Sky Dragon, and the Dragon Force mode is just an intermediate stage of transformation into a dragon. Irene herself is incomparably stronger in dragon form than in Dragon Force form. Sigmund was always surprised that the plot of Fairy Tail so diligently avoided the topic of the fact that after the dragons disappeared from the bodies of the Dragon Slayers, they themselves would eventually turn into dragons, and judging by everything, Wendy would turn faster than the others.

Sigmund sought this magic primarily to make his allies stronger. Using chat for such transformations is unreliable, time-consuming, expensive, and impractical. Sigmund can at any time go to the world of Mio and Maria, obtain samples of God or Demon, and then create his own analogue of God and Demon Slayer Magic. In the end, Sigmund can also go to the world of Ciel and try to recreate the spirits.

The basis of any spirit is its Sephira Crystal (Qlipha), which is a component. It has been shown that the crystal itself can be incomplete and still create a spirit. Quasi Spirits are essentially spirits whose Crystal was too weak to make their life stable. The White Queen is proof of this. She is a Quasi Spirit, but because she has drawn most of Lucifuge onto herself , her life is stable. Mio Takamiya herself created Qlipha Crystals from her own Reiryoku and Reishi , so there is no reason why Sigmund cannot do something similar. He just needs a role model to follow and create an initial model.

Irene herself was also curious to know what problem Sigmund had been talking about all this time. She had used enchantment magic on herself to turn herself back into a human.

- Can you enlighten me? I don't remember telling you about my problems.

- Well, I have a very specific type of prediction magic. Thanks to it, I was able to find out about you. It just so happens that my main specialization is soul magic. Creating a human body for you won't be difficult.

- Oh , so that's how you know so much...

Despite her outward calm, Irene was in a strange state. She felt a strange range of emotions that she could not understand. She felt joy, relief, hope, anger, disappointment and helplessness. However, because of her situation, she could not recognize exactly what she was feeling. All this time, she felt like a corpse.

- Yes, I'll quickly get you in order, after which we can agree on what exactly you should do.

- If I can become human again, I will be happy.

Sigmund opened the Garganta in front of him and beckoned Irene to follow him.

- Be careful, now we are in a gap between dimensions, if you fall from the platform, you will be torn to pieces.

- And your method of movement is quite risky. Besides, the magic here is extremely unstable.

Irene, of course, tried to create at least some semblance of a barrier on which she could stand, but she practically failed. The barrier was created, but quickly disappeared, the space itself sucked out magic, despite the fact that it created pressure comparable to the reserve of an S-rank mage. Well, spatial magic simply did not work here.

- The thing is that Earth Land is not the only world. There is the world of Celestial Spirits, there is Earth Land, there is Edolas , from which Magic is leaking, and Elentir , which suffers from an excess of Magic. Earth Land is stable, but Magic is constantly leaking into it from Edolas . Under normal circumstances, this would lead to Edolas completely losing its Magic, there would be no more wizards there at all. Earth Land would begin to experience an excess of Magic, but due to its connection with the world of Celestial Spirits, which takes over most of the Magic, this does not happen. Elentir suffers from an excess of Magic. This led to the fact that the inhabitants of that world are trying their best to destroy the excess Magic. Due to the high concentration of Magic in the atmosphere, 99% of the population are magicians, but more than half of the children die either during childbirth or after some time due to magical fever. I think you understand where this could lead.

- A demographic crisis, the population will simply begin to die out.

This isn't the first time Irene has heard about parallel worlds, but it's only now that she's learned just how bad things can get.

- Exactly, add to this all sorts of magical anomalies that occur all over the world, as well as the possible birth of various Etherious , such as the Demons of the Books of Zeref right in the middle of the city.

- What a promising prospect … And how do we avoid it? I don't like the idea of living on a powder keg. I've already been on the run for 400 years.

- Well, we still have a couple of centuries. I am already starting to prepare for the solution of this issue, but until 78 there will only be preparation. However, I also have a guild that I created in order to solve the issues of the Earth's Edge.

- And for this you need a secretary. That is, me.

Irene knew that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get away, but the knowledge that she was working for something meaningful helped her cope with the fact that she had become practically a slave laborer.

- Exactly ... By the way, I wanted to ask you everything. Why are you so eager to become a human? It's hard for me to understand this desire, I've already died several times, I became a hybrid of 4 races, but I don't feel any difference between myself as a human and myself as a hybrid. There was nothing I couldn't adapt to.

Sigmund looked at Irene, who suddenly seemed extremely constrained and vulnerable. Although it didn't show on the outside, Sigmund was too good at reading people not to notice such a clear reaction. Irene herself felt uncomfortable.

- It's just... I feel dead both inside and out. I just want to feel alive again.

Sigmund could almost feel how hard it was for Irene to say those words. It was hard for such a proud woman to admit her weakness, let alone talk about such a delicate topic.

- Okay, thanks for your honesty. I'll try to do my best ... And we're here.

After Irene exited the Garganta , she saw an almost shiny laboratory that looked so good and modern that she couldn't even believe her eyes at first.

- What a... Beautiful design.

- Yeah, but he's not the important thing here. Let's go to the operating room, there I'll tell you about a few ways I can help you.

- Oh, so there are even several of them? I only came up with one, but it has a lot of limitations.

- You're talking about Personality Enchantment ? You do realize that it's a real crutch, right? The recipient's body must be physically strong enough not to explode from the sudden increase in magical force pressure, the ethereal container must be adapted to sudden loads. Not to mention that using such magic is simply dangerous. Over time, your personality itself can mix with the personality of the person whose body you've taken over. No one has canceled the memory of the body. Over time, you'll stop understanding who you are, what you've done, what your name is, who your relatives are, what's going on around you... There's little pleasant about that.

Irene sensed a certain ossified pain in her boss's words.

- Are you speaking from your own experience?

- Yeah, after the first reincarnation it was pretty hard, especially in childhood. But enough about me. I have a couple of solutions to your problem. The reincarnation option, of course, we are not considering. There are two more good options, both of which involve using Gigai . Gigai is a body that I artificially create in order to place my own soul or the souls of other people into it. In some cases, this is the only way to save someone's life.

- It reminds me of the basis of Soul Magic. Are you sure that it will definitely help me? The stronger the soul, the harder it is to interact with it.

Although Irene understood the principle by which she would become human again, she could not feel wary. A similar method was used by Bickslow to revive his totems, which indicates the primitiveness of this method. It is obvious that Irene will doubt this method of solving her problem. If everything was so simple, she would have done it long ago.

- I understand your skepticism, but these gigai can withstand my soul. Although universal dummies cannot reveal my full potential, they are plate enough that anyone can use them. There are also several varieties of gigai . Regular and external. I told you about the regular one.

- What's the difference?

- I am currently using the External one. Thanks to this, I can use advanced magic and use the Gigai's features . For example, I can give this Gigai innate magic to make it easier to learn how to use this magic on my own, and so on. First, we will try to create a suitable vessel for you. You will become a little weaker, but you will not need to grow up again. I will transfer your soul to the Gigai , and then use the External Gigai to create a frame rigid enough to withstand all your magical power. I have already prepared several similar options, but I will need a more subtle adjustment, and for this I need your sample.

- Roughly speaking, this is my Personality Enchantment , only without the downsides?

- In general, yes.

- Then do whatever you need to.

Sigmund did not hesitate, after which he took the Book of the End and made a small cut on Irene's hand. He placed the blood in a test tube, after which he left for another section of the Laboratory.

- Here's Gigai . First, try to pump him up with your magic little by little, this will increase his compatibility with you.

- Fine.

Irene looked at the naked humanoid body, which could not be clearly called male or female. Irene did not mince words and in a second poured the reserve of an S-rank mage into Gigai .

Her logic was simple, if this Gigai couldn't handle even such a small thing, then what was the point of continuing?

However, to her surprise, she felt almost no resistance, which she expected. Any material resists its change, she knows this better than anyone as an enchantment mage, but the Gigai in front of her was different. Irene saw how Gigai began to gradually transform into a female body. It was somewhat reminiscent of her figure as a teenager, but Irene was not sure. She continued to pump the rest of her Magic into Gigai . And despite the fact that this Magic was only about 1% of her maximum, this Magic was already more than all the holy mages and Gods of Ishgar have combined. And to Irene's greatest surprise, the Gigai in front of her did not show any signs of imminent destruction, in fact, it began to look exactly like her. Even the scar on her stomach was the same.

This gave her confidence that the plan would work.

Sigmund was in the process of creating the "Irene Belserion class card." Even though he had no intention of bullying Irene, he also had no intention of creating a new body for her.

At least for now.

Initially, he really wanted to create a new body for her, but at that time he knew Irene too little. All information about her was his memory of a manga rated 16+, which has little to do with reality. In that manga, Irene distracted Acnologia in human form for about two hours , buying time for Alvarez , after which, being half-dead, she went to fight Wendy and Erza . That fight was obviously unequal, but even so, Irene confidently dominated it until she healed Erza and Wendy , and then committed suicide.

Her loud words about taking Erza's body for herself were poorly matched by her actions.

Here, Sigmund was able to learn more about her history. The initial data was the same, the war with the dragons, the political marriage, and everything else. However, the reason Irene went crazy was not the fact of turning into a dragon, but the fact that Irene lost all sensitivity. This is what she meant when she told him, "I feel dead both inside and out." Due to the differences in the initialization of the Dragon Slayers, Irene lost all sensitivity. Acnalogia and Irene went through different processes to obtain Dragon Slayer Magic. Acnalogia 's process was more advanced, and therefore he did not go crazy like Irene.

After turning into a dragon, Irene stopped feeling warmth, cold, heat, she did not feel sleepiness, hunger, thirst, fatigue. No stab or blunt wounds were felt by her body. She did not even feel damage to her own body. She could simply go deaf in both ears and not even notice it. She did not even feel what she held in her hands. She did not feel smell and taste. And because of this, she went crazy.

Irene could literally faint from hunger, thirst, fatigue, or anything else simply because she didn't know she was hungry, tired, or thirsty. Irene could die from blood loss without even noticing it. She literally controlled a living corpse, knowing that it was her body. After that, the mental and physical rejection of the body began. For Sigmund, this was not something strange, he had seen similar psychological illnesses more than once during "his" career as a doctor, or rather, Unohana treated such patients. In Irene's case, her connection between her soul and body was broken, which is why she practically lost all sensitivity. This problem was widespread in the first versions of Gigai .

The main reason was the imperfection of the method of obtaining Magic, then Belserion did not correct Irene's condition, since by that time he simply died. And then stress, fighting dragons, improper growth of the "dragon seed", stress again and the final transformation into a dragon.

There is even a type of torture called sensory deprivation.

And Irene experienced almost complete sensory deprivation for 400 years straight, experiencing monstrous stress due to the fact that she was hunted by Acnalogia , who sought to kill all dragons.

Acnalogia himself was extremely principled, he wanted to kill all the dragons, he will do it 100%, but he will not leave any dragons in Ishgar , especially Irene, since she is a woman. He knows that dragons can quickly reproduce, and therefore wants to finish his job to the end.

And all this overlapped . On the one hand, she hated her body, rejecting it, on the other hand, Acnalogia was hunting her because she was a dragon, and he himself was tracking her by the scent of a dragon.

It's no wonder she became obsessed with getting a new body.

It even seemed somewhat logical.

Her decision to leave Erza behind was also logical, as if Erza spent too much time with her, she would be left with her scent, which Acnalogia could track . And Erza herself would not tolerate any fight between Acnalogia and Irene. Erza would die just from Irene's presence when she was using magic seriously.

However, Sigmund wanted to heal Irene completely, and for that she must accept herself as she really is. All that is required is a temporary limitation on her transformation into a Dragon and the Dragon Force. This is exactly what the "Irene Belserion Class Card " should be able to do. And he will return Irene's sensitivity with the help of Kaido .

And so, after 10 minutes of preparation, Sigmund approached Irene , who was watching her Gigai with interest .

- Well, I'm done. Lie down on the couch, now I'm going to transfer your soul to a new gigai .

- Take off all your clothes?

- It doesn't matter to me.

And immediately after these words, Irene took off all her clothes. Despite the fact that her boss assured her that it made no difference to her, Irene was too worried about this, and therefore could not allow even the smallest chance of error in something like this. In addition, her clothes were enchanted, and in her opinion, this could also somehow interfere with the process.

Meanwhile, Sigmund could see Irene in her true glory. And the sight alone made his blood pressure jump.

[Bloodline assimilation process completed 24.489%]

/ What a gorgeous figure she has… I feel like I'm going to choke on my drool right now. Those childbearing hips and those huge tits … Damn, they're too attractive! If I didn't already have a girlfriend, I'd hit on her.

By this time, Irene had already laid down on the couch, and Sigmund began his operation. Using his medical Kidō , he put Irene to sleep, after which he used magic to switch her body and Gigai . Even if she felt this movement, she wrote it down as a soul transfer. Then Sigmund began to heal Irene's soul with Kaido . And despite the fact that Irene looked quite cheerful, she had many wounds. The initial trauma at the moment of receiving Dragon Slayer Magic, its further progression due to the use of Magic, the terrible stress of the war 400 years ago, the improper formation of the dragon seed, the monstrous stress of being in the dungeon and general betrayal, and a full-fledged transformation into a dragon. This list alone was, to put it mildly, terrifying. But then came the psychological and physical rejection of her own body, which contributed to the separation of the soul from the body, constant running from Acnalogia , periodic fights with him, Zeref's attempts to somehow help her, but this only made things worse. And finally, the recent fight with Sigmund himself. Despite the fact that Irene successfully absorbed Sigmund's magic, turning into the Queen of the Star Dragons, the Demon's Magic still managed to cause her spiritual damage.

Compared to her, even Yamamoto after using Itto Caso was the image of health.

And that is why Sigmund is especially careful to heal every wound that Irene has managed to accumulate during this time. Of course, he will not be able to heal them all at once, but he will still have time to create healing springs. To begin with, Urahara's level , and then to the level of the "Demon of Hot Springs" will not be far, but this is for another time. The operation has already lasted more than an hour.

Opening her eyes, Irene stared at the unfamiliar ceiling. And while this would have alarmed anyone else, for her such scenes were just normal life. It's hard to get used to the ceiling when she travels almost every day, walking several hundred kilometers a day, trying to cover her tracks as much as possible.

/ How low have I fallen... The former queen of a great nation that united an entire continent lives like a vagabond, making a living as a laborer...

Such self-destructive thoughts often visit Irene's mind, after all, she has nothing else to focus on except her past and her curse. She had nothing, she has no family, no friends, no relatives, except for the daughter she had to leave behind , not even a man who was at least somewhat pleasing to the eye. All those jewels, gold, magical objects, books on Magic - all this is nothing more than trash, dust under her feet, when she can't even ENJOY ANYTHING.

Irene tried many times to distract her mind. But nothing helped. She tried to drown her sorrows in alcohol, but she felt neither the taste nor the intoxication. She tried to settle these emotions, but she did not feel the aroma of food, any sweetness or taste. She did not even feel banal satiety. She ate until she simply felt sick, and she did not even feel heaviness or pain in her stomach, not even the urge to vomit.

She lived the life of a living dead person.

Irene also tried to somehow distract herself in some kind of pleasure, but not a single masseur could knead her stone muscles, she could not even feel the touch on her skin.

Relaxing baths also did not give her any peace; she simply did not feel the temperature.

Irene also had thoughts about sexual pleasure, but how can she talk about it when she doesn't even feel the touch?

With each passing year, her disappointment in life grew stronger and stronger.

Irene tried to drown out her disappointment and self-pity through wealth and knowledge, but she quickly lost interest in all of this. The subtle music that had previously soothed her also had no effect on her.

She lived the life of a living dead person.

And Irene felt some kind of heaviness in her stomach, along with a constant tingling sensation throughout her body.

/ Apparently I got it bad in another skirmish with Acnalogia ... My ether container is literally bursting at the seams because of the new element.

Irene has long relied on her ethereal body's Magic Perception rather than her physical abilities. After all, only her sight, hearing , and magic have not abandoned her.

And Irene again felt that annoying tingling in her chest, especially her nipples, when she breathed.

/ So… Did I feel a tingling sensation just now?!

Irene immediately jumped up from her seat and began to touch her body. For the first time in a long time, she felt the softness of her own flesh, the sensation of touch, the slight coolness of the air and the unfamiliar couch.

For the first time in a long time, Irene felt alive!

And just at that moment she heard Sigmund open the door with a tray in his hands.

- Irene, I'm glad you're awake. I made you some lunch, I knew you'd be hungry after the surgery, so here it is.

The unknown boss Irene opened the lid of the tray, revealing the usual chicken soup, stewed potatoes with meat, and tea with a piece of apple pie.

And Irene understood all this by the smell.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Irene began to cry for the first time in a long time.

Sigmund immediately put the tray back into his spatial pocket, then walked over and hugged Irene by the shoulders.

- Irene, what happened? Why are you crying? Don't you feel anything?

Irene felt not only the anxiety in Sigmund's voice, but also the velvety softness, tenderness and warmth of someone else's flesh, that indescribable, intoxicating, soothing, tart smell of someone else's body.

Irene will remember those hugs and that smell for the rest of her life.

- No, everything is fine... It's just... I just feel alive again...

Irene never thought of presenting herself as the cool, unwavering, self-confident woman that is always visible. Now she is just Irene, just a woman who cried when she was overwhelmed with happiness.

Irene also felt how Sigmund's embrace became softer, she almost saw how her face smoothed out. Irene was hugged tightly, but she did not feel the hardness of the embrace, she felt only the indescribable softness and warmth of someone else's body. Sigmund began to gently stroke Irene's back, trying to calm her down.

And Irene calmed down, feeling almost maternal embraces and loving, soothing strokes.

With every second that passed, Irene felt more and more like she was alive again.

Irene will remember that hug and that smell for the rest of her life.

After all, it was they who gave her new life and happiness.