When Makarov finished saying he came for the Dragon Castle and then fell silent, the hall remained quiet for a moment.
Makarov originally thought there would be some reaction, but surprisingly, none of the three showed any change in expression.
Feeling helpless about Aegon's complete lack of reaction, Irene eventually broke the silence: "You might as well get straight to the point."
Makarov took a deep breath before speaking: "May I ask if the Dragon Castle originally belonged to the magic guild 'The Magic Dragon' from Guiltina?"
Even though he was 99% sure, with even a 1% chance, he had to confirm it.
"That's right."
Aegon sat up and looked Makarov in the eyes: "The curiosity you mentioned, is it yours or someone else's?"
Makarov was silent for a moment before nodding: "Both."
"Very well, I'll satisfy your curiosity all at once. The guild master of 'The Magia Dragon,' Elefseria, was killed by me. I uprooted his castle from Guiltina and brought it here. If you want the castle back, it's impossible. Come and take it if you can."
Makarov was taken aback. He hadn't expected Aegon to be so honest and straightforward...
"May I ask one last question?"
"Go ahead."
"Are the three of you from the Alvarez Empire?"
Although Ishgar is surrounded by continents, it has a trade treaty with the eastern continent Esteria, a union with the northern continent's Magic Council MNP, and the southern continent Orsilis is too far away. The one with the most friction with Ishgar is the western continent's Alvarez Empire.
After getting a negative answer, Makarov left.
Anyway, he already had something to report to the council. As for how to write the report, he already had an idea.
As soon as Makarov left, Selene, unable to contain her curiosity, asked immediately: "Who were you referring to when you said 'someone else'?"
Irene helped answer this question: "The Magic Council. He is one of Ishgar's Ten Wizard Saints."
"There's a council here too? Are they powerful?"
"Their individual strength isn't great, but they control weapons like the Etherion, which can destroy a nation, and the Magic Pulse Bomb, Face, known as the 'White Inheritance.'"
Selene nodded understandingly: "So, it's Face..."
Hearing Selene's response, Irene was slightly surprised, "What? You know about it?"
Irene had learned about it from Zeref. She hadn't expected Selene, a dragon, to be familiar with human weapons.
"Yes, I heard about it when searching for weapons that could kill the Five Dragon Gods."
As she spoke, Selene glanced at Aegon, who had lain down again: "What do you think?"
"I'd love for them to come knocking."
"Forget the council. We can clearly talk about something else." Aegon directly pulled both women into his arms, one on each side.
Selene and Irene, though pretending to resist, didn't actually struggle and were easily pulled onto the recliner by the man. Mera wisely left the room.
...
Maybe Makarov wrote his report too well, or perhaps the council was too busy...
The situation Aegon anticipated, with the council sending the Ten Wizard Saints, didn't happen.
It's unknown how well Makarov's report was written, but the council was indeed too busy lately to spare anyone for a minor issue in Guiltina.
The sea beast attacks were escalating. Along Ishgar's coastline, including the northern border, there was an attack roughly every five days.
Recently, the major guilds in Ishgar were receiving many requests for help, like Erza taking a commission to help repel sea beasts. Irene had sent Misaki and Kiria to assist her.
"It's strange. Why have there been so many sea beast attacks in the past two months?"
"What's even stranger is that towns near Magnolia, like Harujion Port and Akane Beach, haven't been attacked at all."
Soon, some residents of Magnolia noticed something peculiar. Harujion Port and Akane Beach were unusually calm.
The Northern Border—
"Have you grown bigger?"
"And why are you so keen on exterminating sea beasts?"
Through Selene's magic water mirror, Aegon and Selene arrived at the northern border of Ishgar. Watching Aegon transform back into a human from his black dragon form, Selene frowned in confusion.
"I have indeed grown bigger. As for exterminating sea beasts, the simplest explanation is that it accelerates my evolution."
Aegon always spoke the truth to Selene.
After months of diligently working with Irene and Selene and recently killing sea beasts, he was nearing an upgrade.
His body length had reached almost 40 meters, a significant change from the initial 32 meters. The blue patterns on his body were gradually being covered by red patterns, which is why Selene had this question.
Satisfied with his honesty, Selene kissed him on the cheek, smiling, "A reward."
Anticipating her move, Selene gracefully twisted her waist to avoid Aegon's attempt to hold her: "Since it can speed up your evolution, let's hurry to the next location. We don't want to miss dinner."
Although she preferred lounging at home, sunbathing, and soaking in hot springs, she knew that strength and power were the ultimate guarantees.
Selene, with her extraordinary talent, never slacked off, which is why she became one of the Five Dragon Gods.
Now, compared to any pleasure, making Aegon stronger was the top priority. The giant sea beasts encountered in the ocean and the recent sudden attacks on various continents all proved one thing: the waters of Earthland, especially below the surface, were not peaceful.
Aegon felt the same, which is why he left the comfort of his home to start slaughtering sea beasts.
Since learning that killing magic beasts could speed up Aegon's evolution, Selene had been keen on taking him to hunt sea beasts, even refusing to let Aegon do... the things he loved.
"Stop! I have to tell you something."
"Doing that kind of thing also speeds up my evolution, and the stronger the woman, the faster the speed."
Selene shook her head firmly: "I don't believe it."
Irene raised an eyebrow and exchanged a glance with Selene: "Actually, it's simple. Since he says it works, why don't we test it?"
"Great idea!"
Aegon glanced at his experience bar... He should be able to handle it.
Aegon, Irene, and Selene immediately began several days of shameless indulgence.
Erza frowned at the master bedroom door: "Why haven't they come out of the room for days?"
Misaki shrugged: "I don't think you'd want to know."
Thinking back to what she saw on the ship... like a red-hot iron pillar, Misaki blushed slightly.
"Tell me."
Kiria whispered in Erza's ear, "They're..."
Erza's face turned red, biting her lip and swaying slightly before... collapsing to the ground.
After seven days and nights, Irene and Selene finally teamed up to help Aegon level up from 86 to 87.
A dragon's stamina is unquestionable. Aegon wasn't drained at all and even felt a bit unsatisfied...