Magnolia, Fairy Tail Guild.
With a flash of light, all the members of the guild instantly appeared in the hall.
Of course, there were also many transcendents who came here.
"We're back."
"The city outside has also recovered."
"No one disappeared. Nothing changed!"
"We succeeded!"
"Have a party! Have a party!"
"Oh!!!"
Seeing that nothing had changed, everyone got excited and prepared for a banquet.
As for the transcendents? Now that you're here, let's have fun together!
"Caesar?"
Mirajane watched this scene with a smile, then noticed that Caesar beside her had a calm expression and wasn't as happy as she expected.
"I'm going out for a while. I'll be back soon."
Caesar reached out and rubbed Mirajane's head with a smile. "Wait for me."
After he finished speaking, a flash of light appeared on his body and he disappeared in an instant.
Mirajane thought for a moment, then rubbed her belly.
...
Albarez Empire.
Dimaria was constantly honing her combat skills in the training ground. She was sweating profusely and didn't notice that Caesar had suddenly appeared behind her.
"Smash it, Varudo!"
The next moment, time stopped. Everything froze.
"Time…"
Dimaria reacted instantly, turned around, and immediately met Caesar's eyes.
"Can you give me an explanation?"
Caesar looked at Dimaria and said calmly, "What on earth did you do to me?"
"You mean the child?"
Dimaria stroked her belly and smiled. "I told you, this is a deal."
Caesar was silent. He instantly appeared in front of Dimaria and placed his hand over her lower abdomen.
Caesar sensed the strong vitality inside her.
Very strong — but not as terrifying as the one in Mirajane's belly.
"This child is abnormal."
Caesar frowned and asked, "Why is that?"
"Ancient ritual."
Time began to move again as Dimaria said calmly, "This is the continuation between gods. Those who possess the blood of gods will be the strongest warriors in the world and rebuild divine glory."
"Wait! Them?"
Caesar caught the key word and asked in confusion, "Do you know that Mira is also pregnant?"
Dimaria froze.
She realized something might have gone wrong with the ritual.
It was meant to be the continuation between gods — so how could two mortals conceive?
And judging from Caesar's tone, could it be that Mira's child also possessed divinity?
Thinking of this, Dimaria looked at Caesar with sparkling eyes.
The man in front of her might be special.
Perhaps the glory of gods could truly be rebuilt through him.
"Your Majesty, please have a child with me," Dimaria said seriously.
"You have a strange way of thinking. I'm asking what's going on with your child," Caesar said helplessly.
Dimaria suddenly became serious and told Caesar everything she knew.
This included Brandish's situation and the fact that the child would take three and a half years to be born.
Caesar felt his scalp tingle.
Three and a half years?
Are you pregnant with a spirit beast?!
What's more, this kind of divine ritual made life itself carry godly power.
The child would be born with incredible magical talent and reserves.
He could probably use magic even before being born.
Such divine children could only be conceived by those with godly physiques or descendants of gods.
If an ordinary woman got pregnant, it could be life-threatening.
Upon hearing this, Caesar clenched his fists.
Even though Dimaria was pregnant with his child, he wanted to punch her.
This woman had done something so dangerous!
Caesar gritted his teeth, grabbed Dimaria's clothes, and said coldly, "Is there any way to remove it?"
"There isn't. From what I know, nothing like this has ever happened, so there's no solution," Dimaria replied honestly.
Caesar felt a headache coming on.
If Dimaria was right, then Mirajane was in real danger.
And so was Brandish.
"Ahem, it seems I heard a little secret about Your Majesty."
A light cough came from behind them.
Caesar and Dimaria turned around and saw Irene standing at the entrance, smiling.
"Irene."
Caesar frowned at the woman who should be Erza's mother. He still respected her.
The master of advanced enchantment, the creator of dragon-slaying magic — and the one who protected Erza in her womb for hundreds of years.
"I have a way to ease Your Majesty's concern," Irene said, walking toward Caesar with a smile.
"I have a separation magic. I can try to separate your troubles."
"It's useless," Dimaria said calmly. "The child is protected by divine power. Magic has no effect on the fetus. Brandish confirmed it."
"Brandish and I may not be able to, but what about Your Majesty's god-slaying magic?" Irene smiled. "Light magic has the softest energy. It's not destructive."
"God-slaying magic…"
Caesar's eyes flashed.
If divine protection was the issue, then could god-slaying magic neutralize it?
Dimaria was stunned.
No one had ever attempted such a thing before.
No one had ever tried using deicide magic on a divine fetus.
Seeing Dimaria's hesitation, Caesar felt a bit relieved.
He looked at Irene and said, "Thank you, Irene."
"It's alright," Irene smiled. "After all, I also want to make a deal with Your Majesty."
Her words made Caesar freeze.
No! She's Erza's mother!
Before he could think further, Irene said, "Your Majesty, since you can help August rebuild his body, can you help me rebuild a human one?"
Caesar paused, then understood.
Even though Irene appeared human, her body had long been that of a dragon.
Because of her dragon power, she lost her sense of taste and couldn't sleep driving her close to madness.
Now, after seeing August reborn, Irene had found hope for herself.