Castlevania of the Pigeons from Fairy Tail

Chapter 68: Long Table Meeting of Important Ministers

Auguste looked at his father's back and slowly fell into memories. The superb intelligence and memory he had since birth allowed him to remember everything.

Everything was true, from the time he left his mother Mavis, to the time he was thrown into the mountains and forests by Precito and suffered a lot, and then to the time he was picked up by his father Jellal by coincidence.

August knew who his parents were from the beginning, but he never dared to recognize them.

He just silently regarded himself as a follower of Zeref, and soon because of his magical talent and potential, he quickly grew into Zeref's right-hand man, helping Zeref build the Albareth Empire.

To this day, he is almost certain that he will take this secret to his grave and never tell it to anyone.

No one except himself needs to know the relationship between him and Jellal. Jellal does not need offspring or heirs. The empire will continue to be ruled by the immortal Jellal.

If Zeref does not intend to continue to rule the Albares Empire, then there is no need for the empire to exist.

Of course, there are some people who do not have such self-awareness.

August couldn't help but glance at the "White" Racked Dragneel not far away, the demon with the same surname as Zeref.

He didn't like Lacade very much because this devilish young man with a cross emblem on his forehead and a white cross on his back always wanted to be Jellal's legitimate child.

August couldn't tell whether he was jealous of Laquette's ability to openly express this yearning, or he hated this behavior that disrupted his master-servant relationship with Jellal. In short, he didn't like it very much.

The Emperor's Speech finally came to an end. He waved to his subjects, bathed in the earthquake-like shouts, turned around, and disappeared from the city walls.

The people, feeling lost, were reluctant to leave for a long time. Even after Inbel officially announced the end of the celebration, they were unable to break away from their worship of the "Emperor".

Then, their celebration began, and the wide streets and narrow alleys were crowded with people singing, dancing, drinking and eating meat.

The people upstairs generously threw fruits and biscuits to the people downstairs, and the people downstairs responded with flying kisses and shouts of "Long live the Emperor."

Such celebrations usually last for about two or three days before the enthusiasm completely fades and people return to their normal pace of life.

Jellal didn't care about these things. He threw off his black cloak, strode into the ruling palace, and asked Inbel to summon all the important officials of the empire.

Inbel carried out the order quickly and effectively, summoning several imperial ministers and the "Twelve Holy Shields" to the ruling palace.

Jellal sat in the chief seat, flipping through thick books with a smile on his face.

The "Magic King" August and "Scarlet Despair" Irene, the "Twin Pillars of the Empire", sat at his sides as his right-hand men.

Following them was "Winter General" Inbel and several imperial ministers represented by Akiel, and the remaining seats were divided among the other "Twelve Holy Shields".

After everyone was seated, they all waited quietly for Jellal to finish reading the books, and no one reminded him.

Finally, Jellal put down the last book and began to briefly point out the various achievements made by everyone during the time he was away from the empire.

Expanding territory, suppressing rebellions, repairing town buildings, ensuring food supply, and bringing down the forces of darkness... Jellal told the story, first praising everyone one by one, and then giving corresponding rewards.

Everyone present received the rewards they deserved. Power, wealth, land, resources and materials were all distributed fairly in accordance with the laws implemented by the empire.

This is Zeref's instinct as the "Emperor".

Zeref then urged Inbel and Minister Yakir to complete the important task of distributing the rewards as soon as possible. Inbel and the hunchbacked Yakir quickly agreed.

At this time, Jellal asked the imperial ministers to leave, leaving only the "Twelve Holy Shields", saying that they had important matters to discuss.

Yakir was a little surprised and didn't understand why there was anything in the empire's affairs that needed to be hidden from the ministers like them.

His grandson, Agil, the Desert King, one of the Twelve Holy Shields, waved at his grandfather and said with a smile:
"Old man, go back and have a rest. You should stop worrying about so many things when you are old."

Ajil's words actually slapped the faces of several people present, but he has always been outspoken and everyone knows it, so they don't care much.

Only Yakir coughed repeatedly, scolded his grandson a few words, and apologized to Jellal on his behalf. After obtaining Jellal's permission, he led several imperial ministers away.

"Tsk." The brown-skinned Ajir put his hands on the back of his head, smoothed down his messy hair, and muttered, "What's there to be afraid of? I didn't say anything wrong."

No one contradicted him, not even Inbel.

After a long moment, Zeref turned his gaze to Endymion and explained his purpose for keeping them here. "Endymion, take out your Castlevania and let us see what's inside."

Of course, Endymion had no reason to refuse: "Yes, Your Majesty."

He raised his right hand, and a miniature "Demon Castle" appeared in his palm. Immediately, many "folding mirrors" appeared in the air, revealing every corner of the "Demon Castle".

The other "Twelve Holy Shields" are not unfamiliar to Endymion's "Castlevania".

However, I heard that "Castlevania" now has many "trapped beasts", which is still worth watching.

Especially Inbel, it was he who proposed the three major tasks at the beginning, and in the end Endymion completed two of them, welcoming back His Majesty the Emperor and gathering the "Balaam Alliance".

In addition, he also heard that most of the elite members of "Fairy Tail" were captured in Endymion's "Castlevania".

He still wanted to see the current situation in "Castlevania".

The "Folding Mirror" revealed different scenes from "Castlevania" and the different characters in the scenes. The "Twelve Shields" each chose one that they were interested in and looked at it.

Brandish, who was originally not in a good mood, also raised her head at this time.

When she saw that one of the "Folding Mirrors" was aimed at Zudel, she stared at it intently.

Zudel's "privileges" had now been taken back by Endymion. As one of the "Seven Followers of Purgatory", he was expelled from all palaces and had to wander between the paths and cracks on the second floor.

In addition, "Castlevania" will no longer allocate magic power to him, and everything depends on himself.

The bounty for Zudir has been issued, and many wizards on the second floor have set their sights on him, but due to his terrifying strength as one of the "Seven Followers of Purgatory", they have not attacked rashly.

However, this situation will not last forever. There will always be someone who breaks the deadlock and wants to give it a try.

From then on, Zuldir, who was isolated and forced to wander, would use "human slavery" to repel the enemy while looking for the next safe place to stay, and this cycle would repeat itself over and over again.

He will never have peace.

(End of this chapter)