Fairy Tail: Capturing the Demon Mirajane at the Start.

A surge of violent magic power was released from Leisei's body, and she also improved from the 'Weak Shield' level to the 'Normal Shield' level.

"Congratulations to the Vice President for taking another step closer to the abyss of demonic cultivation."

After Leise emerged from seclusion, the high-ranking officials in 'Devil's Heart' all looked at her with respect and admiration.

"Ah."

Leise nodded calmly and walked towards Precht, who was sitting on the throne, and said softly, "Thank you for your guidance, Master Precht. My understanding of the magic path has become much deeper."

"Ah."

"You are now the person on the continent of Ishgar who is closest to the abyss of demonic power, besides me."

After Precht finished speaking, he gazed into the distance with a deep look and murmured to himself, "Makarov, the day of our decisive battle is one step closer."

Finally, there was Makima, standing before the gates of the 'Alvarez' Empire, whose strength had also taken a step forward.

Chapter 167 Machima's Infiltration Diary of the 'Alvarez' Empire! (Part 1)

"I actually broke through?"

Machima raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in her charming orange-yellow eyes. She laughed and said, "Hey, this kind of situation where only one clone needs to break through, and all clones and the main body can benefit from it, is really cheating! But what can we do when we essentially share the same 'soul'?"

"Anyway, let's complete the infiltration mission first~"

As Machima pondered this, she mingled with the caravan and entered the city, heading towards the royal palace of the 'Alvarez' Empire.

"Halt!"

When Machima stood in front of the gates of the Alvarez Imperial Palace, the guards responsible for protecting the palace immediately stopped her.

The lead guard strode up to Machima and asked coldly, "Who are you? Do you know what the crime is for trespassing in the royal palace?"

"Wow, that's amazing!"

With her hands behind her back, Machima looked the guard captain up and down with her captivating eyes, then shook her head and said, "Truly worthy of the 'Alvares' Empire. Even an ordinary guard captain possesses strength comparable to the 'Ten Holy Archmages'."

Yes, this imperial 'supporting role' guard captain, who had never appeared in Ig's memory, actually had a magic power of over three thousand points. If he were on the continent of Ishgar, he would be famous in his own right, but in the Alvarez Empire, he could only be responsible for guarding the gate.

As for the ordinary guards who were clad in armor, wielding spears and swords, and stationed outside the castle, they also possessed a combat strength of over a thousand points.

If this were the continent of Ishgar, these seemingly ordinary guards would be qualified to serve as S-rank mages in various mage guilds.

If Makima remembers correctly, every member of the 'Twelve Shields of the Holy War' in the Empire has one or two deputies. Among them, Neinhart, a special member of the Twelve Shields, has four deputies. And all of these deputies have combat power comparable to the 'Ten Holy Archmages'.

In other words, the assistants of these 'Twelve Shields' alone each have a magic power of over three thousand points.

"hehe."

Thinking of this, Machima smiled helplessly.

If you only look at the data on paper, their continent of Ishgar has absolutely no chance of winning against the Alvarez Empire.

After all, even disregarding the monsters 'Magic King' August and 'Scarlet Despair' Irene, just looking at the paper data between the continents of 'Aragidathia' and 'Ishgar,' 'Ishgar' is utterly defeated.

On the continent of Ishgar, there are approximately five hundred mages' guilds, including both those of the Light and Dark factions.

On the continent of 'Aracidadsia', there are a total of 730 guilds, including the guilds of Light and Dark Mages.

These guilds of light and darkness have been completely unified by the 'Alvarez' Empire, and they are all subject to military-style management and practice the magic of 'Dark Mage' Zeref.

In other words, the number of strong individuals in the 'Alvares' Empire is at least 150% of that on the 'Ishgar' continent, and these individuals will become even stronger after receiving military-style training.

"I want to see Lord August, the 'Magic King'."

Thinking of this, Machima sighed helplessly, looked at the captain of the guard in front of her, and told him the truth.

"Hahaha."

After Makima explained her purpose, the people guarding the castle burst into laughter. They pointed at the unremarkable Makima and said coldly, "You think you can see Lord 'Magic King' August?"

"Hmm~"

"Me?"

Machima smiled, her gaze fixed on the captain of the guard in front of her, and tilted her head slightly.

"Uh."

As for the armored captain, the moment his eyes met Machima's orange-yellow eyes, he felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and his consciousness instantly vanished into nothingness.

By the time he realized what was happening, he had already been pulled into a pitch-black space.

"here it is?"

The captain of the guard instinctively gripped his weapon tighter, his expression tense.

"Swear allegiance to me!"

Before he could think any further, orange-yellow lights suddenly illuminated the pitch-black space he was in!

No, those were not lights, but pairs of eyes radiating an orange-yellow glow, and bright red lips.

Those lips, which filled the space like blooming flowers, suddenly parted, revealing neatly arranged, shell-like teeth, and coldly said to the guard captain whose sanity was plummeting: "Accept my dominion!"

"Yes, my beautiful and great lady."

When the captain of the guard regained consciousness, he still knelt on one knee before Machima, offering his loyalty to her.

"what's the situation?"

The soldiers who had been mocking Makima for overestimating herself suddenly shuddered when they saw their captain kneeling before her. One of them asked, "Captain Thomson, who is this woman... I mean, this distinguished lady?"

"You don't need to know the lady's identity. All you need to know is that she is a big shot that neither you nor I can afford to offend."

Captain Thomson rose from the ground, glanced coldly at the oblivious guards, then bowed deeply to Machima and gestured for her to proceed.

"hehe."

Machima chuckled softly, not even glancing at the guards, and entered the palace under the leadership of the chief guard, Tom.

"Are we in grave danger?"

The remaining guards trembled as they watched Machima and Captain Thomson walk away.

"What do you think? Our lives are over."

As for the other guards who had just mocked Makima, thinking that Makima's desire to see the 'Magic King' August was pure fantasy, they wished they could travel back in time to five minutes earlier and stab their past selves to death.

Well, from today onwards, if these guards encounter any injustice in the army, they will feel that it is their own fault, that it is retribution for mocking a powerful and influential person they cannot afford to offend.

"Please wait here for a moment while I go and fetch Lord Auguste."

Captain Thomson led Machima through the palace without any obstruction. After he had explained the layout of all the rooms to Machima, he led her to a high-class reception room. He bowed respectfully to Machima before turning and leaving.

"Dong dong dong."

After saying goodbye to Machima, Thomson went straight to the study of the 'Magic King' August and gently knocked on the door. Yes, August was also working in the palace.

"Please come in."

Auguste was reviewing the documents in his hand, speaking without even looking up.

Chapter 168 'Magic King' August: Igor, you tricked me?! (Part Two)

"Lord Auguste, Lady Machima requests your presence."

After Captain Thomson pushed open the door to Auguste's study, he gestured for her to enter and introduced Machima.

"Oh?"

"Oh, it's Thomson?"

"Who is this Lady Machima you're talking about?"

August put the documents in his hand in a row, then took off his glasses and looked up at the guard captain Thomson in front of him.

The moment Augustus's gaze fell on Thomson, his expression froze for a moment, then he chuckled and said, "Interesting, you actually let a little mouse in."

"Buzz!"

Thinking of this, August instantly left his seat, as if he had teleported, and went straight to Thomson. Before Thomson could react, he stretched out his finger and gently tapped the other's forehead.

"boom!!"

Thomson's pupils dilated sharply, and then, like a lucky person who had just woken up from drowning, he gasped for breath.

"Are you Lord Augustus?"

"What...what's wrong with me?"

After catching his breath for a while, Thomson finally noticed the 'Magic King' August standing in front of him. His expression changed drastically, and he immediately knelt down on one knee in front of August, his eyes filled with confusion and doubt. He had no idea how he had gotten here.

"It's alright."

"Go back to your post."

After leaving those words to Thomson, 'Magic King' Auguste immediately vanished from the spot. He planned to meet this little mouse who had trespassed into the palace of the 'Alvarez' Empire and even sent someone to provoke him.

"Thank you for the black tea."

When 'Magic King' August arrived at the conference room where Machima had stayed, he was so angry at what he saw inside that his eyes twitched.

Machima was sitting on a comfortable sofa. Behind her, a maid was massaging her shoulders. To her left, a male servant was constantly pouring her red tea. In front of her, four or five dancers were performing for her, while in the corner, several musicians were playing instruments and singing.