"Go Natsu!" Happy waved his little paws.

Xia Lulu sipped her Darjeeling tea, her eyes conveying her disdain for her companion's childish behavior.

On the battlefield, Agil's expression had changed from arrogance to solemnity.

His sand magic is indeed top-notch. Whether it is attack, defense or control, it far surpasses the level of ordinary mages. The strength he shows even has a hint of the power of the Tenth Saint.

But the problem is that Natsu, who has already seen the world, is stronger, more powerful, and more imposing than him!

No matter what kind of attack he launched, Agil could not break through Natsu's hellfire.

Damn it!

Agil gritted his teeth, clasped his hands together, and unleashed his strongest attack. The yellow sand in the sky quickly gathered and condensed into a giant sandman over ten meters tall.

The Sandman's body was formed by countless grains of sand compressed tightly together, with an astonishingly high density, and its surface even had a metallic sheen.

A massive fist, accompanied by a whistling sound, slammed down towards Natsu.

Instead of retreating, Natsu advanced, his right fist igniting an even more intense infernal fire, the dark red flames, a blend of black and crimson, compressed to their extreme on his fist.

"Purgatory Dragon's Flame Fist!"

He threw a punch.

The dark red flames transformed into a straight beam of light, and the ten-meter-tall giant sand soldier was instantly reduced to ashes by Natsu's punch.

Agil was stunned.

His strongest magic was just destroyed like that?

"It's not over yet!"

Natsu's figure burst out from the dissipating sand and dust, moving so fast that he resembled a fiery meteor.

The next second, Agil's eyes bulged, he almost vomited the acid in his stomach, and he flew backward like a kite with a broken string, rolling several times on the ground before stopping.

The Sand Paradise has not yet been deactivated, but...

He has already lost.

Chapter 427 Whose subordinate is this?

The Sand Paradise collapsed as Agil's magic was dispelled, and golden sand grains fell in a flurry, like an untimely sandstorm.

"How...how is this possible..."

Agil knelt on the ground, muttering to himself, his fists slamming heavily on the ground. His dark face turned pale and then red, filled with resentment and disbelief.

He wasn't inexperienced in defeat, but this was the first time in his life he had been defeated by a mage outside of his colleagues in the Alvarez Empire.

And this happened in front of Lord August, Lady Irene, and Lord August's mother...

It's over. It's over.

I've really embarrassed myself today.

Thinking of this, Agil's face grew even uglier.

But a loss is a loss, and no amount of excuses can change that fact.

In the stands, Hope sat with his legs crossed, happily munching on a bag of sunflower seeds, his face clearly showing he was "watching the show."

He squinted at Natsu, who was high-fiving Happy in celebration, then glanced at Agil, who looked like a defeated dog, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

A brilliant idea took shape in his mind.

"Agil, right?" Hope suddenly appeared in the arena, looking down at Agil and pointing at Natsu. "Do you know who you just challenged?"

"I don't care who he is!"

Agil looked up, warily eyeing the guy with the smug grin. The guy's expression was one of gleeful anticipation, as if he were about to start causing trouble, which made Agil cautious.

“Natsu Dragneel.” Hope said slowly and deliberately, then paused, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense, “But what you don’t know is that he has an older brother.”

Agil frowned. What does this have to do with me?

Hope put away the sunflower seeds, her voice not loud, but loud enough for everyone present to hear, "Natsu's older brother is named Zeref Dragneel."

Dark Magician!

Lord Augustus's father!

Agil, who had just learned Natsu's identity, was shocked. He had just provoked the Magic King's uncle.

He glanced furtively in the direction of Mavis and her son, then breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that Lord August and Lord Mavis hadn't taken the matter to heart.

However, what Hope said next made him break out in a cold sweat.

"That famous dark mage has another identity, that is, the emperor of your Alvarez Empire—Shuperigan."

As soon as he finished speaking, Agil's world seemed to fall into a deathly silence.

He abruptly turned to look at August, only to see the usually composed and unwavering Magic King staring at him expressionlessly, his eyes conveying the message, "Good luck, kid."

Looking at Mavis again, the first fairy guild master was waving at him with a smile, as if to say, "You were quite happy to be cursing me just now."

As for Natsu... never mind, let's not talk about that idiot.

Agil's expression went from blank to confused, from confused to dazed, from dazed to terrified, and finally completely crashed.

His Majesty the Emperor, whom he respected, was actually Zeref, the legendary black mage from the Eastern Continent who could stop children from crying...

Just now, a fellow first contradicted His Majesty's lover, and then, incredibly, got into a fight with His Majesty's brother.

Although we didn't win.

But none of that matters.

The important question is, this man is so brave, whose subordinate is he?

Oh, it's me.

Family, will I survive today?

Agil felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head, and his vision went black. He couldn't even feel the pain from the beating Natsu had inflicted on him.

His lips trembled as he tried to say something, but found that his throat felt like it was being choked, and he couldn't make a sound.

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you."

As if Agil wasn't devastated enough, Hope added another blow, "Friendly reminder, this Mr. Jelf happens to be a severe brother complex."

"In order to save his troublesome younger brother, he created the 'R System' and also created the infamous demon that plagues the world."

Hope sighed, her tone full of mocking "sympathy," "And you, you directly provoked someone's wife and younger brother on their own turf..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, good luck."

Agil's eyes completely lost their luster.

He remembered his grandfather's instructions before entrusting him to the Magic King for training: "Be careful what you say and do around the Magic King, and don't cause trouble for the family."

As a result, he not only offended someone, but he offended the biggest one.

It's awesome!

With a roll of his eyes, Agil fell straight backward and crashed to the ground with a thud, fainting from fright.

Hope looked down at the dark-skinned boy who had fainted from fright, his lips twitching. He clearly hadn't expected this seemingly unruly guy to be so easily frightened.

This kid has such poor mental fortitude!

He was just joking.

As for?

"Hope, don't scare him." Erza walked over and gave him a speechless look.

“Exactly, exactly.” Natsu chimed in, “Even though I’ve lost my memory, I know Zeref isn’t a petty person, but he is a bit of a pervert.”

Everyone: "..."

Are you defending your brother or smearing him?

Imber stood up, walked to Agil's side, squatted down to check on him, and after confirming that he had just fainted from fright, he pushed up his glasses expressionlessly.

“Lord August, Agil is still too young.”

Auguste watched this scene and sighed softly.

Agil is indeed a talented child, but he is too arrogant and looks down on everything. He also lacks tempering.

It's a good thing for him to suffer a loss this time.

Augustus glanced at the Fairy Tail members. "These young people from Ishgar are all very strong."

Imber followed his gaze.

Hope, Natsu, Gajeel, and Irene's daughter are undoubtedly powerful.

The white-haired girl named Mirajane, even with the faint magical fluctuations emanating from her body, was something Bell could sense was unusual.

The other female mage, Kana, who was always drinking, had cards she used for playing cards that were imbued with a chilling magical power; they were definitely not ordinary items.

There are also Lucy, Levy, and Wendy. Although they seem to be of average strength, they can still be accompanied by a powerhouse like Hope, so they must have some extraordinary abilities.

Inbell adjusted his glasses, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes behind the lenses. "Lord August, it's rare to have so many outstanding young mages gathered together, so perhaps..."

He paused, his tone tinged with a hint of probing, "Let them spar with the mages that the Empire is focusing on training?"

"Perfect timing for an exchange of magical talents from the East and West continents."

Chapter 428 Sisters are of one heart with you, but you try to outsmart them.

Auguste glanced at Imber, and he knew all too well what this little fox he had personally trained was up to.

Imber wanted to use this opportunity to test the true level of Ishgar's younger generation.

But this isn't something he can decide alone...

"Great idea!" Natsu was the first to jump up, his eyes shining like two light bulbs. "We didn't get enough of that earlier, let's do it again!"

Gajeel immediately followed, still seething with anger at missing out on the right to fight because of motion sickness.

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