My two-dimensional resident

Lin Tian took the leaves and "decorated" them. A wooden cage appeared before everyone as the white smoke dissipated.

After giving the unconscious young man a healing pill, he locked him in a wooden cell.

Not long after, the young man awoke and was immediately enraged upon seeing Artoria outside. He wanted to use magic to break free of the wooden prison and fight Artoria again.

Although the wooden prison is made of wood, it has the adorable Rabbit Island attributes, and those imprisoned there will be unable to use their abilities.

Seeing that he couldn't use his magic, the angry young man revealed a defiant expression and spoke to Lin Tian and the others.

“I am Larcade Dragnir, son of the Emperor of the Alvarez Empire, the Shield of the Holy One, ‘White Dragnir’. By imprisoning me, you are making an enemy of the entire Empire.”

"Haha, it seems we're in luck; we've found Zeref's men so quickly."

Upon hearing that the other party was the Holy Shield of the Alvarez Empire, Ace burst into laughter.

"Dragneel, Zeref's son? Or rather, a demon created by Zeref. Larcade, tell me! Is Zeref in the capital now?"

Upon hearing the surname "Doragnir," Lin Tian finally remembered that one of the members of the Twelve Shields was a demon who had been given the surname by Zeref.

Unexpectedly, this was the one in front of him, which made Lin Tian somewhat incredulous at his good luck today.

"How dare you address my father by his given name! You're asking for death!"

Upon hearing Lin Tian directly reveal the emperor's real name, Larkad was furious. He tried to break the wooden cage with his remaining hand, but the cage did not budge.

Damn it!

Larcade was furious to find that he couldn't even destroy an ordinary wooden prison. Looking at the female knight who was unaffected by his desire magic, he felt even more frustrated.

'Where did these enemies come from?'

Looking at these six mysterious people, Larkad had a naive thought: Could they all be his father's enemies?

As his father's powerful subordinate, he was defeated by that female knight in less than five minutes, and a sense of powerlessness arose from the depths of his soul once again.

'I am my father's son! How could I be imprisoned here!'

Regardless, Larcade was the closest experimental subject to the strongest demon created by Zeref, and the demonic runes deeply ingrained in his soul would not allow him to submit to these strangers.

He grabbed the wooden post on the wooden cell again and pulled hard, trying to break free from the restraints.

"Don't make a futile struggle. We just want to find Zeref. If you don't tell us, I'll kill you right now."

Seeing that Larcade was still trying to break free of the wooden prison, Lin Tian conjured a greatsword of flame and held it against Larcade's neck. Then, his powerful Conqueror's Haki intimidated Larcade's soul.

At this moment, Lin Tian's image was imprinted in Larcade's mind like a demon god. He believed that if he refused to answer again, Larcade would definitely kill him.

But as a demon created by Zeref, he could not betray Zeref. So he closed his eyes, leaned forward, and let the flaming sword plunge into his neck. Only death could prevent him from betraying Zeref.

"As expected, it is a demon created by Zeref, incapable of betraying Zeref."

Lin Tian looked at Larcade burning in the wooden cell, sighed softly, and put away the flaming sword in his hand.

"Then what should we do now?"

Seeing that the captured Zeref subordinate had died just like that, Ace scratched his head and asked Lin Tian in confusion.

"Let's go and find someone else to ask for directions."

Larcade wasn't the only one who knew the location of the capital. After Lin Tian put the wooden prison away again, he led Ace's men and continued flying forward.

'Zeref, your demon is dead; you should be able to sense it. I hope you find me soon!'

As Lin Tian flew through the sky, he pondered whether Larcade's death would attract Zeref's attention. Larcade, a demon he had created, was also a member of the Holy Shield of his empire.

Even if Zeref doesn't care about the Empire for many years, he would still be curious about who had the power to kill his subordinate, since such an important subordinate died like this.

......

In an unknown forest, a black-haired boy was half-lying under a towering tree. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, a look of confusion appearing in his dark pupils.

"Lakad is dead? Did he encounter the black dragon Acnologia? I guess I should go back and check."

After saying that, the boy lazily stretched, then stood up and walked forward. In the areas he passed, the flowers and plants on the ground began to wither, and the towering trees began to collapse with a crash.

......

A few days later, when Lin Tian brought Artoria and the others to the capital of the Alvarez Empire, Ace, who was flying high in the sky, couldn't help but sigh at the bustling scene below.

"As expected of the most powerful mage in the world, the kingdom he created is so prosperous."

"Yes, a battle is about to break out. Try to avoid the civilians below. Otherwise, being judged as having committed sins by the sin rating system will be a very troublesome matter. Remember, our goal is to find Kikyo and the others. If we are sent back, we will never be able to come to this world again."

Looking at the smiling faces of the common people on the street below, Lin Tian suddenly wondered when his adorable Rabbit Island would have such a lively scene.

Thinking that he might have to fight other members of the Holy Shield soon, he repeatedly gave instructions to Artoria and the others beside him.

He was relatively at ease with Artoria, Neji Hyuga, and Ashido. He wasn't so sure about Ace and Bardock. Ace had always fought at sea, his fighting style was open and unrestrained, and he possessed the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit, inevitably causing damage to buildings in battle. Bardock's Great Ape form, on the other hand, was a terrifying war machine, only knowing how to destroy.

So after he finished giving his instructions, he took another serious look at Ace and Bardock.

"understand!"

"Ok!"

Ace and Bardock noticed that Lin Tian was looking at them, so they quickly responded.

"Young friends, you've come to our capital city without entering through the city gates. Is it because you're short of money and can't afford the entrance fee? How about I find you some work?"

Just as Lin Tian and the others were preparing to enter the Imperial Palace directly from the sky.

Irene Belserion, the Shield of the Saints, appeared out of thin air before them. She held a yellow stag antler wand adorned with black spots, standing languidly in the air with a faint smile on her face.

"who?"

Upon discovering someone suddenly appearing in front of her, Artoria immediately drew her Excalibur from her waist and aimed it at the other person, while the others also immediately assumed an attack stance.

"You must be Irene Belserion. Perfect timing! I have two questions for you. First, where is Zeref now? Second, why did you abandon Erza?"

Lin Tian looked at Erza's mother, Irene, and his expression became complicated. He knew she was Zeref's woman, his enemy. But because she was Erza's mother, he couldn't treat Irene the same way he treated Larcade.

Now, besides wanting to know Zeref's whereabouts, he also wants her to tell him why she abandoned Erza back then.

---Aside---

I feel completely drained...

Chapter 307 Shield vs. Adorable Rabbit Island

High in the sky, strong gusts of wind assaulted their bodies. Upon hearing the name "Erza," Erin Belserion's beautiful face, hidden beneath her peaked hat, darkened, and long-forgotten memories began to surface in her mind.

Four hundred years ago, on the continent of Ishgar, there was an ancient human kingdom called the Kingdom of Dorakunov, and Irene was the queen of this kingdom.

To resist the invasion of the evil dragon, she invented Enchanting Magic. With the help of the Holy Dragon Belserion, she used Enchanting Magic to imbue people with the dragon's power, creating a new magic—Dragon Slayer Magic. From then on, Dragon Slayer Mages appeared on this continent.

In the final battle between humans and the evil dragons, the holy dragon Belserion tragically died protecting Irene and his comrades. Both the human and benevolent dragon factions believed the battle would end in victory for the evil dragons.

But unexpectedly, the corrupted Dragon Slayer, Acnologia, appeared on the battlefield with unparalleled power, ending the war instantly. Both evil and benevolent dragons were slain by Acnologia.

From then on, Acnologia became the King of Dragons, the Dragon of the End.

Because Acnologia mocked those who died defending their homeland on the battlefield, including the Holy Dragon Belserion, Irene harbored a deep grudge against him. She inherited Belserion's name and vowed to avenge her longtime comrade, the Holy Dragon.

Unfortunately, Dragon Slayer Magic has a fatal flaw: the more dragons a Dragon Slayer mage kills and the more dragon power they absorb, the more their body will undergo a dragonification reaction. And Irene, the founder of Dragon Slayer Magic, began to dragonify.

The reason why Dragon Slayer Mages learn Dragon Slayer Magic is to fight against evil dragons and protect humanity; they should rightfully become heroes of humanity.

After the war, Eileen's husband discovered that Eileen's body had developed the appearance of a dragon. He became disgusted with her, abandoned her, and imprisoned the pregnant Eileen, subjecting her to severe torture.

For three whole years, Eileen endured a life of unimaginable horror. Her wicked husband shattered her spirit and left a permanent scar on her abdomen.

Over three years, Erin, tormented by the humans she had once protected, completely transformed into a dragon, becoming a true dragon. Enraged, Erin, in her dragon form, destroyed the very country she had once defended.

Having regained her sanity, Eileen suffered a mental breakdown because she couldn't accept her current dragon appearance and could never revert to human form. She fled the world and lived a solitary life in the deep mountains for hundreds of years.

One day, Zeref came to her and helped her temporarily gain a human appearance, but she was still a dragon at heart, having lost her human sense of taste and unable to sleep. Only after the baby in her womb was born did she devise a way to become human again.

Irene began trying to attach her soul to Erza, but her first attempt failed. She wanted to try again, but then her deep-seated maternal love awakened within her, preventing her from continuing to use enchantment magic on Erza.

To avoid using enchantment on Erza again and having her soul possess Erza's body, and also so that Erza could have a normal life in the future, she reluctantly abandoned Erza in a village. She then set out to find Zeref and join his Alvarez Empire.

Four hundred years of memories flashed through Eileen's mind. She raised her head again, her previous fake smile gone, and looked at Lin Tian and the others expressionlessly.

Lin Tian had assumed that Eileen would show hostility when he mentioned Zeref, or feel guilty upon hearing about Erza.

But just as he was trying to guess what Eileen was thinking, she suddenly smiled.

“Your power is extraordinary. In all my time traveling the world, I have never encountered anyone like you. Why not join our Alvarez Empire?”

Irene didn't know how these people knew about Zeref and Erza, but as the founder of Enchanting Magic and Dragon Slayer Magic, a century-old mage, she could clearly sense the energy within the six people in front of her.

Although Lin Tian, ​​the leader, didn't possess the same level of magical power as the Guardian Shield, his power was comparable to that of her subordinates. Adding to this the energies she didn't understand, she believed Lin Tian's strength was at least at the level of Larcade.

And that female knight, her magical power is almost approaching that of Ojast. Ojast, on the other hand, is the member of the Holy Shield with the highest magical power, known as the Lord of Great Magic.

The remaining four strangers each possessed different levels of energy, but unsurprisingly, they were all incredibly powerful.

Eileen took a liking to the six mysterious and powerful figures who suddenly appeared in the skies above the empire and wanted to recruit them all under Zeref's command to help Zeref's plans.

“Eileen, I know you are Erza’s mother. That’s why I’ve been very patient with you. Since you haven’t shown any hostility towards us, I’ll tell you why we’re here.”

Using this world's timeline as a reference, I met Erza a year ago. She was in a very pitiful state at the time, having just escaped from the Tower of Paradise after being betrayed by her companions, and one of her very beautiful scarlet eyes would never see the light again.

Do you know how I felt when I first saw her? I was devastated! My heart was breaking!

Why would such a dull and lifeless gaze and a closed-off heart appear in an 11-year-old girl?

I swore then and there that if I ever found Erza's mother, I would beat her up and demand to know why she abandoned Erza!

As Lin Tian spoke, he recalled the scene when Erza came to the adorable Rabbit Island. His stomach rumbled, but she didn't ask him for food.

His eyes were dull and lifeless, as if he had lost his soul. Thinking of this, his eyes began to moisten, and a tear gathered at the corner of his eye before sliding down.

"From that day on, I vowed to protect Erza and make her happy forever, so that she could forget all the unpleasant things in the past."

I want to be the best brother in the world, and make her the happiest person in the world!

At this point, Lin Tian could no longer suppress his emotions and began to shout.

"But after she returned to her hometown, she disappeared! I have searched the entire sea area where she disappeared, but I have not found any trace of her. Even my lover and my best friend, who were with her, have also disappeared."

Irene! If you, as Erza's mother, still acknowledge this daughter, then tell me, where is Zeref!

Only Zeref in this world could make them disappear without a fight!

Lin Tian's eyes shot out a sharp, piercing gaze, and his Conqueror's Haki suddenly surged, instantly enveloping the entire airspace, even affecting the people living in the capital.