"Things are starting to get troublesome."
"Who is more beautiful, Irene or Selene?"
"This is a trick question for me."
"No matter how I answer, the outcome will be terrible."
Medivh first glanced at Selene, who had suddenly appeared on the stage, captivating everyone with her beauty, looking not like a mortal but like a goddess from the heavens…
Immediately after, Medivh turned his head to look at Irene, who had been standing closely behind him, beautiful like a blooming rose.
He could feel the tension between Irene and Selene, as if a fight could break out between them at any moment…
Of course, Medivh never worried whether Irene or Selene would truly fight to the death and end up in a mutually destructive situation…
To be honest, he currently didn't have the capacity to worry about the two women.
Medivh's primary concern now was the lives of himself, his companions from Fairy Tail Guild, the residents of Magnolia Town, and even the millions of citizens of the entire Fiore Kingdom, whether they would be affected and perish due to the conflict between Irene and Selene.
Yes, the situation was now so severe that the fate of the entire kingdom was at stake.
To others, this might be a subjective question.
But to Medivh, this question should be understood as how to answer it to satisfy both Irene and Selene, so they wouldn't fight…
Simply because the casting range of both Irene and Selene was so exaggerated that they could easily cover the entire territory of the Fiore Kingdom!
In a single thought, they could turn this vast kingdom into dust, ceasing to exist.
This was the level at which a 'Divine Dragon' existed…
In fact, it was no exaggeration to say that at the level Irene and Selene were at, whether it was Medivh, who was in the 'Heavenly King' realm, or the most ordinary residents of Magnolia Town who couldn't even use basic magic, or even the ants crawling on the ground, there was essentially no significant difference; it was merely a matter of lasting a bit longer or dying a bit faster in the aftermath of the two women's battle, nothing more.
"Brother Medivh, hurry and answer me~"
"Don't you want to be with Selene forever?"
"Selene's bedchamber has prepared three hundred thousand concubines for Brother Medivh~"
As Medivh was thinking, Selene's foxy eyes blinked, looking delicate and incredibly fragile. Her voice was like the bright moon in the sky, making others feel a sense of distant admiration, but to Medivh, it only made his lower abdomen swell slightly, and he felt a burning desire.
"Three hundred thousand?"
"Are you kidding me…?"
Before Medivh could speak, all the perverts present were stunned.
What was the concept of three hundred thousand concubines?
The Fiore Kingdom only had seventeen million people, which meant one-sixtieth of the population was taken into the harem. Was this still a harem? This was a town, okay?!
The population of Magnolia Town was only three to four hundred thousand.
"I'm not kidding~"
"For Brother Medivh, I conquered an entire world~"
Selene smiled innocently, but her words sent shivers down everyone's spines.
"Conquered an entire world?"
"Is there a difference between this world and the world we understand?"
Everyone seemed unable to comprehend whether this so-called entire world was different from the world they understood.
After all, eighty percent of the people in Magnolia Town had never left the town, and ninety-nine percent had never been to the capital of the Fiore Kingdom…
Nearly one hundred percent of the people had never left the Fiore Kingdom, let alone left the Ishgar continent to go to other continents.
And Selene spoke of an entire world the moment she opened and closed her mouth?!
"No difference~"
"It's a world called Elentir, almost identical to the world you are in, called Earth Land~"
Selene still smiled cutely, but her words were incredibly cruel, giving people the feeling of being stripped naked and standing in a sub-zero winter.
"Uh…"
In an instant, everyone in the Fairy Tail Guild hall fell silent.
Many people then realized that this woman, who could instantly kill Gildarts, the strongest in the guild, and was competing for the same man, was also an existence whose strength reached an incomprehensible level to those present.
For them, both Irene and Selene were no different from deities, which was why Selene was referred to as a god by countless people in North Continent Kiltina.
Simple Magicians or Dragons could no longer describe the power they possessed.
"Calm down."
"I can't fall for this foxy woman's trick again."
"This isn't a simulation, nor is it a dream, but reality."
After a brief moment of increasingly blurred vision, Medivh's eyes immediately cleared. He gritted his teeth, forcing himself to calm down, secretly warning himself not to make a mistake again, especially not in front of Irene.
"Medivh, just answer her and tell her to give up."
Just as Medivh was sweating profusely and gritting his teeth to resist Selene's charm, Irene, who had been standing behind Medivh, tightly held Medivh's hand, and instantly the burning desire that Medivh could barely suppress receded like a tide.
"Hoo…"
Medivh finally let out a sigh of relief. He looked at Irene beside him and answered with a firm gaze, "Okay! Then I'll make myself clear here today."
"In terms of beauty, Selene is a well-deserved beauty."
Medivh gave Irene a look that told her to calm down and trust him. Then he looked at Selene on the stage and praised her, "Selene's beauty is like the moon in the water, the flower in the mirror, unbelievably beautiful, so beautiful that one cannot look away! Just like the bright moon in the sky, at the full moon, one should find a few confidants, drink and chat together, and sing praises of her beauty! An occasional glance makes one's heart reverberate."
"If I were the final judge of this Magician Guild Fairy Tail beauty pageant, I would not hesitate to declare Selene the undisputed champion of this year, and also the most beautiful champion of all beauty pageants, bar none! She is truly worthy of the title Goddess of Beauty."
After Medivh finished speaking, he looked at Selene with deep affection.
Medivh's affectionate gaze, it must be said, was very much like Tony Leung's…
To quote Carina Lau, that gaze could make even 'shit' look affectionate.
"She's not that good-looking…"
Selene's pretty face flushed red. Having lived for four hundred years and being a natural Dragon, she should have been incredibly perceptive, but at this moment, she was like an unmarried girl who had met her soulmate, her heart fluttering.
"Irene, are you convinced now?"
After calming herself, Selene regained her usual confidence and pride. She looked at Irene beside Medivh, like a peacock spreading its feathers, her eyes full of provocation.
"As for Irene…"
"Irene was born a crimson sky maiden in the heavens, like a blooming fiery rose."
Medivh paused slightly here. Having nothing more to say, Medivh directly quoted a passage from Cao Zhi's "Ode to the Goddess of Luo."
"Graceful as a startled swan, lithe as a soaring dragon. Radiant as an autumn chrysanthemum, luxuriant as a spring pine. Faintly like light clouds obscuring the moon, fluttering like a swirling wind returning snow. Seen from afar, bright as the sun rising in the morning glow; observed closely, dazzling as a lotus emerging from clear ripples."
After Medivh finished speaking, he simply took Irene's hand.
And then, he said no more…
As for who was truly the most beautiful, Irene or Selene?!
Such a question should never be answered directly.
After Medivh finished speaking, after a long moment, everyone present finally came back to their senses.
Because the world of Fairy Tail is a world view with a great fusion of diverse cultures, which includes text magic, and text magic involves ancient texts, English, Japanese, Greek letters, and Chinese characters!
Therefore, the Magicians present, and even the ordinary citizens, understood how astonishing and extraordinary the short passage of less than sixty characters from the "Ode to the Goddess of Luo" that Medivh had just recited was.
"No wonder Medivh could marry such a beautiful wife."
"I am truly convinced…"
The first to be completely convinced were the top perverts of Fairy Tail, led by Wakaba and Macao. They knew their limits and understood that they were far inferior to Medivh in terms of culture.
At the same time, Macao deeply understood a principle: if you want to attract high-quality women, the first prerequisite is that you need to read more.
Only by improving yourself can you attract people of a similarly high caliber.
"Medivh, may I publish that passage you just spoke, describing your wife's appearance, in the weekly magazine Sorala?! Please grant me the copyright…"
A reporter from Sorala came up to Medivh, speaking nervously.
He had originally intended to record the progress of this Fairy Tail Guild beauty pageant, but he hadn't expected to have other gains today; he truly made a huge profit.
"Do as you please."
Medivh waved his hand; anyway, the copyright wasn't in his hands…
As for the original author of "Ode to the Goddess of Luo," he had been dead for nearly two thousand years.
However, speaking of which, since he could transmigrate to the world of Fairy Tail, then Cao Zijian, with his immense talent, might not truly be dead. It's just unknown where he's making his fortune now.
Ahem...
Medivh had no idea at this moment what kind of ripples his casual remark would cause in this world.
At the same time, Eileen brought her red lips close to Medivh's cheek, pecked him lightly, then strode onto the stage, directly standing in front of Selene. She lifted her chin, looking down at Selene, and said coldly, "Do you know the difference between us?! Someone who obtains Medivh through improper means will never truly gain love."
"Do you think you've gained all of Medivh?"
"I haven't heard Medivh say you're prettier than me..."
Selene said, gently tossing her beautiful long hair. As a Dragon, her cultural literacy was limited. If Medivh hadn't compared her to the bright moon, she wouldn't have understood his compliments, let alone the lines from 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo' that Medivh quoted.
Therefore, in Selene's view, she had still won.
"Do you not understand the words of praise Medivh just lavished upon me?"
Eileen's face flushed with embarrassment.
To be honest, even she felt ashamed listening to what Medivh had just said. She didn't know how Medivh managed to say such things...
Such words were probably the ultimate way to describe a woman's beauty in this world, weren't they?! It was unlikely that there would ever be anything more brilliant than these few lines.
They didn't sound like they were describing a person; they sounded like they were describing a celestial maiden.
Well, as soon as Medivh opened his mouth, he praised her as a Scarlet Celestial Maiden.
Yes, in Eileen's opinion, she had already won.
Phew...
At the same time, Medivh, standing below the stage, slowly exhaled. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking like he had just survived a disaster.
Hmm, this was exactly the effect Medivh wanted. They both thought they had won.
If everyone won, then they wouldn't fight.
Medivh could survive until now not just by fighting, but by using his brain.
When brute force was severely lacking...
Human wisdom became extremely rare and valuable.
Boom!
Just as Eileen and Selene both thought they had won, with a roar, Gildarts, who had been sent flying by Eileen, returned to the Fairy Tail Guild.
"Ah..."
"That strike from my sister-in-law just now really hurt!"
Gildarts rubbed his sore and swollen abdomen while looking at Eileen, who was confronting Selene inside the Guild. A hint of eagerness flashed in his eyes.
Before meeting Eileen, Gildarts had originally thought his Magic path was nearing its end, that his path forward seemed to be blocked. He was already at the pinnacle of the Continent's existence.
However, after being instantly defeated by Eileen...
Gildarts finally saw hope for continued progress! He discovered that his path had not reached its end; this seemingly dead-end was merely the beginning of another path...
For a moment, Gildarts' heart was filled with nothing but excitement.
"Oh dear~"
"It seems that last strike was a bit weak."
Eileen looked at the suddenly intruding Gildarts and once again raised her arm.
"I won't fall for it this time."
Gildarts said, using Crush before Eileen could... instantly shattering the magic circle Eileen had just released into countless microscopic particles.
"Sister-in-law, your power seems to have weakened."
Gildarts narrowed his eyes, intending to take the initiative to attack.
"You are Gildarts?"
Just as Gildarts was about to advance...
Selene looked Gildarts up and down, then asked.
"That's right."
Gildarts, who had originally intended to continue attacking Eileen, looked over at the sound and saw Selene, who was equally graceful and stunning. His eyes trembled three times, and he couldn't speak clearly.
"It really is you!"
"You scumbag who led Medivh astray, prepare to die."
Selene said, flashing in front of Gildarts...
The Moon God Dragon's Crushing Fist landed directly on Gildarts' abdomen. With her sheer brute force, she once again turned Gildarts into a star in the sky.
"Goodbye, Gildarts."
Medivh watched Gildarts take flight again. He smiled and waved his hand in a gesture of respect.
Hmm, Gildarts is a true man.
"It seems our time is almost up."
Just as Medivh was mourning Gildarts in his heart, Eileen's body suddenly became ethereal. She looked at Selene, who was also beginning to dissipate into the air, and said with a smile.
"After all, it's just a projection, and it doesn't use too much magic power."
"Just being a little serious just now, and it's already about to dissipate..."
Selene sighed helplessly.
Then, she looked at Medivh with reluctance, and said with a hint of apology, "Medivh, because that old woman Eileen spent hundreds of years setting up a very strict and exquisite magic circle outside the Ishgar Continent, my true body simply cannot come. It's truly a pity! But wait for me, it won't be long before I defeat Eileen and bring you to Elentir World, so our family can reunite."
"Medivh, rest assured, as long as I am here, Selene will absolutely not be able to break through the magic circle outside the Ishgar Continent. I said so..."
Eileen said, and her figure also dissipated into the air.
"No way?!"
"Those two terrifyingly powerful women who suddenly appeared in the Guild just now, who could instantly kill Gildarts, couldn't possibly be two thought-forms, could they?!"
After Eileen and Selene had both disappeared, Makarov, as the Guild Master, seemed to have figured something out. He spoke with incredulity and disbelief.
"They were thought-forms."
Medivh nodded lightly, confirming Makarov's guess.
Actually, from the very beginning...
More precisely, from the moment Eileen sent Gildarts flying, Medivh noticed something was off. He suspected that this Eileen was a clone.
After all, if Eileen's true body were here, Gildarts would definitely not have simply been sent flying; there would have been a much more cruel punishment awaiting Uncle Gil.
"In short, as you all saw..."
"You all envy me for having beauties by my side."
"But you don't know that the more beautiful the flower, the more thorns it has..."
"The more vibrant the existence, the deeper the poison."
Medivh sighed.
Everyone envied Medivh for having beautiful wives...
But others, with wives as beautiful as Eileen and Selene, might not even be alive.
"Now you should understand my painstaking efforts in training you all."
"If you don't work hard, you'll die in the aftermath..."
As Medivh spoke, he raised his head.
Families, who could understand his painstaking efforts?!
On the other side, outside the Ishgar Continent...
In the sky, the true bodies of Selene and Eileen were subtly confronting each other.
"Selene, as a newcomer, it's best not to push your luck."
Eileen held her staff, looking down at Selene, and said coldly.
"The one who isn't loved is the mistress."
Selene smiled, as if she didn't take Eileen seriously.
"What did you say?"
"You want to fight, do you?"
"Do you think I'm afraid of you..."
The next second, Eileen and Selene nearly bristled, speaking in unison.
"God Star Collapse!"
"Moon Chapter!"
Eileen and Selene wasted no words, starting with two asteroids, each over ten kilometers in diameter, capable of rivaling dinosaur extinction events.
However, for the two of them, this was just an insignificant test. They themselves couldn't remember how many times such tests had occurred over these four hundred years.
Boom!!
When the asteroid fell...
The terrifying shockwave split the sea, and the remaining heat wave seemed to boil the ocean.
In an instant, earthquakes and tsunamis followed, and the world seemed to be boiling.
Earth Land: "In the end, I bore it all."
Roar!!
Just as Eileen and Selene's battle was about to escalate further, a majestic Dragon roar came from the Ishgar Continent, causing Eileen and Selene's expressions to change repeatedly.
"It seems a certain uninvited guest has been attracted by our battle~"
"Today's battle will end here, as usual. Anyway, no winner can be decided."
Selene said, and a circle of water appeared around her.
This was 'Water Wing,' a magic that led to countless worlds.
At this moment, Selene used it to escape the pursuit of a certain entity.
"Heh heh, be careful, don't let Acnologia catch up to you."
Eileen mocked Selene for a few moments, then disappeared from her spot with a cold laugh.
"Hmph!"
Selene said no more and left using 'Water Wing.'
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