"Your Majesty, the King."
"If we, from the very beginning, gave up the idea of resisting foreign nations…"
"And instead went directly to seek out members of the Mage Guild Fairy Tail to help us resolve this foreign invasion…"
"Wouldn't that make us, the ministers, knights, and nobles of the Fiore Kingdom, seem utterly incompetent?!"
However, Old Toma's words did not receive the approval of all the ministers…
Many of the officials, upon hearing that Old Toma wanted to immediately seek out the troublemakers from the Fairy Tail Guild to help them resolve…
…this foreign invasion, their expressions changed repeatedly.
Originally, these Mages from the Fairy Tail Guild, due to the indulgence of the Magic Council ERA and the kings of various kingdoms, were already incredibly arrogant within the Fiore Kingdom and even on the Ishgar continent…
If these Fairy Tail people were to learn that the Fiore Kingdom could not do without them at this moment, wouldn't that further fuel their arrogance?!
They might even directly stand on the heads of these ministers and nobles and defecate!
Although the Fiore Kingdom is the country with the highest per capita Mage ratio among its citizens and the one that values Mages the most among all the major nations on the entire Ishgar continent…
…this kingdom still ultimately belongs to the lords and nobles!
And not to those incredibly barbaric Mages who always resort to force to solve problems.
In fact, the reason these nobles and lords still held onto their former pride was because magic on the Ishgar continent had declined too severely…
After all, apart from experts of the 'Ten Wizard Saints' level…
…those Mages below the 'Ten Wizard Saints' were still unable to disregard the number of troops and enemies; they didn't have the ability to directly cut through tens of thousands of soldiers!
They would still be overthrown by these lords…
And on the entire Ishgar continent, apart from the Fairy Tail Guild, the number of truly 'Ten Wizard Saints' level experts was very small.
Therefore, this led to many lords and nobles not having a clear understanding of the true strength of Mages…
They simply couldn't imagine how terrifying the peak combat power in the Earth-land World truly was!
But Old Toma knew…
"So, what do you all think is appropriate?!"
For a moment, Old Toma, as King, sat weakly on his throne…
He looked at the group of ministers and nobles before him, who were not only incompetent and foolish but, most importantly, suffered for the sake of their pride. He suddenly felt that the future of his Fiore Kingdom seemed to be completely doomed.
"That fellow named Kurnugi…"
"Didn't he give us a full three months to prepare?!"
"If that's the case…"
"We should first send some of our own people to properly test this guy."
"If we spend three months and still fail to take him down?! It wouldn't be too late to ask the Fairy Tail Guild for help then, would it?!"
The ministers said so.
Perhaps because Kurnugi had given them some preparation time, they mistakenly believed that Kurnugi was not a fierce person…
This gave these ministers and nobles an opportunity for factional strife and to save face.
"Whatever you want…"
"However, I'll say this upfront!"
"If you cannot make that fellow named Kurnugi withdraw his troops within eighty days?!"
"Then you must go to Magnolia Town and invite the Mages of the Fairy Tail Guild, no matter what the cost…"
"Of course, if you simply cannot invite the Mages of the Fairy Tail Guild?!"
"Then I think my rule over the Fiore Kingdom seems to have come to an end."
"However, although I will no longer be the King of the Fiore Kingdom in the future…"
"None of you guys will have an easy time either."
Old Toma finally, after a very long deliberation, still compromised with these ministers and nobles. However, it was impossible for Old Toma not to be furious…
In extreme anger, he left a harsh remark for the ministers in front of him, then left his throne and went back to his bedchamber to rest.
Old Toma was already too tired to deal with these faction-fighting ministers. Just looking at their faces made him feel incredibly exhausted.
"This…"
The ministers looked at the departing King and fell silent for a moment.
However, after the King left, they continued their factional struggles as usual.
Humans die for wealth, and birds die for food.
The nation can wait; personal interests are paramount.
At the same time, they simply refused to believe that the mighty Fiore Kingdom would need to be saved by a group of incredibly barbaric Mages who always thought of solving problems with brute force?!
Was the Fiore Kingdom's army truly leaderless?
Could they not even defeat a Regent from an enemy country?
"Send the Hungry Wolf Knights!"
"And all the captains of the various Magic Knight Squads of the Fiore Kingdom…"
"I just don't believe it…"
"Is there no one in the entire Fiore Kingdom army who can defeat the enemy's Regent?!"
To this, the ministers finally made a decision.
And so, under the decision of these ministers, the Hungry Wolf Knights, the strongest Magic Knight Squad of the Fiore Kingdom, known as the Mage Executioners, were dispatched.
"Please, esteemed sirs…"
"Confidently entrust this mission to us!"
"That's right, we will definitely eliminate all these ungrateful fellows."
The Hungry Wolf Knights consisted of five members. Each of them emitted powerful magical fluctuations of a seasoned S-Class Mage…
Even within the Fairy Tail Guild, they could contend with T3-level members among the S-Class candidates; their strength was terrifyingly powerful.
"Hahaha! As expected, only the Hungry Wolf Knights can put one at ease."
"With the Hungry Wolf Knights making a move, how long do you think that Regent can remain arrogant?!"
"If only we had known, we should have dispatched the Hungry Wolf Knights from the very beginning, instead of sending some incompetent assassins. No matter how strong those assassins are, they can't be as powerful as true knights…"
The appearance of the Hungry Wolf Knights made all the ministers present smile confidently. This was the strongest fighting force of the Fiore Kingdom, worthy of their trust.
"Hehehe…"
"With the Hungry Wolf Knights dispatched, we are much more at ease."
"As long as you can make the empire retreat!"
"When you return, you will all be nobles of the kingdom."
"I will bestow upon you the title of Baron."
Among them, there were also some veteran nobles whose faces looked incredibly old, whose steps were almost too slow to walk, yet still held positions as ministers of the kingdom…
These old fellows, looking at the powerful Hungry Wolf Knights before them, revealed a smug smile. Indeed, heaven was still on the side of them, the nobles!
"Understood!"
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