readease Chapter 370 Opening Ceremony - Star Spirit King
Chapter 370 Opening Ceremony - Star Spirit King
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Emerging from the "Leo Celestial Gate" was a colossal figure, so tall that humans appeared as tiny insects before it, a giant straight out of a story.
The giant radiated starlight, his massive figure enveloped in a soft glow. He wore a suit of armor in white, green, and yellow, and a helmet with two curved bull horns on his head. A huge blue cloak fluttered behind him without wind, making him look quite majestic and imposing.
The most unusual thing about him was his beard. The two thick, white hairs that looked like they were growing out of his nostrils stretched straight down to his chest, as if his nostrils were stuffed with two large nasal plugs.
"They actually came!"
Loki, also known as Leo the Leo Celestial, stared wide-eyed at the giant figure with an expression of disbelief.
The armored giant turned his gaze to the crowd, lowering his head to look at the humans not far from his feet.
"My old friend, it's been such a long time since we last met."
The armored giant, also known as the Celestial King, uttered a sentence that stunned everyone. Moen and the others all looked at Leo, thinking that this "old friend" was referring to Leo.
"That can't be right..."
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Moen was the first to realize that, according to Leo, his relationship with the Celestial King was far from that good, at least not to the point of being "old friends." And if they were really "old friends," would he have inflicted such a fatal punishment on Leo?
Most importantly, why does this big guy seem to be looking at... Lucy?!
"Excuse me, but who is this old friend you're referring to?"
Moen took the initiative to speak, preventing the atmosphere from becoming awkward. Regardless of what happened, the current situation was advantageous to them, and they had to seize it and try to resolve the issue without any conflict.
Because the Celestial Spirit King's attitude was somewhat unexpected, he was not angered by Lucy and Emerald's actions. Instead, he started by calling them "old friends," which left everyone bewildered.
Everyone was naturally very interested in the question Moen asked, and they all looked up, waiting for the Celestial King to give his answer.
"Of course it's Leila."
The Celestial King gave his answer, which once again silenced the atmosphere.
"Leila..."
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Moen looked at Lucy, and now he was certain that the "old friend" the Celestial King was referring to was Lucy, but he had mistaken her for someone else; the Layla he was talking about was actually Lucy's mother.
Moen knew that Leila Heartfilia was a very famous "Celestial Spirit Mage", but he did not expect that Leila would know the Celestial Spirit King, and even be his "old friend"!
Clearly, not only Moen hadn't considered this, but Makarov, Emerald, and Leo also widened their eyes in surprise.
Emerald had met Leila before, and she even learned her celestial magic from Leila. She admired Leila, but she never expected Leila to be so powerful.
Makarov had also heard of Leila's reputation. Leila Hatfilia was indeed famous for a time, but she quickly retired to go home, get married, and have children. He didn't really know much about Leila.
The most shocked was Leo. As a "Leo Celestial Spirit," he had never seen a Celestial King like this before. Their king was actually an old friend of a human, which was truly beyond his comprehension.
There's no way around it; it's almost impossible for ordinary people to summon the Celestial Spirit King, so how could a human become his friend?
But from another perspective, perhaps it is precisely because Lucy is Leila's daughter that she was able to get the Celestial Spirit King to respond to her.
"Leila... is my mother. I am Lucy Heartfilia."
After being shocked, Lucy quickly clarified her identity.
She does look very much like her mother, Lucy admits. If they wore the same clothes, they would look exactly like twins. It's not surprising that the Celestial Spirit King would mistake her for his mother.
"Leila's daughter?"
Lucy's words clearly startled the Celestial Spirit King. Although his face, hidden beneath his helmet, was ashen and pale as iron, his expression was still discernible: the Celestial Spirit King had genuinely made a mistake.
"I never expected that Leila's daughter could summon me. She truly is my old friend, having inherited this spirit."
After a moment of surprise, the Celestial Spirit King began to sigh. His gaze toward Lucy had not changed despite the change in his status; it remained kind, and he still regarded Lucy as someone with whom he could have an equal conversation.
"Lucy, daughter of an old friend, why have you summoned me?"
The Celestial Spirit King spoke, his gaze fixed on Leo. In truth, he had already guessed it. He inwardly marveled at Leo's luck; this kid had actually encountered Leila's daughter, and Leila's daughter, like Leila, possessed a sincere heart, and was even able to sense his summons.
Only those who treat the Celestial Spirits with the utmost sincerity, cherish them with the most genuine care, and have a pure and unadulterated affection for them, free from any self-interest, can make the Celestial Spirit King sense their call. Leila and Lucy, this mother and daughter pair, are such people.
The probability of this is very small, because parents cannot completely control their children's thoughts, and children may not necessarily grow up according to their parents' ideas, especially since this is something on a psychological level.
"Please let Leo return to the Protoss Realm!"
Lucy didn't think too much about it. She directly stated her request. Her purpose in doing all this was simply to help Leo return to the "Protoss Realm." She didn't even think about making Leo her Protoss. This was also the reason why she was able to move the Protoss King. She was truly sincere and asked for nothing in return.
"Leo, the Leo Celestial Spirit, broke the contract and committed a grave mistake. He used his power to kill his contractor, and this is his punishment. If all Celestial Spirits were like him, then the Celestial Spirit Contract would be nothing more than a nameless dead end."
Looking at Leo, the Celestial Spirit King revealed Leo's crimes. He didn't look at the reasons, only the results. The result was that Leo forcibly stayed in the mortal world, occupying one of the Contractor's summoning slots, causing the Contractor's "Double Door" to fail, and ultimately being killed by the enemy.
For an error of this magnitude, sentencing Leo to death is not excessive at all. After all, after Leo dies, a new celestial spirit will be born in "Leo". "Leo" will not disappear, and neither will the celestial spirits. They may even become more numerous, such as the celestial spirits in Canis Minor, which are already somewhat excessive in number.
"But! That wasn't Leo's intention! He was only trying to help the Aries Celestial Spirit. His contractor abused the Aries Celestial Spirit, wasn't that the contractor breaking the contract first?! Does that give a contractor the right to abuse a Celestial Spirit?!"
After the Celestial Spirit King explained his reasons for doing so, Lucy questioned him loudly, showing no fear whatsoever.
Lucy was willing to help Leo for two reasons: firstly, because Leo was a former guildmate, and secondly, because she was also angry about Kallen Lilica's actions and strongly supported Leo's act of standing up for his Protoss comrades.
"Since you are the king of the Protoss, and everyone is under your jurisdiction, you should be involved in this kind of matter! It's your fault that Leo was forced to resort to that method to solve the problem!"
Lucy not only questioned him, but she even loudly accused the Celestial Spirit King.
Lucy believes that the Celestial King has failed in his duty. The problems Aries encountered should not be solved by Leo, a colleague, but by the Celestial King, the leader and king of the Celestials.
"Cough cough cough!"
Makarov couldn't help but start coughing.
While coughing, Makarov frantically winked at Moen, signaling him to stop Lucy from speaking so recklessly. The atmosphere had finally become harmonious, and they should have resolved the issue peacefully. Why was she pointing her finger at the Celestial Spirit King and cursing him?
Looking at his grandfather, Mo En simply shook his head, signaling him to calm down. He felt that things were still under control and that the Star Spirit King wouldn't suddenly turn on him.
"well...
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Seeing Moen shaking his head, Makarov could only sigh and say nothing more, nor did he step forward on his own initiative.
These little guys have grown too big for their britches and all have their own ideas now, but in a sense, this is what he's been pursuing, and it's the result of his long-term nurturing.
Therefore, although Makarov sighed, he eventually gave in. He silently prepared for battle, just as he had taken on all the accusations from the Magic Council before. The old man would not ask the children to change; he would only silently clean up their messes and carry the burden for them.
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Faced with Lucy's accusations, the Celestial Spirit King fell silent.
Leo was deeply moved. Lucy's words truly touched his heart. The last person to move him this much was Moen, who was the first to understand him, comfort him, and help him.
In this situation, if the Celestial Spirit King suddenly turns against him, Leo would absolutely be willing to fight the Celestial Spirit King to the death for Moen, Lucy, and the others. After all, Moen gave him his life, and without Moen, he might have already disappeared.
"I believe most Protoss would support Leo's idea."
In the silence, Moen spoke up and said something to Lucy.
"That's right! Everyone can understand Leo's actions!"
Lucy received the hint and immediately realized what it meant. She thought the same thing, but she didn't have the ability to summon so many Celestial Spirits at once. Otherwise, she would have summoned all the Celestial Spirits immediately and asked them to plead for Leo.
"Okay, let's all have our opinions."
After a moment of silence, the Celestial Spirit King suddenly spoke.
"However, I can only summon a maximum of two Protoss at a time."
Lucy spoke somewhat shyly. Actually, being able to skillfully use "double doors" was already quite impressive, but she had quite a few Celestial Spirits. She had four keys to the Zodiac alone: Taurus, Cancer, Aquarius, and Sagittarius. "Double doors" were indeed not enough; she needed "four doors" to fully utilize them.
"It's alright, just summon. This place doesn't belong to the real world or the Protoss Realm, but is a special boundary."
"You two little ones alone couldn't have summoned me to the mortal world, nor could you have sustained my existence for so long."
The Celestial Spirit King laughed and told Lucy to summon without worry.
In this special place, Lucy can directly summon all the Celestial Spirits. Although they cannot fight, it is still possible for the Celestial Spirits to exist temporarily relying on their own magic power.
"ah?!"
Lucy exclaimed in surprise, and then she immediately tried it out.
"Open the gates of Taurus! The gates of Aquarius! The gates of Cancer..."
As Lucy continued to summon them, the Celestials appeared one by one before her, without Lucy even expending any magic power.
"It actually works!"
Lucy exclaimed in surprise. She looked at the Celestial Spirit King, her heart filled with astonishment. So, they had all been pulled into a special space by the Celestial Spirit King? When did this happen?
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Moen and Grandpa Makarov exchanged a glance, both noticing the wariness in each other's eyes. In fact, they had already noticed this situation before, because it was too quiet around them, as if everything around them had been frozen in time, and only they were free to move around.
The moment the Celestial Spirit King appeared, everything around him changed.
The Celestial King was not summoned to "Aislandon," but rather the surrounding environment was briefly overlapped with the Celestial Realm, creating a special environment that allowed him to manifest. Therefore, Celestials can also manifest themselves here without consuming magic power.
"No wonder the Celestial Spirit King didn't bring much pressure when he appeared. So that's why. But the Celestial Spirit King is still very strong. He is indeed worthy of being the ruler of the Celestial Spirit Realm."
Moen was amazed. Sure enough, there are always people more powerful than you, and there is always something beyond your understanding. First, there was the world-destroying black dragon that almost killed Gildarts, and then there was this Celestial King. Neither of them were easy to deal with.
However, Moen wasn't worried about the Celestial King causing trouble; what was currently there was probably just an avatar.
Moreover, as the Protoss appeared one after another, the Protoss King's figure began to become unstable, and the surrounding stillness also began to become unstable. Clearly, it was also very difficult for the Protoss King to maintain this state.
This meeting confirmed one thing for Moen: the Celestial King was indeed not able to come to the mortal world easily. Otherwise, he wouldn't have appeared in this way. Wouldn't it have been better to just come directly?
"Tell me your thoughts."
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Looking at the Celestials summoned by Lucy and Emerald, the Celestial King spoke, saying that he could hold on for a while longer, enough to complete this "court hearing".
The Celestials looked at each other. Lucy had already taken the time to explain things, and she and Emerald were looking at the Celestials with expectant expressions.
"I don't think Leo deserves to die."
Aquarius was the first to speak up, clearly supporting Lucy. Having been both a father and mother to Lucy when she was young, Aquarius would naturally support Lucy. However, she also believed that Leo's mistake did not warrant the death penalty. His contractor had indeed gone too far. If it were her, she might have gone even further than Leo.
After Aquarius spoke up, Taurus, Cancer, and Sagittarius also expressed their support. They all knew each other as zodiac spirits and were familiar with Leo. After all, they were old colleagues, unlike other spirits who had their own kind.
The four Zodiac signs have expressed their opinions, and the other Celestials have also shared their views. They are naturally more supportive of Leo's actions because Leo is helping the bullied Celestials!
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