Strongest Warlock - Wizard World Irregular

With varying expressions on their faces, the Kings and other representatives of the War Council couldn't help but look at the young man seated at the head of the conference table.

They were still on the battlefield, and yet, with a single snap from Ethan's fingers, the seafloor rose, then created a round table and several chairs surrounding it.

A small throne stood steadily at an elevated platform, overlooking those who were seated below.

Naturally, the one sitting on the throne was none other than Ethan, with Illumina standing at his right side—like a Queen supporting her King.

The young man's posture was imposing, his right leg resting crossed over his left.

The side of his face was resting on the palm of his left hand, and he looked down on the Kings who had tried to destroy his lover's kingdom with an arrogant look on his face.

'That's my boy!' Sebastian said with a thumbs up. 'Just keep that aloof and merciless expression. The Ocean Races respect and admire the strong. As long as they recognize you as someone very powerful, they will not dare to disobey your commands.'

'I know this isn't in line with your character, but you just need to show this stance once,' Ethan's Other Half commented. 'Once you show your kind side to them after this, they will think that you have completely forgiven them, which will make them more loyal to you.

'In fact, they will be more than happy to obey your words as a sign of goodwill to let bygones be bygones. Lastly, you are the Prince of Atlantis. You are part of the Royal Bloodline, and the blood of two Colossi flows inside your veins.

'They have no choice but to see you as the ruler of the sea, second only to Leviathan. But the Progenitor has always been a carefree soul, so he has no intention of ruling the Ocean Races. With their help, fighting against the Fomorians will be easier, especially since they're in the sea.'

Ethan nodded internally, so he decided to play along and intimidate the Kings, Queens, and Leaders of the various Kingdoms and Factions under the sea.

"Who's the one who started this Great Plan?" Ethan asked. "Don't tell me that all of this started because of just Oceanus' idea?"

The Kings and Queens glanced at the Naga King, making the latter feel as if his heart had stopped breathing for a brief moment.

"I-I wasn't the one who started this plan!" the King of the Naga, King Ligurian, declared. "I was only approached by King Oceanus, and I thought that it was a good idea since the humans have captured some of the members of the Ocean Races as their slaves.

"I simply thought that it's about time we made them pay for their insolence! Your Highness, I'm really not the one who started this Great Plan!"

Ethan had just killed his son, so he didn't want to give the young man any more reason to exterminate the Naga Royal Family.

He had to clear their family's name before it was too late.

"King Ligurian speaks the truth," Princess Ariel stated. "Your Highness, the Great Plan wasn't started by King Oceanus. It was started by me."

Gaps of surprise spread as all eyes looked at the beautiful mermaid princess, who was looking at Ethan with a fearless expression on her face. Read new chapters at m_v-l'e|-NovelBin.net

"And your reason for instigating King Oceanus to conquer the surface dwellers?" Ethan asked.

"It's because of my sister, Princess Adella," Princess Ariel replied. "She has been captured and turned as a slave by humans. I rescued her not long ago, but her mind has already been broken. She can't even recognize her own family and would scream in fear whenever someone approached her, regardless of who it was.

"She is just one of the many victims of the surface dwellers over the past hundreds of years. Since the surface dwellers tried to enslave us, wouldn't it be normal if we enslave them as well?

"Of course, that isn't all. The surface dwellers are also responsible for Queen Celestia's and Lord Arariel's suffering. If not for them, wouldn't the King and Queen of Atlantis still continue their reign? We are only trying to protect our people. What's so wrong with that?"

The Kings and Queens all nodded their heads in approval. The surface dwellers had antagonized them for hundreds of years despite the fact that they were just doing their best to live carefree lives.

For them, what they were doing was reasonable, so they thought that the Great Plan was justified.

Ethan looked at the Mermaid Princess in disdain.

Although there had indeed been instances where the Ocean Races were captured and treated badly by those who lived on the surface, the same was true the other way around.

The Ocean Races had also captured humans and brought them to their underwater kingdoms to be treated as slaves.

Some even hunt humans for food, mostly by the more aggressive members of the Ocean Races like the Nagas and the Sharkmen.

Ariel looked at Ethan with a steady gaze as if wanting to challenge him to prove her wrong. As the Prince of Atlantis, he should side with the Ocean Races, and with him leading the Great Plan, the chances of them succeeding was high.

She believed her plan was good, and she was confident that it had a high chance of success. However, she had miscalculated something.

Ethan had spent all of his life living on land.

He didn't have the mentality of the Ocean Races and couldn't empathize with their desire to enslave the surface dwellers.

However, since he was now the Prince of the Sea, he had to make them understand that there were bigger problems that they had to face.

"The world is currently facing a threat that will affect every living creature in this world," Ethan declared. "Invaders from different dimensions are doing their best to breach the defenses in the Lands of Saraqael.

"The Fomorians also plan to rise again and conquer the world like they did hundreds of years ago. Since all of you are so eager to start a war, I will give you what you want. But, our targets will be the Fomorians.

"Of course, I will not force anyone to join this war. If you don't wish for bloodshed, that's fine too."

Ethan then glanced at Illumina, who was standing by his side, before shifting his attention back to the other leaders of the Ocean Races.

Earlier, Illumina told him that she wanted to make an announcement, so he made a gesture for her to speak whatever was on her mind.

Seeing her lover's gesture, Illumina smiled and nodded in understanding.

"Two weeks from now, Prince Ethan and I will get married," Illumina declared. "I would like to invite everyone to the wedding ceremony. I hope that all of you will be there when the time comes."

Sebastian and Ethan's Other Half both whistled at the same time. They didn't expect that the Mermaid Princess would make such a declaration, which caught them and Ethan completely by surprise.

Even Ethan hadn't been informed beforehand about Illumina's plan to hold a wedding ceremony.

However, after remembering that she had waited for him for hundreds of years, he didn't have the heart to oppose her statement.

Princess Wilhelmina's and Princess Ariel's had surprised looks on their faces after hearing Illumina's declaration.

A moment later, the surprise in Princess Ariel's face faded and was replaced by a frown.

'This girl really knows how to mess up my plans,' Princess Ariel thought.

She planned to seduce the Prince of Atlantis so that she would become his Queen, stealing Illumina's place in his heart.

Princess Wilhelmina, on the other hand, saw that Illumina was looking at her with a mischievous smile on her face.

The mermaid princess then mouthed something in her direction, which made Princess Wilhelmina's face turn beet-red.

"Prepare yourself. Ethan will break past your defenses."

Those were the words that Illumina had said to her, and it made her heart start beating wildly inside her chest.

Of course, Princess Ariel, who was paying close attention to Illumina, managed to read her lips, which made her frown deepen.

'What does she mean when she says that 'the Prince will break past your defenses'?' Princess Ariel thought. 'She's looking at Wilhelmina, so does she mean that the Prince will be fighting her in a duel?'

Princess Ariel, who was pondering the meaning of Illumina's words, suddenly heard the Prince say something, which broke her out of her daze.

"You have the Cauldron of the Dagda, right? Give it to me."

Ethan had come to the sea not to only look for Illumina, but also to search for the Cauldron of the Dagda.

Since the description of the mermaid that entered the Ruins matched Princess Ariel, Ethan was quite certain that the fourth treasure of the Tuatha De Danann was currently in her possession.