Chapitre 661: Meeting with Yoruichi

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Crocus.

July 6, x789.

"You really think he's here?" Rangiku asked as she walked along the hallway leading to Alfonzo's room with Yoruichi and Sui-Feng for the second time in as many days. "I mean, he could be out visiting Fairy Tail's team to see how they were holding up after the last event."

"No, I think he should be here." Yoruichi said as she stopped in front of the door to Alfonzo's suite. "It's not like the others got all that hurt during the event. They were just unlucky."

"I guess you're right." Rangiku replied with a nod. "Still, I didn't know that Laxus guy was so strong. We fought him four on one and we still almost lost."

"Well, they've been training with those gravity chambers longer than everyone else." Yoruichi said with a shrug. "So, it kinda makes sense."

"I guess…" Rangiku replied with a shrug of her own.

At that point, the trio did not notice the sound of the elevator doors sliding open, as they were too engrossed in their conversation, though Sui-Feng was not participating, so, they were caught off guard when they heard a male voice speak.

"Well, I guess I can't avoid this forever." Alfonzo said while shaking his head, his voice drawing the attention of the three women standing outside of the door to his suite.

Turning their heads in the direction of the voice, Yoruichi, Sui-Feng, and Rangiku saw Alfonzo and Elicia approaching from the elevator. And despite having been relaxing rather leisurely all day, Alfonzo looked tired.

"Hey, Alfonzo, Lici." Yoruichi said with a smile. Though, it was obvious to anyone who knew her that it was a bit forced and she was nervous, which was a rather rare sight for her.

"Hey, Yoruichi." Elicia, who was usually quite cheerful was wearing a forced smile, as well, while stealing glances at Alfonzo from the corner of her eye.

Seeing the two women's nerves, Alfonzo could only smile awkwardly. And to calm his first wife down, he started combing his fingers through her hair.

Meanwhile, Sui-Feng and Rangiku were both staring at Alfonzo. Though, their stares held completely different emotions.

While Sui-Feng levelled a glare filled with, though not hatred, a similar negative emotion… Dislike, maybe? Rangiku looked at him with intrigue.

"Hmm… Well, he's more handsome than he is in his pictures.' Rangiku thought to herself while examining Alfonzo. 'And considering the fact that he has a harem with from what I could tell, little in the way of jealousy or infighting, his personality shouldn't be all that bad either. Still, I'm dying to know, just what happened between them for Yoruichi to be punished so severely by her clan.

"Yoruichi, it's a pleasure." Alfonzo said, though it was clear that he was only being cordial. "I would say the same for you, Sui-Feng, but that glare your shooting at me makes it hard to say that."

While Sui-Feng's glare grew in intensity, Alfonzo turned his gaze to Rangiku and gave her a friendly smile

"And you're Rangiku Matsumoto." Alfonzo said as he extended his right hand for a handshake. "I saw your Zanpakuto's Shikai, and it looks a lot like a spell one of my wives uses. She even somehow used to use the same spell name as your release command."

"Really?" Rangiku asked in a surprised tone while accepting Alfonzo's handshake. "What a coincidence."

"I know, right?" Alfonzo said while nodding his head in an exaggerated manner.

Meanwhile, Elicia could only roll her eyes at her husband's shamelessness.

'A coincidence, yeah right.' Elicia thought to herself. 'You were the one that gave her the idea that that spell. You helped her pick the name, too. And the only reason she changed it is because you realized that there were a whole lot more Bleach Characters in this world than you originally thought. So, you told her that "Growl" really didn't sound cute enough for her.'

"Anyway, if you have a minute, can we talk?" Yoruichi asked, sounding a bit uneasy.

"*Sigh* Sure." Alfonzo replied with a nod. "But I'm sure the other girls won't be happy to see you."

"Yeah… I already know that." Yoruichi replied while rubbing the back of her neck. "But I just have to tell you something. After that, I'll leave right away if you want me to."

'If I want her to…' Alfonzo repeated Yoruichi's words to himself. 'Well, that kinda makes it sound like she hasn't gotten over me.'

["But can you blame her?"] Bedlam cut in. ["I mean, look at who's soul I was created from."]

Hearing that, Alfonzo had to stop himself from laughing. At the same time, Bedlam's words managed to loosen the tension he was feeling after seeing Yoruichi for the first time in a little over four years.

"Well, let's head inside." Alfonzo said after shaking his head.

With that, Alfonzo, holding Elicia's hand, walked past Yoruichi, Sui-Feng, and Rangiku before opening the door and leading the four women into the room.

As soon as they stepped into the room, a gaze filled with anger locked onto Yoruichi. Naturally, that gaze belonged to Cana, who was standing in front of a table and holding a bottle of vodka in one hand and a cup in the other. There was also a bottle of cranberry juice on the table in front of her, as well.

"Why is she here?" Cana asked in an angry tone as her glare at Yoruichi intensified with every word.

"She says she needs to talk to me about something." Alfonzo replied casually as he let go of Elicia's hand and made his way over to Cana.

Then, when he arrived next to her, Alfonzo took the glass and the bottle of vodka out of Cana's hands and mixed a vodka cranberry for her before handing the glass back to her.

"And I have no issue listening to what she has to say." Alfonzo said, wrapping an arm around Cana as he did so. "But I knew having her around makes you uneasy. So, why don't you come and listen to her with me?"

Hearing that, not only Cana, but the others who were present when the incident between Alfonzo, Elicia, and Yoruichi looked at Alfonzo to see if he was serious. And when they saw that he had no intention of joking about this, they all nodded their heads.

"Fine." Cana said before taking a sip of the drink Alfonzo just mixed for her. She then turned her glare back to Yoruichi and continued. "But if you try anything funny, don't expect to leave this room with all your limbs."

In response, Yoruichi simply nodded her head.

'Though, I could probably leave any time I wanted.' Yoruichi thought to herself. 'But I understand where she's coming from.'

Sui-Feng, on the other hand, shifted the glare shew as shooting at Marin to Cana after hearing her threat. And thanks to her anger, her magic power started to leak. Despite that, everyone only spared her a glance before turning their attention back to Alfonzo. Although they all would admit that Sui-Feng had grown stronger in the last four years, she was still the fourth weakest wizard in the room at the moment. If you don't count Shizuka, who was not a fighter, that is.

A moment later, leading Cana by the hand, Alfonzo sat on the couch in the suite's living room, pulling Cana onto her lap. Then, he gestured for Yoruichi to sit on the couch opposite him.

And Yoruichi did so with Rangiku taking the seat next to her with a curious expression on her face while Sui-Feng stood behind her.

Meanwhile, all of Alfonzo's wives and girlfriends took seats on the couch next to him or stood around the couch, most of them curious to hear what Yoruichi had to say.

"So, what do you have to say?" Alfonzo asked in a calm tone.

"*Sigh* Although I've done this before, the first thing I want to say is that I'm sorry.' Yoruichi said while bowing her head. "I won't make any excuses for my actions. But I do understand how wrong they were and how badly they hurt you and your family."

By now, Grayfia had led the maids to leave the room, as their employers' private matters were not for them to hear. On their way out, they had also taken Amar'e and Bianca with them. Then, when they were all in the next room, Grayfia set up a sound proof barrier to make sure they did not overhear anything they were not supposed to.

Sending an appreciative nod in the direction of the room where the maids were, Alfonzo quickly turned his attention back to Yoruichi before gesturing for her to continue.

"Next, I wanted to say that, if it's what you want, I won't contact you ever again." Yoruichi continued at Alfonzo's prompt.

"Good." Cana said with a snort.

*Smack!*

In response to Cana's interruption, Alfonzo lightly slapped her on the butt, which gained a glare from her. But when she saw he was not taking sides, rather he just wanted to hear all of what Yoruichi had to say, she calmed down and took another sip of her drink.

"Sorry about that." Alfonzo said. "go on."

"I was punished severely by my clan after I returned to the Soul Continent and confessed what I did." Yoruichi said. "And although I won't go into the details… Let's just say… The last few years have been some of the hardest of my life. But that wasn't even the worst of it."

Hearing that, everyone, even Cana looked at Yoruichi with curiosity in their gazes.

"*Sigh* I was basically exiled from my home." Yoruichi continued. "And I feel even worse, because two of my friends from childhood were exiled along with me for standing up to the powers that be on the Soul Continent after they accepted my clan's judgement."

While Saeko, Shizuka, Rika, and Irene wore expressions that said they thought that was a little much. Those who knew what Yoruichi did, namely, Cana, Ultear, Erza, Mirajane, Marin, Sun, and Lucy, wore expressions that said that it was too much. Because that meant that Yoruichi would continue to live on Ishgar. Meanwhile, Alfonzo and Elicia wore contemplative expressions while thinking nearly the same thing.

'Are those two childhood friends Keisuke Uahara and Tessai Tsukabishi?' Alfonzo and Elicia thought simultaneously while exchanging glances.

"And the only way I would be permitted to return is if I could convince you to forgive me and take me as your wife." Yoruichi continued with a self-deprecating smile on her face. "But we all know that's not gonna happen. So, I've resigned myself to spending the rest of my life on Ishgar. Not that I actually wanted to go back. I never wanted to be the next head of my clan, anyway."

Yoruichi then hung her head and rested her face in her hands.

"But not wanting to go back and not being allowed to are totally different concepts." Yoruichi whispered into her hands.

With that, the room fell silent, with no one knowing what to say. However, there were a few people burning with curiosity. And one of them could not hold their curiosity back any longer.

"Seriously, what the hell happened between you all?" Rangiku asked explosively after the tension in the room rose to a certain point. "Yoruichi has been mopey for years and finding out why has been killing me!"

Rangiku's shout snapped the tension in the room immediately, causing everyone to look at her incredulously. Even Yoruichi, who was about to fall into the pits of depression, looked up and stared at her with a strange expression on her face.

"What? Why are you all looking at me like that?" Rangiku asked defensively. "You can't tell me I'm not the only one that doesn't know the whole story, right? I mean, look at them. They're just as curious as I am."

While speaking her last sentence, Rangiku pointed at the trio from Takanosu as well as Irene, causing the four to exchange glances in silence.

"Well, if you wanna know, I don't' mind telling everyone." Alfonzo said with a shrug. "I mean, but stopping Irene from killing Yoruichi might be kinda hard. Because not even I'm strong enough to stop her if she goes all out."

"Is it that bad?" Irene asked.

"That's a matter of perspective." Alfonzo replied.

"*Sigh* Then it's probably better I don't' know." Irene said after thinking for a few minutes. "I've left that life behind. And I really rather not find myself going back with out a life or death struggle."

"Fair enough." Alfonzo replied. "But when you think you're in control enough to not do anything you'd regret, just ask."

After receiving a nod from Irene, Alfonzo turned to Saeko, Shizuka, and Rika, who all shook their heads, as they did not want to do anything they might regret, either. Then, he turned his attention back to the couch where Yoruichi and Rangiku sat with Sui-Feng standing behind them.

"Well, if you want to know, you'll have to get Yoruichi to tell you, Rangiku." Alfonzo said. He then turned his attention back to Yoruichi. "As for forgiving you, I think I told you I've done that a long time ago. It was a mistake. And no one was seriously hurt. So, I let it go. But marrying you is something that will probably never happen in this lifetime. And I only say probably because… Well, you know… the old saying never say never, and all that shit."

"*Sigh* I understand." Yoruichi replied with a heavy sigh. Then, she stood up and bowed to everyone present. "Well then, thank you for listening to me."

After that, she turned around and started making her way towards the suite's door with Sui-Feng following behind her and Rangiku, frustrated that she still did not get to hear what the issue was, hurrying to follow her a few seconds later.

"Anyway, I'm really tired all the sudden." Alfonzo said as she stood up with Cana in his arms. "I'm gonna go lay down. And you get to be my body pillow, Cana."

In response, Cana only nodded her head before chugging down the rest of her drink. She then hugged Alfonzo around the neck and let him carry her away, leaving everyone else to exchange glances before a few of the girls followed Alfonzo into the bedroom to comfort him.

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Chapitre 662: Who's Gonna Be the Fifth Member?

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

October 6, x789.

Around three months have passed since Yoruichi met with Alfonzo and his girls in Crocus after the conclusion of the Grand magic Games. And two days after that, they met again at the banquet held by Fiore's Royal Family. However, while Yoruichi found herself not knowing how to proceed, Alfonzo and Elicia made it a point to talk to her. Though, the same could not be said about the rest of Alfonzo's wives and girlfriends.

But at least Alfonzo made it clear that he truly held no grudges over what happened. So, Yoruichi allowed herself to relax a little wit that information. Sui-Feng, on the other hand, actually confronted Alfonzo and all but ordered him to take Yoruichi as a wife so that she would be allowed to come and go from her home as she pleased. An order that Alfonzo ignored.

The day after the banquet, everyone returned to their guild halls and got back to wizarding as usual.

A little more than a month later, Amar'e's second birthday came and went. And like they did the previous year, they had a party for the toddler. However, unlike last year, it was a more private affair, with only family and guild mates invited. There were even a few visitors from other worlds that showed up. But that happened when there were no other members of the guild around.

Alfonzo and Elicia also took the opportunity to finally tell everyone about the miraculous messages they received a little more than a year ago that led them to become multiversal travelers. They still did not let the secret of their reincarnations slip, though.

Other than those two things, not much of note happened. Though, there were a few things on the horizon to look forward to.

First, Shizuka was due to give birth any day now. And she was absolutely glowing at the thought of having her baby. Like Elicia and Mirajane, she also forewent learning the baby's gender before the baby was born. So, she was happy to know that there was a surprise on the way.

The next thing everyone was looking forward to was the Battle of Fairy Tail Tournament, which for the first time since x785, Team Steel Threads would be participating. Of course, that did not completely overshadow the rest of the Harvest Festival, as the Fantasia Parade is, and always will be, the day's main event.

As for the Battle of Fairy Tail Tournament, though. Everyone had one question on their mind. Who would be Team Steel Threads' fifth member. Because, the rules of the tournament have changed from a four on four tournament to a five on five tournament.

In fact, even the members of Team Steel Threads, Alfonzo, Elicia, Marin, and Sun were having the same issue. And they were currently seated in Elicia's room and playing Uno while talking about that exact problem.

"Seriously, what are we gonna do about the fifth member of our team?' Marin asked in an annoyed tone. "I mean, just about everyone is already on a team. Maybe we could poach someone?"

"But if we did that, then the team we take someone from wouldn't be able to participate. And that would be sad, wouldn't it?"

"Skip." Alfonzo said as he grinned at Elicia, who only had two cards left in her hand. He then turned to look at Sun, raising his free hand to comb his fingers through her hair as he continued. "It would be sad for them. But what else are we supposed to do?"

"I dunno." Sun replied while leaning into Alfonzo's hand with a contented smile on her face.

"Well, let's take a look at the teams." Elicia said while lightly glaring at Alfonzo. "Then, we can pick from who's left."

"I guess that's the best idea." Marin said as she drew a card from the deck. "first, is the Thunder God Tribe. They're made up of Laxus, Saya, Fried, Bickslow, and Evergreen." Then, there's Team Strauss. Mira, Lisanna, Elfman, Juvia, and Saeko."

"There's Team Old Guys, too." Sun added as she placed a card on the discard pile. "That's my dad, Maes, Macao, Wakaba, and Gildarts."

"I'm actually still amazed at how well Maes is keeping up with those wizards and a merfolk. Oh, and draw two." Alfonzo said, grinning at Elicia once again. "There's team Ultear, too. And that's Tear, Meredy, Cana, Laki, and, I don't' know how they got Gozaburo to agree, but Masa, as well."

"Yeah, my dad was strangely agreeable to that." Sun added while nodding her head.

In actuality, Gozaburo had tasked Masa with throwing a match in a believable way if the two teams were to ever face each other in the tournament. However, that has not happened yet. So, the ruse has not been seen through, yet.

"Fonzie, are you picking on me?" Elicia asked after drawing her second card from the deck.

"Me? Never?" Alfonzo replied as his grin widened.

In response, Elicia did the most mature thing she could think of and blew a raspberry, which made everyone else laugh.

"Reverse." Marin said as she placed a "Reverse" card on top of the discard pile. "Next is team Natsu. Natsu, Gray, Erza, Lucy, and Wendy. There always gonna be a strong team."

"Yeah, and so is Team Alzack." Elicia said, happy to finally be able to play a card for the first time in three turns. She then played a "Wild Card" as she continued. "Red. Alzack and Bisca are both S-Class in strength and skill. Then, there's Max, Rika, and Kota. There a little long range heavy, though."

"That's true." Alfonzo replied as he played a card. "But they make it work. Plus, both Alzack and Rika can fight in close range. So, it's not so bad."

"Who's left?" Sun asked as she drew a card from the deck.

"Let's see…" Marin said as she dropped a '"Skip card on the discard pile, causing Elicia to start pouting. "It's Team Shadow Gear. Levy, Jet, Droy, Gajeel, and Lily."

"Man, I'd love to see Lily show up in the GMG." Alfonzo said with a smile as he played a "Draw Two". "Just imagine what everyone's faces would look like when the cute little black and white cat turns into his battle form and starts swinging his sword around at blinding speeds."

"I think some people will straight up faint." Elicia said while watching Sun draw two cards.

"And it would be hilarious." Alfonzo said in a clearly amused tone.

"Uno." Marin said excitedly with only one card remaining in her hand. "And I think that's everyone. There have only been seven teams for the last few years. No one else was confident enough to compete with the strongest members of the other guilds."

"Yeah, someone got a bye every year In the first round." Elicia said as she dropped a "Reverse" card.

Seeing that, Marin pouted, as her last card was blue, instead of red.

"The question is, who do we pick?" Sun asked as she dropped another "Reverse" card.

"Seriously?" Marin asked in an exasperated tone as she drew another card before putting it on the discard pile immediately.

"You're lucky." Elicia grumbled as she reached out to draw two cards.

"Hmm…. I'm not sure." Alfonzo replied as he played a yellow "Draw Two." "I mean, the only person I can think of would kind of make this over kill. But it might be fun, though."

"Who's that?" Sun asked as she drew two more cards while tilting her head in curiosity.

"Fonzie, you're not serious, are you?" Elicia asked with wide open eyes as she figured out who Alfonzo was talking about.

""Who is it?" Marin asked as she dropped a card. "Oh, and Uno again."

"Irene." Alfonzo said while watching Marin start to pout as Elicia dropped another "Reverse " card.

"Yeah, that would be overkill." Marin said as she drew a card before dropping a "Draw Four. "Blue. But I like it."

This time it was Sun's turn to pout as she still had the most cards of the four players. Still, she drew her cards without complaint.

"I think it's a good idea." Sun said. She then smiled as she continued. "I like Irene. I learn so much about magic every time we talk."

"But will she agree?" Elicia asked as she watched Alfonzo drop a card before drawing one of her own. "Draw Four. Green."

"You gotta be kidding me." Marin groaned.

"Honestly, I'm not sure." Alfonzo replied while shaking his head as Marin drew her cards. "but it doesn't hurt to ask. The worst she could say is no."

"that's true." Elicia replied as Sun played a "Skip." She then played a "Draw Two" as she continued. "Uno. And if that doesn't work, we could ask Naruto, Sasuke, and Jiraiya. They're all at least B-Class in strength, now."

"We could ask Brandish, too." Marin suggested.

"Those are good ideas." Sun said with a smile.

"Well, we'll see." Alfonzo said with a shrug. "I'll ask Irene later. We can think about the rest after she says yes or no."

"Okay~." X 3

Like that, the game of Uno continued. And in the end, despite having the most cards when the conversation about who they would invite to their team ended, Sun won. And with her win, she got to decide what they would be having for dinner tonight. And Alfonzo would naturally be the one to cook it.

October 7, x789.

Just as Alfonzo said he would the day before, he intended to ask Irene if she would join their team in the Battle of Fairy Tail Tournament. So, he called her up. However, before he could ask his question, Irene invited him over to her house to help her come up with a new sigil sentence to add to her house's defenses. And since he had nothing else to do, Alfonzo wasted no time heading over to Irene's house.

*Knock!* *Knock!* *Knock!*

About twenty minutes after the phone call with Irene ended, Alfonzo was standing outside the front door of Irene's house and had just knocked. And it did not take long for someone to answer the door.

"Good afternoon, how can I help--- Oh, it's you." Heine said, her cordial tone dropping after recognizing Alfonzo.

"It's good to see you, too, Heine." Alfonzo said with a smile. "I'm here to see Irene. Is she available."

"Yes, she's in her office." Heine replied. She then stepped aside and bowed slightly while gesturing for Alfonzo to enter. "Please, come in, I'll show you there."

"Thanks." Alfonzo replied as he stepped into the house.

A moment later, Heine closed the door. Then, she led Alfonzo througt the house, climbing stairs, as Irene decided she did not want any elevators in her home. Then, after a couple of minutes, the two reached the door leading to Iren's office.

*Knock!* *Knock!* *Knock!*

"Lady Irene, Master Alfonzo has arrived." Heine said in her usual tone.

"Let him enter." Irene replied from the other side of the door.

Nodding in response, Heine then opened the door before gesturing for Alfonzo to enter,. Then, once he was inside, she left to tell Juliet that she should prepare tea for Irene and Alfonzo.

"Hey, Irene." Alfonzo said as he made his way over to Irene's desk, where she was sitting and looking over the schematics for her home's defensives.

"Good, you're here." Irene said as she raised her head and smiled at her much younger lover. "I hate to bother you with this, but as much as I hate to admit it, you're better at arranging sigils than I am."

"Don't mention it." Alfonzo said with a smile as he arrived next to Irene, leaned down, gave her a kiss, and turned his head to look at the schematics. "So, what do you wanna do ?"

"Well, I wanna add a function that will teleport any intruders outside… No, to the torture chamber I'm going to build… if they try to access something they're not supposed to." Irene said, a sadistic grin spreading across her face.

"*Sigh* You can take the dog out the fight but you can't take the fight out of the dog, huh?" Alfonzo said while shaking his head. "but sure, I can do that."

Alfonzo then opened an [Archive Magic] screen before bringing up the blueprint of Iren's house.

"Just tell me which room you're gonna turn into your torture room." Alfonzo said whilelooking at the sigil matrix that was already present.

Irene then pointed out a room in the basement of her house before the two started rearranging and adding sigils to the defensive matrix of the house.

A couple hours later, Alfonzo and Irene were sitting across from each other while drinking tea, having completed the changes to the defensive matrix.

"So, why did you call me, Alfonzo?" Irene asked after taking a sip of her tea. "I didn't exactly give you the chance to say when we were on the phone. Though, it would be nice if you called just to say hello because you were thinking about me."

"Well, it's true I was thinking about you." Alfonzo said with a smile while lightly shaking his head. "But it wasn't so romantic as to just say hi. I wanted to ask you something"

"Oh, then what was it?" Irene asked in an interested tone.

"Well, you see, Lici, Marin, Sun, and I will be participating in the Battle of Fairy Tail Tournament this year, and…" Alfonzo said, but when he reached that point, he saw all the interest in Irene's expression basically evaporate. "That's about the reaction I expected when I brought it up."

"Sorry, Dear." Irene said while shaking her head. "But I'm simply not interested in participating in those games for the entertainment of others."

"I figured." Alfonzo replied with a shrug before taking a sip of his tea. "But the worst you could have said was no…. Which you did. So, I asked anyway."

Irene could not help but giggle at that, raising a hand to her mouth to cover it as she did so.

"I think you should ask Brandish." Irene suggested. "although she has never come out and said it, she is quite interested in participating in the Grand Magic Games."

"Really?" Alfonzo asked in a slightly surprised tone. "She's kind of hard to read with that perpetually bored expression she's always got on."

"Yes, I'm certain." Irene replied. "But you can think about that later. "

With that, Irene stood up, walked around the coffee table, and stood in front of Alfonzo. She then slipped off her left boot, and raised her foot before placing it on Alfonzo's crotch and rubbing gently.

"It's been awhile since the last time you came over." Irene said with a seductive smile on her face. "So, why don't we have a---"

*Ring!* *Ring!*

Before Irene could finish, Alfonzo's lPhone started ringing. Then, after giving Irene an apologetic smile, he pulled it out of his pocket and looked at the caller ID.

"Hmm? Mey-Rin?" Alfonzo asked himself as he pressed the answer button. "Hey, Mey-Rin, what's going on?"

{"Master Alfonzo, Madam Shizuka's water just broke!"} Mey-Rin shouted in a somewhat panicked tone.

Immediately, Alfonzo tried to shoot up to his feet. However, at the last second, he realized that Irene's foot was still rubbing his crotch. So, he calmly moved it to the side before shooting up like he originally intended.

"Alright, I'll be there in a minute." Alfonzo said in an excited tone.

Alfonzo then hung up the phone, pulled Irene into a hug and gave her a kiss.

"Go." Irene said with a smile after Alfonzo broke the kiss. "She needs you more than I do right now."

"Okay, I'll make it up to you later." Alfonzo said as he kissed Irene once more.

After that, Alfonzo walked over to the nearest window, opened it, and flew away before using his [Metal Magic] to close the window behind him.

Meanwhile, Irene sat back on the chair she had just been sitting in, and fell into deep thought.

"Maybe having another child wouldn't be so bad." Irene said as she slowly rubbed her abdomen. "But if I have one with Alfonzo, what would the baby call Erza? Sister or Auntie? Hehehe. That might be fun to see."