"What do you all think?"
"It's astonishing."
"Truly worthy of being the legendary creatures that once ruled this continent."
The Evaluators' thought bodies stood by the window, watching Rhode and the others depart on a dragon.
The immense size, powerful flight, exaggeratedly strong Magic Power, and astonishingly fast speed all left people in awe.
The Evaluators had already arrived in the conference room.
Originally, they hadn't planned to come so early, but someone reported that Ten Wizard Saint Rhode suddenly brought people to visit.
With the mindset of being ready to handle any situation promptly, the Evaluators simply arrived ahead of time.
The two guards were dispatched because they were concerned about Rhode and Jerman having another conflict.
Unexpectedly, they witnessed something they had only read about in reports.
Gulan Domma said seriously, "I'm considering a question. Since Rhode can summon such creatures, how strong must Acronologia be, whom even he can't defeat?"
The Evaluators fell into silence.
Black Dragon Acronologia and Black Mage Zeref, these two targets have always been seen as the greatest dangers that must be eliminated.
But now, feeling directly, the power of the Black Dragon might be stronger than we imagined.
Would the Magical Elf Power, one of the Council's strongest weapons, be effective against Acronologia?
Will we have to resort to the ultimate means in the future?
Org coughed, "This matter is difficult to resolve in the short term. Let's first tackle the issues at hand."
The Evaluators all nodded.
Someone asked, "What's up with that Freyja?"
"Judging by the symbol on her, she seems to be an ordinary girl from the Sun Village."
"Isn't that the Giants' village? Why is there an ordinary person?"
"Who knows, maybe she was adopted. After all, those Giants' personalities..."
The others nodded.
The Giants' personalities are too gentle, although they are adept at fighting, they never think of expanding outward, being gentle to an unbelievable degree.
So much so that most people no longer know of the Giants' existence, treating them only as legends.
Thus, a Guild named traditionally as 'Titan Nose'.
According to the two Frog People, Rhode seemed merely curious about the girl's origin, perhaps interested in the Giants.
The Evaluators judge there's no need to overly focus on it.
Org suddenly said, "Should Rhode's rank among the Ten Wizard Saints be adjusted?"
The crowd hesitated a bit but soon nodded after a little thought.
As for strength, they just witnessed it firsthand.
As for achievements, he single-handedly quelled bandit problems in a country.
He has also actively provided first-hand information about Black Dragon Acronologia and some intelligence on Zeref.
This last point is particularly important.
After all, the Council hasn't seen a trace of the Black Dragon for so many years; this intelligence alone was worth more than the intelligence department's years of work.
Even if it's just in investigating the Black Dragon.
"Then let's raise his position to fourth or fifth," said Gulan Domma, "and discuss it in detail later, then convey our opinion to Hayberion."
The Evaluators would be delighted to see Rhode's power reach the level of Ishujal's Four Heavenly Kings, because the situation with God Serena has been giving them headaches.
For fear of causing adverse effects, they still don't dare to make this news public.
If a reliable young man strong enough to replace Serena could emerge, that would be excellent.
"Report, President Jerman of Sabertooth has arrived."
"Let him in."
...
"Ro-Rhode… is this really a means of transportation?" Natsu covered his mouth, still dwelling on Rhode's previous remarks.
"No way this is possible, it's a dragon," Lucy said, "Definitely something to intimidate them."
"Aye!"
However, Rhode thought seriously and said, "If I had to say, it's half and half, it can indeed be considered a 'means of transportation.'"
"Ugh..." Natsu's face turned pale, "Let-let me get off..."
Rhode was a bit puzzled, "Is your motion sickness problem physiological or psychological?"
Natsu couldn't explain, and Hapi tried to console Natsu by saying this is a dragon.
Lucy curiously asked, "Why say it's half and half?"
"Well… the Hex-Tech Sub-Dragon is a special creation that combines dragon and Hex technology, it can be called a 'modified dragon.'
"So it's both a creature and a machine, its consciousness isn't quite complete. It's fine to call it a means of transportation when boasting, but among ourselves, she's a companion."
This had a magical effect, and Natsu seemed immediately cured of his motion sickness.
He sat up straight and patted the back of the Hex-Tech Sub-Dragon, "So it's a companion~! How about a match when we get back?"
The Hex-Tech Sub-Dragon turned its head slightly, its mouth seeming to smile yet not quite clear: "Do… not… like… fighting..."
Its voice was a more feminine electronic synthesized tone, though halting, it felt very gentle.
"She's strong, but not fond of fighting," Rhode said, "I'll introduce you to an ill-tempered one someday."
The condition of the Alchemy Technology Sub-Dragon is similar to the Hex-Tech Sub-Dragon; both are modified dragons, with their consciousness not as complete as other Elemental Sub-Dragons.
However, the Alchemy side is more inclined towards destruction, while the Hex side is more inclined towards protection.
"Feels a bit pitiful," Lucy touched the metal part of the Hex-Tech Sub-Dragon, it was cool to the touch, "Why were they modified?"
Rhode said, "Because they were severely injured in battle, they would die without modification. Also… the modifier probably wanted weapons as powerful as dragons.
"I don't know the exact process, but the result was that they weren't entirely controlled and returned to the dragon's lair with their will."
The Cloud Realm dislikes these two for being dull, making them unpopular to hang out with.
Purgatory finds Hex boring and sometimes teases Alchemy, but Alchemy is reckless and doesn't know when to stop fighting, irritating him.
The Mountain Range doesn't care much, but his lazy personality means he sleeps more than he is awake.
Sometimes he reluctantly humors them because they seem pitiful.
The Ocean is slightly better. Although these two can't tell jokes, they don't show disdain when she tells jokes.
Sometimes when she laughs heartily, these two also laugh along!