Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

However, the problem of mana being consumed too quickly has always existed.

Therefore, Hope specially transformed a magic crystal that could generate magic power on its own, obtained from Nirvana, into a dark attribute, and used the material recombination ability of "magnetic field power" to compress it, and finally attached it to the ring.

From then on, Mirajane no longer had to worry about running out of mana.

She clenched her fingers, feeling the continuous, comforting warmth. When Mirajane looked up again, her eyes seemed to be filled with starlight. "I like it very much... Thank you."

Hope was about to say "don't be so polite" when Kana eagerly reached out her hand, "Why didn't you say so earlier? What about mine? What about mine?"

Seeing the impatient, drunken girl, Hope's lips twitched. He took a ring from the small box and put it on her finger. Instantly, the cardholder that Kana always carried began to shake.

Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Cyber ​​Dragon... The ten cards that Hope made for her flew into the magic crystal on the ring one after another.

Hope simulated the magical space inherent in the "Dress-Up Magic," creating a magical space within this top-quality magic crystal. From now on, Kana can retrieve cards with just a thought, eliminating the need for drawing cards.

Most importantly, this magic crystal itself has the effect of giving magical items sentience, which means that the monster cards that Kana summons in the future will be more intelligent.

"Oh, by the way, there are some new cards I made inside. Remember to familiarize yourself with them when you have time."

Upon hearing Hope's words, Kana looked down at the ring, her eyes instantly lighting up. She pulled her hand away from the ring as if protecting a precious treasure, revealing a greedy smile.

"That's so thoughtful! This gift is... amazing!"

Finally, Hope looked at Erza.

Erza, who always presented herself as strong, met his gaze and was momentarily flustered, but she still took the initiative to extend her hand to him and said proudly, "You're so lucky to have Mirajane and Cana."

"Hehehe~ Who can see how charming you are?"

Hope smiled as she put the ring on Erza's finger, looking directly into her eyes. "This ring doesn't have any fancy functions. It just has a built-in reverse teleportation spell. No matter where you are, as long as you infuse it with magic, I will appear by your side."

Does it mean it will always be by my side...?

Erza's lips moved slightly, but she didn't speak. Instead, she gripped the ring tightly with her other hand. After a moment, she finally spoke: "Thank you, Hope."

"Let's skip the thanks and stuff."

Hope the Fly rubbed his hands together and laughed, "As the saying goes, you should reciprocate. Where's my Christmas present? You don't have one, do you? I'd be really sad if you did."

Erza, Mirajane, and Cana exchanged a glance, then suddenly stepped forward and each left a kiss on Hope's cheek and lips.

Then they ran away shyly.

Watching the girls' retreating figures, Hope subconsciously touched her face.

Hmm, I love it to the extreme.

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Every year at the end of the year, Fairy Tail organizes a grand entertainment competition.

Because it's winter, the competition activities are all seasonal, including snowball fights, building snowmen, making ice sculptures, playing ice hockey, skiing, skating, and so on.

All things considered, almost every guild member has something they are good at participating in, making it a rare large-scale entertainment competition event in Fairy Tail throughout the year.

Furthermore, since magic is prohibited, it's fair to everyone. Plus, this year's winter competition prize is a year-long voucher for a hot spring inn, which gives everyone a huge incentive.

"Hmm? You and them..."

At the counter, Makarov heard Hope mention that Erza, Mirajane, and Kana had accepted his gifts. Although he had expected it, he couldn't help but show an expression of utter disappointment, as if his precious daughter had been taken advantage of.

And he was even taken three times in one go...

"You really are a beast!"

Makarov's complaints were still echoing in his ears when Hope had already trudged through the snow to the winter tournament venue specially designated by the guild.

This place has been temporarily transformed into a snow park and is also open to the residents of Magnolia.

The east side is the fierce battleground for snowball fights, the west side is a creatively designed ice sculpture area, the south side has been transformed into an ice skating rink and ice hockey rink, and the small hill in the north has become a ski slope.

Colorful flags fluttered in the clear winter sky, and the air was filled with the aroma of mulled wine and grilled sausages—the perfect setting for a small stall.

"Hope! Over here!"

Natsu stood on the boundary of the snowball fight area, waving excitedly, while Happy sat on his shoulders, holding a snowball that was half the size of him.

Not far away, Gray, shirtless, was assuming a fighting stance, several snowballs already piled up at his feet. "We agreed to a real man's 1v1 battle, you fire idiot, you actually want to call for outside help?!"

"Hey, I've got a temper, take this!"

Natsu turned around and yelled as he threw a snowball. Gray retaliated without backing down, and the two of them exchanged snowballs at lightning speed, like machine guns.

Looking at these two clowns, Hope couldn't help but laugh out loud, but she showed no intention of joining in.

With his current physical strength, even without using any supernatural powers, he could easily take down a snowball in a snowball fight.

Hope wandered around for a couple of hours and was about to head home when a voice called out to him.

"Mr. Hope."

Looking in the direction of the sound, Hope saw a girl with emerald green hair waving at her, followed by an uncle dressed in standard armor who looked like a guard.

They were two strangers.

Hope walked up to the girl, who was about the same age as Lucy, with a puzzled look on her face, and asked, "Was it you who called me just now? Let me make it clear, I have no interest in minors."

Before the girl could say anything, the guards behind her became displeased and shouted sternly, "You scoundrel! How dare you offend Princess Emerald!"

"Shut up, Arcadios." The girl stopped the guard from drawing his sword. Although she was young, she exuded an air of authority befitting a superior.

Hope watched this scene silently.

The Emerald Princess?

I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before.

Oh right, isn't that the princess of the Kingdom of Fiore?

Chapter 265 The Emerald Princess's Ambition

Guild Hall.

Because everyone had gone to participate in the Winter Games, even the president, Makarov, went to be a judge, so there weren't many people in the hall.

Hope casually found a table and sat down, looking at the Emerald Princess who was also seated opposite her. She sat elegantly in her chair, her hands clasped together in front of her, displaying the proper etiquette of royalty.

The Jade Guild is the king's only daughter.

If nothing unexpected happens, she will be the queen of this country in the future.

The middle-aged man who looks like a guard is actually the leader of the Cherry Blossom Knights of King Fiore, whose main duty is to protect the princess's safety.

These two individuals should never have crossed paths with Hope in their entire lives, yet they have taken the initiative to come to her, which makes one very suspicious of their motives.

Or rather, the trouble they cause.

When Hope remained silent, Princess Emerald apologized first for the minor conflict, "I'm sorry, Mr. Hope, Arcadios was just worried about me."

Hope waved her hand. "I'm used to being free. What business does a princess have with a nobody like me?"

Emerald laughed and said, "If you are a nobody who can escape unscathed from a dark mage, then what am I, a mere princess,?"

Most of the mages in Devil's Heart have been imprisoned by the Council, and with the Council's methods, it's impossible for them not to find out their purpose in attacking Tenrou Island.

The fact that the Black Mage had appeared on Tenrou Island was no longer a secret; it was just that due to the council's information blockade, only a very few people knew about it.

Hope was surprised that the Emerald Princess, who was not yet an adult, would know about this. However, considering that she was the sole heir to the country, she could naturally communicate with the council through royal channels, which made sense.

He looked at Princess Emerald and said, "Forget about beating around the bush, just state your purpose directly, Your Highness."

Upon hearing this, the Emerald Guild cut to the chase, "Mr. Hope, I've heard that you've been selected as one of the new Ten Wizard Saints. Would you be interested in serving as a magic advisor to our Kingdom of Ophire?"

Hope gave him a look that said, "Are you kidding me?"

Shouldn't this kind of thing be discussed with Makarov, a veteran member of the "Ten Wizard Saints"? Besides, he's the guild master of Fairy Tail, much more suitable than this young guy.

As expected of a princess, she's quite shrewd at such a young age.

Hope tapped her fingers on the table, a smirk playing on her lips. "I have no intention of working for anyone. Forget about being a magic consultant. But I am interested in that door deep inside your palace."

"How did you know?!" Emerald's expression changed. After all, she was just a child, and she could no longer maintain her composure when faced with an unexpected situation that was beyond her understanding.

Hope smiled slightly. "I also know that Princess Emerald wants to prove that you are worthy of being the heir to the throne, even though your father has always thought highly of you."

"So you set your sights on the 'Eclipse Plan' that the king had abandoned."

"shut up!"

This time it was Arcadios who spoke, the knight commander drawing his sword and pointing it directly at Hope, "How do you know about the Eclipse Project?!"

There are actually ordinary people in this world who are stupid enough to point a sword at a powerful mage. I don't know whether to call them loyal or brainless.

Hope chuckled and tapped her forehead. "Of course you told me~ Before you came to me, didn't you do any research on me?"

"I can read minds."

Arcadios's face was grim. He knew about the development capabilities of the magic "Telepathy and Mind Reading," but he never expected that Hope would actually dare to use mind reading on the Emerald Princess.

This is simply disrespectful to him, the leader of the group protecting the princess.

Emerald regained her composure from the shock. "Mr. Hope, now that you've learned about the Eclipse Project from me, would you be willing to join us?"

Because she was a woman, even though Emerald was chosen by the king as his successor, she still faced a lot of criticism, to the point that she endured pressure that she shouldn't have had at her age.

To prove her ability to be a good king, Emerald decides to do something big—eliminate the Dark Mage.

This is also known as the "Eclipse Project".

The Eclipse Project was originally a concept conceived by the king.

Deep beneath the palace of Ophire lies a massive iron gate of unknown material and unique design. Most puzzlingly, this gate has twelve keyholes.

Later, the king discovered that the gate was actually a dark magic created by Zeref, called the "Eclipse Gate," which possessed the magical power to travel through time and space.

If we could use the 'Eclipse Gate' to lead our army back 400 years, before the Black Mages came to power, we could eliminate this great scourge...

But the king knew he was being too far-fetched. Time travel and such things involved too many variables that he couldn't handle, so he only wrote a draft plan and didn't take any concrete action.

But Jade accidentally saw the manuscript and was immediately amazed, so she started having a fit of chuunibyou at that age.

If we go back in time and destroy Zeref, then all those harmful forces and dark magic, such as the "Gates of Tartaros," "Heart of the Devil," "The Dark Magic Order," and "Tower of Paradise," will cease to exist.

Even if the Kingdom of Fiore ceases to exist, and even she, the princess, ceases to exist.