Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

A second later, what stood in place was no longer a mountain-like behemoth, but an old man... holding a dragon-patterned magic staff, wearing a magic hat, with white hair and beard but vigorous spirit.

Let me reintroduce myself.

The old man grinned, revealing a set of white teeth. "I am Elevseria, the founder and guild master of the 'Dragon of Magic Circles' guild, and a Dragon Slayer Mage."

"Of course, some people also call me 'Falong'."

"Human...human?" Cana, Gray, and Juvia stared in disbelief.

Although I had heard Hope mention it before, powerful Dragon Slayer Mages who use Dragon Slayer Magic too much will have their bodies irreversibly transform into dragon form, until they eventually become a dragon completely.

However, the experience of seeing something in person is ultimately different from hearing it. The scene of a giant dragon, as big as a small mountain, transforming into an old human man was truly shocking to everyone.

This trip has really broadened my horizons.

Chapter 273 The Heart and Body of a Dragon Slayer Mage

Hope informed Erevseria of the failure of the Gildas mission.

Elevseria stroked his beard and spoke with a somewhat detached air: "Gildas, that drunkard from the last commission? He actually survived! He's the first survivor from the Five Dragons in a century."

Hope's lips twitched.

Gildarts never went to fight the five dragons. Instead, before he could even get started, he encountered an even more terrifying black dragon, Acnologia.

However, due to the confidentiality of the century-long mission, the members of the guild are unaware of it yet.

But then again, wasn't the one who told Gildarts that each of the five dragons possessed power comparable to the Black Dragon—that old bastard Elevseria—that...?

In order to confirm the power gap between himself and the five dragon gods, Gildarts decided to search for the black dragon's whereabouts.

As a result, he was elbowed by the passing Black Dragon, which not only crippled his hand and foot but also severely damaged his internal organs. Fortunately, Hope saved him with "cell recombination".

Seeing Elevseria pulling out a contract, Hope couldn't help but ask, "Senior, why do you believe that the five dragon gods are all as strong as the Black Dragon?"

Elevseria was taken aback. "Of course, they said it themselves. They said that after 400 years, their power has grown to the point where they can rival the Black Dragon."

Hope countered, "Then why don't the Five Divine Dragons seek revenge against the Black Dragon for the annihilation of their race? Instead, they've stayed in Giltina. Is it because they don't want to? Or because they dare not?"

"Huh? Something seems off." Elevseria realized what was going on, mainly because he didn't know just how terrifying the legendary black dragon really was.

To Hope, the idea that his power rivaled that of the Black Dragon was nothing more than praise from the Five Dragon Gods or certain individuals.

The absurdity of this statement is no less than that of a line from the anime "Bleach" that became famous for its mistranslation and subsequent laugh-out-loud moment...

Elevseria pulled out an old-fashioned roll of parchment and unfolded it on a wooden table that had been moved from the corner. "Alright, enough with the pleasantries. You're here to receive a mission, right?"

"Let me state in advance that if anyone unfortunately dies during the mission, neither I, the client, nor the 'Dragon of the Magic Array' guild will bear any responsibility."

"This mission is practically a death sentence. You have a long future ahead of you, so please think carefully before accepting it."

Erevseria would never have offered advice in the past, but she really didn't want to see these interesting and energetic young people lose their lives, so she made a rare mention of it at the end.

However......

“No problem!” Natsu replied almost instantly, and then without hesitation, wrote his name on the parchment used for the contract.

Gray stared at Natsu for two seconds, then signed his name. The parchment glowed faintly, signifying that the mission contract was complete.

Immediately afterward, Juvia, Lucy, Levy, and others rushed to sign up, and a bunch of people gathered around the table. Anyone who didn't know better would think that the contents of the parchment contained some kind of lucrative job.

This scene left Erevseria somewhat bewildered.

Why are these young people so eager to sign up for commissions that are clearly life-threatening?

It's one thing for young people to be like this, but that girl named Wendy is still a child... and those three magical cats even wrote their names on the parchment, what's going on?

Could it be that I haven't been out and about for too long and have become seriously out of touch with the times?

Elefseria, of course, would never understand that the reason the Fairy Tail group was so enthusiastic was entirely because of Tōtendai.

Otherwise, Erza would have stopped them before they even signed.

When a free reward is offered to someone, everyone naturally wants to grab it.

After writing her name, Kana put down her pen and patted Hope, who seemed lost in thought. "Everyone else has signed, you're the only one left."

"Oh."

Hope didn't look at the parchment, but instead asked Elevseria, "Senior, after you became a dragon, how did you overcome the changes of not being able to sleep and losing your sense of taste?"

"Huh? I didn't."

Elevseria scratched his head, looking puzzled. "I can eat and sleep well. Whether I become a dragon or turn back into a human, I don't experience the situation you described."

This time, Hope was left completely bewildered.

According to Zeref, after Erin transformed into a dragon, she lost her sense of taste and could no longer sleep. She suffered mental torment and almost harmed Erza.

He didn't know Acnologia, but subconsciously assumed that she was not much different from Irene.

But now... Erevseria, who has reached the "dragonization" stage, is experiencing no negative effects whatsoever.

Does this mean that every Dragon Slayer mage's transformation into a dragon is different?

“Senior…the mother of a friend of mine…” Hope described Eileen’s condition to Elevseria, using a pronoun throughout.

Erza looked at the two of them with some nervousness. She already knew the truth about how she had been abandoned and could understand how painful it must have been for Erin to give up on her.

In case... there's a way to alleviate it...

After listening to Hope's description, Elevseria stroked his beard, and his furrowed brows quickly smoothed out. "I understand now. The mother of your friend is a powerful Dragon Slayer Mage who has grown into a dragon."

"I believe that her insomnia and loss of taste are likely related to her own mindset."

"She couldn't accept becoming a dragon and rejected it from the bottom of her heart. This rejection was reflected in her body, which is why the above changes occurred."

Simply put, it's a discrepancy between mind and body.

These words were like a wake-up call, and Hope immediately understood.

Elevseria didn't care about becoming a dragon, nor did he mind that humans were weaker than dragons, so he could freely switch between the two forms.

Acnologia, who no longer sees himself as either human or dragon, but as someone who completely transcends both, naturally wouldn't have any problems.

Eileen, however, was haunted by her past hatred for dragons, which prevented her from letting go of her resentment. Her unwavering human heart was locked inside the dragon's body, and coupled with the increasingly severe psychological pressure, it would be strange if she didn't run into trouble.

This incident served as a warning to Hope, reminding her to properly guide her Dragon Slayer mages and prevent them from following in Irene's footsteps.

but......

Hope turned to look at Natsu and the others who were grinning foolishly after accepting the century-long mission. It wasn't that she looked down on them, but would these "idiots" really develop psychological problems after turning into dragons?

......

Chapter 274 "Anything"

Now that the question had been answered, Hope readily signed her name on the century-long mission contract.

The content of the Centennial Mission and the commission from the Giltina Council is basically the same: to defeat the Five Divine Dragons and kill or seal them away.

However, the only reward offered by the council was money. Hope came to the Northern Continent entirely because he was interested in living dragons, and definitely not because of the exorbitant bounty of 25 billion J offered by the council.

Even if we can't defeat the Five Divine Dragons, we can still get 5 million J just by taking down one of them.

In fact, this seemingly exorbitant bounty is not much for a powerful force that controls the continent.

The Giltina Council has had a very difficult time for the past 400 years due to the troubles caused by the five dragons. Not only have all the funds invested in slaying the evil dragons gone to waste, but in recent years they have also had to face extortion from a powerful guild.

The council was subjected to the guild's blatant disrespect; such a thing is unimaginable in Ishgard.

However, in order to fight against the Five Divine Dragons, the council still used all the funds it could mobilize as commission rewards, which was far more generous than their colleagues in the Eastern Continent.

In contrast, Erevseria's commission...

Hope picked up the contract, pointed to one of the columns, and looked at Elevseria with a puzzled expression. "'Give us anything we want'... Is this the reward you're offering for this mission?"

When everyone heard Hope's question, they realized there was a problem. They had been so caught up in the joy of being able to do the century-old mission that they hadn't noticed this at all.

After all, who would have thought that the reward for a century-long mission would be "anything you want"? It sounds like such an empty and pretentious claim...

He felt the gazes of everyone.

Elevseria smiled slightly, raised his head, and held his hands high. "That's right. As long as you defeat the five dragon gods, you can choose one thing from all things in the world. It doesn't matter what it is, I can give it to you!"

This somewhat childish declaration left everyone stunned.

Hope, with a skeptical mindset, was the first to ask: "So, you can find the whereabouts of the gods?"

Elevseria's smug expression froze instantly. Should he listen to what this kid was saying...? Gods are characters that only exist in legends and myths; how could they possibly exist in reality?

Isn't this putting an old man in a difficult position?

Seeing Elevseria's expression, Hope knew he knew nothing about gods and could only settle for second best, "If there's no place for gods, can you help me improve my 'magnetic field power'?"

"Magnetic field power? What's that? Magnetic magic?" Erevseria was completely bewildered.

Hope shook her head and replied disdainfully, "You don't know? Fine, if you can't give me what I want, then just give me money like the council does."

When asked a question he knew nothing about, Elevseria felt incredibly embarrassed. In an attempt to save face, the old man turned to the other Fairy Tail members.

"You can tell me what you want now. If we succeed in defeating the Five Divine Dragons, I can prepare what you need in advance."

Natsu was the first to jump out, "Can you defeat the black dragon?"

Good grief, this is a suicide question right off the bat.

He almost lost his life dealing with the Earth God Dragon, the sixth of the Five Divine Dragons, so how could he possibly defeat the legendary Destroyer?

Eresheria didn't want to die yet, so she pretended not to hear Natsu's words and turned to look at Wendy. Such a cute little girl, her wishes should be much simpler, right?

"that......"

Wendy said somewhat awkwardly, "Hope told me that Grandine has gone into seclusion to fight the Black Dragon. I want to see him. Could you please ask Grandpa to defeat the Black Dragon... so that Grandine can come back?"

Although she didn't know who Grandine was, Elevseria felt dizzy. That pink-haired brat wanted to defeat the black dragon, and this little girl also wanted to defeat the black dragon.

Are young people these days so greedy?

They immediately wanted him to fight the world boss... An old man's life is also a life!

Elevseria swallowed hard, then decisively shifted her focus again, fixing her gaze on Gajeel. This unconventional kid looked rather roguish and seemed easier to deal with.

"Black Dragon..."