Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

Everyone: ... The ellipsis represents everyone's feelings at this moment.

Seeing that no one answered, Knuki felt that he had said the right thing and continued in a tentative tone, "Although I am a dragon, I occasionally take on missions from the Bounty Hunter Guild to earn money because I travel across the continent, so I have some savings. I can help Natsu with some money."

Sword Saint Dragon is a kind-hearted dragon.

But Natsu isn't the kind of guy who can save money.

It's just that a series of major events in recent months have prevented this kid from causing trouble. Without causing trouble, there's no need to pay compensation, which is how he managed to save money.

Furthermore, Natsu's request for a drink from the waiter had nothing to do with whether he was rich or poor; it was purely out of curiosity.

Seeing Natsu chugging down three more bottles of drinks while the waiter stared in disbelief, Lucy couldn't stand it any longer. "Natsu, the effects of these drinks are supposed to last, you don't need to drink so much."

Natsu smacked his lips. "I need to drink more, just in case I have to go underwater to find a dragon tomorrow."

As expected of you... Lucy sighed and facepalmed.

Before long, the seafood feast that everyone had ordered was served. It took two long tables to fit it together, and Natsu, who had drunk his fill of water, could only watch helplessly as everyone else enjoyed their meal.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, but none of them fell asleep because they were curious about what would happen that night.

Late at night, the change finally came.

Feeling an extremely subtle tremor, Hope's eyes flickered, and she walked to the window to look outside.

The magical streetlights on the street were still bright, but water was seeping out from the cracks in the stone slabs on the ground, not just a drop or two, but gushing out like a spring.

“This is…” Erza also came to the window, and the sight in the distance made her pupils suddenly contract.

On the coastline outside the town, a massive wall of water was rising, the towering waves that almost reached the sky and stretched across the entire field of vision, gleaming with a deep blue light under the moonlight.

"A tsunami?!" Kana was so frightened that she lost her appetite for alcohol.

“No.” Hope looked calmly at the wall of water. “Look closely, the waves don’t seem to be moving forward.”

As expected, the giant wave did not crash down and engulf the town after reaching its peak. Instead, it seemed to be held up by an invisible hand, gradually swallowing Elmina.

At the same time, the entire town began to slowly sink.

It's like sitting on a giant elevator, smoothly and quickly sinking into the sea.

In less than ten minutes, the second floor of the hotel was already submerged, and soon the seawater completely engulfed the building.

Looking at the room, which had been transformed into an underwater world, Mirajane exhaled a bubble, "It's actually possible to breathe underwater, and even talk."

A figure tapped on the windowpane; it was Natsu and Happy. "Look, Hope! We're in the sea now!"

"Hey! It's in the sea!"

Happy stuck out his tongue excitedly, "So many fish! So many fish!"

Lucy and Wendy had already changed into their swimsuits and were playing in the sea, and even the usually reserved Xia Lulu showed the curiosity that a kitten should have.

The wonders of the underwater world prompted the other companions to leave the hotel one after another, including Hope and her three friends. However, compared to Gray and the others who were still going through the main entrance, it was more convenient for them to leave through the window.

As soon as he came out, Hope bumped into the hotel owner, who had turned into a fish again. "It seems that all the guests are adapting very well. That drink can help creatures other than fish live in the water."

Erza looked at the school of fish with very different appearances. "These fish, like you, are residents of this city, right?"

"That's right. In order to have fun underwater, we either need to learn 'transformation' magic or ask a mage for help to transform into our favorite fish when night falls."

The hotel owner's account was pretty much the same as Hope's guess. He glanced at Kana, who was drinking with a great white shark, and his lips twitched slightly.

Kurnuki approached. With his dragon-like physique, he could breathe underwater even without drinking beverages. He asked the boss, "What exactly happened in this city? It seems you've gotten used to this kind of life."

"It's nothing major, just a high tide that eventually submerged Elmina completely."

"Then why do you maintain your human form during the day?"

"What kind of question is that? If it's about fish, wouldn't that scare the kids?"

"You were a fish when we first met, weren't you...?"

Kurnuki may seem aloof, but once he gets into a topic that interests him, he becomes a chatterbox.

Erza and Mirajane changed into their swimsuits and went to play in the water. Hope didn't appreciate the beautiful scenery, but quietly left and went to a building near the town entrance.

There, a man with long, light blue hair and a pair of horns on his head leaned against the windowsill, silently watching Lucy playing with Wendy, until Hope's figure blocked his view.

"Staring at girls isn't polite, or is the mighty Water Dragon actually a lecherous fellow?"

"I wasn't looking at her."

Melkkobia looked up. "So you're the helpers Eleveselia brought this time? Four Dragon Slayer Mages, that's quite a feat."

“You should also include the council members, and there are five of us Dragon Slayer Mages in total. Don’t overlook us just because I’m too strong.” Hope flicked her finger, and a barrier spell silently enveloped the two of them.

"The council..."

Melkkobia then remembered that there was another organization that wanted to deal with the Five Dragon Gods. The Giltina Council had almost disappeared under the suppression of Ignia. If Hope hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about it.

"So, human, you came here alone thinking you could destroy me by your own strength? That's a bit presumptuous," Melkkobia said calmly, seemingly advising Hope to leave.

You've misunderstood.

Hope sat down in the water, arrogantly crossing her legs, "Even if all five of you dragons team up, I can still beat you."

Chapter 282 Water Dragon

Melkkobia was silent for a moment, then chuckled, his deep, ocean-like eyes staring directly at Hope. "I've lived for hundreds of years, and I've never seen such an arrogant mage as you."

Hope spread her hands. "Hey, now you've seen it."

Melkkobia's expression stiffened slightly. He had seen plenty of shameless people, but this was the first time he had encountered someone so eager to take advantage of the situation.

But Hope's confidence, emanating from within, made him unsure whether the guy was truly powerful or just all talk and no action.

The isolation magic completely separated the two of them from the outside world.

Melkkobia watched as the hotel owner, now a clownfish, darted between buildings in the distance, watched the children, now fish, circled around Natsu, and watched the residents, who were ordinary humans during the day, frolicking on the seabed.

“You are somewhat different from the mages that Elevseria previously summoned to defeat me.”

In the past, those who came here were usually focused on finding clues about the Water Dragon, and would never play games with the residents of this town.

"Of course it's different. We are mages from Fairy Tail. I can't say about other things, but there are a lot of amazing people among us."

Hope's matter-of-fact tone left Melkkobia speechless; whenever he tried to have a proper conversation, this human would speak up.

Doesn't he know that I have a hard time responding to him?

However, what follows is even more difficult.

Hope glanced at the joyful scene outside the barrier magic and said casually, "Melkkobia, I've heard that each of you five dragon gods has the strength to rival the Black Dragon."

Upon hearing this, the previously calm Water Dragon suddenly became agitated, as if suffering from PTSD, and exclaimed, "Who told you that?!"

"Erefseria".

"Slander! He's slandering me! He's slandering me!"

Melkkobia was so anxious that he was jumping around in the water, completely losing his previous calm and slightly melancholic demeanor, and instead looked like a cat with its fur standing on end.

The stark contrast made Hope find it somewhat amusing.

"That wretched Erevseria!"

"In the past, I spared all the mages he brought to fight me, except for those who ignored my advice and insisted on courting death. I never expected that old man would pull this trick on me!"

Melkkobia gritted his teeth, "If the Black Dragon notices his lies, all the dragons and dragon slayers on this continent will be wiped out!"

Hope watched as the Water God Dragon continued to curse and swear, spewing out over a dozen curses at Falong in half a minute, and could tell that the guy was really on the verge of a breakdown.

But this also proves how terrifying the Black Dragon is.

Look at the psychological trauma he left on Melkkobia. Just saying he had the strength of a black dragon was enough to scare the child like this.

Ten minutes later, seemingly having finally released all his anger, Melkkobia calmed down and turned to see Hope quietly watching him make a fool of himself.

He was cracking sunflower seeds in one hand and holding a slightly shimmering magic crystal in the other.

Melkkobia was slightly taken aback. If he wasn't mistaken, it should be a high-end recording magic crystal that could clearly record both images and sound at the same time.

"What do you want to do?" For some reason, Melkkobia suddenly had a bad feeling.

Hope casually spat out the sunflower seed shells and shrugged. "Videos are for watching, of course. I just happened to meet a guy named Acnologia recently."

"No doubt about it, it's the Acnologia you know."

"No...impossible!"

Melkkobia exclaimed in a panic, "How could the Black Dragon possibly let a Dragon Slayer Mage leave alive!"

"Probably because he can't do anything to me."

Hope stretched and lay back in the water, saying with a hint of sarcasm, "You really think Acnologia doesn't know you guys escaped to Giltina? That's underestimating the senses of the strongest dragon and the strongest dragon slayer mage."

"That guy is just a bit of a homebody and doesn't want to leave Ishgar."

Melkkobia's expression was uncertain, as if he was struggling to determine how much of Hope's words were true or false.

But Hope's mischievous sense of humor kicked in again, and she activated the recording crystal to play the video of Melkkobia's outburst.

"Tell me... what would Acnologia think if he saw this video and saw you looking so energetic?"

The small fish and shrimp from back then have grown up and are ready to be harvested.

The thought flashed through Melkkobia's mind instantly: regardless of whether the Black Dragon knew that dragons still existed in the Northern Continent, as long as that terrifying being saw this recording, it would definitely come.

Because Acnologia harbors an unparalleled hatred for dragons.

Faced with Hope's sly smile, Melkkobia was terrified. Since Hope dared to say it to his face, he must be confident that he could escape from his grasp.

It seems that silencing them by killing them is not an option.

So... the key point now should be how to say it in a tone that won't sound so shameful.

Watching Melkkobia, whose inner thoughts were written all over his face, Hope was like the boss of an incompetent husband, relentlessly pressuring him.

"Water Dragon, you don't want the Black Dragon to find out about you, do you?"

Threatened with such an insolent attitude, Melkkobia was filled with grief and indignation. As the saying goes, everyone has a temper, let alone a mighty water dragon.

Humans have dignity, and dragons also have pride.

That foreign mage is so rude!