Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

"You're such a good person... no, you're such a great dragon!"

Looking at his overly emotional companions, Hope, who didn't find anything particularly touching, chuckled dryly. Did these guys really have to be so dramatic...?

It made him feel like he was emotionally deprived.

Clearing his throat, Hope turned to the dragon in question. "Melkkobia, do you consider yourself a good dragon?"

To everyone's surprise, Melkkobia gave a sinister smile and said, "Don't let my current concern for humanity fool you; I've personally killed many people in the past."

"It's like crushing an insect."

Then the gloom on his face dissipated, and he looked at his hands, which had been stained with countless amounts of blood. His smile gradually disappeared. "So it is only natural that Elevseria has repeatedly brought in mages to punish me."

"His family, friends, and companions perished in the attack of the Five Dragons," Melkkobia said frankly, offering no excuses, for it was all true.

Hope could understand; it's just the law of the jungle.

More than 400 years ago, the evil dragon believed in this natural law and treated humans as playthings and snacks, which eventually gave birth to the super evil consequence of the black dragon.

Melkkobia, deeply influenced by the dragon's ideology, would naturally consider it perfectly natural for him to oppress humans on the continent of Giltina.

"What caused you to change your mindset and become like this?" Erza asked, puzzled.

"What is it...? It's Karamiru."

Melkkobia frankly stated, "That was 10 years ago. I found Karamiru, who had been shipwrecked, at sea and intended to bring her back as bait."

"Unexpectedly, Karamiru thought I had saved her and insisted on repaying the favor by staying to take care of me. At that time, she was just a little girl, and it was hard to say who would take care of whom."

"And then...we became close just like that, without any apparent reason."

"When I finally came to my senses, I found myself on the path of coexisting with humans."

Melkkobia sighed. He used to not understand those dragons who were willing to fight among themselves for the sake of humanity.

Raising Karamiru as his daughter and witnessing the heartfelt gratitude of the residents of Elumina, Melkkobia finally understood the significance of the coexistence faction's insistence.

Natsu scratched his head. Although he couldn't understand Melkkobia's feelings, he was genuinely happy that another dragon understood Igniel.

Hope, however, only saw a prodigal son who had returned without paying any price. "Let's get back to the point, Melkkobia, why do you want to disappear from this world?"

Melkkobia looked at the palace that had been turned into a vegetable garden because of Karamiru, "You've all seen the strange things about that town, haven't you? The phenomenon of it turning into an underwater world at high tide is entirely because my magic is gradually getting out of control."

"Why not let the residents of Elmina leave?" Mirajane asked, puzzled. "Given your standing with them, they would surely believe you if you spoke, right?"

Melkkobia shook his head. "Putting aside the fact that the people of Elmina are unwilling to leave their homes, my magic will inevitably affect other towns nearby sooner or later."

"As long as I live, it cannot be stopped."

“How could this be…” Lucy clenched her hands in worry.

Gajeel couldn't help but say, "If the residents of Elmina don't want to leave, then just leave on your own. What's there to be anxious about?"

Kurnuki interrupted him, "Dragons are territorial. If Melkkobia leaves voluntarily, other dragons will see it as abandoning this place and will immediately come to take it over."

“And since this is the territory of the ‘Water Dragon,’ only dragons of his level will come,” Levy added. “Melkkobia is currently benevolent towards humans, but the other four dragons may not be.”

Melkkobia wants to protect the humans of Elmina, but he himself is the danger.

The contradiction between his thoughts and the facts led him, who clearly still had a long life ahead of him, to consider disappearing.

Melkkobia even considered going to find the Black Dragon and die, but he was afraid that the Black Dragon would come to the Northern Continent because of its scent, and that the guy would not care about the lives of innocent people when he started to fight.

So he could only continue waiting.

I just didn't expect that the person who could solve his problem would appear so quickly.

That young human possessed enough power to kill him, and with that power came a matching mindset; he wouldn't let Elmina fall into the dragon's hands again.

Sensing Melkkobia's pleading gaze, Hope firmly refused, "You think a mere dragon dares to try and kidnap me? You don't actually think I'm that kind of person, do you?"

Seeing Melkkobia's eyes dim, Cana couldn't help but complain, "Don't listen to his nonsense, this guy has no integrity whatsoever."

"Hey..."

Being publicly humiliated by his own people, especially his bedmate, even made the thick-skinned Hope feel a little embarrassed, so he touched his nose.

Seeing his dawdling, Erza said, "Just say what you have to say, stop beating around the bush like a girl."

The women present: ......

As expected of Erza, she even insulted herself...

Hope cleared her throat. "Then I'll get straight to the point, Melkkobia. I not only have the power to kill you, but I also have the means to seal some of your magic, however..."

His expression was somewhat lewd as he slowly uttered three words.

"Get the price."

Chapter 285 A Mind-Blowing Idea

Surprise, bewilderment, and difficulty in maintaining composure.

This is how everyone present felt.

The Mage Guild has always made a living by accepting commissions and earning rewards for completing tasks, and Hope is currently a temporary supporter of this rule.

There is no free lunch in the world.

"Solving such a big problem as the Water Dragon wouldn't be fair without some benefit," Hope said matter-of-factly. "If every guild mage helps every single one they see, what will everyone eat in the future?"

"Yes, what should we eat?"

Natsu and Happy were immediately convinced and nodded in agreement.

Others couldn't really argue with that, since everyone relied on commissions for a living, and they could offer help to the poor for free.

But the water dragon that owns a huge underwater palace is definitely a big spender, so why be polite to him?

Melkkobia breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought Hope would make some kind of request, but it turned out to be just money, which he had plenty of.

Dragons love to collect shiny things. Although this setting doesn't apply to this world, Melkkobia, who spends his years roaming the ocean, has collected quite a few valuable treasures from the seabed.

As everyone knows, money talks, and Melkkobia, true to his word, adopted the attitude of a wealthy dog, saying, "Name your price."

"That's straightforward enough, then I won't stand on ceremony."

After saying that, Hope held up one finger.

Melkkobia was somewhat surprised, "Only 1 million? Actually, you can ask for more."

Hope shook her head.

Melkkobia suddenly realized that this account was priced lower than what the council had offered, which was a bit disrespectful and belittled him.

He immediately replied, "10 billion."

Hope still shook her head.

That's 100 billion. Although that level is astonishing, it's still a considerable fortune that Melkkobia has accumulated over the past few centuries, though it's been quite a blow.

But as long as he can resolve the uncontrollable excess of magic power within his body and continue to live, let alone 1000 billion, even 100 billion... he really doesn't have that...

However, when Melkkobia made an offer, Hope shook his head again.

Melkkobia was getting impatient. "Can't you just name your price? Why are you playing games with me like this? Don't you know I'm uneducated?"

Hope smiled, her outstretched finger slowly falling to point at Melkkobiabenlong. "I'm not interested in money, I want you."

"Huh?!" Melkkobia's mouth dropped open.

Could this guy be lusting after me?

He had long heard that there were people on the human side who were severely obsessed with dragons, such as those with "dragon fetishes" or "dragon cancer," and some even went so far as to change their sexual orientation and call female dragons their wives.

But I'm male...

Suddenly, Melkkobia thought of something, and his hair stood on end. He felt a chill and then let out a strange cry:

"Quack! I don't want to be your plaything!"

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere instantly plummeted to zero.

The way everyone looked at Hope became sharp.

"Hmph, I knew something was wrong from the start."

"He actually has this kind of fetish..."

"That's insane! Hope isn't planning to mess with me too, is she?"

"No, because you're an idiot."

"shut up!"

Erza's icy voice instantly silenced the chattering crowd, leaving only her voice echoing throughout the palace: "An emergency has arisen. Let's vote on 'Operation Correct Hope's Quirks.' Those in favor, please raise your hands."

Swish swish!

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone except Hope raised their hands in unison, including Melkkobia.

Erza nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, the rectification operation shall officially begin. Everyone, you may begin!"

Fairy Tail has many ways to solve problems, but among them, only one stands out: fighting... using the iron fist of love to reform those who have made mistakes.

Gajeel took the lead, leaping and tackling Hope to the ground. Then Erza and the others piled on top of each other like a human pyramid, and finally ended up in a chaotic brawl.

Looking at the chaotic palace hall, Melkkobia sighed. If he had known it would turn out like this, he would have preferred to run into Hope when she threw that punch earlier.

Although it was a staged accident, at least he died cleanly.

"You also raised your hand to vote in favor, so why don't you join the others in beating people up?"

A voice came from beside him, and Melkkobia subconsciously replied, "That's their guild's internal affair after all. I know it's one thing for outsiders to follow along, but how can they actually take action..."

"Well, you're quite polite."

“That’s right, that’s right.” Melkkobia smiled and turned his head, but when he saw the person next to him, his smile moved to his face.

Hope was next to him. Who was that person being beaten?

“I used transformation magic on him to transform into my appearance.” Hope said with a wicked grin, “Don’t worry, Gajeel is an Iron Dragon Slayer Mage, he doesn’t have any other skills, he’s just very durable.”

Actually, Hope initially wanted Natsu to take her place, since Natsu loves fighting the most. But who knew that Gajeel was so eager to do it too? So she had no choice but to reluctantly let him have it.

Is this even human language?