Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

A muffled thud.

Natsu's forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, the flames around him vanished instantly as if extinguished by cold water, his body staggered twice, and then he collapsed softly forward, kicking up a small cloud of dust.

Seeing Natsu lying motionless on the ground, referee Elfman immediately stopped the timer and announced the numbers to everyone present.

59 seconds!

Yes, from the moment Natsu launched his fierce attack on Erza, with flames raging everywhere, to the moment he was completely defeated, the entire process took less than a minute.

The room fell silent.

Then bursts of laughter erupted.

"As expected, she got instantly killed after a flashy combo." Kana downed her drink in one gulp, looking as if she had expected it.

Mirajane covered her mouth and chuckled, "Natsu is still the same as ever, he hasn't changed at all."

Hope stood silently on the wooden stands, watching the pink-haired boy who had been knocked unconscious and collapsed to the ground, and the "Fairy Queen" who hadn't even taken a breath.

He finally understood intuitively what "bloodline suppression" and "absolute junior status" meant.

Amidst the laughter and joking of the crowd.

Another dull thud sounded as someone fell to the ground.

Everyone froze as they watched Erza, the "Disciplinary Committee member," knock out Loki, obtain the list of bettors, and confiscate their betting funds.

Erza looked at the list of bettors; almost everyone present had participated.

"Using a competitor's fight as a basis for betting."

"You are utterly lawless!"

And so, for who knows how many sessions, Fairy Tail's Great Battle Royale began.

Hope sighed, intending to go back to the hall with Kana and Mirajane to find some peace and quiet, but when she turned around, she found that only Mirajane was still by her side.

Without a doubt, Kana also fled for her life...

Chapter 27 System, Speed ​​Up!

Back at the counter, amidst the commotion around him, Hope, with nothing else to do, picked up the newspaper Mirajane had been using to play number games and started reading it.

The headline on the front page of the newspaper was very eye-catching.

The council highly praised the Fairy Tail mages for their assistance in recovering the Devil Flute and defeating the dark guild "Iron Forest".

"It's like the sun has risen in the west! The council actually publicly praised our guild."

Hope couldn't help but complain that in the few days since he came to the guild, he had seen the council criticize Fairy Tail at least four times in the newspaper.

Mirajane smiled. "Yes, it's quite strange that those councilors didn't mention the damage to Oshibana station this time."

As Hope continued flipping through the newspaper, a news item caught his eye: several mages had recently died on the continent of Ishgar.

Most of these mages were quite famous and powerful, with one of them even being added to the list of candidates for the "Ten Wizards" by the council.

According to the council's announcement, these mages were all unilaterally crushed and tortured to death. Anomalies in earth magic were detected at the death sites, and subtle traces of unknown magic remained in the surrounding trees, leading to the conclusion that it was the work of a powerful wood-type dark mage.

Hope frowned slightly.

Having experienced the cruelty of the magnetic field world, the death toll reported in the newspapers was insignificant to him; it was merely content described in the newspapers.

The magic of the earth, the residual magic in the trees...

The guy identified as a Dark Mage by the council is most likely the "Great Tree Arc" Mage who caused the mutated tree creature to go berserk in the previous mission.

At the time, Hope judged that person as a "warmonger".

Combining this with the newspaper reports, it's not hard to deduce that the mage who used the "Great Tree Arc" magic is challenging powerful mages everywhere.

This is also what puzzled Hope the most.

Given their belligerent and lawless nature, how could they not have their eyes on the legitimate Fairy Tail mage since they had come all the way to the Kingdom of Fiore?

Hope couldn't believe there was anyone in the wizarding world who didn't know how capable their guild members were at fighting.

Moreover, the Dark Guild is naturally hostile to the orthodox guilds, and the town of Onibas, where he appeared, is not far from Magnolia, so there is no reason for him not to even glance at it.

But the mysterious mage didn't do that; he simply ignored Fairy Tail as if he were just passing by.

The only thing Hope could think of was that someone had forbidden him from contacting Fairy Tail, such as the equally mysterious Dark Guild behind him.

Without any usable clues, further analysis is pointless.

Hope closed the newspaper and looked up to see Cana being "chased" by Erza, but looking at the pile of cosplay corpses on the ground...

Well, it's best to pretend we didn't see it.

At this moment, Mirajane, who had been quiet all along, suddenly clapped her hands. "By the way, Hope, after you went out to do your mission this morning, a package for you arrived."

"Since you weren't home, I signed for the package on your behalf. I've already put it in your room."

Hope thanked Mirajane and went back to her room.

After locking the door, Hope stared intently at the bundle on Mirajane's bed. He knew without a doubt that it was the magic crystal that Doranbart had applied for for himself.

I couldn't wait to open the package. Inside was a square box that looked like a candy box, with 300 magic crystals lying quietly inside, twinkling with starlight.

Adding the 6 left over from the last freebie, there are now a total of 306 magic crystals.

In an instant, Hope's breathing became hot.

At that moment, only one famous line from a protagonist in a novel by a top-tier author on Qidian.com could be on his mind.

"Dark Blue, add some points!"

Ten seconds later, Hope, embarrassed by his own actions, sheepishly opened the system panel, only to be greeted by a notification as soon as he opened it.

【ding~】

[Friendly reminder to host: This system is not called "Deep Blue," and it does not have a skill point allocation function~]

So you know what I meant, right? You damn system!

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't find the complaint portal of the Transmigrators Association, Hope would definitely give this cheat that dared to laugh at him a full five-star rating.

The kind that requires installment payments!

Watching the system bounce around briefly before resuming its feigned inactivity, Hope sighed and placed her hand on the magic crystal. "System, accelerate the cracking process."

Sensing Hope's will, the system started operating automatically.

[Successfully accelerated by 9 days]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the magical 'Plant']

[Successfully accelerated by 15 days]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the 'Demon Curse - Curse Kill']

[Successfully accelerated by 20 days]

[Congratulations, host, you have acquired the magic 'Receive']

[Successfully accelerated by 45 days]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the lost magic 'The Curve of the Great Tree']

Having exhausted all 89 magic crystals, I have mastered all the magic collected since arriving in this world, except for the 'cards' which I can't use for the time being.

Having suddenly acquired three types of magic and a demonic spell, Hope rubbed his hands together excitedly.

By combining the "Plant" magic with magical plant seeds and the "Life Branch" given by the Treant, it might be possible to create the intelligent plants from Plants vs. Zombies.

Having acquired the "Receive" magic, finding a suitable soul of power should now be on the agenda, prioritizing the enhancement of physical strength as originally envisioned.

"The Curve of the Great Tree" truly lives up to its reputation as a lost magic with an extremely high learning difficulty. Even though Hope mastered it through the system, she couldn't use it as freely as ordinary magic and still needed a lot of practice.

With the magical aspects planned out, Hope then focused her attention on the newly acquired demonic spells.

When he obtained the "Demon Spell: Curse Kill", he felt an energy called "Curse Power" appear in his body, which is the foundation of the spell's operation.

Unlike the stability of magic, cursed power is a volatile energy that is very difficult to control, but fortunately it will not turn humans into demons and can coexist with magic.

Hope plans to temporarily use demonic spells as a trump card after exhausting her magic power, and then pursue a dual cultivation path of "magic" and "spells" once she acquires more demonic spells in the future.

Chapter 28 Poryusica

In the days that followed, Hope spent his time in the deserted forests north of Magnolia, getting familiar with his newfound powers.

Early that morning, after a simple breakfast, he planned to go out of town for exercise as usual, but was stopped by Mirajane.

"Hope, please take these to Grandma Poliusica for me." Mirajane packed up the medicinal herbs she had recently received and pushed them in front of Hope.

Hope reluctantly took the package, weighing it in her hand. "Am I going to have to face that hateful old lady again...?"

"Don't say that. Granny Poliusica just likes peace and quiet. If she really hated humans, why would she have healed our guild members so many times?"

Hope did not refute Mirajane's words. Having been in the guild for so many days, he had learned some information about Granny Poliusica.

Poryusica is Makarov's close friend and a highly skilled healing mage. She once served as Fairy Tail's pharmaceutical advisor and teamed up with Makarov, Bob, Goldman, and others for adventures.

Later, Makarov became the guild leader, the squad disbanded, and everyone went off to pursue their dreams. Polyusika did not leave the guild, but instead went to live a secluded life in the forest east of Magnolia.

The guild usually helps Polyusica collect various medicinal herbs. Hope once ran errands for Mirajane to deliver the herbs, but Polyusica gave her a cold shoulder.

Although he later learned from others that the old lady treated everyone this way, including Makarov, Hope still didn't really want to see her again.

Seeing Hope's reluctance, Mirajane smiled and nudged him, "Anyway, you're going out of town to train, so go ahead."

Where's on my way? I'm going to the North Forest...

Hope only realized what was happening after Mirajane coaxed him out of the guild with sweet words.

But since I've already agreed, I might as well go.

It would be great if I could get some healing magic, since healing mages are really rare.

......

......

The forest to the east of Magnolia is quite different from the barren mountains to the north. Here, ancient trees reach for the sky, their intertwined branches forming a natural green dome.