Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

Hope looked at Acnologia, "So, have you thought through your suggestion?"

Acnologia looked down at the Magna Carta before him, remained silent for a moment, then glanced at Selene and Melkkobia, his tone filled with undisguised disdain, "You expect me to keep an eye on these two so they don't go berserk?"

"Is this kind of trash even worth my personal attention?"

Selene: ......

Melkkobia: ......

Although they were humiliated, neither of them dared to utter a single word in rebuttal.

Because it was Acunorokia who said this, and he certainly had the right to say it.

“I won’t let you work for nothing.” Hope got up and came behind Elevseria, patting him on the shoulder. “The characteristics of this old man’s dragon-slaying magic allow him to know all kinds of information from all over the world without leaving his house.”

"He will do his best to help me find information and whereabouts of Ankseram. If you are willing to help me a little, I will share the information with you afterwards."

Acnologia retorted, "Trying to get something for nothing? You're using me?"

“How can you call it exploitation?” Hope said with a smile. “It’s called mutual benefit. You want to find clues about Ankhseram, and I’ll share information; I need manpower to control the situation when dealing with the Flame Dragon, and you lend a hand. Fair trade, no cheating.”

Acnologia stared at Hope for a while, then suddenly the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a faint, enigmatic smile.

“Interesting.” He tossed the Magna Carta back.

"But why should I agree?"

"Because I'm bored."

Hope's answer was straightforward.

Akunorokia squinted.

"What's the point of you chasing after Ankhseram's clues like a headless fly all over the world?" Hope spread her hands. "It's like hiding from a god who only knows how to attack from the shadows and never confronts you head-on."

"Zeref is holed up in his corner, and you can't be bothered with him. There are very few people in this world qualified to fight you, and those willing to fight you..."

Hope pointed to herself: "Who else is there besides me now?"

Acnologia paused for a moment and said, "In over 400 years, you are the first human to dare to negotiate with me like this."

"That's because you hadn't met me before," Hope said without batting an eye. "If you had met me a few hundred years earlier, your great-great-great-grandchildren might be old enough to run errands by now."

Acunolokia: ......

Everyone: ......

What kind of Brokeback Mountain is this? Hope, are you out of your mind? Acnologia is a man, for crying out loud!

Hope realized she had misspoke. "What I meant was, if Acnologia had met me a few hundred years earlier, he wouldn't have become so disillusioned with humanity that he lost his humanity, and he could have had a family instead of what he is now."

Acunorokia was slightly taken aback.

He lived alone for 400 years, so long that he could hardly recognize the helpful person he remembered from the past.

Once upon a time, he was a healing mage who wanted to heal all the wounded. He lived in a community full of healers and had a girl who admired him.

However, fate played a cruel joke on him.

The dragon he had personally saved turned around and destroyed his land of healers, everything he owned...

"Enough with the nonsense." Acnologia stood up, an inexplicable pressure enveloping the entire area. "Just tell me where the Flame Dragon's lair is? I'll go and kill him, save myself the trouble."

"Don't rush." ​​Hope shielded his companion from the aura emanating from Acnologia. "I plan to split into two groups. You go with Selene and Melkkobia to find the lair of the Flame Dragon Ignia. You don't need to lift a finger; just treat it as a trip. I'll go find the whereabouts of the Gold Dragon Vernes."

“Virnes?” Acnologia thought of something. “That dragon that exists yet doesn’t exist in reality?”

"You know him?"

"I don't know him. I killed all the members of his dragon clan branch. Because their abilities were very special, I have a vague impression of the guy who escaped."

Hope's lips twitched: "..."

Sure, that's very Acnologia, the ruthless one who slaughtered all of the Golden Dragon's kind.

Having witnessed the power of the Water Dragon, Moon Dragon, Wood Dragon, and Earth Dragon, Hope could already imagine how terrifying the overall strength of the dragon race must have been 400 years ago.

It is important to know that the dragon race is divided into many branches due to their abilities or characteristics. For example, any dragon that uses fire to fight can basically be classified as a fire dragon.

Correspondingly, there are also water dragons that control water, earth dragons that rule the land, wood dragons that manipulate plants, and so on...

This shows just how terrifying the former world hegemon was.

It's no wonder that Ignia wanted to revive the glory days of the dragon race.

The clearer one's understanding of the dragon race, the more it highlights how terrifying Acnologia, who almost single-handedly dragged the entire dragon race into hell, truly was.

Fortunately, I'm not bad at all, even though I'm only 20 years old.

Hope raised his glass to Acnologia across from him, smiling broadly. "Well then, it's been a long time since we've had the chance to experience the feeling of having companions again."

Companion... such an ancient word.

Is this guy deliberately trying to awaken my humanity?

How could I possibly... use something so useless...

In the end, Acunorokia picked up his glass and clinked it with Hope's from a distance, but he couldn't bring himself to say "It's a pleasure working with you."

I need to maintain this aloof persona.

Chapter 338 The Law of Dragon Slayer

Despite the twists and turns, the banquet celebrating reconciliation between the people and the dragon was successfully completed under Hope's guidance.

After the banquet, Hope, who was planning to go to the underwater park with everyone, was stopped by Elevseria, whose abilities had been enhanced since his heart returned.

Information that was previously difficult to obtain can now be gleaned, thanks in large part to the Earth God Dragon for diligently nurturing his heart for over 100 years.

This Earth God Dragon Needle is quite good.

Now, Elevseria has been able to find out the whereabouts of the Golden Dragon and the Flame Dragon.

"The Flame God City of the Flame God Dragon is a castle near the port city of Hawthorne in Giltina. Ignia established a dark guild called the Flame God Guild, whose members all use fire magic."

"That does fit the name of the Flame God Society quite well."

Listening to the information provided by Elevseria, Hope stroked his chin; he wasn't really concerned about the Flame God Dragon.

Even if this guy is the strongest among the five dragon gods, he is not at a disadvantage. Against Melkkobia and Selene, one plays with water and the other with space, his chances of winning are very slim.

As for the members of the Flame God Society, Natsu and his group have never fought a mage of comparable strength since arriving in Giltina. Although the Dragon Eaters meet the criteria, they have now been recruited into Fairy Tail and it is impossible for them to fight each other.

The only slight concern is whether, if pushed to the brink, Flame Dragon might drag the two dragons, Natsu, and the others down with it.

However, with Acnologia as the stabilizing force, Etherdraron is destined to be unable to cause any trouble.

"What about the whereabouts of the Golden Dragon?" Hope asked.

Elevseria sighed. "Actually, the reason I came to you privately was because of this matter. The situation of the Gold Dragon is the same as that of the Wood Dragon and the Earth Dragon."

Hope, with her quick wit, asked, "You mean the Golden Dragon also transformed its body into something?"

Elevseria nodded. "Unlike the Earth Dragon and the Wood Dragon, he didn't flaunt his power. He simply became a guild called 'Golden Owl'."

The last of the three top powers in Giltina has finally appeared.

Hope said that it was impossible for a force of this caliber not to have been involved at all; it turned out that the Golden Dragon had directly turned it into the headquarters of the Alchemy Guild.

"Since that's the case, it's convenient. I'll just go and destroy that guild and force the Golden Dragon to show itself." Hope happens to be interested in 'alchemy', so this is convenient.

Hearing Hope's words, Erevseria opened her mouth, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Hope couldn't help but ask curiously, "You shameless old man, you actually have things you can't say? Tell me honestly, you didn't ask the Alchemy Guild to make silicone vapes, did you?"

"I am not that kind of person!"

Erevseria's face immediately turned red; this was the bottom line!

Unless it's too realistic...

Hope looked at the old man who had confessed without being asked and said with a look of disgust, "What else do you want to say? My girlfriends have invited me to play beach volleyball."

"Having a girlfriend isn't a big deal!"

"Sorry, that's amazing for a single guy like you, not to mention I have three beautiful girlfriends."

Elevseria, who was being gloated over, was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged. If he could beat the brat, he would definitely give him a good beating.

After calming herself down, Erevseria returned to the main topic in a heavy tone, "According to the intelligence I've gathered, the chairman of the 'Golden Owl' is a man named Duke Barbaroa."

"Oh, and then?"

"He was my former student."

Hope immediately became interested, and even imagined a common plot where master and disciple turned against each other, with the disciple leaving the Magic Array Dragon to start a new guild.

But Erevseria's next sentence refuted all his assumptions.

"Barbaroa... has been dead for a long time."

Dead? Who is the chairman of the Golden Owl Guild?

Hope's first thought was that Barbaroa had betrayed them, faked his death to deceive Elevseria, and secretly sided with the Golden Dragon.

Elevseria shook his head. "Barbaroa, like I used to be, will never cooperate with dragons, much less pledge allegiance to them."

Then the old man told Hope about the life of his lowest, only disciple, who was his enemy.

Although Duke Barbaroa was Elevseria's apprentice, his magical talent was not outstanding, so he switched to the path of alchemy.

However, in the field of alchemy, Barbaroa was a genius among geniuses. Even Elevseria was amazed by him and asked her apprentice to create a "humanoid weapon" that even the dragons posed a threat to—Athena.

However, after a test, when Eresheria wanted her disciple to improve "Athena", she was told a terrible piece of news.

Barbaroa is dead.

From then on, Elevseria guarded the dragon within the magic circle.

Athena longed to become human, so she chose to leave and founded the White Magic Order, and she became the true White Mage.

Elevseria suspects that Athena's sudden disappearance a few years ago was related to the Golden Owl and the "Duke Barbaroa" whose true identity is unknown.

"Hope, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

Elevseria's voice was low and deep, "If Barbarossa has truly sided with the Golden Dragon... please clean house for this old man."