Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

The thief swallowed hard: "You, no, what do you want to ask?"

"Tell me who you are first?"

The thief immediately spilled everything like beans from a bamboo tube, even revealing that he had peeked at his neighbor's older brother sleeping with a man when he was a child.

The world is going to the dogs, ugh...

This kid has no backbone. Hope still prefers his previous unruly self.

The thief, named Sai, was a member of the alchemy guild "Golden Owl." He was sent by the guild to search for the possible scattered core parts of the Earth God Dragon after its death, but he was unexpectedly caught red-handed by Hope and Mirajane.

"Then, the second question."

Hope smiled slightly, "How can you be sure that the Earth Dragon's core will be preserved, instead of being completely destroyed?"

Without hesitation, Sai replied immediately, "It was the president! Our president told me!"

"Then what about the president of your Golden Owls Guild?"

"Of course it's Lord Duke Barbaroa, what's there to ask?"

Looking at Sai's sincere expression, Hope's intuition told him that this guy was very strange. "One last question, do you know that your guild is related to the Golden Dragon of the Five Dragon Gods?"

Sai trembled, a clear look of panic flashing in her eyes: "I...I don't know what you're talking about..."

"Looks like you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."

Without further ado, Hope used her mind-reading ability and 'memory' magic to conduct a brutal search of Sai's brain.

Sai felt a wave of dizziness, and then the memories that had been deliberately suppressed in his mind were forcibly turned over by an invisible hand, appearing page by page in front of Hope.

This person was indeed sent by Duke Barbaroa to find the Earth Dragon Core, but he didn't tell Hope that Duke Barbaroa's original intention was to use the Earth Dragon Core to upgrade "Athena".

But when Hope looked at the section about the Golden Dragon...

boom!

Sai suddenly exploded into pieces in front of the two of them.

Strangely, there was no scene of blood and gore flying; Sai's body simply vanished into the air like bubbles.

Mirajane raised an eyebrow. "What a powerful illusion! I didn't even notice it."

"It's normal that nothing was found."

Hope casually restored the room that had been blown up, "because that Sai wasn't a magical illusion at all, but an alchemical phantom with a personality created by 'alchemy'."

"An illusion created by alchemy? But he looks exactly like a real person..."

"You can think of it as something like a thought entity."

Hope now uses the analogy of "Sai" to suggest that the members of the Golden Owls, including Chairman Duke Barbaroa, are very likely alchemical phantoms created by the Golden Dragon to carry out his will.

So when he discovered that someone was invading the memories of his phantom, the Golden Dragon remotely detonated "Sai," interrupting Hope's investigation.

Such a lifelike illusion, what a clever trick! Even Hope didn't realize something was wrong at first.

This made Hope even more interested in 'alchemy', but unfortunately, before Sai could demonstrate his alchemy skills, he was forcibly controlled by Mirajane and then died, preventing him from having the opportunity to learn 'alchemy'.

However, there will be plenty of such opportunities in the future.

As for Athena in the Golden Owl, Hope guessed she was tricked by the fake Duke Barbarossa.

Elevseria once said that Athena was always searching for human emotions, and Duke Barbaroa was like a father figure to her.

Hope thinks the Golden Dragon probably wants to use Athena for something.

After all, Athena was created as a super combat puppet to slay dragons, and is one of the pinnacle creations since the birth of 'alchemy', possessing immense potential.

It now seems that none of the five dragons are easy to deal with.

Of course, Melkkobia is an exception. This honest water dragon is out of place with the other dragons... While the other dragons are plotting various schemes, he is at home growing vegetables for the residents of a town. That's really something else.

“Mirajan.” Hope turned to look at the white-haired girl. “It seems our vacation is coming to an early end.”

Mirajane's forehead creased with a hint of annoyance. "Do we ever really not have a holiday? Since the Centennial Mission, every time we fight the dragon, you lead everyone to play for several days, and then we move on to the next target after we've had our fill of playing."

"Hey..."

Hope awkwardly wiped her nose.

The two returned to the beach and told their companions what had just happened.

Hope greeted Acnologia again, then set off for the "Golden Owl" with Mirajane, Erza, and Cana.

They actually dared to use a remote explosion right in front of him.

Golden Dragon, huh? They'll tear all your hoods off the ground.

Chapter 341 Philanthropic City

In the southeastern part of the continent of Kiltina, there is a peculiar city built on a vast mineral vein, with an architectural style that is quite different from other towns.

The tall chimneys were still belching smoke, and the huge gears were turning slowly, driven by steam, emitting a dull rumble.

Steel, machinery... a quintessential steampunk industrial style.

Not to mention in Giltina, even in the entire world of Aslant, there is only one large city with developed industry.

This is Philanthropic City.

A city where many alchemy guilds gather.

But there was one alchemy guild whose name silenced all its competitors, making it practically the city's biggest brand.

And this guild is known as the strongest alchemy guild—

Golden Owl.

"Lots of rare minerals and gems for sale."

Walking through the streets and alleys, Hope looked around with great interest, marveling at the dazzling array of stones sold in the shops. "Not only are they of good quality, but their prices are also much more reasonable than those unscrupulous merchants in Ishgar."

Kana squatted in front of a stall, holding a fist-sized fire-attribute crystal up to the sunlight and examining it closely. Upon hearing this, she retorted without turning her head, "You actually care about prices."

“Who said that? I’m very thrifty,” Hope said matter-of-factly.

Mirajane looked at him with a half-smile, "Indeed, after all, you've handed over all the money you've earned to me. You couldn't find a man as good as this even with a lantern."

"That's it... Huh?"

Hope looked at Mirajane with a puzzled expression. "When did I give you control of the finances?"

Mirajane smiled slightly, "Do you remember whose name is on your Magical Financial Card?"

Hope's expression changed. He had forgotten all about it until it was mentioned. The bank card he used to deposit money was originally lent to him by Mira Jane, but he had forgotten to return it after getting involved in various events last year.

Doesn't this mean...?

Mirajane pocketed all the rewards and bounties she earned!

Is it possible to get it back now?

Seeing Hope's constipated expression, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't, Kana stood up with a grin and hugged Mirajane's arm, "Mira, I want that!"

"No problem, spend as much as you want, I have plenty of money."

But what you're spending... is all my money...

Watching the two of them start buying things without hesitation, Hope felt heartbroken... Wait, what's there to be heartbroken about? He can use magnetic field power to reorganize the matter he needs.

For someone skilled at crafting, money becomes a mere trifle.

Since that's the case, why not give it to your loved one to make them happy?

Following Mirajane and Kana, Hope asked the red-haired girl beside her, "Erza, aren't you going shopping with Kana and the others? I just saw several snack stalls that looked really appetizing."

"I don't have anything I want for the time being."

Erza's gaze swept over the metal buildings on both sides of the street, her brows furrowing slightly. "This city is peculiar. The people on the street don't seem to have any magical fluctuations, yet I can sense a strange magical aura about them."

"Because this is the city of alchemists."

Kana handed her a freshly bought ice cream cone. "Alchemy creations are essentially magical artifacts, and they've become an integral part of the residents' lives here."

Mirajane covered her mouth and chuckled: "When did Kana become interested in alchemy?"

"Because I want to learn 'alchemy'."

Kana held up her flask. "Just imagine," she said, "if I learned 'alchemy' and made the wine in the flask perpetual, I would never have to worry about running out of wine halfway through my drink."

Hope gave her a speechless look. "Putting aside your wild ideas, so your motivation for wanting to learn 'alchemy' is just to drink?"

"Isn't that enough?"

"..."

The four chatted and laughed as they walked through the street. They weren't in a hurry to deal with the Golden Dragon and the Golden Owl, since they weren't going to run away anyway. They decided to experience the local customs and culture of Philan City first.

"Hey~ you guys in front, please wait a moment."

Hope turned around and saw a short old man dressed in Arabic-style clothing, with a camera in his hand that was quite conspicuous.

The old man, with a friendly smile, said to Hope and Erza, "You two handsome young man and beautiful young woman, are you on a date? Would you like to take another picture? It's free!"

Erza blushed instantly, "A...a date?!"

Hope's face darkened, and she grabbed the old man by the collar and lifted him up, her tone fierce, "Old man, who told you the two of us were on a date!"

The old man quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, I thought you and this red-haired lady..."

To everyone's surprise, Hope let go of him the next second, hooked one arm around Erza's waist, pulled Mirajane into her arms with the other, and also hugged Cana.

"Look carefully! There are clearly four of us on a date!"

This is fucking...playing the field with three men...

Listening to Hope's boastful tone towards the country bumpkin, the old man, who had been single for most of his life, didn't show anything openly, but behind the scenes, he was so envious and jealous that he was practically grinding his teeth to powder.

What's with this guy's smug attitude?!

I curse you to a life ending like a woodcutter's knife!

"Alright, you can take pictures now. If you don't take good pictures of the flowers... don't blame me for getting angry."

"You're asking for it for free..." The old man cursed Hope in his mind, but his face was full of enthusiasm. "Don't worry, I've been in this business for a long time, and my filming skills are absolutely top-notch."