Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

Sonia took a deep breath. "I want to see Acnologia and thank him in person."

"That's it?" Hope waved his hand, looking relaxed. "It's nothing. You wait, I'll bring your dark-skinned big brother over right away."

"Wings of Water" activated.

A circular ring of water tore open in the air, and Hope extended her magical senses to locate Acnologia's position.

Then... his brows furrowed.

The other side of the water ring was empty, and he couldn't sense Acnologia's presence, which prevented 'Water Wings' from locking onto the target across space.

Hope frowned and tried a few more times.

However, the result was still the same.

Acnologia's presence has completely vanished from this world.

Chapter 391 Out of Service Area

Hope withdrew her magic, and the 'Wings of Water' slowly closed.

He stroked his chin, lost in thought, his expression becoming subtle.

If Acnologia was merely concealing his presence, Hope's magical perception would allow her to find him even if he hid at the ends of the earth.

Because Acnologia has become stronger, his magical fluctuations are something even he himself can no longer hide.

But now it's completely imperceptible, as if Acnologia doesn't even exist in this world.

Hope speculated that there were only two possibilities in this situation.

First, Acnologia is no longer in this world; he has gone to another world, just like when he caught Ankhseram by smell last time, he was banished from the world of Aslant.

The second possibility is... that something or some kind of magic might have shielded Acnologia's presence.

Hope leans more towards the first possibility: with Acnologia's invincible magic resistance, there is no magic or item in this world that can conceal his aura and magical fluctuations.

But regardless of the possibility, it means that Hope will not be able to find the black dragon for the time being.

Seeing Hope remain silent, Sonia asked somewhat anxiously, "What's wrong? Can't you find it?"

"Cough cough..."

Hope coughed twice, showing no embarrassment whatsoever, and said in a serious tone, "That guy seems to have gone on a long trip and is out of service area, no signal, you know?"

"Don't worry, I'll try again in a few days. As soon as I find him, I'll bring the basin over, and then you can talk to each other."

Although Sonia didn't quite understand what "service area" meant, she still nodded obediently, "Then I'll trouble you."

"No trouble at all."

Hope waved his hand, but he was thinking to himself.

Where did Acnologia go?

Could it be that he found Ankhseram again and was banished from this world?

Thinking back to how Acnologia had defied the pressure of the spatial rift to break through the world barrier, enter the parallel world Edolas, and beat up her counterpart, Hope suddenly felt there was nothing to worry about.

Forget about him. Anyway, with that guy's strength, there's nothing to worry about.

“Mr. Hope?” Sonia’s voice brought Hope back to reality.

When Hope came to her senses, she looked at her and felt a little disappointed that she hadn't been able to let Sonia see Acnologia immediately as promised.

Hope took out the dozens of star gems separated from the starstone vein from his dressing space and presented them to Sonia.

"These are for you."

Sonia looked at the pale gold gems floating in front of her, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Through the "Dragon Slayer Gem" magic, she could sense the magical power contained within these gems—pure, rich, and far superior to ordinary starstones.

"This...is too valuable..."

"Take it. This stuff was made from the magic I extracted from the starlight ore vein. There's plenty of it."

Hope didn't give Sonia a chance to refuse, "You're a Gem Dragon Slayer now, how can you do without gems? You can't expect me to go and eat those unpolished raw ores, can you?"

Sonia accepted Hope's gift and was about to thank her when Hope interrupted her.

"Alright, alright, don't be so polite."

Hope turned around and waved to Sonia with her back to her. "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. I'll come back when I find Acnologia."

As soon as he finished speaking, the 'Wings of Water' unfolded a circular water ring in front of him. Hope stepped into it, and his figure disappeared into the blue light curtain.

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Magnolia, Fairy Tail guild.

Hope stepped out of the "Wings of Water" and before she could even stand properly, she heard a familiar commotion.

"Natsu! Don't burn the table while you're fighting!"

"I didn't do it on purpose! That guy Gray provoked me first!"

"Huh? You were the one who breathed fire at me first!"

"Both of you, stop right there! How many times has the guild leader told us not to fight in the guild!"

"Oh no! Erza is here! Run!"

"What are you running for! Natsu! Gray! You two, stop right there!"

Then came a series of clattering and banging sounds, like chickens flying and dogs barking.

The guild was as lively as ever.

However, it feels a bit too formulaic...

Hope's lips twitched slightly as he walked around the messy hall toward the president's office on the top floor. Makarov was unusually not drinking in the hall today, which meant he had some business (compensation) to attend to.

Along the way, many guild members saw him and greeted him.

"Oh~ It's Emperor Hope."

Where have you been these past three days?

"Hope! I challenge you!"

"..."

Hope responded to each of them, casually sending Natsu flying, but her steps did not stop.

Pushing open the door to the chairman's office, Makarov was standing by the window with his back to the door. Hope noticed a long pile of compensation bills on the desk.

It seems that some members of the guild have caused trouble again in the last few days.

"President, I'm back."

Makarov turned around and saw Hope, immediately smiling. "You're back? How did your business go?"

Hope walked to the sofa and sat down, casually picking up an apple from the table and taking a bite. "It's alright, I solved a small problem while I was at it."

"A minor problem?" Makarov raised an eyebrow, picked up his wine glass, and took a sip. "Something that requires the personal intervention of the Ten Wizard Saints—can it be a minor problem?"

Hope smiled, but instead of explaining in detail, she changed the subject, "By the way, President, I've spoken with the Emerald Princess of the Kingdom of Fiore about the Grand Magic Games."

Makarov put down his glass, his expression turning serious. "What did she say?"

“She wants us to participate.” Hope threw the apple core into the trash can. “The first Grand Magic Games will definitely be less convincing without Fairy Tail’s participation.”

Makarov was silent for a moment, then sighed, "I refused at first because I was afraid that the kids in the guild would go too far and hurt people from other guilds."

Hope nodded.

That was actually what he thought at first.

Although Fairy Tail has experienced many ups and downs in the past year, the strength of its core members has greatly improved, making them top-tier members in the entire Ishgar.

Let alone their own S-class mages, Natsu, Gray, Cana, Wendy... any one of them could be an ace in another guild.

Hope suggested that Laxus bring his fan club "Thunder Order" to the Grand Magic Games, so that the guild could earn the title of "strongest" without appearing too bullying.

Makarov thought for a moment and nodded. "Alright, let's do it that way then. But Hope, aren't you going?"

"Me?" Hope shook her head. "What would I do there? Bully kids? Forget it."

Makarov's lips twitched. Although it sounded irritating, it was the truth. With Hope's current strength, he could beat anyone like a child.

"Alright, I'll tell Laxus later."

Makarov sat down. "By the way, that 'mysterious man,' have you found any leads?"

Chapter 392 The Pact to Break the Curse

Hope's expression hardened slightly, and she shook her head. "Not yet, but that wand she stole is quite interesting."

"What wand?"

“‘Dragon’s Cry’.” Hope briefly recounted the story of the Dragon’s Tomb beneath the Grand Magic Games arena, including the ‘Dragon Taming’ spell that could control dragons, and how the wand was twisted by the resentment of the dragons.

However, Hope did not reveal her guesses about the mysterious person's identity, saying she would wait until it was confirmed.

Makarov remained silent for a long time after listening.

“Magic that can control dragons…” he repeated the ability of ‘Dragon's Cry’ in a low voice, then looked up at Hope, “Why do you think that mysterious person stole the Dragon's Cry Wand?”

Hope leaned back on the sofa, her hands behind her head. "Who knows? Maybe it'll be used to deal with dragons, or maybe it'll be used to deal with humans. After all, a dragon-transformed Dragon Slayer Mage is still a dragon."

Makarov frowned even more deeply after hearing this.

"Do you think it's possible that person has set their sights on the Northern Continent?"

Ishgar doesn't have many dragons, but the Northern Continent has several. If you want to use "Dragon's Cry," then Giltina in the Northern Continent is the best choice.

Water Dragon God, Moon Dragon God, Flame Dragon God, Sword Saint Dragon... and Elevseria, who can transform into a dragon. It would be troublesome if they were controlled by "Dragon's Cry".

In fact, Hope had the same idea.

However, "Dragon's Cry" is not powerful enough to control four dragon kings at the same time. Even the mage who created the "Dragon Taming" magic 400 years ago could not do it because the magic power would not allow it.