Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

It's not at the level of "very strong".

Her magic was so great that it could only be described as "terrifying" compared to her peers.

The quality of that magic is among the best, even for S-class mages.

Hope made a rough estimate in her mind: Lucy was already a very powerful mage among her peers, but Brandish could at least beat ten Lucys.

This isn't about age; it's simply a difference in magic.

"As expected of the country founded by Jelf, it's truly remarkable," Hope muttered to himself, then turned and walked towards the rest area.

In the rest area, everyone had gradually returned.

Hope set up a large table and placed the ice cream she bought on it, saying, "Everyone come and try it, and see if it was worth queuing for half an hour."

The so-called star-shaped ice cream is actually ice cream made by shaping mangoes into stars and adding other ingredients as decorations, which is a significant improvement in appearance compared to ordinary ice cream.

Of course, the taste is also top-notch, otherwise why would so many people line up to buy it?

Wow! It looks delicious!

Looking at the appealing star-shaped ice cream, Mavis immediately took a bite, her eyes lighting up instantly. "Such a rich mango flavor! And it's not cloying at all!"

"good to eat!"

Wendy ate in small bites, her eyes curving into crescents.

"It's really good." Erza savored it with a serious expression, but her slightly faster eating speed betrayed her satisfaction.

Natsu finished his ice cream in just a few bites.

"Hope! Another one, please!"

"Take it yourself, there's plenty more."

Hope pointed to the bag of ice cream on the table. He bought all the remaining ice cream from the bald boss; even if everyone ate as much as they wanted, they couldn't finish it all.

After all, it's ice cream; eating too much can easily cause diarrhea.

Hope herself took a bite.

Yes, it's really good.

It has a rich milky aroma, a smooth texture, is sweet but not cloying, and has an indescribable fragrance.

No wonder Brandish came all the way here to buy it.

Chapter 397 Other People's Old Men

Everyone ate and chatted, creating a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

Mavis finished off two servings in one go, and then stared longingly at the remaining ice cream in the bag, her eyes looking just like a child who wanted to sneak another piece of candy.

Seeing this, Hades subtly moved the bag of ice cream closer to himself. "Mavis, take it easy, eating too much of this will give you a stomachache."

“I don’t have a stomachache!” Mavis puffed out her cheeks and pointed defiantly at Natsu, who was happily eating on the other side. “Natsu has already eaten three servings, and I haven’t seen him feel uncomfortable at all.”

Lucy looked at Natsu, who was starting to devour his fourth serving of ice cream, and said, "Speaking of which, Natsu, aren't you afraid of getting diarrhea from eating so much cold food at once?"

"I am the Fire Dragon Slayer Mage! Mere ice cream, watch me..." Before he could finish speaking, Natsu's expression changed, and then his stomach made a rumbling protest sound.

Seeing the fascinating expression on his face, Hope teased in a cheeky voice, "Natsu, you're a Dragon Slayer mage who plays with fire, how come you're so pathetic over just a few ice creams?"

"Keep your spirits up, don't embarrass yourself."

"Shut...shut up!"

Faced with Hope's teasing, Natsu's face fell, and his stomach churned again. He couldn't sit still any longer, so he clenched his buttocks, took strange steps, and rushed out like lightning.

Fortunately, the rest area has public restrooms, and they are not far away, so a jetpack warrior wouldn't appear in broad daylight.

Hope smiled, and with a flick of his wrist, several fallen leaves from the nearby trees flew into his hand, where they were crumpled into a package of toilet paper by his magnetic field power and matter recombination ability.

"Happy, hurry up and take it to Natsu."

The little blue cat looked disgusted. "Love! Why me?!"

Hope slapped the paper package on Happy's head. "You're Natsu's cat. If you don't deliver the paper, do you expect Lucy to do it?"

"It's not that it can't be done..."

Before Happy could finish speaking, Lucy, whose temper was rising rapidly, grabbed him and stuffed the paper packet that Hope had made into his mouth.

"Let's die together with that idiot!"

"Damn Hakimi!"

Everyone burst into laughter as Lucy angrily threw Happy away.

"By the way, I also heard an interesting rumor."

Hope seemed to suddenly remember something and said casually, "I heard that the Alvarez Empire was originally too lazy to protect a small place like Galakor Island, but their Grand Consul 'Magic King' made the decision himself. Guess why?"

"Why?" Kana asked curiously.

"It's said to be because his granddaughter especially loves the star-shaped ice cream here."

After Hope finished speaking, she shook her head with a smile, "I don't know if it's true or not. A governor who holds the power of the empire decides to protect an island just so that his granddaughter can have more ice cream... It sounds a bit willful."

Next, Hope shared with everyone the information she had gathered using "Dragon Slayer of Law".

Augustus, the "Magic King".

The Grand Consul of the Alvarez Empire, a figure second only to the emperor.

He was Jelf's most trusted confidant.

While this guy was out in seclusion, Auguste handled all the affairs of the country. Auguste played an indispensable role in the growth of Albares from a small country into an empire that conquered an entire continent.

August was taken in by Zeref from a young age and displayed unparalleled magical talent and intelligence that rivaled Zeref's. His magic is "Instant Copy," which allows him to copy magic that is happening in an instant.

With his amazing observation and analytical skills, Auguste can learn copied magic in an instant and nullify the opponent's magic at the same time.

With his innate powerful magic and extraordinary intellect, he can elevate the magic of copying and learning to a higher level in a very short time.

It can be said that any magic known to August can not harm him.

However, Zeref is a dark mage who is proficient in all kinds of magic, both ancient and modern, from all over the world.

With Zeref as a massive experience booster, it's not a pipe dream for August to learn all the magic in the world.

Although some spells require external force to learn and cannot be copied by the 'Instant Copy' spell, they also cannot harm August, who knows their principles.

The title of Magic King is well-deserved.

The crowd marveled at what they heard and began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"Isn't this too exaggerated?"

"If you have the power and status, what's wrong with spoiling your granddaughter and letting her be a little willful?"

"None of that matters, okay? Didn't you all notice that that 'Magic King' has mastered almost every kind of magic in the world...?"

"What's so surprising? Do you think Hope wouldn't?"

"Hey, do you guys think that Brandish might be the Magic King's granddaughter?"

"No wonder Hope said she could take on ten Lucys, now I understand."

Lucy: I don't want to be a combat unit!

Hope watched his companions discussing enthusiastically, then pretended to look at his two old men, "Hey...why don't we have a grandpa as amazing as him...you agree, right? Guild leader? And the former guild leader who got kicked out of the guild."

Makarov: ......

I've only ever heard elders praise other people's children to younger generations, but now a young man is comparing him to someone else's old man.

What hurt him most was that he couldn't even compare to him...

Moreover, Hope told him that Augustus was only about a year younger than him, which made Makarov even more upset.

These are all old men approaching ninety, your excellence really puts a lot of pressure on us.

Hades didn't react much, but his hand holding the teacup paused slightly when he heard August's age.

The pause was so brief that Makarov, standing beside him, didn't even notice it, but Hope did, or rather, he had been watching Hades' reaction closely.

The terrifying aspect of "Dragon Slayer" lies in its unreasonable intelligence-gathering ability. Any information that has occurred and was not kept absolutely secret cannot escape this magic.

Even someone as powerful as the Magic King Augustus had to expose his magic, his abilities, and his life to Hope without reservation.

But the only missing piece is information about August's parents.

Based on Hades's barely perceptible reaction just now, Hope felt that August was most likely the old man's destination on his way to the Western Continent.

That is, the child of Mavis whom he abandoned...

But then another problem arose.

According to the intelligence gathered by Hope, August was a year younger than Makarov, and Mebis died six months after Makarov's birth.

Therefore, Augustus was Mebbes's posthumous child.

Hades, who was studying Mavis's body and trying to resurrect her, knew this, since Augustus was most likely delivered by this old man himself.

But did Jelf know he had another son?

If you didn't know, then August is truly pitiful.

A child whose parents don't know about...

Chapter 398 First Entry into the Western Continent

After some thought, Hope decided not to tell Mavis about August's true identity.

Suddenly having a son who is almost ninety years old is something no one can easily accept.

What's more, that child was abandoned by a trusted companion...

Hades, who "abandoned" August back then, is now traveling all the way to the Western Continent to make amends for his past mistakes.

To be honest, Hope really couldn't understand Hades's thought process.

How incredibly confused he must have been to throw away Mebbes's child.