Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

Natsu was the first to react, and he excitedly waved towards Hope at the top of the Buddha statue, "How did this big guy come to be? Can it transform into a dragon?"

Happy peeked out from Lucy's arms, blinked, and chimed in, "Wow! Hope's amazing!"

Erza sheathed her sword, a relieved smile on her face, but also a pang of regret that she hadn't been able to fight a great demon like Deliora.

Compared to Lalabai, Deliola is undoubtedly a stronger being.

Gray and Leo stood there, staring at Deliora's remains, speechless for a long time. The nightmare that had plagued them for years had been completely ended in an instant.

Leo was the first to come to his senses. Thinking back to his earlier attempt to use "Absolute Freeze" to take Deliora down with him... he shook his head with a wry smile.

"Did you see that... Ulu... It's over..."

Finally recovering, Gray murmured to himself, tears welling in his eyes, his mind filled with images of those who died at Deliora's hands, his family, friends, and his master.

Seeing that Hope hadn't yet dispelled the Buddha statue's form, Erza climbed onto the top of the statue and asked with concern, "This magic must have consumed a lot of energy. Are you alright?"

At this moment, Hope's face was pale. She was continuously absorbing a large amount of earth magic power, as well as the enormous magic power output required to maintain her shape. This put a tremendous strain on her body.

Especially since his magic power limit was not high to begin with, he could only rely on his physical strength to get through it.

But Hope still smiled at Erza, "I'm fine, just a little exhausted."

As soon as he finished speaking, the thousand-armed Buddha statue beneath his feet began to slowly dissipate, turning into specks of green light that merged into the earth, returning the magic power taken from the earth to Karna Island.

Erza stepped forward to support the swaying Hope. "I didn't realize you were so stubborn, even though you can barely stand."

"It's just that my body is overloaded. I'll be fine after a rest." Hope forced a smile, but to be honest, he felt like his body had been hollowed out.

At that moment, Gray pulled Leo over, pressed Leo's head down, and bowed deeply to Hope: "Hope, if it weren't for you, Leo and I would probably already be..."

"Thank you for destroying Deliora."

Hope waved her hand gently. "Don't mention it. It's only right for companions to help each other. Besides... I wasn't the one who killed Deliora."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at him suspiciously.

Hope simply pointed to Deliora's motionless body and said, "Go over there and you'll understand everything."

The group quickly descended the mountain and arrived at Deliora's body.

When Natsu, who was at the forefront, got closer, he immediately noticed something was wrong: Deliora's body, which had been pierced with hundreds of transparent holes, did not bleed at all.

Hope, supported by Erza, walked over, pointed at Deliora's corpse, and then clenched his fist. "Look carefully."

As Hope's limp fist struck, everyone was astonished to find that Deliora's corpse had undergone a startling transformation.

Cracks began to spread rapidly on its body surface, and the faint cracking sound became clearer and clearer. When the cracks covered the entire body, the huge body instantly shattered into countless pieces, which scattered on the ground.

Like a block of ice breaking apart.

"What's going on?" Lucy covered her mouth in surprise. As a newbie, she had seen too much lately and was almost numb to it all.

Erza looked at the frost-covered pieces of flesh, then at Leo and Gray, and seemed to understand something.

"Hope, you said you weren't the one who killed Deliora."

"Could it be... Ulu?"

Hope nodded. "Actually, Deliora was already dead when it broke free from the seal, but it didn't even realize it."

"During the ten years that 'Absolute Freeze' was sealed, Deliora's life was completely obliterated by Ul, who transformed into ice."

"Actually, we don't need to fight at all. As long as Deliora moves a few times, its already dead body will collapse on its own."

"Your master is really amazing."

Leo stood there, stunned, unable to accept this fact for a moment.

His three-year plan and actions, aimed at releasing and defeating the great demon, turned out to be nothing more than a cold corpse...

Gray suddenly laughed, but as he laughed, tears streamed down his face uncontrollably, and he knelt on the ground. "Ulu, did you hear that? You succeeded. You've always succeeded..."

Leo also looked up, letting tears stream down his face, "We were so stupid..."

Seeing this, everyone in Fairy Tail fell silent. Even Natsu, who was usually noisy, quieted down and, unusually, did not disturb the two brothers' emotional outburst.

Ulu's death was like a thorn, deeply embedded in their hearts.

And now, they have finally let themselves off the hook.

A moment later, Leo wiped away his tears and turned to Gray, "I'm sorry, I was too obsessed with surpassing Ullu, and even went astray because of it..."

Seeing this, Gray finally smiled genuinely. "I understand. You still carry the hopes of those victims on your shoulders."

He walked up to Leo, raised his fist, and said, "Senior brother, it's all over."

Leo paused for a moment, then extended his fist and lightly touched it with Gray's: "Yes, junior brother, it's over."

Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, bringing a chill. Gray and Leo simultaneously sensed a familiar magical fluctuation, and they both turned to look in a certain direction.

On the remains of Deliora, a familiar figure appeared, invisible to everyone else. It was a short-haired woman with a smile on her face. She looked at Gray and Leo with eyes full of relief and pride.

“Ulu…” the two murmured at the same time.

The figure vanished in the next second, as if it had never existed, but that smile was forever etched in Gray and Leo's hearts.

Teacher Ulu taught them not only magic that could kill demons, but also the courage to live.

On a mountain peak not far away, a graceful woman in white took in everything from the shadows. She was the same wicked woman who had fought with Hope earlier.

Gazing at the two brothers who had reconciled, she unconsciously clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her flesh, drawing blood, yet she seemed oblivious to the pain.

why?

Why are you willing to risk your life for your disciple, yet you have the heart to abandon me?

Mother......

In a state of sadness and resentment, the bad woman vanished.

Chapter 41 Mission Completed

The Deliola incident has come to an end.

Under Hope's guidance, Lucy and Natsu returned to the mountaintop and successfully erased the modified Moon Drop magic circle.

The purple moonlight that evokes chaotic memories will never appear on this island again, and the memories of those demon villagers should have been restored at the same time.

After a short rest, the group returned to the Demon Village, but Hope once again ended up at the back of the group.

No one noticed that Hope's right arm transformed into a hideous demonic arm in an instant, only to return to its original state in the next.

Sensing the change in power just now, Hope couldn't help but smile slightly.

While everyone was resting, he secretly used the "Accept" spell and easily took down the "Soul of Deliora" without anyone noticing.

Deliora possesses a powerful physique and the "Demon Spell: Invincible Body," which grants him a strong self-healing ability. It is because of this spell that Deliora gradually earned the title of "immortal."

Now, this power belongs to him.

Hope was excited. She had only briefly received a portion of the power of the "Soul of Deliora," and the fatigue caused by overloading her magic had been greatly reduced.

What Hope didn't know was that when he accepted the Demon Soul, a cold power also silently and proactively infiltrated his soul.

When the group returned to the demon village, they found the men in black robes there as well. They voluntarily explained everything to the demon villagers, and the kind-hearted villagers did not blame them.

The scene of humans and demons living in peace actually felt quite natural.

Perhaps it's because the demon villagers' ancestors were human.

Erza shared the information she had obtained from the Moon Temple with the village chief, and the villagers finally understood why they had been unable to get close to the temple.

Fortunately, Hope moved the priest's remains and buried them in a propitious location not far from the temple, so that the demon villagers could later worship their ancestor's savior.

The "Curse of Karna Island" has been broken.

The entrusted task was successfully completed.

The village chief immediately fulfilled his promise of the commission, handing over 700 million J and the "Golden Celestial Key - Sagittarius" intact to Natsu.

Natsu was overjoyed to have completed an S-rank mission for the first time in his life, and he and Happy happily spun around in circles.

The reward of 700 million J was split equally among Hope, Erza, Natsu, Lucy, and Gray, with each person receiving 140 million J.

For Lucy, who had run away from home, 140 million J was a huge sum of money, enough to pay several months' rent. And the Sagittarius Golden Key naturally became hers as well.

Each golden key corresponds to a zodiac sign, and each one is unique in the world. Even if you set an astronomical price on the market, you still can't buy one.

Despite being only 17 years old, Lucy already possesses four golden keys: Aquarius, Cancer, Taurus, and Sagittarius, indicating a very promising future.

Hope remembers that in the original storyline, Lucy seemed to continuously acquire Golden Celestial Keys, which is probably what makes the female protagonist so lucky.

At the village chief's warm invitation, everyone enjoyed a simple and unpretentious celebration banquet.

There was also good news: those who were "killed" by the villagers who were confused about their memories and thought they were demons had all returned, including the boatman who brought Natsu's party to Galna Island, who was also the village chief's son.

This made everyone even happier, so much so that the banquet lasted until late at night.

The next day, on the shore of Garna Island.

"Leo, are you really not going to join our guild?"

Gray extended an invitation to Leo once again, but Leo refused again. Fairy Tail was indeed great, but it wasn't the place he wanted to be.

Leo's only thought now is to lead the victims of Deliora back home before he goes on to pursue his own path.

Amidst the villagers' laughter and cheers, the Fairy Tail crew boarded Erza's ship and bid farewell to Galna Island.

As the sun rises from the sea, its golden rays bathe Galna Island, bringing new hope to this once-cursed island.

Gray glanced back at the receding island and whispered, "Goodbye, Ulu."

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It was already afternoon when they returned to Magnolia from Harugeon on the magic train.

The familiar clamor of the Fairy Tail guild could be heard even across the street.

We're back!

Natsu kicked the door open and rushed inside impatiently.

Hope used his hand to stop the guild gate, which was shaking from the impact. Since arriving at Fairy Tail, he had witnessed too much furniture being destroyed by these amazing people.