Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

"Really?! Happy?"

Upon hearing this, Natsu jumped up excitedly.

Hope remained silent, her gaze completely drawn to the creature conversing with Natsu.

Although it spoke human language, the creature was not human, but an adorable blue cat with a pair of magical wings on its back.

If Hope remembers correctly, there are several other special magical cats in the story, but they all seem to be related to Dragon Slayers.

Happy flapped his two little wings and landed on Natsu's shoulder, curiously looking at Hope, this stranger.

Before the cat could do anything, Natsu scooped Happy up in his arms, held up its cute paw, and said to Hope, "Hope, this is Happy, my best friend."

"That's love~" Happy realized and gave Hope a cute expression.

"Hello Happy, I'm Hope, the new helper today." Faced with such an adorable kitten, it's hard for Hope not to be charmed. "Natsu, can I hug Happy?"

Without Natsu's reply, Happy flew onto Hope's shoulder.

Before Happy could retract his magical wings, Hope took the opportunity to pet the cat.

【ding~】

[The host has come into contact with extraordinary power—'Winged Magic']

[Analysis in progress—]

[Analysis complete. The estimated time to crack 'Wing Magic' is 7 days. Proceed with the cracking process?]

Without hesitation, Hope chose to begin.

As for the magnetic field power, let's postpone it indefinitely; he really can't wait a hundred years.

[Analysis of 'Wing Magic' has begun. Time remaining: 6 days, 23 hours, and 59 minutes...]

After the test was successful and it was confirmed that the cheat code could break the magic for her, Hope returned Happy to Natsu.

It feels great to pet a cat, but Happy is not a pet after all; he is Natsu's important companion.

"Hope, Happy and I are going out for a bit. If anyone asks about us, just say that Happy and I went to Harugeon to find the 'Fire Dragon'."

Before he finished speaking, Natsu and Happy quickly left the guild.

Hope shook his head. He remembered that dragons only appeared in the middle of the original storyline. The female protagonist hadn't even appeared yet, so Natsu would probably have to return empty-handed if nothing unexpected happened.

"Huh? By the way, isn't the female lead introduced in Harugeon?"

"Never mind, I can't remember."

Muttering something under his breath, Hope saw Mirajane getting busy and went over to help. After all, a handyman is like a brick, ready to be moved wherever needed.

Chapter 4 Card Divination

Over the next three days, Hope gradually adapted to life in Fairy Tail.

He is now mainly responsible for some miscellaneous tasks, such as cleaning the hall, tidying up tables and chairs, assisting Mirajane with reception work, and occasionally accompanying Mirajane to go out to purchase supplies.

The work isn't too strenuous; I even have time to read in the library or exercise in the backyard.

These three peaceful days actually allowed Hope to better observe this wondrous magical world and the group of distinctive... or rather, eccentric mages in the guild.

"Hey! Hope, bring the drinks!"

Kana looked at Hope, who was dressed as a bartender, and waved the empty bottle in her hand, which was as thick as her calf. She said in a very familiar tone, "I didn't get enough to drink yesterday, and Mirajane sent me back home. Today she went out to take photos, so I'm going to drink my fill!"

"Erza's not here, and the guild master's out visiting friends, so I, Cana, am invincible right now!"

Hope looked at Kana, who was acting like a teenager, speechless, with more than a dozen empty wine bottles lying haphazardly on and under her table. He looked troubled and said, "Kana, drinking is bad for your health. You need to be moderate."

"You dare doubt my alcohol tolerance?"

Kana slung the empty bottle over her shoulder like a baseball bat and said proudly, "There's no one in the whole guild who can drink better than me, so don't worry, hurry up and bring the drinks up."

"No, I just doubt whether you still have money to buy alcohol."

Hope wasn't worried about whether Kana's body could handle it. Yesterday, he personally witnessed this female alcoholic drinker chug down two large barrels of liquor and still be full of energy.

When Kana heard that Hope was simply questioning whether she had enough money to spend, she immediately became annoyed.

She's a Fairy Tail mage, she can easily earn tens of thousands of dollars by doing a simple mission, how could she not even afford to pay for some drinks?

They really looked down on them!

Seeing Kana's indignant expression, Hope calmly took a small notebook from her pocket, quickly flipped to a page, and read aloud:

"In March of X782, you drank a total of twenty-eight bottles of alcohol, including whiskey, brandy, and wine. Since you didn't have enough money, the chairman paid for the drinks on your behalf."

"In June of X782, you lied that you had enough funds and drank fifteen kegs of beer in one go, but in the end you had no money to pay the bill, and you even tried to fool people with the clumsy excuse of 'letting the council pay the bill'."

"In September of X783, which was last year, you were even more amazing this time. You sneaked into the warehouse in the middle of the night when no one was around and drank enough alcohol to last the guild for three days in one night."

"And in January of this year..."

"Stop...stop talking, please stop talking!"

As Hope recounted her "glorious achievements" one by one, even Cana's thick skin, honed over many years, felt her cheeks burning.

Hope closed her notebook, stopping there without going further.

To be honest, he was really curious: what was flowing in Kana's body and veins right now—blood or alcohol?

After Hope's meddling, Kana's enthusiasm for taking advantage of the "lonely kingdom" to have a big drink vanished without a trace. She hadn't expected this newcomer to be so difficult to deal with.

"Hmph, if you don't want me to drink, just say so. Why do you have to read up my embarrassing past in public? I'm leaving."

Kana slung her bag over her shoulder and tried to leave, but as soon as she stood up, a hand pressed her back down.

"You can't go."

"The bill for the drinks hasn't been paid yet."

Hope pointed to a pile of empty bottles on the table and floor. "That's 6000J in total. Will you be paying by card or cash?"

Kana, who had been so assertive just moments before, suddenly looked a little embarrassed.

Oh no! I forgot I just bought new magic cards, and now I'm completely broke!

"Um... Hope."

"As a newcomer to the guild, shouldn't you treat your senior to a meal?"

Seeing that Cana was starting to pull the strings towards him, Hope knew she was out of money. He immediately raised an eyebrow and said righteously, "I am a newcomer, that's true, but I am a guild employee. I haven't officially joined Fairy Tail. To put it simply, I'm just an employee, unlike the official members."

"If you don't have enough money, Mirajane said the guild allows credit, and I can just write it down in my notebook."

After saying that, Hope took the pen from the small notebook and intended to write it down.

"Please don't! Hope!"

Cana's eyes widened in panic, and she grabbed Hope's arm with both hands. "If Erza sees this new record when she gets back, she'll definitely teach me a lesson."

As she spoke, Kana seemed to see the terrifying scene of the red-haired female demon holding a sword to her head.

No, I must survive!

When people are pushed to the limit, they can do anything.

Kana's mind raced, and she immediately came up with a plan. It's just 6000J, right? She'll earn it back in no time!

"Hope, stop writing. I already have an idea to make quick money. I guarantee I can pay off tonight's drinks."

Five minutes later, a set of chairs and a flag appeared on the street outside the Fairy Tail gate. The simple flag, swaying in the breeze, read "Special Price Fortune Telling, 500 yen per session".

Hope, who had been pulled over, looked annoyed and couldn't help but advise Cana, who was full of confidence, "Girl, although we are in a magical world, this is still a society governed by law. We can't cheat people here."

"Hmph, the reason I learned 'card' magic in the first place was because this magic could be used for divination in addition to combat."

Kana took out a set of cards from her card holder and waved them at Hope. "Don't worry, this isn't the first time I've done fortune telling at a stall."

“Last year when I was setting up a stall, even the head of the security team came to have his fortune told. The next day he said he wanted to come and thank my whole family, but he was persuaded to go back.”

Is that really a thank you...?

Hope's urge to complain surged, but she held it back.

After spending a few more minutes with Kana, Hope returned to the guild. Mirajane was out shooting a photobook today, so he was temporarily filling in as the guild's receptionist.

It has to be said that the "half price" label is very attractive in any world, and passersby will at least take a look, even if they have no interest in it.

Kana had only been setting up her stall for less than half a day when a whopping twenty-five customers came in for fortune telling. Not only did she make up for the money she owed for drinks that day, but she even made a profit.

After seeing off the last customer, Kana packed up her stall and couldn't wait to return to the guild to find Hope, who was mixing drinks. She smugly slapped the previous bills on the counter.

"How about that? I'm pretty awesome, aren't I?"

As Hope put the money into the counter drawer, she remarked on people's superstitions, "There really are people who pay money to be fooled..."

Kana pursed her lips. "My 'card divination' is very accurate. It works extremely well on ordinary people, but it doesn't have much effect on mages."

At this point, Kana suddenly remembered something, "Hope, I'm in a good mood right now, so I'll give you a fortune reading too, it's free~"

Since she said so, Hope naturally agreed.

Charging money for fortune telling is superstition, but offering it for free is a different story...

Kana's card readings are somewhat similar to tarot cards, but Hope couldn't understand them at all.

After a fancy shuffle, he followed Kana's instructions and randomly drew a few cards from the deck she had prepared.

Kana neatly arranged the cards she had drawn, then flipped them over one by one, quickly completing the deduction, though her expression became somewhat strange.

“Hope, the divination tells me that you are currently in the midst of a huge vortex, and trouble may come your way in the future, one after another.”

Chapter 5 Planning

Hope was somewhat surprised by Kana's divination results; it seemed she really did have some skill.

However, Hope didn't seem to care too much about the future.

There are troubles, but everything changes in an instant.

What will tomorrow bring? No one can predict it accurately.

【ding~】