Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

Aside from plants, this magic cannot be applied directly to living organisms.

Hope found this a real shame. If the "Arc of Time" could be used on the human body, wouldn't it be possible to turn enemies into children during fights and then beat them up...?

He shook his head, dismissing those whimsical ideas.

Hope issued a command to the system, and the 51 magic crystals instantly lost their luster, followed by a system notification.

【ding~】

[Successfully accelerated by 51 days]

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining extraordinary power—the lost magic 'Arc of Time']

Suddenly, Hope felt a surge of new theories about time magic flooding his mind—essential knowledge for mastering the "arc of time."

After a while, Hope was able to grasp this knowledge and gain a deeper understanding of the "arc of time".

When this magic is mastered to its peak, it can actually reverse the time of the entire world!

Although the time reversal is closely related to the user's vitality and magic power, it is enough to illustrate the incredible nature of the 'Time Arc'.

Hope put the remaining 166 magic crystals back into the box and tucked them under the bed. Just as he was about to deal with the crystals that had run out of magic, he suddenly had an inspiration while looking at the dull crystals.

Is it feasible to use the "arc of time" to rewind the magic crystal to its unused state?

If it fails, it's just a pile of garbage.

But if it succeeds, wouldn't that mean we'd be able to bypass the system and never have to worry about magic crystals again?

Hope, a man of action, immediately picked up a broken magic crystal, and quickly enveloped it with cyan magic power, activating 'Arc of Time'!

In an invisible surge, the dim crystal regained its light, brimming with magic just as it had been before it was unused.

Become!

Hope looked at the shimmering magic crystal in her palm with great delight; that wicked woman's magic was truly amazing.

However, Hope's smile vanished the next second. Simply using "Arc of Time" to rewind the state of a magic crystal had consumed 30% of his magic power.

This is far too much of a drain on resources.

Hope frowned, recalling how that wicked woman had unleashed endless attacks on him with her "Arc of Time" without showing any signs of fatigue, and he couldn't help but gasp.

Her own magic power was only enough to repel three small magic crystals at most, but the wicked woman could withstand an overwhelming magical attack without even breaking a sweat.

How high must her magical power be...?

Hope understood. In the last battle with the bad woman, her opponent was probably unable to exert her full strength for some reason, which allowed Hope to seize the opportunity to turn the tables.

This is bad news. The wicked woman already knows his name and appearance. If she wants to take revenge, it will be troublesome.

Hope sighed. Since things had come to this, she might as well go to sleep.

Chapter 45 Magic Limit

Early the next morning.

Outside Magnolia train station, Erza looked at Hope, who was yawning incessantly, and, infected by his yawning, unconsciously followed suit.

"Hope, even though we are mages, we should still pay attention to our schedules." Erza said, rubbing her face. She was still wearing her usual light knight armor and short skirt, looking very dashing.

Hope nodded; he had woken up in the middle of the night last night.

The feeling of being toyed with by that wicked woman in his dream was so uncomfortable that he got up in the middle of the night to study sunflower seeds.

Hope opened her backpack and took out a small flowerpot in front of Erza. Inside the flowerpot, a yellow flower that looked like a sunflower was in full bloom, and a branch was stuck next to the flower.

Strangely, this yellow flower has a nose and eyes, and looks like it came from a cartoon.

Why are you bringing a potted plant with you when you go out on a mission?

"Why can it make facial expressions?"

Erza was puzzled, and she also noticed that Hope's backpack contained no food, no change of clothes, only a few packets of magical plant seeds.

Hope chuckled and said to Erza, "This is a sunflower. It can absorb the magic in sunlight and then convert it into harmless magic that we can absorb. It's a real treasure."

"Come on, little sun, give her a performance."

Hope lifted the flowerpot up to the morning sun, and the snotty sun instantly woke up, its expression turning into a smile, as it tried to absorb the magic of the sunlight.

Five minutes later, the entire sunflower emitted golden light, followed by a ball of light no bigger than a thumb.

Hope used a special little glass bottle, which she had shamelessly gotten from Granny Porlyusica, to fill with the small ball of light, and shook it at Erza. "Don't underestimate this little bit; it's enough to restore one-tenth of my magic power."

Erza took the glass bottle and poured the ball of light into her palm. As expected of something transformed from solar magic, it gave her a warm feeling.

"Hope, can I try?"

"No problem, as long as there is sunlight, the sunflower can keep producing magic light orbs."

Seeing that Hope agreed, Erza immediately absorbed the ball of light in her palm, but Hope did not see the satisfied or surprised expression she had imagined.

Erza returned the glass bottle to Hope and said unhurriedly, "I didn't feel any magic replenishment. It's probably because I have too much magic."

Ah, this...

Hope was a little taken aback.

Last night he was still amazed by the high level of the wicked woman's magic, which left him somewhat in awe. But this morning, Erza unintentionally showed off her power again.

So what if you have a high magic limit!

Wow, that's really impressive...

For mages, the upper limit of their magical power determines the quality of their spells. The same spell is easier to cast and more powerful when cast by someone with greater magical power.

Hope felt helpless about her situation.

The original owner was just an ordinary person who didn't know magic, but because of Hope's arrival, he learned magic through the system and became a mage, but his magic power limit was only slightly higher than that of an ordinary person.

Hope also asked Makarov and Mirajane if there was a way to increase the upper limit of magic power, but they both gave the same answer.

Magic power grows as the mage's body grows.

Ultimately, a person's magical potential is predetermined from birth.

Hope now wants to cast powerful spells, relying entirely on the "Arch of the Tree" to draw upon the earth's magic, but doing so will put a heavy burden on her body.

Just as Hope was sighing inwardly and Erza was playing with the sunflowers in a flowerpot, old Booker, who was half an hour late, finally arrived.

"Excuse me, you two."

As an elder, being late made Old Booker feel somewhat embarrassed. He knew he shouldn't have helped those women last night out of pity.

Hope's family wanted to say something, but Old Booker was, after all, the client, and he had accepted the task, so they had to give him some face.

After a brief, symbolic exchange of pleasantries, Old Booker bought three tickets and led Hope and Erza onto the magical train, beginning their journey for the day.

On the train, Old Booker took out a map of Ishgar and pointed to a certain spot on the map, saying, "Look, this is our destination."

Looking at the direction Old Booker was pointing, Erza raised an eyebrow. It was a vast forest surrounded by three countries, but none of them were willing to incorporate it into their territory.

It is said that many ghosts roam that forest, and the three countries have invited many mages to deal with them, but all their efforts have been in vain, and they have even lost many people.

So in the end, the three countries simply joined together and made an agreement that none of them would ever again covet that forest.

From then on, the forest became a "no man's land".

Hope stroked his chin, and Ghost seemed to find it amusing.

......

......

Western branch of the Magic Council in the Kingdom of Fiore.

A young man with short, dark blue hair was handling official business. His name was "Zikrein," and he was the youngest member of the council in its history.

But being a politician is not his most well-known identity.

Zeklay also has an even more famous title—"The Ten Wizard Saints".

At only twenty years old, Zekrein is not only a high-ranking member of the council but also one of the strongest mages on the continent. His future can be described as bright.

Despite possessing immense power and a prestigious status, Zekrein is humble, kind, and gives off the feeling of a friendly older brother.

Suddenly, the sound of the door opening interrupted Zekelein's work. He looked up and saw a beautiful woman with long, straight black hair, dressed in the white uniform of the council, walk in.

"Haha, Ultear, what happened to your face?"

Zikrein looked at the swollen patch on Ultear's face and said with a hint of schadenfreude.

Ultear touched her swollen cheek, and the image of that heartless guy immediately flashed into her mind, instantly souring her mood.

While her disguise magic can achieve perfect transformations, it reduces her strength by half during the transformation process.

If it weren't for that, she would have hung that despicable guy up and whipped him long ago.

Ultear casually pulled out an office chair and sat down opposite Zekrein. "The Karna Island operation failed, and Deliora is long dead."

"It's alright, it was just a minor move anyway."

Upon hearing that the plan had failed, Zekrain simply smiled and said, "I have good news for you. The Tower of Paradise is almost finished. I wonder how she's doing now."

"Ah~ Erza."

Zeke's sunny expression instantly turned wicked. "I really want to see you soon, my 'sacrifice' prepared for Lord Zeref..."

Chapter 46 Twilight Town

Two days and two nights passed.

Starting from the Kingdom of Fiore, located in the western part of the continent of Ishgar, and after traversing two countries in the central part of the continent, Hope and his companions finally arrived at Dusk Town, the border town closest to the Ruins Forest.

Hope walked out of the train station with a backpack on her back and a sunflower pot in her arms.

He stretched and took a long breath towards the sky. The two-day, two-night journey reminded him of the feeling of riding a green train before he traveled through time.

Erza pulled her luggage cart over.

Hope turned her head and was immediately shocked by the mountain of suitcases piled up in her car. She couldn't help but complain, "Erza, we're just going to eliminate monsters and protect the archaeological team, not to fight a war. Why did you bring so much luggage...?"

"Huh? A lot?"