Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

But at this moment, she felt as if she were walking on thin ice, wondering if she could even walk upright out of the building.

At the same time, Mirajane's words reached the hall, and the group of people who were still fighting suddenly stopped.

"what?!"

Elfman's voice was the loudest, "The girl Natsu brought back wants to fight Hope one-on-one! What a man!"

Natsu, who was still wrestling with Gray, immediately separated from Gray and gave Lucy a thumbs up, "As expected of Lucy, I'm fired up!"

Gray silently put on his clothes. "In that case, wouldn't the two of them be competing for the title of strongest rookie?"

Happy seized the opportunity to fan the flames, saying, "Hope, Lucy, you two really...you should start fighting already!"

Cana took a big gulp of wine and shouted, "In that case, I hereby declare the first Fairy Tail Strongest Rookie Contest officially open!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh—"

Oh, you guys my foot!

Hearing the cheers of the crowd, Lucy screamed in her heart.

However, she also realized that the handsome bartender opposite her was a newcomer just like herself, so perhaps she had a chance to win.

Compared to Lucy, who was being rapidly assimilated, Hope turned around with a dark expression, placed her hand directly on Mirajane's head, and pressed her head down with her fingers, shaking it slightly.

"Mirajan, you've thrown me out again."

"Huh? Really? I thought you agreed to compete with Lucy since you didn't refuse, Hope."

Mirajane looked completely innocent, but Hope's fist hardened.

If it were just the first few days after arriving at the guild, Hope would definitely believe Mirajane's story, given her gentle nature as her "savior."

But the day before yesterday, when that group of geniuses were fighting as usual, Mirajane used him as a shield, and Hope, who was caught off guard and got beaten so badly that he saw stars, realized one thing.

Something that looks black isn't necessarily a bad thing; it could just be a preserved egg.

But the seemingly angelic but actually devilish woman, Mirajane, is definitely the one!

Makarov is out visiting friends and hasn't returned yet. No one can control this group of extraordinary people right now. Will he really be dragged into a fight with the female lead?

Hope currently only has one 'Wing Magic', and facing Lucy who uses 'Celestial Magic', he really has a hard time dealing with those Celestials who are capable of fighting.

However, if Hope were to bypass the Protoss and deal directly with Lucy herself, he would be absolutely certain of success.

Hope wasn't idle in the magnetic field world. He was fortunate enough to receive guidance from the "Hell Grand Master," a generation of magnetic field philosopher kings, and practiced several martial arts. His combat awareness was also quite good.

Although he, who has practiced martial arts, is still easily defeated by the Magnetic Psychopath, he can easily bully Lucy, who has just appeared on the scene.

Feeling Hope's gaze, Lucy's newly kindled confidence shattered instantly.

Even though the other party hadn't done anything, she could feel an inexplicable pressure emanating from Hope, as if she had experienced a war with mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

If Hope knew what Lucy was thinking, she would surely praise her for her accurate intuition.

"Lucy, right? My name is Hope."

Hope spoke up first, "Don't be too nervous, everyone's just joking. If you're scared, I can have Mirajane apologize to you."

Mirajane: "Huh? Am I the only one?"

Upon hearing this, Lucy felt that Hope wasn't as scary as she had thought, so she scratched the back of her head and gave a bright smile: "It's okay, I'm actually fine."

An innocent girl.

Unfortunately, it was caught up in the mess that is Fairy Tail.

Just as Hope relaxed slightly, thinking that this nonsensical "battle for the strongest rookie" was about to end.

boom!

With a loud bang, the guild gate was pushed open.

A stern figure stood against the sunlight streaming in from outside, casting a long, imposing shadow at the doorway.

The once noisy and chaotic guild hall, resembling a bustling marketplace, was now frozen in place, all the jeering figures frozen in their throats, as if the world had been muted in that instant.

Chapter 7 Fairy Queen

The entire guild was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

All eyes, filled with a mixture of fear and guilt, were fixed on that figure.

Hope's gaze naturally followed everyone's.

She was a girl with long, crimson hair, wearing a silver-white knight's armor on top and a short skirt that didn't go past her knees. The outfit, which would normally be hard to imagine together, looked exceptionally good on her.

"I am back."

The girl's clear, cold voice reached everyone's ears, and when her sharp eyes swept over the messy hall, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

"Ai... Erza, welcome back."

Natsu's body trembled as if he were having a seizure, and his face was filled with tension; he had no more passion left.

Gray hurriedly dressed, only to realize with despair that he had lost his pants somewhere during the brawl, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

With lightning speed, Kana hid the bottle behind her back, trying to pretend nothing had happened.

Elfman's massive frame shrank back, trying to minimize his presence.

From the moment the red-haired girl appeared, these lawless guys seemed to have met their nemesis, and they all fell silent and trembled with fear.

Still bewildered, Lucy was startled by the sudden silence and the dramatic change in everyone's expressions. Looking at the imposing red-haired female knight at the door, she whispered to Hope beside her:

"Who...who is she? Everyone seems to be afraid of her?"

Hope looked at the figure at the door and the crowd that had instantly become obedient. Her eyes twitched slightly, and she replied in a low voice, "This is also the first time I've seen her in person. You should have heard of her title—the Fairy Queen."

Upon hearing the name, Lucy immediately thought of the red-haired girl.

"Queen of the Fairies" Erza Scarlett.

One of the S-class mages in Fairy Tail.

Like Mirajane, she is a strong woman whom Lucy admires. However, her appearance was so imposing that Lucy, who had not yet recovered from the commotion, did not recognize her at first glance.

This was also the first time Hope had met Erza.

I overheard two veteran members of the guild, Wakaba and Marcao, mentioning that Erza is a model of self-discipline within the guild and often acts as the guild's "disciplinary committee member" to restrain her companions' bad behavior.

Simply put, Erza is the great demon lord who can suppress these troublesome kids; sometimes her words are even more effective than those of Makarov, the guild master.

Hope secretly found it amusing. Erza had no choice but to return when the guild was in chaos and Makarov was away. This was going to be very interesting.

Erza's gaze slowly swept over the mess on the ground: broken tables and chairs, wine stains everywhere, and items scattered all over the place... Her brows gradually furrowed, and the low pressure emanating from her made the air seem to freeze.

"Can anyone tell me...?"

Erza spoke, her voice calm yet carrying a hint of impending danger, "I was just going out on a long quest, how did the guild end up like this? Where's the guild leader?"

Everyone fell silent, no one daring to speak.

Seeing this, Erza came to Natsu's side as usual. Her rich experience told her that if there was a gang fight in the guild, it was 99% likely that this boy with cherry-haired hair started it.

"Natsu, answer me now, what were you fighting about today?"

Faced with Erza's questioning, Natsu, who was already feeling guilty, immediately became so frightened that his legs went weak. He knelt down with a thud, grabbed Erza's leg, and tearfully recounted the reason for what had happened.

Erza's intuition was quite accurate.

Today's guild brawl was actually started by Natsu.

A week ago, he heard that a "fire dragon" had appeared in Hargeon, so he set off in a hurry. However, when he and Happy arrived at the place, they found that there was no fire dragon in Hargeon. Instead, they discovered a fire mage human trafficker impersonating him, Natsu, who was swindling people.

Lucy was one of the victims.

The other party was impersonating a Fairy Tail mage and tarnishing the guild's reputation. Natsu, with his fiery temper, naturally couldn't stand it, so he severely punished the mage and his gang.

Of course, a little bit of damage was accidentally caused along the way.

Later, Natsu brought Lucy back to Magnolia, but the first thing he did upon arriving at the guild was to kick the comrade who had given Happy false information in the face.

During the fight, they accidentally dragged others into it, and one by one they were drawn in, eventually leading to a full-blown brawl.

"I see, I understand now."

Erza nodded slightly. She acknowledged Natsu's actions in fighting to protect the guild's reputation from being tarnished, but she was skeptical of his claim of "minor sabotage."

As everyone knows, Natsu is the strongest member of Fairy Tail's "Demolition Squad," and causing destruction is a piece of cake for him.

But if we're only cracking down on one human trafficking gang, at most a few houses will be destroyed, right?

Erza thought to herself.

In a so-so mood, she began her usual lecturing.

"Grey, put your pants on!"

"Kana, you reek of alcohol, do you really need to hide the bottle?"

"Wakaba, there's ash all over the place!"

"Loki, stop chasing girls all day and do some missions occasionally!"

"..."

In short, everyone in the hall was scolded by Erza, except for the two newcomers Hope and Lucy, and Mirajane, who escaped unscathed.

After giving her instructions, Erza walked through the crowd scrambling to tidy up in the lobby and arrived at the counter. Her gaze fell on the black-haired boy in a bartender's uniform next to Mirajane, and the blonde girl next to him.

"An unfamiliar face?"

"Are you newcomers?"

Feeling Erza's scrutinizing gaze, Lucy nearly stumbled over her own feet in nervousness. "Y-you... hello! My name is Lucy! I just arrived today and I really want to join Fairy Tail!"

Erza nodded in greeting, then looked at Hope and asked, "Are you also a new mage?"

Facing Erza's scrutinizing gaze, Hope remained remarkably calm. "No, I'm just an ordinary person picked up by Mirajane. The guild master took me in after seeing that I had amnesia and even gave me a job helping out at the guild."

That's exactly the kind of thing Makarov would do.

Erza had no doubts and turned to Mirajane, who was imprinting the guild emblem on Lucy. "When will the guild master be back? I have something I want to discuss with him before making a decision."

"The chairman went to visit Chairman Bob at 'Blue Pegasus,' but yesterday 'Blue Pegasus' sent a message saying that the two chairmen had received a notice for the routine meeting."