Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

This time it was Hope's turn to chuckle, "I didn't expect you, Kana, to dress so sexy, like a mature woman, but with the heart of a pure young girl."

Kana covered her face. "It was my fault. I shouldn't have boasted. You better shut down the magic right now!"

"Right away, just one more question." Hope leaned forward and lowered her voice, "Kana, is there anyone who makes your heart flutter?"

Kana blushed, glared angrily at Hope, and ran off without even finishing her drink.

Hope stared blankly at Kana's retreating figure.

The answer conveyed to him through telepathy told him that the alcoholic girl did indeed have a man she was attracted to, and that person... was him.

Hope slapped him across the face.

He was so pathetic; how was he going to face Kana after this?

"Oh, you're just slapping yourself for fun."

Erza, having just completed a quest, returned to the guild and sat down at the counter. "I just ran into Cana, and she looked a little off. Do you know what happened to her?"

Hope shook his head awkwardly. If he told Erza that he had used "mind reading" on Cana, he would at least get a good scolding and then get beaten up again, if not beaten up on the spot.

Seeing that Hope did not answer, Erza did not press the matter further. Cana was one of the most composed people among their generation, and Erza believed that nothing would happen to her.

"By the way, Hope, are you free lately?" Erza changed the subject.

Hope didn't understand why she was asking this, but she still answered honestly, "Apart from going to Mildian Magic Academy next month to fight, no... I mean to exchange magic, I should be free the rest of the time."

"I see."

Erza tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "After returning from Duskwood, I wanted to find an opportunity to thank you, but I was held up by the Phantom Lord and the Council."

"So if you have some free time recently, I'd like to invite you to dinner."

Erza lowered her head, her voice gradually fading, "The client who commissioned my mission gave me two tickets to the latest movie, so... if you don't mind... and... with me..."

The red-haired girl was too shy to continue.

Hope's heart was in turmoil.

Eating and watching a movie—isn't that the same old date routine? Yet Erza actually said those words to me.

So she's interested in me too!

Hehe, my charm is truly extraordinary!

But then Hope's heart became conflicted. He actually had feelings for Erza, but if he chose Erza, wouldn't Cana be heartbroken?

Sigh... I really am a person who loves everyone.

Just as Hope was racking his brains, unsure whether to agree, his pre-booked wingmen, number one and number two, appeared at just the right moment.

Natsu and Happy excitedly rushed into the guild, crossed the hall and headed straight for the counter. "Hope! Just as you predicted, Loki has been acting strange lately. He didn't tell anyone today and secretly left Magnolia all by himself."

Harpy continued, "Oh, and we recently heard that Loki broke up with all of his girlfriends, all of them."

"Now only Lucy is secretly following Loki, let's hurry up and get going!"

Chapter 88 The Starry Sky That Can Never Be Returned

Because of Natsu and Happy's sudden appearance, Erza had to put aside her feelings and instantly became serious again.

She looked at Hope, "What happened to Loki? You actually sent Natsu's team to secretly observe him?"

Now that things had come to this, Hope had no need to hide anything from Loki, so he told the two men and the cat directly what he had discovered about Loki.

"What! Loki is a Protoss!"

"He's not even human?!"

"Hehe, we're not human either."

Erza shoved Happy, who was inexplicably excited, down and asked with a serious expression, "Hope, are you really sure Loki is a Celestial? This is no joke."

Hope nodded in affirmation.

Natsu asked in confusion, "So what if he's a Celestial Spirit? Loki's an ally anyway. Why did you make me, Lucy, and Happy secretly follow him?"

Seeing that Erza and Happy were also looking over, Hope said gravely, "I've noticed that the starlight within Loki is about to go out. If we can't return to the Celestial Realm in time... he'll die."

Upon hearing this, Erza and Natsu immediately stood up.

Natsu recalled the days he had spent secretly observing Loki after receiving Hope's request, and instantly understood. "I knew it! That's why Loki sometimes looked so worried these past few days. Could it be that he can't return to the Celestial Spirit Realm?!"

"It's entirely possible," Hope thought so too.

Erza didn't say anything, but instead pulled Hope out from behind the counter. "Natsu, Happy, which way did Lucy go? Let's hurry and chase after Loki!"

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This is a beautiful canyon.

On the vast vertical cliff face, water flows down through scattered, obstructing rocks, forming a fine, curtain-like waterfall, with moist water vapor permeating the air.

The platform at the bottom of the canyon is surrounded by dense trees, and only towards the waterfall is there an open space with a single tomb standing silently.

Luo Ji stood in front of the tombstone, head bowed, lost in thought.

"Loki!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind. Loki instinctively turned around and saw Lucy, who had secretly followed him. The Southern Cross key in her hand was gradually losing its luster.

"Lucy, what happened to you...?"

“I asked Grandpa Kru, and he said that Loki, besides your guildmates, the only person you’ve ever had contact with in this world is a woman named Karen Lilika.”

Lucy stared at Loki, and continued with a hint of helplessness, "Unfortunately, the Personal Information Protection Act also applies in the Protoss Realm, so Grandpa Kru can't tell me any more."

"But I once saw this name in a magazine, Karen Lilica, who was a Celestial Spirit Mage of Blue Pegasus, but was later attacked by a Dark Guild during a mission and unfortunately died."

"This grave is where Karen is buried."

Loki was a little surprised to hear Lucy say so much in one breath, but he quickly put on his usual smile and said in his usual tone, "Oh dear, I just came to visit an old friend secretly. I didn't expect to be discovered by you, Lucy."

"If possible, I'd like to spend some time alone with Karen."

Despite Loki's tactful words, Lucy did not leave. Instead, she took a step forward, her eyes resolute. "Do you still think you can fool me? I am also a Celestial Spirit Mage, and I have signed contracts with many Celestial Spirits."

"These past few days, Hope had me, Natsu, and Happy secretly observe you, and I've already figured out your true identity, Loki."

"No, I should call you... Leo of Leo."

Loki gave a wry smile. "As expected, Lucy, you're different from other Celestial Spirit Mages. Only someone like you, who respects the Celestial Spirits, could discover my Celestial Spirit identity."

"Hey hey hey!"

Just then, a loud greeting came from the sky.

With a sound, Hope and Erza descended from the sky, and Happy released Natsu, allowing the two of them to successfully freefall.

Loki looked at his companions who had suddenly appeared, and sighed with a wry smile, "Hope, you really did find out back then, really... it seems we really couldn't hide it anymore."

Hope shrugged, but Erza shoved him aside and strode forward, her sharp gaze fixed on Loki. "What happened? Are you really not going back to the Protoss world?"

Under the concerned gazes of several people, Loki finally spoke slowly: "Kallen... she was my former contractor."

He turned to look at the tombstone, his voice low, "She was someone who treated Protoss as a tool, believing that if a Protoss was injured, it could recover as long as it was sent back to the Protoss Realm, so she could be abused at will."

"Karen made a contract with Aries Aries. She always liked to bully and humiliate Aries in various ways. It was so bad that even Mr. Bob, the president of Blue Pegasus, had to step in to remind her to treat the Celestial Spirits better."

"However, that petty woman became increasingly unreasonable, even trying to force Aries to stay in the human world for seven days. Although it wouldn't kill Aries, it would bring her endless pain."

“I couldn’t stand it anymore, so I forcibly replaced Aries and used my own magic to stay in the human world, preventing Kallen, who could only summon one celestial spirit, from summoning other spirits, and used this to threaten her into breaking the celestial spirit contract.”

"However, Karen was a stubborn and greedy woman. She couldn't bear to part with the two golden Protoss keys. Even though she knew that she would have no fighting power if she couldn't summon Protoss, she still arrogantly accepted the mission."

"Then, she died."

"I'm the one who killed Karen..."

Loki's voice was soft, yet heavy with pain. He clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms. "Because of my recklessness, Kallen was left unprotected in battle and attacked by the mages of the Dark Guild..."

“The Protoss Realm does not allow Protoss who harm their Contractors to return, so I can only remain in the mortal world, waiting for my starlight to gradually fade away until… I disappear completely.”

Lucy covered her mouth, her eyes filled with shock. She finally understood the seriousness of the situation.

Hope frowned deeply. "What a joke! Contractors can hurt Protoss however they want, but Protoss aren't allowed to fight back. What's the difference between them and slaves? What kind of bullshit rules are these in the Protoss world!"

Natsu slammed his fist into a tree, sparks flying. "Damn it, just because of that stupid rule, are we just supposed to watch our comrades disappear?"

Erza looked at Loki, whose body was becoming partially transparent, and asked, "Is there any way to slow down your disappearance?"

Loki chuckled and shook his head. "It's no use. I am the incarnation of Leo in the sky. Have you ever seen a star that twinkles forever in the night?"

"It's so wonderful to have met a Celestial Spirit Mage like you, Lucy, at the end of my life, and so many companions who care about me."

Loki tilted his head back, and his body gradually turned into specks of light and disappeared into the air.

Chapter 89 Fairy Tail will never abandon its comrades!

Just as Loki was about to resign himself to his fate, Lucy suddenly rushed forward and grabbed his arm.

"Loki! We can't give up!"

"I will definitely bring you back to the Protoss Realm!"

Loki weakly shook his head. "It's no use, Lucy. The Protoss Realm refuses to allow Protoss who harm their contractors to return. It's impossible..."

"Isn't it unfair to blame everything on you? You didn't kill Karen; Karen's death was clearly an accident!"

Lucy gripped Loki's arms tightly with both hands, channeling all her magic into celestial spirit magic. "Open! Leo Gate! Let Loki return to the Celestial Realm!"

Loki was shocked to see Lucy's actions. She was actually trying to forcefully communicate with the Protoss Realm and open her own Stargate without the corresponding Protoss Key!

How could a mere Celestial Spirit Mage possibly shake the Celestial Spirit Realm's laws, which have remained unchanged for thousands of years?

"Stop! Lucy!"

Loki looked at the starlight emanating from Lucy and said, "If this continues, you will be assimilated by the power of the Celestial Spirits! You will disappear just like me!"

"do not want!"

Lucy firmly refused. Communicating with the Celestial Realm using only her magic without the Celestial Key would be too difficult for her, especially since she wanted to open the Stargate of the Leo Celestial, who was condemned by the Celestial Realm.