Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

The act of actively absorbing external magic seems to have only occurred in the original story's finale, when the big boss, the Black Dragon, consumed the "time-space" magic.

Hope remembered this very clearly, because the black dragon consumed the spacetime magic and deliberately separated his soul from his body, leading to his death from a "plot kill" he had initiated himself.

Even a monster like the Black Dragon, which has lived for hundreds of years and wears its "invincibility" on its face, can only actively absorb the magic power in the atmosphere in the very late stages of the game.

Then it was wiped out.

Other mages couldn't do it either.

Hope sighed with a hint of helplessness. Anyway, as long as he didn't disrupt the plot, he should be able to survive until the end.

So let's just develop slowly and honestly.

Having figured things out, Hope turned to admire the scenery outside the window. Although Kana, who was sitting opposite him, was more eye-catching, Hope was too embarrassed to stare at her.

After all, Kana's outfit was... rather revealing.

Just as Hope was thinking this, the carriage door was suddenly kicked open, and a man with a hairstyle similar to Shikamaru from Naruto burst in.

Kana watched the intruder warily.

The man was taken aback when he saw Kana, because Kana had a "flying fairy" tattooed on her waist.

Coming to his senses, the man said disdainfully, "Hmph, yet another Fairy Tail mage. They're like a persistent ghost."

again?

Did he just encounter other guild members?

Hope silently analyzed the situation, while Cana retorted from the other side, "You're the one who barged in, how dare you say we're haunting us? Natsu is more polite than you."

To everyone's surprise, the man grinned crookedly and said, "Natsu? What a coincidence. I, Kageyama-sama, just forced a mage named Natsu to jump off a train."

Kana's expression changed drastically.

Hope suddenly remembered the flaw of Dragon Slayer Magic. Although Dragon Slayer Magic is powerful, it has a flaw that can drive the user crazy—sickness from vehicles.

Even the big boss, Black Dragon, cannot avoid this.

If Natsu doesn't jump out of the car, he'll probably be used as a punching bag and beaten up by Kageyama.

But Natsu was on the same magic train, so what about Erza and the others who were with him?

Hope wasn't worried about Natsu's safety, but Cana had no idea that Natsu was the "protagonist." Enraged, she clenched her fists and glared at Kageyama.

"You bastard!"

"Idiot, what dark mage isn't a scoundrel?"

Without further ado, Kageyama waved his arm, and several black shadows shot out from the magic circle that instantly formed, attacking Kana.

Hope, who was watching from the sidelines, could see clearly that Kageyama was using shadow magic. Unfortunately, this guy didn't seem very smart; he was definitely a low-level Shikamaru.

As Kana dodged, she grabbed Hope by the collar and threw him forcefully into a corner of the carriage. "Hope, stay there and I'll take care of this bastard right away!"

"Hehe, so he's a gigolo."

Kageyama was initially somewhat wary of Kana and Hope, since he was going to fight two against one, especially in the cramped carriage, which seemed like a disadvantage no matter how you looked at it.

But Kana's actions made Kageyama realize that the pretty boy in the bartender's uniform was actually an ordinary person.

The mages of the proper guilds are so naive to deliberately expose their weaknesses.

Kageyama summoned several black shadows to block Kana's fire card, while at the same time, more than a dozen black shadow tentacles emerged from the shadow magic circle on the ground to restrain Kana.

"Now!"

Kageyama laughed and activated his magic, sending out shadowy tentacles that shot out, but the target was not Kana, but Hope, who was staring blankly in the corner.

Kageyama knows the mages of legitimate guilds too well, especially those loyal but foolish bastards like those from Fairy Tail.

As long as there are hostages, they will definitely submit obediently!

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Although Kana reacted, she was entangled by more than a dozen shadowy tentacles and was unable to rescue her in time. She could only watch helplessly as the dark figure reached for Hope.

Just as Kageyama was about to succeed.

But he saw the bartender actually sigh.

Have they already resigned themselves to their fate? That makes sense; what power do ordinary people have against a mage...?

"What!!"

Kageyama's pride as a mage had barely surfaced when he saw the man, who should still be captured, easily dodge the shadowy tentacles and rush towards him at incredible speed.

Kageyama immediately unleashed several black shadow spikes simultaneously, but Hope slipped through the gaps in the spikes like an eel.

Without needing magic, relying solely on the combat awareness honed in the previous world, Hope easily broke through the barrier of shadow magic, and in the blink of an eye, she crossed the narrow corridor of the carriage and arrived in front of Kageyama.

"Hehe, come and taste the amazing martial arts of the perfect warrior!"

"Dark Sky Wheel Fist!"

To Kana's astonishment, Hope used a strange set of punches based on "elbow strikes" to utterly defeat Kageyama, leaving him utterly humiliated.

Head, limbs, heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—Hope's moves were as seamless as rotating gears, always managing to interrupt Kageyama at just the right moment whenever he tried to cast a spell.

Despite its bizarre name, "Dark Sky Wheel Fist," this exquisite martial art is a perfect counter to the renowned "Sea Tiger Explosive Fist" in the future of the magnetic field world.

Even Haihu himself was stunned by this combo during the chaotic battle of the subsequent magnetic field.

In the previous world, Hope didn't have magnetic field power, so he could only roll up martial arts techniques. Inadvertently, he created martial arts techniques that wouldn't appear for another 5000 years.

"Hee hee hee!"

"Kageyama, how are you feeling now?"

Hope's smile was sinister; it would be strange if he didn't laugh while beating his enemy with a move whose name is so bizarrely "wheel punch".

Kageyama was incredibly frustrated after being beaten.

He never expected that this guy in the bartender's uniform was actually playing dumb to fool others. If you had revealed yourself earlier, he wouldn't have been so arrogant.

Damn it, I can't fall here.

Otherwise Lord Erico will definitely kill me!

Thinking of his bloodthirsty boss, Kageyama's eyes turned bloodshot, and all his magic power erupted, instantly enveloping the entire carriage in a massive magic circle.

Hope was also forced back by the burst of magical energy.

In this world where magic is the dominant force, pure physical skills ultimately have limitations.

Hope sighed slightly, clearly still wanting more.

Seeing Hope's reaction, Kageyama, who had just stood up, felt his anger intensify and immediately unleashed his final spell.

"Fairy Tail! You're all going to die!"

"Ten Thousand Shadows and a Thousand Blades!"

The magic enveloping the carriage instantly unleashed countless long, dark spikes, shattering the entire carriage into countless tiny fragments in an instant.

Kageyama tumbled onto the tracks, dizzy and disoriented, but he still laughed excitedly, "Hahahaha! I won! I won!"

Suddenly, a dark shadow loomed over Shadow Mountain.

He instinctively looked up, only to be shocked and his eyes widened in disbelief. "You...you...you can actually fly!"

In the air, a pair of pure white magical wings unfurled.

Holding Cana in his arms, Hope looked down at her, ignoring the distraught Kageyama, and instead smiled at Cana's still somewhat dazed eyes:

"I remember now, I'm actually a mage too."

"Surprised? Unexpected?"

Chapter 10 Unlucky Kageyama

Surprise? Unexpected?

This is absolutely terrifying!

Kana looked up at Hope's face, which was so close to hers, then looked down at the sky dozens of meters above her feet, and at the wreckage of the carriage that had been completely destroyed. Finally, her gaze returned to the pair of wings behind Hope, which were made of pure magic and emitted a soft white light.

My amnesiac bartender colleague, whom I always thought was an ordinary person, has suddenly transformed into a mage who can fly and is also very skilled in physical combat.

"Hope, you..."

Kana opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time. Hope's sudden change of identity had overloaded her.

Seeing the usually carefree Kana looking so dazed, Hope found it extremely amusing and couldn't help but laugh again. Her pure white wings fluttered gently, carrying the two of them steadily into the air.

Below, the maniacal laughter on Kageyama's face had frozen, replaced by a deep sense of defeat.

Flying magic is no ordinary spell. To be able to carry someone through the air with such ease, the person's control over magic and the magic itself must be extraordinary.

When did Fairy Tail get a mage like this?

Now they were on a plain far from the town, facing a flying mage and a card mage in an open field. Kageyama felt like he was a sitting duck.

Moreover, the magic that destroyed the carriage had exhausted its last bit of magic power. Not only did it fail to defeat the opponent, it also completely exposed the enemy to an enemy capable of aerial attacks. How could they possibly fight back?

Kageyama plopped down on the train tracks in despair. "I'm tired. Let it all end."

Being taken to the council for trial would at most result in being imprisoned for ten or eight years, but failing and returning to Lord Erigor would only mean certain death.

Seeing that the enemy had decisively given up resistance, Hope landed with Cana and looked down at him, "Tell me, why did you force Natsu to jump out of the car? And which dark guild do you belong to?"

Although his tone was teasing, his eyes sharpened.

Hope's powerful aura pressed down on Kageyama, causing his already surrendered mental defenses to completely collapse.

......

A moment later, Hope had extracted enough information from Kageyama.

Kageyama comes from a mage guild called "Iron Forest," which was stripped of its status as a legitimate guild by the Magic Council for violating regulations by accepting assassination and similar commissions.

After losing its legitimate guild status, the Iron Forest Guild Master fled, but the guild's strongest mage, known as "Death God" Erigor, led the members down a dark path, making the guild subservient to "Oracle Seisakus," one of the dark guild giants.

Kageyama's operation this time was to deliver a prop to Eric.

As for Natsu, Kageyama simply bumped into him on the Magical Train. Dissatisfied with the official guild, he fought with Natsu, and the battle ended with Natsu jumping off the train.

Cana used the chain card to create a sturdy magical rope and bound Kageyama tightly, while Hope curiously examined the items she had taken from Kageyama, which she was going to give to Eric.