Fairy Tail: All Magic Converges in One Body

"Why is there an empty space here?" Erza asked, pointing to a noticeable gap in the row of portraits of outstanding graduates.

Rabbit Maru glanced at it, a hint of doubt in her eyes, but then she remembered, "That used to be a portrait of a senior from thirty years ago, but the academy later revoked his honor and took the portrait away, so it's now empty."

"Revoke the honor?"

Hope became interested. "Who is this person?"

"His name is Brian, and he's a magical genius."

This time, Rabbit Maru answered without pausing, "It's said that when Brian graduated, he created a very powerful magic called something like Self-Discipline Collapse?"

Hope and Erza exchanged a glance.

The "Autonomous Collapse" spell that Gerald used at the Tower of Paradise was actually created by a graduate of Mildian Academy of Magic thirty years ago.

Could the mysterious person who taught Geralt magic be Brian?

Hope stopped Rabbit Maru, who was about to continue walking forward, and asked, "Old Rabbit, could you tell us more about Brian? For example, what did he do that led to his removal from the honor?"

Rabbit Maru was somewhat uncomfortable with how Hope addressed him, but still answered honestly, "After graduating, Brian was invited by the Kingdom of Fiore to become the director of the Fiore Magic Research Institute."

"Eight years ago, Brian was exposed for using his position to experiment on children and for secretly colluding with the remnants of the Black Magic Cult to trade children. He then disappeared without a trace."

Eight years ago... a cult of black magic... trafficked children...

Rabbit Maru's answer sent shockwaves through Hope and Erza, and everything connected.

Ten years ago, the Council assembled the orthodox guilds to destroy the Black Magic Order, but some members of the Order escaped and have been secretly building the last Tower of Paradise.

Because their strength has been greatly reduced, coupled with the pressure from the council, the remaining black magic cults no longer dare to openly plunder people to work as laborers, so they can only obtain slaves through the human trafficking.

Brian, who made the deal with the remaining Dark Magic Cult, must have also known about the existence of the last Tower of Paradise...

The combination of many factors has made Hope absolutely certain that the mysterious person who taught Gerald magic is Brian.

Perhaps it was Brian who secretly orchestrated Gerald's drastic change in temperament, so that Gerald, who was influential among the slaves, could control them and continue building the Tower of Paradise.

Erza and Hope had the same idea.

Gerald was once her friend who had gone through thick and thin with her. If Brian was indeed the culprit who led Gerald astray, then she would definitely avenge the kind Gerald she once knew.

"Bunny Maru, do you know where Brian is?" Although Bunny Maru had already said that Brian's whereabouts were unknown, Erza still asked again with hope.

Rabbit Maru shook her head.

"I can answer that question."

Just then, another voice came. Hope turned around and saw that it was Hayberian. "Senior, do you know where Brian is?"

Chapter 122 Overture

Hyberion glanced at Rabbit Maru, who immediately understood and left, leaving the honor room to the three of them.

Seeing that Hayberion had sent Rabbit Maru away, Hope realized that Brian was probably involved in some major incident. "Senior, is it serious?"

Hyberion smiled. "Let me answer your questions. I just received notification from the council about Brian's whereabouts."

"He is now a high-ranking member of the dark guild 'Oración Seis,' codenamed 'The Boss.'"

Erza's eyes widened slightly; she had heard of this guild.

The Six Demon Generals are a dark horse that has suddenly emerged in the dark forces in recent years. They are quite powerful and have become a giant in the dark guilds in just a few years.

Along with the strongest dark guild "Heart of the Devil" and the most mysterious dark guild "Gate of the Underworld", it is known as one of the three major dark guilds.

Hope had also heard of the Oración Seis. When he first arrived, he didn't know whether he, as an undercover agent, was on the black or white side, so he paid special attention to the forces in both the legitimate and illegitimate worlds.

Seeing the knowing expressions on their faces, Hyberion immediately dropped a bombshell: "At the beginning of this year, 'Heart of the Devil,' 'Tharn Gate,' and 'Oracles' formed a dark alliance—the Balam Alliance."

"what?!"

Erza, unusually, couldn't remain calm. These three guilds controlled over 90% of the dark guilds, and their alliance was equivalent to uniting the vast majority of dark forces.

This means that the Balam Alliance can eliminate any righteous force in a very short time if they wish.

Even the Magic Council, which possesses "magical spirit power," would be extremely wary of the Balam Alliance, because they truly have the ability to overthrow the council.

Moreover, the current council has just been reorganized, and there are probably not even nine council members yet, so it simply does not have enough command capacity to operate this behemoth.

Hope suddenly realized something and asked Hayberion, "Senior, does the council intend to take action against the Balam Alliance?"

"Oh?"

Hyberion's eyes lit up. "You actually guessed it."

Hope wasn't just guessing; he had been exposed to politics quite a bit in the last world when he followed the Supreme Ruler of Hell.

After the Tower of Paradise incident, the council's reputation has plummeted to an all-time low, and even a reorganization cannot quickly restore its goodwill.

Therefore, the Freshman Council needs a great achievement to restore its standing in people's hearts.

As the maintainer of order in the magical world, what could be a greater achievement than striking down the forces of darkness? Therefore, Hope naturally suspected that the council intended to take action against the Balam Alliance.

Listening to Hope's analysis, Hayberian nodded. "You should have been one of our students. Why don't you switch jobs? I'll give you the benefits of a three-star mentor."

"Dean Heiberion!"

Erza was furious when she saw Hyberion poaching her men right in front of her. Her visit to Mildian Magic Academy had made her realize the vast difference between the guild and the academy.

In terms of resources, environment, and funding, Fairy Tail is far inferior to Mildian Academy of Magic.

She was afraid that Hope would actually switch jobs and leave, thus severing the goodwill she had finally built up...

Listening to Erza's inner thoughts, Hope's lips curled up slightly. As expected, Erza couldn't bear to part with him.

I'm such a charming man!

After a brief moment of self-admiration, Hope took Erza's hand to calm her down. "Don't worry, I was born in the Year of the Tiger. Haven't you heard that tigers don't like to move their nests?"

Seeing Hope's sincere expression, Erza finally believed he had no intention of switching jobs. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then remembered what she had just said and asked, "What did you mean by 'born in the Year of the Tiger'?"

"It's the Chinese zodiac sign from my hometown. You can think of it as something similar to astrology or zodiac signs."

"What's my zodiac sign?"

"It might be a monkey, but you know your mother's situation is a bit special, after all..."

Seeing the two suddenly veer off-topic, Hyberion made no attempt to interrupt. He gave a meaningful smile as he looked at Hope and Erza holding hands.

It's so good to be young.

Several minutes passed before Erza realized what was happening. She released Hope's hand, blushing slightly, and said to Hyberion, "I'm sorry, it was me..."

"It's alright, it's alright."

Hyberion interrupted Erza's apology; he simply liked the energy of young people, otherwise he wouldn't be sitting in the position of Dean of the Academy.

Hope continued the previous topic, "Senior, did the council invite you to deal with the Balam Alliance?"

“No, not at all.” Hayberion shook his head and continued, “They told me this because I am now an honorary advisor to the Freshman Council.”

"Eh--"

Hope looked at the dean of the academy in surprise, never expecting him to join the council.

Haiberion laughed and said, "Don't be so surprised. It's just an honorary title. Your Chairman Makarov is also an honorary advisor to the council."

"I see, so they're trying to win over the Ten Wizard Saints to boost public confidence in the Council." Hope immediately saw through the Freshman Council's motives.

Hayberion grew increasingly pleased with Hope, but unfortunately, the latter seemed completely unconcerned about the conditions offered by Mildian Academy of Magic. He continued, "..."

"The council has no intention of dealing with the Dark Triumvirate."

"Instead, they want to strike first and crush one of them with lightning speed before the Balam Alliance can make any big moves."

Hope understood; the freshman council was quite composed.

If one of the three Dark Giants can be eliminated quickly, it will not only weaken the strength of the Balam Alliance and suppress the arrogance of the Dark Guilds, but also enhance the prestige of the Council.

Killing two birds with one stone, isn't that wonderful?

As the saying goes, pick the softest persimmon.

If the council wants to establish its authority with one of the three dark giants, then the best target is naturally the "youngest and most promising" "Oracion".

To eliminate the "Six Demon Generals" with swift and decisive action, the elite forces of orthodox guilds are indispensable.

Hope looked at Hyberion, "Senior, you're not trying to tell me that Erza and I have been recruited by the Council, are you?"

"Haha, the council doesn't have that power."

Hyberion continued, "However, the council invited Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, Boa Hancock, and Neko Atsume to each send a team led by an S-rank mage to form a guild alliance to jointly defeat the 'Oracle Seisakus'."

Erza suddenly became curious. The guild master should have assigned her to lead the team for this kind of thing, but she wasn't in the guild now. So who would Makarov send as an S-rank mage?

Kyldas drifted away and lost contact.

Laxus in her rebellious phase is all about going against the grain.

Mystgang was neither visible nor hidden.

Mirajane is just an ordinary person right now...

Chapter 123 The Magic of Transforming Light and Darkness

Hyberion didn't know who the S-class mage Fairy Tail sent to defeat the Oración Seis was, but he had another piece of information to share.

"Actually, there is another important factor in dealing with the 'Six Demon Generals'."

He called Hope and Erza over and said with a serious expression, "According to intelligence from the Council, the Oración Seis is plotting to unleash the ancient magic hidden in the Vassil Forest—'Nirvana'."

Nirvana, a super transformation magic.

It can transform light and darkness into each other, turning kind people into evil and evil people into kind people. It's a million times more terrifying than brainwashing.

Upon hearing Hyberion's introduction, Hope and Erza gasped.

Although Nirvana has no direct destructive power, its terrifying function, given enough time, can reverse the light and darkness of the entire world.

If such terrifying magic were to fall into the hands of an evil and ambitious person, the consequences would be unimaginable.

No wonder the council formed a guild alliance; they were worried that if the Oración Seis took control of Nirvana, the army would be a sitting duck. It was better to send a powerful team of mages to launch a surprise attack on the Oración Seis.

Erza's eyes flickered. "But where did the Oración Seis know about the existence of 'Nirvana'? And where did they know its location? Such an important spell, even if the council didn't send troops to guard it, they should have taken strict security measures, right?"