Fairy Tail Space Mage

Of course, besides complete meditation, there's also the magical power boost from natural growth, using magic, and unleashing potential in battle. In reality, it doesn't take 10 years for Sora to reach the level of a 10th Saint.

After waking up, Sora first performs a full meditation. Then, after washing up, she begins to exercise. Unlike those mages who prefer brute force, Sora's method of physical exercise is very gentle—mainly long-distance running.

Sora doesn't like muscles and doesn't want to train himself like a bodybuilder. Long-distance running, while a very simple form of exercise, provides a comprehensive workout and improves Sora's coordination. Of course, since he's practicing his "seven-inch punch," Sora also does some horse stance and punches the sandbag.

As the name suggests, "Seven-Inch Fist" originates from the idiom "strike the snake at its seven-inch spot." It is a martial art that uses a single point to break through the surface, concentrating magical power into a single point and striking the opponent's heart or other vital locations to defeat them in one blow.

Because concentrating magical power into a single point can also damage the caster, this martial art is unsuitable for those with high-damage attributes such as light, darkness, lightning, fire, and ice. It is more suitable for those with support attributes such as water, earth, and wind for close-quarters self-defense. Of course, it can also be used by those with spatial attributes like emptiness.

When the "Seven-Inch Fist" technique is mastered, the magic power gathered in the fist will be completely condensed into a single point, and will also have special effects. Of course, the special effects are different for each attribute, and Kong doesn't know what the additional effects of the space attribute are. Right now, he can only condense magic power into the size of a walnut, and he is still a very long way from condensing it into a single point.

After their martial arts practice, Erza and the others would come over during the time before dinner. This was the only time they could challenge Ku, and Natsu and Gray usually wouldn't miss it. Erza, too, would spar with Ku if the mood struck him.

Natsu enjoys challenging others, so his fight with Sora isn't surprising. Gray, of course, isn't like that.

Don't let Gray's appearance fool you; he used to be quite arrogant. When Sora first joined the guild, he came over to cause trouble, calling himself "senpai" and demanding that Sora greet him first. Sora didn't refuse, even though Gray was a year younger than him.

However, Sora is always very focused when he's working, so he often misses Gray and, of course, doesn't greet him. Gray gets annoyed and decides to teach Sora a lesson. As a result, he gets a beating from Sora, who has just learned to "move."

Many members of the guild still vividly remember that battle. Because of that battle, even though Kong was just a newbie, no one in the guild dared to underestimate him.

"It's not too late to admit your mistake! Unlike you, who's only been learning magic for a few days, I've been in the guild for three whole years! Do you really think you can be my match?"

While Gray was brimming with confidence, he also felt a pang of regret, worrying about what would happen if he accidentally hurt his opponent. He hadn't expected Sora to actually accept the challenge.

However, he couldn't back down now. After all, it was the same a year ago; he confidently challenged Elsa, only to suffer a crushing defeat. This time, he absolutely couldn't repeat the same mistake. He had to redeem himself as a "senior."

"I don't know. But could you please put your clothes on first? Everyone's watching," Sora couldn't help but remind Gray. This was the only time he ever reminded Gray. After that, Sora didn't bother to waste any more words.

(Finally, the rambling is over. Okay, let me just rant a bit. The first few chapters were written a long time ago, and I'm too lazy to revise them.)

Chapter 004 The First Battle

"What? When exactly did it happen...?"

Only after being reminded by Kong did Gray realize that he had unknowingly taken off his clothes. The crowd that had come to watch the spectacle immediately burst into laughter, and little Gray, not having a thick skin, couldn't help but blush.

"I only have one spell: 'Movement.' You should have heard of this spell before, so I won't explain it."

Sora was the first to reveal his magic. Although many people already knew about his magic, Sora openly announced it before the battle, earning him the respect of many in the guild. Even Erza, who was watching from the sidelines, nodded in satisfaction.

"My magic is ice-based shaping magic. As Uru's disciple, my shaping magic is second to none!"

Gray became serious as well. He took a step back, slightly turned his body, and arched his back. At the same time, he placed his right fist on his left palm, preparing to unleash an ice-shape spell with both hands.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Sora took a step forward with his right foot, slightly tilting his body to the left and arching his back as if pouncing like a leopard. Seeing this stance, everyone knew that Sora wasn't just limited to a single "movement" magic. He had likely also learned some martial arts techniques.

"Ice Style: Lancer!"

Gray launched the first attack, choosing the Lancer skill, a long-range, wide-area attack, clearly intending to close off all of Sora's space to use "Move" to dodge. However, he didn't expect that Sora had no intention of dodging from the start.

"Lancer" is a spell that can launch a large number of ice spears to attack the opponent. At 100 units of magic power per spear, these 10 ice spears will consume at least half of Gray's current magic power. Gray truly has no intention of holding back.

To Gray's surprise, the "Lancer" had already been launched, yet Sora showed no sign of anxiety or fear, not even an indication of using "Move" to dodge. It wasn't until the first ice spear was about to hit Sora, and Gray began to regret his actions and try to control the spear to avoid it, that Sora's figure slowly disappeared.

The next moment, Sora appeared in front of Gray. It truly was in front of him, because Sora was less than half a meter away from Gray!

Because both of their bodies were slightly turned to the left, when they were face to face and close together, they formed two parallel lines. Sora appeared almost touching Gray's body in front of him!

This left Gray at a loss, unsure whether to continue casting spells or stop and engage in close combat with Sora. He was caught in a dilemma!

Kong didn't hesitate at all, because he had already assumed the correct posture and drawn his bow before "moving." Now all he had to do was aim at the target and release the bowstring. And the arrow he had prepared was his all-powerful uppercut!

Before Gray was sent flying by the empty uppercut to the chin, his last thought was: I finally understand why he had lowered his body so much. It was all for that one strike!

Then, Gray lost consciousness.

Although he hadn't learned martial arts yet, a powerful uppercut to the chin, delivered with all his might, was enough to cause 11-year-old Gray to suffer a mild concussion and fall unconscious.

Gray repeated his mistake, becoming the butt of everyone's joke, until a few days later when Natsu joined the guild, successfully regaining his "senior" status. He successfully defeated Natsu, who had challenged him.

However, although Gray later challenged Kong again and initially dominated in the first dozen or so battles, winning more than he lost, he still couldn't forget the humiliation of losing his first battle with Kong. That's why, like Natsu, he continued to actively challenge Kong.

Sora accepted all their challenges without hesitation.

In the world of Fairy Tail, magical energy is extremely abundant. Mages here possess a natural protective layer of magical energy around their bodies. As long as magical energy remains within them, even if struck by ordinary swords, the damage is limited. There won't be a situation where a single strike results in blood splattering everywhere.

Therefore, Sora wasn't worried at all about being seriously injured or killed by Gray or Natsu in the battle. At most, he would just be knocked to the ground, unable to move, or simply knocked unconscious.

As for other minor injuries and pains, Kong didn't care. This, too, was a form of spiritual practice.

Enduring magical damage cultivates resistance to the corresponding magic. When the body is injured, magic flows to the injured area. This increases affinity for magic, indirectly enhancing one's magical power.

The mages recover from their injuries very quickly. Even if they were just beaten black and blue, they can recover to normal within an hour or two after applying medicine.

Perhaps he was in better form today. Kong surprisingly secured two consecutive wins. Normally, he would lose to the opponent he faced later.

Today, during his fight with Gray, he accidentally shattered Gray's "Ice Form: Ice Shield" with his "Seven-Inch Punch," and then, taking advantage of Gray's shock, punched him in the stomach, knocking him down. Of course, the price was that Erza, eager to try his luck later, was thrashed to the ground by the future "Fairy Queen"...

After returning to the dormitory and applying the medicine, I would go to my usual breakfast stall for breakfast before returning to the guild to accept quests.

Previously, there weren't many errand-running requests in Fairy Tail because the pay was too low. Many mages, mindful of their status, preferred to cooperate in defeating monsters rather than run errands for ordinary people.

But Sora didn't care about any of that. He accepted all errand requests, no matter what kind. And he completed each errand request very seriously and quickly (of course, quickly, using "movement" magic to run errands is definitely safer and faster than any other method).

Under these circumstances, news that Fairy Tail had a mage who was very good at running errands quickly spread throughout Magnolia City.

Thus, Sora received a large number of orders. Some were from elderly people with mobility issues who asked Sora to buy things for them. Others were from sick postmen or newspaper deliverymen who needed Sora to temporarily fill in. Some even wanted to hire Sora as a full-time deliveryman, offering a decent monthly salary. Of course, Sora resolutely refused. He couldn't be a deliveryman forever. Guild Mage was his official profession!

The rewards for all of the above are very low, generally only a few hundred J. A few hundred J is barely enough for a day's food expenses. What truly allows Kong to earn money are delivery orders for jewelry, seafood, frozen products, and high-end dishes. These orders are issued by chambers of commerce, upscale restaurants, and hotels, and the rewards are quite good.

Of course, there are also some very rich but bored people who just want to indulge in having mages run errands for them and send out expensive but easy requests. Sora, without a care in the world, accepts them all.

It's worth mentioning that Kong has a fixed commission once a week, with a fee of 5000J. What he has to do is very simple: every Monday morning at 7 o'clock, he "moves" to a certain writer who likes to procrastinate on her work, takes the manuscript from her hands, who is half-dead from staying up all night, and then "moves" to the train station to hand the manuscript to the editor who is about to board the train.

The commission was obviously issued by that writer's editor. For an editor to have to issue a regular commission just to meet her deadline, who knows what writer could be more prone to delaying their work than her!

(Now we can get to the main topic.)

Chapter 005 Ancient Library

Time flowed by, but each day was uneventful. Although the guild had festive events like the Harvest Festival and the S-rank exam, these were mostly irrelevant to Sora, who was new to the place. He continued his monotonous life until the year 778 arrived.

During this time, Kong's magic power was finally increased to 1000 units, theoretically allowing him to move a distance of 10 meters. On the other hand, "Seven-Inch Fist" was also able to condense magic power into a size the size of a thumbnail.

During this time, Elsa also helped Sora complete a quest to exterminate a monster. When Sora faced a "Forest Balkan" alone, he could have easily won.

After experiencing real combat, Kong realized how inadequate his skills were. Monsters are different from humans. Compared to humans, monsters have more acute senses and intuition, and are stronger in close combat.

"Movement" and "Seven-Inch Punch" alone are not enough for Kong to handle errands on his own. He must learn other spatial magic.

The target that Kong had set its sights on was the "Ancient Library," not far from Magnolia City. It was a spiral tower-like building.

No one knows when the "Ancient Library" was built. Because the library itself possesses super magic that allows it to self-repair, it is basically unmanaged.

Over the centuries, human nations have risen and fallen several times, but the Ancient Library has remained unchanged. Books within the Ancient Library cannot be taken out, nor can they be copied using duplication magic. Even if damaged, the books will automatically repair themselves after a period of time. Therefore, no one needs to manage it.

But the "Ancient Library" is huge, with hundreds of thousands of books on each floor, and it has more than 100 floors. These books are of all types and languages, and they are all distributed in a chaotic manner.

Finding the book you need among them is like finding a needle in a haystack for anyone!

That's why there are always very few people here.

After arriving near the "Ancient Library", Kong first found a secluded spot and set up a teleportation magic circle there.

Teleportation magic circles are not uncommon, but only spatial magic mages can utilize them optimally. This is because mages of other magic types need to use a conversion magic circle to transform their magic power into spatial magic. The conversion efficiency of a conversion magic circle is 10:1. In other words, non-spatial magic mages consume 10 times more magic power using a teleportation circle than spatial magic mages!

Of course, using spatial magic crystals does not require consuming magic power. However, spatial magic crystals are the most expensive of all magic crystals. Using them as consumables is beyond the reach of ordinary mages.

Kong is currently trying to set up his own teleportation magic circles near all the cities in the Kingdom of Fiore. This way, his errand requests won't be limited to Magnolia City.

But his magic power is far too low right now; teleporting from one city to another has almost completely depleted it. This matter can only be considered later.

After setting up the magic circle, Sora entered the "Ancient Library" and began to focus on searching for space-based magic.

However, things didn't go as smoothly as Sora had imagined. Aside from when he went out with Erza and Gray to handle quests, Sora spent every afternoon searching the Ancient Library for grimoires of spatial magic. But for three whole months, Sora searched the entire Ancient Library and still found nothing!

Of course, this might simply be because he didn't search carefully enough. After all, only one-tenth of the ancient library's collection was written in modern language. The rest were all written in various ancient languages. Simply relying on a dictionary to understand the book titles wasn't enough to completely determine whether the contents contained spatial magic.

There was no other way but for him to learn a few commonly used ancient phrases while slowly searching and carefully selecting them.

Fortunately, this world has a magical pair of glasses that helps others read quickly—"Wind's Glasses." "Wind's Glasses" is a tool only suitable for quick reference, perfect for Sora's current use.

And so, Sora continued his usual mundane life. The only difference was that he moved his afternoon reading spot from his dormitory to the Ancient Library.

One day, as Sora was engrossed in reading a record written in ancient Abrahamic language about an expedition to the Mildian Magic Academy 400 years ago, a girl about Sora's age with long black twin tails entered the ancient library.

Normally, Sora wouldn't notice anyone else's arrival. But that girl possessed a very strange aura that forced Sora to take notice of her. Then, after sensing the magical power emanating from her, Sora was immediately terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat, and almost couldn't resist using "teleportation" magic to escape!

Fortunately, the girl wasn't interested in Kong. After glancing at him, she went straight to a spot in the library, picked up a book, and started reading. It was as if she had known the book was there from the beginning.

Inside the empty ancient book room, two teenagers, each engrossed in their own reading, neither thought to speak to the other, seemingly ignoring their presence. The scene was rather eerie!

Two hours later, the girl with pigtails finished reading the book. She frowned, seemingly dissatisfied, and put the book back in its original place. Then she left.

After waiting another half hour to make sure the girl had completely left, Kong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That girl, if Sora remembers correctly, should be Ultear, Ultear's daughter. Some people on the Fairy Tail forums call her "Tear Sister," but Sora has no idea why people call her that. All Sora knows is that she's very powerful, and an extremely dangerous being! Sora is no match for her now!

Kong had just briefly sensed her magic power and discovered that it was at least ten times greater than his own. He only possessed a little over a thousand units of magic power, while her reserves exceeded ten thousand!

It's worth noting that Laxus, the strongest of Fairy Tail's younger generation, had his body implanted into a Thunder Dragon's magic crystal when he was young. Now at 17 years old, his magic reserves have barely exceeded 10,000!

Kong was at a loss for words, unsure how to describe the gap between him and that girl.

"Forget it, I'll just keep working hard honestly."

Sora sighed, "moved" to where Ultear had just been, took out the book she had been looking at, and began to examine it carefully. Sora had also checked the book before; it was written in a rare ancient language and its translated title was "Jewelry Magic Items 9".

He hadn't paid much attention to it at the time, but the fact that a genius-level mage like Ultear was coming directly for it made Sora realize that it must be something special! Sora decided to read it carefully.

Chapter 006 Memory Restoration Technique

Reading becomes a painful experience when you can't speak the language. It took Kong a full two weeks, consulting a dictionary, to finally finish the book. Then, he was shocked to discover that he had learned a time-based magic!

Yes, this is a magic book that records magic. Actually, Sora translated its name incorrectly before; it's not called "Jewelry Magic Items 9," but rather "Jewelry Item Magic 9." Sora didn't understand the grammar of this ancient language, which is why she translated it wrong.

The time magic recorded in this book is a type of repair magic. It's a magic that can reverse time to repair items.

The reason Sora was able to learn time-based magic is because in this world, time and space are essentially the same thing. Time is flowing space. To use time magic, one must possess space-based magical attributes.

Of course, because the flow of space is extremely difficult to disrupt, time magic is far more difficult to master than space magic. Only those with exceptional talent can learn time magic, and only those with extremely high magical power can wield it!

Time magic, like space magic, is extremely rare. Sora had never dared to dream of ever having the chance to learn it. This unexpected encounter with Ultear brought Sora unimaginable fortune!

Of course, the fact that even a mage with only average talent like Kong could learn it shows that the time magic in front of them wasn't difficult. After all, even though it's classified as time magic, it's actually just a minor support spell.

This little spell is called "Memory Restoration Spell." Despite having the word "memory" in its name, it actually has little to do with the word "memory." It cannot restore memories (Ku has always wanted to restore the memories of this body).