Fairy Tail Space Mage

"Alright, Lilith. Wrap yourself in that towel, and I'll give you a wedding ring. That way, your wish will come true." Although Sora was a little reluctant to part with the magic ring he had just received, he had no choice but to "spend money to avoid trouble" in this situation.

"Ok!"

Lilith didn't say anything this time, she simply wrapped herself in her yukata and sat obediently on the edge of the bed waiting. Seeing Lilith's unusually quiet demeanor, Sora suddenly realized something.

"Lilith, will you marry me?"

All the strange thoughts in his mind vanished. He knelt on the ground and looked up to ask, "Lilith."

Sora understood that the other girl's time was running out. Although he didn't know why such a young girl had such a "grand" wish as "marriage," losing her life at such a young age was a story Sora didn't want to know.

"Yes! Lilith is willing to marry my brother!"

Lilith nodded vigorously, and tears streamed down her face.

“…Then, please accept the ring I’m giving you.” Sora took “Lilith’s” arm and gently placed the blue-purple rose-shaped magic ring on her ring finger.

"Thank you, brother!"

Lilith held the ring up to her eyes, examining it closely under the light, as if trying to memorize its appearance. Then, she carefully wrapped the ring in her other hand, clasped both hands together in front of her chest, and closed her eyes as if in prayer.

Golden light appeared, and the figure of a little girl with long golden hair slowly floated out of Mira's body. She bent down and kissed the empty space on the ground, then turned into golden light and disappeared.

Sora could see clearly that the little girl's body and half of her eye were wrapped in thick bandages. Even so, Sora didn't find the little girl frightening or ugly. On the contrary, Sora thought she was the cutest little girl he had ever seen!

Yes, if she grows up well, she will definitely be as beautiful as Mila.

Kong was a little sad. He regretted taking on this case.

Every world has its sorrows, but in the world of Fairy Tail, where the magical level is so high, sorrowful stories seem to abound. Here, the lives of ordinary people are sometimes insignificant. Little girls like Lilith are countless.

"Perhaps, lacking offensive weapons isn't so bad. As long as I can protect them..." A moment of weakness crossed Sora's mind. But quickly, seeing Mira's sleeping face in her arms and recalling her crying, Sora rallied again.

Having been possessed for so long, Mira had lost consciousness and collapsed into Kong's arms.

Kong carefully picked up Mira, placed her on the bed, and covered her with a blanket. Then he sat cross-legged on the sofa and began his "complete meditation" for the day. Of course, after the meditation, he wrapped himself in a sleeping bag and fell asleep on the sofa.

The next morning, chaos erupted in their double room. Mira had no memory of the possession, and it took Kong a lot of effort to explain everything that had happened the night before. This process only added to the awkwardness for both of them once again.

It's worth mentioning that after Mira understood what had happened, she showed no intention of returning the Void Magic Ring. It's unclear whether she was angry or wanted to use it to get revenge on Void.

Sora, of course, didn't dare ask. He'd just consider the magic ring a gift for Mira. Anyway, as long as he could find the materials, Sora could easily make one. Besides, a ring with a blue-purple rose design wasn't really suitable for a boy like Sora to wear.

Of course, upon returning to the guild, Mira's new ring immediately sparked speculation. Fortunately, she didn't wear it on her ring finger. Otherwise, Kong would definitely have faced "judgment" from the guild members.

Although many things happened that were beyond Mira's expectations, she gained a lot from this "trip" with Sora. She not only received "couple paintings" but also an "engagement ring".

Of course, she also felt that things might get a little out of control if things continued like this. Just completing one "commission" together almost led to... Mira felt she should temporarily distance herself from Sora. Otherwise, she worried she would be the first to lose control.

If their situations had been reversed yesterday, Mira couldn't guarantee she wouldn't have done nothing...

Mira temporarily distanced herself from Sora. After being rejected by Mira several times, Sora had no choice but to take on missions with Erza, Natsu, and Gray. But these three were all destructive maniacs, and taking on missions with them often resulted in more losses than gains.

There was no other way but to try his best to complete those solo quests that "repair valuable items." Although sometimes he would encounter some quest takers who weren't very friendly.

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Chapter 017 Lucy

"With such abilities, making money must be so easy for you! This world is truly unfair! With just a flick of their wrist, mages can make us ordinary people hand over the money we've worked so hard to earn!"

Jude Heartfilia was the name of the client before him. In just a few minutes, Kong had essentially figured out who this client was.

Arrogant, stubborn, and cold-hearted, no matter how much he talks, it always revolves around the topics of "money" and "status." He is one of the types of people that Sora dislikes the most.

Kong said nothing and silently completed the commission. Only when she received her payment did she glance at the oil painting behind the man and ask, "Are they all your family?"

"Yes."

The other person was startled by the empty space and answered instinctively.

“Gentle, beautiful, and kind—you can tell they’re all like that just by looking at them. You must be very happy to be family with them,” Sora added.

The arrogant man remained silent this time. He simply lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought, or perhaps suddenly remembering something. Kong couldn't see his expression, nor did he care. He had said what he wanted to say; now, all he needed to do was turn and leave.

As they walked along the long, courtyard-like path, a blonde little girl in gorgeous clothes blocked their way.

"Excuse me, are you a mage from the guild?" the little girl asked curiously.

"Yes," Kong replied after stopping.

"Which guild are you from?"

The little girl was excited when she heard that Sora was a mage in the guild, and continued to ask questions. Perhaps she thought Sora was very gentle, willing to talk to her, and not at all impatient.

“'Fairy Tail'. Hmm, a rather noisy guild.” Sora tilted her head and thought for a moment before answering.

"I know that guild. I heard there are a lot of kids in it. They're very young, but they're all very strong..." The little girl hadn't spoken to anyone in a long time, and she became happier and more excited as she talked. Until the maid beside her reminded her that "the guest might be in a difficult position."

"Sorry, don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually a mage too. So, I'm very interested in things related to mages!"

As she spoke, she took a golden key out of her pocket. Kong, who was familiar with treasure catalogs, immediately recognized it as the key to the Aquarius constellation of the zodiac.

“…I see, you’re a Celestial Spirit Mage. Hmm, in that case, this thing will suit you perfectly. Since no one in the guild can use it, I’ll give it to you.” Sora took out a silver key from her spatial ring.

He already knew who the little girl in front of him was. Lucy Heartfilia, one of the most important main characters in the Fairy Tail story. Perhaps because her current image was so different from her appearance in the manga, Sora didn't recognize her immediately.

"This is... the key to 'Canis Minor'! Great! Can I really have this?"

Lucy was overjoyed! Although Canis Minor was a Celestial Spirit with absolutely no combat abilities, it was the most precious gift to Lucy right now. What she lacked most was simply a playmate.

Sora didn't say anything, he just nodded. Then, he turned around, waved to Lucy, and disappeared from her and the maid's sight.

"What an amazing mage... Oh no, I forgot to ask his name!... Oh no, I forgot to tell him my name too!... 'Fairy Tail,' huh? Seems like a pretty good mage guild..."

Lucy lovingly touched the silver key in her hand, and a certain thought began to take root in her mind...

Sora had been doing commissions alone for over half a year, and it wasn't until July that Mira agreed to start doing commissions with Sora again. Of course, they had to bring Elfman and Lisanna along, or Kaoru.

Elfman and Lisanna are also users of Receiving Magic. Elfman can only use "Partial Receiving"—"Beast Arm"—at present, while Lisanna is more talented and mastered "Full Receiving" a long time ago. Of course, she can only receive "Animal Souls".

As for Xun'er, Kong was incredibly generous to her, attempting to teach her all his spatial magic. However, in the end, she only learned the magic circle spell "Shield of the Void."

It seems she only has talent in the "magic circle magic" path. In that case, Sora's dream of raising her into a "super pet" to compensate for his lack of offensive power is completely shattered!

Although Sora was Kaoru's incubator, Kaoru wasn't particularly clingy to him. Perhaps because of her extensive knowledge and intelligence, Kaoru had a more rational understanding of her relationship with Sora.

In Xun'er's words, Sora was merely "the one who provided her with the magic that allowed her to be born."

For this reason, Xun'er sometimes leaves the Void and teams up with others. Over the course of more than a year, Xun'er learned not only to speak and a "Void Shield" magic circle, but also more than ten other magic circle spells, primarily wind-based.

These wind-elemental magic circles include offensive spells, but most are supportive. For example, they can enhance various attributes of teammates, detect and track enemy locations. She even possesses a large-scale hypnotic magic circle based on singing.

Kong was immediately replaced as the guild's "strongest support." The number of guild members inviting Xun'er to team up every day was so high it stretched outside the guild.

Although they lived in the same dormitory, ate and slept together, the treatment of the human and the "cat" was vastly different. Luckily, he was busy with commissions and developing new magic, and didn't have time to pay attention to these things. Otherwise, he would have at least complained a bit.

After his relationship with Mira returned to normal, Sora often took Kaoru to the three siblings' house for dinner.

Everything returned to normal, a mundane daily routine with a slightly ambiguous feel. The only change was that Kong's magic power had reached 5000 units. His "Seven-Inch Fist" technique could condense magic power into the size of a grain of rice, and he was only one step away from mastering it.

In mid-December 779, the Fairy Tail S-Class Exams began again. Cana, only 13 years old, qualified to participate. She invited Erza, the guild's closest competitor to S-Class, to assist her. The result? Failure! The guild master and Gildarts wouldn't go easy on anyone! Insufficient strength made failure inevitable!

After facing Gildarts, Cana and Erza, like Laxus and Sora, were also greatly shocked! At the same time, they found it unbelievable, wondering how Laxus and Sora had passed Gildarts' test.

While Kana and the others were taking their exams on Tenrou Island, Sora's "Seven-Inch Fist" technique finally reached its full potential. The effect of the Seven-Inch Fist striking the opponent and penetrating the magic compression point within their body finally appeared—distortion.

Unlike the distorted space of the "Sky Garment," the distortion of the "Sky Garment" is holistic, stable, and safe.

The distortion that accompanies the burst of magical compression is chaotic and uncontrollable. Therefore, the location where it bursts is always accompanied by severe muscle strain, and if there is bone present at that location, the bone may break directly.

Chapter 018 "The Circle in the Empty Sky"

The most effective burst of magical compression is at the heart. Intense distortion can cause the heart to stop beating for a short time!

Sora tested it in actual combat and found that even if Laxus's heart was hit by this attack, it would stop beating for more than ten seconds. However, once Laxus entered Dragon Slayer mode and his dragon scales burst out, the magic compression point could no longer penetrate Laxus's body.

This also calmed down Kong, who was initially somewhat happy.

It seems the "Seven-Inch Punch" only works against S-rank mages and below. It has limited effect on mages like the "Ten Wizard Saints" with their strong natural magical protective layers. And it's completely ineffective against Dragon Slayer mages with their dragon scales!

Although the "Seven-Inch Punch" brought Sora limited surprises, that wasn't what he had been hoping for. What he truly longed for was to create a Magic Compression Point, which would allow him to create a "Seed of Space." Then, he could use the "Seed of Space" to activate another lost space magic, "Circle of the Sky"!

Lost Magic "Sphere of Emptiness": Creates a transparent, spherical, spatial defense wall with a fixed radius of 1 meter, centered on the "Seed of Space". Consumes a fixed 1000 units of magic power.

The defensive wall has the following characteristics:

1. The defensive barrier has an "absolute defense" effect against physical attacks and cannot be broken by physical attacks.

2. It can effectively defend against physical attacks such as wind, water, ice, and earth magic, but it is ineffective against energy magic.

After mastering this magic, Sora specifically tested it on Makarov. He discovered that it indeed possessed the effect of "absolute defense" against physical attacks. Even Makarov's all-out attack after reaching gigantic size couldn't break through it!

Of course, energy attacks such as fire, lightning, light, and dark can pass through the "Circle of Emptiness" without hindrance and reach the emptiness inside. The "Circle of Emptiness's" defenses are indeed ineffective against these four elements!

Well, at least now that I'm facing mages other than those of these four elements, I'll be invincible.

After actual use, Sora discovered that the "Circle of the Sky" had a fatal flaw. Because it completely isolates vibrations and the flow of matter, it also isolates airflow. Therefore, no sound can be heard inside the "Circle of the Sky," and if Sora stays inside for too long, she will suffocate due to lack of oxygen!

Overall, "The Circle of the Sky" is a spell that is invincible at times and completely useless at others. Sora can only master it with mixed feelings.

Makarov's assessment of Kong as having "the guild's strongest defense" has probably spread within the guild, as more and more mages have been asking Kong to team up with them these days.

Although he could earn a generous reward simply by entering the "Circle of the Sky," floating above enemies, and getting beaten up, Sora found it frustrating. After a few attempts in a team, he lost interest.

After using the "Circle of Emptiness" defense, Sora himself will also be trapped inside. Of course, fighting techniques and the "Seven-Inch Punch" will also be unavailable. At this point, Sora can only take hits and cannot retaliate.

This made Sora realize once again how frustrating it was to lack offensive magic, especially ranged magic. Sora's desire to develop new magic became even more urgent.

Sora's best partner is Mira. This is a consensus within the guild. The two might not be particularly strong individually, but together they can hunt demons with a bounty of 400 million J! That's practically the most difficult and rewarding quest below S-rank!

As for the process of hunting demons, Xun'er, who went along, described it to everyone like this:

"It's very simple. The two of them defeated the demon with just two spells. I didn't have to lift a finger."

"How could that be? When I was doing this job, the refugees told me that the demon was enormous, incredibly strong, and could even use earth magic that could cause earthquakes. It had already destroyed a town! If the village that posted the request hadn't been unable to afford a reward of more than 500 million J, this request should have been classified as an S-rank request!"

Cana was skeptical. After the last S-class exam, she realized the gap between herself and an S-class mage, so she had always wanted to know just how strong Sora, who helped Laxus pass the S-class exam, really was.

Kana realized that it was more appropriate to get information from Xun'er. Mira's evaluation would definitely be heavily influenced by emotion. After all, she likes Kong.

"Indeed, only two spells were used. After Kong discovered that it was a demon using earth magic, he discussed it with Sister Mira and then simply hugged her in his arms," ​​Xun'er said while eating the chocolate that Kana had prepared.

She didn't know it was chocolate containing alcohol, and she was already a little tipsy.

"And then?" Kana immediately became interested, her interest piqued by gossip.

"Then Sora activated 'Sora no Oboro'. And Mira transformed into 'Satan's Soul' mode," Xun'er continued. Perhaps because she was a little drunk, her speech was intermittent.