Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

After all, who would have thought that the Celestial Spirit Magic, which was thought to be super easy to learn, would actually be a hidden boss, scaring the kids half to death.

However, compared to Aibo's achievements, these minor troubles are nothing.

Not to mention the six free spells, when Abbot was pondering celestial magic, all sorts of inspirations came to him, his inspiration value skyrocketed, and the 1000 inspirations he spent were returned tenfold.

Abbott is learning more and more magic, but he doesn't have enough time to practice these spells and gain experience points. His skill list is always mostly at level 1.

As for using Inspiration Points for empowerment? Don't be silly, Abbott even feels he doesn't have enough Inspiration Points right now, because he's discovered that upgrading meditation can increase the rate at which his magic power grows.

He needs to save up inspiration points to upgrade his meditation skill.

Currently, Abbott is experiencing a situation where he doesn't have enough inspiration, not enough time, and his brain isn't quite up to par, which makes him very anxious.

It felt like there were many treasure mountains in front of him, and he could dig out a lot of treasures as long as he spent some time. But there were just too many treasure mountains, and he didn't know which one to spend his time digging at, which made him so anxious that he cried.

Abbott now realizes that he was too conservative in the past. He could have been more extreme and incorporated practicing magic to gain experience into every aspect of his life much earlier.

Abbott plans to completely abandon the ineffective practice of "walking" and instead learn wind magic or gravity magic to make himself fly and stay levitated at all times, so he can constantly practice magic and gain experience points.

Next, I'll try eating without chopsticks, writing without hands, practicing magic control, bathing with water magic, dressing with clothes-changing magic, and sleeping with meditation...

Abbot's meditation skill has now been upgraded to LV3 through the Inspiration Infusion, doubling the effect of increasing the maximum magic power, and also restoring spirit and magic power during meditation.

It's a bit difficult to stay up all night meditating, but Abbott thinks this is the right direction.

After saving up one million Inspiration Points, Abbott plans to first upgrade his Meditation skill to LV4, so that he can surpass Erza in magic power in no time.

He currently has over 500,000 inspiration points left after using up over 100,000, and he estimates he should have enough in less than a year.

So, next, Abbot needs to familiarize himself with the power of Celestial Spirit magic, learn wind and gravity magic, help Kana create new summoning magic, and find an opportunity to learn Dragon Slayer magic. He also needs to study, train, update his skills, and spend time with his sister…

Wow! So busy! I wish I could grow six brains and become seven Vegapunks.

After learning Celestial Magic, a completely new world opened up before Abbott. This was the second time he had been so shocked since coming to this world—the first time was when he used Telepathy.

Where will Abbott's magical journey lead from here...?

Chapter 25 First Battle! Showdown with Gildarts

"Kildarts is back—!"

Magnolia was in complete chaos today.

The newcomers who had never met Gildarts before were full of curiosity and asked questions, only to find out that this old man was actually the guild's strongest S-rank mage.

"So that means that guy is really strong!"

Natsu didn't understand a thing, but he started rubbing his hands together, completely oblivious to his own limitations.

Gildarts walked into the guild looking like he hadn't woken up yet. Natsu didn't even see him clearly before yelling and rushing towards him:

"Kildarts! Let's have a match! AUV—!"

"Huh? What is that?"

Gildarts yawned, and in his drowsy state, he felt as if he had swatted away a fly.

"Oh! Hello everyone, I'm back!"

"Kildarts! Come and have a drink!"

"Hahaha, Gildarts, you just knocked the guild's newbie flying!"

"What?! Is the newcomer alright?!"

"Don't worry! Natsu is tough and thick-skinned, he's not afraid of getting beaten up at all."

The guild quickly became noisy again. Natsu, after pulling himself out of the wall, didn't hold a grudge and just circled around Gildarts.

Gildarts is indeed very popular in the guild because of his great strength and generous personality.

But after a few rounds of drinks, Gildarts sensed something was amiss, until he spotted Ebo and Kana hiding in a corner of the guild.

There were several books and notebooks on the table in front of Abbot, and he was hunched over the table, writing furiously, while Kana stood by his side without moving.

Hmm? Why isn't Abbot saying hello? And wasn't Kana his biggest idol before?

Gildarts was unhappy and sauntered over, carrying a bottle of wine:

"Abbot! Kana! Long time no see!"

The expected warm welcome did not materialize.

Aibo, with dark circles under his eyes, looked up at him, said "Oh," and then buried himself in his writing and drawing again.

Kana just snorted and turned her face away, ignoring him completely.

Gildarts felt deeply hurt, especially by Kana's "humph," which made him inexplicably panic, as if he had committed some heinous crime.

Gildarts instinctively sat up straight. After all, Ebo was the child he had brought back to the guild, and it was only right and proper for him to take care of him.

"What's wrong with you guys? Abbott, you don't look well. Have you run into any trouble lately?"

"I've been researching a troublesome spell lately, getting a little carried away, but it's not a big problem... Oh, by the way, Gildarts, you're back just in time. The guild doesn't have any books on gravity magic. Do you know anyone who can use it? Or maybe you could bring me a book..."

“I know gravity magic, although I’m not very good at it. I can teach you the basics. But more than that, I’m worried about your mental state, Abbot.”

"That would be wonderful! You mean me? I don't think there's anything wrong with me. I haven't always been—"

"Abbot! You can't keep doing this!"

Kana finally couldn't hold back any longer, reaching out to pinch Abbot's face, staring at him with a very serious expression:

“You’ve been like this for two weeks now! You’ve stopped writing your novel, you can’t sleep well, you don’t dress properly, you even forget to eat, and you’re just writing in your notebook all day long. You have no idea how worried I am about you! If this is all for creating some new magic, then I don’t want to learn it either!”

Abo noticed Kana's slightly red eyes and belatedly realized that he seemed to have become a little obsessed lately.

Because he was so engrossed in his research on magic, he couldn't even hear the side effects of his spellcasting; the world was quieter than ever before.

My mind was filled with thoughts like "The design here is so ingenious," "Wouldn't it be even better if we changed it?" and "So this is how you can play with magic." My inspiration points were exploding like gold coins, and my mind was constantly churning with ideas, so I just let my body wander.

Abbott felt himself entering a mysterious state, and even felt a little smug and overjoyed. The excitement of "I've succeeded as a mage" wouldn't go away.

But he didn't expect to overlook the care and concern of those around him.

As my mind slowed down, the sounds around me flooded my mind again:

I have to stop Abbott from going on like this; his health can't be ruined! He's so young; as his older sister, I have to take good care of him.

[Hey, I feel like I really struck gold back then. This kid turns out to be a scholarly genius; I've only ever seen this kind of person at magic academies. Should I talk to the old man and send Abbott to magic academy for a few years?]

"I'm sorry, Sister Kana, I made you worry... It's my fault, it won't happen again."

"You said the same thing yesterday, humph, I'll be keeping an eye on you these next few days!"

Gildarts suddenly laughed heartily, walked behind Abbot and lifted him up in one swift motion.

"Kildarts, what are you doing!?"

"Come on! Abbott, let me take you outside town for some fun!"

"No, let go first, I can teleport there!"

Abbot struggled to jump down, grabbing Gildarts's arm with one hand and holding Cana's small hand with the other. The next moment, the three of them appeared in an open area on the west side of the town.

"Wow! That's incredible, Abbott, your teleportation magic has really reached a high level."

"It's alright, there's still a lot of room for improvement... So why did you call me out? Are you going to teach me gravity magic?"

Gildarts released Abbot, walked ten meters away, and cupped his hands around Abbot's:

"Come on, let me practice with you."

Abbot blinked his big eyes, stretched out his little hand, and pointed to himself in confusion:

"Huh? Me?"

"Yes, attack with all your might. As far as I know, Abbot, you've been in the guild for over a year and haven't done a single commission or fought anyone. You can't improve by staying indoors. Come on, let me test your progress over the past year."

Abo was a little numb; he didn't want to be tortured at all, but Kana was very excited and kept cheering him on.

"Go for it, Abbot! Show Gildarts what you've got! Kill him!"

"..."

Abbott also heard Kana's incredible inner thoughts:

[I knew it! Abbott is my younger brother! That scumbag dad probably doesn't know everything! He'd rather secretly give us special treatment than acknowledge us as his own, that bastard!]

This is ridiculous, what's going on here? Maybe I should find a chance to explain this to Kana...

"Abbo, come on, don't hold back, you can't hurt me."

"Okay, I'll give it a try..."

This was indeed the first time Abbot had taken the initiative to use magic in combat. He knew a lot of magic, but he was a complete theoretical master with zero practical experience.

Furthermore, Abbot didn't believe his LV1 skills would be effective against Gildarts, while he currently possessed LV2 and higher skills:

【念话魔法LV4】、【冥想LV3】、【空间魔法LV2】、【文字魔法LV2】、【魔力控制LV2】、【强化魔法LV2】

Ah... I have absolutely no idea how to fight Gildarts. He used a shattering spell and I was instantly split apart.

Alright, let me see which elemental magic has the most experience points... Oh, it's you, give me some points!

【光魔法LV1：6245/10000】→【光魔法LV2：1/100000】

Take another look at the blue bar:

[Magic Power: 620/626]

“Here I come, Gildarts.”

"Bring it on!"

There's no chance of winning in close combat, and it's pointless. I can only use my strengths as a turret to deal damage.

After finishing his thought, Abbo raised his hand, and three magic circles appeared in the air behind him.

Light magic [Heat Ray] continuously emits scorching laser beams by condensing light elements. Its characteristic is that it can be fired continuously as long as the magic power is available, and it is extremely fast, but its power is average.

"Decent casting speed, decent power, but useless to me."

Gildarts punched the incoming beam of light, shattering it into small fragments.

But Abbot can also shatter magic. Knowing the characteristics of this magic, his attack is not a single burst, but a continuous attack.

The shattered beams of light dissipated as magic, and were then replaced by beams of light that eventually landed on Gildarts's arm.

"Ouch, it's still pretty hot!"

Naturally, an attack of this magnitude couldn't break through the defenses, but Abbott had already achieved his goal.

He constantly monitored Gildarts' thoughts with telepathic magic to ensure his actions went smoothly.

Another characteristic of light magic is that it's bright!

The light shone on Gildarts, obscuring what was happening on Abbot's side, which gave Abbot room to maneuver.

"The magic of words, Eastern script: [repeated]"

A large Chinese character appeared above Abbot's head. This text magic can mass-produce magic circles. As long as there is enough magic power, it can theoretically replicate thousands of magic circles in a short period of time.

So when Gildarts punched again, shattering the light in front of him, he looked up and was completely stunned.

Hundreds of magic circles appeared behind Abbot, simultaneously condensing terrifying rays of light. One or two of these rays might cause minor damage, but hundreds of rays falling on the same spot were no joke.

"Hey! Is this for real?"

"I'm going to shoot, Gildarts!"

"Wait, wait a minute! Abbot!? AUV—!"

Before Abbot could finish speaking, he had already fired the beam of light. Gildarts tried to dodge, but he couldn't outrun the light. Abbot's magical control was not just for show, and he kept chasing after Gildarts and attacking him.

Hundreds of scorching rays pierced through the cloak Gildarts had thrown out, hitting him and giving him a jolt.

Gildarts stomped his foot, shattering the ground, and he instantly hid beneath it. The spot where Abbot had been standing also crumbled. He used Blink twice to teleport Cana back to the guild.

Just as Gildarts emerged dejectedly from the ground, Ebo teleported back with Cana.

Looking at Gildarts's ripped shirt and bright red chest, Abbot grinned:

"Hehe, I surrender, I've run out of magic."

"You brat... your fighting style is... pretty shameless..."