Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

Yes, that's it! This is the feeling I've always wanted, this is exactly what I've been waiting for!

What excited Aibo even more was that he had already accumulated enough meditation upgrade energy, which he had thought would take another two weeks!

What are we waiting for?! Deep Blue, give me some points!

[Meditation LV3 → Meditation LV4]

"Little Master!?"

The next second, Aibo's eyes rolled back and he fainted.

Chapter 58 Aftereffects of Meditation (Please continue reading!)

"Boss! Boss's awake, meow!"

When Abbo woke up groggily, he found himself lying in his long-lost Grandma Poliusica's house.

How did I end up here? I remember being in...

Oh no! Oh no! Am I going to die from this?!?

Abbot was startled and immediately stood up, only to see a group of people surrounding him.

Cana, Erza, Mira, Levy, Wendy... and even the president and Grandma Poryusica are here?

Abo's heart pounded, and he vaguely sensed something was wrong. He asked in confusion:

"What's wrong with me?"

"Waaah! Abbott, you're finally awake! You scared me to death!"

With slightly reddened eyes, Kana hugged Abbot tightly and explained, her voice trembling slightly:

"You suddenly fainted and we couldn't wake you up no matter what we did. If Barugo hadn't carried you back to the guild, who knows what might have happened..."

At this moment, Poliusica approached Abbot and calmly explained:

"You are currently experiencing severe symptoms of mana overload. Your body is constantly absorbing the surrounding mana, but your body's capacity is limited. The mana that cannot be stored will continue to affect your fragile body. If it weren't for the spell that continuously consumes mana on you, you might not even be able to wake up now."

"Oh, I see. It must be the effect of meditation. Let me pause for a moment... um..."

Abbott's face turned pale because he realized he couldn't control the meditation skill anymore. The meditation was passively taking effect, and he could feel the surrounding magic power constantly pouring into his body, but there was nowhere for it to escape. It kept wandering around his body, and even his skin was constantly stinging.

"I feel like I can't stop..."

“We’ve drained your magic several times, but you seem to have a special constitution that allows you to absorb magic from light. Your magic was replenished in no time. Thankfully, you’re finally awake now. Why don’t you try to use up your magic on your own?”

"Okay, okay! The spell that consumes the most magic power is the Shattering Spell—"

"Idiot! Do you want to tear my house down!?"

"Ahem, sorry! Metal model! Gundam complete!"

Shape-making magic is a kind of "creation" magic, which is very energy-consuming. Among the various shapes, metal shapes consume the most energy, which is why Abbot didn't like to use it much in the past.

Abbot clapped his hands, conjuring a steel giant over ten meters tall outside the house. A massive amount of magic poured out, and the feeling of fullness within his body subsided somewhat.

Only then did Abbott have time to notice the change in his magic:

【Magic Power: 1000↓↑/5350】

The mana numbers kept changing, the mana regeneration rate was frighteningly fast, and the maximum mana suddenly jumped to 5000+!?

Are you kidding me?!

"How long have I been in a coma?"

"Three days."

Did I really sleep for that long? That means my meditation skill was continuously raising my magic power limit during that time. No wonder I felt pain. My magic power suddenly surged so much. It's amazing that my small body could withstand it.

Aibo is now feeling a bit scared. Although he had expected that the level 4 skill would be very powerful, this is just too powerful.

And why do your level 4 skills always disobey and operate on their own?!

The same goes for speech magic, and this meditation too—they're all so disobedient. I finally managed to master some methods of controlling speech, and now this meditation thing comes along...

Does magic in this world also have its own life?

Abbott has a headache.

Makarov withdrew his interested gaze from the steel giant outside the house and stepped forward to examine Abbot:

"Abbot, how are you feeling now?"

"It's alright... it's just that the speed of mana recovery has become much faster, but that's not a bad thing, is it? As long as I keep consuming mana and keep the mana 'balanced', there won't be any problems."

Although the meditation skill is currently uncontrollable, it is clearly a kind of "talent" and its advantages outweigh its disadvantages. After a moment of worry, Abbot stopped paying attention to it.

"That's good. Meditation and autonomous operation are extremely profound magical techniques, even I haven't fully mastered them. But it seems you awakened them by accident? What a terrifying talent."

But this is quite a burden for you right now, because it's not a skill you should be learning at this stage. However, it's not necessarily a bad thing. You just need to find a way to control it, okay?

"Yes, Chairman."

"When Gildarts comes back, you can ask him for help; he knows this too."

"Roger that!"

The magical output of Level 4 Meditation is indeed a bit too much for Abbot, but it should be just right for a mage with a large amount of magical power.

For example, compared to Gildarts's immense magical power, Ebo's magical power is nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

"Also, Abbot, you need to strengthen your physical training. Your magic power seems to have entered a period of explosive growth ahead of schedule. The ever-increasing magic power will put pressure on your body. If you don't have a physique that matches your magic power, it will leave you with health problems."

Makarov thought for a moment and then said:

"Perhaps you could study shape magic in more depth, Abbot. The giant magic I taught you is a branch of shape magic. Shape magic can solve your current problem very well. This magic is most suitable for people who have a lot of magic power but nowhere to use it."

[Giant Magic LV1 → Shape Magic LV1: 3.1%]

"Um, I'll give it a try if I have the chance..."

Abbot scratched his head. He already had so many spells that he couldn't learn them all. He was more inclined to improve his Body Tempering spell and get it to LV3 first.

It seems that my magic power is more than enough, and it will increase rapidly even if I don't pay attention to it. However, my physical constitution is still far from sufficient.

So, I've finally ended up on the path of a Fairy Tail mage?

"Alright, this brat is fine now. Get out of my house, all of you!"

Polyusica's expression changed instantly; she started to tell them to leave, adding at the end:

"The little blue-haired girl stays! Yes, I'm talking about you."

Wendy exclaimed, a little flustered yet excited, and turned to look at Abbott.

"Master Poliusicaa, what do you need Wendy for?"

"Who's your master! You spineless brat who only knows how to give up halfway!"

"Hehe~"

Poliusica tapped Abbott irritably, sighed, and explained:

"It was a friend named Grandine who asked me to give something to a girl who knows Sky Dragon Slayer Magic. That person must be you."

"Grandine!!? Really? I knew it! I... I sensed Grandine's presence from you! I knew it!"

Wendy had spoken with Natsu before and discovered that their "parents" had both disappeared on the same day, but there was no other news about them.

Wendy was depressed for a long time because of this, and she never expected to hear about Grandine again here.

Wendy has no problem, but I have a big problem.

Looking at the silent girls surrounding him, Abbott felt a chill run down his spine. He realized he should worry more about himself than Wendy.

Damn it, this broken system is so lame! Adding points can actually knock me unconscious. That's so inhumane!

Fortunately, it seems that my "little game" with Baluge hasn't been exposed...

Thank goodness, he's not afraid of being crushed to pieces, but he wants to leave behind a clean reputation in the world!

It's decided! I will never let anyone else have Balgo again! I will be the eternal master of the Virgo Celestial Spirit!

Chapter 59 The Secret of the Celestials

Abbot finally managed to deal with the concern of his several kind older sisters. Fortunately, when Barugo sent him to the guild, she used the plausible excuse of "aftereffects of a magic experiment."

Otherwise, if others found out that he had fainted while whipping the maid's bottom, his reputation would be ruined.

He repeatedly assured Kana and the others that he would not conduct any more strange experiments before they let him go.

As soon as he returned to his room, Baluge suddenly appeared in front of him, bowing deeply in apology with a face full of guilt:

"I'm sorry, little master, I didn't expect this to happen. This is my dereliction of duty. Please punish me as you see fit."

Aibo didn't blame Baluge. He knew that he had fainted because he had gotten excited and itched to add points to the system.

"It's not your fault, Baruko, but I'm curious, could you have come to the mortal world without my summons?"

"I am very sorry for coming to the mortal world without being summoned. Please punish me as you see fit, Master."

"...I'm not an unreasonable person, I won't punish you for no reason. On the contrary, I'm very grateful that you helped me come up with that excuse, otherwise I wouldn't know how to get away with it."

"I am very sorry for lying to my master's friend and shirking my responsibility. Please punish me as you see fit."

"..."

Aibo narrowed his eyes, only then noticing that there was no trace of guilt in Baluge's eyes, but rather an undisguised expectation. He could hear her inner thoughts:

Master, please punish me! Master, please punish me! Master, please punish me! Master, please punish me! Master, please punish me! Master, please punish me! Master, please punish me! Master, please punish me! Master, please punish me! Master, please punish me! Master, please punish me!

Ha, I'm at my wit's end. Is there any hope for this masochistic maid's condition?

"Barugo, I used to think you were a decent person."

“Little master, strictly speaking, we Celestials are ‘objects,’ not ‘individuals,’ but ‘items.’ Although we possess souls, we are not truly human. Please do not treat Balgo as a human; even being a little rough is acceptable.”

"I hope you realize that I am just a child."

“Young master, only your body is young, but your soul has matured. I can feel it.”

Aib was genuinely surprised. Although he knew the Protoss souls were special, he hadn't expected that Baloo could sense his secret...

"Hey, when did you find that?"

"From the very beginning when the contract was signed."

"Oh dear~ This is troublesome. You know my biggest secret now, so I'll never let you leave me for the rest of my life."

"Balugo is willing to serve her master until the end of time when the stars have dimmed."

"..."

Aibor saw unwavering loyalty in Baloo's eyes, which made him truly begin to take this Protoss seriously...

"Baruga, the Celestials take contracts very seriously, right? I can't pretend I didn't hear that, you know. I really, really take it seriously."

"Barugo's feelings have never changed, Master, they have been, they are, and they will be in the future."

Abo sensed a hidden meaning in Baluge's words, but he had to admit that this declaration of loyalty made him feel somewhat elated.

This Celestial Spirit is so skilled! I feel like I'm about to fall in love with Valkyrie. What am I going to do?

Aibo felt his face getting hot, so he changed the subject:

"Ahem, Barugo, what do you usually do in the Protoss Realm?"

"Standing still, waiting for its master's summons."

"Huh? Don't you Protoss have anything else to do?"

"The Protoss Realm... is a very boring place for Balgo, because there is almost no 'change' there, and the number of Protoss is always fixed. After seeing the same things for a long time, even the most beautiful scenery will become boring and tedious."

"Hmm...that makes sense. So you've been living like this for hundreds of years? That must be really boring."

"No, the time flow ratio between the Celestial Spirit Realm and the Human Realm is 1:90. One day in the Celestial Spirit Realm is equivalent to three months in the Human Realm. So, strictly speaking, we Celestial Spirits are not actually 20 years old."

"?! What the heck! Why didn't you say so earlier!?"

Abbott's eyes widened in shock. He had been wondering where the time magic, which had been separated from the Protoss magic, came from. Turns out, it was hidden here!

"...Master, you didn't ask either."