Fairy Tail: Magic is not such an inconvenient thing.

"But! But!"

Kana was both angry and anxious when, just then, Abbo suddenly pulled out a gift box and handed it to her.

"Sister Kana, this is a gift I specially prepared for you. Open it and take a look!"

Kana's eyes lit up, then she seemed to remember something and pouted:

"But none of them succeeded in getting promoted..."

"Don't want it? Then I'll keep it."

"I want!"

Kana excitedly opened the gift box and saw a silver bracelet inside, which seemed to be faintly shimmering and was very beautiful.

"It's so beautiful!"

Kana excitedly put it on and deliberately swung it around in front of Mira to show it off, extremely proud of herself.

"Sister Kana, try putting some magic into it."

"Hmm—wait, what's this?"

As Kana channeled magic into the bracelet, the silver bracelet suddenly emitted a bright light and then slowly began to transform into a unique magical artifact attached to her arm.

"This is the [Light Card Duel Disk]! I designed it especially for Kana-nee, a magical device to facilitate the use of card magic. This bracelet has solidified Light Modeling magic; it automatically transforms into a duel disk as long as magic power is input."

This duel disk has ten card slots, supporting the simultaneous use of multiple cards. It also allows for the manual insertion of magic crystals, which harness the magic power within to summon cards, greatly enhancing its stamina…

Abbot enthusiastically introduced his proud invention, but failed to notice that the expressions of the two girls beside him were not very pleasant.

Kana reached out and pinched the soft flesh on Abbot's lower back, saying with a smile:

"This is such a wonderful gift~ So why didn't Abbott give it to me before the S-rank test? With this, how could I possibly lose to that little thief Mira?"

"Oh... I was just thinking of giving you a surprise..."

Abo was sweating profusely, but at that moment, someone pinched the soft flesh on his other lower back.

Mira asked with a smile:

"My dear little brother Abbot~ Your sister Mira has successfully advanced to S-rank! Such a joyous occasion, don't you have any gifts prepared for me?"

"hiss--"

Aibo pretended to be in pain and quickly comforted him:

"Yes, yes, I also prepared a gift for Sister Mira, look!"

Abbott handed another gift box to Mira, explaining as he did so:

"This is also a bracelet with a solidified shape of light. As long as you keep inputting magic, it can transform into a long whip of light imbued with magic. I think you lack a suitable weapon, Mira, so I specially prepared this for you."

"Wow~ What a wonderful gift! Thank you, Abbot~ mua~"

Abbott quickly turned around to comfort Kana:

"Hey, Kana, you see... Mira didn't have this new weapon before the test, right? Nobody had it, so it's fair, right!?"

"...Hmph...you little rascal."

Kana pinched Abbot hard again, too lazy to say anything to him. Actually, she was still very happy to receive the gift. She would have been even happier if Mira hadn't received a gift.

But if she showed it, she would seem petty, so in order to be a good role model as an older sister, Kana chose to be tolerant.

Watching his two "older sisters" happily admiring their new gifts, Aibo wiped away imaginary sweat, feeling that his life was getting worse and worse.

But why...?

Inspiration Points +1888

Abo's expression was complicated.

Is this what they mean by "painful yet joyful"?

"Eibo!"

Just then, a group of her best friends, their eyes sparkling, all swarmed around Aibo.

Erza, Levy, Juvia... even Wendy, the little sister, was gazing longingly at Albert; everything was understood without words.

Bitter!

Abo's smile froze.

Making magical artifacts by hand is really tiring!!!

But there's nothing he can do; he chose this path, and he has to finish it even if he has to crawl on his knees!

"Haha~ Don't rush, don't rush! Everyone gets some! One at a time! Everyone gets a share!"

Chapter 82 Ancient Book Magic Acquired!

As graduation from the magic academy approached, Abbott finally raised his spatial magic to LV4, and he did so by grinding without using any inspiration points.

Now, Abbott manipulates space as if it were second nature; no spatial fluctuations within his vicinity can escape his perception.

Erza also knows spatial magic, at around LV2. Mester's spatial magic is stronger, at LV3 like her previous self, but now they are completely unable to use spatial power in front of Ebo.

Level 4 spatial magic is that powerful; it can completely seize control of a space.

Now, Aibo has already researched spatial techniques such as [Divine Might], [Spatial Slash], [Space Shattering], and [Limitless Technique].

At the same time, Aibo's spatial resistance has also improved a lot, and he can even do things like "punching into a spatial rift and then the fist popping out from another place" to punch from a distance.

Placing one's body between two joined pieces is an extremely dangerous act, as one could easily cut one's body in two, but for Abbott now, it has no impact whatsoever.

Aibo's strength can be said to have made a qualitative leap.

After all, his previous level 4 skills—speech, meditation, body tempering, and writing—were mostly support skills, and their impact on combat power wasn't that significant.

But now that Abbot has acquired LV4 spatial magic, he feels he can live without beef.

For a time, his ego inflated considerably, and he even considered challenging his old chairman to a duel.

Then he discovered that even with nearly 30,000 magic power, he still couldn't sense how much magic power the guild master actually had, so he gave up on the matter.

After opening up a second source of magic, Ebo's magic power has been growing at an increasingly rapid pace. His magic power has now surpassed Erza's and is on its way to Laxus's.

If he wanted to, he could become an S-class mage this year.

However, Kana has failed to get promoted for two consecutive years, so let's give her the opportunity this year. Anyway, Abbot isn't in a hurry.

After all these years, Abbot still doesn't like going out to do commissions. The commissions he completes are all done by his best friends; he's too lazy to lift a finger himself.

If it weren't for the promises the guild leader made to him, and his desire to witness the three great magics of fairies, Aibo probably wouldn't have bothered to advance his career.

After the Naruto novel ended, Aibo spent all his free time doing research. As for what he researched...

Having mastered over a hundred types of magic, Abbott is attempting to become a true [Master Craftsman].

Magic cards alone could no longer satisfy Abbot's need for inspiration. His small goal was to create a magical puppet with a mimicry soul, or rather, a magical robot. After studying Loki for so long, Abbot had already made some progress.

But all of these things can wait. The most important thing right now is that Hannah Abbott is finally graduating!

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"...She helped her class win the college cup for three consecutive years, maintained the highest grades in all subjects throughout her time at the university, and published a total of 121 papers over the three years, 56 of which won awards..."

…Her achievements during her time at the academy have been unparalleled for nearly a century. Let us give a warm round of applause to our outstanding student of the magic academy—Hannah Abbott!

"Aaaaaaahhhhh!!!" (Battle cry)

"Hannah, I love you!!!"

"..."

Having endured the chaotic awards ceremony, Abbott breathed a sigh of relief after leaving with the dean. Finally, it was time to reap the rewards of his hard work.

"Haha, it seems you're not quite used to that kind of scene, Abbot. Aren't you happy to have so many people cheering for you?"

The headmaster is an old man with a white beard, a stereotypical old magician, and also Abbot's teacher in the field of magical device making. Abbot and he have a pretty good relationship.

"Spare me, teacher! All I want right now is to get my ancient book of magic as soon as possible. I'm not interested in anything other than magic!"

"Your thirst for knowledge is truly admirable, Abbott. You are the best student I have ever taught in all these years. I am so proud of you."

"Hahaha... Teacher, let's not talk about that anymore. Who will teach me ancient script magic next? I've been looking forward to this magic for a long time."

"Don't worry, we'll be there soon."

Afterwards, the academy director led Aibo into a house that resembled some kind of scientific research institute. The style here changed very abruptly, as if they had suddenly stepped from a fantasy world into a science fiction world.

Especially with the various data displayed on the screens lit up throughout the room, Aibo really thought he had traveled through time again.

"Teacher? Where is this...?"

"This is the Council's [Continental Magic Collection Bureau]. What you see now is a part of the ancient text."

The two finally arrived at a huge room, where a massive phantom of a planet floated. Various pieces of information constantly jumped across the surface of the light screen. The headmaster smiled and pointed to the entire room:

"These, these are all ancient magical texts. Abbot, listen carefully. What I am about to tell you is one of the true secrets of this world."

The Ancient Scripture Magic is not actually an independent form of magic, but rather a 'divine artifact,' a power left behind by the ancient 'God of Knowledge' in the human world.

It contains all the magical information humanity has accumulated from ancient times to the present; almost any knowledge you desire can be found in these ancient texts.

The headmaster turned around, a complex magical rune glowing in his palm, and handed it to Abbot:

"Our Eastern Continent Magic Council is fortunate to control this artifact. The existence of the Ancient Scripture is precisely the reason for the Council's strength. The reward we bestow upon you, Abbot, is the permission to access and operate most of the functions of the Ancient Scripture."

This is a reward for your talent, your hard work, and your contributions to the magical world over the years. The magical world thrives because of talented and energetic young people like you! Please accept this.

Abbott was genuinely shocked; the power wielded by the Council seemed to exceed his expectations.

And this ancient document... doesn't it look a lot like a web server? All you really need to learn this magic is a network interface?

"You mean... once I accept this magic rune, I can use ancient spellbook magic?"

"Haha, of course not. Access is access, and magic is magic. Even if you have access to the ancient texts, you still need to learn how to use them."

This magic is not easy to learn. It takes an ordinary person about a year to learn how to use ancient texts, and at least three years to learn how to use super ancient texts! So, Abbot, you'll just have to stay in the academy from now on..."

But Abbot could no longer hear what the headmaster was saying. When he took the rune from him, his system panel underwent a startling change—

[Telepathic Magic LV4: 11.2% (Ancient Scripture Magic LV0)]

[Ancient Scripture Magic LV0→LV1]

[Telepathic Magic EXP +1000]

[Speech Magic LV4 (Ancient Script Magic LV1)] → [Information Magic LV4]!

[Information Magic LV4: 11.5%]!

! ! ?

Abbott was stunned!

"...In short, the academy is the best place for your future development, Abbott, Abbott? Hey, did you understand what I just said?"

"teacher..."

"Ok?"

"I think I understand."

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Testimonials

It will be available for purchase at noon today, with a minimum of 10,000 words. The final number of chapters depends on the number of initial subscriptions. If it's a lot, I might get excited and write a few more!

As is customary, I'll share my thoughts before the book goes on sale. Originally, this book had a good chance of being listed on the Sanjiang Literature City, but because of the part about the academy, even after I've been following it this far, it's still not salvageable.

To be honest, I regret it a little, but the outline is already set, and making major changes would offend another group of readers, so I can only learn from this experience and try not to make the same mistake again next time.

Actually, the main reason for this is that the author never thought that the protagonist being misunderstood as being the wrong gender was a problematic point.

When I was a reader, I only read harem novels. There were very few harem novels available to read, so I developed an iron stomach long ago.

As long as I don't write about green (green), don't speculate on stocks, and don't have erectile dysfunction, everything is negotiable. I'm empathetic, so I really didn't expect such a strong reaction from the readers (╥╯﹏╰╥)?

This is the author's fault; they suffered from a lack of experience and accept all criticism.