Somewhere on a hillside of Tenrou Island.
Geothermal heat turned the spring water into steam, the rising heat meeting the cool night breeze to form a thick mist, pixelating the hot spring.
Mirajane stretched her limbs in the spring water. The feeling of the heat constantly flowing into her body to dispel the chill made her let out a suggestive moan unconsciously.
The warm spring water accelerated blood circulation, causing a blush to rise on Cana's face. Her naturally straight long black hair floated in the water, and a small wooden board holding a wine cup swayed slightly in front of her.
Erza rose from the hot spring and sat by the edge of the pool. She wetted a long towel and pressed it against her upright chest, her legs gently stirring ripples, fully displaying her graceful figure.
Even though they were completely naked, due to the mist's automatic censoring effect, no one could see them clearly through the pixelation except for the three women in the hot spring.
Hope couldn't either.
Because he wasn't here at all right now.
What exactly could make a guy, who would willingly act like a dog when his hormones took over, give up such a sensual and beautiful scene?
The answer was a man.
At the center of the island, at the tenrou tree, Mavis, who originally liked to sleep here, was currently so caught up in her juniors' flattery that she had no thoughts for the tree. Instead, a man stood barefoot at the top of the giant tree.
A gust of wind blew, and Hope's figure appeared. Looking at the back of the stranger in front of him, his eyes were full of displeasure.
Tenrou Island's isolation Magic Circle had been ignored again and again. How can just anyone enter? (Annoyed).
And even more hateful was that this person had entered Tenrou Island just as he was preparing to enjoy the three beauties bathing. To have this sprung on him right after he'd taken off his pants was truly unbearable.
"I'm very angry right now."
"I'll only ask once. Who are you? What are you doing on Tenrou Island? And when are you going to get lost?"
Hearing the blatant hostility, the man turned around. "Get lost? Human, who do you think you're talking to?"
Dark blue hair cascaded down to his waist like a waterfall, and his eyes were fierce. Several tattoos were printed on his bare, brown-skinned torso, and a black cloak was draped over his shoulders. A necklace made of the teeth of some unknown creature hung around his neck.
With just one look, the stranger exuded a sinister and wild aura from head to toe.
"It's you?"
Hope's pupils contracted. The character that left the deepest impression on him from the work Fairy Tail perfectly overlapped with the person before him.
"You know me." Acnologia's brow twitched ever so slightly. There should only be one person left in this world who recognized his human form.
"I know you all too well."
Hope cracked his neck, his joints making a slight popping sound.
King of Dragons, Black Wings of the Apocalypse, Source of Evil... No matter how many evil and powerful titles he was given, they couldn't compare to the only name the world called the person before him—
Black Dragon, Acnologia!
A world-class final boss had actually come to Tenrou Island silently, and in his original human form at that!
Acnologia was actually a Dragon Slayer Mage. Because he used Dragon Slayer Magic to slaughter too many of the Dragon Race and bathed in various dragon blood, he eventually turned into a dragon completely, becoming an invincible Black Dragon immune to magic.
In this world where magic was the means of combat, the strongest magical creature, the Dragon Race, plus immunity to magic attacks made the Black Dragon an invincible existence.
However, Hope wasn't very wary of him now. What he was thinking about was throwing this guy far away when they started fighting later.
If magic couldn't break his defense, then he would just use Magnetic Field Power.
The moment Hope and Acnologia locked eyes, the atmosphere suddenly froze.
The wind stopped.
The originally swaying canopy froze in mid-air. The massive canopy of the tenrou tree began to move without any wind, the leaves rubbing together to produce a whimpering rustle, as if this ancient magical tree was trembling.
Acnologia's eyes were light blue. There was no anger, no killing intent, and not even any "human" emotion in his gaze.
It was an indifference like looking down at an ant.
But Hope just stood there, tilting his head slightly.
An invisible ripple spread out from around him as his Magnetic Field Power began to rotate. If Acnologia dared to make a move, he would immediately blast him off Tenrou Island and change the location.
Acnologia's eyebrows rose imperceptibly by half a fraction.
He was immune to all magic in this world.
For four hundred years, the full-force attacks of countless Mages had landed on him like a breeze blowing over a mountain rock. Far from breaking his defense, it wasn't even enough to count as an itch.
It wasn't magic... yet it was a power that could faintly make him feel threatened.
Acnologia's light blue pupils scrutinized the overbearing Hope. "Zeref was right, you really are special."
"Zeref?"
That old brat left and still attracted trouble back. Hope suddenly felt a bit of regret; he should have slapped him a few more times to feel better before he left.
In fact, Hope had misunderstood Zeref.
A war with massive slaughter and powerful Dragon Slayer Magic—meeting either of these two conditions would attract Acnologia's attention.
Several of the strongest Dragon Slayer Mages on the Ishgar continent were gathered on Tenrou Island, and Hope had gone on a rampage with a Gundam on Underworld Island.
Both conditions of Dragon Slayer Magic and a war of slaughter were met, naturally drawing Acnologia's attention. And the consequence of drawing his attention was... destruction.
That's right. This was one of the few amusements Acnologia had found in the hundreds of years since he wiped out the Dragon Race: he would go to locations that caught his attention to cause destruction or annihilation.
But he met Zeref on the way.
These two were old acquaintances, and both wanted to kill the other.
Zeref's magic couldn't hurt the Black Dragon, but because of the immortality of the Curse of Contradiction, Acnologia couldn't kill Zeref either. And with Zeref's strength, if he wanted to leave, Acnologia couldn't stop him.
Thus, for hundreds of years, both sides had minded their own business.
But unexpectedly, today Zeref had actually stepped forward and stopped Acnologia's plan to destroy Tenrou Island.
Seeing that Hope wasn't paying attention to him, Acnologia said to himself, "Zeref mentioned a piece of news that interests me more than destroying this place. He said that gods truly exist, and that you have seen one."
"Oh, you actually came for this?"
Hope was quite surprised. "I did indeed see a god with my own eyes in another world, but that guy only had a remnant soul left. His power probably wasn't even a third of what it was at his peak, and he's finished now."
"But in our world, there is a god with complete authority and power. Unfortunately, He hides too well."
"So ankhseram really exists?"
The Voice came from Acnologia's mouth. He certainly knew the legend of the curse on Zeref; after all, it was that very thing that made him unable to kill Zeref.
Acnologia turned around, his black cloak flapping in the Coفر air. In an instant, his tiny human body transformed into a Black Dragon a hundred times its size.
He withdrew his gaze from Hope, his massive dragon wings flapping, and in the blink of an eye, he had flown into the high heavens and disappeared into the night sky.
Compared to weak and boring humans, Acnologia was now more interested in gods.
As for being high and mighty, one of him is enough.
Hope looked bewildered. This big boss had arrived suddenly, and he had prepared for a major battle, only for the Black Dragon to leave just as suddenly.
So it turns out he came here simply to confirm the news of the god's existence... No, is he crazy?!
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