The menu flickered as delayed notifications surfaced.
— "Previous rewards…?"
I tapped the prompt.
The screen exploded into cascading windows.
[PREVIOUS REWARDS RECEIVED]
• Dimensional Crossing Survivor: +5 Mana, +3 Vitality• Synchronized Body (Passive): +2 Strength, +2 Agility• Rare Title — PEAK HUMAN: +10 to all attributes, Growth Rate x2, High Magic Affinity• Bonus — "Awakened in Magnolia": +1 Luck
My body vibrated as the information settled in—power, energy, and focus taking tangible form within me.
The system updated.
[STATUS]
Name: Axel DrakeRace: Human (Peak Physical Condition)Age: 10Level: 1
Strength: 17Agility: 19Vitality: 18Mana: 25Luck: 4
Titles
• Traveler• Peak Human
Skills
• Emperor's Eyes (Lv. 1)• Shadow Step (Lv. 1)• Synchronized Body (Passive)
Inventory
Dimensional Backpack
• Protein Bar ×5• Bottomless Water Bottle• Throwing Knives ×3• Bandages• Infinity Lighter• Gold Coins ×10
I closed the window.
Another immediately replaced it.
[GACHA — RANK A]
Ticket Available
"…Alright," I muttered. "Here we go."
I pressed the button.
Red.
Still red.
My heart seized.
[HIDDEN MAGIC AWAKENED]
"SOUL OF THE SLEEPING DRAGON"
Status: SealedDraconic Affinity: IncreasedResistance: HighFull Awakening: ???
I froze, breath caught in my chest.
A Dragon Slayer… dormant inside me.
"…This AU is going to be insane."
The small dorm room provided by Fairy Tail was simple, but comfortable. Moonlight filtered through the wooden window, illuminating the holographic interface hovering before me.
I ignored the remaining item notifications and went straight for the Magic Menu.
The icon—previously gray—now pulsed with electric-blue light.
When I touched it, a new interface opened, divided into three sections:
• Spell Acquisition / Shop (Cost: CP)• Magic Training (Cost: Time / Mana)• Specialization (Proficiency-Based)
With 500 CP available, experimentation was finally possible.
I selected a low-cost support spell.
Magic Vision
Cost: 5 CPEffect: Enhances perception of mana flowDuration: 5 minutesRequirement: None
I tapped [ACQUIRE].
Warmth surged from my palm to my brain—not painful, just precise. Like a neural switch clicking into place. A new layer of perception unfolded.
[5 CP DEDUCTED]
MAGIC ACQUIRED — MAGIC VISION (Lv. 1)
I activated it.
— "Magic Vision."
The world transformed instantly.
The air pulsed with life. Thin strands of gold and green mana drifted through the room in slow, intricate patterns.
"…Wow."
I reached out.
The brightest glow came from the wooden walls—and, unexpectedly, from my own body. What I once perceived as flesh and bone now appeared as a tightly woven lattice of mana. The densest concentration pulsed near my abdomen.
My magic core.
At peak human condition—Strength 17, Vitality 18, Mana 25—my body adapted flawlessly. Thanks to High Magic Affinity, Earthland's ambient mana flowed into me naturally, absorbed and processed almost instantly.
The System hadn't forced me to spend years meditating. Instead, it used CP to implant the understanding of the spell directly into my mind. My Mana was the fuel. The spell was the map.
I looked toward the street beyond the dormitory.
Magnolia appeared as a vast ocean of mana—soft and diffuse—punctuated by intense concentrations: the tear shops, the guild hall (a blazing star overflowing with energy), and—
Natsu Dragneel.
The dorm beneath mine radiated pulsing orange flames, like a living furnace.
I deactivated Magic Vision and exhaled slowly, returning to the main menu.
My finger hovered over a crimson notification.
"Soul of the Sleeping Dragon."
[HIDDEN MAGIC — SOUL OF THE SLEEPING DRAGON]
Status: Sealed (0 / 100%)Draconic Affinity: HighResistance: High (Fire, Electricity, High-Level Magic)Full Awakening: ???
System Description:A rare and highly unstable Origin Magic, born from the unique convergence of a transmigrated soul, Earthland's mana, and the Super-Soldier Serum. This is not traditional Dragon Slayer Magic, but the seed of one. While sealed, it grants passive draconic resistances. Full awakening requires an extreme trigger—most likely an existential threat.
My body tingled.
I hadn't consumed a Dragon Slayer Serum. I hadn't even pulled one from the gacha.
Yet the Super-Soldier Serum, combined with Earthland's latent mana and my otherworldly soul, had forcibly created an entirely new Origin Magic.
"I'm not a Dragon Slayer…" I whispered, staring at my hands."I'm the vessel for one."
I tried to push against the seal.
[WARNING]
POWER IS SEALEDForced awakening may result in permanent damage.
The red warning pulsed ominously.
"…Understood."
There were no shortcuts to becoming a walking catastrophe.
The potential was there—but the power was imprisoned. I needed time. Levels. And whatever trigger the System was refusing to reveal.
I closed the interface.
Safer—but heavier.
I was ten years old, carrying combat-grade enhancements, advanced perception abilities, access to structured magic growth… and a sleeping dragon's soul.
A child with the potential to become a Wizard Saint.
I looked out the window. The moon hung high above Magnolia.
My mission—Join Fairy Tail—was already complete. What came next was uncertain.
I chuckled softly.
Honestly? With Natsu, Laxus, and Mirajane running wild, this was probably the most dangerous—and entertaining—place I could've landed.
I needed a plan.
And more than anything…
I needed to evolve.
"The first step is money," I muttered."And the best way to earn money here is missions."
With missions, I could earn CP.With CP, I could use the shop.And the gacha would unlock naturally through achievements.
This was just the beginning.