For the next week, Hope was busy strengthening his companions.
This also allowed him to witness the excellence of the 'Ancient Texts'.
If he followed normal teaching methods, he didn't know how long it would take for his companions to remember new things.
But the 'Ancient Texts' were different; this magic could directly package the necessary content and stuff it into someone else's brain, just like a computer file.
Of course, the content of the "files" being transferred couldn't be too much, or the brains of certain individuals with insufficient capacity would break down.
Thanks to Rogue Cheney, the massive amount of magical knowledge left behind by this Master Mage allowed Hope to customize exclusive magical enhancements for many of his companions.
Levy and Fried, who use 'Script' magic, gained a technique similar to Words Become Law. In future battles, they no longer need to write down magic Script before casting a spell, significantly increasing their efficiency.
Under the infusion of newly acquired knowledge, Warren made a major breakthrough in the development of 'Telepathy' magic. He can now transplant his magic into a magic crystal, turning it into a device for remote communication.
Alzack learned how to create more than a dozen types of powerful magic bullets.
Droy received the lost technique for hybrid cultivation of magic seeds.
Wakaba gained... uh, a way to smoke using his eyes... Gajeel learned a martial arts style that grants a certain amount of magic resistance through body tempering. Combined with the monstrous physical defense he gains from activating "Iron Scales," this guy actually plans on stacking both defenses... Hope also had methods for magic that couldn't be improved using the knowledge left by Rogue Cheney.
For instance, since Rogue Cheney didn't know much about the 'Attachment Spell', Hope gave Wendy the insights on the 'Attachment Spell' from Wise Dragon Belserion, one of its originators.
This little loli is truly someone with a promising future.
Laki, who possesses 'Wood Shaping', received the fused and upgraded magic, 'Frost Blossom Shaping', which Hope completed via the System.
The fusion magic 'Flame King', which was originally intended for Natsu, was mastered surprisingly smoothly by Macao. As for Natsu... it can only be said that he still loves 'Fire Dragon Slayer Magic' too much.
So Hope directly condensed a ball of Flame King fire and let Natsu chew on it.
Gray was in a similar situation. Even though Hope had an upgraded shaping magic that included ice attributes, this guy was only willing to stick with 'Ice-Make'.
Uru held too much importance in his heart, causing Gray to be unwilling to learn any other magic... this was his way of remembering his teacher.
On the last day, when Hope was removing the flaws of 'Fairy Law' for Makarov and Laxus, who were scheduled last, he accidentally discovered that Laxus had a semi-awakened magic within him.
After reviewing the data, Hope learned that this magic was called 'Crimson Lightning'. Similar to the function of 'Dragon Force', it can significantly boost the speed and strength of a Lightning Mage for a certain period.
"It's 'Crimson Lightning'?"
Makarov was both surprised and relieved when he heard Hope's words, looking at Laxus with satisfaction.
Laxus felt a bit uncomfortable. "Old man, just say what you need to say. Don't look at me like that."
Hope also cast a curious glance toward the little old man.
Makarov smiled and explained, "'Crimson Lightning'... is the magic of my father, your great-grandfather, Yuri Dreyar, one of the founders of Fairy Tail."
Hope understood. No wonder Makarov was so excited; it turned out that Laxus had inherited his great-grandfather's magic through generational skipping.
That truly was something to be happy about.
However, Hope couldn't help Laxus with magic inherited through the bloodline. But since it was already semi-awakened, it was probably only a matter of time before Laxus fully awakened 'Crimson Lightning'.
After passing on a few health maintenance secrets to Makarov, Hope finally concluded the week-long path of enhancement. Now, most of the guild members had become stronger.
Moreover, as they digested the knowledge gained from the 'Ancient Texts', their magic would only become more formidable.
Laxus rarely thanked Hope, then went to find the Thunder God Tribe.
The guild's assessment for promotion to S-Class Mage was two months away. He planned to take his three fans to complete a few combat-intensive S-Class missions, treating it as special training.
"You've worked hard these past few days, Hope."
Watching his grandson and the Thunder God Tribe leave, Makarov changed the subject. "However, after much thought, there is still one matter I'd like to trouble you with."
Hope was a bit surprised, because judging by Makarov's expression, what he wanted to ask probably wasn't official business, or there would be no need to wait until Laxus had left.
Rarely seeing the little old man reveal a private desire, Hope agreed without hesitation. "Don't worry, Master, you can leave it to me. I'm very tight-lipped. Whether you want me to commit murder or robbery, I guarantee no one besides the two of us will know."
"You little brat, you're mocking the old man now."
Makarov was choked up by Hope's irreverence, then pushed a crumpled piece of paper toward him. "I need you to go to this location, destroy the Dark Guild there, and bring one person back."
"Oh?"
Hope looked at the address coordinates on the small piece of paper. He didn't care about the Dark Guild; instead, he was very interested in the person Makarov mentioned. "Who exactly is this person? That the Master needs me to personally handle them."
Makarov remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking: "His name is Ivan, and he is... my son."
So it was him.
When Hope first arrived at Fairy Tail, in order to quickly integrate, he had subtly gathered some information about the guild, and Ivan was among the topics.
He'd heard about it from Macao, after Macao lost a drinking contest to Cana.
About a dozen years ago, Ivan did something that severely violated guild rules, forcing Makarov to expel his own son from the guild.
But strangely, no one knew exactly what Ivan had done, and Makarov never explained it afterward.
However, the issue must have been very serious; otherwise, Makarov would not have made such a drastic decision, disregarding their family ties.
Seeing the thirst for knowledge in Hope's eyes, the old man touched his bald spot. "Hope, you are trustworthy. Once you bring that good-for-nothing bastard son of mine back, I can take you to see..."
"...our guild's secret that cannot be made public."
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