Hogwarts Dances with Dragons

Fiore Kingdom, Magnolia Town, Fairy Tail.

On the long street outside the guild gate, Alvin and Erza faced each other ten meters apart.

"Is it a challenge? I feel like Erza is going to have to suffer a little."

"Yeah, that kind of magic level is probably stronger than Laxus, right?"

The onlookers all looked at Laxus. Laxus crossed his arms and stared in the direction of Ivan: "Humph, although I am very unhappy, that guy's magic power is indeed much stronger than mine..."

"However, a magician's battle is never determined solely by magic power. The strength of magic and the restraint of attributes all play a large part in the factors."

"Laxus, what do you think the probability of Erza winning is?" Natsu quickly stepped forward and asked.

"Hmm... What's the winning rate..." Laxus shook his head slightly: "The winning rate is zero."

"zero?"

Both the little Nazgres looked stunned.

"So terrifying Erza, her winning rate is zero?" Natsu couldn't believe it.

"Isn't it too exaggerated to say it?" Gray looked unbelieving: "Evan looks not much older than us. You just said that the battle of the magicians is not only determined by magic power."

"That's what I say, but if the magic power of the two is too different, even if their attributes are incompatible, they can't reverse the decline." Laxus looked at Erza: "With Erza's current strength, I'm afraid that even if she breaks the It’s hard to defend against it.”

"Kana! Let's do some divination?" Natsu turned to look at the black-haired girl not far away.

The girl was wearing cool clothes and was carrying something in her hands. She had a healthy complexion that was more wheat-colored, and her black hair was slightly curly, hanging lazily on her shoulders.

"The divination has been done." Kana drank a drink and wiped away a few cards: "Laxus is right, Natsu, Erza's victory is zero."

"How is that possible?!" Natsu was stunned.

"That guy is very strong..." Kana looked at Alvin with a hint of envy in her eyes: "I just divined how Gildarts, Laxus, and Erza will fight against him. The winning rate, whether Laxus or Erza, has no chance of winning."

"Tsk..." Laxus pouted, but he didn't object to Kana's divination result.

He is different from a hot-blooded idiot like Natsu. Although he cannot accept the fact that he is weaker than Alvin, he can still clearly understand the strength gap between the two.

If this kind of magic power breaks out at full strength, it will be a problem whether you can stay standing, let alone fighting.

"What about Gildarts?" Natsu asked quickly.

Kana pursed her lips: "Probably only about [-]%..."

Among the crowd, Erza held a long sword and faced Alvin, her eyes full of strong fighting spirit.

"Let me see it, Alvin." Erza's body shone with light, and her simple armor was replaced by a set of silver-shining full-body armor in the light of magic: "Your dragon-slaying magic!"

"It's too early for you." Ivan smiled and raised his index finger: "For you now, this is enough."

"It's really contemptuous..." Erza's eyes narrowed: "But it doesn't matter, I will let you change this idea!"

"Then let's try it." Ivan gently hooked his fingers.

"coming!"

With a slight scolding, Erza's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot and rushed towards Alvin at an extremely fast speed.

"There are many obstacles."

clang--

Erza covered her head and fell to her knees, her nose bleeding uncontrollably.

"Well..." After wiping the blood on her face, Erza stood up and looked at Alvin in surprise: "What kind of magic is that?"

"Simple obstacle magic." Ivan spread his hands: "Do you want to continue?"

"Change your outfit—Armor of the Heavenly Wheel!"

Erza jumped up and flew into the sky. At the same time, countless long swords were summoned behind her, and her whole body was like a blooming silver flower, luxurious and beautiful.

"With such a good talent in space magic, why do you have to play dress-up?" Ai Wen raised his eyebrows slightly and pointed down: "Falling in response."

boom--

Before the countless long swords could unleash their due power, Erza was slammed to the ground by an invisible force, and she couldn't help but cry out in pain.

"Fly around."

Whoosh whoosh—

The densely packed long swords flew to Ivan's side at high speed, and arranged themselves in an obedient formation next to him, exactly the same as they had just arranged next to Erza!

"Ten thousand bullets fired!"

As Aiwen's words fell, a burst of silver light shone around him, and long swords shot out.

Erza's expression changed, and she quickly changed her clothes: "Change - King Kong Armor!"

boom--

Two huge and thick shields crashed to the ground and merged together, blocking Erza from the oncoming sword.

"The shield is flying!"

whoosh-

Erza's shield flew out of her hands and flew to Ivan's side. Ivan put his arm on the shield: "It's a little bulky, so I'll make it work."

"Don't look down on people too much!" Erza changed her clothes again and rushed towards Ivan: "Change her clothes - Black Feather Armor!"

"Armor that increases attack power?"

Alvin chuckled, making a pistol gesture and pointing it at Erza. Seeing Alvin's movement, Erza's figure suddenly flashed to the side.

"I'm just teasing you." Ai Wen said with a smile, "To confuse the audience."

Clang——

Erza slashed her sword at Gildarts, who was watching the battle.

"Ugh!"

Gildarts was frightened, and because he was afraid of hurting Erza, he didn't dare to resist, so he could only jump to the side in a hurry.

With one strike of the sword, Erza finally came to her senses. She quickly turned around and was about to rush towards Ivan, but was hit on the spot by the magic spell flying towards her and was petrified on the spot.

"I won, right?" Alvin chuckled and unlocked the petrification spell on Erza.

"You guy..." Erza said with a smile on her face: "You are really strong."

"It's okay, it's just an adventure." Ivan said modestly.

"My skills are inferior to others, you don't need to comfort me." Erza shook her head: "But I will definitely surpass you."

"Ha, we'll see." Ivan waved his hand.

"Asshole! Erza! Don't you have anything to say to me?" Gildarts stepped forward with a dark face: "You almost scared me to death just now."

"I believe you will not be killed easily." Erza vowed: "After all, you are Gildarts!"

"That's not what happened, okay!" Gildarts' face suddenly turned darker when he heard this.

I know you recognize my strength, but I don’t want it to be recognized in this way!

The two of them were shouting, and Ivan suddenly felt like he was being watched. He turned around and saw Kana lowering her head in panic.

Is my charm so strong?

Ai Wen was stunned for a moment and then stopped laughing.

He could probably understand why Kana peeked at him.

If I remember correctly, this girl entered Fairy Tail because of her father, Gildarts.

However, because I couldn't say it out loud at first, and later because of Gildarts' powerful strength, I felt that my strength was not worthy of being Gildarts' daughter, so I never recognized Gildarts.

It's so awkward...

"But it's such a pity that I still couldn't see your dragon-slaying magic after all." Everyone returned to the guild and sat at the bar. Erza said regretfully: "I didn't expect that I was really defeated by one finger..."

"If you don't change your fighting style, I'm afraid you won't be able to see anything in your life." Ivan shook his head: "Although... you have quite outstanding magic power and fighting talent, but if you only rely on external objects like armor, , you will never reach the highest peak of magic."

Erza raised her eyebrows slightly, showing a slight dissatisfaction: "Isn't this a bit biased? Even if you have a magician, there are many powerful magicians."

"It seems that you don't quite believe it..." Aiwen chuckled: "All the top strong men in this world are without exception ability magicians. If we continue, I'm afraid the strength gap between us will It’s going to get bigger and bigger.”

"Although this is not very friendly to magicians who hold the magic system, it is the fact." Ivan said from a distance: "Have you ever heard of the top ten magicians?"

"Holy Ten..." Erza looked at President Makarov: "If I remember correctly, President, he is one of the Holy Ten Great Magicians."

Ivan looked at Makarov: "Yes, you can ask the president how many people in the Holy Ten are ability-based and how many are holding-based."

"Well..." Makarov crossed his arms and nodded slightly: "That's true. So far, all ten of the Holy Ten Magicians are ability-based magicians without exception."

"It's not just Yin Xiujiaer." Ai Wen said calmly: "The same is true for the top strong men in other continents. If you only rely on the magic of changing clothes, I am afraid that your strength will end when you are about 20 years old."

"At that time, it will be difficult for you to participate in higher-level battles. Even if you can barely defeat your opponent, you will not be able to improve your magic skills."

"Because the upper limit of your strength completely depends on the ability of the armor. In other words, no matter how much your magic power is improved, you can't break the limit of the armor. The only ability to change the magic is to change clothes. No matter how thoroughly you understand it, it won't help. Even if You are a rather special knight in costume."

Erza stared at her hands: "I...I thought that putting on armor would make me stronger..."

"You may be mistaken." Ivan waved his hand: "When armor was first invented, it was used to protect oneself, no matter what kind of armor it is."

Erza fell completely silent, lowering her head and not knowing what she was thinking.

Ivan turned around, pinched his waist and looked at Makarov: "It's obviously a magician's guild. President, haven't you told them this?"

Makarov looked at Erza, then at Alvin, and sighed softly: "Whether they are strong or weak, they are all children of the guild, and I will not interfere with their choices."

Ivan shook his head and stopped talking.

Maybe he was a little anxious. After all, Makarov didn't know what was going to happen in the future, so it wasn't surprising that he would have such fatherly thoughts.

If this old man knew that he would face the three major guilds of the Balam Alliance, as well as the black mage Zeref, and the black dragon Acnologia, he would probably be more impatient than anyone else...

"It's up to you. Rather than that, please give me a task first."

"Task?" Makarov was a little curious: "Is there any task that you also need to entrust?"

"There are still some." Alvin smiled: "But it's not a dangerous task. It's just looking for someone to help buy a house."

"Don't you plan to live in the guild dormitory?" Makarov asked: "It's very cheap, only 10 J per month. Besides, you are not 14 years old yet, so we don't charge you rent."

Regardless of social factors, in terms of purchasing power, Aslant's currency is basically equivalent to the Japanese yen.

The rent of 10 J is indeed unaffordable for ordinary people, but it is no pressure at all for magicians.

By completing three or five regular tasks every month, I can even earn money for food and drink. Even if it is a non-dangerous labor task, if I work more diligently, I can earn hundreds of thousands of J.

As for why Lucy is so poor in the original book that she can't even afford the rent, in the final analysis, it's thanks to Natsu, a magical teammate who eats and fucks all day long, and the little money she earns is not enough to compensate for the damage.

"Forget it, I'm used to luxury." Ivan waved his hand and rejected Makarov's proposal. He didn't want to live with a group of stinky men.

There is no choice in Hogwarts, everyone abides by school rules, and Alvin can't be pretentious and special, as if he must be superior to others.

But forget it in the guild. Since he can live in a mansion and villa, there is no need for him to squeeze into a dormitory with other people.

"Okay..." Makarov stopped insisting: "Let's talk about the additional conditions. Is there a demand for the house type?"

"The minimum is a two-story villa, close to the guild, with a swimming pool and a bathtub, and preferably close to the sea." Ivan said casually.

"This requirement is not low. Is there a price requirement?" Makarov asked.

"As long as it meets market standards, even if you build me a castle, I can still afford it, so don't worry." Ivan said with a smile.

"Oh..." Makarov looked surprised: "You boy, are you so rich? What about the reward?"

"What do you think of 200 million J?" Ivan spread his hands.

"Evan..." Makarov tugged on his beard: "If this happens again in the future, I must leave it to the guild boy~"

Alvin: "..."

Did I give too much?

"Okay, that's about it. It's getting late. Before I buy the house, I still need to find a temporary place to stay." Ivan stood up holding on to the bar.

"Wait, Alvin." Makarov called to Alvin.

"Huh? Is there anything else?" Ivan turned slightly sideways and looked at Makarov.

"Hmm...it's nothing..." Makarov crossed his arms and looked at Alvin with an inquiring gaze: "I just want to ask, why do you want to join the guild?"

"Is there any problem?" Alvin raised his eyebrows: "I didn't see you asking Mirajane this question."

"I'm just curious." Makarov grinned and said, "After all, you are different from other children, in terms of personality..."

In terms of personality, Alvin is more like a loner.

Casual, undisciplined, and powerful.

And the alienation that is revealed inadvertently...

"In order to find like-minded people..." Ivan thought for a while: "I appreciate people with strong hearts, even if this person is very weak."

"In addition... magic is the power of idealism. Strong beliefs often break the limits of magic and bloom the power of miracles. To be honest, I am very interested in this kind of power, so I plan to see if I can find what I want here. The answer you want."

After the words fell, Ai Wen nodded slightly and turned to leave.

Makarov looked at Alvin's back in rapt attention, and murmured to himself with a smile.

"He is also a good boy..."