The menu flickered with delayed notifications.
— "Previous rewards…?"
I tapped it. Everything exploded into 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 x2, High Magic Affinity
• Bonus "Awakened in Magnolia": +1 Luck
My body vibrated. Power, energy, and focus took shape within me.
The system updated:
[STATUS]
Name: Axel Drake
Race: Human at peak physical condition
Age: 10
Level: 1
Strength: 17
Agility: 19
Vitality: 18
Mana: 25
Luck: 4
Titles:
· Traveler
· Peak Human
Skills:
• Emperor's Eyes (Level 1)
• Shadow Step (Level 1)
• Synchronized Body (Passive)
Inventory:
Dimensional Backpack
• Protein Bar (x5)
• Bottomless Water Bottle
• Throwing Knives (x3)
• Bandages
• Infinity Lighter
• Gold Coins (x10)
I closed the tab… and a new window appeared.
[Gacha (Rank A) – Ticket Available]
"Okay… Here we go."
I pressed the button.
Red signal.
Red.
My heart froze.
[HIDDEN MAGIC AWAKENED — "SOUL OF THE SLEEPING DRAGON"]
Status: Sealed.
Draconic Affinity: Increased.
High Resistance.
Full Awakening: ???
I stayed still, not breathing.
A dragon slayer… asleep inside me.
"This AU is going to be insane…"
The small room in the Fairy Tail dorm was simple but cozy. The wooden window let the moonlight in, illuminating the holographic screen Axel had just summoned.
He ignored the item notifications for a moment and went straight to the Magic Menu. The Magic icon, previously gray, now pulsed with electric blue. Touching it opened a new interface divided into three sections:
• Spell Acquisition / Shop (Cost: CP)
• Magic Training (Cost: Time/Mana)
• Specialization (Proficiency Level)
The newly acquired 500 CP opened room for experimentation. Axel selected Magic Vision, a low-cost support spell.
Magic Vision — Cost: 5 CP
Effect: Enhances perception of mana flow.
Duration: 5 minutes.
Requirement: None.
He tapped [ACQUIRE].
A soft wave of warmth, like warm water, rose from his palm to his brain. There was no pain — only a "neural click." A new door of perception opened.
[5 CP DEDUCTED. MAGIC ACQUIRED: MAGIC VISION (LEVEL 1)]
Axel activated the spell.
— "Magic Vision."
Instantly, the room gained a new dimension. The air seemed to pulse. Thin golden and green strands floated around, moving in slow, intricate patterns.
"Wow…"
He reached out.
The brightest glow emanated from the wooden walls and, oddly, from his own skin. His body, once a solid mass of flesh and bone, now resembled an interwoven mesh of mana, with the densest point around his abdomen — his magic core.
Axel's body, at the peak of human potential (Strength: 17, Vitality: 18, Mana: 25), reacted perfectly to the new ability. His High Magic Affinity allowed the mana of Earthland — the world's magical flow, as Makarov explained — to be absorbed and processed almost instantly.
The System didn't force him to spend years meditating to learn the spell; instead, it used CP to implant the magical understanding directly into his mind, activating and directing mana flow through his high attributes. His Mana Points (25) were the fuel, and the ability was the map.
He looked toward the end of the street. Magnolia City was a faint ocean of mana, except for a few bright spots: the tear shops, the guild headquarters (which looked like a star overflowing with energy), and… Natsu Dragneel.
The small dorm below his own radiated a pulsing orange fire, like a living magical furnace.
Axel closed Magic Vision and took a deep breath, returning to the main menu. His finger slid to the red notification: "Soul of the Sleeping Dragon."
[HIDDEN MAGIC AWAKENED — "SOUL OF THE SLEEPING DRAGON"]
Status: Sealed (0/100%)
Draconic Affinity: High
Resistance: High (Fire, Electricity, High-Level Magic)
Full Awakening: ??? (Requires… ???)
System Description:
This is a rare and highly unstable Origin Magic, awakened through the unique combination of your transmigrated soul, Earth's energy, and the Super-Soldier Serum. It is not a traditional Dragon Slayer Magic, but the seed of one. While sealed, it grants passive draconic resistances. Full awakening is triggered by a high-impact event, likely an existential threat.
Axel felt his body tingle.
He hadn't drunk the Dragon Slayer Serum — he hadn't even pulled it from a gacha — but the Super-Soldier Serum (which he had drunk) mixed with Earthland's latent mana and his otherworldly soul, forcibly creating a completely new Origin Magic.
"I'm not a Dragon Slayer," he whispered, staring at his hands. "I'm the container for one."
He tried to exert some influence.
[WARNING! POWER IS SEALED. FORCING AWAKENING MAY RESULT IN PERMANENT DAMAGE.]
The red warning pulsed ominously.
"Got it."
There were no shortcuts to becoming a walking dragon.
He had the potential to become a force of nature, but the power was imprisoned. He needed more time, more levels, and maybe to discover exactly what was required for full awakening.
Axel closed the System, feeling safer but also overwhelmed.
He carried an arsenal of combat skills (Super-Soldier Serum, Shadow Step, Emperor's Eyes), access to a support spell menu, and a sleeping dragon's soul inside him.
He was a ten-year-old child with the potential to become a Wizard Saint.
He looked out the window — the moon high above Magnolia. His mission "Join Fairy Tail" was already complete, but the next step was uncertain.
He chuckled softly. This was his new beginning.
And, if he was honest with himself, the chaos caused by Natsu, Laxus, and Mirajane at the guild was the most fun (and dangerous) place to start.
He needed a plan.
And above all, he needed to evolve.
"The first step is money… And the best way to earn money here is by taking missions."
With these missions, I can earn CP. With CP, I can use the shop — and the gacha unlocks naturally by completing achievements.