Fairy Tail: Becoming stronger by spending money.

After getting the news from Crawford, Caesar rushed to the Senate with the Dragon Slayer Magic Crystal the next day.

Crawford came to receive Caesar in person, which also sent a clear message to the outside world.

Caesar was now under Crawford's support—part of his inner circle.

A member of Crawford's chariot!

Caesar didn't mind being used as a political signal. As long as he kept the benefits, he didn't care. He had work to do and his own goals to chase.

Crawford brought Caesar to the research department of the Magic Council and called in a professional dragon-slaying magic crystal implanter.

"You can completely trust me with the Dragon Slayer Magic Crystal inlay."

The confident man said to Caesar, "As long as we apply the anesthetic, you won't even feel the pain. The inlay process will be done before you know it."

"No need for anesthesia."

Caesar met his gaze and said, "I need to be fully alert the moment the Dragon Slayer Crystal merges into my body. Anesthetics will just slow me down."

"This..."

The man hesitated and looked at Crawford.

Crawford saw Caesar's determined expression. After thinking for a moment, he nodded. "Do as Caesar says."

The man was surprised, then gave a reluctant sigh. "Alright, but if he can't handle the pain and it fails—I'm not taking responsibility!"

"No problem!"

Caesar replied without hesitation.

The operation was quickly arranged. Caesar changed into loose surgical clothing and was wheeled into the operation room.

The confident man glanced at Caesar lying on the table, sighed behind his mask, and said, "You still have time to change your mind."

"No. Let's begin."

Caesar's body flickered with light.

Take over—Shirai Kuroko, Namikaze Minato, Son Goku, Jiro!

After taking over four cards at once, Caesar nodded for the operation to begin.

The man nodded, picked up the scalpel, approached Caesar, and made a few gestures—then sliced at the target area on Caesar's head.

But the moment the scalpel made contact, it felt like hitting toughened leather. No matter how much pressure he applied, he couldn't cut the skin.

"What the hell...?"

The man stared in disbelief.

"Forget it, I'll do it."

Caesar sighed. His defense was clearly too overpowered in this state.

He raised a finger, transformed it into a blade, and slashed the same spot. The flesh split open instantly—without bleeding.

The man, now stunned, quickly set down the scalpel and picked up the cleaned Dragon Slayer Magic Crystal.

"Wait, there's one more thing."

Caesar handed over the potion Adrian had given him.

The man opened it and took a sniff.

"Huh? Who made this? The concentration is insane! And it's perfectly matched to this magic crystal."

He was shocked, then grinned. "With this, I'm confident we can boost the success rate to 70%!"

As he spoke, his hands got to work. His assistants stepped forward. As the crystal was placed on the wound, they raised their arms. Small magic arrays formed, and streams of magic poured steadily into the Dragon Slayer Crystal.

The potion was poured slowly onto the crystal. The mixture of potion and magic began to melt the crystal, which started to seep into the open wound.

"Now comes the crucial moment. This is where it all depends on you!"

At the man's words, a searing pain shot through Caesar's body—like being stabbed by thousands of needles.

Cold sweat ran down his face, and veins bulged across his forehead.

Teeth clenched, Caesar felt the space-based magic of the crystal rapidly taking root in his body, devouring his energy in waves.

"You want to eat? Fine, I'll feed you!"

Caesar surged with magic, syncing with the spatial attributes and starting to direct the power into his own system.

"It's fusing so fast!"

The man's eyes widened as the crystal melted and merged rapidly with Caesar.

Caesar, however, frowned slightly. He felt resistance. The Jiro card's power seemed to be interfering—not from the power itself, but from a seal embedded in Jiro's body.

"So the seal is holding back the absorption?"

Caesar realized this wasn't how he thought he'd release Jiro's seal—not in combat, but now, right here.

He tore off his surgical shirt, revealing his upper body covered with nails embedded in vital points.

Pop.

With a quiet sound, Caesar pulled the nail from his heart.

BOOM!

A tremendous force burst out. The observers were flung back as Caesar's body shrank slightly, tightening into muscular, terrifying definition.

Instantly, the entire Magic Council was shaken, and wizards began rushing toward the overwhelming pressure.

One by one, the nails popped out from Caesar's body. His face contorted—his expression fierce, with features resembling a wild beast.

"What's going on?!"

Crawford arrived first, shocked. After all, he had brought Caesar here—anything going wrong would be on him.

"Yo, Crawford."

Caesar, his face cracking and filled with jagged fangs, gave a casual greeting.

"You... this is take over magic?"

Crawford asked hesitantly. But this didn't look like ordinary take over magic—this was overwhelming.

"Yeah. Just fully released the seal on Jiro. Bit noisy, but it'll be over soon."

As Caesar spoke, the last of the nails popped out.

He returned to normal—features human again, skin darkened slightly, and his magical pressure completely retracted.

The wound on his face had vanished. The Dragon Slayer Magic Crystal was also gone.

In Jiro's fully unsealed take over state, the Dragon Slayer Magic Crystal wasn't just implanted—it was completely absorbed.

Caesar slowly exhaled, feeling the immense pressure of Jiro's power.

Even if he did nothing, he could only maintain this form for five minutes at most.

If he went all out, three punches—and he'd be completely out of magic.

But those three punches could shatter a continent.

"When I finally collect enough of Jiro's cards... maybe I really could destroy the entire continent in one hit."

Caesar released the take over and sighed.

Still, power like this that can't be used freely was a bit of a pain.