Seele's First Mission

Chiba's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

I like this thing, so you're going to teach me how to cut it open?

How could you be such a senior sister?!

Nuolin suddenly added, "You haven't been here for five days."

Chiba did the math and realized he hadn't been here for five days. He scratched his head and said, "I've been so busy these past few days, I forgot."

As he spoke, he blurted out, as if being a cheeky person, "Senior sister, you wouldn't be missing me, would you?"

Nuolin was taken aback, and then actually nodded.

Chiba: "???"

"Cough cough... Cultivation, cultivation..." Chiba coughed dryly twice, trying to change the subject.

"Hmm." Nuolin drew her sword and unleashed a burst of sword energy at him.

Chiba was startled and instantly drew the Heaven's Blazing Sun from his waist to block her sword energy.

"Senior sister, why did you cut me?" Chiba asked in surprise.

Nuolin said, "Let me let you feel the sword energy."

Chiba: "???"

How could you be such a senior sister?!

But Nuolin didn't give Chiba any time to react, unleashing a barrage of sword strikes, countless sword energies attacking him.

Chiba had no choice but to hold onto the Heaven's Blazing Sun and continue to resist.

"Ah... I've truly suffered so much..."

As evening fell, Chiba Earth Flow wearily through the forest and sighed.

Throughout the day, Nuolin relentlessly tormented his mind and body. To make matters worse, she forbade him from using Chakra and forced him to rely solely on magic to condense sword energy to defend himself, which was incredibly difficult for him.

He's currently at most A-Class in magic power, while Nuolin's magic power is comparable to Laxus's. The difference in their magic power is like heaven and earth; it's already a miracle he wasn't injured.

Back home, Feiyin lay on the sofa eating snacks and watching TV, while Seele cooked in the kitchen.

"Welcome back!" Feiyin said energetically.

Chiba squinted. "Why does it sound so different coming from you?"

"Hehehe..." Feiyin rubbed her little hands together and said slyly, "You know what I mean, right?"

Chiba understood perfectly well; the family was out of money, and this guy wanted him to go out and work to earn some.

Chiba retorted irritably, "No time! I can't afford to support you!"

"Oh dear... don't do that... you're a big shot..." Feiyin shamelessly nestled against Chiba's chest.

"Ugh~ Don't be so mushy, I'm afraid I'll burst and die from overexertion." Chiba said with a look of disgust.

"Um..." Seele came out of the kitchen at this moment and whispered, "If Chiba is busy, I... I can go do a mission..."

Chiba was taken aback, looking at Seele, who was a little timid but still had a heartwarming and innocent smile, and pondered for a moment.

In fact, Seele's strength has been improving by leaps and bounds over the past few months. Both her Chakra reserves and her mastery of Wood Release Ninjutsu have progressed very quickly. If she were to take on missions that only C-Class or B-Class mages could handle, Seele's strength would be more than enough. But Chiba is worried about her personality.

She's too naive, and she's terrified of talking to strangers. Chiba worries that she might not be able to take care of herself without him.

But thinking about it again, I can't take care of her forever. Whether I get married or she gets married in the future, they will eventually be separated.

As people grow up, they inevitably experience separation.

"Okay, let's go to the guild and pick up a quest tomorrow," Chiba said.

"Mm." Seele smiled.

The next day.

Chiba arrived at the guild early with Seele, and of course, Feiyin as well. The three of them stood in front of the quest panel, selecting quests.

But...

"This won't work... it's too difficult..."

"That won't work either. What if interacting with a group of grown men scares Seele?"

"No, no..."

Feiyin was choosing one task after another, while Chiba just shook his head, feeling that there was no suitable task.

Even after Feiyin had selected all the tasks on the panel, Chiba still shook his head.

"Ugh... I'm really impressed by you..." Feiyin wailed, "Are you Virgo? Why are you such a perfectionist?"

Chiba frowned. He had agreed readily last night, but when he actually brought Seele to the guild today, his heart started pounding.

He wasn't even this nervous during his first S-Class Mission, so why was he this nervous when it was Seele's turn?

What kind of complex is this?

"What are you doing?" Mira walked towards them.

Feiyin said, "We're choosing tasks for Seele, but Chiba keeps disagreeing, saying this won't do and that won't do."

Mira was somewhat surprised and asked, "Seele can already do quests?"

Chiba said, "The strength is enough, but in other aspects..."

He seemed a little awkward. "I just feel like none of these tasks are suitable for Seele, they just won't work..."

Feiyin rubbed her forehead. "Big brother, please, you were the one who allowed Seele to do the mission, why are you going back on your word at this crucial moment?"

Chiba stared wide-eyed and said, "I didn't say I was going back on my word, but these missions really aren't suitable for her..."

"Hey! This isn't even considered going back on his word, Mira, look at him!"

Mira chuckled.

She brushed a strand of hair from her forehead and couldn't help but chuckle, "Chiba, have you noticed that you're acting like a worried father who doesn't trust his daughter to go out? He's afraid she won't have enough money, afraid she'll get bullied..."

Chiba: "..."

"Speaking of which, I don't think I've given you the money you needed for your trip," Chiba said to Seele, then took out the last of his money from his pocket.

Mira: "..."

Feiyin: "..."

Feiyin glanced at Chiba, then at Seele, and said sourly, "See? See? I really have no place in this family anymore. I have to beg for money... Chiba, you bastard..."

"If Chiba is raising Seele as a daughter, then you're his son. Of course, a father treats his daughter better than his son!" Mira added at the opportune moment.

"But I'm a girl too!" Feiyin retorted indignantly.

At that moment, Seele pointed to one of the quests and whispered, "Can I do this quest?"

Chiba looked at the quest that Seele was pointing to; it read:

Arrest Yves's Gang' gang of thieves!

"No way! This is a slaying mission!" Chiba firmly objected.

"But..." Seele hesitated.

"This..." Chiba was about to say something when Mira slapped him down.

Mira smiled at Seele and said, "It's okay, Seele, if you want to do it, just do it. Don't worry about him."

Seele hesitated for a moment, then carefully tore the quest sheet off the quest panel and said, "Mira, Sister Mira."

"Okay! You go ahead, Feiyin will come too."

"Well... goodbye Mira -neechan, Chiba," Seele said.

The two of them left quickly, and only then did Mira remove her hand.

Chiba sighed, sighed again, and sighed once more.

Mira rubbed her forehead. "You're worrying too much. She's made it clear she wants to do it, so why won't you agree? Besides, Feiyin is with her, what are you afraid of?"

Chiba plopped down on the stool and muttered, "But I'm always worried about her."