S-Class Mission

"There!"

Chiba gave a low shout.

Nuolin followed the sound, and with a casual flick of her sword, another sword aura flew out.

"Swish!"

Several sword energies exploded in the distance, sending snowflakes, mud, and vegetation flying. But the dark figure was incredibly fast; the sword energies didn't even touch the hem of his clothes.

"Big black rat!"

Chiba leaped off the snake's head, instantly placing one hand on the ground. Chakra flowed from his arm into the earth, causing a flash of red light.

"Oh no!"

A sweet, girlish voice reached Chiba's ears, causing him to pause in surprise and halt the casting of his technique.

"Boom!"

An explosion occurred instantly within a hundred-meter radius, spewing out magma that melted all the accumulated snow. The dark figure conveniently flashed into the air, revealing its form.

It was the appearance of a young girl.

The girl had long, light blue hair, a slender figure, and a pretty face. She looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. She wore a black robe, carried a longbow and arrows on her back, and held a silver dagger in her hand. Deep fear lingered in her eyes.

"Who are you? Why are you attacking us?!" Chiba shouted.

The girl in mid-air was surrounded by surging wind. She snorted coldly but didn't say anything. She simply rode the wind and charged towards them.

"Rasengan!"

Chakra condensed and spun in his hand, eventually forming a sphere the size of a fist.

The girl's pupils contracted slightly. She sensed something was wrong with the Rasengan in Chiba's hand, but the arrow was already on the bowstring and had no choice but to channel more magic power into the dagger.

"Bang!"

The dagger and the Rasengan collided, Chakra and wind to surge and churn.

Good and evil cannot coexist!

The girl gave a low shout, then flipped her wrist, creating swirling wind in her hand, and attacked Chiba's temple.

"Clang!"

But her hand struck only the curved blade of a sword— Nuolin's sword.

The girl was slightly taken aback; she didn't understand why Nuolin had used the flat of her sword to block. Shouldn't she have used the blade to kill her? Wasn't this how people from the dark guilds always acted?

If she were using a sword blade, she would infuse more magic into her hand, relying on the wind to strike the blade and deflect herself away.

"Magic Council?"

Nuolin said.

The girl paused for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "So what if you know? Die, you demons!"

As she spoke, she broke free from the stalemate with the Rasengan and stabbed towards Nuolin's forehead.

"Clang!"

The sword and dagger clashed, sparks flying. But Nuolin, with a mere flick of her wrist, sent the girl flying.

"Thump!"

The girl fell onto the rocky ground, formed from the receding lava. She tried to struggle to her feet to fight, but a sword was pressed against her neck.

Don't act rashly.

Nuolin said calmly.

The girl glared angrily at Nuolin, but the latter remained completely expressionless, as if defeating her would be an easy task.

At this moment, Chiba also instigated the Water King to come to the girl. The Water King lowered its head, and its snake head revealed a human-like expression as it carefully examined the girl.

"Pretty girl... Hey! Beautiful lady! What's your name?"

I don't know if Chiba misjudged this guy at first, but ever since it became his summoning beast, this guy has inexplicably developed a great interest in human girls, and sometimes his eyes really look like those of a perpetually lecherous old man.

But the girl was not frightened by the Water King's ugly face. Instead, she spat on its face and showed disgust.

The Water King was furious. He had only come to pick up a girl and ask her name, but she hadn't said a word and had instead given him a sip of water. Although he was a demon, he was still a demon with dignity, and he wouldn't allow a little girl to trample on him so easily.

However, the girl seemed genuinely frightened by the Water King's ferocious appearance and remained motionless.

"We are not members of the Dark Guild," Nuolin said calmly, looking down at the girl beneath her.

Nuolin realized that the girl in front of her had misunderstood; the latter was from the Magic Council of Mages and must have thought they were mages from a dark guild, which was why she attacked them.

Chiba paused for a moment upon hearing Nuolin's words, then realized what she meant and revealed the white Fairy mark on the back of his hand.

"I am a mage from Fairy Tail, not a member of the Dark Guild," Chiba said.

He couldn't understand how this girl could mistake them for members of the Dark Guild. His senior sister was so beautiful and he was so handsome; how could she be a member of the Dark Guild?

It must be because of that ugly thing Water King.

Chiba glanced at the Water King.

The latter trembled slightly, tucked its tail in, and wondered if it had done something to anger Chiba.

"Fairy Tail?" The girl looked at Chiba with a strange expression, as if scrutinizing him, and then said, "That guild known for its destruction?"

Nuolin looked at Chiba expressionlessly.

The latter nodded helplessly.

Although he didn't want to admit it, it was indeed the truth.

Nuolin sheathed her sword, and the girl stood up, her eyes scrutinizing Chiba: "Why are Fairy Tail mages here? Don't you know there are members of dark guilds around here?"

Just as Chiba was about to answer, Nuolin took out the mission sheet and said calmly, "The S-Class Mission's Assist the Magic Council 'Defeating the Dark Guild' Sword of Slaughter '' was issued by an unknown person. After paying the reward, he disappeared. We are the ones who accepted the mission."

The girl took the mission sheet, examined it carefully for a while, and then returned it to Nuolin, somewhat puzzled. "Even if the Magic Council needed something from the Mage Guild, they wouldn't ask for assistance in this way. This shouldn't be a mission issued by the Magic Council."

"But the terms are that we assist you; you can refuse to let us into your territory," Nuolin said.

The girl hesitated for a moment, then said, "How about this, I'll take you to ask our captain first. Although I really hope you can stay on our side, there's nothing I can do if the captain doesn't agree."

As she spoke, she gave Nuolin a deep look.

Nuolin nodded in understanding.

"Hey! Senior Sister, why did we choose an S-Class Mission? Isn't that a mission that only S-Class Mages recognized by the guild can accept?" Chiba shouted.

He had initially thought it was just A-Class mission, but upon hearing their conversation, he realized that Nuolin had accepted an S-Class Mission!

Holy crap! Is this another S-Class opponent?

He's not like Natsu, who'd steal an S-Class -S-Class Mission he didn't have one. He just wanted to repay a favor to Nuolin, and a subjugation mission with a reward of two or three million would be enough. Using S-Class subjugation mission to repay a favor felt like a waste.

Nuolin replied, "Mr. Makarov acknowledges that I possess S-Class strength, so I am now considered S-Class Mage in your guild."

Chiba really wanted to say, "Damn it, I'm not even S-Class! Senior sister, are you really going to drag me to my death?"

Seeing the bewildered and clueless look on her senior's face, she ultimately didn't say those words.

Forget it, we're already here, why go back? Besides, I'm just assisting; my senior sister is the main fighting force. And to put it another way, Feiyin is there to hold things off. Unless it's Ten Wizard Saints, he can at least get his senior sister out unscathed.