(Heartfelt thanks to 'Teflon Pad' for the 2,000 reward, and to 'Bewitching Pot,' 'Lazy Cancer Shut-in,' and 'xDust' for their rewards!)
Why was the ranking formulated and issued by the International Initiator Supervision Organization (IISO), based on the number of Gastrea defeated and accomplishments achieved by each existing Civil Security pair, called the IP Ranking?
The reason was simple: Civil Security officers were partnered teams consisting of an Initiator, who was a Cursed Child, and a human Promoter.
—Initiator.
—Promoter.
Taking the first letters of the two gave I and P.
Therefore, the so-called IP Ranking could only be obtained after both the Initiator and Promoter, partnered as Civil Security officers, had been officially registered.
In the past, Tina's Promoter partner had been the professor who had transformed himself into a mechanical soldier of the New Humanity Creation Project.
Naturally, that professor had no combat ability whatsoever. Usually, he merely gave Tina orders and had her carry out missions. Her ability to break into the top hundred back then had relied entirely on Tina's personal strength.
After joining Fairy Tail, however, Tina had lost her Promoter, and even her IP Ranking had been frozen.
Starting over was not impossible.
But without a partnered Promoter, Tina could not raise her IP Ranking at all, could she?
Just as Noah was thinking that, Itado Nagamasa stared blankly and said something.
"Didn't you know that you're Tina Spranett's Promoter?"
"Me?" Noah froze on the spot.
When had he become Tina's Promoter?
"It seems you really didn't know about this." Itado Nagamasa frowned before continuing.
"Three years ago, after the Tendou Guild Master announced that you had gone out to carry out an important mission and would not be returning anytime soon, Tina Spranett also registered with the International Initiator Supervision Organization as a