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The Fairy Queen Erza, the female lead of the Fairy Tail anime, should technically be the second female lead, but Erza's popularity is that of the first.
Qi Yan also liked the character Erza very much, so he recognized her at a glance.
This was his first time seeing Erza in person. When he joined the Guild, Erza wasn't there; she seemed to be out on a mission.
"What's going on?"
"It seems Erza wants to take on an S-Class request, but the Master refused her."
"S-Class?!"
S-Class requests are extremely difficult, life-threatening jobs even for S-Class Mages, where one wrong move could lead to disaster.
Unless it's an S-Class Mage of extreme power, like Gildarts, even S-Class Mages rarely take S-Class requests under normal circumstances.
"Master! I am confident I can complete this S-Class mission!"
Erza looked at Makarov and said. Erza had been an S-Class Mage for three years. She passed the S-Class Mage exam at fifteen, becoming an S-Class Mage and the youngest S-Class Mage in the history of the Fairy Tail Guild.
After becoming S-Class, she wasn't in a hurry to take S-Class missions because she knew her strength was insufficient, so she patiently honed her skills.
Originally, she planned to take an S-Class job last year, but then the incident with Mira happened, so she patiently refined her skills for another year. Now she was eighteen.
Upon hearing that a new member of the Guild had completed an S-Class mission on their first job, Erza's competitive spirit was greatly roused. She was S-Class but hadn't completed an S-Class mission, yet a newcomer had.
So she decided to challenge an S-Class mission.
"No! This job is too dangerous. It's not a matter of confidence; it's a matter of strength."
"I have the strength to complete this mission!"
"You stubborn girl, why are you so pigheaded?!"
Makarov slammed the table in anger.
Elfman muttered, "Why does this scene feel so familiar?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Qi Yan. A few days ago, Qi Yan seemed to have had a similar conversation with the Master.
"Master, I'm not being stubborn. I'm truly confident I can complete this job."
Makarov sighed, "Alas! My girl, S-Class requests are not that simple. This request has actually been posted for over two years. In those two years, seven or eight powerful Mages challenged it, and none of them returned. Do you understand why I won't let you go now?"
"What?!"
"Seven or eight Mages all fell?!"
Everyone in the Guild was astonished. Mages capable of taking S-Class requests must be powerful Mages. So many powerful Mages had fallen; this S-Class mission was too dangerous.
"Master, I still want to try and challenge it!"
Erza said with a serious expression. Every mission has its dangers; only by constantly challenging oneself can one break through their limits.
"You child, why can't I get through to you?"
Makarov was furious.
At this moment, Makarov noticed Qi Yan in front of the request board and thought to himself: This kid seems to have always been eyeing the missions on the second floor.
"Alright! I agree."
"Really?!"
Erza was instantly surprised. Based on the Master's previous attitude, she thought he would never agree.
"However! I have one condition!"
"What condition?"
"That is, you cannot go on this job alone. It's too dangerous to go alone. I will assign someone to go with you; only then will I feel at ease."
As he spoke, Makarov pointed a finger at Qi Yan in front of the request board: "Qi Yan, you go with Erza!"
Qi Yan was also a bit stunned, pointing to himself: "Me?!"
"Eh—————?!"
Everyone in the Guild was also greatly surprised by Makarov's words.
Qi Yan was just a newcomer who had just joined the Guild, and he had just completed an S-Class mission not long ago. Was he really going to do a second S-Class mission now? That was too exaggerated.
"That's right! It's you, kid. Haven't you always wanted to do S-Class missions? I'm giving you a chance. Go with Erza to do this S-Class mission. Are you doing it or not?"
Ding! Do you accept the S-Class mission: Sword of Legend? Mission reward: one ten-pull gacha!
"Do it! Do it! Do it!"
Upon seeing the system prompt, Qi Yan immediately raised his hand and shouted.
How could he not do it? One S-Class request was equivalent to 10 A-Class requests. Moreover, doing 10 A-Class requests was too troublesome, requiring a lot of running around, which was not as convenient as doing one S-Class mission.
Qi Yan quickly came over: "Master, I'll do it!"
"Erza, this mission will be completed by you and Qi Yan together. If you don't agree, then I cannot allow you to go on this job alone."
Makarov said to Erza. S-Class requests were too dangerous. Although Erza's overall abilities were very strong, the possibility of failure was also very high. Although Qi Yan was a newcomer, he already had experience completing S-Class requests, and judging from Elfman's description of his performance, although Qi Yan's stamina was a bit lacking, if he went all out, the power he unleashed was definitely among the top S-Class Mages.
If it weren't for fear of this kid getting too arrogant, he could even be directly made an S-Class Mage.
Only if Qi Yan went with Erza could he feel somewhat at ease.
"I agree!"
Erza didn't hesitate at all. She wasn't the kind of person who insisted on being reckless and courting death. She wouldn't refuse a safer way to complete the mission.
"Hello, I'm Erza. Nice to meet you."
Erza generously extended her hand to Qi Yan and introduced herself.
Qi Yan also extended his hand and shook Erza's: "My name is Qi Yan. Nice to meet you."
"Hmm, I've heard of you. You single-handedly defeated the Phantom Bandit Gang and completed an S-Class mission. Very reliable!"
"It was just a coincidence."
"S-Class missions aren't completed by coincidence. If you have time, we can spar sometime."
"Uh... alright!"
Qi Yan saw the strong desire to win in Erza's eyes, as if she was determined to defeat him.
"Qi Yan, take a look at the mission."
Makarov handed the request form to Qi Yan.
Qi Yan took the request form. This was the first time he had truly seen an S-Class request form.
A large red 'S' was marked on the request form to highlight the danger of the mission.
"Sword of Legend (S): In a temple deep within the Great Forest west of the Sobeya Kingdom, there is a legendary sword. Pull out the Sword of Legend and return it to the Sobeya Royal Palace."
"The mission doesn't seem that complicated!"
Makarov said with a serious expression, "The simpler the mission, the more dangerous it is. Seven or eight powerful Mages have already fallen on this mission."
"I don't know much about this mission, but I do know about the Great Forest west of the Sobeya Kingdom. Its official name is the Western Great Forest, but it also has another name: the 'Demon Beast Great Forest'!"