Elenoir: “Hey, Igni～”

    Igni: “Yes, Ms. Elenoir?’

    This was during the lunch break. Igni was with his usual friends eating lunch together when Elina and Erumi barged in on the group, and Alicia and Iris were making a big fuss. That’s when Ms. Elenoir called him over, and they were speaking in a meeting room.

    Elenoir: “It’s about this～”

    With that Ms. Elenoir pulls out one piece of paper.

    Igni: “What’s this?”

    There was a piece of paper with his name, age, and other information written down.

    Elenoir: “We got an Official Quest Request for you～”

    Igni: “A Quest? You mean, the same thing the 3rd Years are doing?”

    Elenoir: “Yu～p. But because you won the [Tournament], someone directly requested for you～”

    Igni: “They requested for me? So…..they requested me directly by name?”

    Elenoir: “You’re exactly right～ Gold star for you～”

    Igni: “How long will this take?” Elenoir: “It will start about one week from now, and might take…...about a week?”

    Igni: “1 full week. That’s a long time. What would I do about my classes?” Elenoir: “You’ll have official leave～ And depending on the contents of the Quest, you’ll receive additional credit for courses～”

    Igni: “What kind of Quest is this?”

    Elenoir: “It’s a request to transport a [Weapon]～ You’re being asked to protect an Elves’[Weapon] through the Kingdom all the way to the Principality.”

    Igni: “Principality…..oh, you mean the Lilitalia Principality. It’s right below the Holy Nation of Santaruman.”

    Elenoir: “That’s right～”

    Igni thinks about this.

    He doesn’t have any problems with taking on this Quest.

    But will this Quest help him become more popular? That was his only concern.

    Elenoir: “If you don’t want to, you don’t have to accept～　You see, the Elves dislike humans so～　Stuff like this rarely happens～”

    Igni: “They dislike humans……..”

    It’s true that Igni has heard several rumors that Elves in general disliked humans.

    Igni: “But what about Ms. Mira then?”

    Elenoir: “She’s special～”

    Igni couldn’t argue with that.

    Elenoir: “To be honest～　All the teachers are pretty surprised～　No one thought the Elves would request a Quest from us and on top of that, they requested a student～”

    Igni: “.......hmmmm”

    Igni thought some more.

    Igni: “Would that mean that I would be the first ever to receive a Quest from the Elves?”

    Elenoir: “Yup～”

    Igni: “I’ll do it.”

    The allure of being the first caught Igni’s attention.

    Elenoir: “Really? Thank you～”

    And with that Ms. Elenoir hugged Igni.

    Elenoir: “You’re such a good kid～”

    Igni: “MーMs. Elenoir?!”

    Since Igni won the Tournament, Igni felt the distance between him and Ms. Elenoir was much closer than before.

    Elenoir: “Okay then～　I’ll let them know that you accepted the Quest～　They also wanted two others to go with you, so I’ll take care of that part～”

    Igni: “It’s okay if I don’t choose?”

    Elenoir: “Well～　So you have to get used to performing Quests first～　And then you’ll start selecting your party members～　The most important thing～　about doing Quests is to make sure you complete the Quest objectives～　So if you choose students who are not used to Quests～　You’ll find yourself in a difficult situation～　So I’ll help choose people who will help support you～”

    Igni: “I see. If that’s the case, thank you for your help.”

    Igni immediately understood what Ms. Elenoir was trying to say.

    There were no objections from him.

    Elenoir: “So yea～　Do you have anyone who you can’t work with or don’t get along with～? I’d appreciate it if you let me know now～”

    Igni: “Oh, there’s no one like that.”

    Elenoir: “Great～　Then I’ll go ahead and make my choices then～”

    Igni: “Thank you again.”

    Igni bows politely.

    Elenoir: “You’ll know in about a week～”

    And Igni leaves the meeting room with that.

    1 week has passed.

    Igni arrived at the school gates 10 minutes before the meeting time.

    Iris: “Sir Igni! Over here!!”

    And Iris is hopping up and down trying to get his attention.

    Igni: “Iris? Why are you here?”

    Iris: “Ms. Elenoir asked me to come! She said for me to help you on this Quest!”

    Igni: “So you’ll be supporting me? I’m grateful, Iris.”

    Iris’ compatibility is [EARTH] : [S].

    She doesn’t have Igni’s firepower, but she’s more geared towards supporting him by manipulating the battlefield.

    Igni: (Thinking of it that way, she’ll be a solid member to this party.)

    Igni is attack-oriented with supreme firepower and has the ability to respond to any situation.

    Alicia is also a frontline attacker.

    Iris is a mid-line supporter.

    Yoori is a back-line supporter.

    And if a Healer joins the group, they have a well-balanced party.

    Iris: “Sir Igni! I’m so happy that my first is with you!”

    Igni: “I’m also glad that my first is with you too.”

    Iris: “Really?!”

    Iris grabs hold of Igni’s arm and holds him tightly.

    But it’s a little sad. Iris is a little thin.

    But as soon as the word “thin” crosses his mind, simultaneously, a painful memory erupts in his cheeks.

    It was an unforgettable moment 1 year ago….

    [Grandpa, I don’t want to be popular with anyone without breasts]

    BAGON!! (*sfx super heavy impact)

    [YーYOU PUNCHED MY FACE?!?!]

    As Igni screamed in protest, Lucas’ fists flew at him.

    [YOU FOOL!!]

    [?!]

    [A FOOL OF A FOOL! YOU ARE THE BIGGEST FOOL THERE IS, IGNI!!]

    [Mーme……? I’m a……]

    [YOU’RE WORDS ARE THE WORDS OF THE WEAK……!! YOU’RE JUST A **** HEAD KID WHO DOESN’T EVEN KNOW THE VALUE OF A FLAT CHEST…….!!]

    [Wーwhat’s so good about a flat chest?!?! Having a big chest is so much better!!]

    SLAP!!

    [Yーyou’re slapping me now…..?!]

    [There is no dignity in discriminating by size.”

    [...........whーwhat are you….]

    [I’ll say it again! THERE IS NO DIGNITY IN DISCRIMINATING BY SIZE!!!]

    [......I, I DON’T GET IT, GRANDPA!!]

    SLAP!!!!

    Lucas slapped Igni so hard that Igni thought his head came off.

    [Igni, you are only looking at the breast]

    [............?!]

    [But is that truly where the value of the woman lies?]

    [Thーthat’s…..]

    [The value of a woman is not limited to just that, am I right?]

    [.........oh….OH………!!]

    [Are you looking on the inside? How about her face? Her clothes? Is she kind?]

    [..........OH…...OHHH………!!]

    [OYE, IGNI!! OPEN YOUR EYES ALREADY!!!]

    [................!]

    [LOVE HER!! LOVE HER JUST AS SHE IS!!]

    [Grandpa……….Grandpa, I was wrong…….!!]

    [I’m glad you understand.]

    [But grandpa]

    [What is it?]

    [I’m more surprised that you gave such solid advice]

    [..............................]

    Yes, to only love big chests is something only a 2nd rate would do.

    NO, A 3RD RATE……….!

    You’ll be scraping at the bottom as a man………..!!

    What you need to do is love every part of the girl…her whole being….!

    You can’t just go around ranking breast sizes………!!

    Iris: “Then let’s go, Sir Igni! Ms. Elenoir said she’ll walk with us for part of the way there!”

    As Iris tried to pull Igni away from the school gates, a voice called out from behind.

    “Hey, wait wait!! Don’t leave me behind!!”

    Igni: (...............................hm?)

    In Igni’s mind, it was just going to be him and Iris, but when he turns around…

    “I’m here too! Don’t forget about me!!”

    Igni: “Edward?!”

    There stood Edward.

    Edward: “Of course it’s me! Don’t worry! I’ll patch you guys up if you guys get hurt!!”

    Igni: “..........hm? Patch us up??”

    Edward: “Hm? Of course. I’m a Healer Wizard.”

    Igni: “.......oh, ohhhhh yeah. That’s right………”

    Igni couldn’t tell him that this is the first time he’s heard.

    Edward: “My compatibility is [A] so I can restore lost limbs if it comes down to it! But don’t overdo it and get hurt, got it?! Do you understand?!”

    Iris: “Hey! What are you talking about?! Like Sir Igni would ever get injured!!”

    Edward: “That’s true.”

    Iris: “Of course it’s true! Sir Igni is the best!”

    Edward: “Yeah, Igni really is something else.”

    Igni: “Um, hey guys....that''s enough. Let’s just get going……….”

    Igni learned of Edward’s skills as a Healer Wizard and was unable to deal with the shocking realization.

    Igni: (........hーhe might……….Edward fits into my party formation………..?!?!)

    And suddenly dread overwhelmed him.

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