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[X779, Magnolia]
— Dannis Martell —
"You're finally here, brat." The master greeted me as I entered his office.
It was finally time, the last two years of my life was dedicated to this, the chance to find out the truth about my magic.
"I'm ready, master."
The old master nodded as he took out a scroll from behind his desk and handed it to me. "A deal is a deal. This is a missive I received from the magic council a few years back. A fugitive demon and a former member of the dark guild Tartaros is rampaging across Ishgar. The council sent this to all light guilds as an S-Rank mission."
I opened the scroll to see the exact mission details that the old man told me about.
[Hunt down and exterminate Grilthos the Wizard Killer. S-Rank. 5,000,000 Jewels]
My mind boggled seeing that reward money. Holy crap, five million Jewels was around the price I needed to buy my house and the land it sat upon.
One S-Rank job was worth the same amount of two years worth of work and that stipend from the Magic Council.
If this is the average pay for an S-Rank job, then just how rich was Gildarts?
"Was there anything else that the Magic Council said that could help me in the job?" I asked the Master.
"Just recently, the council had made a decision to mark Grilthos as a Catastrophe Level Threat." Makarov then questioned. "What do you know about Fiore's Hazard Registry?"
I shrug slightly. "Just what everyone knows really. It's a threat index by the Magic Council, meant to rank creatures or people that pose a large enough threat to wizards and people in general."
The old man nodded. "A Catastrophe level threat is put on S-rank bounties that have crossed a certain line. Either due to their sheer brutality or disregard for human life in general. Grilthos earned his title of Wizard Killer. While I have faith in your abilities, there's no telling what would happen with an enemy such as this." He then pulled out a pair of lacrimas before handing me one of them.
"These are communication lacrimas. By activating it, you can communicate to a person holding the corresponding pair, which I have. I want you to give me periodical updates of your location at least once a month. If you miss these updates even once, then I'll be sending Gildarts after you."
I raise an eyebrow, quite surprised. "Is this really necessary, Master?"
"Yes. I gave this same speech to both Gildarts and Laxus when they both became S-Class. S-Class missions are a completely different breed than what you've faced until now, Dannis. Believe me when I say that this is a necessary precaution."
"Alright, Master." I nod in understanding as I pocket the communication lacrima. I then stand up to prepare my leave.
"Good luck my boy, I hope you find what you're looking for."
I smile.
"I'll be back soon." I wave the master goodbye as I exit the room.
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