Extreme Flame Wizard
chapter-37

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.

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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….

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[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]

[..............................]

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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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