Without Him, This Commission Wouldn’t Have Been Possible
Dailina entered the hall and saw Xi Ya trotting toward her.
“Xi Ya?”
She stopped and looked at Xi Ya with confusion.
Xi Ya braked and stopped in front of Dailina.
“Dailina, I want to ask you a favor.”
“You need my help? What’s wrong?”
“Well, I came here earlier hoping to accept a simple commission to earn some credits, but there weren’t many commission letters left on the wall. The lowest were only B-rank, but I did find a simpler B-rank commission.”
Xi Ya handed over the commission letter and opened it for Dailina to see.
“Here, this one. Village Poultry Disappearance Incident, an investigation mission.”
“Oh really, it looks pretty simple.”
Dailina read the contents once and looked up.
“So did you register, Xi Ya?”
“Sigh… The senior student in charge of registration didn’t approve it.
She said first-years shouldn’t accept B-rank commissions, too dangerous.”
Xi Ya shook his head and sighed.
“I see…”
Dailina lowered her head and lightly tapped her lips with her finger twice.
“The senior is right though. B-rank commissions are very dangerous.
I heard only second- and third-year students take them.
I understand you want credits, Xi Ya, but if you push yourself too hard, you’ll definitely get hurt again…”
She looked at Xi Ya, her emerald green eyes full of worry.
“Yeah, I know that. That’s why I specifically picked this investigation commission. I wouldn’t dare take any other commission that requires combat.”
Xi Ya stared seriously into Dailina’s eyes.
“I’m not good at fighting, but I’m quite skilled at this kind of investigation task. I heard lower-grade students can team up to take higher-level commissions. Dailina, would you join me? Please!”
He pressed his palms together and bowed deeply to Dailina.
“Huh? Of course I can help you, Xi Ya. You don’t need to do that.”
Seeing Xi Ya suddenly bow, Dailina was a bit flustered.
She quickly waved her hands and lightly supported Xi Ya’s arms to make him stand up.
“But are the two of us enough? Isn’t it still too dangerous…”
She hesitated.
“No problem. Incidents like poultry disappearances are most likely man-made. We just need to find the thief who stole the poultry. Besides, if there’s real danger, we can always run, right? There’s no rule saying we have to complete the commission. Life is the most important thing, after all.”
Xi Ya spoke with a confident look, but he felt like he was tricking Dailina.
This was a B-rank difficulty commission assessed by the academy.
How could it be that simple?
He said it was man-made, but in reality, it might be the work of some magical beast, or even related to the Demon Race.
Who would believe it’s not dangerous?
But he really needed to level up through commission missions.
The Ranking Tournament was next week, and it didn’t restrict the use of magic or Swordsmanship.
Facing classmates with excellent Practical Combat scores, he had no way to cope without improving his abilities.
Moreover, commissions earned credits, and credits were very important in the Elite Class.
If he slacked off now and ended up with insufficient credits at the end of the term, causing him to drop out of the Elite Class, he’d have plenty to cry about then.
Dailina pursed her lips, seeming to think carefully.
Xi Ya quietly waited for Dailina’s reply.
‘By the way, this shouldn’t count as tricking Dailina, right?’
‘Dailina must have come to the Teleport Hall to check commissions too. Now the walls were full of high-difficulty commissions, so Dailina would definitely give up. And now he was inviting her to do a B-rank commission together to earn credits—that should be considered helping her, right?’
‘Yeah, he wasn’t tricking Dailina; he was helping her.’
“All right then.”
Dailina showed a gentle smile.
“I trust your judgment, Xi Ya. Let’s go together.”
“Thank you, thank you! I’m so grateful, Dailina!”
Xi Ya bowed several more times.
“Then let’s go register.”
“Mm.”
They returned to the Registration Desk, and Xi Ya handed the commission letter to the senior again.
“Student, didn’t I say I wouldn’t approve it?”
The senior stopped her pen and looked up with a frown.
“Senior, this time it’s not just me taking it. It’s the two of us. There’s no rule against teaming up to accept a commission, right?”
“No, there isn’t. You can team up. Show me your student IDs.”
Xi Ya and Dailina both handed over their student IDs for the senior to check.
The senior held Dailina’s ID and said:
“Dailina, is it… a new student too. Both of you are first-year new students. Taking a B-rank commission is still too much. Teaming up won’t work either.”
“No, no. The student next to me is amazing.”
Xi Ya leaned forward, resting his elbows on the registration counter with a serious expression.
“Dailina had a very high Practical Combat score upon admission—over ninety points. At the time, she one-shotted the exam’s Magic Golem, leaving not even a scrap.”
“Huh? Xi Ya, when did I one-shot…”
Hearing Xi Ya say this, Dailina hurriedly tried to explain, but when she saw Xi Ya give her a look, she immediately covered her mouth.
“And more, Dailina’s Entrance Exam was to clear out monsters in the Ancient Ruins. The monsters in those ruins were all dangerous, but she single-handedly eliminated all the monsters in the entire ruin. Strong, right? Is that enough strength? She’s no weaker than second- or third-year students.”
Xi Ya continued boasting.
He was good at bragging, especially when praising a strong carry.
No need for a draft; he just blew it up on the spot.
“Is what he said true?”
The senior looked at Dailina skeptically.
“Ah… um, yes…”
Dailina’s cheeks flushed slightly, her tone uncertain, but she still cooperated with Xi Ya to fool the senior.
“Senior, rest assured. I’ll do my best to protect Xi Ya.”
The senior was silent for a long time, her gaze sweeping back and forth between them several times.
Then she looked down at the commission letter.
She had actually already seen Dailina covering her mouth, and combined with Dailina’s guilty expression, she knew Xi Ya was deliberately exaggerating Dailina’s abilities.
This commission looked so simple.
She didn’t know why it had been assessed as B-rank.
Maybe the academy had made a mistake.
Whatever, let them go.
“Fine. But I’ll say this upfront: if you encounter danger, abandon the commission and return immediately Understood?”
“Understood, understood!”
Afraid the senior would change her mind, Xi Ya quickly nodded.
The senior sighed, registered their information on the paper, picked up a stamp and marked the commission letter, then handed it back to Xi Ya.
“Approved.Good luck.”
The senior also glanced at Xi Ya, her eyes carrying a subtle meaning.
“Thank you, senior!”
Xi Ya took the commission letter with a smile, then turned around, and the smile vanished from his face.
‘The way the senior looked at him at the end—wasn’t that like she was looking at a gigolo?’
‘Even though he was hitching a ride on Dailina’s coattails now, was he a gigolo? His contribution was obviously huge, okay?’
‘Without him, this commission wouldn’t have been possible!’