### Chapter 14: Team Up, First Mission!
Seeing that the two were about to start fighting, the little discipline committee member Erza hurriedly stood between them to separate them.
"One thing is one thing, don't fight."
After stopping the two, especially Gray, who had a look of resentment and indignation, Erza coughed lightly and expressed an opinion different from Cana and Gray.
"I actually think it's no problem. In terms of strength, Jiro has defeated Gray in several recent sparring sessions.
The only thing lacking is experience in executing missions.
How about this? I'll go talk to the Master later. I happen to have a mission I'm interested in. We can go execute it together this afternoon."
Looking at Erza, who settled the matter with just a few words, Jiro gave a sincere thumbs up and praised:
"Erza, you will definitely become an excellent wife in the future."
Meeting Jiro's sincere gaze, Erza's small face quickly flushed red.
"Wi-wi-wi-wife! What are you talking about, idiot!"
Erza, whose cheeks became as scarlet as her hair color, raised her hand in shame and anger and slapped him.
Jiro, who couldn't react in time, was sent spinning 360 degrees in the air by the slap, and finally crashed to the ground like a rag doll.
"Gulp~"
Looking at Jiro's miserable state, Gray swallowed in horror and quietly moved further away from Erza.
Cana hurriedly grabbed Erza's shoulders, trying to shake her awake.
At the same time, she turned back and spat at Jiro:
"Idiot, what nonsense are you saying to a lady!"
Jiro, who struggled to crawl up from the ground, apologized immediately upon hearing this:
"I'm sorry, I won't dare to speak nonsense again."
After speaking, he wiped under his nose with his hand. Looking at the blood on his finger, he sighed from the bottom of his heart:
*So scary. I, who didn't suffer under the old man's hands, was actually slapped to a nosebleed by a shy Erza.*
*Is this the strength of the protagonist team? Scared, scared.*
Speaking of which, Jiro now had a rough estimate of his own strength.
Based on analysis, his current strength should be about the same as Kid Goku when he first appeared in Dragon Ball.
It's just that unlike Kid Goku, who was taught by his martial artist grandfather Gohan since childhood, Jiro knew nothing about martial arts knowledge and skills.
So if they really fought, he should be slightly worse than the 10-year-old Kid Goku.
*12 years old, combat power less than 10. Sure enough, I have the life of a low-class warrior.*
Self-mocking in his heart, he didn't feel discouraged because of this.
...
After Cana's repeated comfort, Erza finally returned to normal.
After apologizing to each other, the group of four continued on the road back to the guild.
It was just that compared to the beginning, the atmosphere among the four was much more silent.
Jiro occasionally found that Erza was actually avoiding his gaze. This discovery instantly made countless cold sweats seep out of his back.
Scared, he hurriedly swore in his heart: I am absolutely not a lolicon, that was really just a heartfelt remark just now!
Fortunately, the previous agreement between the two was not canceled because of this small episode.
Immediately after returning to the guild, Erza called Jiro to find Guild Master Makarov, who was sitting on the bar table drinking as usual.
Raising his eyes to look at the two little ones standing side by side in front of him, Makarov put down his wine glass and asked curiously:
"You two, is there something?"
"Grandpa Master." After greeting him properly, Erza stated their purpose directly.
"May I ask, is the mission about subjugating Vulcans sent to the guild last night still there?
Jiro and I want to take this mission together."
*Vulcan?*
Hearing this name, Jiro had an impression.
That was when he first came to the guild, the Master and others in the guild warned him.
Told him never to run to the forest east of the town alone.
There was a kind of monster called Vulcan there, which was very fierce.
Unexpectedly, Erza started taking on missions to subjugate monsters at such a young age.
But would the Master really agree to let two children so young engage in such dangerous combat?
Makarov indeed hesitated as Jiro expected.
Vulcans are monsters that can speak human language and have high intelligence.
Although their strength is not great, any adult picked randomly from the guild can defeat them.
But the trouble with this mission lies in the fact that it requires subjugating not just one, but a whole 10 of them.
Not to mention that the ones taking this mission are two children, Erza and Jiro.
Just when Makarov felt it was too early and wanted to refuse.
Jiro suddenly took a step forward, holding a fist-sized blue light ball in his right palm, looking at Makarov firmly, and promised:
"Don't worry, old man. I have already defeated Gray and become a qualified Mage.
No matter what danger we encounter, I promise I will protect Erza well."
Feeling the confidence revealed in Jiro's eyes, and the faint violent aura of the light ball in his palm.
Makarov was silent for a long time, then strangely nodded to Erza and agreed.
"Is that so? Then I'll leave it to you."
After speaking, he immediately turned his head and cursed at Jiro as if changing masks.
"Idiot brat, a mere newcomer who just joined, don't try to look cool.
Just listen properly to Little Erza's arrangements and don't drag her down.
Did you hear that, you newcomer!!"
"I know, I know, you smelly old man who treats people differently."
Jiro responded perfunctorily, then hurriedly pushed Erza to stand in front of the guild mission board.
His gaze quickly scanned the mission board, then his eyes lit up. He jumped up and took down a request form, asking the girl beside him:
"Is it this one?"
"Yes, let's go."
Noticing Erza's slightly strange tone, Jiro looked at her strangely, but was quickly attracted by the generous amount on the request form.
"There's actually 100,000 Jewels. That's not a small sum!"
Knowing that in the original work, the rent for Lucy's personal apartment with an independent bathroom was only 70,000 a month.
100,000 Jewels, in the hands of a frugal person, was enough for a month's expenses!!
Hearing Jiro's exclamation, Erza, who had a somewhat dazed expression, finally came back to her senses, shook her head vigorously, and explained:
"Although the reward for this mission is good, Vulcans are not monsters that live in groups. At most, you can only encounter two or three at a time.
But they inhabit a vast forest. It's common not to be able to subjugate 10 of them even in a week with bad luck."
"Oh, so that's how it is. No wonder the uncles in the guild are not interested in this mission that is close to home and has a high reward."