Chapter 5

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(Listening) The next day, early morning...

(Listening) "Knock knock knock knock————!"

(Listening) Noah, still in a deep sleep, was suddenly awakened by a loud knocking on the door. Before he could fully react, he heard Gray's shouting.

(Listening) "Hey! Noah! Are you awake?!"

(Listening) Looking at his door, which was being knocked on repeatedly, Noah couldn't help but frown.

(Listening) Although Gray was indeed the type who wouldn't consider not disturbing someone's sleep, and usually called Noah by knocking on the door in a very forceful manner, Noah felt that today, Gray's knocking was much stronger and his tone more urgent.

(Listening) Could something have happened?

(Listening) This question had just appeared in Noah's mind when, from outside the door, Gray's voice gave him the answer.

(Listening) "You, it's not time to sleep now! It's lively downstairs! Get up quickly!"

(Listening) ...

(Listening) Noah, who had hurriedly come down the stairs with Gray, had just reached the first floor when he noticed that the situation in the guild today was different from usual.

(Listening) It was still lively, but all the guild members had gathered around the job board, surrounding it so tightly that no one could get through.

(Listening) "Is it that job again?"

(Listening) "The client must be really struggling, given how unpopular that job is..."

(Listening) "But it's not just that. Look, the reward for completing the job has increased a lot compared to before."

(Listening) "That's true..."

(Listening) Besides these murmurs, at the guild's bar, an old man with a cane, dressed in clown-like clothing, and of a height similar to a child, but looking exceptionally aged, was sitting there, drinking casually, in stark contrast to the guild members.

(Listening) However, seeing this small, old man sitting on the bar table, Noah showed a look of joy.

(Listening) "Grandpa!"

(Listening) This person was none other than the guild master of 'Fairy Tail' — Makarov Dreyar!

(Listening) "Hmm?" Makarov paused in his drinking, turned his gaze towards the stairs, and saw Noah standing there, a gentle smile appearing on his face, his eyes squinting.

(Listening) "Is it Noah? You're up?"

(Listening) "Grandpa!" Noah ran up to Makarov.

(Listening) "You haven't been to the guild for several days!"

(Listening) "I was just hanging out with some friends, no need to worry!" Makarov scratched his head and laughed heartily.

(Listening) "I'm really sorry!"

(Listening) "Old man!" Gray also came to Noah's side, looking towards the bustling job board, and asked curiously.

(Listening) "What's going on? Why is everyone so excited?"

(Listening) "Let them be for now!" Makarov glanced at the job board and continued drinking.

(Listening) "Anyway, you'll find out soon enough!"

(Listening) "It might take a while for everyone to calm down..." Noah said somewhat helplessly.

(Listening) "So, Grandpa, why don't you explain it first?"

(Listening) "That's true..." Knowing how rowdy his guild members could be, Makarov helplessly tapped his head, leaped off the bar, and walked towards the job board.

(Listening) "Alright! Everyone, quiet down!"

(Listening) As soon as Makarov's voice fell, the previously noisy guild immediately fell silent, and the guild members surrounding the job board automatically parted, making way for Makarov to pass through.

(Listening) Once he reached the job board, Makarov turned to face everyone in the guild, raised his cane, and pointed to a particularly prominent job posting in the center of the board.

(Listening) With good eyesight, Noah clearly saw the words on the job posting and read them out loud.

(Listening) "Ritual Lake?"

(Listening) As soon as he read it, Noah saw Gray's expression change, and he immediately asked.

(Listening) "What is Ritual Lake?..."

(Listening) "You don't know?" Gray was initially surprised, then nodded.

(Listening) "That's right, you've only been in 'Fairy Tail' for a year."

(Listening) "What's the deal?..." Noah asked, very curious.

(Listening) "Ritual Lake is a famous wishing lake!" Seeing that Noah really didn't know, Gray explained.

(Listening) "It's said that if you make a wish at Ritual Lake, under the witness of the lake, the lake's spirit will grant your wish, making your dreams come true!"

(Listening) "Come true?" Noah immediately lost most of his interest.

(Listening) "Sounds like something that's not likely to happen, right?"

(Listening) "Well, in fact, not just you, many people only consider it a rumor. No one has ever heard of someone making a wish there and the lake's spirit appearing to grant it!" Gray shrugged.

(Listening) "But there is one person who did make a wish at Ritual Lake and it came true!"

(Listening) After saying this, Gray looked at Noah.

(Listening) "You know about the Council, right?"

(Listening) Hearing this, Noah raised an eyebrow.

(Listening) The Council is an organization in the Kingdom of Fiore responsible for maintaining the order of the magical world.

(Listening) This organization is composed of a chairman and eight councilors, and their main job is to monitor the actions of various magic guilds, punish guilds that violate Council regulations, and pursue dark guilds that threaten the magical world.

(Listening) In the Kingdom of Fiore, only guilds recognized by the Council can be considered legitimate guilds, and recognized magic guilds must abide by the treaties established by the Council, or they will be forcibly dissolved, acting as the supervisor of all legitimate guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore.

(Listening) "It's said that the first chairman of the Council made a wish to form the Council at Ritual Lake!" Gray said with a smirk.

(Listening) "Although the formation of the Council was entirely due to the chairman's remarkable abilities, since the chairman made the wish to form the Council at Ritual Lake and successfully formed it, Ritual Lake has become a holy site for the Council!"

(Listening) "Coincidentally, Ritual Lake is a very peculiar lake. Once a large amount of magic power is injected into it, the lake begins to glow!" Gray looked at Noah, who was deep in thought.

(Listening) "So, at some point, a rumor started in the Council that if Ritual Lake is not kept glowing, the original wish to form the Council will become invalid, and the Council will be dissolved. Therefore, the Council issues a job every year to a famous guild, asking them to go to Ritual Lake and inject magic power!"

(Listening) "So, is that the job the Council has issued?" Noah looked at the job posting in the center of the board, somewhat puzzled.

(Listening) "But why does everyone seem to dislike this job so much?"

(Listening) "Because to make Ritual Lake glow, an enormous amount of magic power is required, and at least dozens of mages need to go together to complete it. However, this means the reward for the job must be divided among dozens of people, making the amount each person receives very small!" Gray crossed his arms.

(Listening) "A job with such a meager reward, even if issued by the Council, who would like it?"

(Listening) "But the bastards at the Council require the guild that accepts this job to complete it within a month, and this year it's our turn for 'Fairy Tail' to take on this job!" Makarov, standing in front of the job board, spoke with a hint of resentment.

(Listening) "Although I want to refuse, those guys will definitely use this as an opportunity to trip me up, so we need to finish this job quickly!"

(Listening) Hearing Makarov's words, the guild members immediately looked at each other.

(Listening) "Complete the job..."

(Listening) "With such a low reward, who would want to go?"

(Listening) "Exactly..."

(Listening) Facing the whispers of the guild members, Makarov was not surprised. He tapped his cane and said.

(Listening) "You don't need to worry about this, I've already decided!"

(Listening) Saying this, Makarov raised his head and looked directly at Noah, who was standing in front of the bar.

(Listening) "Noah, you will complete this job!"

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