Chapter 96

Because of Dian Niang's mischief, Chapter 94 was posted twice, so I had to change the second 94 to 95 and update Chapter 95 early. Those reading on Qidian can see Chapter 95, but for those reading the D version... I have nothing more to say...

"‘Fairy Tail’?"

Around them, all the police company presidents and their partners reflexively froze, then burst into a commotion.

"He's the president of ‘Fairy Tail’?"

"The famous sanctuary for the ‘Cursed Children’?"

"No wonder..."

Now, in the Tokyo area, it's almost impossible to find someone who doesn't know about ‘Fairy Tail’. The reason is simple: ‘Fairy Tail’ is the sanctuary for the ‘Cursed Children’, who are seen as rats by everyone.

In an era where nearly 90% of people hate and reject the ‘Cursed Children’, even if others don't look at them with prejudice, they certainly wouldn't want to provide them with a place to stay.

However, ‘Fairy Tail’ appeared and, in just a year, gained a reputation, becoming a well-known presence in the Tokyo area.

How could such an existence not attract attention?

Moreover, it's long been rumored in the industry that the combat power of ‘Initiators’ from ‘Fairy Tail’ is unusually higher than that of ordinary ‘Initiators’.

Many ‘Promoters’ recognized by ‘Fairy Tail’ and paired with ‘Fairy Tail’s ‘Initiators’ are also very famous, and almost all of them joined ‘Fairy Tail’ as police officers.

Furthermore, ‘Fairy Tail’ turns all civilian commissions into job postings, allowing internal police officers to choose freely, not hiring them with salaries but sharing profits, which attracts many external police officers, making ‘Fairy Tail’ grow stronger and more famous.

Therefore, it's almost impossible to find someone in the Tokyo area who doesn't know ‘Fairy Tail’.

Of course, there are more direct ways to express how famous ‘Fairy Tail’ is.

For example, in ‘Fairy Tail’, there are at least ten police officers with IP rankings around 1,000!

And Shoukan's IP ranking is 1584.

In ‘Fairy Tail’, there are many police officers ranked higher than Shoukan!

Not to mention, ‘Fairy Tail’ has a large number of ‘Cursed Children’ qualified to become ‘Initiators’!

Even if Shoukan wanted to cause trouble for Noah, he wouldn't be qualified at all!

This is what Natsuki wanted to convey!

"Tch!" Shoukan finally calmed down slowly, gritting his teeth and forcefully twisting his broken arm back to its original position.

"Consider me unlucky!"

Leaving these words, Shoukan returned to the crowd, gritting his teeth.

Around them, all the police company presidents and police officers looked at Noah with various expressions, mostly scrutinizing, as if they wanted to reassess this rumored president of ‘Fairy Tail’.

In contrast, the children who were ‘Initiators’ all looked at Noah with curious and clearly favorable gazes, seemingly having a very good impression of him.

This was probably due to Noah not only not rejecting the ‘Cursed Children’ but also providing them with a place to stay.

Given this, it's natural that no ‘Cursed Child’ would dislike Noah.

Natsuki also bowed to Noah, finally bringing a smile to his face. He reached out and, while she was still in a daze, patted her head, then walked to the edge of the conference table, sitting down at the spot marked with ‘Fairy Tail’s nameplate.

Only then did the young girl named Natsuki come to her senses, bowing to Noah again before returning to Shoukan's side, her gaze fixed on Noah and not moving away.

The other ‘Initiators’ were the same.

"Phew..." Miki finally sat down next to Noah, with Rantaro standing behind her, both of them heaving a huge sigh of relief.

"We were almost scared to death."

"You know what some police officers are like," Noah said nonchalantly.

"So, when you need to act, just do it. Otherwise, they'll only look down on you."

"If I could, I'd act too," Rantaro complained.

"Unfortunately, the opponent is too strong, a thousand-rank IP level. If I acted, I'd be taken out instantly."

Noah neither agreed nor disagreed, but after a pause, he looked towards the door.

At the same time, a person in uniform, seemingly of high rank, entered the room.

Everyone present immediately suppressed their杂念, focusing their gazes on the newcomer.

The newcomer glanced around the room, then nodded.

"I've gathered all the police company presidents and police officers here today for a specific reason: to entrust a mission to you all!"

At this point, the person's expression became serious.

"However, before I explain the details of this mission, I must inform you that if anyone wishes to refuse this mission, please do so now. Once you've heard the details, you cannot refuse!"

Hearing this, many police company presidents subtly frowned, and even Miki exchanged a glance with Rantaro.

Isn't this just like a mandatory task?

However, no one in the room stood up to refuse.

Most of those present were from well-known police companies and wouldn't want to weaken their reputation by refusing a mission before hearing the details.

The high-ranking official in uniform seemed to have anticipated this and was about to nod when a voice rang out.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Everyone was taken aback, and when they saw who spoke, they were even more stunned.

The speaker was Noah.

"The rules of ‘Fairy Tail’ are clear to everyone in the industry. We turn commissions into job postings, post them internally, and let our members choose freely," Noah said, his expression indifferent as he looked at the official.

"Since this mission cannot be refused, either the content is confidential, or the difficulty is too high. The former prevents me from making it public to all members, and the latter could lead to an awkward situation where no one takes the mission. This doesn't seem like a suitable mission to involve ‘Fairy Tail’ in, no matter how you look at it."

The official was speechless.

"From your reaction, it seems you didn't consider this..." Noah narrowed his eyes.

"Can I assume that you didn't think about this issue at all and just casually involved ‘Fairy Tail’?"

"This is a commission from the government," the official frowned.

"Does ‘Fairy Tail’ want to refuse?"

"Government?" Noah smiled, but there was no warmth in his eyes.

"Unfortunately, we are a civilian organization!"

With that, Noah stood up, not giving any room for further discussion, and walked straight towards the door.

At that moment, the large EL display embedded in the far wall of the conference room suddenly lit up.

"President Noah, please wait!"