Fairy Tail: This Healing Mage's hits hurt so much!

Recalling his constant bad luck in the guild, Riyao secretly pondered for a moment and decided to take the initiative to offer to help Erza complete her first request.

"Grandpa, Erza hasn't done her first quest yet, has she? According to our guild's old rules, it's always the veterans who guide the newbies through their first quest. Why don't I take her?"

Makarov squinted and stroked his beard, finding the arrangement perfectly appropriate, and immediately nodded.

"In that case, I grant your request. Erza, go and choose a suitable commission."

With the guild master's approval, Erza immediately straightened her back, her expression extremely solemn, and her tone firm and powerful.

"I will never let the chairman down!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she walked briskly and with a hint of excitement toward the bulletin board.

Sunlight shrank back and carefully hid behind Gildarts, secretly thinking: There are always treacherous subjects trying to harm me.

Gildarts looked at his cowardly appearance, raised an eyebrow helplessly, and teased, "Sunshine, you brat, did you do something heinous outside? Like you deceived some girl's feelings or something? You're having such a bad day."

Riyao tilted his head back, rolled his eyes without any politeness, and complained, "You old geezer, do you think everyone's like you, chasing after women everywhere and ending up with their own daughter coming to claim them as family?!"

Kana, who was standing next to her, immediately chimed in, sighing as if she were being wronged.

"Yes, yes, poor me, all alone, I traveled all the way to find the guild, and that bastard old man didn't even recognize me. I only realized it after someone reminded me. It's really disheartening."

Gildas was at a loss, frantically trying to soothe her daughter, then turned and glared fiercely at Riyo.

With that glare, his powerful magic leaked out slightly out of control, and an invisible pressure suddenly descended, pressing Riyao hard to the ground.

But Gildarts showed no remorse whatsoever; instead, he put his hands on his hips and burst into laughter.

"Hey! You old geezer, are you doing this on purpose?! Turn your magic down a bit, are you trying to murder the guild's future pillar?!"

"Pillar of support? I think you're more like a pathetic idiot."

Riyao finally managed to free his upper body from the magical suppression, dusted himself off, and looked indignant.

"I've been staying in the guild lawfully, and today, out of nowhere, this happened. What can I do?"

On the other side, Erza had already chosen a commission and quickly handed it to Makarov.

The president took the letter of authorization, squinted and examined it carefully for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.

While Sunburst was still bickering with Gildarts on the ground, Erza had already come over with the mission request. He had no choice but to shut up and happily followed Erza out to the mission location.

Riyao took over the task first and quickly scanned the contents: Clear out the monsters in the abandoned mines outside the city; it is known that Shadow Spiders and Mineral-Eating Giant Rats are entrenched there.

Because the mine has been abandoned and neglected for a long time, it has long been occupied by monsters. Every night, monsters will rush out of the cave and attack passers-by.

The reward wasn't particularly generous, but it included an extra set of armor and a matching longsword.

After reading it, Riyao handed the letter of authorization back to Erza, while simultaneously dodging the sewage splashed from the nearby shop.

Shop owner Wyndham poked his head out, waving his hands apologetically, "Sorry, sorry, Sunshine, I didn't notice anyone passing by outside."

Sunshine waved his hand dismissively, his tone easygoing: "It's alright, Uncle Wyndham."

The two walked side by side toward the city gate. While cautiously dodging the occasional minor mishaps, Riyao casually asked, "First time on a assignment? Nervous?"

Erza gripped the sword at her waist, her eyes serious yet tinged with a hint of naiveté.

"A little, but mostly I'm looking forward to it. I want to complete Fairy Tail's mission on my own."

"Don't worry, with me here, the Shadow Spiders and the Mineral-Eating Giant Rats won't be able to cause any trouble."

Riyao patted his chest, but as soon as he finished speaking, he slipped and almost stepped into a puddle by the roadside. He quickly steadied himself.

Erza's smile deepened.

"Senior seems... busier than Warcraft."

"Hey, this isn't my fault, I'm just having bad luck today."

Riyao curled his lip.

"Once you get inside the mine, you'll see what I'm like when I'm reliable."

"Yes, I believe in you, senior."

Erza nodded slightly, her gaze fixed on the distant, hazy mine.

"Let's hurry up and finish clearing out the monsters so that people traveling at night can have peace of mind."

Riyao felt uneasy all over, as if he was being watched closely, and one bad thing after another came knocking on his door.

Fortunately, he had taken precautions and narrowly escaped most of the undeserved disaster.

Outside Magnolia.

Erza deliberately kept a distance of about three meters from Sunrise, a smile playing on her lips, and said softly, "Sunrise-senpai, would you like to go clean the dog poop off your shoes in the stream over there?"

"I saw you smirking. I never expected you to be like this, Erza."

Riyao replied irritably.

He couldn't understand why. Ever since he left home, bad luck had been relentless. He even couldn't help but wonder if some fellow villager had come with some kind of magic trick to mess with him.

The key point is that I haven't investigated any fellow villagers. Could it be that the person behind Nirdo Longa is a fellow villager?

If that's the case, then I'm doomed, since I don't know how to use a boomerang.

Riyao shook his head, stopping his wild thoughts. If it were true, there were no clues at the moment.

If not, then there's no need to waste your time.

Just then, as Erza turned around, the old longsword hanging at her waist suddenly swept across, striking Sunrise squarely in a vital spot.

Riyao's legs buckled, and he instantly knelt on the ground, his eyes vacant and lifeless, muttering weakly, "Peace and safety..."

Erza panicked immediately, frantically rushing forward and repeatedly asking, "Sunlight-senpai, are you alright? Are you alright?"

Does this mean we'll have to call each other sisters from now on...? No way! Riyao roared inwardly, quickly circulating the healing magic within her body to barely recover and regain her footing.

He stood up nonchalantly, forcing himself to remain calm, and said, "Eating yo-yos all the time is nothing, this little fatal injury is nothing."

"It's just that you almost got a bargain, and we almost became sisters. It's no big deal."

Erza carefully stepped forward to help him up, her face full of guilt as she promised that she would be more careful in the future.

The two finally arrived at the entrance of the abandoned mine. The cave was pitch black, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and it had a chilling, eerie atmosphere.