A mission

"I hope you don't mind that I called you out of the blue."

Klaus shook his head. "No, that's okay, what's going on?"

"Actually, I'm not usually the one who gives recruits that little motivational talk."

"I noticed."

"Oh? You noticed?" Carion turned to look at him, surprised.

Klaus smiled and nodded without stopping walking. "I don't know much about this country or city, but I'm pretty sure the members of the country are quite territorial and think the country is the best thing in the world. They are always going to greatly praise the most powerful Sorcerers to the country and make an example of them; from the reaction of those in that room, I can tell that's what they expected."

"But you didn't know what to say to them, and in the end, the words that came out went against what those who motivate children would want to say. That's why I realized you don't normally do this, or maybe you're a foreigner."

Carion was dumbfounded to hear him draw that conclusion based on something so simple, even though he had barely seen him speak once.

What's worse is that he hit the nail on the head.

Carion sighed helplessly. "It seems I still lack experience, then. Indeed, not only am I a foreigner, but I've never done this before, either. Sorry for my lack of experience." He even lowered his head as he said this.

Klaus gave him a sidelong glance and shook his head. "It's okay. Since you called me here and told me that, I guess you have something for me, don't you?"

Finally, Carion became serious and nodded.

"I did this because there is an important mission I want to do, and I need people. It's a hostage rescue one, where Cursed Beasts are involved. But, for this mission, the leaders put me in little shackles. They want me to teach 2 rookies about how hostage rescue missions are done, so, in addition to the group we already have, I need to take 2 rookies."

Carion glared at Klaus. "I was originally planning to bring 2 in the Comprehension Stage from among the rookies, but since a rookie appeared in the Realization Stage, I guess it would be an insult not to take him, wouldn't it?" He smiled.

"The pay is excellent. The mission is of a good level since the hostages are rich people, so if it's for money, don't think too much about it." He culminated.

Klaus returned his gaze for a few seconds before nodding. 'A hostage rescue mission right out of the gate... I guess it's a good idea to better understand this world.'

"What are the exact details of the mission? And how many will be involved?"

Carion pulled out a piece of paper explaining the details of the mission and passed it to Klaus before stopping in front of a window overlooking the city.

"I will be the expedition leader; there are two more 3-stars who will be expedition commanders and one more going as a normal member. Added to you and another newbie, we will be 6. The details are explained there; you can read it quietly and give me an answer by tomorrow, as the mission is due the day after tomorrow. The payment for the mission is also specified."

Klaus read the details and smiled. "I'd like to do it, but is there any chance I'd fight one of those curses? It would be a small request on my part to go."

"You want to fight one of them?" Carion asked, surprised, and Klaus nodded.

"That's right, don't worry, even though I started late, I think I'm strong."

Carion had to think about it for a few minutes before answering. "It's complicated, but if you want to do it, you can do it. But the others will be watching if you fail to control it. They're not weak curses."

"That's good for me, don't worry, I'll be able to keep it under control. If payment is as specified, I could even kill them if you desire, hahaha." He joked.

"Hahaha, good. Then it's like this."

As he said this, Carion saw Klaus look at his arm sharply. "Is something wrong?" he asked, curious.

Klaus did not answer. He looked at his arms and hands. 'What?' he thought but showed nothing on his face.

He looked at Carion and smiled, "I just remembered I had to go check a few things. See you in 2 days, Mr. Carion. I'll say goodbye because it's urgent." He said and started walking to leave.

Carion was surprised to see him like that. "Wait, since you're joining, why don't you come to eat with us? My treat." He said quickly, but Klaus raised his hand to refuse.

"That's all right, Mr. Carion. I have something urgent to attend to; I will gladly come with you another day." He replied.

Carion watched him leave quickly, so he gaped at him, not knowing how to react. "Sigh... I guess he's a bit impatient. Well, who cares? I hope he keeps his word." He muttered and walked out of there, too.

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Klaus left the Organization after looking at the Mission Board slightly, where they put the different missions available. It is made with technology and is quite large.

Seeing that, he realized that the payment Carion was offering him was higher than he expected. That's why he was satisfied, although he only accepted out of curiosity due to something he saw.

But soon after taking a look at the quests, he left.

The night was already at its peak, and as he walked out, he was almost stunned to see how beautiful the stars looked in this place.

'Although there are companies, cars that run on gasoline and so on, the pollution level is nothing compared to earth. So they do know how to take care of their planet, huh.'

Klaus smiled but quickly lost himself in the streets, running to a remote and lonely part of the city.

As he walked and as midnight approached, his body grew, and his muscles almost tore his clothes. That was what made him run away from the organization.

'Wasn't that a one-time thing? Why the hell is this setting itself off?' He thought and sat on a small, ornate hill with a beautiful secluded square. Surely, it was a well-visited place, but today, it was lonely. Therefore, Klaus was able to sit here.

It was time to look at his skills properly. Because it had been an eventful day, he hadn't been able to have time to look at them. But now that he realized that his ability had activated on its own, he could no longer ignore it.