Mirajane, in a great mood, was very satisfied with Statiw's choice, as her objective had been achieved.
Therefore, she turned her head and instructed Lisanna, "Lisanna, go get the Wild Boar mission request we saw earlier."
"Eh? Are we going on a mission today? Didn't you say we were going tomorrow?" Lisanna was startled, asking Mirajane with a troubled expression.
"Of course! Since he has already joined our team, then we will be the ones to take him on his first mission," Mirajane explained to Lisanna, crossing her arms and looking at her with one eye closed and one eye open.
"Oh, I see." Upon hearing that it was about taking Statiw on his first mission, Lisanna immediately ran happily to the mission request board to get the mission request Mirajane had mentioned.
Statiw, on the other hand, was a bit confused by their conversation. He turned to Elfman and asked, "What does 'take me on my first mission' mean?"
"When people join the guild, their first mission is always led by a senior member to familiarize them with the process of taking missions. Besides the first time, future missions are up to the individual's discretion," Elfman explained to Statiw in a low voice, as if afraid of being overheard, seeing that Statiw didn't know about this guild tradition.
"So that's how it is." Statiw suddenly understood, then patted Elfman on the shoulder and said, "But you don't need to be so quiet. Just say it out loud. This isn't something that can't be known."
"I'm sorry." Upon hearing Statiw say this, Elfman immediately looked wronged, his index fingers constantly tapping together nervously.
Statiw was speechless at his appearance: "I'm not saying you did anything wrong, I'm just telling you there's no need to be so cautious. Just say it out loud."
"Oh, I see." Hearing that Statiw wasn't blaming him, Elfman breathed a sigh of relief and immediately became happy again. Seeing Elfman like this, Statiw didn't know what to say. After a moment's consideration, he decided not to say anything more.
Just then, Lisanna had brought the mission request Mirajane wanted and handed it to her. After confirming she hadn't taken the wrong one, Mirajane loudly called out to Elfman and Statiw, "You two, hurry up! We're leaving!"
"Oh, I know, Big Sister. We'll be right there." Suddenly hearing Mirajane's shout, Elfman nervously pulled Statiw and ran towards Mirajane and Lisanna.
Once the two arrived, Mirajane led them directly to Guild Master Makarov and said, "Old man, I'm taking this mission."
Makarov, tipsy, took the mission request from Mirajane's hand and looked at it, then saw Statiw following behind her and said, "Are you planning to take Statiw on his first mission?"
"That's right, old man," Mirajane replied, nodding repeatedly with a proud expression.
"Alright, I agree." Seeing that Mirajane was indeed planning to take Statiw on his first mission, Makarov didn't object and directly handed the mission request back to her.
Then he turned to Statiw and said, "Originally, for your first mission, I was going to arrange for someone else to guide you, but now that Mirajane is willing to take you on your first mission, I'm relieved."
Although Mirajane's personality was a bit difficult, Statiw was a member of the guild after all, so there was nothing to worry about. He just hoped Statiw wouldn't be too scared on the mission with her. As for the mission itself, even though Mirajane was young, completing this mission request in her hand was a very simple matter.
Seeing that the Guild Master had agreed, Mirajane directly handed the mission request in her hand to Lisanna, waved to the other three, and left the guild with a happy smile.
On the way, Statiw asked Lisanna for the mission request. Only then did he see the specific details of the mission. The destination of this mission was a village around Magnolia. It was a small, agricultural village nestled against a forest. Recently, a group of wild boars had run out of the forest and completely ruined the crops planted in the fields.
In fact, if it were just a group of ordinary wild boars, the villagers could handle them. However, these wild boars that ran out of the forest were exceptionally large, and the villagers were no match for them. Moreover, several people were injured while trying to deal with the wild boars. There was no other option but to entrust it to the guild, which led to the request in Statiw's hands.
Just as Statiw was curiously examining every word on the mission request, Mirajane, who was walking ahead, suddenly turned her head: "Ah, that's right. As a member of our team, I still don't know what magic you use."
"Magic, huh." He had been very curiously looking at the mission request in his hand, but suddenly hearing Mirajane mention magic, and thinking of his unique power, Statiw immediately became dejected, his whole body limp, like a deflated balloon.
Seeing Statiw suddenly turn into this state, Mirajane was startled. She turned to Lisanna and Elfman and asked, "What's wrong with him? Why did he become like this?"
Lisanna and Elfman were also startled by Statiw's sudden change. Hearing Mirajane's question, they quickly shook their heads.
Just as Mirajane, Lisanna, and Elfman didn't know what to do, Statiw recovered and sighed, "I'm fine. I just suddenly thought of my magic and felt a bit sad."
"Eh? Why?" Lisanna asked curiously when she heard Statiw say this.
Not only Lisanna, but even Elfman had a curious expression. Although Mirajane had her arms crossed, looking indifferent, from her perked-up ears, it was clear she was also very curious about Statiw.
He looked at the endlessly curious Lisanna, the carefully hidden curiosity on Elfman's face, and the tsundere Mirajane who pretended to be indifferent but whose concern was obvious at a glance. Statiw gave a wry smile and said, "My magic is Pict Magic. Not only does it have no combat ability, but even now, I don't know what its use is."
"Pict Magic? Isn't that similar to that other Mage's magic? Although it doesn't seem very strong, it shouldn't be to the point where you don't even know what it's for, right?" Lisanna didn't quite understand what Statiw was saying. She looked at her older sister Mirajane with some confusion, hoping she could clarify for her. However, Mirajane also didn't know what Statiw's magic was truly like at the moment, and for a while, she didn't know how to speak.
At this point, Statiw forced himself to cheer up and continued, "It's a bit different. My magic can only make pictures move. For now, all I can do is continue to strengthen my magic, hoping it's not really that useless…"