Ever since Erza had given him that reminder last time, Ur had developed an excellent habit: looting the bodies promptly. Not only that, he had even surpassed his teacher by looting them thoroughly.
After the Magic Council took custody of the corpses of the Beast Apostles members, they turned them over again and again, but in the end, they couldn't find so much as a single hair. Once the Magic Council personnel left, Ur immediately began looting the pile of monster corpses on the ground.
Most of the monsters before him were contaminated creations produced by the Beast Apostles through unknown means. These were inedible. However, some were genuine demons and monsters native to the forest. Those were Ur's true targets.
To Gildarts and the others, Ur's behavior looked a little baffling, but no one said anything. After all, it wasn't exactly a big deal.
While Ur was busy "looting," Gildarts and the rest took the opportunity to recover their strength.
By the time everyone was more or less rested, Ur had already selected almost all the monster corpses he wanted.
After that, he bundled up the spoils he had taken from the Beast Apostles, packed away his broken, cheap sword, and casually tore down the two massive black doors that were practically ruined beyond repair.
When Ur returned carrying his haul, everyone was completely dumbfounded. Looting other things was one thing, but why the hell were you bringing two doors with you?
Were they really so poor that they needed doors?
Yes, those black doors had once been powerful magical relics, but anyone with eyes could tell that they were now completely dead. There wasn't the faintest trace of magical fluctuation left in them—they were basically just ordinary doors.
So what was the point of taking them?
Weren't they heavy?
Everyone stared at Ur's spoils in stunned silence, everyone except Erza.
When Erza saw the pile of items behind Ur, not only did her expression remain unchanged, but it even carried a faint hint of appreciation, as if she had found a kindred spirit.
Because of Ur's loot, the group's travel speed slowed considerably.
Along the way, more than once, people tried to persuade Ur to throw away the two doors, not because they were heavy, but because carrying them around was too embarrassing. After all, who had ever seen a mage whose "trophies" included doors?
But in the face of all this persuasion, Ur remained utterly unmoved.
What a joke!
Once something ends up in my hands, you still want me to spit it back out? Dream on.
Enduring countless strange looks along the way, Ur and the others finally returned to the guild.
The moment they stepped inside, Gildarts and the rest immediately distanced themselves from Ur, each of them running faster than rabbits, as if afraid Ur might latch onto them.
"Heh." Ur sneered softly, then walked straight up to Makarov and held out his hand for his mission reward.
Makarov: "..."
Why does this brat look so punchable?
In the end, Makarov still handed over the reward: 1,500,000J.
Under normal circumstances, Ur's share would have been even higher, but due to the unexpected complications during the mission, part of the original 10,000,000 J reward had to be allocated to Erza and the others as compensation for their support.
Ur had no objections to this.
After all, compared to Natsu and the rest, he understood very well that money and personal relationships were sometimes better kept separate.
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Due to the unexpected dangers during this mission, everyone had sustained injuries to varying degrees. So even though they had completed an S-Class mission, there was no immediate celebration party.
After receiving his massive payout, Ur quickly left the guild. He planned to tidy himself up first, then go home and let Granny Isse know he was safe.
Because Ur left so quickly, he didn't see that shortly after he exited the guild, a young girl came rushing out of the guild library in a panic.
"Huff, huff… Guildmaster, I heard Ur and the others are back, is that true?" the girl asked anxiously between gasps.
"Yes, that's right, but they've already left," Makarov replied.
"What? They already left?!"
The girl's mood instantly plummeted.
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With a fortune in hand, Ur left the guild and first found a place to wash himself, then bought several new sets of clothes. After that, he went to the hospital to have his wounds bandaged before finally returning to Granny Isse's home.
Although Ur had already informed Granny Isse about the mission beforehand, once he returned, she still couldn't help scolding him a few times.
And as she kept talking, the dining table in front of Ur suddenly became piled high with mountains of food.
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