Fairy Tail: I don't want to be the president

Chapter 146 Today is a special day
Relying on the improved endurance from the Crown of Insight, Rhodes played with the golem for a while longer in the guild's backyard.

The giant rock fist was waving vigorously, but unfortunately its huge body couldn't even run in the small yard.

"Come on, let's try that trick again." Rhodes discovered that the golem also knew some earth magic, which was also worth studying.

Makarov's eyelids twitched: "Stop damaging the wall."

After giving a few simple instructions, he returned to the pub.

Apart from the first summoning and the first reception, there wasn't much for Rhodes to worry about when he was practicing magic.

"I understand." Rhodes was thinking about where to find a larger practice field so that both the red and blue teams could come out and have fun.

The forest outside the city is quite suitable, but it is not safe to go there alone as his battery will run out after playing for a while.

Rhodes stopped only when his magic power was about to collapse, did some physical training, and returned to the tavern.

He took a special look and saw that Natsu still looked listless. Even when Gray was sitting near him, he did not provoke him.

Kana was holding a glass of wine, sitting next to Makao and Wakaba, and listening to their conversation. When the two guys talked about young girls, she showed a look of disgust.

Erza took an S-rank mission some time ago and just came back yesterday. Now she is talking to the president in front of the counter.

Mira...is not here.

Rhodes looked around but didn't see Mira.

He walked silently to the counter, wondering if she had gone to the warehouse or the kitchen, or maybe she had gone out to buy some.

"Thank you for your hard work." Makarov thanked Erza for her hard work. "Rod came just in time to help Erza complete the final process."

"Okay." Rhode took out the register and pen skillfully, and asked casually while writing, "Erusa, your armor?"

"Ah, this is the Thunder Emperor's Armor." Erza said, "The one I usually wear is broken and is being repaired. Is it weird to wear this?"

Rhodes shook his head: "No, I just think it's quite fresh."

Erza's armor and weapons should also be considered magic props. Most of them can be worn like ordinary clothes. As long as you are not fighting or being attacked, you don't have to worry about magic power issues.

A small number of them will feel burdensome when worn on the body, of course this type of armor is often very powerful.

It seems like a very difficult task to cause damage to Erza's armor.

However, it was only natural that an S-level mission would be so difficult. Rhode almost drooled as he looked at the long string of zeros on the commission form.

As he was writing, Rhode's pen suddenly stopped: "No, President, this is an S-level mission. Is it okay for me to register?"

"It doesn't matter. It's already been done. Just remember to keep it a secret." Makarov glanced at Rhodes.

The reason why we don't let others go up to the second floor to look at the S-level tasks is that we are worried that they will show off their strength or cannot resist the temptation of high rewards and do stupid things.

But kid... you are allowed to take S-level missions as an exception, will you take them?
"Time flies. Has Rod shared Mira's work? Hmm, hmm." Erza looked very experienced and commented on Rod's progress seriously.

"I only lend a hand when she's not around or too busy." Rhode thought for a moment and asked, "By the way, where is Mira?"

"She went to the church with Elfman." Makarov whispered, "Today... is the anniversary of Lisanna's death."

Rhodes was startled and looked up.

"Has it been a whole year since that happened?" Erza's tone was also a little depressed.

When Mira first joined the guild, she took the initiative to say hello and wanted to get along well with them.

But later on, I don't know why we always confronted each other.

After what happened with Lisanna, they were finally able to get along well, but this was not what Erza wanted.

"Go ahead if you're worried," Makarov said, "But you also have to have some faith in Mira and Elfman."

Rhodes finished the work at hand silently, put away the register and pen, and then said, "President, I'm going to go out for a while."

Erza looked at his back and said, "Rod is also a person who cares about his companions."

Makarov said: "Because he is also a member of Fairy Tail."

...So that's how it is. No wonder Mira didn't go to check when she heard he was going to summon new wild monsters - she even complained last time that he didn't call her when he summoned the tree monsters.

No wonder Natsu is so listless today, no wonder everyone is a little more restrained in their laughter...

Rhodes walked quickly towards the church in the city center, and his pace became slower and slower.

"Go buy some flowers."

He went to the flower shop and explained the purpose of the bouquet, and the clerk helped him pack a bouquet of white lilies.

Holding the bouquet, Rhode walked a few steps and then stopped to look at his clothes: "It would be better to change into black..."

I hurried back home to change clothes, and then hurried to the Carthage Cathedral.

Along the way, Rod carefully organized his words. How should he persuade Mira? How should he encourage Elfman?

He hadn't been this flustered in a long time.

When entering the church, Rhodes met an old man dressed as a priest and asked carefully: "Excuse me, where is the cemetery..."

"Right behind here."

"Thank you."

As the two passed each other, the old man suddenly said, "Keep calm, kid."

Rhodes stopped and looked at him puzzledly.

"A confused mind and too many distracting thoughts are not conducive to your expressing your grief for the deceased." The old priest smiled kindly at him, "Before entering the cemetery, please think carefully about why you came here."

"I..." Rhodes paused.

Was it for Mira? For Elfman? For...myself?
He looked at the flowers in his hand. If he went there with that mentality, he would not be qualified to stand in front of the child's grave, right?

"Thank you for your teachings." Rhodes bowed slightly to the old man and watched him leave.

He took a deep breath and stepped into the cemetery. I am Rod, the wizard of Fairy Tail. Today I am here to pay tribute to my deceased companion Lisanna.

That's it.

The cemetery is silent, with tombstones standing there quietly. People who step in here always spontaneously lighten their footsteps.

Rod easily found the location he was looking for, because Elfman was standing in front of the tombstone and Mira was squatting next to him.

There were clearly two people, but Rhodes felt they were all alone when he looked at their backs.

Rhodes walked over slowly, deliberately putting more weight on his steps as he approached the siblings.

When they turned around, they whispered, "Excuse me."

"Rod?" Elfman was a little surprised. "Why would you..."

"I heard from the president that today is Lisanna's death anniversary, so I came here to give her a bouquet of flowers."

Mira didn't seem surprised. She stood up and gave up her position in front of the tombstone, and bowed slightly to Rhodes.

Elfman quickly followed suit and did the same thing.

Rod nodded at them and then looked down at the tombstone.

The tombstone looked very ordinary, with the Fairy Tail logo engraved on it, Lisanna's name, and the year of her birth and death.

He leaned over to put down the bouquet, thinking of the image of Lisanna he had seen in the photo before, and mourned for a while.

After saying something to Lisanna in his heart, Rod looked at Mira and Elfman:
"Sorry to bother you on this day."

"No, thank you for visiting her." Mira stared at the tombstone. "Lisanna will be happy to know that there are new and outstanding members joining the guild."

Elfman said, "Ah, Lisanna is just like that."

(End of this chapter)