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

Chapter 155 I hope you remember that you once tried your best
The mission to find herbs was successfully completed.

If there was any regret, it was that I didn't get paid, but instead took back an IOU.

Rod and Elfman thought that Mr. Kalut's family was in a bad condition and he needed to recuperate for a while. If they gave them his last savings, they would have a very difficult time in the future.

But Mr. Kalut and Mrs. Weiss also had their own insistence. Even if they could not repay the benefactor who had saved their family twice in a row, they could not not give him even the most basic compensation.

Although Mr. Rhodes said that Jimmy had found most of the herbs, how could Jimmy have found them without them?

Rhodes had no choice but to propose a compromise: write an IOU, charge no interest, and require repayment within a hundred years.

By the way, the meat from the two Labangs was used to pay for food and accommodation, and the leftovers were saved for Mr. Kalut to replenish his body.

The two returned early the next morning, and before leaving, they did not forget to formally apologize to Mrs. Nepol next door, and gave her a leg as a reward.

The people in the village were very interested in this ferocious beast that could attack people, and they went to Karut's house to buy it.

Rhodes didn't care about what happened next. He hoped to earn some starting capital for their family so that they could start a new life.

Being able to save a family on the verge of breaking up by your own strength is a very happy and fulfilling thing.

Rhodes found that as his strength increased, he had more ways to make a living.

Even if I don't become a wizard anymore, I can still make a living by hunting and selling meat, furs, etc.

Of course, this is the last resort. If possible, he still hopes to continue living quietly in the guild like he does now.

It would be better to find a gentle and beautiful wife.

Inside the carriage, Rhodes touched the fur that had been preliminarily processed. The next step was to find a suitable tailor shop.

Elfman had a piece of what looked like the same fur on his lap, folded nicely.

The village skinning master said that the piece was better than Rhodes's, so Rhodes gave it to him decisively.

Elfman's attention is not here now, his eyes are blank.

Rhode, the confidant sister, decided to go online for a while: "Are you still thinking about that?"

"..." Elfman nodded. Rather than thinking about the siblings, he was thinking about his own affairs. "Did I do something wrong at that time?"

Rhodes thought about it seriously and asked, "Have you tried your best at that time?"

"Of course! The three of us don't have any extra strength! Otherwise I wouldn't..."

"Have you ever blamed your sister? Blame her for taking you on such a dangerous mission, blame her for not being strong enough, blame her for not being able to protect you..."

"How is that possible! It's not my sister's fault that something went wrong with the mission! Besides, Lisanna and I are both capable wizards. How can we always rely on my sister for protection?"

"That's it." Rhode looked at him. "Lisanna is also a capable wizard. Even if you are her brother, don't underestimate her determination."

"But, but I didn't have the will to defeat the Beast King, I did it with my own hands..." Elfman held his head with both hands, thinking of what happened that day, the man burst into tears of regret.

"It's not you, it's the Beast King's consciousness. Have you forgotten that you have tried your best?" Rhodes put his hand on Elfman's shoulder.
"You three are all kindhearted, and I believe Lisanna would want you to be kind to yourself, to remember that you have done the best you can, and to accept yourself the way you are.

Guilt and self-blame can't help you become your ideal self, nor can they help you become the brother she longs for, right? "

In fact, Rhodes had been brewing these words for a long time, and he had been thinking about them since the day he planned to help Mira untie her knot.

If you say it under normal circumstances, it may only cause a little touch and then return to calm.

Just like the last time I persuaded Mira in the coffee shop.

But in this case, perhaps there will be more effects.

"Accepting myself like this... the person Lisanna longs for..."

"Brother Elf, stop crying."

This is the scene when I was ostracized in the village. "Just like my sister used that power to protect us, this time it's our turn to protect my sister."

This is the scene when you just learn to receive magic.

"Elfman, do you think we should...are we qualified to try to forgive ourselves?"

This is what his sister said to him a few days ago.

Scenes from the past emerged in his mind and Elfman wiped the tears from his face. Although it was difficult, he wanted to try again.

"I won't cry anymore...man!"

But your tears haven't stopped... Rhodes sighed in his heart, it seems to be of some use.

He thought about it and there was no need to say more today: "Manly."

"Do not tell anyone."

It refers to the fact that he cried like this.

Rhodes smiled and said, "Okay."

After getting off the car, Rod and Elfman took the fur to a tailor shop for processing.

Knowing that they were wizards from Fairy Tail, the boss gave them a discount on the grounds that the wizards from Fairy Tail often took care of their business.

Especially one named Gray and one named Natsu. In addition, Erza would occasionally come to customize some special clothes.

"I only knew about this place after hearing Natsu's introduction." Rhodes said, "He said that they can make clothes that cannot be burned by fire."

"Yes, that's right. That's a design we are very proud of. Would you like to order one?"

"What's the price?"

The boss gestured: "Just this amount."

"Forget it." Rhodes felt that he didn't really need this kind of special clothing.

……

Elfman adjusted his mood before returning to the guild and pushed the door open with Rhodes.

As soon as the two entered the door, someone ran out in a hurry with a task list in his hand.

Just like the previous two days, the guild was deserted with only a few people who did not plan to participate in the S-level exam.

There were a few task lists sparsely posted on the bulletin board, making it look much more spacious than usual.

Even so, Nabu still stood there, reading each task carefully word by word. When he got tired of standing or finished reading, he would go and order a drink to take a break.

"Oh~ Isn't this Rod and Elfman?" Makao greeted, "Are you also going to challenge the S-rank?"

Rhode waved his hand: "No, I just took a normal mission to earn some pocket money."

And I haven’t earned it yet.

Wakaba said, "What? I thought you were going to challenge the record of 'the fastest to reach S-rank after joining the guild'."

"What is that?" Rhodes wondered if there were not many people around these two days and the two uncles really couldn't find anyone to chat with.

"Welcome back, Elfman, Rod." They were greeted by the same smiling face that they never got tired of seeing.

"I'm back, sister."

"I am back."

(End of this chapter)