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

Chapter 160 Little Fist

“I guess it could be an ordinary maze, or it could ask us to find some specific items, or it could use the local harsh environment to test our survival ability.

If it's more complicated, we can examine them at the same time and add a battle royale rule, so that only the group that "survives" is eligible to advance. But since we have so few people, this shouldn't be necessary."

In fact, the first thing that came to Rod's mind when facing this kind of environment was the Chunin Exam in the Death Forest at the next-door Hitomi Film Studio.

However, such cruel competition system and rules are not in line with the guild's style, and they should not do so.

Kana couldn't understand how Rhode came up with such a cruel rule. She was glad that the previous sessions didn't use the method Rhode mentioned:
"Well... the first exam shouldn't be that complicated."

"Well, I also think the latter is unlikely, but we still have to consider the possibility of becoming opponents with our companions." Rhodes said.
“Start collecting information about the others and their partners tomorrow, especially Meister. I don’t know anything about him, and it would be easy to suffer if I meet him rashly.

After that, we have to think about how to deal with each group of opponents, or how to deal with all opponents at the same time.

In addition, the topography of the Kroba Grand Canyon is also very important. Tomorrow I will give you the information I sorted out last time. Fortunately, I didn’t lose it.”

"Hmm...ah." Kana nodded blankly. Is it necessary to reach this level in the first level?
"Since you said the first level won't be too difficult, we only need to make these preparations," Rhode said. "We'll think about the rest once we have enough information."

Just these preparations...just?

Kana was in a trance. Oh, Rhode's Common Language is not good. He must have used the wrong word again. It must be.

"The biggest trouble is still the second level. Although there may be some special regulations, you still have to fight against an S-class wizard head-on."

Rhode was unsure about this stage. He had never seen Mistgang and Erza use their full strength, but he still remembered clearly the last time when Laxus easily toyed with Natsu.

Also, after Natsu ate the thunder, Laxus became serious for a moment, and that feeling of oppression is really hard to forget.

When Mistgang and Erza get serious, they should be almost as powerful as Laxus. It would be fatal to meet any of these three.

"Do you think we can bribe Mira to put some laxatives in the food for the day?"

"Rod, I'm here."

Rhodes looked at her: "Can you help?"

Mira tilted her head: "You can try it normally, but not in the exam."

What do you mean it's okay normally? Elfman's forehead was sweating. Did his sister say something dangerous?
"Then I'll have to think of some other schemes. I need to learn more about them, and then I'll come up with a reliable strategy to get through."

Rhode thought for a moment and said, "But we can't put all our hopes on tricks. The right way is to combine our strengths and fight head-on.

So I have to improve my strength as much as possible in the next few days. Every bit counts. It would be best if I could come up with a big move."

"I understand." Kana didn't care about the right path or the wrong path. She just wanted to pass the exam and build up enough courage to talk to Gildarts.

She asked, "What about the third level? What should we prepare for?"

"Nothing is needed." Rhodes said, "The third level should be a 'comprehensive application question'. As long as you have the ability to pass the first two levels, the third level should not be too much of an obstacle.

It's just that the more flexible your mind is or the more experience you have, the easier it is to gain an advantage. I think this shouldn't be a problem for you.

At most, I'll consider whether there is time to rest before the third stage begins, and whether I need to conserve my strength... I didn't say that."

Facing three S-class wizards, it seems that they have no right to retain their strength and can only wait until they pass.

At worst, I could try to get the president to chat and ask questions to delay time.

Rhodes went through all the possibilities and would fill in the details later.

Kana felt that her thoughts suddenly became much clearer. At least she knew what to prepare during the seven days.

It's great to choose Rod as a partner. "Mr. Mira, do you have any suggestions?"

"It seems difficult to give advice anymore." Mira wanted to say that she was just reckless at the time, and she only strengthened her training a little during the preparation period before the exam.

“But I called you teacher.”

Mira rubbed her wrist and said, "Then stand still and don't move. I'll show you how to throw over the neck."

"Spare me... eh?" Rhodes thought about the neck-clamping and back-throwing action and suddenly hesitated.

Although a fall might be painful, it seems worth the risk.

"Ouch." Rhodes was punched in the chest, but it didn't hurt much. He even laughed.

Mira turned her head away from him, always feeling that this man was up to something bad.

Kana suddenly felt that choosing Rhodes as a partner was not such a good idea.

"Let's train. After completing today's basic training, we'll start with ordinary combat practice."

A waxing crescent moon cast its moonlight, illuminating the thin layer of snow in the guild courtyard.

Four people working silently with different purposes were dancing in the yard, one move at a time.

It sounds like a beautiful picture, but Rhodes felt terrible when he was in it.

The temperature is not low enough and the amount of snow is not heavy enough, so the ground is wet and you might slip when you step on it.

When fighting, it is easy to stir up mud when you lift your feet, not to mention if you are unlucky and fall to the ground.

Rhode tried to persuade Mira to abuse her power for personal gain: "Mira, can the guild allocate funds to build an indoor training ground?"

"We don't have the budget for the time being, and the current layout is not easy to renovate."

Mira thought about it, she didn't like stepping on muddy water, "I'll ask Laqi to pave the whole yard tomorrow, right?"

In fact, it had been laid out before, and used as a fighting arena for Rhodes and others, but it was broken after a few days.

After that, Rhode didn't feel comfortable asking her for help again. Besides, it would be inconvenient for his stone beetle to burrow underground without the wooden planks.

Now, the situation is special, so it’s better to just lay out a shop.

……

The next day, none of the people selected for the S-rank exam showed up except Kana.

Everyone seems to be planning to do some special training.

Rhode frowned. "This is not good. It seems that we are not the only group that wants to predict the questions and cram before the exam."

Kana said helplessly: "I think they are just ordinary special training, they won't think that far."

Besides, everyone was participating for the first time, and they didn’t have as much information as she did... This was the first time that Kana felt that participating more often was not a bad thing.

Rhode didn't have the habit of looking down on his competitors, and everyone in the guild had their own strengths, so they couldn't be looked down upon:

"Don't take it lightly. Go investigate who their partners are. I'll look through the guild to see if there's any record of Mest."

(End of this chapter)