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

Chapter 176 Luo is not at a disadvantage

It was early July when he joined the guild, and now it was the end of December. From summer to winter, Rhodes had lived here for half a year.

At that time, he was all alone and had no relatives.

Now there are many friends in the guild who are easy to talk to, good buddies who hang out and play with each other, and comrades who have fought side by side...

And I have someone I like.

In his daily life, he bought some convenient magical 'electrical appliances' at home and gradually began to pursue a more comfortable living environment.

In his career, he is working hard to improve his abilities, reading as much as possible to increase his knowledge, gradually increasing the frequency of taking on tasks and gaining more experience.

In terms of emotions... the person you like is around you almost every day, and the two of you often have some special tacit understanding. Sometimes going out for a cup of coffee together can make you happy all day long.

Although there are still some difficulties, Rhodes also likes the process of working hard for it.

Perhaps because Mira mentioned that the New Year was approaching, Rhodes silently made a year-end summary for himself.

In general, his life is now fulfilling and happy. And because he has a clear goal, he is full of energy when doing things.

Mira leaned forward a little and tilted her head to look at him: "Why are you suddenly smiling so happily?"

"It's New Year's Day." Rhode smiled even more happily when he saw that she coincidentally wore the same matching coat as him today. "Will everyone get together to celebrate the New Year?"

Mira thought for a moment and replied, "Well, since many people will celebrate at home, it won't be as lively as the Harvest Festival."

Rhodes looked around and said, "From the atmosphere on the street, it seems that the New Year is not as important as the Harvest Festival."

Mira said: "Because the harvest is the most important thing in the year, and because the magical parade attracts a large number of tourists, the atmosphere is of course more lively."

I understand. Rhodes nodded. The Harvest Festival has become a well-known tourist attraction to some extent, while the New Year is still an ordinary festival.

Although they are all festivals worth celebrating, there are naturally differences in how lively and important they are.

However, the city of Magnolia does not have to worry about not being lively enough, because...

"Fire Dragon's 'Snow Fist'!"

"Natsu! You'll get scolded if you break someone else's snowman!"

"Don't worry about such a small matter, Happy!" Natsu rolled a snowball, "Watch out!"

"It's despicable to start a war suddenly!" The harpy flew to the roof and swept the snow away with a sweep of its wings, "Snow fog attack!"

Natsu raised his fist and huffed, "Happy! Having a snowball fight without snowballs is cheating!"

"What about hiding rocks in snowballs?"

"That's worse than cheating!"

The two of them were arguing and throwing snowballs at each other as they walked towards the guild.

"The two of them...are so noisy so early in the morning." Rhodes suddenly grabbed Mira's arm and pulled her towards him.

A snowball flew past where Mira had just been standing and landed on the ground behind her.

Mira was caught off guard and her shoulder hit Rhodes' chest.

She quickly stood up and adjusted the hair beside her ears: "It's just a snowball, there's no need to be so nervous, right?"

"I'm used to it." Rhodes added, "Besides, there might be rocks hidden in their snowballs."

Mira glanced at him and turned to greet the two troublemakers, "Natsu, Happy!"

"like!"

"Oh~Mira and Rod!" Natsu raised his snowball and asked excitedly, "Want to join?"

"It's fun," Mira refused, "but we still have things to do."

Rhodes said, "You two should be careful not to break other people's windows."

Although it's not easy to break glass with snowballs, but Natsu...it's not surprising that he could collapse someone's house while playing snowball fights.

Rod is a kind person, he doesn't want the president to write a self-review during the New Year. Natsu showed a disgusted expression: "Rod, you are going to become Erza."

"Love! Rod has become wordy."

"If Erza were here, she would definitely change into a snowman costume and bury you two with snowballs." Rhodes' words earned two grimaces.

Mira was just laughing. If she knew telepathic magic, she might call Erza to come and play snowballs with Natsu.

After watching the two troublemakers and childish people leave, Rhodes and Mira officially started shopping.

Not to mention the ingredients and wine, we also need to buy decorations for the festival and replace the recently broken tableware.

Rod asked why they didn't use wooden tableware all the time and let Lucky fix any broken ones, which would reduce expenses.

Lacy pushed her glasses and said she wanted to hang him up, so Rod gave up.

Porcelain plates and bowls are quite comfortable to use. It would be inconvenient to change them to wood. It’s not that I’m afraid of any torture instruments.

According to the usual practice, merchants would be responsible for delivering large quantities and heavier items. Rhodes only carried some light ribbons and the like, which made him look like he was out shopping.

After buying the necessary things, what remains is abusing power for personal gain... No, traveling on public funds... No, it should be called paid shopping.

In fact, the traffic conditions in the city were complicated during the festival, and the two suddenly couldn't find a shortcut to the guild, so they had to take a few more detours.

After wandering around, he happened to pass by where Rod lived when he was about to return to the guild. Goodman was watching over the store there as usual.

"Hey, isn't this Rhodes? And... Miss Mirajane?" Goodman was obviously a little surprised.

He looked carefully at the clothes on Rhode and Mira, and gave Rhode an ambiguous look, "You...are out shopping?"

"Hello, Mr. Goodman." Mira greeted politely. She had seen Goodman several times in the tavern and knew that he was Rhodes' landlord.

"Brother Goodman, there are some things I need to buy from the guild. It seems that you are opening later and later recently." Rhodes had to admit that he was quite happy to be misunderstood - but it wasn't entirely a misunderstanding.

Goodman said: "Because the weather is getting colder, there won't be much business if you come early."

Rhodes nodded: "That's right. Oh, by the way, I have a heater. Can I borrow it for you?"

"Thanks, but I have prepared something here, don't worry." Goodman pointed at the things on his stall and winked at Rhodes. "I brought a new product here today. Would you like to take a look? It's perfect as a small gift for girls."

Goodman was talking about some hair accessories and bracelets, which were redesigned by his wife based on some of the techniques used in the fabrics and woven goods that Rod had given them last time.

It has some of the characteristics of ancient weavings, but it won't look too out of place when paired with modern style clothes.

Rhodes was easily persuaded. He saw some nice hair ties that would suit Mira very well.

Seeing Mira looking at these things with great interest, Rhode did not hesitate and directly took the ones he liked:
"This red one matches your favorite dress. This black one is thicker and suitable for ponytail. This one with star decoration is thinner and will look great when braiding your hair."

Rod said a lot of nonsense.

Mira let down her bangs, picked up a black hair tie and tied a high ponytail: "Like this?"

She looked in the mirror: "It feels very similar to my previous hairstyle."

"As long as it looks good." Rhodes nodded. It was a little different from before.

Mira changed her hair to red, gathered it to one side and tied it in front of her shoulders, pushed her bangs to the sides, and asked, "How about this?"

This dangerous hairstyle...

"This looks...very (virtuous) and very beautiful!" Rhodes' heart beat faster. This hairstyle was so great that he felt the urge to confess his love.

Xianhui said it quietly, but Mira heard it clearly and her face turned slightly red.

She let her hair down again, and finally picked up the thin hair rope with small decorations recommended by Rhodes: "It's a bit troublesome to braid my hair. I'll do it when I have time."

"Yeah, yeah..." Rhodes nodded quickly and bought all three hair ties before she changed her mind.

Brother Goodman made a lot of money, but Rod also felt that he did not lose out.

(End of this chapter)