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

Chapter 177 Fairy Tail, Cheers!

The hair tie was not expensive, and Goodman even gave him a discount with a wink.

Rhodes was very happy and wanted to thank him after spending the money.

Mira put away the New Year's gift, looked at Rhodes quietly, and thought about what to give in return.

"It's great to be young." Goodman watched the two people leave, remembering that he and Molly had gone through a similar period.

They had a crush on each other and were close to each other. Neither of them said it out loud, but they knew it tacitly.

During this period of time, every day is filled with vague expectations and simple happiness, and occasionally there is a little worry and fear of loss.

If he were to say so, this period is probably the most memorable.

"But he is so lucky to be favored by Miss Mirajane, isn't he?"

Although Mirajane had a bit of a temper in the past, she is now a famous beauty, which is really enviable.

Goodman looked at the knitted items made by his wife in the store - never mind, he wasn't really envious.

……

On the way back there is an ice cream shop which is still popular even in winter.

Rather, it looks even more popular than summer.

Many children clamored to buy ice cream cones with their pocket money, and ran around cheering after getting them, making people worry that they would drop them on the ground without taking a single bite.

Rhodes went to buy a matcha flavored one and handed it to Mira: "I said I would treat you to ice cream last time."

"Why only one?" Mira took it and asked, "Aren't you going to eat it?"

"Hmm... I don't really want to eat." Rhode thought for a moment and said, "I don't have much money with me today."

"Then can I treat you to one too?" Mira said as she was about to take out her wallet.

"No, no..." Rhodes quickly stopped her, "There are so many people in line, we will have to wait for a long time, we should go back."

Mira felt that this person was a little strange today. Didn’t he usually like to eat with her?
Mira tasted it suspiciously. It was icy and tasted good...

Then she noticed Rod's eyes: "You really don't want to eat?"

Rhode's eyes wandered: "This... Actually... I can do both."

Humph, you have no good intentions.

Mira ignored him and ate her own food.

As they got closer to the guild and saw less and less ice cream, Rhode couldn't help but hint, "Hey, is it delicious?"

"Well..." Mira looked at him and wanted to laugh, so she said seriously,

“The quality of the cream is very good, and the taste of matcha is also great. The cool sweetness has a hint of matcha fragrance, which is delicious.”

Is this what I'm asking? Rod looked at Mira's expression and felt that she did it on purpose.

Mira held back her laughter: "Thank you for treating me to such delicious ice cream."

"You're welcome." Rhodes sighed and watched her eat every last bit, with no intention of sharing any with him.

Alas, the conspiracy was exposed.

Before entering the guild, Mira kicked Rod's calf.

……

"You guys came back so quickly." Laqi said with a smile, "The merchant only delivered the goods more than half an hour ago."

Mira glanced at Rhodes and smiled, "Sorry, I was delayed on the way."

"Yes, yes, it's delayed~"

"Laki~"

"Hehe~ Anyway, the items have been counted and the receipt is on the counter." Laqi laughed, "If this continues, I will apply for a raise."

Mira smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to cake next time."

"Okay." Laqi nodded and stretched out her hand to Rhodes.

Rhodes wondered, "What?"

Laqi blinked and whispered, "I'll give you a chance to have a cake with Sister Mira for 10000J. Take the money." Rhode showed a smug expression, "With a budget of 1J, I can just ask her out. Why should I buy an opportunity from you?"

Lucky wanted to beat him up, damn 'loving couple'.

……

December 783, X12, Fairy Tail's New Year celebrations began on this day.

Since morning, everyone has been setting up the guild.

Some of the decorations were bought by Rod and Mira a few days ago, and some were made on site by everyone.

Gray's ice and Lidas's paintings are the main ones.

The harpy flew around, hanging various decorations on high places like the rooftops according to Mira's instructions.

Natsu said that he didn't want to lose to Gray and wanted to start a fight inside and outside the guild, but he was beaten up by the president and thrown into the yard.

When they got to the yard, Natsu behaved himself because Erza was competing with Elfman in making rice cakes.

Elfman had nothing to say. He just shouted slogans like "manliness" and hammered hard.

Erza seemed to be particularly excited. She even changed into a bunny girl costume in order to hit the rice cakes. She jumped and smashed them.

The match between the two men in the yard attracted a lot of spectators, with cheers and applause rang out one after another.

It was hard to tell what they were watching and cheering for.

Rhodes made sure that he didn't look at anything he shouldn't have, but he just felt that he should cheer for Elfman more.

"Forget it, let's go help Mira." He is a man with a strong desire to survive.

Mira stood on tiptoe to hang a ribbon, but she was a little short of the height.

Rhodes reached out and helped her hang it up.

This kind of unintentional touch of fingertips is the most heart-warming. Although there are many of them in daily life, each time is different.

The two did not take the initiative to create opportunities, but they did not deliberately avoid them either.

"Go a little higher." Mira asked Rhodes to adjust his position. "The yard seems to be very lively."

"Erza and Elfman are competing in rice cake beating." Rhode said seriously, "I don't understand why those guys who are neither helping nor acting as referees are joining in the fun."

"Making rice cakes is more fun if it's lively... Is it fun?" Mira asked with a smile.

"I didn't notice." Rhodes was smart and would not blurt out his true feelings just because of the sudden question.

Mira tilted her head and asked in confusion: "I'm asking about the effect of hanging this ribbon. What are you talking about?"

"..." Rhodes' brain was working rapidly. He took two steps back and looked carefully for a while.
"Well, I didn't notice it just now because I was too close. It really looks good from a distance. Hmm... you have a good eye for shopping."

"Is that so?" Mira stepped back to Rhodes with her hands behind her back, deciding to let him go.

Lidas looked at the two people's backs, quickly picked up the paintbrush, and painted a scene of the two of them looking up at the decorations on the wall.

……

The guild held a party in the evening. Although not all members were there, it was still lively enough.

The host is naturally Marcus, who likes this kind of occasion the most. He interspersed some little jokes between his words, and he has the potential to be a talk show host.

In addition to Mira singing a song on stage, many other people also went on stage to perform.

It may not be very professional, but it’s always fun to have some fun among family members.

The crowd kept making noise until midnight, and then Marcus used sand magic to make a few numbers and began the countdown excitedly:
“10、9、8……2、1！”

Then the president shouted, "Fairy Tail, cheers!"

Everyone raised their glasses and shouted in unison: "Fairy Tail, Cheers!"

On Rod's left is Mira, on his right is Natsu, and next in line are Erza, Gray, Loki, Cana, Levy... all the way to Elfman on Mira's left.

The harpy rode on Worm and was surrounded by everyone. Today, Loki rarely ran away when he saw Rod.

The voices of this small circle of people blended into the crowd: "Fairy Tail, cheers!"

(End of this chapter)