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

Chapter 178 A Scarf

Rod, who once made up his mind not to have a hangover again... has a hangover again.

When he opened his eyes, it was already bright outside. He was wrapped in a blanket, with a cup and a kettle beside him.

Looking back, Erza and Mira were squatting on the ground, painting on Gray's face with great interest.

Many people nearby have been "ruined" by them.

"Oh? Rod woke up so soon? Very good." Erza gave Rod an appreciative look, making Rod a little confused.

Mira looked at Rhodes and smiled with her hands covering her mouth.

She walked over and poured a cup of hot water for Rhodes, who seemed to be still sleepy.

"Thank you." Rhodes drank some water and felt better and more awake.

Oh~ That's what Erza meant.

She actually still believes that graffiti on everyone's faces after the banquet was to test everyone's vigilance after drinking.

"How naive is she?" Rhode tried to question Mira with his eyes.

But no effective response was received.

Because Mira kept staring at his face, trying not to laugh out loud.

Rhodes understood something: "I'm going to the bathroom."

After coming back, Rhodes stared at Mira with resentment on his face.

When he looked in the mirror, he could tell at a glance that it was Mira's work. Although Erza's painting skills were as abstract as hers, there were differences between abstract schools.

Mr. Luo believes that his eyesight is correct.

What about trust between people?
Mira clasped her hands together and shook them gently, then tilted her head slightly to apologize: "I'm sorry, because Erza's suggestion was so interesting, and Rod looked so cute when he was asleep."

When I apologize, I should... cough, but she praised me for being cute...

Rhodes tried hard to keep a straight face and not let himself laugh:
"In fact, there is a custom in my hometown that girls have to make a hairstyle that is not usually seen when apologizing. It is best to use the hair tie that was worn a few days ago."

Mira knew without thinking that Rhodes was talking nonsense. She took out something from under the counter and said in distress, "But I wanted to take this opportunity to give you a gift. What should I do?"

"Thank you! Oh, is there anything else?" Rhodes felt that he would be sorry for hesitating for a second, so he immediately took the things.

It was a blue and white scarf. The wool on it felt like it was hand-woven.

He looked at Mira for confirmation.

Mira said: "I'm not very good at this, so some places are not woven well."

"I think it's good everywhere!" Rhodes hung the scarf around his neck and stopped when he was about to do it. "Actually..."

Mira answered quickly: "You don't mean to say that in your hometown, girls have to help boys tie their scarves by hand when they give them to them, right?"

"How could that be..." Rhodes refused to admit that he had been exposed, and made up an even more ridiculous excuse, "Actually, I have never worn a scarf, so I don't know how to tie it."

Mira's face was full of disbelief as she stared into Rhodes' eyes.

Rhodes gradually felt guilty and looked up at the ceiling.

When he was about to lose control, Mira said with a little smile: “Okay, with your head raised so high, I can’t help you.”

Rhodes looked at her in surprise, confirmed it, and sat down.

Mira came over, took off the scarf, folded it in half, and hung it up again, with the end of the scarf passing through the fold: "That's it."

She took two steps back to look, then walked back: "But the clothes you are wearing now seem to be suitable for another kind of..."

Rhodes sat there quietly waiting for Mira to adjust her scarf, and actually wanted to hug her.

He controlled his eager urge to act, wait a little longer, and try harder.

"Okay." Mira looked at Rhodes again and smiled, "Although it may sound a bit self-promotional, it suits you very well." "Yeah." Rhodes reached out and stroked the scarf, nodding gently, "Very warm."

Warm in every sense of the word.

"Okay, it's about time to start working."

"let me help you."

"Go help Erza." Mira pushed Rod's back and drove him away, "Come back later."

"Oh..." This time Rhodes didn't understand and could only follow her instructions.

Is painting faces for everyone more important than helping her with her work?

Mira returned to the counter and gently touched her cheek while bending down to take the account book.

She also needs to calm down.

It’s so strange. The last time we went to the capital together, I helped him tidy up his clothes and tie him, and I didn’t feel anything.

This time...it's so strange.
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Because of Erza's mess, everyone was in chaos again after waking up.

——The root cause was Rod and the accomplice was Mira. There was nothing to mention.

Anyway, the initiator of this graffiti campaign was Erza.

After the riots came the "post-war reconstruction", and Erza was once again promoted to a contractor.

If Rhode didn't have a certain understanding of Erza, he would even suspect that she did it on purpose.

Today is January 1st, the first day of the year X1.

Many people want to rest more, while others are short of money and go out to work after dinner.

Rhodes is the type who wants to rest for a few more days.

Then this afternoon, a postman delivered a piece of mail to the guild and handed it to him who happened to be at the door.

"Fairy Tail, to Ms. Mirajane Strauss."

Rhodes handed it to Mira.

"It should be a magazine. Please help me open it." Mira lowered her head and wrote something in the registration book.

"Okay." Rhodes nodded. Who doesn't like to open packages? "Is the Soshara weekly this thick?"

Mira thought for a moment and said, "Today is New Year's Day, and it happens to be Wednesday. In addition to the regular weekly magazine, there should be a supplement."

Rhodes opened the package and found two magazines inside, one regular weekly and one special New Year issue.

It's a bit strange, shouldn't they be put together to make a thicker version?
He flipped through the magazine and an envelope fell out: "There's a letter."

Mira stopped writing and picked up the envelope to look at it: "It's from the editor. Maybe he wants to ask for an article?"

It seems like she hasn't had a photo shoot for a while, mainly because her family isn't short of money after winning the prize money in the Harvest Festival beauty pageant.

Mira unfolded the letter and looked at it for a while, then said:
"Heart Kreuz is collaborating with the weekly magazine Soshara and wants me to be a model for their new clothes and appear on the cover of the next issue."

"Heart-shaped cross... is that a well-known clothing brand?" Rhodes had heard of the name before. "Why not advertise it in the New Year special edition?"

"Maybe there are other contracts that haven't been concluded yet." Mira said, "The compensation is very good, worthy of being a big brand."

Rhodes asked, "Do you want to go?"

"Hmm..." Mira thought for a moment, "It's all right, what do you think?"

"Me?" Rhode didn't expect her to ask for his opinion. After a moment of hesitation, he smiled and said, "It's a rare opportunity to cooperate with such a big brand, right? As long as you like it, I support you."

(End of this chapter)