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

Chapter 181 Both Reliable and Unreliable
Just as Erza had said, they did not find any town that night and had to sleep outdoors.

This situation is called "being so busy on the road that one missed the place to stay" in storytelling, and usually something will happen.

The two drivers felt that it was inappropriate for similar reasons. They might encounter wild beasts at night and did not want to sleep in the wilderness.

And the weather is so cold.

But after Erza's sincere request, they agreed.

Rhodes was glad that she did not use the sword when discussing with the coachman, but was asking them for help seriously.

It's just that when she asked for help seriously, the pressure was a bit strong.

Fearing that this might be considered coercion, Rhodes had no choice but to say that he would protect their safety, and also offered to pay more.

So everyone was happy.

Erza found an iron pot from her luggage and started to build a camp stove.

Rhodes set up the tent. The skills he learned from Gray last time came in handy.

After the two of them had settled everything and were ready to try Erza's cooking again, she told him that she didn't bring any ingredients.

The pot on the fire she made could only be used to boil some hot water.

Rhodes didn't understand: "No, sister, you brought so many suitcases, kitchen utensils and seasonings, but you didn't prepare the ingredients?"

Erza was a little embarrassed: "Well... because of limited space, I can only give up some things."

Rhodes looked at the huge truck of suitcases. The space was so limited. What was in there?

Erza seemed to understand his confusion and explained, “It’s mainly some souvenirs obtained during the mission, some important gifts, and then common tools such as tents.

By the way, the armor you gave me last time is also in there. I like it so much that I want to keep it with me. Do you want me to put it on and show it to you?"

If any other girl said this, Rhode would doubt whether she was interested in him.

But like Erza and Cana, she really treats them as brothers.

She definitely didn't mean that, but simply liked the gift and the thought that it represented from her companion.

Rod declined: "I am glad that you value my gift so much, but let's get off topic. The question now is what to eat tonight."

He had already eaten the food he brought with him at noon. Mira had rushed to the cafeteria to prepare it for him before he set off, and she had also shared half with Erza. As a result, he had no dinner now, which made him feel uncomfortable.

"I'm sorry. I was careless and overlooked such a thing." Erza clenched her fists and reflected with a sad face, "You can punish me in any way you want after the mission, and I can take less of the reward."

Rhode held his forehead with his hand. Damn it. He was getting serious about such a strange thing again.

"Forget it, summon, Shadow Wolf!"

Six shadow wolves appeared, and their sixteen green eyes scared the two coachmen.

"Go ahead and catch some prey. Rabbits, pheasants, or anything else will do."

Rod remembered that when he was using river crabs to explore the way during the day, he seemed to see hare footprints in the snow.

Prey is hard to find in winter, but the shadow wolves are quite efficient. Not long after going out, they brought back an animal that looked like a fawn.

"Will such a small deer... oh, a roe deer."

Rhodes was relieved, knowing that the roe deer must be an adult at this size.

Next it was Erza's turn to perform. Several different kitchen knives flew in the air, bleeding, skinning, deboning, and dismembering, all in one go.

Next, cook the soup and grill the skewers.

After the two had a full meal, they were able to share some with the driver. Although they had brought dry food with them, they certainly would not refuse meat.

"Change clothes!" A light flashed on Erza's body, and she had changed into purple pajamas.

Speaking of wearing pajamas like this in winter... Never mind. A wizard can't be judged by common sense, and she has a sleeping bag. Rhode noticed the pattern on Erza's pajamas: "Is that the symbol of a heart-shaped cross?"

"Ah, yes, the clothes of this brand are of very good quality." Erza said, "The armor I usually wear is also produced by this company."

"Really?" After hearing her say that, Rhode remembered that there was also a yellow cross with a heart shape at the end on the armor Erza usually wore.

The Black Feather Armor I saw last time also has a white symbol.

I hadn’t noticed it before… maybe it’s because Mira took on the endorsement now.

"Hey? That's not right. I remember that Heart-Shaped Cross is a clothing company. Do they also make armor?"

Erza said, "Originally they wouldn't do it, but after I asked them seriously, they were quite reasonable."

"Um...mind if I ask how you asked for that?"

"Can you help me make armor? (Super oppressive version)" After the demonstration, Erza returned to her normal expression, "That's about it."

"Ha...ha..." As expected, Rhodes laughed dryly, "What a reasonable businessman."

"Okay, since there might be wild beasts around, let's assign the night watch duties."

"No need to divide it. I'll call Worm to keep watch." Rhodes summoned Worm.

This kid isn't very good at fighting, but he can watch the fire and serve as a guard.

The main thing is that the mana consumption is so little that it is almost negligible.

"Snoring?" Worm was a little confused.

Erza asked, "Can your magic power hold up for a whole night?"

"No problem. If there is no time limit, keeping Worm for 24 hours is no problem."

Rhodes entered his tent and stopped Worm who wanted to follow him in. "I'll leave the night watch to you. I'll treat you to some Poro delicacies when I get back."

"Huh!" Worm squatted at the door of Rhodes' tent, like a snow lion, but a little fatter.

Erza squatted down and touched Worm's head: "I leave it to you. Call me anytime if you need anything."

"Huh!" Worm nodded seriously.

In fact, the boundary between its head and neck is usually difficult to see.

Silent all night.

The next morning, several people got up and washed, with clean water provided by Rhodes's text magic.

"Text magic is really convenient." Erza changed her clothes again, from pajamas back to armor.

"Clothes changing magic is more convenient, right?" Rhode asked, "Can you teach me?"

"Sure, it's not a difficult magic." Erza was very active. While packing up the tent, she told Rhodes how to practice the dressing magic.

As long as you don't intend to use it in combat, costume-changing magic is easy to learn.

However, if you want to have a "changing space" as large as Erza's, and the speed to switch armor at any time, you need a high level of talent and a lot of practice.

Rhodes didn't need to learn to that level, he just needed to get a basic understanding so that it would be convenient for him to travel in the future.

The carriage set off again. Erza saw Rhode looking through the mission information again and asked, "Aren't you going to practice for a while?"

"Hmm? Oh, no, I want to practice it when I get back. It's better to keep some magic power during the mission in case of emergencies."

In fact, he was afraid that he would fail and turn into Gray, which would be too embarrassing.

It’s better to go home and practice on your own.

(End of this chapter)