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

Chapter 188 Should I buy an apartment?
The hotel room was warm and the bed was comfortable, but Rod's sleep quality was average. Not only did he fall asleep in the second half of the night, but he also woke up once.

By the time they set out the next morning, he was yawning.

"Didn't you sleep well?" Erza asked, "Did I snore when I slept?"

Rhodes waved his hand: "No, maybe I was tired and had a nightmare."

He dreamed that he agreed to share a bed with Erza, and they rubbed each other's backs while taking a bath.

Then Erza suddenly turned into Mira and slapped him, sending him flying onto the altar of the Black Magic Cult. Then the people in black robes chanted a spell to summon the devil.

When the devil was about to eat him, Mira descended from the sky, slapped the devil into a devil sauce, grabbed Rhodes' collar and said that this was the fate of those who dared to mess around with other women.

Then the black-robed men turned into the children Rhode had saved, jumping up and down, clapping and shouting "Big sister, beat him!"

Rhode was so angry that he wanted to call them heartless, but then he woke up in anger.

It's just a dream, it's the opposite of reality. How could our Mila be so cruel?

Rhode comforted himself, and after Erza rented a carriage, he dozed off in the carriage.

The carriage stopped in a daze. Rod woke up by smelling the fragrance, and Erza was no longer in the carriage.

When he went out, he found that she had cooked a pot of rice, made soup and stew, and warmly invited the two drivers to have dinner together.

Of course, Rhodes was not polite at all and got out of the car to eat.

"Where did you get the rice and so many ingredients?"

"I bought it when I went to rent a carriage." Erza pointed to her pile of suitcases and said seriously, "I have reflected on it. I must bring enough food when I go out next time. I won't let the same thing happen again."

"..." Rhode didn't know how to comment. This should be considered a good thing, right? It's better to be prepared.

On the return journey, we were not in as much of a hurry as we had been when we set out. We followed the route recommended by the two drivers and found a hotel to stay in when we encountered a town before evening.

In this way, the return journey took nearly two days in total.

It was not until late afternoon on the 8th that the two returned to the guild.

Erza pushed open the door of the guild with a smile, and a plate of warm noodles was placed on her face.

Rhode was stunned. Whose general was this that could have allowed Erza to be hit by such a simple attack?
He didn't have time to think about it, he rushed to the counter and grabbed Mira's arm and moved sideways: "I'm back!"

Bang! Crash...

A stool flew over and several wine bottles fell to the ground.

Amid the noise, Mira smiled sweetly: "Welcome back."

I haven't seen her for several days, and I always feel that she seems to be more beautiful.

Rhode wanted to watch it for a while longer, but it was nice to have fun watching it with her.

There was no need to interrogate the murderer who shot Erza, because he confessed himself:
“Ai… Ai…”

This idiom is called "qiqiaiai", and Rod understands it.

"Erza!" Natsu's terrified voice quickly silenced the entire guild.

The smarter ones had already returned to their seats like good students, but Natsu was like an old machine that hadn't been oiled for years, his movements were jerky and extremely stiff.

Erza's expression turned ferocious: "Natsu!"

"Love!" Natsu made a happy sound.

Erza walked over and punched Natsu on the chin, knocking him away: "Don't waste food!"

"Love~~~~~" Natsu dragged out the tone and broke through the wall of the second floor, flying into the lake behind the guild.

Tono, who had just joined the guild a few days ago, whispered, "Is the point about wasting food?"

Mira smiled and advised: "Erza, don't destroy the guild."

Tono felt something was wrong: "It feels like Miss Mirajane is a little off the mark."

Leibi laughed dryly and said, "That's just their personality. You'll get used to it."

"Natsu~" Happy flew out of the cave and chased after Natsu. "Sorry, I didn't control my power well." Erza said to Mira seriously, and then began to rectify the discipline.

Rhodes happily watched the troublemakers being scolded with Mira, and bet on whether their next relapse would be in two days or three days.

After Erza finished her 'main job', she went to the back to freshen up before coming back to discuss the mission with Mira.

Rod was looking at the sample magazine Mira gave him.

Since it is just the beginning of January, Heart-Shaped Cross is mainly promoting new winter clothes.

Mira on the cover is wearing a gray shearling coat, a white knitted vest underneath, an A-line skirt, and a pair of Martin boots.

She made a sideways look back, which made people's heart beat fast.

Erza's eyes lit up: "Oh? This vest looks good."

"Really? As for Erza, I think a short belly-baring top would be more suitable." Mira suggested irresponsibly.

Rhode thought for a moment. Wasn't belly-baring clothing something Mira often wore when she was a child?
Is she trying to cause trouble again?

The two of them chatted about clothes and it seemed like Mira was trying to get Erza to try some bold outfits.

Rhode felt that it was a waste of effort since Erza was always in armor wherever she went.

He even wondered if Erza was wearing a piece of armor or something under the down jacket she wore that day.

After a while, Erza finally remembered to talk about business: "Where is the president?"

Mira said: "He has gone home. It seems that Laxus is coming back. The president said he wants to have a good talk with Laxus."

"Laxus."

Erza also finds his personality difficult to deal with. She hopes the president can slowly persuade him.

"The president already knows about the mission. The news from the Council branch says you did a great job." Mira said with a smile, "But the reward will not be delivered for a few days."

Rhode suddenly asked, "How much is the mission reward?"

"270 million J."

"2...2...Are you sure you didn't see an extra zero?"

Mira said: "No, didn't the president tell me about the reward before we set off?"

"Maybe I did. I was so focused on the Black Magic Cult kidnapping the children that I didn't notice."

Rhode, who had never seen the world, asked, "Is this the income standard for S-level missions?"

Erza denied it, "No, the minimum reward for an S-rank mission is over 500 million J. A reward of 270 million is rare, but it's not unheard of, and it's still far from the S-rank standard."

That’s quite a lot!
Rhodes calculated that 270 million J, if divided equally between two people, would be 135 million. He could finally pay off his debt to the president in one go!

My God, ever since he traveled through time, Rhodes has never been so wealthy.

Even if I pay off my debts, I'll still have more than a year's worth of rent left...

With this calculation, my sense of happiness suddenly dropped.

It’s such a loss to pay rent every month. It feels like I’m working for the landlord.

"Should I consider buying a house of my own?" Rhodes thought that he had the ability to stand on his own in this world, and it was about time he considered settling down.

Magnolia is a nice city and it would be nice to have a house here.

It’s best to be closer to the guild so that it’s convenient for commuting.

But it can't be too close, otherwise it will be easily demolished when people are making trouble.

He glanced at Mira quietly and decided to think carefully about saving money to buy a house.

It can be used morning and night.

(End of this chapter)