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

Chapter 19 Is there any forbidden area in the sect?

"Laxus?" Mira stood in front of Rhodes and raised one arm to block him.

"Rod, he joined the guild the day before yesterday. He was just practicing magic just now."

"Magic? That? Stop making me laugh!" Laxus sneered, "What use can such pitifully weak magic be?"

Worm was trembling with fear and Rhodes frowned. This was the person with the worst attitude he had ever seen in the guild.

Even Ms. Polyusicaa, who claimed that she hated humans, was extremely considerate and attentive when taking care of the wounded.

And the person in front of him looked like he really hated him...

No, it’s not that I hate him, it feels more like I look down on him. He seems to exude a sense of superiority.

Rhodes had just arrived and didn't want to cause trouble: "I apologize if I disturbed you just now."

"It's not just his magic power, his personality is also pitifully weak... I really don't know what the old man's point is in keeping such a guy."

Laxus looked down, and this time he was no longer speaking to Rhodes or Mira.
"There are already enough weaklings in Fairy Tail, why are these guys qualified to be my companions? Huh?"

This statement irritated many people in the tavern, especially Natsu and Gray.

The two who had been staying obediently under Erza's suppression slammed the table and stood up: "What did you say?"

The sound of wine glasses hitting the tabletops could be heard from other tables. Everyone glared at the blond young man upstairs in dissatisfaction:
"That guy Laxus is still like this!"

Erza stopped chatting with her friends and said coldly: "Anyway, it's too much to say such things, Laxus."

Laxus's eyes met Erza's, and he looked tense: "Oh? Erza, you're going to help these useless people..."

"Enough!" Makarov sobered up at some point and took out a task list.

"Laxus, here is a commission for you, go and handle it first."

"..." Laxus looked at Makarov, but the other party didn't even look up at him.

He snorted, went downstairs, picked up the task list and turned to leave: "Boring."

Everyone watched Laxus leave, and they were all more or less dissatisfied with him.

Natsu had an indignant look on his face, as if he wanted to rush up to fight at any time, but Gray hooked his arm around his neck and stopped him.

In the corner of the tavern, two men and one woman stood up silently and followed Laxus's footsteps.

The atmosphere in the tavern grew colder as the few people left. It took a while before everyone sat down again and gradually began to talk.

"Sorry for causing trouble to everyone."

Rhodes felt that there might be something wrong with Laxus, but today's conflict was caused by himself, so it would be better for him to practice in the yard next time.

"It has nothing to do with you. That guy has always been like this." Laqi pouted and said, "If he wasn't the president's grandson, he would have been kicked out long ago..."

"Laki!" Mira stopped her from continuing. Seeing Laxus become like this, the president must be feeling worse than anyone else.

"He is the president's grandson?" Rhodes compared the tall and straight Laxus with the short and sturdy president.

I can't tell.

"Yes, he is my grandson, but..." Makarov looked towards the guild gate.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault that Laxus is like this. Don't pay attention to what he says."

"No, no, no, you don't have to apologize..." Rhodes could almost guess what was going on.

According to the general story routine, this child was probably told "you are worthy of being the president's grandson" or something like that since he was a child, and then he developed a rebellious mentality.

It's okay in the short term, but after a long time, I started to want to be recognized for my own abilities rather than the identity of "the president's grandson".

This seems to be the case with Konohamaru on the next set.

The difference between Laxus and him is that he rebelled for a long time and seemed to have gone astray. Rhode recalled but could not remember anything related to Laxus.

But since Tatsuya said it was a happy ending, this kid will probably be able to correct himself...

The guild gradually returned to its usual bustle.
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The sun sets and night falls.

The lights had been turned on in the guild, and only a few guests were left in the tavern, still drinking and chatting.

Rhodes was ready to start sweeping the floor with Laqi.

"Let me come downstairs alone today," Lucky said apologetically, "since I came so late this morning."

Rhodes said, "Then I'll go upstairs."

Laqi stopped him, “No, the upstairs should be left for Sister Mira to clean up.”

"Ah?" Rhodes was puzzled. "It's the same for me. Mira has been very hard today too."

"No means no." Laqi said, "The guild has a rule that except for a few approved people, no one else is allowed to go up to the second floor."

"……Why?"

How come this is the same as in martial arts novels, with gang restricted areas?
"Because there is a special bulletin board on the second floor, which contains extremely difficult S-level tasks." Laqi explained.

"Although the rewards are considerable, you could lose your life if you're not careful. Therefore, only S-class wizards are allowed to take on missions on the second floor."

S-class wizards were easy to understand. Rhodes guessed that they were probably the strongest people in the guild.

He asked, "But that doesn't mean you're not allowed to go upstairs, right?"

Laqi said helplessly: "Because there are too many reckless people in the guild."

"That's true." Rhodes thought about the guild members and immediately understood the rule.

For example, Natsu is so reckless and he is the protagonist. Who knows, he might secretly go on an S-rank mission one day.

Maybe this rule was made for him.

No wonder only Mira, the most stable of the waiters, was allowed to go up.

"By the way, how many S-class wizards are there in the guild? Who is the most powerful?"

"Hmm..." Laqi thought for a moment, "Let's not talk about the president for now. The strongest one should be that uncle, but he went out on a mission and hasn't returned to the guild for two years."

"Two years? What kind of mission would take so long?" Rhodes asked in surprise and worry, "He won't run into any danger, will he?"

“No, no…” Laqi immediately waved her hand in denial, “Mr. Gildarts is as strong as a monster. Although I don’t know what the mission is, he is the only one who will definitely not get into trouble.”

It seemed that the uncle was quite trusted by Laqi, so Rhode stopped worrying about it: "What else is there besides him?"

"Besides him, the other S-class ones include Laxus, Mistgun, Erza, and..."

Laqi corrected herself and said, "No, there are only three of them now. As for which one is the strongest, I don't know."

"You've already met Laxus and Erza. As for Mistgang... you probably won't see him. It seems that the leader is the only one in the entire guild who knows his true identity."

Another mysterious person. Rhodes silently wrote down Mr. Gang's name.

The most troublesome one is Laxus.

Rhodes was still thinking about when he could help the president teach his ignorant grandson a lesson, so as to teach him not to always look down on others.

But think about the summoning magic you have now - Poro, Canyon Scuttler.

It seems that it cannot be completed in a short time.

(End of this chapter)