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

Chapter 198: So Skilled That It Makes People Distressed

At night, Rhodes carried Makarov back to his room. The old man was drunk and kept muttering things like "I won't lose to you" and "Fairy Tail is the best".

I don’t know if it’s because Mira usually restricts him too strictly, so he can’t drink enough here - but if I leave it alone, he can’t drink enough usually.

After carefully helping the president take off his shoes and coat and covering him with a blanket, Rhodes placed a glass of water on the bedside table, turned off the light and left the room.

He himself didn't go to bed so early. He went back to his room and practiced the magic of changing clothes for a while.

After returning from the last mission, Rhodes practiced at home by himself.

This magic is very interesting. Once you learn it, you can create a different space that belongs to you alone. Things that can be stored in it include but are not limited to clothes and weapons.

Even if you have a stone in your hand, you can put it in as if you were storing a weapon.

It’s just that the size of the dressing space depends on personal talent and effort.

For example, Erza can store dozens of sets of armor and hundreds of weapons, and Bisca can store hundreds of magic guns and some clothes.

And Rhodes probably only has one wardrobe now.

As a beginner, my talent is not outstanding, but it is not bad either.

If he wanted, he could change his job to a magic swordsman. With his melee talent, he could become a core member in an ordinary guild.

But Rhodes had no such plan. The space in a closet was enough for him.

You can put some clothes and daily necessities in it, and then you can just carry a small bag when you go out next time, without having to carry a suitcase.

"Change clothes!" A light flashed on Rhodes' body, and his original clothes disappeared, leaving a set of pajamas on his head.

Well, it seems that the quick dressing function cannot be demonstrated outside for the time being.

Rhodes calmly picked up his pajamas and went to the bathroom to take a shower, as if he had not failed to change his clothes.

After coming back, I meditated for a while before falling asleep.

……

The meeting on the second day started early. Rod had just returned from morning exercise when he was called to the meeting by the president.

The meeting was still chaired by President Goodman, and the first topic today was about the Senate.

It is not to confront the Council, but to cooperate with the Council's work.

Although in Fairy Tail, many wizards regard the Council as a tiger, but in the eyes of ordinary wizards, the Council is just an institution that maintains order in the magical world and punishes evil and promotes good.

Over the years, the Council has been cracking down on dark guilds, punishing criminal wizards, and generally speaking, it has made a great contribution to the world.

Although there are occasional shortcomings in some aspects, that is because the business is too large and Fiore's location is somewhat remote.

As a formal guild, cooperating with the Council's branch in Fiore is beneficial to maintaining the stability of the magic world and the kingdom.

When it comes to cooperating with the Council, Makarov is not sleepy anymore.

He leaned back in his chair with his arms folded, waiting for Goodman to name and praise him.

Goldman glanced at him and said, "We have to mention Fairy Tail's S-class wizard Erza here.

She has helped the Council complete many difficult tasks, although she occasionally caused some trouble, but overall..."

Makarov's face fell, but then he became happy again. It doesn't matter. Erza is also a child of our guild. Praising her is praising us.

The two old men would compete with each other openly or covertly even during routine meetings.

By the afternoon, the topic of discussion shifted from the Council to the Dark Guild.

"When it comes to dark guilds, we have to mention the Balamu Alliance."

At this point, the entire venue fell silent.

For every guild, the Balamu Alliance is a terrifying dark force.

The three major guilds that make up this alliance, 'Gate of Hades', 'Devil's Heart' and 'Six Demon Generals', control more than 90% of the dark guilds on this continent.

They are recognized as a powerful force that no regular guild can fight alone. "Among the three major dark guilds, the Gate of Hades is as mysterious as ever, and no one knows where it hides; the Devil's Heart occasionally reveals its whereabouts, but it is difficult to find a pattern; only the Six Demon Generals have become more active in recent years."

Rhodes remembered the Naked Bandage Men's Guild that he and Gray had beaten together. It seemed that they were under the command of the Six Demon Generals.

Goodman said seriously, "Not only the Six Demon Generals' headquarters, but also the dark guilds under their control have been active recently. I suspect they may have some hidden agenda. Please pay close attention."

President Bob said, "Speaking of which, recently, Lian from our guild encountered members of the Iron Forest while out on duty. They seemed to be looking for something, but unfortunately they escaped."

Several other guild leaders added some information, and the names of dark guilds such as 'Zombie Soul' and 'Red Turban' were mentioned one after another.

Makarov fell into deep thought. In the past, these dark guilds would secretly take on illegal missions such as kidnapping, extortion, and assassination.

When they are short of money, they may resort to doing things like stealing, but they try to keep a low profile and keep it secret.

But recently they do seem to be unusually active.

The presidents of some small guilds present at the meeting expressed their uneasiness. They are relatively small in size, and some guilds have no more than 20 members.

In terms of strength...many magicians aim to help ordinary people solve the troubles in life, so they are not good at fighting.

It is no exaggeration to say that these small guilds are basically at a level that Rhodes can clear alone.

In extreme cases, even if they grow up to be Fairy Tail, they may not be able to qualify for the S-class exam.

In some games, if the members of Fairy Tail are mainly combat players, then they should be considered life players.

However, within the local guild alliance, there is no distinction between large and small guilds. Unless there are personal grudges, everyone is willing to help each other.

The presidents of large guilds such as Makarov, Bob, and Goldman all expressed that they could be asked for help at any time if necessary.

One of the guild presidents marked all the places where the dark guilds were mentioned before on the map, then used magic to make dozens of copies of the map and distributed them to other guild presidents.

Rhodes sighed that the magic in this world was so bizarre that there was even a human-shaped printer.

In the following time, everyone discussed the actions that ordinary magicians should take when encountering a dark guild, and planned to summarize and report back to their own guild members.

The first two days of the meeting went smoothly, but some arguments occurred on the third day.

Because the theme of the third day is to mediate conflicts between guilds, we will bring up the conflicts that have accumulated over the past period of time and let everyone judge.

Although the use of force in conflicts between wizard guilds is prohibited, some minor frictions in private are inevitable.

It's just because it's not a big conflict of principle and I don't want to hand it over to the Council for a drastic measure, so I'll just talk about it here.

This is often Makarov's "home court".

Rhodes originally thought that he already understood how capable his companions were of causing trouble, but he didn't expect that he still didn't understand enough.

At least half of the thirty presidents expressed their opinions on Fairy Tail.

Most of them complained about things being damaged by the battle between the Fairy Tail wizards;

A few complained that Fairy Tail wizards seduced the girls in their guild and had multiple relationships at the same time;
Some people also complained that they just woke up from a nap and saw a naked man suddenly walking outside the window, which was too eye-catching.

As the president of Fairy Tail and one of the ten most outstanding wizards on the continent of Ishgar, Mr. Makarov did not show any temper when facing everyone's criticism, nor did he show any intention of bullying others.

His apology was sincere and skillful.

He was so skilled that Rhodes felt sorry for him.

What has the president experienced over the years?
It was precisely because he set an example at the beginning that other presidents also behaved quite restrained when being criticized.

If anyone is dissatisfied with something, they should speak out clearly and let everyone judge right from wrong. After the judgment, they should apologize if necessary and compensate if necessary.

The alliance basically maintains a good level of unity.

After solving the previous problems, the meeting entered the last item, which could be said to be the one that Makarov hated the most - assigning tasks by drawing lots.

He is the kind of person who often draws bad luck.

(End of this chapter)