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

Chapter 199 I’m back
Random assignments at regular meetings generally come from two sources:

One type comes from the Council, and in order to make up for their lack of manpower or inadequate capabilities, they have to ask some guilds for assistance.

Rhodes had experienced this kind of mission before. It was usually troublesome and the reward was average, but the benefit was that he could gain the favor of the Council.

It is of some use to Fairy Tail. At least it can make Mr. Yajima more confident when speaking for Fairy Tail in the Council.

The other type comes from some small guilds.

Small guilds occasionally receive commissions that are beyond their capabilities.

In some cases, they will directly refuse and suggest or help the client to contact the big guild. In others, they will decide to hand it over to the big guild only after trying and being sure that it cannot be done.

Routine meetings are a good place to hand over delegation.

Those who can go up and draw lots are naturally guild presidents who are recognized by everyone and capable of handling these matters.

Blue Pegasus and the Four Hounds are both among such large guilds. As one of the strongest guilds in Fiore, Fairy Tail naturally has to bear such responsibilities.

Makarov jumped off the chair, took a few steps forward, and immediately turned back: "Rod, you go for me."

"May I?"

"Go ahead, my luck is so bad."

Makarov was helpless. Even though the tasks were of similar difficulty, he always got the one with the lowest pay.

Then when I returned to the guild, the children complained that they had never drawn a good lottery ticket.

Today Makarov will confirm whether he is unlucky or those guys are targeting Fairy Tail.

Logically speaking, it wouldn't happen, but who knows, Goodman might suddenly have the urge to do something to him.

Rhodes had no choice but to go up and draw lots. The lot holder and bamboo sticks were ordinary and looked like handmade products, with no trace of magic.

He had no intention of cheating and simply took one when it was his turn.

"Up."

"Rod! You are so...reliable!" Makarov was so excited. He finally saw what the best fortune looked like!
Rhode was puzzled and said, "No, I thought they said that you drew the 'worst lot' as a metaphor, but it turns out that the lot really says something like 'best' or 'worst'?"

"Because when we first decided on this process, Makarov said it would be more interesting this way, so we simply used the up and down lottery format to mark the tasks of equal difficulty but different rewards." Goldman laughed mercilessly, "In the end, he always drew 'down', hahahaha!"

"Didn't I draw a very good lot?" Makarov was in a good mood and didn't want to argue with him.

But he immediately felt wronged again. Why did Rhode get a good lottery right from the start? Is my luck really that bad?

With the completion of the drawing process, this regular meeting came to a successful conclusion.

As usual, a banquet was held in the evening. Makarov went to drink and chat with old friends, and asked Rod to go find someone he liked to say hello and make some friends.

Rhodes had a feeling that the president wanted to get him out of the way so that no one would mind him drinking.

But since the president had said so, Rhodes had no choice but to walk around the banquet hall.

After spending three days in the conference room, there are always a few familiar faces, so it doesn't hurt to get to know them.

One of the guild leaders brought with him a beautiful wizard. She said Mira was her idol and wanted Torode to help her get an autograph.

Rhode thought about it carefully and seemed to have seen her in a certain issue of Wizard Weekly, but he didn't have a deep impression.

As for autographs, Rhodes didn't remember Mira having this habit, so he just said perfunctorily that he would go back and help ask.

Anyway, Rhode didn't want to come to the next regular meeting.

I always feel that the president has pushed a lot of troubles onto him. From now on, when the regular meeting is approaching, I will take a task and go out to hang out.

That night, Rhodes had no choice but to take care of the drunk old man again. It was not until the next morning that the presidents left.

Naturally, Rod left with Makarov on the train.

As soon as he was out of sight of the other presidents, Makarov showed Rhodes his magic of changing clothes.

The formal Saint Ten uniforms suddenly turned into comfortable ordinary winter clothes.

Rhodes said, "President, I want to learn this."

Although the president may not be as good as Erza in dressing magic, what she explained was more suitable for Rhodes.

All I can say is that those who use it well may not necessarily teach it well.

……

"Welcome back, President. Rod, you must have worked hard out there."

Mira welcomed the two back with a big smile.

If you ignore the shabby tavern and the group of people lying on the ground, the scene could be a little more heartwarming.

Makarov sighed: "You are the one. It's hard to stay here. Isn't Erza here?"

Seeing that the president had something to say, Rhodes was not in a hurry to interrupt him. He stood behind the president and winked at Mira.

Mira looked at him with a smile but did not respond. Instead, she answered the president's question:
"Erza went to the Heart Cross again. She said she wanted to adjust the design of a few sets of armor. She will probably be back later."

"These few days... forget it, wait for Erza to come back and bring her and Rod to see me." Makarov originally wanted to ask if anyone had caused trouble these days, but he had already apologized enough yesterday, so he didn't want to ask today.

It is only a matter of time, but it’s better to postpone it for a day.

"No, President, why do you still have something to do with me? I just got back."

"Because you drew the lot." Makarov said as a matter of course, "And if you and Erza go together, we will definitely win against that guy Goldman!"

"Isn't it just a drunken quarrel and a joke? Why did you take it seriously?"

"..." Makarov didn't want Rod to mention that he was drunk in front of Mira, "I only drank a little bit, how could I be drunk?
That was a decision I made with full clarity of mind. I must show him how good the wizards in our guild are! Our Fairy Tail is the best guild!"

Mira smiled and said, "President? Didn't we agree to control our drinking? What happened to you drinking too much? What about the competition?"

Makarov's forehead was covered with sweat, and he quickly went upstairs: "Ask Rod, we'll tell you the details when Erza comes!"

Rhodes had no choice but to throw the trouble to... He glanced at Mira, oh, this didn't seem to be a trouble.

Mira wondered, "What happened?"

"Two old kids are fighting, and they have to compare whose child is better..." Rhodes told Mira the cause of the incident, and also talked about what happened in the past few days, and accused the president of unreliable behavior.

Mira smiled happily when she heard the president talking in his sleep during the meeting and asking Rhodes to smooth things over.

"Oh, by the way." Rhodes looked at her, "I'm back."

"Welcome back..." Mira responded subconsciously, and then asked, "Didn't I say it once?"

Rhodes smiled without saying anything, and silently took out the snacks he brought back for her from his bag.

Mira thought about it, and suddenly hit him lightly on the arm.

(End of this chapter)