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

Chapter 201 Cursed Sword
"Anyway, the key to the mission is to find a sword and either recover it or destroy it."

"To be precise, it is a cursed sword, and the Four Hounds will also send an S-class wizard and an assistant to compete with us.

If they get there first, we will have made a wasted trip and it will also bring shame to the president."

Erza and Rod discussed the details of the mission on the train.

Because the two presidents were arguing at the regular meeting and showing off their young wizards, they came up with the idea of ​​having a competition.

Goodman suggested a competition with the younger S-class soldiers, and Makarov cunningly suggested adding an assistant below S-class to compete in teamwork ability.

The content of the competition was the mission that Rhode had drawn this time. If you lose, it's a waste of time. The winner takes all. You also have to bet on the honor of the guild and the face of the president.

Who will pour wine for whom at the next regular meeting will depend on the result of this time.

Since there were two S-class wizards present, handling a mission that did not reach S-class, the two presidents were not too worried about safety issues.

They know their own magicians well, and even in competition they will not do anything to disregard the other party's life and safety.

“Where we are going is an ancient battlefield, where a bloody battle took place between three countries before the Kingdom of Fiore became a permanent neutral country.

The cursed sword might have been born in the war, or it might have been forged for the war." Rhodes told Erza the information he had.

Erza had a little historical knowledge: "It has been more than 160 years since the Kingdom of Fiore declared neutrality, right?"

"Well, it has been 162 years since it was recognized by all countries, and the announcement may have been even earlier."

As is customary in this world, wars between kingdoms usually begin with ordinary soldiers fighting each other.

If the battle continues for a while without a clear winner, the wizard may accept the kingdom's request to intervene.

The war situation will naturally escalate at that time.

If an outstanding wizard or a powerful magic item appears, the situation may change drastically by one person.

The cursed sword we are looking for this time may be this kind of item.

It is said that whoever holds this sword will gain enough strength to resist thousands of troops alone. The soul of anyone killed by this sword will not be relieved, and the person stabbed by this sword will be tortured by pain.

Recently, hunters stabbed by swords have appeared in several villages near the ancient battlefield.

Their wounds took a long time to heal, and they were finally saved by finding a wizard who knew how to lift the curse.

The hunters said that it was the resurrected undead from the battlefield, and it thought they had invaded its territory, so it attacked. It was a stroke of luck that they were able to survive.

If left alone, they would be afraid every time they went out, so several villages had to unite and seek help from the magician.

The Poison Fang once sent a three-person team to investigate, but all of them were injured.

According to their reports, after entering the battlefield atmosphere, they only saw a fog rising and attacks came from all directions.

They couldn't even tell who the enemy was or how many people there were.

“Based on the information we have now, I guess someone may have found the sword for reasons such as power, and is still looking for other things.

Because I don’t want others to disturb or rob me, I pretend to be attacked by the undead to scare them away.”

Rhode habitually made inferences based on common sense, but Erza gave another idea:

"It's also possible that the dead really came back to life and don't want to be disturbed."

What about the resurrection of the dead? Rhodes has always thought that these feudal superstitions are... possible.

Because this world really does have things like ghosts and souls, and even corresponding magic.

Just like the 'urban legend' magic used by Qi in the guild, it can collect spirits wandering around Magnolia and drive them to fight.

It is not surprising to see several powerful undead spirits appearing at the ancient battlefield ruins, especially at the ancient battlefield ruins where magicians have appeared. There is no need to panic when encountering undead spirits, just attack them normally.

If it is a special undead that ordinary attacks are ineffective against, then they usually have a 'possession' to maintain their existence, and the problem can be solved by destroying the possession.

This is common knowledge in the wizarding world.

……

They didn't encounter any trouble on the way. The food Erza prepared was sufficient, and Rhode just ate and drank as much as he wanted, which was very worry-free.

By the time the two arrived at the client's village, it was around three o'clock in the afternoon.

Rhode and Erza asked around and easily found the village chief's house.

"Hello, we are the wizards of Fairy Tail, and we are here to handle your request."

"A wizard?" The village chief asked in confusion, "But someone came here this morning and said he was a wizard with four hounds..."

Rhodes and Erza looked at each other.

They moved quickly enough, as this place was closer to the Four Hounds than Fairy Tail itself.

Facing the client's doubts, Rhodes patiently explained: "Your commission is rather special, so our two guilds sent out magicians at the same time.

This time we came here with the determination to solve your problem. So could you please tell us the situation in detail? "

"Of course." This was something the village chief wanted very much. They only had to pay a reward, and the more wizards came, the better.

Moreover, the two people in front of him are very serious and seem much more reliable than the previous two.

“It all started half a month ago. Originally, there had never been such a strange thing happening, but half a month ago, anyone who approached that area would be attacked.

In our village alone, five people were injured, and there were even more in the neighboring villages.

When I was a child, my grandfather told me that his grandfather told him about the great war that had taken place there.

At that time, there was a brutal general in the Seven Kingdom who killed many innocent civilians in order to raise military supplies, causing panic among the people nearby.

But because he was a good fighter and could boost morale by fighting one against a hundred on the battlefield, the king never blamed him.

However, some people heard that his power was borrowed from a sword, and his personality became more and more violent due to the influence of the sword.

Later, not only civilians, but also his subordinates would be killed by him for giving unpleasant advice, which led to many people in the army becoming dissatisfied and eventually attacking him on the battlefield.

Some people also said that those subordinates launched the sneak attack in order to obtain the general's power.

However, since then, the sword has been tainted with more resentment and has become an ominous cursed sword. Whoever gets it will become a monster that only knows how to kill innocent people. If it is taken by the undead, it will be even more terrifying. "

Erza asked, "Has anyone seen the appearance of the dead?"

The village chief said: "Everyone sees a fog when they are attacked. It can only be the undead."

Rhodes asked about the locations of several attacks and the injuries of the hunters.

Finally, he asked who the people with the four hounds were.

"One of them was drunk, and the other's attire and demeanor... didn't look very mature."

The village chief put it more tactfully. Actually, he wanted to say that he was like a gangster, but it was not a good idea to describe a wizard in that way.

Erza thought for a moment and said, "The drunk one should be the S-class wizard of the Four Hounds, Drunken Eagle, Bugs."

(End of this chapter)