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

Chapter 206 Heartbeat
It’s hard to say whether there was a curse after that rusty sword hit someone, but tetanus is probably inevitable.

The point is that this dude looks like he was drained by the sword, like a victim.

But we can’t just believe everything he says.

The motive for searching for the Cursed Sword is to destroy it, who knows if it's true or not?

There's no way to provide evidence for motives... Perhaps someone who's good at interrogation has the magic to detect lies.

"We have no way to verify what you said, but the fact we know is that you wielded that sword and wore that armor and injured more than a dozen hunters and three wizards."

Rhode glanced at Erza and added, "It also damaged our weapons and armor, and caused some panic in the area."

"We are the wizards who came here to investigate on a commission. We need to take you back for questioning. Can you cooperate with us?"

Xi didn't hesitate: "I... am willing to take responsibility for my mistakes."

He has become what he is now, and he can't resist whatever the other party wants to do.

Fortunately, these two wizards don't look like unreasonable people.

Rhodes took out a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into Xi's mouth to replenish his energy, but for safety reasons he still cruelly tied up his hands and feet.

Erza hesitated: "Isn't this a bit too much?"

"I can't help it. Strictly speaking, this guy is now a criminal suspect..." Rhodes thought for a moment and asked, "Will we get into trouble if we take someone from the Seven Kingdom back?"

He wasn't sure if there would be any problems with cross-border pursuit of criminals here.

Erza said, “He injured people from the Kingdom of Fiore within its borders, and we didn’t cause too much damage when we arrested him, so we’ll be fine.

Let government officials handle the rest. We cannot interfere in diplomatic matters."

"That's true." Rhodes stretched out his hand, a light flashed, and a cloth bag appeared in his hand.

Erza was surprised and asked, "Are you already so proficient in dressing magic?"

"There may be some minor accidents when changing clothes, but there is no problem with storing and retrieving things." Rhodes took the cloth bag and put some armor fragments and sword fragments into it.

Erza also took out a bag and collected some.

These things are more than enough to prove that the task is completed.

Rhodes accepted the ancient stone beetle and collected some fragments, which he scattered and buried deep underground, trying his best to avoid future troubles for the client and prevent them from recombining.

After completing the aftermath, Rhodes summoned the surviving river crabs and carried Xi back to the village.

The sun had already set at this time, but luckily Erza brought a lamp that she could hold in her hand.

She even changed into a miner's helmet with a headlamp and had a lot of fun wearing it on her head.

To be honest, Rhodes also wanted to play.

In fact, he also has a magic of words that can illuminate, but he is a little tired today and does not want to use magic.

A few people set out on their return journey under the light of the lamp.

"Rod, look over there." Erza used her headlamp to illuminate a certain direction.

"Is that wintersweet? I didn't notice it when I came here. It smells so good."

Erza sighed, "Even in such a cruel battlefield, flowers like this can bloom after a hundred years."

Is it possible that two hundred years ago there were countless wintersweets blooming here, but they were all destroyed by war?
Rhodes did not say anything to spoil the mood. He just admired it silently and continued on his way.

"You are finally back... I'm glad you are all right, I'm glad you are all right."

The village chief breathed a sigh of relief. The two wizards who had come back earlier were injured, and he thought something was going to happen to these two who had not returned yet.

"Not only is everything okay, we've completed the mission." Erza handed the cloth bag to the village chief, and the rusty iron sheets inside made a metallic friction sound.

"D-done?"

"That's right, the cursed sword and a set of armor were destroyed by us." Erza pointed at Xi on the back of the river crab, "and the person who caused these events is also here."

"Who is he?" Rhodes said, "The situation is a bit complicated. We will explain it to you slowly."

"Yes, yes, I am sorry for being rude. Please come in and have a seat. Have you two had dinner yet?"

The village chief welcomed the two men into his home and asked the children to prepare meals.

Xi also has a copy, the suspect cannot starve to death.

The two of them carefully explained the whole story to the village chief.

The village chief was quite happy to give the money, but he was troubled about how to deal with Xi.

Later, he suddenly felt that it was not his turn as a small village chief to worry about such matters. Wouldn't it be enough for him to hand the person over to the mayor tomorrow?

Naturally, they stayed overnight at the village chief's house, and the village chief 'thoughtfully' arranged for them to stay in the same room.

Rhode pulled Erza's suitcases over and placed them between the two beds.

While lying in bed, he was still considering whether he should team up with Erza less often on long-distance missions in the future.

But when partnering with Erza, you only need to play supporting role, and the brainpower is much easier than partnering with others.

Make money fast.

This kind of team mission is really good...

Rhodes fell into a deep sleep while struggling.

The next morning, the two accepted the village chief's request to help escort Xi to the city.

However, Rod asked Erza to set off later.

Erza just thought that he was tired from yesterday and wanted to rest for a while, so she didn't have any objection.

……

Because they set out a little late and had to deal with Xi's affairs on the way, it was already evening when the two of them returned to Magnolia by train.

Rhode checked the time and asked, "Is the guild closed at this time?"

Erza nodded, "Ah, I'll report on the mission tomorrow."

"Then shall we disband?" Rhodes asked, "Isn't your girls' dormitory closed as well?"

"Of course not." Erza left with the luggage cart, "See you tomorrow. And, it's been a pleasure working with you this time."

"Me too. See you tomorrow."

Erza definitely didn't need him to send her off, so Rod summoned Worm and went home with it.

When he got downstairs, Rod found that the lights in his house were on.

"He probably didn't forget to turn off the lights before going out..." Rhodes had a guess and ran up the stairs, leaving Worm behind.

"Snoring?" Worm was puzzled. Was he in such a hurry? Was he rushing to catch the thief?

Take out the key, take a deep breath, and open the door.

A familiar figure was standing in the living room. She was wearing a dark apron and a scarf on her head. She was holding a small duster in her hand and standing on tiptoe to clean the dust off the picture frame.

As if she heard the door opening, she turned around in confusion, a smile spread across her face, and she subconsciously said, "Welcome home."

Rhodes didn't know how to describe his feelings.

He could hear his own heart pounding because he had just run up the stairs?

No, Rod was sure it wasn't because of that, but simply because of the man standing in the room.

The smile looking back under the light seemed to freeze time.

He felt that he might remember this scene forever.

(End of this chapter)