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

Chapter 21 What sounds good is a good start
The tavern was as lively as usual, and Erza's intimidation had dropped significantly as she stayed in the guild longer.

Although she would still stand up and lecture when things went too far, but... the pain was forgotten once the wound healed.

There will always be people who get drunk while chatting and start fighting.

This meant that Rhodes was sometimes forced to practice dodging various flying objects.

After getting through the morning work, Rod left Worm behind and ran to the library. He wanted to read some books about magic using Feng Yong's glasses.

As for history, geography and the like... let's put them aside for now and just ask Leibi to listen to her stories occasionally.

The pages of the book flipped quickly, and the words and sentences on them were reflected on the lens page by page. Rhodes could actually see every sentence clearly.

Rhodes finished reading an encyclopedia of more than 700 pages in just about 20 minutes.

Rhodes already had a rough understanding of many magic spells in his mind. Although it was not unforgettable, it was equivalent to reading it carefully.

This prop is very useful for people who don't need to read intensively but like to read.

For those who don't need to study intensively and just want to broaden their knowledge, it is a perfect tool.

The reading speed of 32 times was really too exaggerated. Rhodes wondered if Feng Yong's glasses used some time-related magic.

The inventor is simply a genius.

Putting the encyclopedia back to its place, Rod sat down and closed his eyes to meditate, giving his brain a little rest.

After a while, I found some books related to ancient magic and space magic and read them until I went to work at noon.

"You are Rhodes, right? My name is Marcus, and I use sand magic."

A boy with split hair ordered a drink and sat at the bar to talk to Rhodes, "I've heard of your legend. You're amazing."

Rhodes was stunned: "Do I have any legend?"

Mira smiled and poured Marcus a glass of wine, listening with the same curiosity.

She was such a gossipy person that she didn't even know what great legends Rhodes had.

"That's the one. Before he joined the guild, he easily defeated the beast tide and destroyed a large area of ​​forest!"

Marcus waved his hand and said, "As expected of our Fairy Tail wizard, you really fit in here!"

Rhodes wanted to clarify the outrageous legend, but Marcus didn't give him a chance.

He pressed, "Hey, what kind of magic do you use? It must be pretty powerful, right?"

"It's not very powerful. I used..."

"Is it fire magic like Natsu's? If we talk about destructive power, it has to be fire, right?"

"It is not……"

"That's earth magic. It's definitely very destructive when used in the forest. I heard that Jura, one of the Ten Holy Mages, uses earth magic. Also..."

Rhodes tried to interrupt several times, but found that this person didn't give him any chance at all. He was very much like a barber shop lady he met who was trying to get people to apply for card on the street.

"Marcus is the host of various guild activities. He usually likes to talk to people. And after drinking, he will be a little..."

Mira whispered to Rhodes about Marcus. She considered her words and continued, "...He's a bit talkative, so it's hard to interrupt him. Just listen to him quietly."

"...Okay." Rhodes nodded. Compared to Laci who liked to collect torture instruments, Marcus, who talked a lot after drinking, was considered a normal person.

Mira reminded, "If you don't want to listen, you can just leave. In the guild, if you have something you don't like, you can just express it directly. You don't need to compromise yourself for the sake of politeness."

"It's okay. I'm just a little curious about who spread the rumor that I destroyed a forest."

Rhodes was a little unhappy. He was clearly attacked by a wild beast, so how could he suddenly become a destructive maniac?

"Yes...yeah, who would make up such a rumor?" Mira looked a little unnatural.

Of course, she was not the one who spread the rumor. She just told her companions the truth about Rhodes' origins.

Things like the beast tide and the destruction of the forest were all real events. But for some reason, the story became about Rhode easily defeating the beasts and destroying the forest.

Mira is now not sure if she is the culprit.

Marcus chattered on for nearly five minutes before pausing to moisten his throat with a sip of beer.

Just as Rod was about to take the opportunity to ask a question, a wine bottle flew over and hit Marcus on the back of the head.

"Puff~~~~" Marcus spit out half a cup of beer in one breath, "Who is it?" This kind of question hardly requires an answer.

Marcus turned around and saw the conspicuous battle group in the tavern, and joined in without saying a word.

Rhodes dodged very quickly and was not sprayed by the wine.

Mira skillfully took out a rag and wiped the counter clean, then watched her companions fight with a smile.

They kept fighting until someone knocked over Erza's plate.

There was a brief silence in the air as Natsu and Gray tiptoed to try to slip away.

"Just... stop it!" Erza stood up quickly and placed her gauntleted fists equally on the heads of every combatant.

Several people, including Nazgrey and Marcus, fell to the ground, holding their heads.

Erza clenched her fists and said, "Okay, since you guys want to fight so badly, I'll fight with you until one of you can't stand up anymore!"

"Love!" The blue cat Harpy stood on the table and raised his hands, gloating, "They can't stand up anymore!"

"Haha..." Mira laughed happily, "It's like this again."

The word "again" was used well, and it simply gave Rhode a full understanding of this guild.

"Here." Mira brought out a portion of pudding, "Send this to Erza when the time is right."

Rhodes was puzzled: "When is the right time?"

Mira pointed at Erza and smiled without saying anything.

Erza, who had been so majestic just now, suddenly began to tremble, and staggered back to her seat as if she had lost her soul.

She didn't sit down, but squatted down and picked up a pile of broken porcelain pieces and smashed desserts from the ground: "My... strawberry pudding..."

The domineering fairy queen was now as helpless as a little girl.

"Ah, Erza is so cute like this." Mira held her face, enjoying the strange pleasure.

"..." Is this the 'right time'? Rhode walked towards Erza hesitantly.

"You guys..." The air pressure around Erza dropped, and she turned her head and stared fiercely at the culprits lying on the ground.

Everyone couldn't help but shudder.

"Ms. Erza?"

Rhodes called out, and deliberately added a respectful title.

"Ok?"

Erza turned around suddenly, her face was shadowed and one of her eyes seemed to be flashing red, like a beast about to get angry.

Her amazing spirit made Rhodes' heart palpitate, as if he was thrown into a low-pressure zone by her gaze.

"You, your pudding seems to be strawberry flavored as well." Rhodes said this reluctantly.

“……”The astonishing spirit lasted for another second.

Then the queen turned into the big sister next door. She stood up, adjusted her hair, and smiled gently: "Thank you very much."

Erza even clenched her fists and began to reflect on herself, saying sadly: "Really, I almost got angry over a pudding. My training is not enough."

The harpy grew wings on its back and flew to Rhode's ear without any hesitation, saying, "You've already been angry."

"..." Rhodes said nothing and looked at it with admiration.

Kitty, you are so brave to say that. Wouldn’t it be nice to give her some face?

Erza said seriously, "Come to think of it, aren't you Rod? I'm very touched that you care about your companions so much even though you just joined the guild."

A touching expression appeared on her face. She hugged Rhode's head and said, "That's right, Fairy Tail should be like this!"

when!
Rhodes' head hit the hard metal armor, making a crisp sound and his head buzzing.

He stole a glance at Mira who was giving him a thumbs up at the counter...

Is this also part of your plan, Miss Mira?
(End of this chapter)