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

Chapter 232 What is Rhodes's last name?

At the reminder of the frog messenger, Rhodes took Wendy and Xia Lulu back to the testimony stand.

Habib tried to get closer to Xia Lulu, but was still rejected.

Natsu and Erza asked if Wendy was bullied by the people in the Council.

Before they could talk for a few words, the Speaker knocked on the table to signal silence.

"The inquiry meeting will begin now!"

"On the night of March 3, the man-eating demon Caniber appeared in a valley near the northern coast of the Kingdom of Fiore and was defeated by the magician that night.

According to the investigation of the Council, the people who took action at that time were: Erza Scarlet, Natsu Dragneel, Wendy Mabel, and Rhodes..."

When Rhodes' name was read, everyone couldn't help but look at him.

Because he only has a first name, 'no' last name.

Generally speaking, even if one is an orphan, grows up in an orphanage or church, or wanders outside, he or she will always get a surname or give himself or herself one.

It is rare for someone to have just one name like Rod.

Erza felt this the most deeply. Even though the person who gave her the surname Scarlett had almost completely become another person, she never abandoned this surname.

At this moment, Jellal may be feared and hated by her, but at that moment, Jellal was her benefactor who not only saved her life, but also gave her hope and saved her soul.

But the more this happened, the more painful Erza felt when she thought about Jellal's changes.

Although it was inappropriate now, Erza couldn't help but ask: "Rod, you... don't have a last name?"

"Yes, my last name is Luo."

"Love? Your name is Rod Rowe?"

"No, my last name is Luo Mingde, and my full name is Luo De."

Natsu asked curiously, "Shouldn't that be called 'De Luo'?"

"Just Luo De, I was also called Lao Luo, Ade, Xiaode, De Ge, Keshi, Mr. Luo, Zhang San, etc. It's up to you to call me whatever you want."

"Pfft, Xiao De." This name may have touched Habib's funny bone. He covered his mouth and his cheeks puffed up.

Rod clarified: "Don't laugh, Djokovic is a great profession, it's not my nickname."

They were chatting happily downstairs, and many of the reviewers had gloomy faces.

"Silence! Since Mr. Makarov is here, I believe he has learned the details. Please explain what happened that day."

"zzZ..." Makarov nodded, nodded again, and continued to nod.

Erza pushed Makarov's back and reminded him, "President, it's your turn to speak."

Makarov suddenly woke up and said subconsciously: "Yes, that's what Rod said!"

Rhode slapped his forehead. Damn it. He had only attended two regular meetings and had already spoiled the president into this state.

I really can't go there again!

The judges looked even uglier. This was the courtroom! Didn't these people feel nervous at all?

There was a beautiful female panelist with long black hair, covering her mouth and laughing;
The blue-haired young man who had just appeared at the door also looked like he was laughing in silence.

Mr. Yajima had a hard time holding back his laughter. He needed to maintain his dignity as a councilor as much as possible so that he would appear more influential when speaking for Fairy Tail.

But Xiao Ma and his group of children are so interesting.

"Mr. Makarov! Please be serious. If you cannot tell what happened that day, then Fairy Tail will be held responsible for releasing the devil without permission!"

"Ahem..." It was indeed impolite to sleep in court. Makarov felt a little guilty. "Well, let me explain the situation at that time..." The judges nodded as they listened. They believed that a wizard like Makarov would not lie about such things.

At most, he tended to favor those children when he spoke, or he himself was deceived by his own magician.

After listening to him, the Speaker asked, "Does anyone else have anything to add to Mr. Makarov's speech?"

Wendy didn't dare to speak, and she and Xia Lulu didn't know the details of the battle.

Natsu...the president didn't let him speak.

Only Erza and Rod added some details one after another.

Rhodes mainly complained about the lack of professionalism in the post-processing of the Council.

The reviewers silently noted down some useful information:

It turns out that Kanib is an earth demon.

It turns out that the two mountains at the scene were not all destroyed by the wizards of Fairy Tail.

It turns out that the sudden awakening of the devil is probably the fault of the Council...

Wait, whose responsibility is this?
Oger, who was ranked second among the councilors, asked, "Do you want to put all the blame on the Council?"

Rhode said, "That's not my intention, but we are not responsible for the seal, and it is definitely not up to us to decide whether it is reliable or not."

"Then what about your responsibility for trespassing into a sealed area?"

Rhode looked at him strangely. "First of all, it's wrong to confuse cause and effect. The seal was the first to show abnormality, and then we went to check it out. Besides, your seal... is it something that will explode if you just look at it?"

"That's nonsense! How do we know whether the seal had problems first, or whether the problem was caused by you breaking in first?"

It was tiring and unpleasant to keep looking up at people. Rhode became more and more impolite in his words:

"You didn't even know there was a problem with such an important seal. Are you going to blame us for not sending someone to guard it?"

How could Oger not hear that Rhode was saying that they were derelict in their duty? "The Council is responsible for maintaining the stability of the entire Ishgar continent. How could they send people to guard the seal of a remote area?

And you should report the problem to the Council as soon as you find it, instead of handling it on your own!"

"By the time we've reported it and you guys have sent someone here, everyone in both towns will be dead!"

"Compared to the order of the entire continent, two remote towns..."

"Ough!" Mr. Yajima couldn't help but shout, "In this situation, we are speaking on behalf of the Council, please don't bring in personal emotions."

Oger kept silent. The sacrifice of a few in exchange for the stability of the majority is often the principle of the Council's work.

What about Deliora ten years ago? He destroyed several cities in succession. Didn’t anyone report it to the Council?

No, they have more important things to deal with. The problems in the wizarding world are always piling up, and they can't spare any extra energy to deal with them.

Things have their priorities, it’s just a matter of making choices.

Nowadays, two small border towns are nothing compared to the entire continent.

They always do this and are prepared to bear the blame, but such words that disregard life are not what the reviewers should say.

"Rod, those who are able to sit here have all made contributions to the magic world. Even if you have complaints, please show some respect."

Mr. Yajima advised, “I promise that the Council will judge this incident fairly.”

Makarov also signaled him that he didn't need to say anything more and just listen to Yajima.

(End of this chapter)